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HTC One A9 vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy S6: specs comparison

posted by Peter K. / Oct 20, 2015, 11:23 AM

HTC One A9 vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy S6: specs comparison

The HTC One A9 is the latest device to join the ranks of HTC's 2015 portfolio. The phone is certainly imbued with the hopes to help turn things around for the company, which is not in its greatest shape.

HTC says that the One A9 is offering an incredible design, fantastic performance, cutting-edge software features and the freedom to take full control of your smartphone experience. But will this mid-range offering rekindle interest in the company, or not? This question will be answered in the following months.

Until then, we have more than enough time to nitpick at the One A9 and compare it against the rivals it has to face. Two of these are the Apple iPhone 6s and the Samsung Galaxy S6 - champions that need no introduction. Here's how the trio fares specs-wise.

HTC One A9 vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy S6

Display

Display size

5.0 inches

4.7 inches

5.1 inches

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

750 x 1334 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels

Pixel density

440 ppi

326 ppi

577 ppi

Technology

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen-to-body ratio

66.17 %

65.71 %

70.48 %

Peak brightness

500 cd/m2 (nit)

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

13 megapixels

12 megapixels

16 megapixels

Hardware Features

Sapphire crystal lens cover, Optical image stabilization, Autofocus, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Sapphire crystal lens cover, Phase detection autofocus, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Optical image stabilization, Autofocus, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Specifications

Aperture size: F2.0

Aperture size: F2.2; Focal length: 29 mm; Sensor size: 1/3"; Pixel size: 1.22 μm

Aperture size: F1.9; Focal length: 28 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.6"; Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Video recording

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)

Recording format

MPEG4, H.264

Features

Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing

Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Digital image stabilization, Video calling, Video sharing

Optical image stabilization, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling

Front

4 megapixels

5 megapixels

Video capture

1920x1080 (Full HD)

2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Design

Dimensions

5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches (145.75 x 70.8 x 7.26 mm)

5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches (138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm)

5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches (143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm)

Weight

5.04 oz (143 g)

4.87 oz (138 g)

Materials

Back: Metal

Back: Aluminum

Back: Glass; Frame: Aluminum

Biometrics

Fingerprint (touch)

Features

Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light

Hardware & Performance

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952

Apple A9 APL0898

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Processor

Octa-core, 1500 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

Dual-core, 1840 MHz, Twister, 64-bit

Octa-core, 2100 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm

GPU

Adreno 405

PowerVR GT7600

Mali-T760 MP8

RAM

3 GB

2 GB LPDDR4

3 GB LPDDR4

OS

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), HTC Sense UI

iOS (12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Battery

Capacity

2150 mAh

1715 mAh

2550 mAh

Charging

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Yes

Stand-by time

10.0 days (240 hours)

Talk time (3G)

16.00 hours

14.00 hours

23.00 hours

Stand-by time (3G)

18.0 days (432 hours)

Internet use

3G: 10 hours; LTE: 10 hours; Wi-Fi: 11 hours

3G: 10 hours; LTE: 12 hours; Wi-Fi: 12 hours

Music playback

60.00 hours

50.00 hours

57.00 hours

Video playback

12.00 hours

11.00 hours

13.00 hours

Shopping information

MSRP price

$ 500

$ 849

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21 Comments

1. Zylam

Posts: 1817; Member since: Oct 20, 2010

They have to be trolling everyone from Google to Apple with the A9.

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 11:32 AM 0

2. Hexa-core

Posts: 2131; Member since: Aug 11, 2015

it doesn't mean it's launched to be a troll, however the name could have been.

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 11:43 AM 0

3. Tondern

Posts: 164; Member since: Feb 23, 2015

Please don't compare this new HTC to proper flagships. It's blasphemy.

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 11:52 AM 3

4. Taters

Posts: 6474; Member since: Jan 28, 2013

The iPhone 6s isn't a proper flagship.

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 12:21 PM 7

9. UglyFrank

Posts: 2194; Member since: Jan 23, 2014

Stop :(

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 12:40 PM 0

19. Ahovking

Posts: 711; Member since: Feb 03, 2015

It's sad then.. When the iPhone doesn't have flagship specs but get killer Samsung style benchmark tests

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 11:58 PM 0

21. iushnt

Posts: 3105; Member since: Feb 06, 2013

Yaa really sad

posted on Oct 22, 2015, 2:48 AM 0

5. Taters

Damn, the GS6 bitch slaps the entire 2015 competition quite easily. Definitely should have scored higher than the 9.3 or the iPhone 6s should have scored much lower.

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 12:23 PM 4

12. vliang86

Posts: 337; Member since: Oct 05, 2015

I own both iPhone 6s and Galaxy s6. I can say that 6S is much better than S6 (especially in performance) except camera and screen quality. But S6 is better than iPhone 6. iPhone 6s>Galaxy s6>iPhone 6

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 1:17 PM 0

15. Taters

I own both and the GS6 butch slaps the 6s in all areas except gaming but that's only because of that cap 750p screen.

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 3:55 PM 4

6. King_bilo

Posts: 115; Member since: May 20, 2015

Don't understand this comparison.. These phones aren't in the same class

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 12:24 PM 0

7. Hexa-core

PA's score logic has always been in Apple's favour, regardless of the device's performance against the competition. meh *cough*

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 12:27 PM 2

8. Hexa-core

and this comparision is simply about price-to-performance ratio, and not phones with overated specs but laggy real-word performance, not some few high-end specced phones with atrocious price tags. [à la Apple). *cough*

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 12:35 PM 0

14. LionStone

Posts: 1048; Member since: Dec 10, 2010

Don't forget Sammy with the "atrocious price tags"!!

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 3:29 PM 0

16. Taters

No not really.

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 3:56 PM 0

20. LionStone

Yes really.

posted on Oct 21, 2015, 2:14 PM 0

10. joeytaylor

Posts: 957; Member since: Feb 28, 2015

Did the galaxy s6 and iphone 6s have a baby

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 1:07 PM 0

11. iphonexus

Posts: 130; Member since: Jan 04, 2015

Cmon compare it with xperia m5 galaxy a8 or a7 but not with best of best flagship especially iphone 6 or s6

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 1:09 PM 0

13. Hexa-core

Why not compare specs alongside with prices to see if it's worth it? why fucos more on specs but less on what will let consumers own those specs? That's why some OEMs will continue the to rip you off! *cough*

posted on Oct 20, 2015, 1:44 PM 2

17. FrankUnderwood2

Posts: 243; Member since: Oct 01, 2015

God! Samsung Galaxy S6 despite having larger display, full capacitive menu keys, larger battery is still narrower, shorter and thinner than HTC A-9. That's nothing short of impressive. I am definitely not a Sammy fanboy but these kind of achievements do make you consider your ill arguments against Samsung.