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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-09-15 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 S, having a general score of 77.7 against 75.3. Even being the best in this review, HTC One M9's construction is just a little bit heavier and thicker than the Huawei Mate S. The HTC One M9 has just a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount, the HTC One M9 also has a 64-bits processor and an extra graphics co-processor.
HTC One M9 has a better looking display than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080, the HTC One M9 also counts with a just a little greater amount of pixels per inch of display. HTC One M9 takes better photos and videos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality, a lot better resolution back camera and a much better (4K) video resolution.
Huawei Mate S counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The HTC One M9 has just a little better battery duration than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 2840mAh battery size against 2700mAh.
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