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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-06-29 | 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 |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 7884 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer 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 has a global score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine's overall score of 72.7. The HTC One M9 body is lighter than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, although it's thicker and was released many years before. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but HTC One M9 has 5.0 version while Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine has Android 8.0 Oreo.
The HTC One M9 features a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the HTC One M9 also has an additional graphics co-processor, a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bit processing unit. The HTC One M9 features a much sharper display than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much better pixel number per display inch.
HTC One M9 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a lot tinier aperture, it also counts with a way bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a much better video quality and a lot higher 20 mega-pixels resolution camera. The Galaxy J7 Refine counts with more storage capacity for games and applications than HTC One M9, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy J7 Refine also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine features better battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 16% greater battery size.
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