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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | HTC |
| Android 12 | Android 5.0 |
| -- | 2015-03-01 |
| -- | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| -- | 5.54 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 418 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 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 | |
| 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 5.2 | 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 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi 12S, with a 77.7 score against 72.9. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but the HTC One M9 has the older 5.0 version and Xiaomi 12S has Android 12. The HTC One M9 has an extremely better processing unit than Xiaomi 12S, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a GPU and a 64-bit processor.
HTC One M9 has a little sharper screen than Xiaomi 12S, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels in each display inch. HTC One M9 counts with a much better camera than Xiaomi 12S, although it has a back-facing camera with a much worse 20 mega-pixels resolution.
Xiaomi 12S counts with a much bigger storage for apps and games than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. Xiaomi 12S has a very superior battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 58 percent bigger battery capacity.
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