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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 5.0 |
| 2023-04-08 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 429 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.64 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 has an overall score of 77.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate X3's global score of 74.7. HTC One M9 comes with Android 5.0 operating system, and Huawei Mate X3 has HarmonyOS 3 operating system. HTC One M9's design is way lighter than the Huawei Mate X3, although it's thicker and was released 8 years before.
HTC One M9 features a much more powerful processor than Huawei Mate X3, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits processor and an additional graphics processor. The HTC One M9 has a much more vibrant screen than Huawei Mate X3, because although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei Mate X3 counts with a much better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video quality, the Huawei Mate X3 also has higher 60 frames per second video frame rates, a much better resolution back camera and a bigger diafragm aperture. The Huawei Mate X3 counts with a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate X3 has a much better battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 69% greater battery capacity.
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