Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB vs HTC One M9

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB 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 S6 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.1 GHz, while HTC One M9 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB offers a screen size of 5.1 inches, while HTC One M9 offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC One M9's S-LCD 3, making Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB the better display of the two.

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

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

Battery: HTC One M9 offers a higher battery capacity with 2840 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB offers 2550 mAh, making HTC One M9 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB 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 S6 32GB has a rating of 4.

Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB

₹24,500

(Discontinued)

HTC One M9

₹17,252

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

76%

73%

Release Date

10 Apr, 2015

14 Apr, 2015

Performance


Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 810
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.1 inches (12.95 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


5 MP	4 UP

Battery


2550 mAh	2840 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB

User Ratings

4/5

(770 ratings)

5/5

(1 rating)

Video

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T760 MP8

Adreno 430

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

S-LCD 3

Screen Size

5.1 inches (12.95 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

576 ppi

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.76 %

68.22 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

143.4 mm

144.6 mm

Width

70.5 mm

69.7 mm

Thickness

6.8 mm

9.61 mm

Weight

138 grams

157 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS 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

5312 x 2988 Pixels

5160 x 3872 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

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

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS

4 UP Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

2560x1440 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2550 mAh

2840 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

32 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 128 GB

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)
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 ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Speed:

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.293 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

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

N/A

Yes

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope