Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 441 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 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-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2, getting a global score of 77.7 against 74.2. Even being the best in this comparison review, it must be told that it is also extremely older, a lot thicker and just a bit heavier. Both phones we compare here have Android operating system, but the HTC One M9 has 5.0 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The HTC One M9 has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processor. The HTC One M9 features a much better looking display than Huawei nova 2. Both have a same size screen, a greater number of pixels per inch of display and an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
HTC One M9 captures better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light images and videos, it also counts with a back camera with a way higher 20 MP resolution and a much higher video resolution. Huawei nova 2 features a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, and although they both have an external memory slot that supports up to 128 GB, the Huawei nova 2 also has more internal storage capacity.
Huawei nova 2 features a bit longer battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 2950mAh battery capacity.
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