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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 12 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2022-04-04 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has an overall score of 78.7, which is slightly better than the HTC One M9's 77.7 global score. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has the newer 12 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version, giving you a couple nice extra features. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's construction is incredibly newer and just a little thinner, but also extremely heavier than the HTC One M9.
HTC One M9 counts with a lot better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixel density. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The HTC One M9 counts with a much more powerful processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits processor and an extra graphics processor. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes much better photographs and videos than HTC One M9, because although it has a much smaller back camera sensor which gives a much worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with better 60 frames per second video frame rate, a way better 108 megapixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and videos.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a way better battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 64% more battery capacity.
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