UPDATED 15:00 EDT / MARCH 27 2015

The HTC One M9 Unveiling NEWS

HTC One M9 vs. Galaxy S6 vs. iPhone 6

The HTC One M9 went on sale at midnight, which means there’s another flagship device to choose from. Which flagship device will you be purchasing? Is it Apple’s iPhone 6 from last year? Samsung’s Galaxy S6, which you can now pre-order? Or the HTC One M9?

Check out the specifications of these three devices to help you decide which one fits you best.

HTC One M9     Galaxy S6 Edge     iphone 7 concept1

Design and dimension

 

HTC One M9: Height 144.6mm x width 69.7mm x depth 9.61 mm, weight 157g; features a dual-tone all-metal body with mirrored edges that are ergonomically tapered to effortlessly fit your grip. The unibody back is curved to deliver the streamlined look and feel of the HTC One series smartphones.

Galaxy S6: Height 143.4mm x width 70.5mm x depth 6.8mm; weight 138g; features a metal bezel that cascades into sophisticated glass; sports a Gorilla Glass 4 back cover.

iPhone 6: Height 138.1mm x width 67mm x depth 6.9mm; weight 129g; features an ion-strengthened cover glass, rounded edges and curves that seamlessly connect with the anodized aluminum enclosure at the back.

Display

 

HTC One M9: 5-inch Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen display with 1920×1080 pixels, ~441 ppi pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

Galaxy S6: 5.1-inches, 2560×1440, Super AMOLED display with 577ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

iPhone 6: 4.7-inches, LED-backlit, widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology; 1334×750-pixel resolution at 326 ppi or Retina HD display, with a fingerprint-resistant, oleophobic coating on the screen.

Internal components

 

HTC One M9: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octa core 64-bit, 4 x 2.0GHz + 4 x 1.5GHz, Adreno 430 GPU, and has an internal memory of 32GB, which can be upgraded to up to 2TB with a microSD, 3GB RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.1, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, infrared and microUSB 2.0.

Galaxy S6: Exynos 7420 chipset; 64-bit Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A5; 32/64/128GB memory with no microSD slot for expansion; 3GB RAM; NFC; infrared port; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot; Bluetooth LE; A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou.

iPhone 6: A8 chip with 64-bit architecture; M8 motion coprocessor; runs iOS 8; available in 16/64/128GB with no microSD slot; NFC chip; Bluetooth 4.0; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac; dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot.

Camera

 

HTC One M9: 20MP primary camera with dual-LED flash with features such as automatic simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face/smile detection, HDR and panorama; and a 4MP HTC Ultra Pixel front camera.

Galaxy S6: Back camera: 16MP, 5132 x 2988 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash; selfie camera: 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR; wide-angle lenses.

iPhone 6: 8MP iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels; autofocus with focus pixels; True Tone flash; five-element lens; sapphire crystal lens cover; auto image stabilization; burst mode; slo-mo video; 1.2MP FaceTime camera; burst mode; auto HDR; geo-tagging; face detection.

Sensors

 

HTC One M9: Ambient light, proximity, accelerometer, compass, gyro, magnetic and a Sensor Hub

Galaxy S6: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate.

iPhone 6: Barometer, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, fingerprint.

Battery

 

HTC One M9: A non-removable Li-Po 2840 mAh battery that can last up to 391 hours on standby, 25 hours and 20 minutes talk time on 2G, or up to 21 hours and 50 minutes on 3G. It has a Quick Charge feature that charges to up to 60 percent in just 30 minutes.

Galaxy S6: Non-removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh battery.

iPhone 6: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion 1810 mAh battery with a standby time of 250 hours.

Operating system

 

HTC One M9: Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense

Galaxy S6: Android 5.0 Lollipop.

iPhone 6: iOS 8.

Things to Consider

 

The HTC One M9 is thicker and a bit heavier compared to the other two devices, with its display quality falling between the devices. The HTC One M9’s primary camera has a higher resolution compared to the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6, and its battery may even last longer than the other two. But there’s one special offering that makes the HTC One M9 standout even more: the Uh Oh Protection.

The Uh Oh Protection offers buyers of the HTC One M9 one free phone replacement within the first 12 months after you purchase the device. It covers cracked screen, water damage and even when changing network carrier. If you don’t use the one free phone replacement in the first 12 months, you get $100 off on your next HTC One purchase.


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