HTC One E9 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

HTC One E9

HTC One E9

Smartphone 2

Samsung Galaxy A7

Samsung Galaxy A7

Smartphone 3

HTC One E9 or Samsung Galaxy A7 Specs Comparison

or

Common specs

Brand and model HTC One E9 Samsung Galaxy A7
Rating (+0) (+0)
Release date 2015, May 2015, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 x 76.5 x 7.5 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.01 in 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 3 in
Weight 147 g | 5.19 oz 141 g | 4.97 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
Case buy from Amazon

buy from Amazon

Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Battery 2800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 54 h
Approximate price 320 EUR 300 EUR
Check price from Amazon

from Amazon

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.7% 72.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Screen protector buy from Amazon buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF -13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 4 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6795M Helio X10 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
- Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A700F
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - A700FD
-Octa-core (4x1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & 4x1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz) - A700F
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 405 - A700FD
Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 315
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 839
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 453
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 905
GeekBench 5 Single Core 296
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 973
GeekBench 4 Single Core 568
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1471
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1984

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A700FD, A700F
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A700F 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - A700FD
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice
Versions
- Versions: A700F (EMEA), A700FD (Malaysia, Pakistan), A700K/A700S/A700L (Korea)

Reviews and Opinions on HTC One E9 and Samsung Galaxy A7

If you had to recommend one of these phones to a friend, which one would it be and why? Share your arguments using the Add Opinion button!

There are no comments yet. Be the first to comment.