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HTC One max
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | HTC |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-10-14 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.48 x 3.25 x 0.41 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.65 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| S-LCD 3 | S-LCD 3 |
| 373 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.03 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 393 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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
HTC One M9 is slightly better than the HTC One max, having a 77.7 score against 70.8. HTC One M9 is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little thinner and extremely lighter than HTC One max. These phones come with Android operating system, but the HTC One M9 has a more recent 5.0 version and HTC One max has Android 4.4.2, so it provides the user lots of additional features and improved performance.
HTC One M9 has a slightly better display than HTC One max, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080, the HTC One M9 also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. The HTC One M9 counts with a greater performance than HTC One max, because it has a 64-bits processor, a higher number of cores, a much better 600 megahertz GPU and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The HTC One M9 has a little bit better memory capacity for applications and games than HTC One max, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory capacity, the HTC One M9 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB. The HTC One M9 captures way better videos and photos than HTC One max, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for taking photographs or videos in low light environments, it also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor which offers a much better image and video quality, a lot higher (4K) video definition and a camera in the back with a way higher 20 mega pixels resolution.
HTC One max counts with greater battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
HTC One M9 is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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