Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs HTC One M9 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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HTC One M9

HTC One M9

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) or HTC One M9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) HTC One M9
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Release date 2015, December 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.8 in 144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.74 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold, Gold/Pink, Pink
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2840 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
Stand by time - Up to 391 h (2G) / Up to 402 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 25 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 21 h 50 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super LCD3
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.5% 68.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF -20 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/2.4'', 1.2µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); Sense UI 7
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
- Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
- Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
Adreno 430
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 108 223
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 400 574
GeekBench 4 Single Core 642 1204
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3208 2476
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1983 3765
GeekBench 4 Battery 879

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
UMTS 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
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- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Versions
- Versions: A510F (EMEA); A510F/DS (KAZ, RUS); A510M (LATAM); A510M/DS (BRA, CHL); A510FD (SEA, IND); A510Y/DS (AUS, TWN, NZL, PHL); A5100 (HKG, CHN). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Duos with du

- Also known as HTC M9, HTC One Hima

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