Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2019-07-20 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.76 x 2.89 x 0.38 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 294 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 is slightly better than Galaxy Xcover 4S, having a 77.7 score against 73.8. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but HTC One M9 has the previous 5.0 version and Galaxy Xcover 4S has Android 10 version. The HTC One M9 is a a bit lighter phone than the Galaxy Xcover 4S, but both of them are equally thin.
The HTC One M9 features a way better display than Galaxy Xcover 4S, and although they both have a display of the same size, the HTC One M9 also has a much better resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a better display density. The HTC One M9 has a faster processor than Galaxy Xcover 4S, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM and 8 cpu cores, the HTC One M9 also has an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bits processing unit.
HTC One M9 takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light images, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a more MP back camera. The Galaxy Xcover 4S has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than HTC One M9, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Xcover 4S also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The HTC One M9 and Galaxy Xcover 4S both count with quite similar batteries performance, although the HTC One M9 also has a 2840mAh battery size against 2800mAh.
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