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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | HTC |
| Android 10 | Android 5.0 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.64 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Neon blue and Pearl white | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 237.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 268 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 has a score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than the Moto G8's general score of 74.4. The HTC One M9 is a much older and a little bit thicker cellphone than Moto G8, but HTC managed to build it lighter anyway. These phones have Android OS, but HTC One M9 has the older 5.0 version while Moto G8 has Android 10 version.
The HTC One M9 features a little better performance than Motorola Moto G8, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bits CPU. The HTC One M9 has a much better display than Moto G8, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a much greater count of pixels per inch of display.
The HTC One M9 features a bit better camera than Motorola Moto G8, because although it has a lot tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light images and video, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the HTC One M9 also counts with a better resolution camera.
Motorola Moto G8 counts with a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Moto G8 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2840mAh.
HTC One M9 is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it an obvious call.
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