Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs HTC One M9

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs HTC One M9 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while HTC One M9 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Note 4 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while HTC One M9 offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 4 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC One M9's S-LCD 3, making Samsung Galaxy Note 4 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC One M9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Note 4 offers 16 MP, making HTC One M9 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: HTC One M9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 4 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Note 4 offers 3.7 MP, making HTC One M9 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 offers a higher battery capacity with 3220 mAh, while HTC One M9 offers 2840 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 4 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and HTC One M9 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: HTC One M9 receives a higher user rating of 5, while Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a rating of 4.1.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

₹36,900

(Discontinued)

HTC One M9

₹17,252

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

73%

Release Date

21 Oct, 2014

14 Apr, 2015

Performance


Snapdragon 805	Snapdragon 810
Quad Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED	S-LCD 3
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	20 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


3.7 MP	4 UP

Battery


3220 mAh	2840 mAh
Quick Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5

(4,373 ratings)

5/5

(1 rating)

Video

3 More Videos

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Processor

Quad core, 2.7 GHz, Krait 450

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 420

Adreno 430

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

S-LCD 3

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

515 ppi

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.06 %

68.22 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

153.5 mm

144.6 mm

Width

78.6 mm

69.7 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

9.61 mm

Weight

176 grams

157 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 3456 Pixels

5160 x 3872 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

Good

Resolution

3.7 MP
Primary Camera

4 UP Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

Other
2560x1440 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3220 mAh

2840 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Up to 21.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 25.4 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Speed:

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.183 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Stylus

Yes

N/A

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A	Dolby Digital

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

N/A

Infrared Sensor

Yes

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope