Hi everyone
so, I'm buying a new phone, & I can't pretty much decide which of these 2 to pick & I have some questions
first, it's the one x lag in the browser & some other places I have seen in the reviews, is there any official update to fix & make it faster than nexus?? (I mean seriously guys this phone is 4core)
also one more thing, I like the pure ICS more than HTC's ICS, is there any rom that simply has everything like a normal ICS?
& where will be the menu button for the non ICS optimized app? in galaxy nexus it's on screen buttons so there's a solution... what about one x?
& last thing is ur realistic opinion about which one to buy? do you think HTC one X (now with all these lags) is like the motorola xoom with Tegra 2 when it came?
my point is I think it just need time for bug fixes? is that so or it's all hardware issue??
& thanks for your times
I currently own both. They are both great devices, so it really comes down to priorities:
1) Camera - HTC One X
2) Screen - HTC One X
3) Multitasking - Nexus
4) Reception (radio) - HTC One X
Nexus has a great screen, but One X is just that much better. Radio reception is also noticeably better on the One X, though it's not horrible on the Nexus (GSM). Camera is significantly better on the One X, but I didn't find the Nexus to take bad photos either.
If you prefer stock, then you should probably go with the Nexus. That's as stock as it gets, though there is a CM9 ROM for the One X now, if you'd rather have the camera and screen. I do not experience lag on my One X. The browser "lag" is simply the reflowing of text when you zoom in. It's not bad at all. The rest of the phone is smooth for me. I'm not really sure how it could lag because the phone kills apps almost immediately and frees up resources.
But that's the catch: If you multitask a lot, you probably won't like the One X. Multitasking works, but it's very limited (2-3 apps max) and not nearly as reliable and fluid as it is on the Nexus.
For me, I prefer the One X for the social contact integration, camera, and screen. But it all comes down to your personal preference.
greyhulk said:
I currently own both. They are both great devices, so it really comes down to priorities:
1) Camera - HTC One X
2) Screen - HTC One X
3) Multitasking - Nexus
4) Reception (radio) - HTC One X
Nexus has a great screen, but One X is just that much better. Radio reception is also noticeably better on the One X, though it's not horrible on the Nexus (GSM). Camera is significantly better on the One X, but I didn't find the Nexus to take bad photos either.
If you prefer stock, then you should probably go with the Nexus. That's as stock as it gets, though there is a CM9 ROM for the One X now, if you'd rather have the camera and screen. I do not experience lag on my One X. The browser "lag" is simply the reflowing of text when you zoom in. It's not bad at all. The rest of the phone is smooth for me. I'm not really sure how it could lag because the phone kills apps almost immediately and frees up resources.
But that's the catch: If you multitask a lot, you probably won't like the One X. Multitasking works, but it's very limited (2-3 apps max) and not nearly as reliable and fluid as it is on the Nexus.
For me, I prefer the One X for the social contact integration, camera, and screen. But it all comes down to your personal preference.
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thanks, it helped me a lot, about one more thing, how's keyboard & typing in one x?
(since you talked of CM9, is everything the same as other CM9's? the keyboard, menu bla bla??)
& also about the button for the non ICS optimized app, where would you press for the menu button?
I'm sure there are more people curious, so I think it would be really helpful if you can post a short video or screenshot here, because htc one x doesn't have those on screen buttons
mehras1991 said:
thanks, it helped me a lot, about one more thing, how's keyboard & typing in one x?
(since you talked of CM9, is everything the same as other CM9's? the keyboard, menu bla bla??)
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The reviewers gave the HTC One X's keyboard a bad rap, but I like it. It has some useless arrow keys and takes up a lot of the screen, but I find typing on it a pleasure. And if you don't like it, it's easily replaced, even with stock ICS keyboard , if you want.
I honestly can't speak to CM9. I am running stock Sense 4.0 on my One X and have no intention of changing that. I would assume that, since it's a Cyanogenmod, it's identical to other iterations.
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mehras1991 said:
& also about the button for the non ICS optimized app, where would you press for the menu button?
I'm sure there are more people curious, so I think it would be really helpful if you can post a short video or screenshot here, because htc one x doesn't have those on screen buttons
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Right now, the orphaned menu button takes up a strip on the bottom of the apps, around the same place that the soft keys would be on stock ICS. It's annoying, but not a deal-breaker. As developers update their apps, this will change.
i have used them both today.. a friend of mine has nexus and saw me playing with my one x.. we played with them a lot and compared also..
first the screen: one X has a better screen with better white balance and there is more room in the screen since the buttons are not on it.. nexus has a part of the screen cut off all the time, so there is no full 4.7" screen for the user
camera: they are both good, we were looking the photos in our phones so no fair comparison was possible as long as they are not on the same big screen..
multitasking: even though one x has more user-available RAM it kills the background apps earlier.. i do not know why.. maybe it wants to keep the battery long-lasting since it is a 4 core device..
speed and performance: real difference there, we opened the browser and got the xda main page and searched some words.. nexus was freezing when typing and searching the word in the very letter-crowded page (so was my old sensation XE) but the one X is was able to find it in 1 second approx.
sound: i guess no winner here.. but when it comes to the earphones, one X has the beats audio..
gaming: they both play what we throw at but when it comes to the benchmarking one X is much better in 3d and 2d performance..
feeling on the hand: nexus is lighter but there is this bubbled part under it.. on the other hand one X has better feeling on your hand but wider with a coming-out camera which is easy to be scratched.. keep that in mind if you are planning to use it one-handed with small hands
and also;
nexus has no FM radio, one X has bigger memory..
and i believe that the vanilla experience is good looking but every new touch that knows what-to-do is bringing something new to the devices.. so, in my opinion HTC has modified the android very well..
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I know what you guys are thinking, this is just another nexus one vs htc desire. I know there are tones and tones of videos and threads out there. I've gone through bost them. Reading thread after thread. Advantage after disadvantage. I'm ditching my hd2 for one of these phones. I'm getting both for around the same price. And I still can't decide. They're both so tempting and so alike. I've read and watched nearly every video and web page out there. But I can't make my mind. I love the nexus one for the support but love the desire for the extra homescreens and the sense ui. Which I know can be ported onto the nexus. SO I'M AT A STALEMATE. PLEASE HELP ME MAKE UP MY MIND BEFORE I GO CRAZY.
thanks
Newer is always better in my eyes. But im sure you wont be upset which ever you choose.
If the Nexus One had the looks and physical buttons of the Desire, I'd go for a Nexus One simply because you can easily put Sense on it anyway (which I prefer to stock Android).
As it happens though, it doesn't have the looks and physical buttons of the Desire, which is why I've got a Desire!
Regards,
Dave
nexus:
+ MUCH better support
+ first to get new android releases
- no physical buttons, which i personally dislike
- no FM radio
- no sense (though it can be ported over like some said)
desire
+ physical buttons yay!
+ FM radio, amoled screen,
+ looks much better imo
- i hate the optical trackpad, the ball on the nexus is much nicer
- HTC SUPPORT SUCKS
- New android version will probably not be released after 2.2 (knowing htc)
- i personally think battery life sucks (don't know about the nexus)
- not fully rooted yet (system partition when running normally), restricting you in some ways and flashing can potentionally usb brick your device
All in all, it's really up to you. But i'm sure either way you will definitly fall in love with your new device
I`m a bit confused right now ... i really loved the HTC evo 4G but since i live in India ... i cant get my hands on that...
The only good phones i am left with are desire , xperia x10 or samsung galaxy
Pls let me know which one should i go for
And i wanted to know how are the games in desire .. are they even comparable to iphone games??... and can it be jailbreaked like the iphone????
heres a youtube vid of nova on the desire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vn2DuPeE-E
Avoid the Xperia X10, mainly due to the terrible terrible battery life and the fact it's still running Android 1.6, as well has having much lower performance than the Desire and Nexus One which use almost identical internals.
As for 'jailbreaking', in Android circles the equivalent is known as 'rooting' to enable you to install all the awesome custom firmwares available on this forum to enable new features, speed up your device or even get the latest versions of Android before they're even released.
Games-wise, there is a decent selection, but truthfully the iPhone is the king of mobile gaming. I haven't found this to be a problem however, as I realised after owning an iPod Touch before my android phone that with most games I'll play them for a few minutes when I download them and then never really touch them again. I use music, video, email, social networking and general internet browsing far more.
As for Desire vs Galaxy S...kind of hard to choose.
Galaxy S Pros and Cons:
+ Large, amazing Super AMOLED screen
+ Most powerful Android device out, especially it's GPU (for 3D games)
+ DivX video support
+ Video-out if you want to connect it to a screen
+ Reportedly great sound quality for headphones
+ Battery life better than most other high-end Android phones
- The phone itself looks like a cheap iPhone ripoff (why Samsung why?!)
- Samsung use their 'TouchWiz' interface on top of Android which looks kind of ugly and adds little
- Samsung don't have a good track record with updates...they've confirmed Froyo but no word on whether it'll ever get anything above that
- Reportedly all custom roms will need to be based off Samsung's official roms, so won't have as large a variety as HTC phones
- Apparently many users have had GPS problems
HTC Desire Pros and Cons:
+ Huge variety of custom roms
+ Similarity with Nexus One means since Nexus One gets updates first, most can be quickly ported to Desire
+ HTC Sense interface on top of Android looks great and improves usability (especially the widgets)
+ HTC's default apps for mail, weather, etc are extremely well designed
+ Will most likely be able to run Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) ported from the Nexus One once it's released
+ Very good build quality and nicer-looking hardware
- Battery life not as good
- Smaller screen that's regular AMOLED rather than Samsung's new variety
- Not as powerful as Galaxy S
Hope that helps! I'm currently in the middle of deciding between the Desire and Galaxy S myself, so done a fair bit of research and tried both out.
AXIS of Reality said:
- Not as powerful as Galaxy S
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as you can see my quadrant score says diffrent
That would be because you're running Froyo, which the Galaxy S has been confirmed to be receiving later this year. =P
The more apt comparison is lower on that graph showing the 2.1 Desire and Nexus One far lower than the 2.1 Galaxy S.
well thanks for that .. i am leaning towards htc desire more now ... just to confirm are there any better andriod phones in the market which are gsm and available outside US ??
AndroHero said:
as you can see my quadrant score says diffrent
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Which battery meter are you using?
vinayendra: since you mentioned only games in your post, my advice to you is to avoid android platform and go with Iphone if games are your priority...
If you still need to choose between these 3 phones, Galaxy would be your choice, cause it's better GPU will be advantage with games
I cant speak for the galaxy S but having used both desire and the xperia the desire wins hands down. The xperia is really laggy and the old version of android is a deal breaker. Once sony pull their fingers out and update the xperia it might be a different story but I dont think we will see that for a few more months yet
the only advantage the xperia has is the large internal apps storage, you dont need to root it if your wanting loads of apps unlike the desire
AndroHero said:
heres a youtube vid of nova on the desire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vn2DuPeE-E
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id love to know how to get that game running on my desire, I had it for my palm pre and loved it but the desire just gives me a black screen then it closes
djoni1980 said:
vinayendra: since you mentioned only games in your post, my advice to you is to avoid android platform and go with Iphone if games are your priority...
If you still need to choose between these 3 phones, Galaxy would be your choice, cause it's better GPU will be advantage with games
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Games or not my priority .. i already have a ipod touch ... for me the main things are cool apps maybe even GPS , email and very good user interface ... i have a htc 3G touch ... it really sucks ...after having that i had decided not to go for HTC again ... But i cant buy iphone 4 as it takes a year to come to my country ... and i heard andriod phones are awesome ... so going back to HTC
So anyone owns a desire .. plz tell the pros and cons of desire which u felt while using
Take the desire you wont regret it.and someone already mentiond pros & cons on page 1.
You only have to choose
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AXIS of Reality said:
That would be because you're running Froyo, which the Galaxy S has been confirmed to be receiving later this year. =P
The more apt comparison is lower on that graph showing the 2.1 Desire and Nexus One far lower than the 2.1 Galaxy S.
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can you not read? it clearly says samsung galaxy s 2.2 on the benchmark
pms said:
Which battery meter are you using?
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the one that comes with the expresso theme for 2.2 sence roms
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can you not read? it clearly says samsung galaxy s 2.2 on the benchmark
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LOL, actually it says <2.2, which is 2.1
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LOL, actually it says <2.2, which is 2.1
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oh yeah so it does lol
If you have access to those phones in India go and try them out in person because you won't have a clue on what everyone is going on about except for prior experience on your old Touch.
An Android phone is perfect if you live your online life through Google, if you don't I suggest you move.
An iPhone is known for simplicity and just working until you somehow manage to get yourself into the zoom feature and you're screwed unless you know the zoom out function. These high end phones are true powerhouses in pocket computing and are for more than showing off to your mates that you have a cool phone. If that's all you're going to do, you deserve an iPhone. If you're rolling up your sleeves and learning how to individualise yourself from every other Android user out there then you will quickly learn about live wallpapers, widgets, shortcuts and button combinations. Go further than that and its roms, themes, radios, adb commands so on and so forth.
Know what you want and shop according to it. One of these phones will tick most if not all of your needs and wants. Or something in the near future will. Between the 2 phones, out of the box you are looking at a difference of interface more than anything else. Really suggest you go try them out.
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Jabbafat23 said:
If you have access to those phones in India go and try them out in person because you won't have a clue on what everyone is going on about except for prior experience on your old Touch.
An Android phone is perfect if you live your online life through Google, if you don't I suggest you move.
An iPhone is known for simplicity and just working until you somehow manage to get yourself into the zoom feature and you're screwed unless you know the zoom out function. These high end phones are true powerhouses in pocket computing and are for more than showing off to your mates that you have a cool phone. If that's all you're going to do, you deserve an iPhone. If you're rolling up your sleeves and learning how to individualise yourself from every other Android user out there then you will quickly learn about live wallpapers, widgets, shortcuts and button combinations. Go further than that and its roms, themes, radios, adb commands so on and so forth.
Know what you want and shop according to it. One of these phones will tick most if not all of your needs and wants. Or something in the near future will. Between the 2 phones, out of the box you are looking at a difference of interface more than anything else. Really suggest you go try them out.
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I'd mostly agree with that.
Android phones really are 'enthusiast' phones, in the sense that you get out of them what you put in. For example, customising it to work exactly how you want and look how you want it to look.
The iPhone is made as a very controlled system, so you have only the absolute minimum freedom (ie: change your wallpaper or order of icons). This is ideal for many people who want something that just 'works' and has been tuned to be an intuitive experience for the majority of people.
Android is based around making your phone uniquely yours, such as through the use of the homescreens to fill with whatever you want (widgets, controls, shortcuts, folders, etc). What this means is it requires more time and attention than an iPhone, but the end result is a phone and way of working that is of your own design.
Think of it like Lego:
- the iPhone is where you follow the instructions and get what is shown in the picture on the box (which can annoy people who want to do their own thing).
- Android is where you are given a pile of lego bricks to build whatever you want, so it's far more personalised even if it's not as polished as the iPhone (which can confuse or put of people who prefer a guiding hand and it to be done for them)
I'm happy to sacrifice some polish in the interface for the chance to really make my phone mine, but there are many who feel the other way. That's why it's great we have the oppurtunity to choose between Android and iOS (and soon Windows Phone 7, which seems like a halfway point between the two).
thanks for all that ... Now i am convinced to go for a desire which i will buy sometime this week
i have a small doubt ( a n00b one) .. whats the use of "rooting" and installing ROM`s???.. is it the same as "jailbreaking" in iphone where i can install paid apps and games for free and play with my looks ?? ... or is there anyother use??
i have HTC Desire which i bough from a friend in England, (i live in Seattle) and absolutely love it. My co-worker has Tmobile Samsung Vibrant. Ill give my impressions and quick pros and cons, i may sound little bias but here it is.
Samsung Galaxy Pros
Large SuperAMOLED screen, true 800x480 res, multitouch (Which, while is brighter than the Desire, not that much better, almost cant tell the difference.)
Better battery life, Galaxy also comes with 1500 mAh battery whereas Desire come with 1400 mAh ( again only one day of test with moderate use)
Better GPU
16 Gb of internal storage (which is a huge plus)
720p @30 frames video capture (which also is possible on the Desire with a custom ROM)
Cons
Built quality is extremely cheap, back is shiny plastic which is prone to scratches
Has ugly iphone 3GS style bezel around the screen
No camera flash (this one is a huge let down by Samsung which is beyond any comprehension)
Ugly UI which is a blatant iOS rip off (this one may be strictly preferential depending if you like iOS look or not)
Samsungs proven lack of support track record
Not clear whether gonna have large dev support on XDA
External speaker is horrible, tiny sound (Desire is the same)
That is all i can think of at the moment
Desire Cons
Uses old Clear pad 2000 touch panel which lacks true multitouch support or supports it in a broken way (you can google Nexus one touch screen problems, there is 70 pages plus thread about it)
Uses Cheap Pentile pixel arrangement, which some argue is better for media but horrible if ou spend most of the time reading text on your device. ( you can google Pentile on Nexus One, Anandtech.com has very informative article about this)
Eternal speaker is horrible, sound is tiny and quite
video capture is crap
When using on low brightness, screen has pink hue
Battery life is mediocre
Pros
Built quality is way better than Galaxy, also looks sophisticated compared to Galaxy
Camera flash
Huge support from XDA developers since it is almost identical to Nexus One
Runs Sense, although i equally hate Sense, it is a lot better that TouchWiz
Has hardware buttons (this one is a deal breaker for me as Galaxy touch sensitive buttons are unresponsive at times and generally suck)
AMOLED is almost as good as Galaxy's ( aside from cheap ass touch panel that HTC used on Desire and Nexus One, why HTC why)
That is all i can think of at the moment. I am eligible for an upgrade with Tmobile, but i think ill keep the Desire. Just better phone aside from crappy screen. Hope this helps
Hi dear,
I'm so interested in getting htc one x (currently using iPhone 4s and htc radar) but there is controversy that the default browser of one x is not as smooth as people expected.
I think it's due to the text wrapping(and the page rendering is not as smooth either when you zoom in and out) so is it possible to turn off the feature?
I also want to see how well the chrome beta works on the one x. Can anybody take a video for me?
I don't own one yet so I can't test it out. Thanks all and enjoy your device!
Htc one x is the beast. Personally, I like the super LCD more than amoled.
I started a new thread to see what do you think for HTC One X and which device are you coming from ?
My first android device was HTC Desire HD and after that i replaced it with the Samsung Galaxy SII but i was missing HTC Sense a lot plus every time i flashed a new ROM the recovery was not the same on the GSII and the development was pretty much the same on every ROM, so i decided to go back and get an HTC device and a got the One X and i am very happy with it!
Happy users: Display, Sense, Design, Internal storage, Camera
Unhappy users: S-ON, Battery life, Non removal battery, No SD card
Original Desire->SGS2->HOX, I too missed sense too much. I like the device especially the screen(finally I can read full webpages unzoomed!) but it's not as fast as I had hoped. I gave my gf the One S before buying the HOX for myself but the One S just appears to be much, much faster. Speedwise the HOX is about as fast as the SGS2
Came from Note....except battery life, everything is awesome
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Came from desire HD and lo e the HOX just hate the battery life in 1.29....7
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If we are talking only android phones I started with an xperia x10i. Then moved on to HTC incredible S and now to my one x.
Those has been my daily use phones but as secondary phones I've also had HTC wildfire, HTC desire and LG optimus 2x.
Actually I like my hox the best even though I haven't even rooted it.
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From Samsung Galaxy S -> HOX. And I'm VERY happy! Kies was real pain in the ass!
I customized SGS after one day of use, now I don't even think about to put custom firmwares to One X.. No need to customize.
I come from a total HTC lineup...Desire,DesireHD,Sensation and now the One X.
I love the One X but i`m very sad at the way HTC have made it harder and harder for true enthusiasts to get total control..i.e. locked bootloaders,no S-off.Seems HTC want to forget their rooting community
Came from HTC Sensation and happy with the One X:
1: bigger and better screen
2: quad core CPU
3: internal storage
4: design is better
5: better camera
Not so happy about:
1: non removal battery
2: no SD card slot
Came from the dinosaur age, nokia e66
Htc one x as my first android phone
Happy with: Big screens+awesome display, quad core, awesome design
Unhappy with: S-on, built in battery
Desire -> Desire HD -> One X
Honestly couldn't be happier with my HOX! Coming from a DHD - and even then not using a spare battery - the battery in this is so much better, so I don't find it to be an issue. Also, no expandable memory isn't an issue for me as beforehand I only had an 8gb card, I know they fairly inexpensive to buy but having 32gb from the off is brilliant.
Other points I love are the camera, gaming and Sense 4.0 of course!
This is my first android device after being an Apple user for years. Couldn't be happier and will never go back
Came from Galaxy S and samsung sucks! HTC One X is best! I just need S-ON others are perfect!
Coming from the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
Very happy in comparison, its very nice to be able to charge my phone via the USB cable!
When USB ports break, it makes you appreciate them a lot more!
I'm an old HTC addict, changing my cellphone every ~2 years
spv C500 >> HTC Tytn2 >> HTC Touch Pro 2 >> HOX
of course, HOX is a big improvement for me !
Used HTC Desire & then moved to Sony Xperia x10i(Indian launch was delayed & i somehow liked this device over Desire because of even battery life etc) & now the One X
I like One X for larger display, ICS, uni-body design, Quad Core & of course the Sense UI
Dislikes would mainly be battery life, non user accessible battery
I came from Original Desire and very happy with Hox
Better and bigger screen (Love It)
Bigger Internal storage (and this why I hated My Desire)
Beats audio
ICS+Sense 4.0 (F*** TW)
htc better than other Manufactures and faster in Updates ( Samsung the worst)
The best design ATM
Comming from the HTC Hero, first impression: The screen is huge! Like it a lot actually, finally I can read/write mails properly on this screen. Doesn't really fit in my pants just yet though, but then yet again when I got my Hero I first thought that bugger was quite large. Guess I have to get used to the feeling.
HTC Hero was also the first device which had HTC Sense, back then it was quite sluggish and I quickly embraced AOSP ROMs. But at the One X, I think they quite hit the nail. It is quite functional while the speed is just massive.
I came from iPhone 4s and iPhones for the past 4 years.
I just needed a change. I can get all the stuff I Jailbroke stock on the one x. I'm liking the change
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I come from a touch hd/DHD/ and now my one x. Can't comment properly as only had it a day. But so far I'm impressed. First thing I did when I got it was unlock and put ARHD on it best thing I did tbh. The stock was horrific... :-\
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I still have my Note, didnt get rid of it yet. Bought the One X for my sister, but it will be with me until her exams are over.
I got a defective piece to begin with, but HTC took it back and gave me brand new sealed pack piece (This time it was 24A and it is flawless).
Overall I am OK with the phone. No issues with interface, I quiet like the Sense 4.
MY problem is with the buttons. Volume and power buttons should have been better. (Operating them when laying on bed at night can be a problem due to lack of feedback and difficulty in finding power key )
And coming from Note, the battery life is little bit of downer. Also hate the battery stats issue where it does not show the real battery usage and indicator suddenly drops 5-10%.
Surprised by the screen quality. Good stuff from HTC in that department.
Not happy with 3 dot menu at all. Its stupid. Consolation is that we have fix and button remapping mod.
I have mixed feelings about this phone. I am also not wooed in by the polycarbonate build. Its amazingly light, but It feels odd in hands. Maybe its just matter of getting used to it. Also I dont have case for it yet. So once that comes, this should be non issue.
Great stuff from HTC in a while, but dont think its the best they could have done.
Hey im getting a new phone and decided on the one x or the s3.. which one do u think is better in terms of camera hardware battery life audio etc..
Thanks
Definitely HTC ONE X
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S3
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I own a one x, two guys here in the office have the S3.
IMO:-
The one x looks nicer than the S3
The S3 equals, or beats, the one x on most (but not all) specifications
The S3 has better battery life, a replaceable battery, and an SD slot, the one x does not.
The S3 has much better audio quality - the one x is awful.
The S3 has a much more active developer community - there are more s3's out there, and there are no issues with s-on/s-off - you can pretty much do what you want to an S3.
Samsung seem faster at getting new roms out for the S3 than HTC do for the one x, and they leak a lot of roms during the development process.
Despite all that, I got the one x because it was basically half the price of the s3
If the costs had been the same, I probably would have got the S3.
Based on your requirements, regretfully, I must say S III. :crying::crying::crying:
But, in terms of usability, charm and charisma - HOX is way better choice. :laugh::laugh::laugh:
Ask yourself - would you like to be like everyone else, having the same phone like thousands of others?
Seriously, your question is difficult to answer. HOX owners will say one thing, and S III owners the other. It's like choosing between Mercedes "E" Class, and BMW 5 Series. Both are top of the line, it's the personal taste that makes the difference.
I know this doesn't help, but I felt like saying it. :angel:
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I own a one x, two guys here in the office have the S3.
IMO:-
The one x looks nicer than the S3
The S3 equals, or beats, the one x on most (but not all) specifications
The S3 has better battery life, a replaceable battery, and an SD slot, the one x does not.
The S3 has much better audio quality - the one x is awful.
The S3 has a much more active developer community - there are more s3's out there, and there are no issues with s-on/s-off - you can pretty much do what you want to an S3.
Samsung seem faster at getting new roms out for the S3 than HTC do for the one x, and they leak a lot of roms during the development process.
Despite all that, I got the one x because it was basically half the price of the s3
If the costs had been the same, I probably would have got the S3.
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I know many HOX users who said they would have maybe went for the S3 afterall. I agree on many things you said though. I possibly would have went for an s3 as well if i knew all this about htc.
But they had a good reputation in the desire days and i thought why not give them a try? Right now i'm at the point where i realised how much this phone doesn't surprise me, i don't care about scratches, i don't care if i drop it frontal, i just don't care. It's my last htc device anyway but i can just try to "enjoy" it while it lasts.
edit: personally i even have my doubts about jelly bean running the way jelly bean should run with sense. Today i flashed a sense ui again, while nice, after nearly over 1 week on jelly bean i realise how laggy sense ui on 2.17 is. It's incredible.
going to switch back to aokp or aosp jelly bean rom when i can be bothered
I've owned my One X since April, it's been great. Thankfully no wifi problems and the camera is ok / pretty good. I've rooted it and installed all the available sense roms, I've come back to ARHD as I like the "stock look". Sadly my Cid is VodaP001 (or something similar) so I can't load the leaked Jelly Bean Roms. Seeming I'm stuck waiting for Vodafone to release a Rom based on Jelly Bean so I can update the Hboot officially. This annoys me, other phones (nexus mainly and Nokias) you can either flash whatever you like or amend IDs as in the Nokia to load non carrier firmware. Even the One S (I think) can have it's Cid amended. Strikes me as odd the way HTC have locked the HTC One X a little too much for my liking. I'm on the brink of getting an S3 and maybe putting the One X on Ebay. Sadly though I do like Sense 4 and I like the camera...not sure I like Touchwiz though...S3's can be bought for £360 new from DigitalRev, One Xs seem to fetch £250 on Ebay, I might bite the bullet and sell it...Oh and I'll miss the One X build quality...that's my thoughts....
Htc one X world best Phone A++++++++++
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I personally would go with the HOX just due to build quality alone. Always felt like I was going to break the s2/s3. I don't miss having a replaceable battery or an sd card.
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I am sorry for my post , and please delete this
Go for one x+
If price is matter to you, than go for one x. - one x has best screen ever made for mobile device - that means a lot to me
- audio is better on s3 but if you are not audiophile and listening to normal mp3 music, you won't noticed it - much more, because of beats eq it sounds more bassy and louder (for amateur listener better than s3)
- a bit better battery on s3
- touchwiz can't compare to sense, if you are going to flash aosp, you better wait for nexus
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Ali_ultra99 said:
1 - ok I am with you on that
2-better battery life ,yes 17% battery drain in 40 minutes 1:30 on screen time( my 1 week experment with the s3 ) ( if this is a better battery life ) than you dont know what your talking about
3- better audio, ok, but one x is awfull, then again you have no idea what you are talking about, and s3 is not that good too.
4 - more active development community :what: , are you kooding me, people buy htc phones for the xda development Community , and if you remember cyanogenmod said no more official cm on the s3 and more developers are doing like him, samsung are ****ng them.
5- faster rom , are you living under a rock or something, htc were always the first one to update there devices, last time I checked, both the one x and the s3 is getting jb at the same time or at least 1 week difference , and leakung alote of roms , the s3 had 3 leaked jb builds in one week .
Sorry if got a little pumped out, but it seems like a troll talk for me .
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You're the only troll, everyone kept it civilized until your post.
HOX vs S3? Of course S3. No questions there. Anyway check if you can get X+. It's what original HOX should have been. It can definitely compete with S3.
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Totally agree, if u can afford it get the one X+. otherwise just get the regular one x,
yes, on the specsheet the S3 looks better, but in daily use I really prefer the one X.
the main thing on a high end smartphone is the screen, it's the thing you constantly stare at, so you want it to be good. And the screen on the s3 is ok, but no more than just ok. it's bright enough but the over saturated colours really bother me. and that's the great thing about the one X, the screen is just soo amazing. plus touchwiz is probably the worst user interface ever made, in no comparison to sense
This looks like a comparison thread, I expect this will now be closed
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exocetdj said:
This looks like a comparison thread, I expect this will now be closed
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and guess what........