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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-03-01 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 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 855 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 12.1 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is slightly better than HTC One M9, having an 83.2 score against 77.7. The Xiaomi Mi 9 construction is notably newer and way thinner, but also a little heavier than HTC One M9. The HTC One M9 has just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bits CPU.
The HTC One M9 counts with a slightly better display than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. Xiaomi Mi 9 has much more storage to install applications and games than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features better battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 2840mAh. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a much better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution, faster video frame rate, a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a larger sensor.
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