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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 2160 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 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 has a score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 2i's 72.4 score. Both of these devices have Android OS, but HTC One M9 has an older 5.0 version while Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The HTC One M9 construction is a little bit lighter than the Huawei nova 2i, although it is way thicker and was released many years before.
The HTC One M9 has a better looking display than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixels number in each inch in the display. HTC One M9 has a little better processing power than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an extra graphics processor.
HTC One M9 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a way higher video resolution and a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels. Huawei nova 2i counts with much more storage for games and applications than HTC One M9, and although they both have an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei nova 2i also has 64 GB internal memory.
The Huawei nova 2i has better battery life than HTC One M9, because it has an 18 percent more battery capacity.
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