Thinking of moving from an S4

[winwiz]

Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.

What do you guys reckon?

Whats the battery life and camera like?

Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?

 

[Aerys]

I also switched mate. S4 is nice but the One is even nicer.
The quality and design feel alot more premium than the S4's design and the screen is absolutely gorgeous.
Super LCD 3 is waay better then S amoled in my opinion.

Be sure to convert it to Google edition

Just do it, you wont regret

 

[drakeymcmb]

I had the s4 it was the worst phone I ever touched. From lag to cheap plastic to unoptimized software and Samsung using half of the storage I couldn't deal with it. Switched to an HTC one and never looked back and I am on att.

 

[dark_polok]

Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.

What do you guys reckon?

Whats the battery life and camera like?

Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?

Battery life is slightly less than S4. The edges will chip with rough use but the metal doesn't bend. You'll feel a performance drop [reduced framerate] when playing graphic intensive games like MC4. S4 is smoother with such games. Again, ever so slightly, but noticeable nevertheless. However, overall smoothness HTC>S4. Camera... it really depends. Check out some of the camera reviews here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2167592. HTC One screen >>> S4. If you're coming from the 16GB S4, you should enjoy the 32GB of space.

And oh oh Boomsound! You should hear the speakers on this thing man. They're on a different level... just amazing!

My verdict... wait for the HTC One Max.

 

[ridearoundsolo]

Didnt samsung fix the lag in there latest update? Anyways this phone feels more high end all around, hardware and software wise and also things like the tv remote seem to work better and have cleaner interface

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[winwiz]

Thanks guys

Main thing that concerns me is the camera

I've seen samples and the S4 is much better - is this really the case for those who have switched?

Also, I can root the S4 in seconds, is it the same with the HTC?

 

[Tinderbox (UK)]

Go to a shop and try the One M7 in your hands and see how you feel, i bought an One M7 over the G4 for the stereo speakers for when i watch a movie and it is glorious, and the screen is so good amazing detail, but i would still like an S4 if i had the money :laugh:

John.

 

[a box of kittens]

Thanks guys

Main thing that concerns me is the camera

I've seen samples and the S4 is much better - is this really the case for those who have switched?

Also, I can root the S4 in seconds, is it the same with the HTC?

Rooting is very easy ..just unlock bootloader through HTC dev then flasha a custom recovery...simple as that takes three mins...then you probably want to do s off

 

[dark_polok]

Rooting is very easy ..just unlock bootloader through HTC dev then flasha a custom recovery...simple as that takes three mins...then you probably want to do s off

Unlock-able during S-off process. No need to unlock via HTC dev =D

 

[angry english]

Thanks guys

Main thing that concerns me is the camera

I've seen samples and the S4 is much better - is this really the case for those who have switched?

Also, I can root the S4 in seconds, is it the same with the HTC?

My honest opinion on the HTC camera,,, with Sense its great in low light, but its nowhere near as good as the 8mp shooter on my missus iPhone on regular old daylight pics, id even say my old Samsung Droid Charge took better pictures..... and once i went Google edition i think its worse again, kinda grainy, why not just convert your S4 into a Google Edition, im seriously thinking about going down that route, camera has been a bit of a letdown for me on the One

 

[jags_the1]

Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.

What do you guys reckon?

Whats the battery life and camera like?

Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?

what do u think the answers are going to be in a htc one forum?

its like asking is iphone good or bad in a mac forum.

sometimes logic will give you more answers then you think you can get.

 

[winwiz]

what do u think the answers are going to be in a htc one forum?

its like asking is iphone good or bad in a mac forum.

sometimes logic will give you more answers then you think you can get.

actually if you read the comments, they are very balanced.

I'll try and play with one at a store to make my mind up.

The max and Note 3 are too big!

 

[jags_the1]

actually if you read the comments, they are very balanced.

I'll try and play with one at a store to make my mind up.

The max and Note 3 are too big!

there are plenty of sites comparing them both. they will give you much balanced review. and no most of them never gave you a balanced view. just 2 of them did .

 

[welchertc]

The camera, in my opinion, is just fine for 99% of typical usage. If you're gonna print out copies, the One will not be as good... but if you just keep them on your phone to share, text them to other people, or upload them to social media sites, the camera is more than sufficient. The low light performance is a plus as well.

Battery life is pretty damn good in my opinion. I haven't done anything to optimize my battery life, and it lasts me a whole day of medium usage. With some tweaking, people are seeing 5 to 6 hours of screen on time. If you use your phone more than that in a day, it's likely you're in need of a new job or hobby, haha.

Hardware is simply untouchable. The screen is beautiful and converted me from a huge loyalty to Samsung amoled screens. The body of the phone is gorgeous and feels awesome in the hand. The dual front speakers are not just hype... they are truly astounding.

Software was a nice surprise for me. I've always hated Sense, and thought it made phones ugly and sluggish. Sense 5 is neither. Though I use Apex launcher, HTC really impressed me with their refinements of Sense. Like others have said, the phone flies through pretty much everything except intensive gaming.

Overall, in my book, HTC won this round of flagships. They won't sell as many, but it really is a much better phone.



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[altimax98]

Here's the skinny...

If you are shooting in anything but optimal light get the One. I have been amazed at the quality level with no noise. Sunny day shooting looks great as well but it does have the slightest bit Lower quality compared to the S4

Ex - incandescent lighting in a home, cloudy skies, restaurant......

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[meccanikal]

trade

Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.

What do you guys reckon?

Whats the battery life and camera like?

Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?

If you happen to live in the US and also happen to have a T-Mobile S4, I will trade with you. Mine is 9.5/10 condition wise. Only reason I don't give it a full 10 is because I've used it. 10/10 for me would be unused.

Anyway, if you want to swap, PM me. It would have to be a T-Mobile S4, though.

 

[iElvis]

Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.

What do you guys reckon?

Whats the battery life and camera like?

Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?

They are very different phones in a lot of ways, so there is no one answer as to which is "best". It depends on what you use it for and how you use it.

I went with the One because I liked the look and feel much more. I just don't like plastic phones anymore. Playing with them side by side, I just found the One smoother and faster.

My phone is heavily optimized, but I have no trouble going 36 hours without a charge.

The camera issue is quite polarizing. It depends a great deal on what you use your phone for. If you take photos mostly for texting and social media, the One is superior because of it's better performance across all conditions. If you use it as a replacement for a point-and-shoot camera, or expect to be able to blow up/crop the shots, the 13MP camera on the S4 is a better choice.

This is a very tough phone. I haven't bothered with a case or screen protector, and it still looks out-of-the-box new. My screen does not have a single scratch. CNET threw their test unit out of a moving bus and it survived with no more than a ding on the corner.

You may be able to root the S4 faster, but the locked bootloader on some models has inhibited development. Development on the One could not be more robust--some rom threads see 200-300 posts a day.

 

[opher50]

So, as an owner of the HTC One i'l give you a honest thought.

FIRST OF ALL - I don't know how much money you have to spend and I'm not going to get into your life, but if I was in your situation I wouldn't recommend buying the HTC One if you have the S4. It doesn't even matter if the One is a bit smoother and has an aluminium body over the s4's plastic body, at the end of the day they are both top android phones with similar specifications. I moved from the old Galaxy S1 to the HTC One, Now its just amazing how different they are I cant even explain, the HTC One is probably the best phone I've seen out there, but at the end of the day? they are just similar, running the same OS and they both are used the same.

So After giving you my opinion let me tell you this:

1. First, the HTC One is definitely the smoothest android phone I've ever seen - including the Galaxy S4. and By the way the phone runs MC4 and whatever game you pick smoothly.
2. the HTC One has the best screen I've seen, comparing to the Iphone 5, the Galaxy S4 and others - its absolutely beautiful and stunning. Moving from the S1 was a shock to me.
3. The camera is pretty good, it has nice pics though I think I would pick the S4's camera - to me its not a big deal.
4. I know its all about opinions, but the HTC one is just the most beautiful phone ever, People see it and stay with their jaws down. The thing is I might be a bit paranoid, of course after paying alot for it, I cant go commando with it so I've put a protector that should protect it the best, so I cant see how nice it looks.
5. Speakers are just crazy, but seriously, who doesn't use their headphones? and If I've talked about the headphones already I must say that the headphones that come with the One sounds amazing using the phone!!!! I never thought that I could hear so good with the phone/heads.
6. Battery Life - I must say that the battery life is amazing for me!! I'm not a heavy user at all, but my Locations and 3G/wifi are on all day long I use facebook, play some games, whatsapp, Internet, waze and the battery won't end! I usually charge the phone every second day.

So after pointing all these out, the htc one is pretty amazing and its stunning, but If I were in your situation I would keep the money and stay with the S4.

Good Luck,

 

[winwiz]

Thanks guys

I'll have to have a play with one to compare

 

[jakir01]

Waiting for 64 GB version of HTC One. Planing to move from GS4.

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