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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 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 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| -- | 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
The HTC One M9 has a score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3's 76.3 general score. HTC One M9's construction is a little lighter than the Huawei nova 3, although it's a lot thicker and was released 3 years before. Both of these devices have Android OS (operating system), but HTC One M9 has the previous 5.0 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The HTC One M9 counts with a better looking display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher number of pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei nova 3 features a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than HTC One M9, because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
HTC One M9 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processor. Huawei nova 3 counts with greater battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 32 percent larger battery capacity.
HTC One M9 has a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the HTC One M9 also counts with a back facing camera with a better resolution.
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