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HTC One S9 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

2.74 in
5.69 in
HTC One S9 Mobile Phone
HTC One S9
2.76 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
30
4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
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User rating
42
4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio X MT6795Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR G6200ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB3 GB

Display

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Screen size5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper LCD
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary resolution4.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot

Design

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
MaterialAluminumAluminum

Dimensions

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Height5.69 in5.59 in
Width2.74 in2.76 in
Depth0.4 in0.28 in
Weight5.57 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

HTC One S9HTC One S9
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
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2840.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time658.0 h302.0 h
Talk time13.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge