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HTC One M9 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

2.74 in
5.69 in
HTC One M9 Mobile Phone
HTC One M9
2.76 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
22
4.0 out of 5
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30
4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
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3 stars
9 %
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User rating
35
4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
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40 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
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38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
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Hardware

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 430ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Screen size5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary sensor size1/2.4"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes

Front camera

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary resolution4.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
  • Steel
Aluminum
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Height5.69 in5.59 in
Width2.74 in2.76 in
Depth0.38 in0.28 in
Weight5.54 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Other features

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes
IRyesyes

Connectivity

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLMHL

Cellular

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

HTC One M9HTC One M9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity2840.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time402.0 h302.0 h
Talk time21.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging noyes

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