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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android |
| 2015-03-01 | 2018-06-08 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.80mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, having a 77.7 score against 75.9. The HTC One M9 construction is a little lighter than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, although it's thicker and was released 3 years before. HTC One M9 counts with Android 5.0 operating system, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with Android operating system.
HTC One M9 features just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a GPU and a 64-bit processor. The HTC One M9 features a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a bit greater display pixels density.
The HTC One M9 counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the HTC One M9 also counts with a lot better resolution back camera and a bigger back camera sensor shooting higher quality photographs and videos.
The HTC One M9 features a slightly better memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features just a bit longer battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 10% larger battery capacity.
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