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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-09-12 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 10.12 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 lite, having a 77.7 score against 76.2. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but HTC One M9 has an older 5.0 version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The HTC One M9 is a noticeably older and noticeably thicker cellphone than Huawei Mate 20 lite, but HTC could make it just a little bit lighter anyway.
HTC One M9 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits processor and an additional graphics processor. The HTC One M9 has a brighter screen than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater count of pixels in each screen inch.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has more internal storage and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The HTC One M9 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have a same resolution back camera, the HTC One M9 also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has superior battery life than HTC One M9, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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