Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-03-01 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has an overall score of 83.3, which is slightly better than the HTC One M9's 77.7 global score. Both phones we compare here work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has a newer 10 version while HTC One M9 has Android 5.0, so it counts with a lot of extra features and performance optimizations. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a way newer and a lot thinner phone than HTC One M9, although it is heavier.
The HTC One M9 has just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the HTC One M9 also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64-bits processing unit. The HTC One M9 has a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a quite greater pixels density.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has much more memory to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with superior battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 20% greater battery size.
HTC One M9 takes a bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the HTC One M9 also counts with a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs and a back camera with much more megapixels.
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