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[Q] Does HTC Desire HD worth buying?

Hello guys,
I was just wondering does htc desire hd worth buying???? I have doubts about it.
I don't want to buy something that will make me feel sorry later on!!!

metallic.steel said:
Hello guys,
I was just wondering does htc desire hd worth buying???? I have doubts about it.
I don't want to buy something that will make me feel sorry later on!!!
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List your priorities and peeves of what you want/need (or not) from a phone.
For starters, if you want battery life of more than 2 days, DHD is a no go, but so will many other 4" screened phones be.

If you like android OS, then Desire HD is the best for you. Of course, it's still depend on what you want and what you need, but i can say that Desire HD will satisfy all of them.
compare to Galaxy S which using android OS too:
- larger screen (4.3" to 4") but Galaxy S has Super AMOLED screen, Desire HD has Super LCD screen. My point of view, galaxy S has weird color, everything seem to be overcontrast and green, Desire HD screen looks good at straight direction but when you changed your direction, the color changed too (look like contrast drop down miserably)
- dual flash led with 8M pixels camera
- HTC sense, auto fit, smart dial ... which Galaxy S doesn't have
- .... many more points but i don't remember now.
Compare to iP4
- larger screen but it's just that, Desire HD totally lost at display compare to iP4
- iP4 is more smooth than Desire HD when scrolling
- ... no more, i'm just using iP4 for few hours cause it's not mine

its the most powerfull device on the market at the moment....... what on earth could make you feel sorry about it??

cupid412 said:
- iP4 is more smooth than Desire HD when scrolling
- ... no more, i'm just using iP4 for few hours cause it's not mine
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Have you tried to scroll pages like Engadget? If you do I slowly its fine but try to do it extremely fast and iPhone won't manage to render the page in time.
Same goes for wide text. Android will fit it to the amount of zoom you have at the moment. On iPhone its non existing.
Remove those 2 options from android and web scrolling will be as smooth as on the iphone
And to answer authors question.
It's totally worth it. I can get 2 days of moderate use phone is extremely fast. Although I have some issues but I don't know if it's handset it self or some applications...
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

I asked same question before I bought it, and now that I've had it for some weeks I can say that it was totally worth it. Sure its expensive but I came from a old phone which was pissing me of and really only upgraded to get rid of those annoyances, but also get the best at the same time.
I've never had a phone which everytime I used it that made me say wow.

I've had this phone since soon after launch and it's the best phone I've ever used. Sure you have to charge it every night but that's standard for smart phones in general.
I do have one regret though - because I had to have it at launch when supplies were low I paid way too much for it.
Other than that it's been great.
Someone swyped my idea.

its definetly worth it. although mine didnt cost anything
DN41

YES it is definitely worth buying. I used to be an avid NOKIA phone user, and beside it, I also use PDA's. My last PDA was a HTC Artemis (NM8) and my last nokia phone is X6. On top of those, I use a netbook at night when I'm in bed, I also have a Tomtom because the Nokia navigation is cumbersome to use and unreliable.
Last week I bought a DHD - and it does everything I wanted to do - brilliantly.
So my answer to your question again is a definite YES!!!

i am going to buy either galaxy s ( captivate ）or htc desire HD. .
my main concern is battery.. .
can it last from 8 am to 8 pm with normal use.. ( with internet and games )
or do i need to carry extra batttery or charger with me along )
and some one said that camera lens pops out, which can cause it to scratch . how serious is that ?
and how is battery cover.. some one said its too cheap and floppy ..

it'll defintely last for 12 hours, even with high usage.
the battery cover is just fine..yeah its not that nice compared to the alubody, but mine fits in and is not floppy.
scratches..mh..no problems here...
DN41

Battery life can last 12 hours with average use, if you do a lot of gaming you will drain any smartphone battery in a matter of hours. I used it moderately throughout the day, browsing, some games, music, xda etc and got 14hours use before 10% warning. It's my first smartphone and don't regret it at all, love the big screen and build quality oh and Android.
My cam lens is fine so maybe that's more uncommon than it seems.
It's tough choosing but I doubt you will regret it.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Some questions about DHD before ill buy it

Hey everyone,
My first post here .
So im planning to buy HTC Desire HD, but i heard that it has some issues with proximity sensor. But there was update which should have fixed that issue, and as i readed for most people that update fixed issue, but for some it didnt. So im asking is this really fixed for everyone? Also how about screen? I contacted HTC and they said it has 16million colors and its S-lcd, but i saw some video clips in which people complained that screen look kinda washed out. also it has same resolution as the desire or desire z, so perhaps on Desire hd screen is pixelated (bigger screen) or when you view web page in very small font, instead of clear symbols i would see just black dots (because the resolution is not that big?). Also i heard complaints about poor battery life, but some people say that its because you use network intense apps like skype in background. Well i dont use any social stuff (facebook, twitter) or skype (i use it only on my pc), so the battery life should be good right? I would be happy if it would last at least 1 day. About the build quality i heard that battery cover and sim card cover doesnt get perfectly fitted in its positions, is this true? So far ive been thinking at first to buy htc desire, but now when desire hd price lowered, and since i heard that desire hd has less problems than original desire im thinking on buying one. I also thinked perhaps nexus s? but its price is bigger and it has less RAM, also it has super amoled (amoled is a minus, really). So far for now Desire hd looks like the best choice to me, currently im owning Samsung s5230 star.
Cheers

Its suprising that nobody did answer
By the way i have few other questions to add. How well does the phone sits on a hand? i mean can you touch all edges of the screen without using another hand? Also, i heard that HTC desire had lots of problems with random rebooting and overheating, but how about desire hd? does it still have those problems?
thanks again for answers

Nece228 said:
Its suprising that nobody did answer
By the way i have few other questions to add. How well does the phone sits on a hand? i mean can you touch all edges of the screen without using another hand? Also, i heard that HTC desire had lots of problems with random rebooting and overheating, but how about desire hd? does it still have those problems?
thanks again for answers
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ive never had a problem with the sensor, screen acts well during calls the screen is big, but just about fully useable with one hand, the pvt1 & 2 desires had faulty mainboards, thats where the random reboot problem came from, the DHD dosent have this problem

If you would of done some research you could find all the answers already.
I have no issue with the proximity sensor but if you can test it out before buying and make sure it works properly then you have nothing to worry about.
Screen is really really good. When you view the phone on about a 45degree angle it does become a little washed out but why would you view it on a angle. I much prefer a S-LCD then AMOLED or those other newer screens since I feel they don't look very natural at all, they provide better black for sure but everything else looks very saturated with a weird tint. For me the phone fits great in my hand and I can use it with just one hand.
Battery is good for a smartphone with such a huge screen, you can easily get 2 days with little use. I also don't use facebook and that other crap so I find battery life just great. Playing games non stop the battery lasts about 6 - 8 hours, depending on the game.
I find build quality excellent. I too heard complaints like you've mentioned but I find everything fits perfectly and very easy to remove and put back on.
I would very much recommend this phone, you simply can't go wrong. I came from a older phone so the upgrade was huge for me and I really like Android now, bye bye WinMo.

The phone is junk. I'd recommend a Nokia N91 over this crap. I've heard that phone even has a hard drive.
Obviously I'm lying. Best phone ever. Mostly you will find that the unsatisfied buyers are more vocal than the happy ones.
It's not too big unless you have tiny hands, screen is beautiful, chances of getting a faulty one are small.
I charge every night but I could get 48 hours if I am conservative with usage.
Someone swyped my idea.

AndroHero said:
ive never had a problem with the sensor, screen acts well during calls the screen is big, but just about fully useable with one hand, the pvt1 & 2 desires had faulty mainboards, thats where the random reboot problem came from, the DHD dosent have this problem
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thanks for info. what do you mean pvt1 and 2 have that rebooting problem? so if i buy now htc desire i will not get this overheating and random rebooting issue?
@ErOr22 Thanks. ive already done lots of research and as i said for some people update fixes issue for some not. in fact all those posts where like posted in october, perhaps the newest line of desire hd does no longer have that problem. Well i also heard that htc desire hd has not as good viewing angles as original desire with s-lcd. But when you look at different angles to the screen does the washout effect is big or almost unsignificant? I currently own samsung s5230 a cheap touchscreen phone, but its screen is good imo, viewing angles are brilliant, so i wouldnt like to buy expensive phone with worse screen that the cheap phone.
@dr.m0x Thanks. i do also see that many people complain about this phone and many others. thats why i want to hear opinions from a little more optimistic people

Nece228 said:
thanks for info. what do you mean pvt1 and 2 have that rebooting problem? so if i buy now htc desire i will not get this overheating and random rebooting issue?
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they are diffrent hardware revisions, but that was on the desire, the desire hd has never had this problem

i'm really satisfied with DHD, colors look brillant, screen size is the one i wanted and battery capacity is still on try,, but i use wifi 24h and social stuff. I've not encountered any problem on cover slot, it was the first thing i've checked and it fits well.

But when you look at different angles to the screen does the washout effect is big or almost insignificant?
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On a 45 degree angle the washout effect is pretty small, its noticeable but nothing to really cry about, I would say my i900 Omnia had a better viewing angle but not by much. I wouldn't really concern too much about it, just go to some shop and have a play and see for yourself.

Hi everyone, I m also a potential Android owner and was rocking back and forth between the Desire and the DHD. (since I dont like a iPhone copy like Galaxy S)
I've been doing my research in the background since a while and seeing this thread i thought of doing this post.
The main reason I was considering Desire over DHD was the battery life problem, in fact I was about to order my desire a while back but changed my mind and thought of doing more research. All I really need to know is how the battery perform in DHD COMPARED to the original Desire. (because every other aspect about the Desire perfectly suits my needs.) Like the @nece228 i really dont care fb twitter etc syncing all the time, even I am happy with the manually pressing the refresh button on the widget whenever i feel like checking for an update.
What I do plan to do with it is mostly try apps, rooting, hacking, play games (show off the capabilities of Adreno 205 to my friends) watch videos, take a snap and some HD footage, and of course the basic functions of a phone, texting, calling and some browsing.
I really want it to last solid 24 hrs with moderate usage because I dont have anywhere to charge it up during the day.
Would someone having experience from both worlds give an opinion about the DHD battery life COMPARED to Desire? It will make my decision about DHD or original Desire.
PS: I ve seen the huge support and userbase behind the Desire (6000+threads vs 1000+ in DHD forum) will there be that kind of community building around DHD too? (given the same time of existence) And this phone will be my first Android experience too. Looking forward to make a good choice of a phone in the first attempt)

@AndroHero, so you mean that those two revisions of motherboards had that problem? So as of now if ill buy the latest revision of motherboard i wont get those problems with overheating and random rebooting right? If so, then perhaps i should reconsider, and buy original desire, because that was the biggest problem why i didnt want to buy that phone. Also the problem is multitouch, i would usually ignore that because i dont play games (only they require proper multitouch), but since new google earth came with those cool multitouch gestures i saw a video in youtube in which those gestures doesnt work that smoothly, because of those multitouch issues. But this isnt that big problem, the only serious problem is overheating and random rebooting, which i really dont want to see.
@Spaghetti-XRY, thanks for informing me.
@ErOR22, well in the video which shows desire and desire screen comparisons (both s-lcd) desire screen has better angles and no washout effect. but i guess ill go to shop and compare those two devices by myself.
@XartzMAX, i think i can help you. well actually if you count mathematically how much different is 1230 miliamper and 1400 miliamper battery math shows that you gain only about ten minutes of usage, so thats definitely not a problem. as i know all android devices has more or less same battery life. Actually in all what you want both devices will perform well except on gaming. The original desire's gpu is twice times slower than desire hd, so in original desire you wont be able to play newest games smoothly. So i would recommend you desire hd, it has much faster gpu, even latest games are smooth, also this will affect movie playback performance and since bigger screen is better for movies and games i would recommend you desire hd.

XartzMAX said:
Hi everyone, I m also a potential Android owner and was rocking back and forth between the Desire and the DHD. (since I dont like a iPhone copy like Galaxy S)
I've been doing my research in the background since a while and seeing this thread i thought of doing this post.
The main reason I was considering Desire over DHD was the battery life problem, in fact I was about to order my desire a while back but changed my mind and thought of doing more research. All I really need to know is how the battery perform in DHD COMPARED to the original Desire. (because every other aspect about the Desire perfectly suits my needs.) Like the @nece228 i really dont care fb twitter etc syncing all the time, even I am happy with the manually pressing the refresh button on the widget whenever i feel like checking for an update.
What I do plan to do with it is mostly try apps, rooting, hacking, play games (show off the capabilities of Adreno 205 to my friends) watch videos, take a snap and some HD footage, and of course the basic functions of a phone, texting, calling and some browsing.
I really want it to last solid 24 hrs with moderate usage because I dont have anywhere to charge it up during the day.
Would someone having experience from both worlds give an opinion about the DHD battery life COMPARED to Desire? It will make my decision about DHD or original Desire.
PS: I ve seen the huge support and userbase behind the Desire (6000+threads vs 1000+ in DHD forum) will there be that kind of community building around DHD too? (given the same time of existence) And this phone will be my first Android experience too. Looking forward to make a good choice of a phone in the first attempt)
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I think desire HD is far better as I'm having both phones. DHD battery last longer than desire atm
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

What everyone said.
As for battery life, you have to give it a few recharges before you can really see how much it can hold, also there's some info on some sort of battery calibration that is supposed to double your battery life but I haven't tried that.
I keep Gmail chat, SKYPE and a bunch of other online stuff on ALL DAY because of work, plus have it turned on (the screen) a lot of the time, for work, playing intensive 3D games / or not and showing off to iPhone users . It has no problem to get me through a full day until I get home and plug it in.

I have owned an HTC before but switched to an iPhone 3G which I had for 3 years, did loads of research before buying this phone and when I got it all I can say is AMAZING this is the best phone I have ever owned.
Cons: Big phone means one handed operation s difficult but that's something of a trade off for having a big screen.
Pros: camera and video is brilliant, internet is faster than my old 3G and I kept the same SIM card, phone is super fast, never seen a phone boot up so quick. Web browsing made acceptable due to big screen.
I've had this phone since Christmas and I still have only scratched the surface of what it is capable of doing.
AWESOME

HTC Desire Overheat Issue

For some reason my HTC at the bottom is getting very hot and rebooting because of it. I pulled the battery and with the charger in and battery out its still overheating. With just the battery it is also overheating and now it's not charging.
No software changed so it has to be hardware, can anyone tell me if their Desire gets hot at the bottom with charger in and battery out? If so I might be able to try a new battery (the current one isn't getting hot at all). Phone was bought second hand so I could be stuffed!
Cheers, Andrew

Sometimes with hard use (many downloads at the same + 720p streaming and charging) the battery take over 45C. But never reeboot. So i think you have a battery failure, or even worth, a motherboard failure.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

I'm gonna go with what you said.
Doubt its the battery (not ruling it out though).
My desire kept rebooting when I used GPS / Wifi or mobile data. I just took it back.
Hope you're still under warrantee.

Nope, last phone I buy without one.
It's basically dumping all power including that in the battery into heat, I presume the GPRS chipset has failed as I lost signal. Battery drained extremely fast and now wont charge as the full 500mA from the USB is going into heat.
New mainboard time. Finding one though...

i doubt its a motherboard problem.
more just a problem with heavy use. maybe try not to do 10 things at the same time.
it is still a mobile phone afterall.

Err no, liquidmonkey it doesnt work like that.
IF its overheating to the point where its constantly rebooting, then its a hardware failure. All this stuff about putting phones in the freezer is a load of rubbish, just like the old Xbox 360 towel trick. If its overheating - its faulty.

just got my Desire back from vodafone, new mainboard, i already tested in sunny Lisbon (27c) working in the sun, for navigation in the car with google maps navigation, *
the old one, in direct sun lite it would not stay on for 5m.
Now it is ok!
and since it is a new mainboard and IMEI, i have a renew 2 YEAR WARRANTY . thx voda... lol
but that's not all, they also changed my screen from a SLCD to a OMOLED ???
and i don't think that's ok!
when i delivered my desire to vodafone, they lent one other htc desire to me, it also was amoled, but it add much better viewing angle, and less tending to blue.
my new screen was a very poor viewing angle because the colors tend to much to the blue when i tilt the phone, it also is very bright, does not have as much definition as the SLCD, and i think the one voda lent to me ad also better definition, but at least the black is really black and color very vivid!
do you think that what i have *seen, 3 different screen's in 1 week, and considering the characteristics of my new screen, are normal for amoled screen? ?
thx in advance (sorry for the inglish)

hi guys ! its a overheating problem 100% didnt find a fix yet...

pacattosul said:
hi guys ! its a overheating problem 100% didnt find a fix yet...
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Mine will get very hot if charging whilst playing video or using GPS but I think its only rebooted once.
I have bigger problems with my other phone, in comparison the desire really is a cool phone.
I guess you could try under clocking it if you have problems?

Thinking of buying HTC one X?

So I've thinking of buying the new HTC one x after having a HTC desire HD which I spent a year with which feels like a I spent my life with. I think it's now time for me to say goodbye to it .
Question is I was watching a video and I noticed him say that if you press down on the back of the htc one x it goes in a little until you stop applying pressure is that true?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXqdiCe2_yk
Another question is I've been seeing a lot of HTC one x defects and I was just wondering has anybody bought defected HTC one x living within the UK or is it just other countries?
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using XDA

I havent noticed any build quality issues and i've had my HOX for about a month now.
I think i've seen the video you mentioned, but im not really inclined on forcing the phone like in the video. Its not something you would do with daily use of the phone.
I purchased my HOX from Clove UK, no issues except the diminishing storage space issue which has reportedly been fixed in the latest firmware update

LOL, amazing phone, but let down by so many things going wrong with it! Got mine from buymobilephones.net. Where do i start? Yellow tinge on the screen when battery gets hot, battery gets hot all the time, expecially when on charge. Battery is ****ing shocking, my Desire was bad, but this is something else, in standby its fine, as youd expect, but any screen on time and the battery gets anihilated, im not exaggerating. Oh theres a dead pixel which is in a really noticeable place. Overall it feels ALOT laggier than i would expect, given its got 5 cores n all! Press lightly on the sides of the screen and it sends it into rainbow mode. Ill give it until i get the .11 update, if its the same then its going back to HTC and im demanding a new phone, so disappointed with it! But apart from that....Great phone lol

[Q] confused between sgs 3 and one x. please help!! which one to choose?

i opened a new thread because i couldnt find any thread related to my problem.
i am plannng to buy a new phone. as the title of this thread says. i am seriously very confused about these two phones. i dunno why i have this soft corner for one x. i think its because of the classy looks and the screen. also i prefer 4.7 than 4.8. but i read some reviews and i got confused. otherwise ryt now i would have had one x in my hand. the things that is holding me back are:
1) battery issue: this is one of the BIGGEST issue.i stay out in the university from 7:00 a.m till 8:00 p.m(thats when i reach home). i need to listen to music for 2hrs. normal call and txting (NO MOBILE DATA). at max one hour of wifi usage. 1.5 hrs of gaming. or sometimes watch a movie in the free time. (thats very rare). ( 2HRS MAX)
if i do all of these in one day then i hav 10 percent left in my sgs when i reach home.( may be less but not more than 10). can HTC one x handle it? with stock rom and kernel? how much battery does custom rom saves? the pokemon one. I GUESS
2) one of my friend bought one x and said not to buy it cz battery life sucks and phone gets heated very easily and the screen flickering problem. which is obv a main issue for me.but still i dunno y i am so attracted to this phone that i opened a new thread for it.lol.
3) since my dad will be bringing my phone from UK so my physical presence wont be there because i live in bangladesh. so i am afraid of all these problems mentioned here:: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24516940#post24516940
and here:: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26000212
what should i do. once my dad buys it. i cant return in because he wont be going to UK for a long time.

I've had the one x and returned it, go for the galaxy s3. Miles better, you'll only regret the one x if you encounter problems. As standing the one x has many problems, I went through 3 devices only to have faults in each one. It overheated, died in 3-4 hours with constant use, software and design flaws in all three too. Got it replaced with a galaxy s3 which battery life is excellent lasting me over 10 hours with constant use, doesn't overheat, software is fluent and smooth as butter and pictures don't do it justice too as it looks badass in reality. I 100% say to go with the galaxy s3, you won't be disappointed

ok thanks a lot for the views but my question is doesnt htc know that consumers are having all this problem? y dont they do anything? this is absolutely terrible. y did htc did a terrible thing to their flagship. does anyone else have any views?

All the issues that u have mentioned have been addressed by the new 1.29 update..no issues whatsover here..n One X looks stunning n s3 looks awful..
S3 has a pentile display which means it will have black clipping n color banding issues like Note n Nexus..the One X has a RGB n its simply superb..
N the build quality of s3 is really cheap n one X feels really premium in the hand n also to look at..
N if u r into mobile gaming then u will be glad to know that today HTC has been officially certified for running PlayStation suite..that means we will get all PS games on One X..
N there are no build issues too in the new lot from HTC ..
PS: mine is a real early build of March n using it for 2 months n I never had a single issue
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

what about the heating problem and battery life? will my battery last longer? plz read the first post abt my phone usage. what abt the hardware issues. link given in the 1st post

mohaimed said:
what about the heating problem and battery life? will my battery last longer? plz read the first post abt my phone usage. what abt the hardware issues. link given in the 1st post
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Heating n battery issues have been addressed in the new update..n no build issues in the new lot either...don't worry..
Gaming is the only thing that's gonna suck your battery..but that will be the case on S3 too coz these are quad core phones n u can't compare them to a single core galaxy S..
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

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what about the heating problem and battery life? will my battery last longer? plz read the first post abt my phone usage. what abt the hardware issues. link given in the 1st post
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The heating only happens if you play heavy 3D games, and mine reaches a maximum of 46 degrees celcius which isn't anywhere near harmful.
About the usage, I'm getting around 16 hours on my one X running faux's kernel and the pokemon rom. This is with ~4 hours of screen on time on auto brightness (lowered the auto value though since the stock one was waaay too high).
As for 1.5 hours of gaming during this time, don't count on playing really graphically intense games (THD) for that long combined with your described usage. Should be fine with other games though.
Listening to music drains very little battery because of the 5th power saver core. Basically whenever the screen is off, battery time is amazing.
Hope this helps.

Check battery stats thread for result. Charmeleon Rom will satisfy your battery needs.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

i commute daily to work (3 hours there and back) with music on the whole time, often browsing the web on mobile data for 1.5 hr+ and call and text during the day
battery lasts fine

rickssj4 said:
I've had the one x and returned it, go for the galaxy s3. Miles better, you'll only regret the one x if you encounter problems. As standing the one x has many problems, I went through 3 devices only to have faults in each one. It overheated, died in 3-4 hours with constant use, software and design flaws in all three too. Got it replaced with a galaxy s3 which battery life is excellent lasting me over 10 hours with constant use, doesn't overheat, software is fluent and smooth as butter and pictures don't do it justice too as it looks badass in reality. I 100% say to go with the galaxy s3, you won't be disappointed
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The one x has 0 problems, just some in manufacture which will be worked out, my phone is faultless. 19 hours battery 4 hours screen time. Sync, WiFi,GPS and mobile data on full time.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Try them both then decide.
I've not had a chance to try the SGS3 yet but I've got one on order to be delivered on Thursday so will test against the HOX.
Both are high end models. Both excel in certain features.
Now I'll tell you what I like about my HOX:
The screen, it's just lush, sure blacks are not deep as AMOLED but everything else is sharp crisp and natural. It betters my previous SGS2 and any other phone I've owned. Text is sharp, colours appear natural and whites are white.
The camera, some say hox is better some say sgs3 is better. But I like the HOX camera, it's got burst mode built into the capture button unlike the Samsung and can take upto 99 shots and review straight after once again unlike the Samsung. Pictures are nice check out the pictures thread and make your mind up.
The design, it's a lovely looking phone the matte finish is better looking than the glossy Samsung. But this is subjective and a matter of personal preference.
The sensors are hidden so less clutter on the bezel which is a nice touch.
Sense, I prefer it over Touchwiz especially for Facebook integration and looks more polished and refined than Touchwiz. Again a personal preference.
The keyboard built in is very good but I prefer SwiftKey any way.
It would have been nice to have an extended battery and removeable storage but I'm always near a phone charger so not am issue and 32gb is fine for me. But if these are important to you then go for the Samsung.
Other than the software gimmicks on the Samsung they are pretty much the same sure the sgs3 is faster and such but nothing optimises both phones as of yet. Plus HTC do roll out frequent updates.
I'll post more views after playing with the sgs3 but it'll need to be overall much better than the HOX for my day to day usage for me to move to it. Running Charmeleon rom at the moment and now it's perfect.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

About the battery ... thats my battery

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Completely meaningless information you posted. No technical information at all just opinion, sounds like your trying to convince yourself And yea playstation suite sounds good and all but you can get playstation emulators anyway as I have on my galaxy s3. And how can you say there's no problems when a new thread opened recently about antenna problems? Loads of people affected. Look for yourself on this thread vs galaxy s3 thread to see which your most likely to get a problem with. I think you'll find it's the hox. My s3 easily lasts a day and a half on stock imagine on custom rom (very easy to root and flash just saying). Sorry but it blows the hox outta the water, in every way. Altough design and looks are subjective, galaxy s3 does not feel cheap nor look it, people who say that haven't even held one I'm their hand. Looks fantastic in my opinion better than hox. Good luck in making your choice dude

S3 overhyped
The S3 is so overhyped you can only be dissapointed.
the HTC xone is the first phone i have seen i 3 years to beat the Iphone 4 which is now defo dated.
regarding the were so high.
battery, granted initially it was terrible but with this 1.29 patch it is fine remember we are talking quad core power.
the graphics on this phone are simply mndblowing and the heating problem i have never encountered, maybe cos i put the upgrade on straight away.
you know if your mates reccomend a movie saying it is the best movie they have ever seen and then you go and then you are dissapointed because the expectations were so high.
Samsung media and marketing is working at full power trying to convince the nation that this S3 is the greatest thing thing sliced bread and us Brits as usual are as gullible as ever. dont get me wrong the S3 is ia greeat phone but if you have an S2 and are expecting incredible things, you will be gutted.
The HTC ONE X is defo the phone to go for but make sure yo put the 1.29 patch on it. Its truly amazing.
Greedydog
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The S3 is so overhyped you can only be dissapointed.
the HTC xone is the first phone i have seen i 3 years to beat the Iphone 4 which is now defo dated.
regarding the were so high.
battery, granted initially it was terrible but with this 1.29 patch it is fine remember we are talking quad core power.
the graphics on this phone are simply mndblowing and the heating problem i have never encountered, maybe cos i put the upgrade on straight away.
you know if your mates reccomend a movie saying it is the best movie they have ever seen and then you go and then you are dissapointed because the expectations were so high.
Samsung media and marketing is working at full power trying to convince the nation that this S3 is the greatest thing thing sliced bread and us Brits as usual are as gullible as ever. dont get me wrong the S3 is ia greeat phone but if you have an S2 and are expecting incredible things, you will be gutted.
The HTC ONE X is defo the phone to go for but make sure yo put the 1.29 patch on it. Its truly amazing.
Greedydog

forumhookersdotcom said:
I just made this now.
http://www.forumhookers.com/topic/1192-why-to-buy-htc-one-x-over-samsung-galaxy-s3/unread/
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Not defending one-x or s3.. but seriously what ever you have written is just theorerical..build/better/etc,etc... one thing.. i never carry my phone naked.. no matter gorila glass or w.e... a cover comes up.. feels safe.. so build/looks.. bye bye.. get an attractive cover..
Camera yeah i agree.. one-x is better.. but tht noise.. and dont even get me started on video recording.. my one-x used to record a high-pitched sound everytime i was on stereo recording..
Actually both phones are kinda similar.. only deal break= battery..
Accept it or not.. its the ugly fact of life.. gs3 juices out MAX 7 freaking hrs of screen time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YOU ARE NOT BLIND... 7HRS!!!!
as far as the galaxy's i have.. stand-by is ok!...
Stand-by on one-x.. lol yeah true it shows on 100% if you dont use it after charge.. but.. just withen 5mins of phone call.. battery drops to 89%.. kept on standby during the college time for like 3-4hrs
Battery is the deal breaker... go for s3.. go for LG's new phone.. or wait for iSh!t-5.. its all the same.. just if one-x had a beast battery like note or s3.. htc would be giving samsung a banana ride.. (if you know what i mean )
EDIT-: Make the on screen time of s3 to 9hrs41mins.. lol..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26904984&postcount=75
Lol this is what i feel for the HOX owners now.. (No Offence guys.. just a joke )

rickssj4 said:
I've had the one x and returned it, go for the galaxy s3. Miles better, you'll only regret the one x if you encounter problems. As standing the one x has many problems, I went through 3 devices only to have faults in each one. It overheated, died in 3-4 hours with constant use, software and design flaws in all three too. Got it replaced with a galaxy s3 which battery life is excellent lasting me over 10 hours with constant use, doesn't overheat, software is fluent and smooth as butter and pictures don't do it justice too as it looks badass in reality. I 100% say to go with the galaxy s3, you won't be disappointed
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LOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
if you have an S3 what are you doing here in X board Mr. S Fan Boy ? LOL
dude... i think you had an One X replica that you buyed on ebay for 50$ lol ...
i didnt find any faults one mine or anything crap that you are saying from this device....
peace mr S fan boy
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pratik_91 said:
Not defending one-x or s3.. but seriously what ever you have written is just theorerical..build/better/etc,etc... one thing.. i never carry my phone naked.. no matter gorila glass or w.e... a cover comes up.. feels safe.. so build/looks.. bye bye.. get an attractive cover..
Camera yeah i agree.. one-x is better.. but tht noise.. and dont even get me started on video recording.. my one-x used to record a high-pitched sound everytime i was on stereo recording..
Actually both phones are kinda similar.. only deal break= battery..
Accept it or not.. its the ugly fact of life.. gs3 juices out MAX 7 freaking hrs of screen time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YOU ARE NOT BLIND... 7HRS!!!!
as far as the galaxy's i have.. stand-by is ok!...
Stand-by on one-x.. lol yeah true it shows on 100% if you dont use it after charge.. but.. just withen 5mins of phone call.. battery drops to 89%.. kept on standby during the college time for like 3-4hrs
Battery is the deal breaker... go for s3.. go for LG's new phone.. or wait for iSh!t-5.. its all the same.. just if one-x had a beast battery like note or s3.. htc would be giving samsung a banana ride.. (if you know what i mean )
EDIT-: Make the on screen time of s3 to 9hrs41mins.. lol..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26904984&postcount=75
Lol this is what i feel for the HOX owners now.. (No Offence guys.. just a joke )
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oh god.. another fan boy lol ...
did you guys are payed from samsung to make their marketing ? lol
just i sayd to your S fan boy mate ... i think you guys buyed an one X replica for 50$ on ebay lol ...
i can make 2 days.. YES 2 days with regular use ...
what is my regular use ?
moderated sms / moderated calls, sometime i turn on mobile data to check facebook or wifi ... and play some draw something ...
off course if you open a game and spend 2hrs gaming the battery dies fast ... but i think you dont buy a phone to play games in a priority right ? ... if so.. please try a sony psp or nintendo ds ...
i dont want to defend any device... i dont tryed the S3, but im happy with HOX, great hardware, great design, great battery (lasts longer than my old desire)...
and i dont know how the people points so much defects .. i dont have half of the problems that i read in this forum ...
maybe i have a special hox made just for me lol
and no.. im not a noob that came from a nokia

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just i sayd to your S fan boy mate ... i think you guys buyed an one X replica for 50$ on ebay lol ...
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What did you sayd? And no I didn't buyed a one x replica I'm just giving my opinion dude chill though I congratulate you for having a flawless hox lol no fan boyism here, let's just agree to disagree?

pratik_91 said:
Not defending one-x or s3.. but seriously what ever you have written is just theorerical..build/better/etc,etc... one thing.. i never carry my phone naked.. no matter gorila glass or w.e... a cover comes up.. feels safe.. so build/looks.. bye bye.. get an attractive cover..
Camera yeah i agree.. one-x is better.. but tht noise.. and dont even get me started on video recording.. my one-x used to record a high-pitched sound everytime i was on stereo recording..
Actually both phones are kinda similar.. only deal break= battery..
Accept it or not.. its the ugly fact of life.. gs3 juices out MAX 7 freaking hrs of screen time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YOU ARE NOT BLIND... 7HRS!!!!
as far as the galaxy's i have.. stand-by is ok!...
Stand-by on one-x.. lol yeah true it shows on 100% if you dont use it after charge.. but.. just withen 5mins of phone call.. battery drops to 89%.. kept on standby during the college time for like 3-4hrs
Battery is the deal breaker... go for s3.. go for LG's new phone.. or wait for iSh!t-5.. its all the same.. just if one-x had a beast battery like note or s3.. htc would be giving samsung a banana ride.. (if you know what i mean )
EDIT-: Make the on screen time of s3 to 9hrs41mins.. lol..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26904984&postcount=75
Lol this is what i feel for the HOX owners now.. (No Offence guys.. just a joke )
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but screen on time is not the defining factor.
I've seen users of both, say the sgs3 is not lasting as long as their HOX for how they used their phones. (And I've also heard the sgs3 does last longer for them, so both verdicts)
ALSO we have a HOX user with 12hours screen in time, kinda makes your 9hrs comment look a bit ****ty right?
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk 2

I did a partial charge from 20 to 80% and browse tapatalk for an 45min. Battery never drops.
Samsung fan boys who doesn't own just dont give blind suggestion.
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pratik_91 said:
Not defending one-x or s3.. but seriously what ever you have written is just theorerical..build/better/etc,etc... one thing.. i never carry my phone naked.. no matter gorila glass or w.e... a cover comes up.. feels safe.. so build/looks.. bye bye.. get an attractive cover..
Camera yeah i agree.. one-x is better.. but tht noise.. and dont even get me started on video recording.. my one-x used to record a high-pitched sound everytime i was on stereo recording..
Actually both phones are kinda similar.. only deal break= battery..
Accept it or not.. its the ugly fact of life.. gs3 juices out MAX 7 freaking hrs of screen time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YOU ARE NOT BLIND... 7HRS!!!!
as far as the galaxy's i have.. stand-by is ok!...
Stand-by on one-x.. lol yeah true it shows on 100% if you dont use it after charge.. but.. just withen 5mins of phone call.. battery drops to 89%.. kept on standby during the college time for like 3-4hrs
Battery is the deal breaker... go for s3.. go for LG's new phone.. or wait for iSh!t-5.. its all the same.. just if one-x had a beast battery like note or s3.. htc would be giving samsung a banana ride.. (if you know what i mean )
EDIT-: Make the on screen time of s3 to 9hrs41mins.. lol..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26904984&postcount=75
Lol this is what i feel for the HOX owners now.. (No Offence guys.. just a joke )
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He just left the screen on. We are proud that we are PS certified and we have better standby time. Just post your standby time here. GS3 cant even lost 1 hour without a drop. And every one admit that HOX looks better and it has better life than it has 1800mah. Wtf you are doing with 2100mah ??? cant even get similar battery stats with HOX.
HOX is optimised well and gs3 is a copycat of HOX!!!