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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | HTC |
| Android 13 | Android 5.0 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 405 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 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 |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.77 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.24 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 general score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than Motorola Edge 40's 77.2 overall score. HTC One M9's body is a bit lighter than the Motorola Edge 40, but it's incredibly thicker and was released 8 years before. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but HTC One M9 has the older 5.0 version while Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13.
HTC One M9 features a very superior CPU than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has 5 GB less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a GPU and a 64-bits CPU. HTC One M9 has a little more vivid display than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a much better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much bigger aperture to take better low light images and video, a way bigger sensor shooting much higher quality photographs and videos and a much more mega-pixels camera.
The Motorola Edge 40 features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than HTC One M9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Motorola Edge 40 features a very superior battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 55% larger battery capacity.
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