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HTC One M9 vs Motorola X Play

2.74 in
5.69 in
HTC One M9 Mobile Phone
HTC One M9
2.95 in
5.83 in
Motorola X Play Mobile Phone
Motorola X Play
Available colors
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 430Qualcomm Adreno 405
RAM memory3 GB2 GB

Display

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Screen size5.0 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density441.0 ppi403.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Primary resolution4.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage200GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Purple
  • Turquoise
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
  • Steel
Plastic
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Height5.69 in5.83 in
Width2.74 in2.95 in
Depth0.38 in0.43 in
Weight5.54 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLNo

Cellular

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Motorola X PlayMotorola X Play
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity2840.0 mAh3630.0 mAh
Talk time21.0 h30.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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