Phone Comparison - HTC One A9 vs HTC One X9 vs HTC Desire 816 dual sim

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced October 2015 December 2015 May 2014
Status Available - November 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - May 2014
Price Rs. 24,495 ($360.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,810 ($320.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,499 ($316.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Acid Gold, Opal Silver, Deep Garnet, Carbon Gray, Rose Gold, Cas Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mm
(5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 in)
153.9 x 75.9 x 8 mm
(6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) -
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.70 W/kg (head)
0.84 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.46 W/kg (head)
0.48 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Octa-core Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 405 PowerVR G6200 Adreno 305
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.64% 71.22% 67.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera 4 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8, 34mm, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 3000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 614 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 21 h (3G)