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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
NO-LTE| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 326 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.59 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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
HTC One M9 is a little bit better than the Galaxy S5 mini, with a overall score of 77.7 against 71.3. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the HTC One M9 has a newer 5.0 version and Galaxy S5 mini has Android 4.4 version, so it provides the user some nice extra features and improved performance. HTC One M9 is a notably heavier and a little thicker phone than Galaxy S5 mini.
The HTC One M9 counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a bit larger display, a greater pixels density and a way higher 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The HTC One M9 has a superior memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has 32 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The HTC One M9 features a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S5 mini, because although it has a weaker graphics processing unit working at 600 MHz, it also counts with more processing cores, a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64-bit processor. HTC One M9 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot more MP camera.
HTC One M9 has a much better battery life than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a 35 percent bigger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, HTC One M9 is also the cheapest, making it an easy choice.
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