Huawei Mate S vs. HTC One (M9+)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and HTC One (M9+). Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate S vs. HTC One (M9+) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 150.99 mm HTC One (M9+) has greater height than Huawei Mate S.
Width 75.3 mm 71.99 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than HTC One (M9+).
Depth 7.2 mm 9.61 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 168 g Huawei Mate S is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Gunmetal gray | Gold on silver
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED Super LCD 3
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" Huawei Mate S has larger screen size than HTC One (M9+).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels HTC One (M9+) has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 565 ppi HTC One (M9+) has better pixel density than Huawei Mate S.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 MediaTek Helio X10
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 PowerVR G6200
MEMORY Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 21 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 20 Megapixel HTC One (M9+) has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate S has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm 27.8 mm
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection HTC One (M9+) has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Sapphire crystal lens cover, HTC UltraPixel Camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 4 Megapixel Huawei Mate S has better front camera resolution than HTC One (M9+).
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 HTC One (M9+) has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 2840 mAh HTC One (M9+) has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
Standby Time - 598 hours
Talk Time - 1380 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (GSM): up to 1380 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 780 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 598 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 626 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HTC Sense 7
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, OGG, MIDI, M4A, eAAC
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound, Dolby sound technology
FEATURES Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA
OTHERS Huawei Mate S HTC One (M9+)
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter
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