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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover 5 is slightly better than the HTC One M9, having a 78.1 score against 77.7. These phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy XCover 5 has a more recent 11 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0. Galaxy XCover 5's design is extremely newer and a little bit thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the HTC One M9.
The HTC One M9 has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a better amount of pixels per display inch. The Galaxy XCover 5 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than HTC One M9, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
HTC One M9 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, and they both have 8 cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64 bits processor. Galaxy XCover 5 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 6 percent greater battery size.
The HTC One M9 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photos, it also counts with a more mega-pixels camera and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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