Do we really need this much horse power?

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Hi all.

I know this is an HTC One S forum, but I want to ask a more general question regarding the decision to buy a new phone.

Up until a few weeks ago, I was set to buy the Galaxy S2. It felt like an adequate replacement for my S1 in term of CPU power and daily needs. Then I saw the One S and sort of fell in love with its design and theoretically strong build. Needless to say the latest reports on the MAO issue have made rethink of buying this phone.

I went through a lot of comparisons between the HTC One S and other phones (Xperia S, SGS2 to name a few), and then I stopped and thought to myself - after the initial enthusiasm, what will I benefit from having HOS instead of say the SGS2?

So, what do you think? What made you choose HOS over SGS2 (or other phones for that matter)?

Thanks,

Boaz.

Get the grey one

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both phones are very good...In terms of spec there isnt a lot separating them.

i doubt you will be disappointed with either device, but for me the One S is superior.. The build quality is awesome, Samsung tend to produce 'plasticky' phones that are very brittle..

If you do get the One S, get they grey version, It doesnt suffer MAO issues. and just looks totally cool, especially with the blue camera, Thats a nice addition

The reason I went for the HOS was... *drumroll*... HTC...

HTC made the Hero.
HTC made the Desire.

Enough reasons right there.

Yeah... I am an HTC lover.

But!!!

I won't ever deny that Samsung makes good hardware (atleast on the inside). But as I don't like plastic things that acts like fingerprint magnets the choice was easy to make.

i have the grey version which seems to be less prone to the chipping condition . Two weeks in and mine is still OK.

I had the S2 and I can tell you that I like the S because

1) The battery time is excellent
2) Screen is great
3) Build is far better than the S2 . Not so plastic
4) It's fast and I mean fast

The only thing I would have liked was the expansion of memory but 16gb is holding up well for me .