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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | HTC |
| Android 10 | Android 5.0 |
| 2020-05-20 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 396 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 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 HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The HTC One M9 has a global score of 77.7, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's general score of 76.6. HTC One M9's design is incredibly lighter than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it is a bit thicker and was released 5 years before. Both devices we compare here include Android operating system, but the HTC One M9 has older 5.0 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10 version.
HTC One M9 counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a really smaller display and a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels in each display inch. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has 32 GB more internal memory.
The HTC One M9 features a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 cpu cores and a 3 GB RAM memory, the HTC One M9 also has a 64 bits processing unit and a graphics processor. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 captures slightly better photos and videos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a back facing camera with a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution, a larger aperture and a bigger sensor capturing better quality videos and photos.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a really longer battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
HTC One M9 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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