HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition vs Moto Z Play 32GB

Comparing the HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition vs Moto Z Play 32GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Moto Z Play 32GB runs at 2.0 GHz, making HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition the better performer.

Display: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition offers 5.2 inches, making Moto Z Play 32GB the larger display of the two. Moto Z Play 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition's S-LCD 3, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition offers 13 MP, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition offers 4 MP, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Moto Z Play 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3510 mAh, while HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition offers 2840 mAh, making Moto Z Play 32GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Moto Z Play 32GB offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition offers 16 GB, making Moto Z Play 32GB the better option for storage.

User Rating: Moto Z Play 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition has a rating of 3.3.

HTC One M9 Plus Prime Camera Edition

₹14,999

(Discontinued)

Moto Z Play 32GB

₹24,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

73%

72%

Release Date

30 May, 2016

17 Oct, 2016

Performance


MediaTek MT6795	Snapdragon 625
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
2 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
S-LCD 3	Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


4 UP	5 MP

Battery


2840 mAh	3510 mAh
N/A	Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	32 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Stupendous battery life
Moto Mods are fun to use
Great display
Clean software

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Underwhelming rear camera
Fingerprint scanner is wonky

User Ratings

3.3/5

(53 ratings)

4.4/5

(26,564 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6795

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6200

Adreno 506

RAM

2 GB

3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD 3

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

424 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.55 %

69.63 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

150.9 mm

156.4 mm

Width

71.9 mm

76.4 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

168 grams

165 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0PureCel Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Laser autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4608 x 3456 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

4 UP f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A	Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2840 mAh

3510 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13)

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope