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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-06-29 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 402 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 509 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
HTC One M9 is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play, with a 77.7 score against 76.3. HTC One M9's construction is older, just a little heavier and noticeably thicker than Motorola Moto Z3 Play. The HTC One M9 counts with a brighter screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a little bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit better pixels density.
HTC One M9 has a greater hardware performance than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the HTC One M9 also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor. Motorola Moto Z3 Play has much more memory to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1,95 TB and more internal memory capacity.
Motorola Moto Z3 Play has just a bit longer battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. HTC One M9 shoots clearer videos and photos than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a way smaller aperture which is not so good for taking images and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the HTC One M9 also counts with a camera in the back with lot more MP and a bigger camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs.
The HTC One M9 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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