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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-09-29 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 515 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 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-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 Note4, with a global score of 77.7 against 77.6. Even though the HTC One M9 and the Galaxy Note4 were only released with a couple of months difference, HTC One M9's body is somewhat thicker but also lighter. HTC One M9 features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note4, although it has a way lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, a little bit smaller display and a bit less pixels per inch in the display.
The HTC One M9 has a greater hardware performance than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM and the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also has a graphics co-processor and a 64-bits CPU. The HTC One M9 and Galaxy Note4 both feature incredibly similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have a SD memory slot that supports up to 128 GB and exactly the same 32 GB internal memory.
HTC One M9 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same video quality, the same video frame rates and a same size diafragm aperture, the HTC One M9 also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a more mega-pixels camera. The Galaxy Note4 counts with a little better battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 13% more battery size.
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