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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 10 | Android 5.0 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | S-LCD 3 |
| 270 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.78 | 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 | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 has a general score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A21s's 77.7 general score. These phones use Android operating system, but the HTC One M9 has an older 5.0 version while Samsung Galaxy A21s has Android 10. HTC One M9 is a noticeably older and just a little thicker cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A21s, but HTC managed to build it lighter anyway.
HTC One M9 has a much better looking display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a lot greater display pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A21s has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than HTC One M9, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
HTC One M9 features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount, the HTC One M9 also has a 64-bits processing unit and an additional graphics processing unit. Galaxy A21s takes a bit better pictures and videos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A21s also has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light images and videos, a much better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a larger sensor capturing higher quality photos.
Samsung Galaxy A21s has a much longer battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2840mAh.
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