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one x or galaxy note?

So I'm currently on a lumia 900 and love it but the marketplace is too immature and its not worth investing into the ecosystem right now so my question is onex x or note? And try not to be biased just cause you own one lol thanks

I just recently purchased my an HTC One X and I am extremely happy with it. I would say that I prefer it over my Galaxy Note that I'm about to sell. The main attraction of the Note is of course it's size but that was also my biggest gripe. It was too large and I fumbled with it a lot when taking it out of my pocket. In addition, the HOX is much faster and overall Sense 4.0 is actually not bad at all in my opinion.

I have both. let me know if you have any specific questions.

Size of the note is polarizing issue. You either love it or hate it. Also, the S4 processor can literally run circles around the aging S3 processor used in Note.

Sense is what I'm scared of. I've tried almost every version but this new one and its always been a bad experience. How was your experience with the note besides the size?

as for the processor I'm more concerned about everyday use and app launching. Not really a mobile gamer

At this point I feel like you're better off waiting for the Note 2 if you want something that size. The hardware in the Note seems to be getting dated if you're looking to buy it now and spend the next 1-2 years with it...

tian105 said:
I have both. let me know if you have any specific questions.
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which phone has a better battery life by the end of the day with pretty heavy use. Which gives you more of that WOW user experience

I would say One X not because I have it, but I also had the choice and chose the One, Note (AT&T version) uses a Snapdragon S3 and found it to be really laggy in compared to the One. Looks like it struggles to push a screen of that resolution
Opinion based: Sense 4 > Touchwiz 4
That being said, the note does offer expandible storage and bigger removable battery if that is high on your list. Also if the bigger screen with S Pen is something you would like
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Well, what i can say is...
The NOTE has been in the drawer since i got the one x..
the battery life is not a concern to me because all smarphones i've used in the past will not last me more than a day for my usage, you'll always have to charge it in the end of the day, i would not chance it to leave it unplugged for the night so MAYBE it could last another..
I do miss the screen size, but the screen looks better on the ONE x.
Everything is more snappy on the device, also sense is not that bad.. to me.
If i were you, i would buy this ONE X because NOTE is last gen.. i have both the international and ATT version of the NOTE, they are simply not on par with ONE x in terms of the snappy feeling.

Sold my note for the One X. The stock experience in the One X is much, much better.
The S Pen is a gimmick that you'll use maybe for the first week. Unless you are a serious artist and it's just something you love to do.
Also the Note's aspect ratio is too wide. This causes problems in certain apps and it's just pretty awkward. The One X you can use much more easily with a single hand.
Battery life and performance on the One X also puts the note to shame in every way.

I currently own both devices, as well.
Hardware is top-notch on the One X and I love the camera and screen very much. Not thrilled about the power button placement and feedback, but I could live with it.
Some of the Sense enhancements are very nice (such as Facebook and Twitter integration in contacts), but HTC completely ruined ICS multitasking on this phone. Seriously, it's bad. I've been testing it all morning against my Galaxy Nexus and even my iPhone 4s.
It doesn't even restore saved states of apps, it just reloads them completely. Browser webpages completely reload, music apps get killed in the background, etc. I'm not sure if it's something they will fix with an update or a sacrifice they made for battery life, but when iOS has better multitasking, it says a lot.
I'm on the fence on whether I'll keep it or not. I personally think my Gnex runs better and faster. But when I think about giving up the camera and screen, it makes me sad. Go into AT&T and test the multitasking before you buy. See if it's something you can live with. Because it almost completely cripples the phone for me.

greyhulk said:
I currently own both devices, as well.
Hardware is top-notch on the One X and I love the camera and screen very much. Not thrilled about the power button placement and feedback, but I could live with it.
Some of the Sense enhancements are very nice (such as Facebook and Twitter integration in contacts), but HTC completely ruined ICS multitasking on this phone. Seriously, it's bad. I've been testing it all morning against my Galaxy Nexus and even my iPhone 4s.
It doesn't even restore saved states of apps, it just reloads them completely. Browser webpages completely reload, music apps get killed in the background, etc. I'm not sure if it's something they will fix with an update or a sacrifice they made for battery life, but when iOS has better multitasking, it says a lot.
I'm on the fence on whether I'll keep it or not. I personally think my Gnex runs better and faster. But when I think about giving up the camera and screen, it makes me sad. Go into AT&T and test the multitasking before you buy. See if it's something you can live with. Because it almost completely cripples the phone for me.
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i have a Verizon galaxy nexus and enjoy the multitasking and have fiddled with it on the one x at at&t and I have to agree its horrible. I hate that you can only really see one app at a time compared to stock ics

surfboy69 said:
i have a Verizon galaxy nexus and enjoy the multitasking and have fiddled with it on the one x at at&t and I have to agree its horrible. I hate that you can only really see one app at a time compared to stock ics
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So then imagine our One X with CM9 on it.
It'll happen.

Maroon Mushroom said:
So then imagine our One X with CM9 on it.
It'll happen.
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Mmm... I drool just thinking about i.

Maroon Mushroom said:
So then imagine our One X with CM9 on it.
It'll happen.
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Can't wait

i've had both as well, and the one X crushes the note in pretty much every way aside from physical dimensions and having a uSD slot in it.
the battery is better on the 1x, the screen is better, the camera is better, sense>touchwiz, the phone is faster for daily tasks.
plus, personally the note makes me feel like an idiot every time i have to answer or make a phone call or type with one hand.

Honestly it depends on what you want from the two phones. Me and a buddy had a discussion about this exact subject a few days ago.
He went with the note for the larger screen size, as he is a major e-book junkie. As for me my choice came down to about everything else I like playing games and such on my phone. and i wanted something that i could toss anything to and it run just fine.
I also prefer the design of the One X over the note, keep in mind I was looking at both the Note and the One X at the AT&T store before making a choice. To me the One X felt amazing in my hand as to where the note just felt out right silly, if i really wanted something that was half phone and half tablet, i would rather just go ahead and get a tablet to begin with imo
Heres a good link to compare the specs of both phones.

Honestly I like the one x but the lack of sd slot and removable battery are deal breakers for me. Will most likely keep it but the wife or in laws will use it.
Rooted note vs stock one x i hardly notice the performance difference. development will make the one x a clear winner i know.
Sadly development will not change my mind on which i use daily ...only due to the battery and sd issue. Not to mention..I actually use the stylus frequently.
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surfboy69 said:
i have a Verizon galaxy nexus and enjoy the multitasking and have fiddled with it on the one x at at&t and I have to agree its horrible. I hate that you can only really see one app at a time compared to stock ics
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It's worse than that. The One X aggressively kills apps that are running in the background. Web pages have to reload every single time you come back to the browser, game states reset, and streaming music dies. There's something inherently wrong with the multitasking on the One X and it needs to be fixed.
I also experience unexplained delays receiving mail in my Exchange accounts. Sometimes they just won't come in for 15-20 minutes unless I manually refresh, other times, they come in fine. Galaxy Nexus never has an issue.

[Q] Galaxy S3 or Rezound

I'm looking for a phone with a really good camera, pretty fast all around(smooth), and get pretty decent battery life. I wouldn't mind getting a spare battery. But days I work I'm away from a charger for 14 hours, so I need it to last more than 10 hours. And days I work I'm not constantly on it, just my 4 10 minute breaks and 30 minute lunch. I've been reading on the Galaxy s3 and it seems to be the best phone coming out right now to verizon. The rezound is also really good and takes pretty good pics. I have a 6 month old son, and I always have my phone and not a camera, so its easier to take videos and pics of him with my phone. That's why I'd like a decent camera. What would ya'll recommend? thanks.

I do agree that the S3 is one of the best devices coming out. currently i am using the samsung infuse on att, and want to upgrade to the gs3 one i am able to. I personally would get the s3 given your two choices. the s3 will be a flagship device and will be supported longer. the s3 also has microSD card expansion so you can hold more videos and photos of your baby
have you considered the droid razr maxx? it has a 3300 mAh battery{non removable unfortunately}, so battey life will be excellent and it has an 8 mp camera. its also rated number 1 on consumer reports for verizon smartphones. im not on verizon but i stay up to date on the top phones. it all depends on which manufacturer you go with.
hope this helps.

Rezound Great Camera
I have the Rezound and I can tell you that it takes the best pictures of any phone i have seen. My brother has the Razr, and my friend the Nexus, and both are beyond impressed with the quality images i get with my phone. I am in the market for a phone for my wife, and the camera is the one thing that might keep me away from the GS3. I understand it has the same camera as the S2, and if that's the case then it will be another Rezound for my wife without hesitation. I don't have a single complaint about the Rezound. Batteries could always be better, but with the leaked ICS my battery life has near doubled. As long as you don't keep screen at full brightness and stream music all day, the battery in the Rezound will last you fine. It's damn near perfect.

samsung galaxy SIII unquestionably

Still Diggin the Rezound.
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samsung galaxy SIII unquestionably
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Obviously it isn't unquestionably, or there wouldn't be a forum. I would like to hear why you think it is such a great phone. What are it's real advantages here in the US.
I like the larger battery in the S3, but with all the issues regarding the Samsung radios (Galaxy Nexus) it makes me hesitate. Also Samsung has not been known for their cameras. Add to that the fact that they used an old-school pentile screen and have a big strange hardware button, it's just doesn't scream greatness.
I'm trying to want the S3, but i keep talking myself out of it. And if they drop the price on the Rezound back to $50 or even $100, why would you pay $200 more for what is basically the same specs?

+ 1 , Rageboardr ...
Your speech is perfect and I totally agree.
They yet haven't invented the "unquestionably" phone...

I think the htc ONE X has also a very good camera !

how about rezond?
a little bit qualifying againts sIII

febrilabs said:
how about rezond?
a little bit qualifying againts sIII
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With the Rezound i know it is a great phone. It is tried and tested. It already has a 1.5 dual core processor. Its HD screen is amazing. It has the best pixel density of any phone that I am aware of currently in production. Stupid GS3 went with a pentile matrix, a step back from the nexus. It has terrific reception, it destroys the Razr and Nexus on road trips. I almost never lost a signal from SC to PA through the mountains. The camera on the Rezound is one of the best i have seen in a phone. Again it takes way better pics than the Razr or Nexus. I am also a big fan of HTC's Sense. They have the best widgets. I have no experience with touchwiz, but i know i don't like Blur. But any launcher can fix that. The Rezound has a nice quality build, and won't slip out of hand. Not slick plastic like the S3.
Lastly the Rezound fits comfortably in the hand. It could loose a little weight around the middle, but it can be easily operated with one hand. I prefer a little girth because I am rather harsh on a phone, and the thinness of the Razr worries me. My friend with the Nexus has a son who just sat on his Razr in his back pocket and crushed it. If i think of any other highlights i will add later.

I'd get the s3,the camera is awesome.
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Allanitomwesh said:
I'd get the s3,the camera is awesome.
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I understand that it is the same camera that was on the S2. Just has newer software, which can be downloaded via ROM I imagine. The Rezound also has dual LED flash.
Also the GS3 front camera takes a step down from its predecessor. 1.2 vs 2.0
Have you read somewhere that the camera in the S3 is awesome, or are you just assuming.

Rageboardr said:
Obviously it isn't unquestionably, or there wouldn't be a forum. I would like to hear why you think it is such a great phone. What are it's real advantages here in the US.
I like the larger battery in the S3, but with all the issues regarding the Samsung radios (Galaxy Nexus) it makes me hesitate. Also Samsung has not been known for their cameras. Add to that the fact that they used an old-school pentile screen and have a big strange hardware button, it's just doesn't scream greatness.
I'm trying to want the S3, but i keep talking myself out of it. And if they drop the price on the Rezound back to $50 or even $100, why would you pay $200 more for what is basically the same specs?
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Same specs? no....
Snapdragon S4 Krait with Adreno 225 GPU >>>>>>>>>> S3 with Adreno 220 GPU which currently struggles to push a screen with that resolution consistantly smooth
I much rather have a Super Amoled HD than a SLD that Rezound has (poor contrast imo and viewing angles), if it was SLCD2 like One X id be a different story
sense 4 > touchwiz 5 > sense 3.6 (rezound)
GS3 will have 2GB RAM and will surely get Jellybean which i highly doubt Rezound will get anything beyond ICS.
my thoughts
edit: BtW, SGS3 has a 1.9mp FFC, not 1.2

I did say basically the same specs, which means not exactly.
I have seen no problem from my S3 processor pushing my screen smoothly. Games like Shadowgun, and Dead Space play without any hiccups. Aside from a "smoother screen," what else does the better processor bring? Are they games or apps that will benifit?
I am sure the S4 is better than the S3, but both are pushing 1.5 ghz, so it sounds like a slight improvement. And with that improvement in processor, they skipped on the SAMOLED+ that was present on the Nexus. So a better processor with a weaker screen. It's a trade off to be sure.
I do wish the screen on the Rezound was brighter in the sun, but that seems like a problem for most phones. Even Samoled, though they say it is better. I still had a hard time with the Nexus in the sun.
The only real substantial advantage i see is the 2G Ram. I don't know what i need that much RAM for, but i'm sure i could find something to do with it.
I would like to see JellyBean on my phone, but I will likely root and ROM after the year warranty runs out, so i don't see that as being much of a deciding factor. It will release with ICS, which i already have.
I am only playing Devils Advocate, because like i said, I do want to want this phone. Thanks for all the input.

Rageboardr said:
I understand that it is the same camera that was on the S2. Just has newer software, which can be downloaded via ROM I imagine. The Rezound also has dual LED flash.
Also the GS3 front camera takes a step down from its predecessor. 1.2 vs 2.0
Have you read somewhere that the camera in the S3 is awesome, or are you just assuming.
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Check this out
http://m.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/2181045/samsung-galaxy-s3-camera-hands-review
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That does sound like a fine camera. I am at least pretty sure that I will not be taking a step back from my current camera.
Now lets just hope that they figured out the issues with the radios on the Nexus, and this phone wont have a repeat of the same problems.

Rageboardr said:
That does sound like a fine camera. I am at least pretty sure that I will not be taking a step back from my current camera.
Now lets just hope that they figured out the issues with the radios on the Nexus, and this phone wont have a repeat of the same problems.
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I don't mind it,seems well built. The pentile screen is just people flaw hunting. 306 ppi HD I doubt you'll see any pixels.Do you walk around with a microscope?
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s3
Undoubtedly s3 all the way..!!!!!

Rageboardr said:
I did say basically the same specs, which means not exactly.
I have seen no problem from my S3 processor pushing my screen smoothly. Games like Shadowgun, and Dead Space play without any hiccups. Aside from a "smoother screen," what else does the better processor bring? Are they games or apps that will benifit?
I am sure the S4 is better than the S3, but both are pushing 1.5 ghz, so it sounds like a slight improvement. And with that improvement in processor, they skipped on the SAMOLED+ that was present on the Nexus. So a better processor with a weaker screen. It's a trade off to be sure.
I do wish the screen on the Rezound was brighter in the sun, but that seems like a problem for most phones. Even Samoled, though they say it is better. I still had a hard time with the Nexus in the sun.
The only real substantial advantage i see is the 2G Ram. I don't know what i need that much RAM for, but i'm sure i could find something to do with it.
I would like to see JellyBean on my phone, but I will likely root and ROM after the year warranty runs out, so i don't see that as being much of a deciding factor. It will release with ICS, which i already have.
I am only playing Devils Advocate, because like i said, I do want to want this phone. Thanks for all the input.
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Looks to me that you already have your mind made up since what im seeing here is attempts to invalidate or brush off any advantage the SGS3 has over the rezound to convince yourself that the rezound is worth getting.
If you prefer the Rezound then by all means, enjoy it to the fullest
btw: galaxy nexus has samoled hd pentile, same as the sgs3 but .01 inch smaller.

I am not trying to convince myself to buy a Rezound, I am trying to convince myself to buy a Galaxy S3.
I know the Rezound is worth getting since i already have it, and it rocks. No one will be disappointed if they decide to get it. But it is a 6-7 month old phone.
I plan to use my wife's upgrade, and bequeath my Rezound to her, because she really needs a better camera on her phone. I don't want to use her upgrade to get another Rezound because, well, then i don't get a new phone. But i have to use her upgrade before Unlimited data expires, so unless miracles happen and Verizon decides against dumping the unlimited thing, then the GS3 is the only option.
I guess i just expected better arguments from a newer flagship phone. Something defining. Something I couldn't live without, and could say, look how ridiculously awesome this is. But I will buy it and try it, and exchange it if i don't like it.
I appreciate all the input.

Rageboardr said:
I am not trying to convince myself to buy a Rezound, I am trying to convince myself to buy a Galaxy S3.
I know the Rezound is worth getting since i already have it, and it rocks. No one will be disappointed if they decide to get it. But it is a 6-7 month old phone.
I plan to use my wife's upgrade, and bequeath my Rezound to her, because she really needs a better camera on her phone. I don't want to use her upgrade to get another Rezound because, well, then i don't get a new phone. But i have to use her upgrade before Unlimited data expires, so unless miracles happen and Verizon decides against dumping the unlimited thing, then the GS3 is the only option.
I guess i just expected better arguments from a newer flagship phone. Something defining. Something I couldn't live without, and could say, look how ridiculously awesome this is. But I will buy it and try it, and exchange it if i don't like it.
I appreciate all the input.
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Good luck,I honestly think you'll love it.
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[Q] HOX or SGS3

So I have to either return/replace my HOX due to a camera problem anyway, but since the Galaxy S3 is coming out pretty soon, I'm thinking of just returning it and waiting a few weeks for the GS3. It seems the Galaxy S3 is faster on benchmarks, is there really any disadvantage to it? All benchmarks were from the international version, although the dual core in the AT&T version is claimed to be just as fast. Any opinions?

Both phones will be just as fast as each other, if you ask me. The only difference is the 2gb of RAM.
But let me say this again. 2gb of RAM is unecessary for a mobile platform like Android. Not bad, but unnecessary. The only reason why Samsung put the 2gb of RAM in it is to market it as a better feature, as it can't market the processor as the average public sees dual core as average right now. 2gb of RAM is appealing to the average consumer, but for us, we know it really won't do much in terms of processing power on Android.
This is how I see it:
You want a cheap and ugly device? Get the SGIII
You want a beutiful device? Get the HOX
I don't mean to sound biased, but I'm coming from the GSII and I loved it because it was fast. Not because of the quality, but because of the speed. The fact was that I was sick of Samsungs crappy build quality; it just doesn't feel right. Thats why I jumped ship to HTC and let me say that I am very impressed.
And now that we have bootloader unlock, theres none of that "HTC sucks a$$" because even though they do in terms of giving in to AT&T's demands, firstly theres no saying that they won't do the same for the GSIII and that we won't be seeing a lot of development.
In terms of the removable battery and SD card slot, niehter of those are a problem for me. SD Card = Only if you go crazy with storing stuff. Removable battery = You won't be able to run down the battery life on this thing easily.
In my opinion, the One X is the superior device. But really, it comes down to what you want.
And don't let that whole multitasking issue fool you for the HOX. It will be remidied soon with an AOSP build of ICS.

I am in the same boat as you. I installed Apex launcher today and that made it a little better, then rooted and installed the vanilla messaging app, but the 8 hour or less battery life I can't handle along with HTC Sense.
I purchased mine through Amazon though....and don't exactly know how the return process works, nor will they let me get a S3. I have until the 21st to figure out how to unroot this thing and trade it in.

SilentLunatic said:
I am in the same boat as you. I installed Apex launcher today and that made it a little better, then rooted and installed the vanilla messaging app, but the 8 hour or less battery life I can't handle along with HTC Sense.
I purchased mine through Amazon though....and don't exactly know how the return process works, nor will they let me get a S3. I have until the 21st to figure out how to unroot this thing and trade it in.
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Unroot is easy....if you unlocked the bootloader there's nothing you can do about that. It will say either unlocked or relocked.

its using the same s4 chip, same phone, just more ram?

Not giving up on my One X, but more ram would be very beneficial for the One X. Sense is killing this phone. Although I'd like to have an AOKP or CM9 build....sense is nice.
And what happened with Google saying that they were gonna require all ICS phones to have the ability to run stock Holo. Did someone make that up or did Google go back on it?

One x.
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Saying this since no one else has. The android 4.0 OS uses ram like windows. For android its beneficial has it makes opening apps quicker. Hence why a lot of ram is being used. Technically the gsIII will show roughly 1.5 gigs for use for the system since 400 MB will be for the GPU another 100-300 for UI rest for apps.
So far 2gb ram is a good thing. But, not always is more good. More ram equals more power equals less battery life especially if its unused. Even the heaviest user won't use more than a gig of it.
Basically how you see free ram on the HOX will be the same on the GSIII. Also The GSIII needs that ram to run all the little animations for touchwiz. I wouldn't be surprised if a majority is allocates just for SVoice and TW.
IMHO, the GSIII is step backward from forward innovation of Android 4.0. Since it wasn't deisgned for 2gb ram. The S4 is but looking at its specs 5% more power is used to run the read write to that extra gig.
Look at the power specs. Do it by match. There's less battery time to power to usage ratio on the GSIII with the ram and the amoled then with the HOX
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Guster730 said:
So I have to either return/replace my HOX due to a camera problem anyway, but since the Galaxy S3 is coming out pretty soon, I'm thinking of just returning it and waiting a few weeks for the GS3. It seems the Galaxy S3 is faster on benchmarks, is there really any disadvantage to it? All benchmarks were from the international version, although the dual core in the AT&T version is claimed to be just as fast. Any opinions?
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If the international version had a screen as nice as our One X, I would get it in a heart beat. The Pentile is the major killer for the SGS3. Secondary to that is the design, the phone looks like something old and weak. The fact that the stateside versions got an S4 just like One X, the SGS3 just became worthless to me. The 2Gb of ram is not enough to make up for the flaws of the SGS3.
With the Exynos processor and true RGB display. I would be on the International SGS3 forums instead of One X.

From what I'm reading, the GS3 camera sensor is not updated (from GNEX or GS2?), and is "last generation" technology. Samsung just made some software tweaks to copycat some of the ImageSense features, such as being able to take photos will taking video.
The proof will be in a side-by-side comparison. But its looking like the One X camera will be better than the GS3, and the camera on my phone is important to me.

redpoint73 said:
From what I'm reading, the GS3 camera sensor is not updated (from GNEX or GS2?), and is "last generation" technology. Samsung just made some software tweaks to copycat some of the ImageSense features, such as being able to take photos will taking video.
The proof will be in a side-by-side comparison. But its looking like the One X camera will be better than the GS3, and the camera on my phone is important to me.
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I read that the SGS3 uses the exact same optics (sony) that the iPhone 4S has. either way, the cameras will be very close to comparability. Either way, 95% of the pictures that are taken by the average consumer will be of their puppy/baby and blasted over facebook.

I don't use the camera all that much. Also is there a huge difference between the pentile display on the GS3 and this one? Today is the last day I have to return the phone and I'm really tempted to go for the galaxy s3.
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Guster730 said:
I don't use the camera all that much. Also is there a huge difference between the pentile display on the GS3 and this one? Today is the last day I have to return the phone and I'm really tempted to go for the galaxy s3.
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The display on the HOX has been called the best display anyone has seen on any phone period. The Verge did a review of the SGS 3 and said that the display on the HOX is better.
IMHO the US version of the SGS 3 is the same as the AT&T HOX only with more internal RAM, an SD Card and slightly better camera.
I'm not returning my HOX.

Guster730 said:
I don't use the camera all that much. Also is there a huge difference between the pentile display on the GS3 and this one? Today is the last day I have to return the phone and I'm really tempted to go for the galaxy s3.
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I'm attaching a picture I put together from images I found here. It's comparing the displays of the Galaxy S, S2, and S3 phones. Unfortunately they didn't compare it to the One X, but you can at least get an idea of how much the appearance of "pentileness" is reduced (by the higher resolution) between the original S and the S3.
(The backgrounds, icons, and focus aren't identical here, but I did the best I could to put them side-by-side at a size that would not get shrunk when I upload here. You can see the full images at the link I gave.)
My impression is that hands-down, the One X has the best display you can buy, but that I can probably live with pentile at the S3's resolution, and that extra RAM is looking mighty good.

i would definitely return the HOX if I still had that choice. The SG3 has better features and does not appear to be as crippled in terms of future software development.

robstunner said:
I read that the SGS3 uses the exact same optics (sony) that the iPhone 4S has. either way, the cameras will be very close to comparability. Either way, 95% of the pictures that are taken by the average consumer will be of their puppy/baby and blasted over facebook.
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Interesting, but partially true. I found an article on this below. Apparently the same sensor as the iPhone, but different optics. Sensor and optics are not the same thing. Sensor is the electronic portion, optics is the glass lens.
http://www.t3.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s3-has-same-camera-sensor-as-iphone-4s
Don't have time to look for it now, but a review I read of the GS3 described it as having a "last gen" sensor and same as previous Galaxy devices. Apparently this is not true, and the teardown definitely shows what the hardware is.
EDIT: Here's the article that called the sensor "last gen":
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s3-1078667/review/page:9#articleContent

Sorry, I just don't see it. The only things the SG3 has over the HOX is removable storage (not a big deal for me) and maybe the 2GB of ram. Other than that I think the HOX is superior in every other way.
Also for those of us who actually care about design and how your phone actually looks, there simply is no comparison there, the HOX was clearly designed and the SG3 seems very average in terms of looks and the wording of their colors like "pebble" blue, won't save them there.

Tinyboss said:
I'm attaching a picture I put together from images I found here. It's comparing the displays of the Galaxy S, S2, and S3 phones. Unfortunately they didn't compare it to the One X, but you can at least get an idea of how much the appearance of "pentileness" is reduced (by the higher resolution) between the original S and the S3.
(The backgrounds, icons, and focus aren't identical here, but I did the best I could to put them side-by-side at a size that would not get shrunk when I upload here. You can see the full images at the link I gave.)
My impression is that hands-down, the One X has the best display you can buy, but that I can probably live with pentile at the S3's resolution, and that extra RAM is looking mighty good.
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IMO the major difference between the screens is the resolution, though. I don't really see a lack of "pentileness". I think the thing is just that S1 and S2 looked horrible because of their low resolutions, regardless of pentile display. People see a Samsung phone with a higher resolution finally, and don't know what to do about it. Pentile is still there just as much as before.
As for the 2 GB of RAM, if you want to degrade your battery power for unnecessary RAM, go for it.
I'm not going to be dumb and say the SGS3 is a bad phone, but both phones are so close it's going to come down to personal preference for many. The way I see it, the benefits to the SGS3 are an SD card slot and removable battery, while the HOX sports a nicer display and is arguably "better looking" (obviously looks are subjective, but I've heard way more people rave about the looks of the HOX, and I've yet to hear anyone say they DON'T like the way it looks... have heard a lot of people say they don't like the look of the SGS3, and I agree that it is underwhelming at the very least, especially considering all the hype).
So, if you can live with using the cloud for storage, and don't have an issue with appx 15-16 hrs of battery life under normal usage with around 4 hrs of screen time on avg, then HOX is probably the better choice. If you need to be able to store backups of 4 ROMs on your phone and don't trust cloud networking or just don't have a good internet connection in most places, or expect to play games on your phone all day long and swap batteries without skipping a beat, or if you just plain feel that the SGS3 looks better, then SGS3 is clearly the better option for you.

I'm kind've leaning towards the SGS 3 and returning my One X (have 3 more days for the return window) based off of battery life alone. I can not get more than 2.5 hours of on screen time, and it usually averages around 2 hours max on screen time before it's dead. I've been on stock...1.83 stock...and 1.83 Clean Rom. Battery life hasn't changed between any of the roms. This is with screen brightness set to auto, but that is a requirement for me. I hear the SGS 3 really has some great battery life. If I could get 4 hours of on screen time on my One X it would be no competition but I'm only seeing HALF of that battery life...not very good.
Anyone have some recommendations? I've ran Battery stats and cpu spy and it's sleeping like normal. best performance wifi is off. The screen seems to be taking up the most power, but if I can't keep it on auto and get more than 2 hours of on screen time I'm not sure I'll be keeping the phone.

I am probably returning my HOX as well. The PHONE portion of the HOX is just poor compared to my last two phones (atrix,3gs) in regards signal, voice quality, and speakerphone. The clincher was when my wife noticed it.
That is probably the weakest thing about the phone. I also see this phone being a red headed step child with devs, due mostly to the availability issues. I'm new to HTC and i can say I don't care much for sense. It does not seem very well thought out. It just does not flow for me and comes off awkward.
I think HOX is a good device but the phone issues are inexcusable for me. Everything I've seen about touchwiz i like over Sense which just feels messy.
S3
+ better battery
+ better phone quality
+ easily replace battery when worn out
+ better dev support
- worse screen
- slightly less attractive case
ONEx
+ better screen
- poor phone quality

HTC One S or SGS3?

I'm curious what the opinions of those who actually own the One S are of the SGS3 (T-Mobile version).
Would you rather have the SGS3 if you had the choice? One S better?
I'm about to upgrade and I'm torn between waiting for the S3 or just getting the One S today..
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I'm rather curious myself honestly ^^
I'm currently on a vibrant, but I have an upgrade coming in about another week and am
trying to determine what I ought to go with. I look forward to seeing what people's opinions are ^^

Personal preference is stick with one s 4.8inch display is way too big
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I love the one s . But have been having issues with my connection even after the update . Also for me the battery goes quickly.
I also prefer to have a removable battery and ad card. This is my 2nd one s, and when I tried to get my pictures and music from dropbox it wasn't successful.
Do love the build quality and size though. So if you don't mind the 4.8 in s3 definitely get that.
I think ill be getting one myself
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As much as I love the one s I would go with the gs3 I miss an sdcard slot I'm always full on this phone and the screen will be nicer
sent from a guy living in a van down by the river

One S.

I came from a Vibrant as well. Samsung burnt me a little with the GPS on the Vibrant so I decided to try an HTC this time.
As far as GPS, the One S is rock solid. It has never taken more then about 10 seconds to lock and it stays locked.
I definitely prefer Sense over TouchWiz.
The lack of expandable SD and non-removable battery are not issues for me personally.
And lastly the GS III is just a little big for my tastes. One S is the perfect size for me. The GS III looks nice enough, just not for me this time around.
I'm very happy with my purchase.
Sent from my HTC One S

I had a Galaxy Nexus (4.68" display?) so 4.8 shouldn't be bad. I thought the Galaxy Nexus felt AMAZING in hand.
I was looking at specs for the international GS3 and they pretty much matched up with the One S so I was just going to go with the One S but then I realized, duh, the US version is "much better" then the international.
The way I saw it, at least, is the GS3 pretty much has everything comparable to the One S (camera was going to be the selling point for me) but doubles the RAM, slightly larger screen, removable battery and SDcard slot.
If I'm going to pay the same price, on paper the GS3 is a better choice to make.

I got the one s after the one x and screen was awful. U get used after a week but hurts ur eyes if u read articles on ur phone. Then i got the sgsIII and screen is much better than the one s. Also everything else is better. The camera of the one s though is better at taking pics in low light. keep in mind that with the one s u have to deal with bootloader unlock and there is no s off as well. so long story short samsung is much more dev friendly. I forgot to mention that the tmobile sgs4 will have a 2gb ram

S3 : removable battery, sdcard slot, NFC, 720p Screen, 2GB ram,
1S: better design, high quality material
==> I'm using one s now but i'll get the S3 next week. give the 1s for my bro

im new to gsm side of life so today im getting one S free then getting S3 21st and keeping one S or dropping it if tmo has 14day return policy like sprint.

I hesitate to post this. I don't want to bad mouth the One S. It is an unbelievable phone. However I'm having data reception issues. I am definately in a low signal area. Looks like this phone has issues with a low signal. The signal meter just jumps around crazily form no service to two bars.
This is my third in a month. 2nd one got the update and in my opinion it made it worse. and I thought I noticed a slight change in battery life for the worse, but I can't be sure.
I've learned that stressing on the signal meter, speedtest or other things is pointless. It's all about day to day performance. But the internet on the One S is consisitently an issue for me. First page loads fast usually but then long waits or can't find page/signal errors. Again, I have reception issues in my area here in N Texas.
Out of all the problems I had w/ the G2X this wasn't one. Nor on my Sensation or Evo.
But if you have a strong signal.....I can definately recommend this phone.Out and about it seems quicker.
It is the fastest Android I've had. Really fast performance.
Importantly the battery life is exponentially better. I've sold this already to a fellow xda-er. So I've reset it to stock and am using it minimally (mostly so I don't risk dropping it or damaging it before I send it out). I am currently at about 44 hours without charging it. It is at 75% right now! No lie! I've barely used it admittedly. But I could go through literally 3 batteries a day on some of my G2x's.
I am 100% getting the S3, but am not 100% happy about it. I don't like the size, slickness, I've had problems with Samsungs lack of Customer Service,and it looks like there may be a few bugs (to be expected?).
It has many plusses and I'm sure I'll like it but I like the form factor of the One s and I don't think the S3 will have as good a battery life.
But the data issue is a deal breaker for me w/ my bad area.

This or the S3, please help me decide

Hey everyone, first off I want to apologize for creating a topic like this. I have been reading up on both phones through website, reviews and topics here on XDA. I just cant seem to make up my mind.
The one X has no removable battery when the battery is 1800Mah which is pathetic considering I am running a 1900Mah in my outdated HTC Sensation. This is a big downside to me; the S3 has a 2100Mah battery which is removable which is a big plus. I was looking at both battery life threads for the international versions and both seem good though. Could you guys possibly comment on this?
The cpu and gpu's of both phones are also interesting. The Exynos seems better then the Tegra 3 and coming from a S3 powered Sensation I do not want another laggy phone.. Please comment on this, possibly a link to another topic if it was made before.
Memory is not a big issue for me, 32gb is plenty.
I heard that the screen on the One X is better and easier on battery life, is this true?
Last thing is development; I love flashing new Roms and have been spoiled with the Sensations awesome developers. Does the international One X have the great support the Sensation has?
Thanks a ton guys!

Tegra is more than cape able
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y will be the battery life be same. have you seen the battery stats thread. battery life is worse. thats the only thing that is holding me back to buy the 1x. tegra 3 consumes more battery than exynos. my friend is using 1x. he said that he can hardly use his phone because of this bad battery life. i am waiting for the OTA. hope it improves the battery life. if so then i will instantly buy the HOX

Come one One X board, Bump!

I just got the S III. I compared it to the One S (different than the One X I know) and was disappointed in the HTC. Not having a memoir card slot was a deal breaker.
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Hi
muid02 said:
y will be the battery life be same. have you seen the battery stats thread. battery life is worse. thats the only thing that is holding me back to buy the 1x. tegra 3 consumes more battery than exynos. my friend is using 1x. he said that he can hardly use his phone because of this bad battery life. i am waiting for the OTA. hope it improves the battery life. if so then i will instantly buy the HOX
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When using the phone the majority of power is used on the screen, so I can't see how any update can make the screen use less power unless it turns it down to such a low brightness it can hardly be seen, and you can do that yourself without waiting for new software. Waiting for an OTA that is suddenly going to make the battery last a lot longer is going to be a long wait. Yes it might get tweaked to give a few more minutes here or there, or contain fixed software bugs that was causing the phone to draw too much power in standby, but it can only do so much.
You can get attachable battery backs for the HTC One X now which will greatly extend the runtime, but it will make the phone physically larger.
If you can't live with the HTC One X battery runtime, stop contemplating it and get the S3. If there is something you don't like about the S3 which makes you favour the HTC One X, then sometimes you have to have accept one limitation over the over and just make a decision.
Regards
Phil

I have had the S3 for a week and love the phone. However I am switching back to my international one x. The biggest reason for me is connectivity and I miss the screen on the one x. The screen on the S3 is nice, but when you put it side by side with the one x the one x just pops. Samsung incorporated a lot of very nice software customization however the one x feels a bit more refined. Both are dynamite phones, I do find that the one x drops calls much less than my S3 which has become very frustrating to me.
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If you are looking for a phone that is completely lag free out of the box go for the s3.

IF YOU HANDLE PHONE ROUGHLY DON'T BUY S3 AT ALL IT BREAKS AT SLIGHTEST FALL
SCREEN HOX
BATTERY S3(20% MORE USAGE)
ROMS S3 BUT HOX IS NOT BEHIND BY MUCH
UPDATES TO LATEST ANDROID HOX LOVE HTC FOR FASTER UPGRADE
CAMERA BOTH ARE EQUAL IN IMAGE IN VIDEO S3 IS IMPRESSIVE
DISPLAY S3 IS NO WHERE NEAR ONE X DISPLAY.
NOW THATS A REVIEW FOR POWER USER FOR CAUSUAL USER BOTH PHONE STANDS EQUAL AT PERFORMANCE. S3 GETS TOO HOT WHILE HTC ONE X GETS HOT BUT IT COOLS DOWN QUICK. WITH NEW UPDATE HEATING WILL GET BETTER ON ONE X.
ONE X DESIGN OMG!!!!!!!!!! SIMPLY SUPERB. EVERYTHING IS TOO GOOD COMFORTABLE HOLD SLIM SEXY CURY BODY LIKE A HOT CURVY BABES. S3 BODY LOL 10 YEARS OLD GLOSSY SHINY SLIPPERY PLASTIC PRONE TO SCRATCHES. FLIMSY BACK PANEL. THE SPEAKER BESIDE CAMERA RUINS THE DESIGN ITS SO YUKKY FOR ME.
OVERALL BOTH PHONES WILL SATISFY YOU WITH PERFORMANCE WHAT YOU NEED IS UPTO YOU. IF DESIGN IS IMPORTANT GO FOR ONE X AND IF REMOVABLE BATTERY MICRO SD SLOT IS MORE IMP GO FOR S3(THOUGH U WILL GET A DAY USAGE ON ONE X TOO)
LAST POINT SENSE IS STILL THE KING OF ANDROID OS CUSTOMIZATION AND NOW I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT SENSE IF YOU LOVED SENSE ON SENSATION DONT BUY S3 U WILL BE UNABLE TO BEAR TOUCHWIZ UI
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Joshua3109 said:
Hey everyone, first off I want to apologize for creating a topic like this. I have been reading up on both phones through website, reviews and topics here on XDA. I just cant seem to make up my mind.
The one X has no removable battery when the battery is 1800Mah which is pathetic considering I am running a 1900Mah in my outdated HTC Sensation. This is a big downside to me; the S3 has a 2100Mah battery which is removable which is a big plus. I was looking at both battery life threads for the international versions and both seem good though. Could you guys possibly comment on this?
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Battery depends on how to use it. Since you're going to unlock the phone there are lot of stuff you can do to improve the battery life. I can easily get 3.5 to 4 hours of screen time and last more than a day. The standby time of One X is great.
The cpu and gpu's of both phones are also interesting. The Exynos seems better then the Tegra 3 and coming from a S3 powered Sensation I do not want another laggy phone.. Please comment on this, possibly a link to another topic if it was made before.
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Now we have achieved GPU overclock so gaming performance will improve much more than before. I'm a minimalistic lover so lesser widgets and apps never had any lags. When comparing with the leaked firmware the UI is butter smooth and we have a lot of tweaks to make it even better.
Memory is not a big issue for me, 32gb is plenty.
I heard that the screen on the One X is better and easier on battery life, is this true?
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It again depends on how you use it. We have tweaked the auto brightness values to even lesser to improve the battery so Yes it's better.
[/QUOTE]Last thing is development; I love flashing new Roms and have been spoiled with the Sensations awesome developers. Does the international One X have the great support the Sensation has?
Thanks a ton guys![/QUOTE]
We are atleast 7 to 8 custom ROM's, 3 different variants of CM9 and AOKP, then MIUI as already have a early port of JB. So I can proudly we have best set of developers here :good:
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hapticc said:
IF YOU HANDLE PHONE ROUGHLY DON'T BUY S3 AT ALL IT BREAKS AT SLIGHTEST FALL
SCREEN HOX
BATTERY S3(20% MORE USAGE)
ROMS S3 BUT HOX IS NOT BEHIND BY MUCH
UPDATES TO LATEST ANDROID HOX LOVE HTC FOR FASTER UPGRADE
CAMERA BOTH ARE EQUAL IN IMAGE IN VIDEO S3 IS IMPRESSIVE
DISPLAY S3 IS NO WHERE NEAR ONE X DISPLAY.
NOW THATS A REVIEW FOR POWER USER FOR CAUSUAL USER BOTH PHONE STANDS EQUAL AT PERFORMANCE. S3 GETS TOO HOT WHILE HTC ONE X GETS HOT BUT IT COOLS DOWN QUICK. WITH NEW UPDATE HEATING WILL GET BETTER ON ONE X.
ONE X DESIGN OMG!!!!!!!!!! SIMPLY SUPERB. EVERYTHING IS TOO GOOD COMFORTABLE HOLD SLIM SEXY CURY BODY LIKE A HOT CURVY BABES. S3 BODY LOL 10 YEARS OLD GLOSSY SHINY SLIPPERY PLASTIC PRONE TO SCRATCHES. FLIMSY BACK PANEL. THE SPEAKER BESIDE CAMERA RUINS THE DESIGN ITS SO YUKKY FOR ME.
OVERALL BOTH PHONES WILL SATISFY YOU WITH PERFORMANCE WHAT YOU NEED IS UPTO YOU. IF DESIGN IS IMPORTANT GO FOR ONE X AND IF REMOVABLE BATTERY MICRO SD SLOT IS MORE IMP GO FOR S3(THOUGH U WILL GET A DAY USAGE ON ONE X TOO)
LAST POINT SENSE IS STILL THE KING OF ANDROID OS CUSTOMIZATION AND NOW I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT SENSE IF YOU LOVED SENSE ON SENSATION DONT BUY S3 U WILL BE UNABLE TO BEAR TOUCHWIZ UI
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Dude what's up with the caps ... Caps mean your yelling at the OP

Edit: multi quote didn't work out that well.
Good points made, I'd like to add that battery life of both phones is nearly the same, sIII has an edge by a margin. Danes goes for benchmarks.
I was chatting with this friend of mine who just got an SIII, he was whining about the battery life after having his brightness at lowest and sync off.
Developer support is great like ShyamSasi mentioned.
Choose after keeping in mind what's more important to you
1)Design
2)removable battery
3)expandable memory
4)sense vs touchwiz
5)tegra powered games
6)amoled vs slcd2?
hapticc said:
IF YOU HANDLE PHONE ROUGHLY DON'T BUY S3 AT ALL IT BREAKS AT SLIGHTEST FALL
SCREEN HOX
BATTERY S3(20% MORE USAGE)
ROMS S3 BUT HOX IS NOT BEHIND BY MUCH
UPDATES TO LATEST ANDROID HOX LOVE HTC FOR FASTER UPGRADE
CAMERA BOTH ARE EQUAL IN IMAGE IN VIDEO S3 IS IMPRESSIVE
DISPLAY S3 IS NO WHERE NEAR ONE X DISPLAY.
NOW THATS A REVIEW FOR POWER USER FOR CAUSUAL USER BOTH PHONE STANDS EQUAL AT PERFORMANCE. S3 GETS TOO HOT WHILE HTC ONE X GETS HOT BUT IT COOLS DOWN QUICK. WITH NEW UPDATE HEATING WILL GET BETTER ON ONE X.
ONE X DESIGN OMG!!!!!!!!!! SIMPLY SUPERB. EVERYTHING IS TOO GOOD COMFORTABLE HOLD SLIM SEXY CURY BODY LIKE A HOT CURVY BABES. S3 BODY LOL 10 YEARS OLD GLOSSY SHINY SLIPPERY PLASTIC PRONE TO SCRATCHES. FLIMSY BACK PANEL. THE SPEAKER BESIDE CAMERA RUINS THE DESIGN ITS SO YUKKY FOR ME.
OVERALL BOTH PHONES WILL SATISFY YOU WITH PERFORMANCE WHAT YOU NEED IS UPTO YOU. IF DESIGN IS IMPORTANT GO FOR ONE X AND IF REMOVABLE BATTERY MICRO SD SLOT IS MORE IMP GO FOR S3(THOUGH U WILL GET A DAY USAGE ON ONE X TOO)
LAST POINT SENSE IS STILL THE KING OF ANDROID OS CUSTOMIZATION AND NOW I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT SENSE IF YOU LOVED SENSE ON SENSATION DONT BUY S3 U WILL BE UNABLE TO BEAR TOUCHWIZ UI
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What's with the caps lock?
Body like hot curvy babes xD lol!
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Go into a store with both the S3 and the one x and try them. I prefer the one x personally because it looks nicer, the screen is far better and in my opinion htc sense > touchwiz. But you might think differently so id recommend trying them out.

Got to play with a white GSIII alongside a white HOX yesterday (mine is grey).
Here are my two cents:
Looks
Visually, there's just no comparison between the two. On comparing the two devices side by side, HOX smokes SIII. Even all my friends who were with me thought the same. HOX looks infinitely better than GSIII.
Performance and Processors
Performance wise, the Exynos on the GSIII is a tad faster than the Tegra3 on the HOX, but honestly with such a high processing power, the differences in performance will be negligible, if at all visible.
One thing worth considering here is that with Tegra3, you get the advantage of a lot of great games that are optimized for it and offer a much better visual experience than on other processors.
Display
Now the display. Both are very high resolution, but the one on the SIII is a pentile one and is AMOLED. Now I know that the ppi on both are extremely high, but to the eyes of a discerning user, the difference in sharpness is visible. The display on the HOX looks sharper.
Some people prefer amoled, others prefer LCD. Personally, I find the colors to be a little too "punchy" on AMOLEDs. But you may have a different preference. Try playing with it before making a decision.
Now to the most important part and the reason most of us are here:
Custom ROMs
S-OFF hasn't yet been achieved by the HOX community, and that makes flashing custom ROMs a tad more tedious. Flashing custom ROMs on SAMMY devices is generally more hassle free.
Quality wise, the HOX community has some truly amazing devs and the ROM scene is very exciting.
User Experience
In the end, both of these are amazing devices. Play with both of them and decide which one you like better. TouchWiz vs. Sense is another very subjective topic and you'll have to judge on your own. But if you're planning on running AOSP, they don't really make a difference.
Camera
Haven't tested the camera on the GSIII, but I'm sure it's amazing. But so is the one on HOX. I think you could pick either one of them without really looking into this. If you're looking for serious photography however, I'd suggest you look for a good DSLR instead.

Guys thanks so much for the awesome replies! No S-off, oh no I don't like that; the S3 has S-off I'm assuming?
I think I am leaning towards the S3 though; the removable battery is making the difference for me. Also, coming from a laggy Sensation I want all the processing power I can get to avoid any lag in the future; I hate lag!

Both phones have a quad core processors. Idk why anyone even says theres possible lag on quad core phones. The Samsung has an amoled screen which means any white pictures or anything white that pops up drains battery amazingly faster. Sense 4 is rock solid and just flows good. Touchwiz is all over the place with cool features that you'll probably forget you have eventually. I feel like the gs3 to the gs2 is like the iphone4s to the 4. Its just a better looking gs2 with more **** on there., but unorganized. The galaxy s 4 will definitely be amazing because Samsung vowed to work on their software more than anything.
Battery wise, the gs3 seems like it takes up more resources than the one x because the u.s version has an extra gig of ram. My friends gs3 from att has **** battery life compared to my one x variant.
HTC is also obviously the underdog in phone sales so it would make sense that they would put more effort in building a high quality phone, which they clearly did. Samsung knows there on top so they overly marketed their phone everywhere and now its really popular, still top notch, but it was released before it was perfected.
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I came from a i9100. I sold it before the i9300 came out so I could get more for it. I got a One X but planned on selling it once the SGS3 was released. I used a S4 SGS3 in Japan for two days and decided to keep the One X. There are 162 pages of debate on the SGS3 forum discussing both phones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652250
Here's why I kept the One X vs. getting a SGS3 as posted in that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27663514&postcount=1525
Keep in mind that the first 2/3's of that comparison thread was written before the SGS3 came out when people were comparing a utopian vision vs. the One X which had been out for a few months. Things have changed because the SGS3 has its share of issues. Most center on the display (defects, dimness), available RAM (the S-Crap reserves a large amount of memory), battery drain (wakelock issues), fragility (the edge-to-edge glass panel breaks easily), and QC (bezels cracked, hyperglaze defects, and the physical home button being recessed instead of raised).
At least to me, the One X's most outstanding feature is its display. I wasn't impressed with the SGS3's; especailly side-by-side. Displaymate is a professional display testing and evaluation company. They wrote up a review of the SGS3's display. It's not too flattering.
http://www.displaymate.com/OLED_Galaxy_S123_ShootOut_1.htm
The One X was rushed to market by HTC, probably to get there ahead of Samsung and the SGS3. There were build issues, s/w and driver bugs, and some h/w problems. The launch didn't go exceptionally well. Some issues still exist but the chatter's died down considerably so you can assume things have improved as more phones have been built.
If you look at the way the One X is put together, the "phone" is a single unit and slides in to the single-piece polycarbonate body. Tolerances are pretty tight and probably difficult to achieve in mass assembly. The biggest issue is a Wi-Fi fault created when the connectors on the body aren't correctly aligned with the antennas on the shell during assembly. The connectors use dynamic tension so compressing the back of the phone can also affect Wi-Fi performance. Based on a rough tally, 200-400 owners on the forum are affected against a total of about 5K. The "fix" put in place by HTC are spacers to keep the back from being compressed. Where the connectors are isn't an area likely to be compressed (unless someone intentionally compresses it) and the fix is more of a safeguard. The design itself hasn't been changed and the majority of phones aren't affected. I'm sure HTC's adjusted the assembly process either through better training or new methods of getting the phone body in to the shell. HTC phones have their build month identified in their serial number. The "3" in XX23 means March and so on. I have a early-build HT23 and it's been pretty much flawless in every way so not all early-build phones had problems. A poll that was run with 1K people voting where the question was asked “is your One X perfect?”, 70% said yes. As in anything mass produced, later versions tend to have better tolerances through tuning of the build process over time.
There's been a leak of a pretty substantial update to the One X that's due out soon. It moves the phone to 4.0.4, improves battery life, performance and benchmarks, enhances the browser, and addresses a lot of little issues that bugged people. Read that thread and it'll give you an idea of what to expect.
Keep in mind that if you intend to root your phone you'll be completely giving up your warranty on the One X where Samsung's still pretty liberal. More people need to take that in to consideration before they buy the One X.
Overall, I'm happy and there's no phone out there right now I'd rather have. Friends I've recommended the phone to are happy also. Good luck with your decision.

@Op, did you duplicate the same thread in S III forum because that's not allowed neither by forum rules but
the most fair thing don't you think? Otherwise you should have used general section.
I'm a pain I know but reading the forum rules or use your common sense is probably a pain too.
Another 'SPOON FEED' thread, aargh !!!
Look how many threads about the same subject exist, '2 sec using the >>> SEARCH BUTTON'
@Moderators,
Thanks for moving thread. :good:

Sorry for caps guys i didnt knew it meant that way