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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Android 13 | Android 5.0 |
| 2023-05-11 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 643 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 12.43 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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
Xperia 1 V has a general score of 82.7, which is a bit better than the HTC One M9's 77.7 global score. Although Xperia 1 V is heavier than HTC One M9, it's somewhat thinner and a lot newer. These devices have Android operating system, but Xperia 1 V has newer 13 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version, so it provides the user lots of additional features and increased performance.
The HTC One M9 has a little sharper display than Sony Xperia 1 V, although it has a lot less pixels per inch of screen, a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display. HTC One M9 features a very superior processing unit than Sony Xperia 1 V, because although it has 9 GB less RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an extra graphics co-processor.
The Sony Xperia 1 V features a greater camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Sony Xperia 1 V also has a bigger aperture, a way larger sensor which offers a way better image and video quality, a back-facing camera with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution and higher video frame rates.
Xperia 1 V counts with much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One M9, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Xperia 1 V features a very superior battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 76% bigger battery size.
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