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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2019-02-27 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.57 x 2.87 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 422 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 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 |
| 11.74 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 9.68 | 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 |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is just a bit better than the Xperia 10 Plus, having a 77.7 score against 75.4. The HTC One M9 is a notably older and thicker phone than Xperia 10 Plus, but HTC made it somewhat lighter anyway. The HTC One M9 counts with a quite better hardware performance than Xperia 10 Plus, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a graphics processing unit.
HTC One M9 counts with a better looking screen than Sony Xperia 10 Plus, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display. The HTC One M9 has a slightly better camera than Xperia 10 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light photos and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the HTC One M9 also counts with a way better 20 megapixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
The Sony Xperia 10 Plus has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory capacity. Xperia 10 Plus has just a bit longer battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2840mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, the HTC One M9 is also a bargain compared to others.
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