HTC One A9s vs Samsung Galaxy A9

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Comparing the HTC One A9s vs Samsung Galaxy A9 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 Samsung Galaxy A9 runs at 1.8 GHz, making HTC One A9s the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A9 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while HTC One A9s offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC One A9s's S-LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC One A9s and Samsung Galaxy A9 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC One A9s offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A9 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while HTC One A9s offers 2300 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC One A9s and Samsung Galaxy A9 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

30 Sep, 2016
12 Jan, 2016
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

MediaTek MT6755
Snapdragon 652
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
S-LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
16 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
4000 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

N/A
2/5
(4 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6755
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Adreno 510
Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB / 2 GB
3 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
367 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.69 %
75.69 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

Design

Height

146.4 mm
161.7 mm
164.4 mm

Width

71.5 mm
80.9 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.4 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

149.8 grams
200 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.8 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
4000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 16 GB
32 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

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)
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) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.33 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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