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we've already compared the LG g4 with the galaxy s6 but there's one other top-tier Android device still waiting for its turn in the ring I'm ion to Houston with pocket now and this is the LG g4 versus the HTC One m9 when it comes to the outward Hardware leather versus metal is the most obvious difference here in both look and feel the one m9 sports a two-piece aluminum frame three-piece on the silver and gold variant with precision drilled front firing speakers rills and a coated brush pattern back the g4 utilizes much more plastic in its chassis but offers the optional vegetable tanned leather backing complete with genuine stitching down the spine if leather is not your style you can opt for more plastic with a ceramic coated back instead but the material choice only scratches the surface of what sets these two phones apart for starters the g4 is quite a bit bigger than the m9 in every dimension it's taller it's wider and at its thickest point it's even a little bulkier though it's a touch lighter than the m9 thanks to the less dense materials used if you're like me that all translates to a less comfortable fit in the hand but of course your mileage may vary and that fit is leveraged with one of LG's most identifying features its rear mounted hardware keys the m9 s power and volume buttons are well built but often criticized for being too easily confused for one another on the other hand LG's buttons are easily distinguishable and they sit right where your finger is likely to rest when using the phone what we're looking at the back though something that's not so great about the g4 is its single rear firing speaker it's not just that it's facing the wrong way its tinny it clips at high volumes and it pales in comparison HTC's boomsound speakers you get - about the same volume but when it comes to watching Netflix or listening to music there's no comparison here the g4 does deliver a major victory with this 5.5 inch IPS display versus the One m-9s 5 inch Super LCD 3 it packs significantly more pixels at a much higher PPI and the colors are much more accurate it's also hard to ignore the internal differences here both phones have 32 gigabytes of internal storage and the option for microSD expansion but only the g4 has a removable battery and comparing chipsets the m9 should theoretically have the upper hand with its eight cores Snapdragon 810 but the g4 is 6 core 808 offers nearly identical performance and the phone itself runs markedly cooler so we're hesitant to name a winner in specs when it comes to the software experience I'll just say it now I much prefer sense 7 on the m9 over LG's offering while neither phone ever seem to exhibit much of any lag sets just feels more cohesive more finished LG says that it worked closely with Google to offer an ear stock experience but as Michael pointed out in his review there are clashing UI elements all over the place in the g4 features like dual window feel half-baked and limited compared to the implementations from other manufacturers but luckily for LG HTC isn't one of them there's no simultaneity on the m9 and since also lacks a feature like LG's quick memo for scribbling notes though it does have extensive themes to change the look of everything from icons to the lockscreen and virtual buttons something totally absent on the g4 we love that both phones come with double tap to wake functionality and both phones also offer predictive software to make recommendations based on weather location and other factors but neither really replaces the functionality of Google now overall both software experiences are fast powerful and useful but features like blink feed and themes make HTC sense preferable in my eyes HTC and LG are both betting big with their cameras this year but there's no doubt which performs better and it's by a long shot HTC ditched is bemoan 4 megapixel ultra pixel setup from last year in favor of a more conventional 20 megapixel sensor LG's camera is a bit lower in resolution with 16 megapixels but man does a shoot out reminded that megapixels aren't everything the m9 actually performs pretty well against the g4 in well-lit environments both providing shots that look crisp and colorful but take these two into a dimmer setting and the differences well night and day thanks to the g4 s optical image stabilization and bright F 1.8 lens it absolutely dominates the m9 pulling in more light capturing more detail and just producing better photos both phones offer manual controls and the ability to shoot in RAW but there's no question that LG's camera will give you better results almost 100% of the time you can also shoot 4k video with both phones but again OAS makes a huge difference here this is one of those pocket now things this is one of those pocket now things we're not pocket later it's good point talking HTC does offer a more extensive and fun photo editing experience the features like face fusion to turn my friend Dakota Johnson into famous actress Dakota Johnson but a fun camera isn't always a good camera and in this regard I'd still take the g4 any day both phones ship with some of the latest and greatest chipsets the Qualcomm has to offer and both have their high and low points the m9 runs graphically intensive games a little smoother but the g4 runs them cooler the m9 gets significantly hotter than the g4 when you push their processors and this is especially true when both phones are charging thankfully they both offer quick charge despite early reports from LG saying otherwise and they can both charge up from 0 to 60 in about 15 or 20 minutes that charge will last you about the same on each phone but I'm going to give the edge and battery to the g4 the m9 is endurance is plenty good enough to last you a whole day but the g4 manages to squeeze out an extra hour or two of juice and when it does run dry you can always just swap it out thanks to the g4 s removable battery I bought my m9 back at the beginning of April and nearly two months later and after having used the g4 I still think I made the right choice it's smaller footprint great speakers and front and camera make it a better fit for my needs but if you're looking to replace your point-and-shoot swap out your battery or just turn heads at the next meeting the g4 may better suit you either way you're getting one of the very best smartphones of 2015 so Kay we're all winners here we've already got way more coverage on both of these phones available on YouTube and at pocketnow.com so go ahead explore just be sure to subscribe to the YouTube channel while you're looking once again i'm hi out to Houston with PocketNow and thanks for watching we'll see you next time