Samsung Galaxy A9 vs HTC Desire 825
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Announced | |
| Expected Announcement - November 2015 | February 2016 |
| Status | |
| Rumored - December 2015 | Coming soon |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 15,250 ($224.26) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
| - |
156.9 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.18 x 3.03 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | Super LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | - | 69.13% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 510 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | Autofocus, f/2.2, 28 mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] | 5 MP, f/2.8, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS; recording | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.1, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 2700 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |