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HTC One S9 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

2.74 in
5.69 in
HTC One S9 Mobile Phone
HTC One S9
2.7 in
5.81 in
Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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
42
4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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 One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio X MT6795Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelPowerVR G6200ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory2 GB4 GB

Display

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Screen size5.0 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnoyes
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps960.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Primary resolution4.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Internal storage16 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage200GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal

Dimensions

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Height5.69 in5.81 in
Width2.74 in2.7 in
Depth0.4 in0.33 in
Weight5.57 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.15.0
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1

Cellular

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
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
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity2840.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time658.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S9