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Motorola Moto X
T-MobileXT1053
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | HTC |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-08-01 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 185.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 312 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Motorola X8 (Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 30.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2200mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.16 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is much better than the Moto X, having a global score of 77.7 against 68.1. HTC One M9's body is newer and a bit thinner, but somewhat heavier than Moto X. These phones come with Android operating system, but HTC One M9 has a more recent 5.0 version while Moto X has Android 4.4.4 version.
The HTC One M9 has a more vivid display than Moto X, because it has a higher pixels amount in each inch of display, a quite bigger display and a way better 1920 x 1080 resolution. HTC One M9 has a faster processor than Moto X, because it has a higher number of cores, a 64-bit processing unit, a better 600 MHz GPU and 1 GB more RAM.
HTC One M9 features a better camera than Motorola Moto X, because it has a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger camera aperture, a way higher (4K) video resolution and a much more mega-pixels camera in the back. HTC One M9 has much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto X, because it has 32 GB internal storage and an external memory slot that holds up to 128 GB.
HTC One M9 has superior battery lifetime than Moto X, because it has a 2840mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, HTC One M9 is also cheap compared to the Moto X, making this phone a simple decision.
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