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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | HTC |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2019-09-16 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.71 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Glowing night | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 2256 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 362 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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
The HTC One M9 has a general score of 77.7, which is slightly better than vivo NEX 3's 73.9 overall score. The HTC One M9 is a notably older and just a little bit thicker cellphone than the vivo NEX 3, but HTC was able to make it way lighter anyway. Both of these phones include Android OS, but HTC One M9 has the older 5.0 version while vivo NEX 3 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The HTC One M9 has a better looking screen than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels amount per screen inch. HTC One M9 features a bit more powerful CPU than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64-bits processor and an extra GPU.
Vivo NEX 3 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The vivo NEX 3 counts with a superior camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the vivo NEX 3 also has a way larger sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality, a bigger camera aperture and a back-facing camera with a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution.
Vivo NEX 3 counts with a superior battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 2840mAh.
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