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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-03-01 | 2017-02-24 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Black and Gold |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C9 Pro is much better than HTC U Play, with an 81 score against 73.5. Even though Galaxy C9 Pro and HTC U Play were released with only a few months difference, the Galaxy C9 Pro body is thinner but heavier. Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro's CPU is just as good as the HTC U Play one, and although the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro has more RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The HTC U Play counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have an equal 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, the HTC U Play also counts with a quite greater screen pixel density. The HTC U Play counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Galaxy C9 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than HTC U Play, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2500mAh. Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro captures a little bit better videos and photos than HTC U Play, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a 16 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro also has a bigger camera aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
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