HTC One A9s vs Samsung Vibrant

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

    One A9s:
    LCD
    Vibrant:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Vibrant: 32.8 g lighter

    One A9s:
    149.8 g
    Vibrant:
    117 g
  • Width

    Vibrant: 7 mm narrower

    One A9s:
    71.5 mm
    Vibrant:
    64.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Vibrant: 1 in smaller diagonal

    One A9s:
    5 in
    Vibrant:
    4 in
  • Depth

    One A9s: 1.9 mm thinner

    One A9s:
    8 mm
    Vibrant:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    Vibrant: 24.1 mm shorter

    One A9s:
    146.5 mm
    Vibrant:
    122.4 mm

Physical size

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. One A9s

    Height:
    146.5 mm +24.1 mm versus Vibrant
    Width:
    71.5 mm +7 mm versus Vibrant
    Depth:
    8 mm
  2. 2. Vibrant

    Height:
    122.4 mm
    Width:
    64.5 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm +1.9 mm versus One A9s

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. One A9s

    149.8 g

    +32.8 g versus Vibrant

  2. 2. Vibrant

    117 g

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. One A9s

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Vibrant

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

One A9s has approximately 51.3% more rectangular screen area than Vibrant.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

One A9s: Original memory entry

32 GB · 3 GB RAM 16 GB · 2 GB RAM

Vibrant: Original memory entry

16 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. One A9s

NFC:
See details Yes (payments only)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Vibrant

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. One A9s

    2300 mAh

    +800 mAh versus Vibrant

  2. 2. Vibrant

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. One A9s2. Vibrant

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for One A9s, Vibrant.
SpecificationOne A9sVibrant
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146.5 Х 71.5 Х 8 mm
  • 122.4 Х 64.5 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 149.8 g
  • 117 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow); Sense UI
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
  • Hummingbird
NFC
  • Yes (payments only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for One A9s, Vibrant.
SpecificationOne A9sVibrant
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 57.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for One A9s, Vibrant.
SpecificationOne A9sVibrant
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 28mm (wide)
  • 1.12µm
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.8
  • 34mm (standard)
  • 1/5''
  • 1.12µm
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for One A9s, Vibrant.
SpecificationOne A9sVibrant
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T860MP2
  • PowerVR SGX540
Antutu 7 score *
  • 48792
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 727
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2655
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 1924
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for One A9s, Vibrant.
SpecificationOne A9sVibrant
Release date
  • 2016
  • September
  • 2010
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black and Grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for One A9s, Vibrant.
SpecificationOne A9sVibrant
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for One A9s, Vibrant.
SpecificationOne A9sVibrant
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for One A9s, Vibrant.
SpecificationOne A9sVibrant
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player -Organizer -Photo/video editor -Document editor -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype) - For T-Mobile Also known as Samsung T959 Galaxy S