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HTC First vs Samsung Galaxy S9

2.56 in
4.96 in
HTC First Mobile Phone
HTC First
2.7 in
5.81 in
Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
Editiorial reviews
11
3.5 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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20
4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
10 %
4 stars
90 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
51
3.9 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
3 %
46
4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory1 GB4 GB

Display

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Screen size4.3 in5.8 in
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1440 x 2960 px
Pixel density342.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.9 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Primary resolution1.6 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Memory card readeryesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Height4.96 in5.81 in
Width2.56 in2.7 in
Depth0.35 in0.33 in
Weight4.37 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.0
NFCyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

HTC FirstHTC First
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time432.0 h326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h22.0 h

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S9