HTC One M9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB

Comparing the HTC One M9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 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 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB runs at 2.1 GHz, making HTC One M9 Plus the better performer.

Display: HTC One M9 Plus offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB offers 5.1 inches, making HTC One M9 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC One M9 Plus's S-LCD 3, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC One M9 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB offers 16 MP, making HTC One M9 Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while HTC One M9 Plus offers 4 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: HTC One M9 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 2840 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB offers 2600 mAh, making HTC One M9 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both HTC One M9 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4, while HTC One M9 Plus has a rating of 3.9.

HTC One M9 Plus

₹53,900

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB

₹34,900

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

76%

Release Date

03 May, 2015

10 Apr, 2015

Performance


MediaTek MT6795	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
S-LCD 3	Super AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera


20 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera
2.1 MP Camera	N/A

Front Camera


4 MP	5 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


2840 mAh	2600 mAh
N/A	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
N/A	UFS 2.0

User Ratings

3.9/5

(94 ratings)

4/5

(1,347 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

TouchWiz UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6795

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Processor

Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6200

Mali-T760 MP8

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 3

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.1 inches (12.95 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

565 ppi

576 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.55 %

71.82 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

150.9 mm

142.1 mm

Width

71.9 mm

70.1 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

7.0 mm

Weight

168 grams

132 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.227.8 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.928 mm focal length 1/2.6" sensor size CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

2.1 MP

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels

5312 x 2988 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

4 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size BSI Sensor

5 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length CMOS

Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

2560x1440 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2840 mAh

2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 13 Hours(3G) / Up to 23 Hours(2G)

Up to 18 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

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 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 0.169 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

N/A	Yesvia microUSB

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope