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[review] One week from HD2 to One X.

Hello there.
Im not native english so if i do misstakes please don't be so hard with me.
I want to make a review of my first week after a long life with my HD2.
Prolog: Why change from HD2?
I was on HD2 on the first day it appeared. I liked it very much even with this old fashioned Windows 6.5. Before i was with an Orbit or known as P3300 which gets an free Winmo 6 upgrate after a long life with Winmo 5. I was told that HD2 would get a similar upgrade but as Microsoft changed their rules with the buttons it never came. So i found out that i can Upgrade it myselfe thx to this forum. First i got on WP7 but soon i feeled to much in a cage so i changed after 6 month WP7 expirience to Android Miui. After my Usb port brokes and i needed to use an external device to load my battery i looked around if there is a new phone upcoming to get an upgrade that satisfy me or if i will buy a used HD2 to flash it again. If the One X wasn't upcomming i totaly would have stayed on HD2. It's fast, stable and for what its needed its doing a good job and you don't feel that this old boy is already 3 years old. Maybe it was far beyond its time.
Buy it.
I went to a local media store which i was told get the device on the 4th of april. I was there on 2nd of april and surprise surprise i got one early for 579€ (round about 758 $). So i got home with my new gray One X. The box was smaler than i expected.
Finaly home with my baby.
Unboxing was fast and there i hold it in my hands trying to get in turned on. Didn't work untli I loaded it for about 5 min. But then i hat the first experience with the One X getting ready for its first breath. And it came up fast. I was glad that i could use my old Apps that i bought. As it is my second Android device i didn't know that and i didn't expect it. Set up was fast and easy and soo i got all my old apps and configurations on it. Sense makes still no sense for me but i don't care about it.
Tip for those who came from HD2 too: One X askes you if you want to get your old device data through bluetooth. If you want to make this say that your old tdevice is an HTC Desire. Then it works.
Apps
I hate apps that are preinstalled and not deinstallable. Most of them are usefull some of them are nothing more than an add. Apps i recognized as this and deaktivated them are soundboud and 7digital. Never need them and never will.
Some apps that seem to be a little glitchi on One X are like the Mathon browser. I think there are more glitchi ones and they glitch because of the new software menubutton that apears in some apps which need one. never will understand why they want to get rid of the menu hardkey.
Everything else flawless and smooth.
The feeling and the body.
I can't realy say why but my HD2 seemed to be much more precios. Maybe because of the full glas front and the metal back. I don't realy know.
Theres a little chink around the glas on my One X and espeacialy the one on the top of the displye seemes to be some kind of dirt gatherer. I have to use a little brush every day to clean it, also it looks cheap.
The One X is lighter than the HD2 but bigger. As its thinner too i have no problems to get it in my pocket. Feels good and comfortable as an everyday device.
No SD card sucks. My One X has already only 6gb left. Hope Dropbox will be usefull to compensate this incomprehensible mistake for not build an build in SD card slot.
No Battery exchange. I use myphone much and for everything. As my HD2 gets a lousy battery after 2years i was glad to be able to just buy a new one. I hope this battery has a propper technologie and will last longer than on my HD2. For the usage it lasts enought. I could get along a Day without load and with good usage. I use the atomaticly brightnesscontrol and 2 Hours musik, 2 hours gaming and 1 hour navigate while calling multiple persons din't make it sweat. In the evening it wants some juce with still 30% left. I think this is acaptable for a 4,7 device with 5 cores.
Multitouch
I tested this one because on HD2 it sucks that there is a second point recognised but after that you have to get of your fingers to recognize a new one.
At first i thought "**** only 2 points" but then i found an option whicht told me that its set on recognize just 3 fingers for better control. I turned it of and then i got 10 fingers regocnized. Whats realy nice is that you can touch outside the screen and even over the softkeys and it still keeps tracking your fingers.
Performance
Fast like hell.
Never hat such a fast device that size. Games, espeacialy tegra ones are awesome in there graphics but still there is no good one that impresses me with a good gameplay. Hope there will be more. Camera is fast and good. Pictures are good but not awesome. Flashlight is weak and round about half as bright as it was on HD2. Skype with the frontcamera is good and it was about time to get this usable.
Hot
I think this is normal but on intensive apps make the phone get very warm. It won't burn but never get my HD2 so warm. After taking a bigger video with the cam i realy feelt my One X in my trausers. Nothing to worry about but something you will regocnize too and think about.
Sound.
Good even with the headphones that where in the Box. I don't like that kind of headphones and im more used to inear ones oder that ones that go all over your head but the sound quality is realy good and much better than on the HD2. As the HD2 was good enought for me for hearing music outside this doesn'T realy impress me. But good to have.
Screen
Awesome. Perfect pixel ratio for me . I will never need more. Colours a good and not so overloaded as on the OLED ones. Movies, pictures and websites just look gread. Ebooks are perfect.
Thinks im looking forward to.
Dockingstation. Yes hell i will get one.
Medialink. I realy like to use that for presentations. Hope it will be available soon.
What i miss when i think of my HD2?
Flashlight. It was awsome to use the home button as flashlight. Ok i can use now an app but even then its still just half as bright as on my hd2.
SD Card. Yes that realy sucks.
Hardware buttons. I don't know why everyone likes this softkeys that are only an extention of the touchscreen. I love them when they make click sounds and you feel it clicking.
In the end.
I slowly get used to the One X. Its a great device and the price is worht it. I think going back would be hard. But if my HD2 would broke like that i think i would have stayed there minimum another year or too. I still will load the 3 Batterys i have and use my HD2 as navigation device when im on trekking tours. It's still an device with a right to live.
But now my new One X has a new challenge to show me HTC is still the best company for me when i think about smartphones.
I hope my english was acceptable.
Edit: Insert Hot to the performance part.

Thanks for taking the time doing the review. I would like to hear more from everyday users like you before making a decision. Why only 6gb left on your device ?
It comes with 32gb right ?

I have already have so much music on it and the bigger problem are movies with the native 720p. i only have about 2 movies on it and they are like 4gb each. As it was jsut to test the experience on a television they will not be there everytime but i like to keep 2 or 3 movies there for wasting my time while i wait for a train or something like that.
edit. Yes 32gb stock. But only 25 for data free. Rest is system and apps.

Thanks for taking the time to write the review, I pretty much agree with you on everything, except maybe for it looking cheap, but then I like a minimalist style.
No SD slot is a little frustrating, although in fact, i never actually fully used the 16GB card I had in my Desire, I really like to have the option.
Battery is a concern, my Desire battery survived the 2 years i had it without a problem but it is a worry that if this one does not then it will be expensive to have it replaced. For long journeys I will consider buying an external battery pack.
Thanks again for the review and your English is very good!

2 hrs of gaming?
I lost 20% of the battery just downloading Shadowgun let alone playing it. lol

Arthur Hucksake said:
2 hrs of gaming?
I lost 20% of the battery just downloading Shadowgun let alone playing it. lol
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I realised that the especialy the tegra 3 exsample games are very high draining my battery to. normal ones don't. the glowball demo also ist not very perfect jet. when you drain so much battery while downloading maybe some settings are different.
make sure you download it from wlan. it feels like to get much data from your LTE drains the battery faster.
i didn't only play this was a list what i did on a day normal usage without getting battery to 0%.

Thanks fellow HD2 owner.
I enjoyed your review, but can't agree with on the soft/hardbuttons. I'm so glad I'll have a device with soft buttons... I feel "guilty" when I press HD2 buttons because I always think that I'm wearing them out and that eventually they will fail.
You talked about ebook reading. My One X hasn't arrived yet, so please could you take a picture comparing HD2 and One X on a ebook reader app? I would like to see how much more text One X displays for page. Thanks!

myself11 said:
Thanks fellow HD2 owner.
I enjoyed your review, but can't agree with on the soft/hardbuttons. I'm so glad I'll have a device with soft buttons... I feel "guilty" when I press HD2 buttons because I always think that I'm wearing them out and that eventually they will fail.
You talked about ebook reading. My One X hasn't arrived yet, so please could you take a picture comparing HD2 and One X on a ebook reader app? I would like to see how much more text One X displays for page. Thanks!
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70725580/hd2-onex.JPG
There you are. As you can see the normal PDF view has this software menu button so you can't realy make it fullscreen. think there will be a better app for ebooks but for showing this will be good enought. i tryed to scale both on a letter size i think i can read good. on hd2 you can meke it even smaller but the pixelating will get so high that its not so comfortable to read. even with this high ratio i like the letters bigger but they are sharper an thats the reason why i like reading on my One X. The difference isn't so hig as the HD2 had a very high resolution for its time too. 800x480 compare to 1280x720. still it's not as good as e-ink contrast but as it has a higher res than e-ink this is still a good alternative. Also that the contrast of the screen is more realistic than AMOLED ist good for reading.
The button thing is something that depents on taste. i liked them more but we will se if i get used to the soft ones. This was no real critic of me maybe more an experience i wanted to share.
ps.: yes there is dirt in (not on) my HD2 screen

Thanks lokiderelb! Not the best image though A epub would perhaps been better since there's no difference in zoom, only size letter.
Another question regarding screen size: is One X wider than HD2 or are they roughly the same size? When you go back to HD2 from One X do you think: «Hey, this is small», or it isn't that noticeable?

myself11 said:
Thanks lokiderelb! Not the best image though A epub would perhaps been better since there's no difference in zoom, only size letter.
Another question regarding screen size: is One X wider than HD2 or are they roughly the same size? When you go back to HD2 from One X do you think: «Hey, this is small», or it isn't that noticeable?
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I know. I hadn't install a reader now so i just wanted to show the pdf version.
When i hold both phones the feeling is better on the One X. Even if its bigger it feels lighter and the screen that shows no gap between glas and screen looks bigger. The X is about 2mm wider with i just don't feel or see. It's about 1cm longer which is positivly noticeable. It's up to 2mm thinner which i notice immensely. The X has not the metal felling which i realy loved but i think i will get used to it because polycarbonate is a much higher quality.

Your review has been very helpfull for all the prospective one x buyers...thanx
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using xda premium

lokiderelb said:
The X has not the metal felling which i realy loved but i think i will get used to it because polycarbonate is a much higher quality.
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I love my HD2 and its build quality, but I tend to hold it long time with just 2 fingers for bed reading and I find the metal feeling and it's weight a little bit unconfortable, so I really hold high expectations for One X in this regard.
P.S.: THANKS for measuring HD2 and One X. I really appreciated.

thanks for the heads up.
I am also planning to migrate from HD2 to One X soon.
I am not so heavy user of internal storage so the microSD shouldn't be an issue for me but mostly likely I gotta buy a portable charger

Thanks a lot man for the great review. I guess that there are a lot of people migrating from the HD2 to the one X .. and this proves that they are both great devices .. but i honestly am gonna miss my HD2 , it is one of the best phones that HTC manufactured.

Thanks for the review lokiderelb, I was a happy HD2 owner for a couple of years myself but I did have a couple of newer HTC phones in between. The HD2 was ahead of its time and I feel the same way about the One X, I can't see another phone beating it out for best mobile phone on the planet any time soon

Are you guys going or have already sold your HD2?
I will only do it if besides One X I also get GNote/Titan. But I'll probably keep my HD2. It's just to great to sell.

I am like you moving from HD2 to One X. I am expecting my device after Easter. I don't use SD card much and I think lack of SD expansion slot not going to make much difference for me.
I hope we will have some instructions/videos to replace the internal battery before we go to that stage of every 6 hours charging.

I will keep my HD2. Also its a little broken cause of the not funktional usb port and the little dirt behind the screen, which comes from a not so lucky try to repair it by myselfe. I have 3 Batterys for the HD2 and i think i can take it for trekking tours. Its resistable and it s awsome for navigation and my new One X will be happy to stay at home when im going trought the dirt.

Just to help make things clear

With all the bad press, reviews an bug reports on here latley i rekon it has put a lot of people off getting this awesome peice of kit so just to clear the air when all is said and done would you still get the One X again i would for sure
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snowwhite007 said:
With all the bad press, reviews an bug reports on here latley i rekon it has put a lot of people off getting this awesome peice of kit so just to clear the air when all is said and done would you still get the One X again i would for sure
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It's not always that simple. There are three types of issues:
1) S/W which is correctable over time. HTC's future rests on the success of the One line so I have confidence the X will be updated as frequently as necessary. A lot of the issues reported seem (to me) to be s/w related.
2) H/W issues which fall in to two categories. The first being random production defects which don’t affect every device equally. The second category is consistent failings that affect every device (like the black One S's coating chipping off). The majority of h/w issues I've seen posted seem to fall in to the first category.
3) Design flaws. The Sensation antenna-gate issue is an example of this. So far the One X doesn't seem to have any of these.
Even with all that's been posted I ordered one that's due to arrive tomorrow. If it performs well, it stays. If it's flaky (beyond what's reasonable for a new device), it goes back.
Everyone's expectations are different and both the happy and unhappy need to be respected.

I like the phone and it will not be going back. There isn't a single phone on the market in my opinion that matches it when it comes to its combination of looks and specifications and shear wow factor. Its taken me almost 8 months to pick a phone that met all of my requirements after coming from the original Desire.
I am not a hard core phone gamer (But i can be if i want to be now), I am not someone that needs endless memory cards for tonnes of music and video (I have a PC for this, transfer rates are super fast, so it really isn't a hard ship, plus there is dropbox), I do not need a replaceable battery as I have a technet 7000mah portable which is great, its also just as portable as a spare battery anyway (Not that I have had any cause to use it yet).
I also have the white version, so shouldn't have any paint issues.
Yes it has Sense 4.0 which tends to hang every now and then, yes the video camera isn't as good as it will be, all of which are software, and WILL be fixed. Yes it has a rattle when you shake it like an idiot next to your ear, but I will never need to do that unless there is a Maraca app!
Its a mass produced product, as is the case with EVERYTHING mass produced there are batches that have faults and experience issues. Look at the mighty Apple I-Phone! Slight rant over

Yes of course ure correct thats why i feel people need a better idea of those who have the device are they happy knowing and waiting for fixes or would they have choosing different. My reason for post is that theres a lit of people went down the one S route due to all the posts here. Of course there is reason to complain just wanted people to no that im sure there are others like me happy knowing that the fixes will come an the device is great
Mod or Die

The difference in price between the S and X isn't that far apart. I think I would get a sense of buyers remorse 6 months down the line if I went for the S.

jaspabt said:
Yes it has a rattle when you shake it like an idiot next to your ear, but I will never need to do that unless there is a Maraca app!
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best post so far i seen here on these forums
but on a serious note i love my phone and i would recommend it to people no matter what. i know i had a few problems with my phones but it is due to me being picky..but overall it is a beautiful phone to have and would recommend it to many more people..and i exchanging my white version for the grey...saw my mates one and it looks more damn sexier than the white

Don't know what people are whinging about.
IT IS THE BEST SMARTPHONE ON THE MARKET
There, I've said it.
NoobTerminator said:
best post so far i seen here on these forums
but on a serious note i love my phone and i would recommend it to people no matter what. i know i had a few problems with my phones but it is due to me being picky..but overall it is a beautiful phone to have and would recommend it to many more people..and i exchanging my white version for the grey...saw my mates one and it looks more damn sexier than the white
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I was going to order white, then I changed my order for grey. Then I was having second thoughts so I went to look at them both in a shop before my order arrived. So glad I went for grey now

DaveDesire said:
Don't know what people are whinging about.
IT IS THE BEST SMARTPHONE ON THE MARKET
There, I've said it.
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forget it just saw the actual post now why you quoted me

Good thread. I was surprised to find so many negative comments about the One X on here. It's cutting edge, possibly even bleeding... I bought mine in the knowledge that there may be some teething problems, but I'm more likely to still have something "current" in 18 months as the 2 year contract nears it's end. There are't many phone's that is true of.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

OneXuser said:
Good thread. I was surprised to find so many negative comments about the One X on here. It's cutting edge, possibly even bleeding... I bought mine in the knowledge that there may be some teething problems, but I'm more likely to still have something "current" in 18 months as the 2 year contract nears it's end. There are't many phone's that is true of.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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Exactly it will be long while before theres are more powerful phone around and i cant wait to see what devs are cooking
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I came to the One X from a Desire. This is my 3rd HTC mobile and I've loved all of them. I have really enjoyed having the Desire and it's been superb for build quality, reliability and always looked great. Having dozens of lovely roms to play with once it was rooted made all the difference after I became bored with Sense.
So, it was a no brainer for me to choose the One X. Quad core, Tegra 3, that lovely huge, curved screen and ICS were too good to pass up. The phone is stunning and I was most surprised at the looks when I put it beside my Desire. There really is no comparison at all.
It's incredibly fast. I've never used a phone so quick before. The new minimalist Sense is a joy to use and ICS is a great improvement for Android. The screen feels like silk to touch and hasn't attracted much in the way of fingerprints at all. It's lovely to use, very responsive, accurate and image quality is mind blowingly good. Although I don't have the official headphones, Beats Audio does sound fab through a pair of Sennheisers. It ramps up the bass, which is the weakest part of the closed back headphones I have. And so on and on. This mobile is amazing in many ways.
That's the pro's. The con's are:
1. Screen and case don't match up properly. There's a minute gap between the screen and the case along the top and down the left side of mine. This is not normal and classed as a fault by HTC (I asked them). After only 1wk, there's a tiny white strand of cloth under my screen. It can't be seen until the screen is black and it's in the corner. But, as I said to T-Mobile and HTC on the phone today; if it's collected something under the screen after 1wk, what is it going to look like after a few months? HTC said it's a definite fault and should be returned for a replacement. I will be doing so next week.
2. Gripes with the Tegra 3 performance. I know others have seen this on a few games, but for my Desire to easily outperform this phone when playing Stair Dismount is a real disappointment. Secret Exit Ltd answered my request for help earlier very quickly, so I'm really chuffed that a dev is prepared to at least try. I'm not sure whether this is something to do with the game or the phone, so will wait and see. Still a pain though. Interestingly, Stair Dismount also plays very well on my ASUS Transformer, which has Tegra 2.
3. Slight worry about the power button. As the Desire had other hardware buttons, I could assign one of those to wake the phone to take the strain off the power button being used so much. Not possible with this phone. I'm hoping it will be ok.
4. The camera lens cover. If it were Gorilla glass, I'd be happy. If it were recessed enough to not be threatened with being scratched every time I put down my phone, it wouldn't be a problem. So, it begs the question: why the hell did they make the lens cover out of simple glass and the rest of the case out of materials seemingly unbreakable in normal use? Very bad design decision.
5. Lack of external memory could become an issue. Yes, 32Gb is pretty huge. But, so are many of the new games, with 200Mb becoming more common. Not to mention the capability of the phone to play HD content. I also rip music for mobile playing as flac or at least 320k mp3. This makes an album anything up to 800+Mb in size. The internal memory won't take much to fill. None of these are really that big a deal for me, so I'm just being picky with this one!
I've heard various mentions of the battery life being poor on the One X. Considering what this phone does, I'm reasonably happy with having comparable performance as I had with the HTC Desire. Generally, with moderate-heavy use, I'm beginning to think about charging late evening after taking it off charge when I get up in the morning. That's fine by me. I carry a Veho Pebble in my car, so can always put the mobile on charge when I'm out anyway.
I think that's it

leaston said:
I came to the One X from a Desire. This is my 3rd HTC mobile and I've loved all of them. I have really enjoyed having the Desire and it's been superb for build quality, reliability and always looked great. Having dozens of lovely roms to play with once it was rooted made all the difference after I became bored with Sense.
So, it was a no brainer for me to choose the One X. Quad core, Tegra 3, that lovely huge, curved screen and ICS were too good to pass up. The phone is stunning and I was most surprised at the looks when I put it beside my Desire. There really is no comparison at all.
It's incredibly fast. I've never used a phone so quick before. The new minimalist Sense is a joy to use and ICS is a great improvement for Android. The screen feels like silk to touch and hasn't attracted much in the way of fingerprints at all. It's lovely to use, very responsive, accurate and image quality is mind blowingly good. Although I don't have the official headphones, Beats Audio does sound fab through a pair of Sennheisers. It ramps up the bass, which is the weakest part of the closed back headphones I have. And so on and on. This mobile is amazing in many ways.
That's the pro's. The con's are:
1. Screen and case don't match up properly. There's a minute gap between the screen and the case along the top and down the left side of mine. This is not normal and classed as a fault by HTC (I asked them). After only 1wk, there's a tiny white strand of cloth under my screen. It can't be seen until the screen is black and it's in the corner. But, as I said to T-Mobile and HTC on the phone today; if it's collected something under the screen after 1wk, what is it going to look like after a few months? HTC said it's a definite fault and should be returned for a replacement. I will be doing so next week.
2. Gripes with the Tegra 3 performance. I know others have seen this on a few games, but for my Desire to easily outperform this phone when playing Stair Dismount is a real disappointment. Secret Exit Ltd answered my request for help earlier very quickly, so I'm really chuffed that a dev is prepared to at least try. I'm not sure whether this is something to do with the game or the phone, so will wait and see. Still a pain though. Interestingly, Stair Dismount also plays very well on my ASUS Transformer, which has Tegra 2.
3. Slight worry about the power button. As the Desire had other hardware buttons, I could assign one of those to wake the phone to take the strain off the power button being used so much. Not possible with this phone. I'm hoping it will be ok.
4. The camera lens cover. If it were Gorilla glass, I'd be happy. If it were recessed enough to not be threatened with being scratched every time I put down my phone, it wouldn't be a problem. So, it begs the question: why the hell did they make the lens cover out of simple glass and the rest of the case out of materials seemingly unbreakable in normal use? Very bad design decision.
5. Lack of external memory could become an issue. Yes, 32Gb is pretty huge. But, so are many of the new games, with 200Mb becoming more common. Not to mention the capability of the phone to play HD content. I also rip music for mobile playing as flac or at least 320k mp3. This makes an album anything up to 800+Mb in size. The internal memory won't take much to fill. None of these are really that big a deal for me, so I'm just being picky with this one!
I've heard various mentions of the battery life being poor on the One X. Considering what this phone does, I'm reasonably happy with having comparable performance as I had with the HTC Desire. Generally, with moderate-heavy use, I'm beginning to think about charging late evening after taking it off charge when I get up in the morning. That's fine by me. I carry a Veho Pebble in my car, so can always put the mobile on charge when I'm out anyway.
I think that's it
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I think you have it spot on. Luckily I have no issues with my screen and no dust collected anywhere. Using a pouch to keep it nice and safe and it survived a small drop. I don't understand the decision not to make lens from gorilla glass unless its something to do with picture quality. Ordered a flip case as a good work around. I am just debating if I should sell desire or keep as a backup phone
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

BarryH_GEG said:
It's not always that simple. There are three types of issues:
1) S/W which is correctable over time. HTC's future rests on the success of the One line so I have confidence the X will be updated as frequently as necessary. A lot of the issues reported seem (to me) to be s/w related.
2) H/W issues which fall in to two categories. The first being random production defects which don’t affect every device equally. The second category is consistent failings that affect every device (like the black One S's coating chipping off). The majority of h/w issues I've seen posted seem to fall in to the first category.
3) Design flaws. The Sensation antenna-gate issue is an example of this. So far the One X doesn't seem to have any of these.
Even with all that's been posted I ordered one that's due to arrive tomorrow. If it performs well, it stays. If it's flaky (beyond what's reasonable for a new device), it goes back.
Everyone's expectations are different and both the happy and unhappy need to be respected.
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Search for HTC One X Antenna Reception Test at Youtube. I have tried it myself and indeed the signal did dropped. Does that count as design flaw?

wcypierre said:
I have tried it myself and indeed the signal did dropped. Does that count as design flaw?
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Seriously? A 10% dBm drop is, in your mind, a "design flaw?" If you're looking for something to be concerned about the YouTube poster's best performance at 89 dBm is pretty atrocious. Two floors away from my router I get better results on my SGS2. The weaker the signal the more any device will be impacted by obstructions (like bone). You'll see drops and gains like that simply by changing the phone's orientation to the router. As devices get thinner with more and more stuffed in to them antenna placement gets more complicated to avoid interference. That video doesn't concern me a bit (unless 89 dBm is typical Wi-Fi performance).

Had mine for 8 days now, it has no rattle that i've noticed, the screen glitches occasinally in browser, it sense restarts fairly often, battery life imo is decent my stats are typical of others. I had a single occasion where died/crashed, no power button or at least not the usual one press so held it and a small dialogue came up after a while saying 'hold for 2 more seconds to restart' which i did and the fone restarted fine, oh and i've had a single overheat whilst streaming a movie.
I had an early release hero which had some serious bugs which improved dramatically and an early desire s which i found pretty much ironed out from the start.
I'm very happy with my one x overall as any issues it has are teething problems which can be sorted.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

Got my HOX a week ago and I like it!

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

Spinnerdcc said:
Have a bit more of a practice with the camera, it's really quite good.
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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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tkolev said:
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
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25468262&postcount=3544
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!

forumhookersdotcom said:
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

The HTC One X is a fantastic phone - My Screens

Despite what many may say, I know the OneX has it's issues but putting them aside I have got to seriously say this is one awesome phone and I've owned pretty much a ****load of tech over the years.
Some people have had some issues with screen or battery or whatever, but that's just the way these things are, whether its a phone or an xbox 360 or a tv screen or whatever, electronics aren't always perfect as much as we want them to be just like maybe your girlfriend or wife lol.
I can't put the phone down, my battery drains only because I'm always playing with it, the gorgeous screen, the beautiful white body, putting all the issues aside I just love this phone!!
I've played with the Galaxy S3 and I was disgusted at the UI (albeit innovative), it is fugly. when I look at the One X, god Sense is actually quite beautiful and innovative in it's own way. Not to mention the weak ugly back plastic cover which you could fold over a few times, all qualities that I dislike for some reason and I'm sure I'm not the minority here
Forget benchmarks, I've played Nova 3, Mass Effect, 9mm, Backstab, Asphalt, Modern Combat 3, GTA3 to name a few and all the games are gorgeous and run really well with no lag!
P.s. In case anyone is wondering, I'm using ChompSMS with a custom theme

I agree on the UI front. Having had previous Samsung devices and played a lot with the Galaxy Note the whole UI is fugly compared to Sense.
Albeit the Galaxy range of phones are great as well. Both UIs works well with each having their own unique features.
HOX is a lovely phone on it's own rights. Improved upon with custom roms.
The screen as well, not tried the SGS3 yet but compared to the Note I like the natural colours of the HOX and the whites.

I have to agree. If you have no hardware faults then this phone is amazing. I have one minor one that I will have to get used to. When actually using the phone its amazing.
How did you get Modern combat on you're one x ?
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i emailed gameloft and they sent me a modified apk, but apparently theirs ways to decompile apk to bypass checks that someone posted the other day
(do not message me asking for apk)

I'm hoping Nova2 and PvZ gets an update
Other than that I agree! It's a great phone! Just got my second one in and so far so good (got it unlocked and CWM restored the data from my old phone so I was up and running in no time!).
Right now it's updating all those apps and podcasts I missed while the new one was in the mail.
Not too concerned with the QC issues. Both Apple laptops I've bought with my own money and my N900 had to be sent back RMA'd. This is the first time I've been able to send it back to the retailer for an exchange so things are on the up and up! My old Nexus S should have been sent in (Dust under the FCC) but I just resolved myself to taking it apart every month or so and cleaning it out. Since then, however, I'm planning to resist the urge to dismantle my phones. Just not good on my blood pressure.

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Despite what many may say, I know the OneX has it's issues but putting them aside I have got to seriously say this is one awesome phone and I've owned pretty much a ****load of tech over the years.
I can't put the phone down, my battery drains only because I'm always playing with it, the gorgeous screen, the beautiful white body, putting all the issues aside I just love this phone!!
I've played with the Galaxy S3 and I was disgusted at the UI (albeit innovative), it is fugly. when I look at the One X, god Sense is actually quite beautiful and innovative in it's own way.
Forget benchmarks, I've played Nova 3, Mass Effect, 9mm, Backstab, Asphalt, Modern Combat 3, GTA3 to name a few and all the games are gorgeous!
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Absolutely.. 100% agree..
Have today played with SIII in my hands.. no need to argue, OneX is the undisputable winner, phone of the year / to date. Slightly better performance measurements in some benchmarks (besides some shows OneX better, and some SIII), or 2 hrs more battery time is nothing considering with the built quality and awesome look, especially look at the left side of the SIII, metal(!) frame and metal volume rocker on that side sounds like cheap, bad quality toys.
Will not mention on TouchWizz UI, just in short, menus look like gingerbread though it is ICS 4.0.4
Also IPS SuperLCD2 is way much better than SuperAmoled HD when it comes to being closer to real/natural colors. Why Samsung played with blue subpixels and made them smaller in SIII's pentile matrix? apparently upon listening to criticism they got from public (read as customers plz) + (still cold but a tad warmer in comparison to its predecessors)
check this...
http://pocketnow.com/2012/06/04/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-vs-htc-one-x-video/
Forget everything you have read abt those devices so far, benchmarks, comparisons, others opinions etc. even mines above and just think that you have OneX in one hand and SIII in another, compare these two badboys and say, which one you would prefer to go with? at least two years or even longer from purchase?

Used gs3 yesterday and disappointed with its performance and colour.
So far HTC is best in its user interface and style.
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Every phone has its issues.
The HTC One X is a very beautifull designed phone, the best you can buy right now to my opinion.
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Despite what many may say, I know the OneX has it's issues
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When I first played with the One X in a store I was blown away and soon bought one.
I went into a store and played with the SGSIII the other day and was left underwhelmed.
Yes, there are a couple of nice touches in Touch Wiz (I watched a long review on youtube) but the feel of it, the look of the device and the screen just left me 'meh'.
Just didnt feel right in the hand and looks like a kids toy TBH….cheap?
I dunno, maybe having a couple of HTC devices before (Hero and Desire S) and then a couple of Blackberrys conditioned me to liking well built and well designed handsets, not airfix models, lol
Steve

Got a link to that wallpaper? That looks fantastic

Shadowgun THD and Riptide both look fantastic on this amazing beast .
Get the Zedge app from store .some great wallpapers on there

i agree, I have also chosen HTC One X over SGS III, simply because of the beautiful build quality, and while I normally prefer Super AMOLED screens, the display used on the One X is just spectacularly good. SGS III was completely overhyped, and with the high expectations people had, it turned out to be "just another android phone"
I will stick with my One X, and Android Revolution HD

I agreed this is indeed beautiful phone. No regret
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I waited for the release of the SGS III before deciding which to go for--- SGS III or HOX.
HOX won me over. The Touchwiz UI was a huge turn off and so was the build quality. I hate companies who make up too much of a hype whose products are overrated. I was extremely disappointed with the SGS III.
HOX, on the other hand, impressed me by a far margin. It was like the company scrapped everything from last year and started anew.
HOX is exactly the flagship I've been looking for.
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I agree 100%

I have to agree, it took me a few days to get used to the HOX but I am extremely happy now!
I come from a Samsung Captivate and Samsung Galaxy S2 so my natural things was to upgrade to the SGS3 but I wanted so bad to try another brand. I was waiting forever for a decent Sony but their software suck badly.
Then came the HOX and I jumped in (white one Tegra). At first I have to be honest, I was underwhelmed by the level of blacks (coming from AMOLED and SAMOLED) but oh boy was I wrong, this has to be the most amazing display out there.
Also after a dose of Android Revolution, APM, 3 dot fix and UltraSmooth Rosie this phone flies!!!!
As a bonus I do like Sense very much, not feeling the need to run to ICS/Apex as I did with the horrible TW on my SGS2.

I just got my One X 5 days ago and like to give it a mini review.
Body and build quality: In my personal opinion, the HOX is the BEST LOOKING SMARTPHONE OF ALL TIME. Nuff said.
Screen: Never seen anything like this before on a smartphone, excellent viewing angles, nice warm and accurate colors, text very very sharp, outdoor visibility is incredible. Only complain is that it's easy to scratch the screen.
Call quality: pretty good but not the best
Battery life: it's ok, could be better. It almost doesn't use any juice when it's in idle but soon as you start using it you lose like 5% so I don't know. Wished HTC would have been more generous considering this is non removable ( razr maxx?) still after 5 days of using it, I can see the battery improving cause of calibration.
Performance: good, not mind blowing. Does stutter from time to time. Gaming is awesome, no complaints there, browsing is nice but again could be better ( SGSIII?).
Multitasking: not that much of a deal breaker as I thought, not the best obviously but i definitely can live with it. I do like the transition effect when you enter an app or when you press the recent app button and scroll though them, very slick. Just wished you could see more than one app at a time ( stock ICS?)
Audio and speakers: audio is good, beats does enhance sound but a little gimmicky. Speaker is kinda weak in my opinion, although its pretty clear.
Camera: I won't lie, I hardly use the camera on my phone so can't tell but from the few pics I took I love it. But I'm easy to please in that area that's just me
Sense 4.0: MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER than previous versions, less bloated, like how you manage widgets. Don't like the fact that there's a million clock widgets, a million calculator widgets. Wtf HTC?
I think that's pretty much it. The HOX in my opinion, is a fantastic device. I've never seen a better looking device in my life, the screen is amazing especially outdoor visibility. Performance is quite good and battery life is getting better. HTC is heading in the right direction after disappointing releases like the sensation and evo 3D. They've listened to people and toned down sense, which looks as gorgeous as ever by the way. I wish HTC was making their own SoC so they can match it well with android and sense and make it runs super smooth and give it excellent battery life. Still the one x is a fantastic phone and I would recommend it to anybody. Peace!

started the weekend buying the s3 then exchanged for another s3. extremely happy to be finally with a onex. the s3 was nice but felt very fragile. wasn't happy with 2g reception.wouldn't connect to the internet on 2g.may have been a carrier issue.decided to change carrier and phone. reception issue solved .still 2g but have internet connections albeit slow. 3g performance excellent. but most important the phone just feels right.i use a gel case on my phones and had one on the s3 also but the X just feels better. sense is still far better than touchwiz.had wanted to give the s3 a try as i have a tp2 and a titan but once again i find the user experience with htc just that bit better.

How do you guys like your M8?

So I'm turning in my work phone (S5) as I move to a new job and am buying my own phone for the first time in a LONG time, so I'm trying to keep the price down. I found the M8 for $99 on contract and am thinking I will go with that, just wondering how you guys feel about yours still?
Any input would be greatly appreciated

I still love my phone. I paid off contract the first day it was available for Verizon. I'm stock with root. I use xposed for what I do want and the phones still fast as ever. This is the smoothest, snappiest phone I've come into contact with. And what's dope about it is it isn't bogged down with bloat. It feels like a stock android phone. Camera is still okay.. But I'm used to it. I've had people question what android phone this is and be shocked that it's HTC. Most of my friends went to iPhone after the Evo. This is leaps and bounds better. I have a tempered glass screen protector and a slick wraps skin on it just to keep the form factor. I would buy it all over again.
But FYI.. There's a few different screens going around on the M8. My original had more warm colors. This random one I received as a replacement a while ago because something I did has cooler colors and a screen that's way brighter.
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I still love my phone. I paid off contract the first day it was available for Verizon. I'm stock with root. I use xposed for what I do want and the phones still fast as ever. This is the smoothest, snappiest phone I've come into contact with. And what's dope about it is it isn't bogged down with bloat. It feels like a stock android phone. Camera is still okay.. But I'm used to it. I've had people question what android phone this is and be shocked that it's HTC. Most of my friends went to iPhone after the Evo. This is leaps and bounds better. I have a tempered glass screen protector and a slick wraps skin on it just to keep the form factor. I would buy it all over again.
But FYI.. There's a few different screens going around on the M8. My original had more warm colors. This random one I received as a replacement a while ago because something I did has cooler colors and a screen that's way brighter.
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thanks man! I look forward to it.

Still love it as much as day 1. Definitely my favorite phone all around.
Only complaint:
No RGB notification led, only green/red(would be nice considering it is a top tier phone)
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I'm only on my second day with the phone, I immediately rooted and installed viperoneM8. Since I only have 2 days experience and my last smart phone was an old piece of crap nexus I don't really have anything else to compare it to. My first impressions are that I am very impressed with the sound and with the battery life, my last phone wouldn't even make it to noon with light usage, since this phone is still new I been using it really heavy and playing videos, using gps, playing some newer games and it makes it through the whole day without getting low. Build quality is the best, camera is decent, it is responsive and works well without issues what more can I say about it.

I had my phone since the 30th of June.
I had an ATT iPhone 5s. I was liking the 5s bus I've always had the iPhone and knew nothing of android. I always thought iPhones were the best and never paid any attention to ugly android phones which were often sold for a new one
Well, I was tired of Apple and ATT. ATT made me upset so I researched the S5 and the M8.
After seeing many people return the s5 I went with the m8. I hope it can last about 3 years minimum like iPhones easily do.
I played Zelda ocarina of time on mine. I also noticed the keyboard does not like my fingers my iPhone keyboard was good. Swift key is amazing but I worry putting to many apps will slow my phone so I am getting used to the stock keyboard.
Camera is nearly as good as my 5s with the hdr. Sound from speaker phone is better on my m8 and its faster.(feels faster).
I had to return my first phone due to a dead part of the touch screen, second phone had a bad.WiFi receiver but was.snappy, 3rd phone works well but it feels slower and the screen seems warmer rather then cooler. My phone also shows glue on the lenses but does not effect camera and is bareley noticeable.
I like the phone. My iPhone is made solid I dropped it constantly with no case it's been good. I hope that htc uses the high quality ic's like Apple.

I got mine off Amazon for 100 and it was definitely worth it. Speakers are great, it's a good size, and it works. My old phone was a galaxy s3 and it was plenty fast still, but it fell apart. Battery life on the m8 is great too. I'm actually very happy with it.
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I'm only just over a week into owning mine. Quality build and materials but I'm not sure if I will keep it as I moved to windows last year and I prefer the windows os.
The unlock gestures on the htc are not very well thought out compared to Nokia plus I miss having glance screen. I will give it another week or so to see if I'm going to hold onto it.
The phone itself is great but it is more the os that I have a problem with but if you want android then I think the M8 is the best option.

Had mine for almost a couple of months.
Love it, just a couple little niggles like no multicolour led and the pesky speaker grills get crap stuck in them.
I'd recommend a spidgen case too.
My partner has the S5 it feels like a toy, touchwiz is annoying and I really prefer my M8 in every way.
I was a Samsung S3 user before hand , had the S5 taken the same design (the pebble didn't look and feel so cheap) I would of considered it.
Not a HTC fanboy by any means (I've had quiet a few HTC phones back in the day) but truth be told they were garbage.
The M8 is a different story, HTC truly upped their game.
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Camera was the only thing that almost held me back from getting this phone. However, after reading this, nothing was holding me back anymore from getting it.
It is the best phone I've had so far!
No buyer remorse at all!

Oh yeah... In light of my essay earlier in the thread I'd like to note that I was sworn off htc since my rezound. Went to the s3. Coming back to htc feels awesome. After they picked up the pieces.
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Phone is fast. It's usually waiting for me to catch up to it.
Xposed with Side Control module makes up for how tall the phone is to drop down the quick settings with a side swipe.
Double tap to sleep on the Side Control is great also. This one module makes this phone for me.

Bought this phone unlocked in Belgium for 669€ and it was totally worth it. The battery life is good,speakers are amazing, screen looks beautiful and so on , definitely a big win!
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I got my m8 as an upgrade from work to replace the m7 I purchased myself just before I started there. So far it's been a very nice upgrade. The build quality is just amazing.

well....i bought my HTC one off contract from AT&T and unlocked it.....then i bought an S5......sold the S5...still have the one.....Love my One! youll love it