Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | HTC |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-11-09 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.91 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 311.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 285 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 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 506 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer 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 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is a little bit better than the Motorola One, having a 77.7 score against 74.3. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but the HTC One M9 has older 5.0 version while Motorola One has Android 9.0 Pie. The HTC One M9 body is just a bit lighter than Motorola One, although it is somewhat thicker and was released many years before.
HTC One M9 has a much better display than Motorola One, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much greater pixels density and a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution. The HTC One M9 counts with a little bit better processing power than Motorola One, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the HTC One M9 also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bits processor.
Motorola One has much more storage capacity to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Motorola One has a bit longer battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 6% more battery capacity.
HTC One M9 features a little bit better camera than Motorola One, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the HTC One M9 also counts with a much higher resolution back camera.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the HTC One M9 is also by far the cheapest one.
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