Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB vs HTC One M9 Plus

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB vs HTC One M9 Plus 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 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB and HTC One M9 Plus 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.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB

₹34,900

(Discontinued)

HTC One M9 Plus

₹53,900

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

76%

72%

Release Date

10 Apr, 2015

03 May, 2015

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


5 MP Wide Angle Lens	4 MP

Battery


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

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
UFS 2.0	N/A

User Ratings

4/5

(1,347 ratings)

3.9/5

(94 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

MediaTek MT6795

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T760 MP8

PowerVR G6200

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

S-LCD 3

Screen Size

5.1 inches (12.95 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

576 ppi

565 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.82 %

68.55 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

N/A

Design

Height

142.1 mm

150.9 mm

Width

70.1 mm

71.9 mm

Thickness

7.0 mm

9.6 mm

Weight

132 grams

168 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

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

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

N/A

2.1 MP

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels

5160 x 3872 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face 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

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR

Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

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

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

Flash

Video Recording

2560x1440 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh

2840 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

32 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.0

N/A

Expandable Storage

No	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 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 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 Speed:

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

4G Speed:

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.169 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope