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| Global Score | |
| 70.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.34 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 319 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 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 |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 880 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 is just a bit better than Xperia Z3 Compact, getting a 77.7 score against 70.9. Although it's the best in our current comparison, we must note that it is also thicker and somewhat heavier. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the HTC One M9 has a newer 5.0 version while Xperia Z3 Compact has Android 4.4, offering some additional features.
The HTC One M9 has a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, because it has a bit larger display, a greater pixels number in each display inch and a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The HTC One M9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, because it has more RAM memory, a better graphics processing unit running at 600 MHz, 4 more cores and a 64-bits processing unit.
The HTC One M9 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, and although they both have a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the HTC One M9 also has 32 GB internal storage capacity. HTC One M9 features just a little better battery performance than Xperia Z3 Compact, because it has a 2840mAh battery size against 2600mAh.
The HTC One M9 features a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for taking images and/or video in low-light situations, a lower video quality, a lesser megapixels resolution back facing camera and a tinier sensor which provides a worse image and video quality.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, HTC One M9 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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