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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | S-LCD 3 |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 9.44 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Galaxy J7 (2018), with a general score of 77.7 against 72.5. The HTC One M9 construction is somewhat lighter than the Galaxy J7 (2018), but it is somewhat thicker and was released 3 years before. The HTC One M9 features a lot better looking display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better pixels density and a much better resolution of 1920 x 1080.
HTC One M9 has a quite better performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also has a GPU, 1 GB more RAM memory and a 64 bits CPU. HTC One M9 takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a way smaller aperture, it also counts with a much larger sensor taking way higher quality photographs, a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot higher resolution camera.
The Galaxy J7 (2018) counts with a better memory for apps and games than HTC One M9, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy J7 (2018) also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) counts with superior battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 3300mAh battery size.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, HTC One M9 is also by far the cheapest.
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