Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2019-05-27 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 385 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 slightly better than nubia Red Magic 3, getting a 77.7 score against 75.6. HTC One M9's construction has the same thickness than the nubia Red Magic 3, but it's much lighter. Both phones we are comparing work with Android OS, but HTC One M9 has an older 5.0 version and nubia Red Magic 3 has Android 9.0 Pie.
HTC One M9 counts with a much better looking screen than nubia Red Magic 3, because although it has a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels number in each inch of display. The HTC One M9 features just a little better processing power than nubia Red Magic 3, because although it has 9 GB lesser RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a graphics processor.
Nubia Red Magic 3 shoots much better photographs and videos than HTC One M9, because it has a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a larger back camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality, a camera with way more MP and a lot bigger camera aperture. The nubia Red Magic 3 has much more storage to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
The nubia Red Magic 3 has a very superior battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 76 percent larger battery capacity.
The HTC One M9 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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