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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | HTC |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-10-28 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 565 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.7 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.84 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| 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 an overall score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Motorola Droid Turbo's 76.4 general score. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the HTC One M9 has a more recent 5.0 version and Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4 version. The HTC One M9 is a thinner and somewhat lighter cellphone than the Motorola Droid Turbo, even though both of them were only released with a couple of months difference.
The Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a little bit better looking display than HTC One M9, because it has a better screen density, a quite bigger display and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. HTC One M9 counts with a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the HTC One M9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 128 GB.
HTC One M9 has just a little better hardware performance than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the HTC One M9 also has a better 600 megahertz graphics processor, a larger number of cores and a 64-bits processing unit. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a superior battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 37% bigger battery size.
The HTC One M9 shoots a bit better videos and photos than Motorola Droid Turbo, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photos and videos, a back-facing camera with less mega pixels and a lower 3840x2160 video quality.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, HTC One M9 is also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it a simple decision.
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