Do you guys think it's worth buying the HTC One?

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rkial

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1.7GHz v 1.9GHz.. not a problem
Screen. Hard to get better than the HTC
Build quality... HTC wins

4.7" v 5" screen .. personal preference I guess.
UI. again. Personal preference..


Where the Samsung would be better

2300 mah v 2600 mah battery. (+ removable battery)
memory expansion.
and at least in India, better service centers and support.

Leaning towards the HTC for now.. waiting to see how its priced here... and what Samsung has to offer.
 
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Definately

If you love slick design, htc sense (like me). It's a no-brainer! HTC will probably release an HTC ONE+ but that will be somewhere in oktober 2013 with only some minor upgrades. I already pre-ordered mine :eek:
 
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Love what I am seeing and hearing of the HTC One but I learnt my lesson from being an early adopter of the HTC One X, where they subsequently released the HTC One X+ addressing basic issues from the former with better components, and battery and a higher clock speed of the processor. I will wait given that the rumored s4 will carry the same processor but clocked at 200Mhz more than the HTC ONE It's not far fetched for me to think that HTC will release a ONE + based on presidency.

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For me no. No SD card or removable battery is a deal breaker for me. Gonna wait for the GS4. Gotta love that slick metal finish and premium build quality.

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samsung's build quality has always been dodgy on s2 and s3 phones speaking from my very own experience , which premium quality are you talking about ?
 
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rkial said:
1.7GHz v 1.9GHz.. not a problem
Screen. Hard to get better than the HTC
Build quality... HTC wins

4.7" v 5" screen .. personal preference I guess.
UI. again. Personal preference..


Where the Samsung would be better

2300 mah v 2600 mah battery. (+ removable battery)
memory expansion.
and at least in India, better service centers and support.

Leaning towards the HTC for now.. waiting to see how its priced here... and what Samsung has to offer.
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You are exactly in my position.lol.. maybe if samsung as rumored ti be using solux lcd, it might be a different story.. I dont mind plastic.. but it has ti have a good design better than the s3 .and at least decent looking as compared to the htc one x plastic

Tapatalkedddd...!!!!!
 
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jizang

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AW: Do you guys think it's worth buying the HTC One?

I bought my hox+ a month ago you think its worth changing for a htc one

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I bought my hox+ a month ago you think its worth changing for a htc one

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Nope! I'm on the same boat as u bro. The hox+ is a great device and all we need is sense 5 at this point. I won't be getting the HTC one till sometime next year

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AW: Do you guys think it's worth buying the HTC One?

monkboy24 said:
Nope! I'm on the same boat as u bro. The hox+ is a great device and all we need is sense 5 at this point. I won't be getting the HTC one till sometime next year

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Yeah your right if we get sense 5 it is enough at least for a year

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irzero

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i really hate these LCD displays its such an inferior technology to oled. The only thing they are good for is black text on white backgrounds. Android is all black so its a total loss. Colours just arent that good on these displays. Brightness is a total waste of time given that your battery goes from full to empty on any kind of decent brightness. With no removable battery this is a big issue. Im also not sure 1080p is worth it any more. 720p seems to be perfect balance.

Im seriously thinking about a note 2 now with the RGB Amoled display in LTE. Samsung is letting me down by loving to LCD on the S4. i really dont want LCD they are so boring.
 
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i really hate these LCD displays its such an inferior technology to oled. The only thing they are good for is black text on white backgrounds. Android is all black so its a total loss. Colours just arent that good on these displays. Brightness is a total waste of time given that your battery goes from full to empty on any kind of decent brightness. With no removable battery this is a big issue. Im also not sure 1080p is worth it any more. 720p seems to be perfect balance.

Im seriously thinking about a note 2 now with the RGB Amoled display in LTE. Samsung is letting me down by loving to LCD on the S4. i really dont want LCD they are so boring.
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Lmao what? Guess what the display the one x is using (you know, the widely recognized best screen on mobile phones ever). That's right, LCD..
 
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Lmao what? Guess what the display the one x is using (you know, the widely recognized best screen on mobile phones ever). That's right, LCD..
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Yes i know but it cant compete with Amoled colours and also its LCD 2 in 720p. 1080p kills the colour and brightness of the phone it makes LCD even worse. The one x does have a nice screen but you can wave goodbye to that screen now it will never be used on a flagship again now. I couldnt live with the One X anyway just for the screen
 
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Yes i know but it cant compete with Amoled colours and also its LCD 2 in 720p. 1080p kills the colour and brightness of the phone it makes LCD even worse. The one x does have a nice screen but you can wave goodbye to that screen now it will never be used on a flagship again now. I couldnt live with the One X anyway just for the screen
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From the first impressions of the phone people have been saying that it looks AT LEAST as good as the One x's screen. That alone means you should not worry, it will be an impressive screen, we will have to wait for a full review to see the details though
 
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From the first impressions of the phone people have been saying that it looks AT LEAST as good as the One x's screen. That alone means you should not worry, it will be an impressive screen, we will have to wait for a full review to see the details though
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Well unlike what people say. i actually had the phone in my hands about an hour ago. It didnt really impress me infact im having a hard time remembering anything impressive about it.

If you want to get the best out of it then basically you wont have enough battery to get through the day.
 
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    Who told you sgs4 will have sd slot and removable battery? If you dont mind their crappy plastic and design so wait

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    quarlow
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    Couldn't have been more underwhelmed or disappointed with the One announcement. How far in denial is HTC? Did they realize they left Egypt, and entered Sudan? They just don't get it. How many tough quarters will it take for them to get their head back in the game?

    Blinkfeed would make using a third party launcher a must.

    Zoe is just silly, did they forget you can already shoot video?

    1080p vs 720p still hasn't sold me to any actual discernable difference at a sub 5" size. But those extra pixels will take more battery to run.

    Sense 5 looks nice, and it looks really responsive on the demos, but so did Sense 4...

    As long as we are talking software, the One has very little chance getting decent support. Blame AT&T all you want, but they aren't the ones that promised updates. And Samsung manages to update their devices on AT&T just fine.

    Why go down to 2 buttons? Android still needs a menu button, that bar popping up all the time is super annoying. If you want to get rid of the multi task or menu key, just go all the way and go on-screen with the keys.

    Still skeptical about a metal frame. We all know about antennagate, and the iPhone wasn't fully metal on the back. It may turn out okay, time will tell.

    Honestly, yes, the One looks darn sexy. Great looking hardware. But if they are built to the low quality standards the One X was, they won't last long. Say what you want about Samsungs cheap plastic, but they last a lot longer, and take far more abuse than HTC hardware. At the end of the day I care more about my phone lasting, than having to get a replacement every month for a different hardware issue. Even if that hardware looks nicer. Function over form every time. (That's what I like TouchWiz better than any skin, including CM/AOKP)

    Then the whole aspect of the locked bootloaders, S-Off, potential for warranty denial, and other extra hoops to get custom firmware to try to mitigate some of the terrible performance it's destined to have, bothers me. Versus it being so easy on a Samsung device a cave man could do it. The One X was going to have such an amazing dev scene, but I blinked so I missed it.

    My time with the One X vs my past with Samsung devices could be summed up with this analogy: HTC is a blind date, you never know what your are going to get, this time she is pretty, but every minute you spend with her she gets more obnoxious. Samsung is the girl next door, often passed over for the "prettier" girl, but the more you get to know her the more beautiful she is. If somehow my Note II is pryed from my cold dead hands it won't be for the One.

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    Yes, I think it's worth it. I'll be picking one up (Sprint variant) and I know quite a few other members of our team will be doing the same. So you know what that means :D we can't let you guys run around with just a "popular" build.prop tweaked kitchen ROM ;)

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    irzero said:
    i really hate these LCD displays its such an inferior technology to oled. The only thing they are good for is black text on white backgrounds. Android is all black so its a total loss. Colours just arent that good on these displays. Brightness is a total waste of time given that your battery goes from full to empty on any kind of decent brightness. With no removable battery this is a big issue. Im also not sure 1080p is worth it any more. 720p seems to be perfect balance.

    Im seriously thinking about a note 2 now with the RGB Amoled display in LTE. Samsung is letting me down by loving to LCD on the S4. i really dont want LCD they are so boring.
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    My friend the note 2 is a beast. People who brag about their display, aka dna z10 etc... have just that to brag about... their spec sheet displays lol. They look at spec sheets and say "Oh well the note 2 has 720 display so it must look ugly"...complete morons. With its non pentile display the note 2s screen is ridiculously nice.

    That is where the comparison ends. In terms of battery life, features, connectivity, durability and spen functionality, no phone on the market is even in the same ball park as the note 2. Just look at the review sites around the web. Honestly I laugh at people who try to compare their phones to the Note 2. This is how our conversations usually go. ...

    Random person " look at my (insert any phone) phone! Best phone on the market "

    Me "ya what makes it so special?"

    Random person" looking how beautiful the screen is! "

    Me " ok what else can it do that my note can't"

    Random person " um well..."

    Me "can it do multi Window? "

    Random " um no but. .."

    Me " can it have 5-6 applications open at the same time. ..on the same screen"

    Random "well..."

    Me "do you have an spen for photo editing?"

    Random " no. ..But um..."

    Me "does your battery last 2 days with at least 8 hours of pure on screen time and all wireless connections enabled? "

    Random " probably not. .."

    Me "Do you have a floating keyboard, browser, pop up video or even pop up s note? "

    Random person "... no"

    Me "....so again... What makes your phone so special? "

    Random " ....."

    Me "matter of fact. .. ( I turn to other random person and turn the brightness up on the screen) sir which screen looks better?"

    Other random "I guess this one (points to random persons phone), but it's not a big difference really.."

    Me "exactly... so you have a phone that has a slightly better screen resolution... But can't compare on any other features....I think I'll be sticking to my note 2..."

    Random person " ..." walks away jealous...
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