There is a new iPhone lookalike in the form of the HTC One A9 and it is clear that it was designed to be a competitor to the smartphone lineup from Apple. However, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has better looks and this is how its compares to the HTC One A9.

Design

When it comes to design, the Galaxy S6 Edge has jaw dropping good looks, which are evident at first glance. It has a screen with dual curved edges and one of these can be customized as per the user's wishes to display five important contacts, notifications and a night clock. As for its build, the S6 Edge comes with a metal frame and Gorilla Glass 4 on its back panel, complete with a fingerprint scanner incorporated into its home button. As for colors, the device comes in gold, green, white and black.

Coming to the HTC One A9, it is not a laggard compared to its competitor and has a premium metal body with iPhone like antenna lines on its back panel. It also has a fingerprint scanner incorporated into its home button. As for colors, it is available in garnet, gray, silver and topaz.

Display

There is a Super AMOLED display on the S6 Edge and it measures 5.1 inches, which has a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a density of 577 pixels per inch. As for the HTC One A9, it has an AMOLED display measuring 5.0 inches with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a density of 441 pixels per inch.

Specs

The Exynos 7420 chipset on the S6 Edge is coupled with an octa-core CPU and a Mali-T760MP8 GPU. This combination gives the smartphone an advantage in terms of speed. As for the One A9, it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 chipset, coupled with an octa-core CPU and an Adreno 405 GPU.

Memory

With no memory slot on the S6 Edge, there is no possibility of external storage being added. As for the One A9, its memory card slot supports up to 200 GB. In terms of RAM, the device from HTC either has 2 GB or 3 GB and the S6 Edge has 3 GB.

Camera

The camera on the S6 Edge is a 16 megapixel version with OIS and it is ranked well on DxOMark. As for the 13 megapixel camera on the HTC One A9, it has not been ranked.

Price

When it comes to price, the HTC One A9 costs $500 unlocked, while the Galaxy S6 Edge costs $229 with a two year contract.