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HTC One S9 vs Sony Xperia Z5

2.74 in
5.69 in
HTC One S9 Mobile Phone
HTC One S9
2.83 in
5.75 in
Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
Available colors
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5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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5 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio X MT6795Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelPowerVR G6200Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory2 GB3 GB

Display

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Screen size5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologySuper LCD
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density441.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps120.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary resolution4.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Internal storage16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage200GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass

Dimensions

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Height5.69 in5.75 in
Width2.74 in2.83 in
Depth0.4 in0.29 in
Weight5.57 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
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
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

HTC One S9HTC One S9
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity2840.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time658.0 h540.0 h
Talk time13.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Sony Xperia Z5