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| Global Score | |
| 67.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-06-26 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.10 x 3.05 x 0.38 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 8920 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.12 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
HTC One M9 is better than the Motorola Moto E4 Plus, with a 77.7 score against 67.6. HTC One M9's design has the same thickness than Motorola Moto E4 Plus, but it is somewhat lighter. HTC One M9 has an incredibly better looking display than Moto E4 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher display pixels density and a much better resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
HTC One M9 has a much greater hardware performance than Motorola Moto E4 Plus, because it has a 64-bits processing unit, an additional graphics processing unit, 1 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores (and also faster). The HTC One M9 takes better videos and photos than Motorola Moto E4 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video, it also counts with a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
The Moto E4 Plus and the HTC One M9 both feature extremely similar memory capacity for apps and games, both have equal internal storage and an external memory slot that admits up to 128 GB. Moto E4 Plus counts with a much better battery life than HTC One M9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the HTC One M9 is also cheaper than the Moto E4 Plus, which makes it an easy choice.
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