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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2019-09-24 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black |
| Aluminium | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 10.56 |
| 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 | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is much better than the HTC One M9, having an 88.9 score against 77.7. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is a much newer cellphone than the HTC One M9, but it is just a little bit thicker and way heavier. Both devices in this review include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has newer 10 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version, so it offers a couple additional features.
The HTC One M9 features a better looking display than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch. HTC One M9 counts with a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the HTC One M9 also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processor.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a little bit better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has a much larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos, a much more mega pixels camera and a lot larger back camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photos.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One M9, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a much better battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 4050mAh battery capacity against 2840mAh.
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