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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | HTC |
| Android 11 | Android 5.0 |
| 2021-05-27 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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
HTC One M9 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, having a overall score of 77.7 against 76.7. These phones include Android operating system, but the HTC One M9 has the previous 5.0 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11 version. Despite of the fact HTC One M9 is way older and somewhat thicker than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's body is still lighter.
The HTC One M9 features a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a bit greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One M9, and although they both have a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has more internal memory.
HTC One M9 has a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an extra GPU and a 64 bits processor. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a superior battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a little bit better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels, a bigger sensor shooting better quality photographs and a bigger aperture for better low-light images and video.
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