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HTC One S9 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio X MT6795MediaTek MT6755Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelPowerVR G6200ARM Mali-T860 MP2ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.2 in5.8 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper LCD
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi428.0 ppi570.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnonoyesyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Panel type
N/A
LCDOLEDOLED

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution4.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB2GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Black
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
noyesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.69 in5.75 in5.86 in5.81 in
Width2.74 in2.87 in2.68 in2.7 in
Depth0.4 in0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.57 oz5.11 oz5.47 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.25.05.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
3.1
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2840.0 mAh2500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time658.0 h427.0 h326.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h15.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
noyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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