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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 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 and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 524 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.7 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 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 | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.64 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a global score of 81, which is a little bit better than the HTC One M9's general score of 77.7. These phones include Android operating system, but Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a more recent 12 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version, so it provides the user some additional features and improved performance. Xiaomi 12S Ultra's design is thinner and much lighter than HTC One M9.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a bit more vivid screen than HTC One M9, because it has a way larger screen, a much higher 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution and a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
HTC One M9 counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a really longer battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 69% greater battery size.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra shoots much better photos and videos than HTC One M9, because it has a larger camera aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light situations, a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality, a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a much better resolution camera in the back.
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