Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The HTC One M9 is a little bit better than the nubia Z20, with a overall score of 77.7 against 71.9. Both of these phones have Android OS, but HTC One M9 has an older 5.0 version while nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie. The HTC One M9 design is lighter than the nubia Z20, although it's just a bit thicker and was released many years before.
The HTC One M9 counts with a much better screen than nubia Z20, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a little bit better display pixels density. HTC One M9 counts with a bit better processing power than nubia Z20, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bit processor.
Nubia Z20 has a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The nubia Z20 captures much clearer photographs and videos than HTC One M9, because it has a much higher 7680x4320 video definition, a much higher resolution camera, a larger back-facing camera sensor and a lot bigger aperture.
Nubia Z20 has a superior battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 41% bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the HTC One M9 is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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