Hello
How is the build quality of Desire ?
I've heard its worse than Nexus one,is that right ?
BTW I have a TP2 now and wanted to upgrade so it should be the same or have better quality than it.
thanks
I think the build quality is very good. Only the mechanism that holds the battery cover sucks. Other than that, it's typical HTC build quality (i.e. amazing).
The tp2 feels like a solid brick in comparison. Mainly due to its thickness, weight and hard plastic.
Construction of the desire is generally good though.
I'm more worried about how easy it is to scratch. My silicone case doesn't cover up the front area where the hard keys are.
I would say, in terms of build quality.. G1 < Hero < Desire.
Had a very brief experience with Nexus but I would say the built quality is the same. Actually when you think about it.. Desire has better quality because of the optical trackpad
I saw pics of the nexus ones body coming off. No such problems here, much better quality than my previous Touch HD
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Can't complain. It's the best phone I ever had regarding build quality (and everything else pretty much ).
Its good, but I wouldn't want to be taking off the battery cover every day.
Eventually its going to brake.
Fon22
thanks for the replies guys much appreciated
hmmm bad experience for me, I've had 4 within a week. The first three had an off centre optical pad. ie the small space around the circular middle button was off. Anyway I gave up the fourth phone is pretty much perfect, but a small space down the left of the screen between the casing. hopefully the brandop screen protector and my case will hide the problem.
I felt my build quality on my Magic was much better.
happy anyways
To be honest I think the build quality it great! I have had mine since release and apart from the greasy prints it looks good as new!
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Is it because of the processor? If you overclock to 1ghz goes that make the phone a high end device?
Is it the fact that the phone doesn't come with a lot of memory?
How is the Vibrant, G2, MT4G better? I'm upgrading my phone and am trying to pick one.
Thanks for the help.
Gabe
The myTouch 4G, Vibrant and G2 are high-end because of the features.
The camera on the DEFY blows, it sucks so bad compared to the camera and it's interface on my Samsung Vibrant. The myTouch 4G/G2 aren't much better when it comes to the camera, though..
Regular LCD vs SLCD and SAMOLED displays.
Better graphics power.
Better multimedia on the Vibrant.
etc. there are multiple reasons why, most things are just a bit better on the "high-end" devices.
What he said - the camera is fairly useless. The screen is of normal type - not having experienced anything 'special' I think the screen is beautiful but I guess AMOLED would have me rethink that.
The build quality is not 'premium' - get an anodized aluminium HTC in one hand and this plastic phone in the other and you'll quickly decide which aesthetic and feel you prefer. On the other hand I find it much more attractive than, for instance, the Sony Ericsson piano gloss plastic phones.
Other than that, well, I guess it's been crippled like some ridiculous teenphone with useless BLUR, but I don't know - do the Droids have this as well?
To me it's more than good enough but this is my first Android device so what do I know?
One thing, it's IP67 rated - dustproof, water resistant, scratchproof Gorilla Glass.. No other smartphones have any IP or MIL rating at all let alone IP67.
Simple because whoever made thay statement/assessment in the first place had been smoking crack. With a little tweaking it is an an amazing device.
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Simple because whoever made thay statement/assessment in the first place had been smoking crack. With a little tweaking it is an an amazing device.
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I just can confirm that
To the statement above, the device is plastic, but that's also the reason why its so light weighted my old hero was smaller but also heavier ... that s strange.. :-\
And for the camera. I just use my phone to take photos for three generation of mobile phones now... and really got Jo idea what you can't like with the camera. (there are few options, but the pictures are taken fast and Sharp, what more to expect ?)
Under the line, I'd say: It's a great device. And as mentioned many times before.. maybe just MOTOblur makes the whole device.. midRange .. :-\
One more thing, HTC devices maybe feel better (from the case or somehow, I know what u mean, but I really like how my defy feels, backside really feels good, front is just display )
But the thing: this device just looks male :-D
That's the reason why ive chosen it compared To the HTC desire and many other devices out there
Greets
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As far as I am concerned I got a great phone for half the price of an high end phone...they can call it midrange if they want to.
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As far as I am concerned I got a great phone for half the price of an high end phone...they can call it midrange if they want to.
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I would like to see all those hi-end phones get dropped in water, and still work. Or get tossed around by a small child in a sandbox, and have no scratches on it. To me the Defy is very hi-end because of its everyday usefulness. No need to baby it.
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Is it because of the processor? If you overclock to 1ghz goes that make the phone a high end device?
Is it the fact that the phone doesn't come with a lot of memory?
How is the Vibrant, G2, MT4G better? I'm upgrading my phone and am trying to pick one.
Thanks for the help.
Gabe
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doesn't hold a candle to my G2, but with root and recovery, milestone OC, and blur removed, its a nice device, if you owned a "high end" device you would see the difference, but all in all, thanks to DEV and Chef support this is a really good pone
I am interested in Arc S.
So far i've had HTC devices made out of hard metal and they really felt quality.
However, HTC's screens are pure rubbish.
So, will I get a screen just as bright as the Galaxy one (which I like) in the Arc S ?
And is it built tough, with no squeaking cheap plastics or cheap design ?It sure looks nice.
A build quality comparison between the Arc and the Galaxy would be good if you've had both.
Thanks !
both are plastic so no comparison there. Its build quality is good I think ,I dropped my phone once with just a really small scratch. Brightness is very good too bright imo. I half it set at about 30% and its perfect.
the build in general is better the samsung, is more solid and dont make noises when you apply pressure, but the ARC is very lightweight in a drop test the arc you can get the same scratches you can get in the samsung (carcass, but in screen the weight of the arc reduce the % of suffer a scratch in the screen)
Build quality of htc is better, however SE has put one of the best LCD's in the arc, and it shows. As long as your not throwing your phone around, the better screen quality should more than make up the inferior build quality.
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Hello,
Im searching for a new phone and I picked the Galaxy Nexus and a HTC Sensation ( xe + xl) . I read there are so many problems with the Nexus. Screen isn't good, build quality is bad etc. Is it really that bad? Im just trying to figure that out.
Thanks,
Lars
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I received my nexus yesterday, it has the most current software release on it, so no sound bug. Display is brilliant (coming from a HD2) and touchscreen is very responsive.
Also I haven't noticed any lag and ICS has some nice features.
Only thing I am not so amused of is the battery cover. It's pure plastic and doesn't look very stable. BUT it fits perfectly so no problem at all.
Good to read a positive reaction. Thank you.
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LarsAussems said:
Hello,
Im searching for a new phone and I picked the Galaxy Nexus and a HTC Sensation ( xe + xl) . I read there are so many problems with the Nexus. Screen isn't good, build quality is bad etc. Is it really that bad? Im just trying to figure that out.
Thanks,
Lars
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Where you hear all this rubish? an Apple forum?
Every phone has its issue but right now the galaxy nexus is the best android-phone/phone money can buy.
So far so good!!!
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I received my nexus yesterday, it has the most current software release on it, so no sound bug. Display is brilliant (coming from a HD2) and touchscreen is very responsive.
Also I haven't noticed any lag and ICS has some nice features.
Only thing I am not so amused of is the battery cover. It's pure plastic and doesn't look very stable. BUT it fits perfectly so no problem at all.
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I agree. Everything is good. Only thing I noticed is it rotates a lil slow (compared to the sgs2) But I have to admit that i am still keeping the sgs2 because to me it is a beast!
I read that stuff here on xda. I think i'm going to buy this phone. Its so nice and slick. I love the led light en the new buttons which are part of the screen.
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I read that stuff here on xda. I think i'm going to buy this phone. Its so nice and slick. I love the led light en the new buttons which are part of the screen.
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You also have to ask yourself how important the camera is, because after using the iphone 4s, I feel the GN is pretty horrible. You may say, well I don't really use my phone for the camera ( I said that) and then when you need it you get poor quality pics. Just my opinion.
also keep in mind you will need a good data plan, or restrict yourself to WiFi only
The phone is amazing. Screen looks beautiful (especially coming from my Nexus One). Having a 720p display is so great. Fluid and fast. And the build quality is great. Even though it's plastic, it feels almost as good as my N1 to hold. The only downside is the camera quality - but even that is much better than my N1.
Coming from a Nexus One
This touchscreen is excellent. I am able to using the turn by turn navi while sending emails or text messages without the touchscreen going haywire. In the past, my N1 would registry incorrectly and I had to restart the phone! So much for multi tasking!
It maybe not a HTC build but it looks very well made and how thin it is. Also this phone seems to grab a hold of a 3G signal much stronger. My N1 would go to EDGE all the time even if I had 1 bar of 3G!
As for the GNEX, I've only seen it go to EDGE once but quickly back to 3G.
I actually came from a HTC sensation, and the galaxy nexus is definitely the best smartphone I've ever owned (and I've had them all, even iPhone 4 ) . The screen is so crisp and clear , colors are very warm, and can get very bright. The OS itself is super speedy , comparable to an iPhone, with very fluid animations. Battery life was a bit bad at first but gets better after about a week. Also charges extremely fast from what I've noticed. The camera quality isn't bad. I think its damn good, and zero shutter lag, I can't complain. Seriously , if you are debating between the sensation and the galaxy nexus, do yourself a favor and pick the nexus . You will not be disappointed. Another thing I forgot was build quality, the first time I picked it up out of the box my jaw almost hit the floor because of how thin this device is.its amazing to say the least. And even though the entire phone is made of plastic it definitely feels like a premium built device , doesn't feel "cheap" by any means .
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I actually came from a HTC sensation, and the galaxy nexus is definitely the best smartphone I've ever owned (and I've had them all, even iPhone 4 ) . The screen is so crisp and clear , colors are very warm, and can get very bright. The OS itself is super speedy , comparable to an iPhone, with very fluid animations. Battery life was a bit bad at first but gets better after about a week. Also charges extremely fast from what I've noticed. The camera quality isn't bad. I think its damn good, and zero shutter lag, I can't complain. Seriously , if you are debating between the sensation and the galaxy nexus, do yourself a favor and pick the nexus . You will not be disappointed. Another thing I forgot was build quality, the first time I picked it up out of the box my jaw almost hit the floor because of how thin this device is.its amazing to say the least. And even though the entire phone is made of plastic it definitely feels like a premium built device , doesn't feel "cheap" by any means .
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I believe it's the best phone available Android or otherwise. I love mine!
Wow, good to hear these good reactions. Tomorrow I'm going to a store to check it out and I will probably buy it. Thank you for these reactions.
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Every time a phone comes out, "problem" threads begin popping up everywhere. If you pay attention to all the threads, you'd think that every phone that's released is a non-functional piece of garbage.
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You getting this phone too? It would be nice to see some familiar faces / dev from my previous phones.
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Best phone I've ever seen or used. Most beautiful display out there. And fast as f*ck!
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Coming from an HTC legend.... had the nexus a few days now... best phone ive ever had no problems with it what so ever.... its a tad on the large size but thats not the phones fault and i dont think that can be seen as a disadvantage really.
I got mine yesterday and no problems so far. The screen is really nice, nothing wrong with the build quality that I can see. The battery cover is a little flimsy but I will probably hardly ever have to open it so I don't think it's a problem. If those back covers start breaking for a lot of people I'm sure they will be made available for purchase or maybe some free replacements from Samsung.
The OS updates for ICS are nice. The phone app is annoying because the layout for finding contacts is totally different and the icons aren't obvious. There are no words to help you choose what icon to select. Even if you are completely confused by that, at worst it should take a week to get familiar with it so that's not a problem.
I am also a little worried about the screen being scratched. I used my Captivate for over a year without a case or screen protector, carried it around in my pocket and even dropped it a few times and the screen is scratch free. I planned on doing that with the GNex but after reading some posts here I'm waiting to see what happens once there are more widespread experiences with the screen quality. Right now I have the sstock screen protector on it still.
Man I love nexus constantly on it modding the **** out of it
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I got mine on Monday (GSM), coming from the Nexus S. I must say that this phone is outstanding in nearly every aspect.
My only gripes ( if you can call them that) are:
Non mettalic outer chassis
No native notification light for SMS ( must D/L app for customization)
I was blessed with a "non Google/Samsung rom ( South American import to US), which a simple flash took care of.
Other than that I giggle every time I use it......
Here we go....
There is a lot of people that bought HTC ONE X but many threads here are opened due to the problems they are experiencing. There is also a few people who are holding back from buying the new HTC beast due to this problems.
Now my question is to all the happy owners of the ONE X what do you love most about your new phone.
Is it the HD screen? Is it the Tegra 3 processor? Is it the polycarbonate body or something else. What is your best experience with the phone so far?
Let us share What we like about the new successor from HTC so people that haven't decided yet can think again.
Sense 4 trumps TouchWiz and I like the fact they have simpled it down.
Build quality.
Screen, HD videos look crisp, text looks sharp.
I'll add more later when I've had a proper play.
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The SCREEEEEEEEEEN. ANd pretty much everything else.
I've come from a barely-functional HTC Desire, so using this phone feels like I have jumped into the future somehow
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Sense 4 trumps TouchWiz and I like the fact they have simpled it down.
Build quality.
Screen, HD videos look crisp, text looks sharp.
I'll add more later when I've had a proper play.
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Build quality is amazing yes. I do agree with Nikz. Touchwiz comes way behind to Sense..Sense is a godsend and pure awesome.
It is just a beautiful phone to have and to be honest do not regret getting it. And once i learn how to root it and start flashing roms this phone will be a beast
Everything except Sense but like usual, there will be roms out there with stripped sense roms or aosp roms
Most of all i love the camera
This honestly makes the compact camera unessesary
Intil the phone os released, it's difficult to actually point out what we like about the phone.
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First of all problems aside. None. Apart from it does some weird flickering when browsing or on camera rarely. Anyway I love the screen. Love the keyboard. Love the camera. Love the speed. Love the material its made from. Love the new sense. Looks sooo mate compared to the old one. Typed this with the HTC one
Build, design, UI, camera, ics, keyboard, hd very good compared to any other handset.
Nice idea to balance out the various "issues" threads!
For me, so far it has to be the screen - just amazing! Also, coming from the Desire, was worried the One X would seem huge. Thanks to the great styling and build quality, it strangely doesn't seem that much bigger.
build quality is extremely high...
the back of the polycarbonate is so smooth it is smoother than the skin of your girlfriends!
micro drilled holes cannot be felt despite seeing it with your eyes..
the phone build just screams premium!
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Great Build Quality
Great Camera
Awesome Display
Awesome Game Performance
Good sound output
Good HTC based widgets (Not all of them)
It's truly an amazing device... Ignore the troll you see ... People tend to scrutinize a minor problem into a whole lot bigger. Trust me it worth every penny I send on this device. It makes me happy that all it matters
Screen is super sharp, real threat to other company's.
The body feels premium and feels great in hand propebly not the same as my girlfriends skin but close
Camera super fast I hope they keep up with that technology.
Sense is improved a lot too.
There will not be much new tech coming in to the upcoming phones from other companys.
HTC did a sucsessor here.
Build is nice, 4.7 inch and still fits in my jeans without any problems.
The overall speed of the phone...it takes longer time to say "sigh" than installing a big game or a big app.
Lightweight, my previous 4.3 inch HTC is alot heavier.
Camera is outstanding, especially the burst mode, almost sounds like a DSLR.
Screen is outstanding quality.
Smooth gaming, tried a few Tegra 2 games.
Sense is very smooth. I still miss some functions from sense 3.5. (Quick launch menu)
And one thing I like in general about HTC phones is you get a screen and nothing else.
If you look at a Samsung (SGS2, Nexus) for an example, you'd get a ton platic around the screen that makes it look big but nothing else and probably won't fit in your pocket.
Good job
...and hey...it isn't just expensive...you get alot for the money.
The camera. Simply incredible from first test.
What I love
The most obvious thing about the One X is its screen. It is truly gorgeous - I could just stare at the home screen all day. One thing that pleasantly surprised me was the brightness of the screen.
Sense 4.0 is really good. I know a lot of people really dislike all skins (and I do tend to agree with them) but I do think that sense brings some good features to the table without getting in the way of ICS.
Power - everything runs so quickly and smoothly. It can handle anything I can throw at it.
Build quality - I don't know how sturdy the device is but it certainly feels premium with the matte unibody and the precision laser drilled holes. I get the feeling it can be dropped without too many problems (not that I'm going to test that).
Camera - I haven't tested it properly but I can tell you it takes pictures very quickly
As others have said, its:-
Screen - the best HD phone screen I've used.
Build - manages to combine solidity with design flair (its like a solid Arc )
Camera - massive improvement on previous HTC efforts imo - took some great family shots yesterday.
in that order as the things I'm most impressed with.
I actually quite like Sense too and now I've reduced the number of Screens and Widgets I use, its a lot smoother.
Phone feels fantastic in the hand - completely different league to the plastics of the SGS2 and Galaxy Nexus I owned previously.
If HTC continues to produce phones with this quality throughout the whole 2012 year I think its going to be the biggest threat to companys like Samsung, Apple, LG, Motorola etc etc
Hi all,
I just want to share my thoughts on the HOX. Having seen all those threads with supposed issues and defects I was almost turned away from the device but now I'm glad I bought it. Why? Because none of them exist with my phone. Comming from a Desire HD, my biggest concern was the plastic body but let me tell you it has nothing to do with the plastic toy-phone feel of the phones produced by the largest vacuum cleaner manufacturer in the world. Build quality is amazing. Easily one of the best HTC has ever achieved. The screen is gorgeous and the extra size compared to the DHD is negligible. Battery life is on par with the DHD, which means that with moderate use it can last a day. You can hook a car battery to a phone and there will still be people that complain it's not enough. If you actually earn your money to buy the HOX I doubt you have all the spare time to constantly play with it. And you probably won't be working in a corn field, so there will be an electric socket where you can plug your charger.
I have the black HOX made in Taiwan (I specifically looked at that before buying it) and of all the issues mentioned I only have the quiet rattling noise when I shake the phone like crazy near my ear. Well I don't intend to do it on a daily basis so it doesn't bother me at all. No gray flicker (at least not at the extend all those people posting here about how they have to return their phone 10-15 times make you believe), no yellow edges, etc. Camera is what you expect from a HTC device. Not the best in the business, but for an occasional shot here and there, and it will do. For everything else there are DSLRs.
The only complaint I have is that I can't watch episodes on southparhstudios.com for some weird reason. The commercials start but then there is no video. Not a deal breaker though.
My advice is to actually try the phone before buying and see if you like it. Don't let others (including me), to tell you what to think of the device, and you can wait for the S3 if messed up AMOLED colors are your thing (actually the only color they got right is the black). Oh and btw I got urBeats headphones with my phone as a gift for being one of the early adopters, and those make a difference when you turn the enhancer on.
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Yeah, good review. I love it as well and truly is a phone that set a new mark in design and build quality. I would much rather have polycarbonate than the iPhone's metal which adds weight and interferes with call quality. I did have the screen flicker which was a little dissapointing, but ever since I flashed the latest arhd rom it went away. That's the only issue that I've had with this phone and its fixed .
A couple things that people have complained about this phone which I disagree with is: solid unibody and no beats headphones. I much prefer a solid phone; the feel and look is way better than removable parts. Plus I'm getting 18-20 hours of moderate usage on battery life. The beats headphones is something that's kind of funny. For one they are overpriced and just because the audio equalizer is on the phone doesn't mean that the headphones are coming with the package. I'm perfectly fine with a company focusing on the phone rather than a package deal to buy.
This phone has definitely lived up to its expectations for me and sounds like for you. Definitely agree that people should try it out as opposed to getting turned off and saying they are going to the sg3. Also, there is lots of community attraction to a flagship device packing a quad core.
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I also think the beats headphones are overpriced. I'd never pay 90 euros for a set of headphones that won't last a minute if either my three years old daughter or my one and a half year old son get their hand on them. That said, the quality of the sound is really better than my phillips headphones, so I'm glad I had them as a gift.
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Have a bit more of a practice with the camera, it's really quite good.
good review
same as me apart from shadowgun crashing - but that will be fixed 1.28. I am delighted with my phone.
God isn't the plug just rubbish on this phone. It's awkward with the USB socket not on the "normal" side, and the cable is too short. Now the kindle cable, that's the right size.
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Congrats on your HOX!
If everything goes well I should get mine today.
The flickering issues concerns 1/3 of XDA Q&A section,80% of these users are here for problems reports so it's normal.
If I was in their shoes of course I would get mad,but I hate when some of them are saying that ''sooner or later all the HOX will have flickering'' for exemple...
It's like if they are sort of witches throwing bad mojo
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The problem is that I'm comparing with a DSLR. And HOX camera can never be that good. It's definitely better than the DHD and iphone4 but nowhere near a real camera. Probably the best HTC has ever done but still it's tiny lenses, tiny sensor and no full manual control point and shoot camera.
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The problem is that I'm comparing with a DSLR. And HOX camera can never be that good. It's definitely better than the DHD and iphone4 but nowhere near a real camera. Probably the best HTC has ever done but still it's tiny lenses, tiny sensor and no full manual control point and shoot camera.
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No phone will ever have a camera as good as a real camera with DSLR.Not even Nokia with the 808 Pureview isn't that much impressive compared with a Nikon or a Sony camera.
I have never had an single issue since o bought my phone 5 days back. I am just worrying about the battery life and I am really jealous of people having more than 18 hours of battery usage, how you guys getting that? Other than this I like my HOX.
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here is my latest quick review of the One X in case anyone missed it
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everything beside the build quality issues, its an amazing uber phone make me feel like i'm part of the Tron Legacy universe
just dump the sense launcher and you will never look back, i still find no reason to install a custom ROM, except for battery
also for those with some OCD among us, not ending up with flawless build One X is really irritating for now the One X is like a hand made product, samples differ
where are all those HTC robots!
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I have never had an single issue since o bought my phone 5 days back. I am just worrying about the battery life and I am really jealous of people having more than 18 hours of battery usage, how you guys getting that? Other than this I like my HOX.
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install a custom rom that focuses on battery life