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Motorola Moto X
VerizonXT1060
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | HTC |
| Android 4.4.4 | 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 |
| $ 175.00 | $ 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 has a general score of 77.7, which is better than the Moto X's 68.1 overall score. The HTC One M9 is a newer and a little bit thinner cellphone than Moto X, although it is somewhat heavier. These phones include Android OS, but HTC One M9 has a newer 5.0 version while Moto X has Android 4.4.4 version, so it gives lots of additional features and increased performance.
HTC One M9 counts with a better processing power than Moto X, because it has a faster graphics processing unit, a 64-bits processor, a higher number of cores (and faster) and more RAM. The HTC One M9 counts with a more vivid screen than Moto X, because it has a lot better 1920 x 1080px resolution, a quite bigger display and a better display density.
HTC One M9 has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Moto X, because it has 16 GB more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. HTC One M9 features a much better camera than Moto X, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a way more MP back camera, a bigger back camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a larger camera aperture.
The HTC One M9 features longer battery performance than Moto X, because it has 2840mAh of battery capacity against 2200mAh.
The HTC One M9 is a little more expensive than the Moto X, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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