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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | HTC |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-12-21 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 407 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 616 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 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
The HTC One M9 is slightly better than Nokia 8.1, with a 77.7 score against 72.1. HTC One M9 is a way older and thicker phone than the Nokia 8.1, but HTC could make it lighter anyway. These devices use Android operating system, but the HTC One M9 has the previous 5.0 version and Nokia 8.1 has Android 10.
The HTC One M9 features a much better screen than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite greater pixel number per inch in the display. HTC One M9 counts with a bit superior CPU than Nokia 8.1, because although it has less RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an extra GPU and a 64 bits processor.
The Nokia 8.1 counts with a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has more internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 400 GB. HTC One M9 captures clearer pictures and videos than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the HTC One M9 also counts with a bigger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality and a back camera with way more MP.
Nokia 8.1 features longer battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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