HTC First vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  First:

  LCD

  Galaxy S9:

  OLED

• Weight

  First: 39.1 g lighter

  First:

  123.9 g

  Galaxy S9:

  163 g

• Width

  First: 3.7 mm narrower

  First:

  65 mm

  Galaxy S9:

  68.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  First: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  First:

  4.3 in

  Galaxy S9:

  5.8 in

• Height

  First: 21.7 mm shorter

  First:

  126 mm

  Galaxy S9:

  147.7 mm

• Release year

  First:

  2013

  Galaxy S9:

  2018

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. First

   Height:

   126 mm

   Width:

   65 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S9

   Height:

   147.7 mm +21.7 mm versus First

   Width:

   68.7 mm +3.7 mm versus First

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. First

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S9

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.4 cm²

Galaxy S9 has approximately 67.5% more rectangular screen area than First.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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