Apple iPhone 6s 16GB vs HTC One A9s

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 6s 16GB vs HTC One A9s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC One A9s runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB runs at 1.84 GHz, making HTC One A9s the better performer.


Display: HTC One A9s offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB offers 4.7 inches, making HTC One A9s the larger display of the two. HTC One A9s features a S-LCD display compared to Apple iPhone 6s 16GB's IPS LCD, making HTC One A9s the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC One A9s offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB offers 12 MP, making HTC One A9s better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 6s 16GB and HTC One A9s feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: HTC One A9s offers a higher battery capacity with 2300 mAh, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB offers 1715 mAh, making HTC One A9s better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC One A9s offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB offers 16 GB, making HTC One A9s the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Oct, 2015
30 Sep, 2016
06 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A9
MediaTek MT6755
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD
AMOLED
750x1334 px (HD+)
720x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

1715 mAh
2300 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(93,347 ratings)
N/A
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 16, 2015
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v9
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A9 APL0898
MediaTek MT6755
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.84 GHz
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M9 Motion
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600
Mali-T860 MP2
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
3 GB / 2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

750x1334 px (HD+)
720x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
294 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.47 %
65.69 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

138.3 mm
146.4 mm
150.83 mm

Width

67.1 mm
71.5 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.1 mm
7.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

143 grams
149.8 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.229 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.22µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera31 mm focal length BSI Sensor
5 MP
f/2.8 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Selfie Voice command
N/A

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

1715 mAh
2300 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
Up to 13.1 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
32 GB / 16 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 2 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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