Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M5 vs HTC One A9 vs HTC One M9s

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC HTC
Announced August 2015 October 2015 November 2015
Status Available - August 2015 Available - November 2015 Available - November 2015
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,495 ($360.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,400 ($373.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold Acid Gold, Opal Silver, Deep Garnet, Carbon Gray, Rose Gold, Cas Dazzling Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mm
(5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 in)
144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm
(5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 in)
Weight 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 405 PowerVR G6200
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 66.64% 68.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 4 MP [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2150 mAh 2840 mAh
Stand by Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
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