Just a quick thread. What made you buy this phone and continously use it as your daily driver? This thread can really change the minds of individuals that are on the fence of either purchasing this phone or keeping, due to all these other options available( including myself ).
No bashing in this thread please.
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You started the thread but didn't give your input? ugh accidentally hit submit... Anyway I like this phone for the speed and smoothness increase over the amaze. Love the amaze, probably still more than the one s. But this thing is just fast. I don't mind the build quality. I prefer the bigger and heavier feel of the amaze but this is still good. If you like a slim unibody that still feels well built this is the way to go. I also like the battery life on this thing. Ridiculously outlasts my amaze, using stock kernal on energy rom. It's just awesome. Also I haven't had any random reboots or any real complications minus a bad day where I was missing several texts.
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Great body (physical appearance) and nice and smooth Sense experience. Build quality has been pretty good. Very slim and elegant with the nice metal (I have the blue one). Fits AMAZING in the pocket. Perfect size in hand and weight as well.
This phone is fast. Battery is good. I can actually use the Car app without plugging it into a charger most of the time. I don't worry about leaving bluetooth, gps or wifi on that much. The battery has been good to me. The phone is sexy as hell. It's also pretty deceiving. Even though it's 4.3 inches, when held in my hand it actually feels smaller than it really is.. like a 4 incher. I gotta hold it next to another 4.3 inch device just to remind myself its that size.
The only thing.. I have to use a case. I currently use the d30 case. This phone is just too damn skinny and small to get a good grip of.
Thin, sexy, light, screen looks great with its not right in front of my face, great battery life, super fluid with trickdroid, etc havent been happy with a phone for a while, while im very nitpicky there isnt much about this phone i dont like which is surprising. Sense 4.1 meets all my needs with functionality, fluidness, and eye candy.
after having the amaze as my second before last phone this phone feels tiny and suuuper light. its only a little bit bigger than my n9 i had which had a 3.9 inch screen.
I probably wont be upgrading for a long while.
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This phone is fast. Battery is good. I can actually use the Car app without plugging it into a charger most of the time. I don't worry about leaving bluetooth, gps or wifi on that much. The battery has been good to me. The phone is sexy as hell. It's also pretty deceiving. Even though it's 4.3 inches, when held in my hand it actually feels smaller than it really is.. like a 4 incher. I gotta hold it next to another 4.3 inch device just to remind myself its that size.
The only thing.. I have to use a case. I currently use the d30 case. This phone is just too damn skinny and small to get a good grip of.
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Yeah I thought I said enough bad but I would add I wish the back of the phone was rubberized or something for grip. I have the d30 case and can't stand having it on this phone. Although I do get scared I'm going to drop it.
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The first android phone I have had that I don't feel the need to root. Everything just works.
Great looking phone with a state of the art 28nm dual core processor.
Everything about it is nice if there's one thing to complain about is the LED light eeh not a big deal, other then that its buttery smooth "cough cm10 cough"
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ValliJoe said:
Everything about it is nice if there's one thing to complain about is the LED light eeh not a big deal, other then that its buttery smooth "cough cm10 cough"
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I actually like the notification light, its distinct, its not annoying like on some older HTC phones.
I was a flashaholic with my vibrant. And the only reason why I even rooted it was to keep up. After having this phone not once have I thought about root. S4 chip and ice cream makes this phone a beast. I'm totally happy. And design is just an added perk.
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The looks and the quality feel of it. No other phone can compete with it! The camera and the soundquality are just awesome.
- don't feel the need to root at all
- sense V4, gallery, calendar, camera UI and features can't be beat
- aluminium uni-body with MAO
- design/looks and how slim it is
- great SAMOLED screen, which is the best for calibration/colours (compared to other AMOLED based screens)
- amazing battery life, only beaten by RAZR MAXX, iphone 5, note II and the XL
- superb camera for photo quality
- amazing hardware, best CPU there is (s4), beats exynos quad in the GS 3 and the tegra 3 quad in the X for performance per core, power efficiency and heat and the GPU is great as well, can hold its own against the GS 3 GPU and even out performs it in quite a few tests, even the more stressful/demanding ones
- extremely stable, have only restarted my S like 10-15 times (if even that) since April, only had 2 freezes where the mobile restarted automatically but this seems to have been fixed ever since the first update
- audio is superb, only matched by the GS 3
- Great form factor
- Does not slow down
- Nice color choice (Grey and blue)
- Nice screen, colors are very vibrant and blacks are very black
- Exceptional battery life
I love this PHONE!!! longtime android user here. I started my andro days with the launch of the G1 and stuck with through the rise and fall of many players in the field. When I finally did upgrade it I stayed wittth Tmobile and went wwith the G2X. I was in love. So powerful, so fas,,, didnt understand why so many griped about it. I had my G2x for a year and a half and was still ging strong when it was stolen from my locker at the gym one night. What a sad state of affairs. I was stuck with a broken iphone 2g for about 2 weeks until Tmobile ran their special on the One S for $0 down with a $50 rebate here in the US. and oh by the way, the lady tells me, have fun with this, we just brought back unlimitted 4G last night, would you like to add it to your plan? Helll to the YEAH!!
The HTC One S is blistering fast. Down speed is ridiculous. such a sleek form factor and amaing screeeen. instantly became the future upgrade choice of many of my friends. Worried about Netflix without wifi? yeah no problem, we have unlimited 4g whats up? Worried about no sd card? Yeah uhmm did i mention unlimited 4G? I got my hands on 50GB of free storage from BOX back when i had the LG G2X. dontt know if you guys know about the app cloudaround, but it is a cloud player that will let you sync with various cloud storageee boxes. anddddd you can upload from your phone. Insane up speeds with this unit, I am PC free, so no root, but mass ammounts of music and movies on my online storage, and no need for PC to upload(damn you google music). If ANYONE is on the fence about this phone I would have to say take that leap of faith, yo will not be disappointed. Aazing, beautiful, blinding speed, wonderful device.
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got this phone as a warranty replacement because they didnt have anymore S2's.... WINNING LOL
The screen is nice, size is nice, great build quality.
Had to root it tho, missing way too much without it.
On cm10 now and even tho i miss the sense camera, which is about the only thing i miss from sense, its running great.
this phone is the total package.
The amoled screen is awesome especially with sense .
The camera is top notch and the weight is great even though I prefer heavier devices normaly , even though its light its feels solid ,
Only bad things are s off and notification light
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For all you people saying you feel no need to root; I felt the same way.. until I got curious and flashed trickdroid, you should really try it, you can still have the stock experience just much much more fluid feels just like jellybean
I'll wait for the official jelly bean update, thanks though
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I'll root when I get S-OFF, don't want to render my warranty as void.
The phone has the best design I've seen in a long while.
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The good:
- The screen is pretty good. Not as vibrant or saturated in color as an AMOLED screen, but not bad either. Very comparable/narrowly better than the Droid X.
- The screen itself is pretty comparable to other offerings as far as how responsive it is. Its still behind the iPhone in terms of ease of swipe, BUT, the swipes are SUPER responsive. Faster than the Incredible and the Droid X and even my Fascinate. Fastest screen transitions of any phone out of the box, in stock form.
- The kickstand is a brushed aluminum, very nice and feels sturdy.
- The back of the phone is FLUSH. As in, the camera lens isn't sticking out like it is with the EVO or virtually all the other Droids on Verizon.
- The buttons are capacitive, and seem to be pretty responsive to the touch.
- The unit itself has a good color and feels sturdy and solid in your hands. Think EVO but less plastic
The bad:
- Its heavy. Heavier than the EVO, which is pretty heavy compared to other phones of its size (definitely heavier than the Droid X)
- The LED light is BEHIND the speaker screen, so its a bit tougher to see compared to other phones.
- The SIM card can be a pain to get in, and requires pulling the battery out.
- The SD card also requires taking the battery out
- The back cover requires "snaps" at the corners to get it to shut completely.
Anything else I'm forgetting, feel free to ask.
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The good:
- The screen is pretty good. Not as vibrant or saturated in color as an AMOLED screen, but not bad either. Very comparable/narrowly better than the Droid X.
- The screen itself is pretty comparable to other offerings as far as how responsive it is. Its still behind the iPhone in terms of ease of swipe, BUT, the swipes are SUPER responsive. Faster than the Incredible and the Droid X and even my Fascinate. Fastest screen transitions of any phone out of the box, in stock form.
- The kickstand is a brushed aluminum, very nice and feels sturdy.
- The back of the phone is FLUSH. As in, the camera lens isn't sticking out like it is with the EVO or virtually all the other Droids on Verizon.
- The buttons are capacitive, and seem to be pretty responsive to the touch.
- The unit itself has a good color and feels sturdy and solid in your hands. Think EVO but less plastic
The bad:
- Its heavy. Heavier than the EVO, which is pretty heavy compared to other phones of its size (definitely heavier than the Droid X)
- The LED light is BEHIND the speaker screen, so its a bit tougher to see compared to other phones.
- The SIM card can be a pain to get in, and requires pulling the battery out.
- The SD card also requires taking the battery out
- The back cover requires "snaps" at the corners to get it to shut completely.
Anything else I'm forgetting, feel free to ask.
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Call quality?
Loudness? Ringtones loud enough when kickstand is down?
Reception?
Quadrant benchmarks?
Can you post comparison pics of your fascinate and the thunderbolt?
Which do you prefer so far?
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I abused one in the store today. Very snappy. feels nice in your hand. I was pleased enough to have them hold me one for the morning...I was hoping the screen would be as nice to look at as my inc Ill agree is was more responsive...it is hefty but I wouldnt say is is a brick...
An incremental upgrade from my Inc. but not a monumental one.
When you have a chance, please let us know about the battery life.
Ringtones are a good volume, tried a few different volumes.
Works fine with kickstand and ringing, you can still hear it just fine.
Quadrant is 1735.
I will post up the pictures later tonight when I get home from work
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Call quality is good, same as any htc.
The phone stays at work. I'm actually gonna get a replacement through work and its gonna be this one. Im just playing with it and setting this one up for today.
I still prefer my sf, but then again, I've got it all customized to my liking, plus I have spb shell 3D =)
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What are the data speeds?
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Thanks for the detailed impression, but it IS lighter than the evo. By fractions of ounces, but it is.
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What are the data speeds?
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8-12 down, and we were getting crazy, and I mean, CRAZY high upload speeds. We ran 5 tests, and they were all 22+ upload, it was insane....
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Thanks for the detailed impression, but it IS lighter than the evo. By fractions of ounces, but it is.
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It DEFINITELY doesn't feel that way. I held both in my hand, and so did the owner of the EVO, and she agreed, the Thunderbolt felt heavier.
As promised, here are the pictures:
How much memory is dedicated for app storage, I heard 5 gb please tell me that is true
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How much memory is dedicated for app storage, I heard 5 gb please tell me that is true
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The internal is 8 Gigs, with I believe a total of about 6.7 or something in there available for apps
I heard it has about 2 gb available just for apps so I hope you're right I guess ill just find out tomorrow morning
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As promised, here are the pictures:
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those pics are Pure sex
hi could you tell me the battery dimensions was wondering if it would fit the dhd
I got a quadrant standard score of 1767. I went to play a game of angry birds and browsed a website, reran quadrant and got a 1343. I rebooted it and again got my 1767 score. But the demo still looked smooth on the 1300's score. I lost half my battery in 4 hours with wifi turned off. I didn't get my service hooked up yet as verizon's registration was broken all last night
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But the demo still looked smooth on the 1300's score. I lost half my battery in 4 hours with wifi turned off. I didn't get my service hooked up yet as verizon's registration was broken all last night
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You lost that much battery in 4 hours with none of the cellular radios or wifi on? How much of that was you running quadrant/playing angry birds? That's not encouraging at all...
Screen
How is the screen? Is it plastic or glass?
I'm upgrading to a white HTC one x from the original Motorola attic and was wondering if there are other users around that have done the same thing.
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I'm upgrading to a white HTC one x from the original Motorola attic and was wondering if there are other users around that have done the same thing.
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Yes, I did, and Yes, it's totally worth it, even with the locked bootloader.
yes.
I actually still have my Atrix. I have owned it the longest out of all smartphones I have ever had and its hard to give it up . With that said, I will be putting it up for sale soon and I feel the One X, even with locked bootloader intact, will be worth my while.... for the time being.
yes. it's a great upgrade from the pentile crap screen on the atrix. and best of all LTE is just great.
I do miss the compact size, the plethora of accessories, removable battery, unlocked bootloader, fingerprint reader, etc. etc. The atrix is still a super fast phone... CM9 runs super smooth. but i guess it's time has passed, and now is a dedicated gps device for my car lol.
The original Atrix? Got one. This thing is so far ahead of it, it's not even a valid comparison. Camera and display about 500x better. Much faster phone, and ICS to boot. To me it also handles better.
I'm upgrading tonight to the white one X but think I will keep the atrix to use as a mp3 player for the gym and maybe a few other things here and there. I find it hard to give up the atrix because of how amazing the Dev. Community is.
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also went from an Atrix to HOX. used the Atrix for a year and change..the battery while great, was starting to lose some of its ability to hold a charge, the camera sucked, and the screen wasn't the greatest. HOX is a major upgrade, if not only for the camera and ICS
My last phone was the Original Atrix.
Better screen, better design, faster, better cam, LTE. It's a no brainer.
I'm coming from the Atrix too. HOX is fantastic and hoping that awesome devs like Notorious544d come over to HOX eventually (fingers crossed)!!!
I would be willing to put a little money down to bring him over
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One X is best phone with best feature and design, best performance screen color is very bright and clear
But bad battery life, it drain fast with screen on like video playing or surfing internet but it is good when screen of as 3G talking upto 9 hours and 24mn and over while 4 hoursand 18mn for using internet and 5 hours and 45 mn for video play
I love my Atrix. It's fast, smooth, sturdy. I dropped it plenty of times w/o a case and it always booted back up after I popped the battery back in.
HOX is a worthy upgrade because of the amazing scree, fast camera, and ICS. It's thinner too.
We have an atrix family here. Lol
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yes, get the one x. for me, the screen on the one x was enough for me to spend the money to get it. i couldnt stand the screen on the atrix... too small and the colors seemed washed out to me
I came from the atrix as well! Main concerns going into it were battery life and lack of expandable memory. Lack of THD games didn't matter as most of them are garbage. The upgrade was genuinely worth it and battery life seems to be about the same if not better. Absolutely happy I upgraded!
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I'm going to have to agree that it's worth it. The screen was a big reason for my switching. Any big flaws the HOX has are software, which means one way or another they will be fixed.
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I got the Atrix....but Im waiting for the S3. However, I convinced my girl to upgrade to the HOX from the i4
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I'm going to have to chime in here as well. Just sold my atrix to my buddy. I had it for about 8 months which is an eternity for me with phones. It was an awesome phone but I was due for an upgrade and couldn't pass up the one x. A few things coming from an atrix running neutrino ee: Battery life..I thought it was excellent on my atrix (20+ hours easy) and after rooting and freezing some apps with tibu I'm happy to say its the same if not better. The kicker is disabling auto brightness and auto sync. I just check my Gmail manually every hour or two. Build quality..Makes the atrix look and feel like a toy. Screen..No contest lol. Honestly all that I miss from my atrix is the fp scanner, and I seem to be the minority on that one but it was awesome and worked flawlessly for me. My only hardware qualm with the one x is the led light. Its tiny and only does red, green and maybe orange? I was spoiled by having green for texts, blue for Gmail and lime green for everything else. Honestly that's all I miss. The one x is superior in every other way, now if only we can get this fn bootloader unlocked and "persuade" notorious to bring us some neutrino goodness.
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I upgraded from a Atrix and it is a huge upgrade. I was actually expecting better battery life but it is pretty much the same. The screen though is way better looking. I didn't think that would be a big deal until I got it and saw just how much prettier it is. And the camera on my phone takes better pictures then cameras of my families that they paid 200+ less than a year ago and is a definite upgrade over the Atrix one. Its sadly only slightly more smooth - it has fewer hiccups but it still does have some - but the next update will hopefully make it even better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZuhAFHuNZk
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Amazing comparison.
Good video.
Haha, I found it laughable that the 2 points that made the GS3 win were not related to the actual phone, but instead branding.
However, I can agree with the point. For general consumers, that is definitely a plus. Also, it was a competition on which should be THE Android flagship, and that makes the points even more prevalent.
Most Androids just don't have good presence or accessory support.
I can agree with the decision, but still think the One X is better as a general phone. Especially once ROMed up. When we get source, we'll be blazing!
Thanks for contributing. It was definitely interesting
Great video. I actually kind of agree with your conclusion...the S3 might be the better "flagship", but I'd prefer using the One X on a day to day basis.
When comparing these phones, for me it always comes down to this:
Software can be improved and optimized, hardware cannot. The multitasking issue is already largely mitigated in many custom ROMs, and that situation will only improve once we get kernel source. With the S3, you're always going to be stuck with a pentile AMOLED display and what is, in my opinion, a lower build quality.
Still, having to choose between these phones is definitely a #firstworldproblem, because they're both A+ devices. It is a great time to be a gadget nerd.
Good review. Makes me happy to be sticking with my One X for the reasons you mentioned.
I have to say, his video makes the SGS3 look really appealing when viewed from the top. As soon as you flip the phone over, it's ugly as sin.
If we were able to have the back of the One X with the front of the SGS3 including the rounded corners, with the matte coating and materials of the One X, it'd be the best phone ever.
I really just like how the front of that phone looks. ><
#FWP
Superior display, battery life and design are worth more to me than any other cosmetic issues. HOX wins hands down in all three features I care about.
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I have to say, his video makes the SGS3 look really appealing when viewed from the top. As soon as you flip the phone over, it's ugly as sin.
If we were able to have the back of the One X with the front of the SGS3 including the rounded corners, with the matte coating and materials of the One X, it'd be the best phone ever.
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This company, among others, sells battery back plates for the GS3, its made me seriously consider purchasing the GS3 over the One X.
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Good showmanship Arcadia and nicely executed comparison. IMO though, there really is no clear cut winner. You can walk away with either phone and feel satisfied that you own a great device.
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Nice rewiew...
I got to play with a DoCoMo (S4) SGS3 for a couple of days about two weeks ago while I was in Japan and compared it to my international One X. Other than the browser which Samsung always does an incredible job with, the SGS3 wasn't perceivably "faster." At least not after I loaded the same 93 apps I regularly use on my phone. Both phones are incredibly fast, noticeably faster than the previous generation of phones. I think when you get down to measuring performance of transitions in milliseconds it becomes irrelevant.
TW vs. Sense is personal preference. TW has been basically the same since the SGS1. Outside of introducing "ploink" and "tink" sounds TW3 and TW4 are 90% the same. Sense is an environment, TW is an OEM launcher and when you're actually trying to get stuff done Sense's comprehensiveness allows you to be more productive. When comparing in-built apps (social, e-mail, music) and integration Sense is a clear winner. If you don't like overlays TW wins because it's less intrusive. I'm surprised more people haven't noticed but TW hasn't been resized for the HD display and presents 20% less information. For example, in settings, you'll see eight options displayed in TW and 10 in Sense. That carries through in everything in TW and Samsung's stock apps. Coming from a i9100 I'm tired of looking at the same blocky, dark, and dreary interface. Sense seems brighter, more polished, contemporary, and is w/o question the better integrated UI.
Some stuff was left out of the review. HTC using partitions so the phone can be connected as mass storage vs. Samsung’s MTP is a big deal for people that transfer a lot of stuff back and forth between their phone and PC. You also don't have to screw around with drivers if you're using someone else's PC. That combined with slower NAND speeds as seen in AnTuTu leaves it half as fast at moving files as the One X. Samsung’s BT implementation is as funky as it’s ever been. The SGS3 had problems connecting and/or reconnecting pretty consistently where my One X never had an issue on the half dozen devices I tried both phones with. Also, A2DP on the SGS3 makes it sound like you’re listening to XM; there’s little separation, crappy range, and music is generally flat whereas A2DP on the One X is the best I've experienced.
As for the other stuff like a non-removable battery, weak multi-tasking and non-expandable storage, it is what it is. If those are hot buttons than the decision's pretty easy on which way to go and all the other stuff becomes secondary.
In case it helps anybody comparing the two phones, here's why I kept the One X instead of getting a SGS3 as I originally had planned.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27663514&postcount=1525
P.S. - My comparison is to the international One X. I haven't even seen an AT&T version and don't know if some of the things I'm highlighting may be different between the two versions.
I just went to the Sprint store to look at the GSIII and was not impressed. I was seriously considering adding a line to my AT&T account so I can get it, but I have no interest in doing that anymore. First off, the color choices are ridiculous. I hate white phones (aside from the HOX which is just smexy) and the the blue really just isn't for me. Where's the black, Sammy??? I think the color, plastic, and overall shape of the phone really just belie the actual power of the thing, and I don't like that one bit. I am a big fan of industrial design, and as far as Galaxy phones are considered I think the Epic 4G Touch was the most attractive of them all. The screen on the GSIII, while having brilliant colors, was instantly recognizable as pentile and that to me is a major, major deal breaker. Compared side by side with the HOX, well... there's just no comparison. The HOX's screen smokes the GSIII's. The UI was incredibly smooth, I will give them that, perhaps even smoother than my HOX running CleanROM (which is ridiculously smooth), but after using Sense 4.0 for a while, I am once again not a fan of Touchwiz (I loved it on my E4GT). I think it too belies the power of the device because of how colorful and toyish it is. The whole thing just screams toyish and is really hard to take seriously as the powerhouse that it actually is. Don't get me wrong, it's a great phone, but I just can't see myself using it. I'm glad I got my HOX and am not jealous of the GSIII in the slightest.
The only thing that is even remotely making me THINK of switching is Developers FLOCK to the Galaxy S phones. They've all been rooted, bootloader lock isn't a problem, and they have source.
I love Android, but not for the stock experience. I like to play, and the SGS III has more to play with, or it least I feel like it will in short order.
Were it not for Scrossler's awesome ROM I'd be rocking a Gnex right now.
I hope to stick with the HOX for a while but if a deal comes up on Craig's list I'll have to seriously consider it.
Pretty fair assessment, thanks for the review. After using the One X for nearly 2 months I exchanged it for the SGS3. The screen is the only thing I am missing, and I miss it a lot!
Makes me VERY excited to know that phones with the total package are just around the corner. That's good news for everyone.
Nice job.
I change phones like underwear. I'm so on the fence right now.
So jealous of their multitasking ;(
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So jealous of their multitasking ;(
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YUP +1, Thats literally the only thing that will make me jump the fence over to the GSIII, the one x multitasking is literally atrocious, chrome reloads pages if i go to change the song on the music player. smh htc, terrible terrible...
btw, good review i liked it, felt as if you were totally spot on with all the problems of the hox (little lag, multitasking etc)
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So jealous of their multitasking ;(
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You should try CleanRom with multitasking mods. It's amazing
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unleashed12 said:
YUP +1, Thats literally the only thing that will make me jump the fence over to the GSIII, the one x multitasking is literally atrocious, chrome reloads pages if i go to change the song on the music player. smh htc, terrible terrible...
btw, good review i liked it, felt as if you were totally spot on with all the problems of the hox (little lag, multitasking etc)
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Out of curiosity, are you running any custom ROMs, or are you still on stock?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZuhAFHuNZk
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Just wondering, where do you get all the phones for your reviews from?
What do you think about the phone now? and What did you thought about this phone when you bought it?
Average phone, definitely not top of the line performance.
Software features (sense and all) are good, but the device lacks the performance punch that it should have.
Hardware quality is above average as well.
After ICS, although the overall UI feel is less sluggish, the phone has lost its performance, specially while playing HD videos.
I would say, not that well supported by the company, specially in India.
Final word: Not buying again from HTC.
better than the iphone 4s.
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the Sensation is a good phone, no doubt. the only thing I dislike about it is the way the antennas are built into the back case...
A phone that was underspecd from the start. Less RAM than the competition, unbelievably lacking in storage, and S3 was the worst SoC of the 2011 dual core generation. Lag city. Many people avoid new S4 phones just because their experience with an S3 phone was so bad (which sucks, because S4 is actually a good SoC aside from the GPU). The mono block design turned out to be a sham, and instead we got a completely removable back that led to radio issues and a death grip problem worse than most phones. Add to that power button problems and dust under the screen, and I'm wondering where this HTC build quality is that I based my decision to get this phone on.
The good? The camera is pretty good. The qHD resolution was above average at the time. I find the 4.3" format factor perfect. Visually I think the Sensation is one of the best looking phones of all time. I would enjoy it if I didn't have high standards, and I simply can't stand how much it lags and how hard the screen is to see outside.
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Screen is hard to see outside I agree but the worst issue for me it's speaker sound is horrible...
Camera does a good job in daylight low lights aren't so good however,
At the time I bought it, it was indeed a good phone but I think that now there are much much better phone's out in the market..
I think it still does a decent job performance wise and I don't face laggs
Now I think this phone is getting old and I should buy something new but the development is quite good so I'll stay for a while.
Last thing : battery is sh*t even whit extended battery's..
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I got this phone a few weeks ago because it was cheap and has a removable battery/sd card (as opposed to the newer ONE series).
What I like about it - Feels good in my hand (weight, robustness, etc), the haptic feedback is much better than the competitors', a large community and many ROMs to explore, battery life (with an aftermarket battery).
Don't like - Screen viewing angle is narrow, a bit too big (I prefer screens 4 inch and under for a phone).
All in all - It's a decent phone for it's price.
That's my opinion.
There are some better ones now, but it holds up well against many others!
It's a cool phone. S3 is a decent processor, I don't find it to be the worst of 2011 though. From experience, I would say it goes Samsung's Exynos 2011 > S3 > Whatever the hell OMAP was out at the time > Tegra2.
Sense is just too slow, that's the problem. I don't mean a bloat issue, I've debloated Sense - removing about 200MB of uselessness out of Sense and it doesn't speed up. Forget Sense 4 being "much lighter than previous versions" too. It's not - it's just that the first phones to have it feature S4 processors that keep up really well. Check out a video of the One V - same old Sense.
Take the S3 processor and slap on some AOSP like CM or AOKP, and the phone flies.
The best phone in the world imo.
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Not buying again from HTC
(less battery, RAM...)
Its a cool phone, then the custom roms made it cooler..
I actually got this phone as a replacement for mytouch 4g out of warranty so i only paid $5 for it. I gotta say i really love it, I don't have battery issues (lasts me a full day), no lag (senseless), its fast to me. Definitely not the best with new phones coming out every month, but i like it
When I first got this phone, I was completely underwhelmed. It lagged hard on stock gingerbread, had zero aosp support, signal was poor, wifi deathgrip was almost a deal breaker and battery life was crap. Add in sense restarts every other day and I was ready to return my phone for... a G2X. Lol!
Nowadays, ICS has improved the battery life a lot and our devs have come a long way in making the Sensation smoother and more attractive. So I guess I don't hate my Sensation like I used to, but I rather like it now. It's not the fastest phone out there, but it does what I need it to do. Poor signal and deathgrip are still there, but meh whatever. I like my Sensation enough to stick with it until my contract is up.
Not the best phone, but has a wealth of rom support. I have a Samsung galaxy s2 that's just sitting on the shelf because I enjoy the Rom support on the sensation more than actual hardware difference.
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its a good phone overall but the things that make me hate it are the antennas because of the deathgrip issue and also the speakers are too quiet.
Thanks to the roms and mods available I still love my sensation! I get bored with one thing I just change it! Love the fact It's highly customizable ! After rooting I really started to love it again thanks to the developers !
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If you compare with Iphone 4s:
Advantage: Bigger screen, Rom customization, multi tasking. Awesome HTC interface!!
Disadvantge: Battery is not good, back cover problem.
Comparing to any android phone out there, Sensation is top notch.
I've waited 4 months for this phone to come out after hearing/seeing rumors everywhere that finally an 4.3in Android phone is coming out on T-Mobile.
I love it, still till this day after using it for 1 year, I love this phone. The battery is awesome if you install custom roms/kernels plus the anker battery.
Love the screen size and resolution. Form factor; love it, slim and tall.
It's still not as smooth as Samsung phones, but **** with AOSP roms, and overclocked kernels and custom roms, you'll get there.
Cons, RAM ****ing seriously HTC? 768MB of ram meanwhile the GalaxyS2 has 1GB? The dust underneath the glass.
Other than that, love the fact that the whole back cover is the housing for the phone, if it ever gets any deep scratches, all I need to do is swap out the back cover.
Wrong thread.
GEEZ.
Its so discouraging to new buyers and even current owners when you come on here and all you see is "I hate this" and "I hate that" and there's no one thread praising the new S4." I just wanted to make a thread showcasing people who ENJOY THEIR GALAXY S4! Between the huge screen on a small body, lightweight feel, wonderful camera, microSD, nicer 2600mah battery and all the other amenities, im thoroughly happy with my decision to purchase the S4 above any of the other devices.
Who else is happy with their powerhouse of a phone?
(please try to refrain from negativity, there's 48 other threads in this sub-forum for that)
robstunner said:
GEEZ.
Its so discouraging to new buyers and even current owners when you come on here and all you see is "I hate this" and "I hate that" and there's no one thread praising the new S4." I just wanted to make a thread showcasing people who ENJOY THEIR GALAXY S4! Between the huge screen on a small body, lightweight feel, wonderful camera, microSD, nicer 2600mah battery and all the other amenities, im thoroughly happy with my decision to purchase the S4 above any of the other devices.
Who else is happy with their powerhouse of a phone?
(please try to refrain from negativity, there's 48 other threads in this sub-forum for that)
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Don't forget the squared off sides!! Amazing camera, small/light body with big beautiful screen.... I'm in love.
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Don't forget the squared off sides!! Amazing camera, small/light body with big beautiful screen.... I'm in love.
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I always praised the RAZR M for being such a pocketable phone, but this is 5" and still wonderful in the hand and my pocket
I don't get all these lag issues everyone is having my phone is flawless. I average 3 hour screen time. This camera is incredible
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I love my Galaxy S 4, have been an Galaxy Fan since the S2 LTE and this is a great phone. I loved the S3 and this phone keep all the good elements from the S3 and puts them up-to-date and adds so much more. I think this phone feels much better in the hand than the S3, it feels a lot more premium. The battery live is better than the S3, the camera is AMAZING!!! I love the fact that they put scrollable mode tabs, the only thing that pisses me off is that we can toggle flash, we need to go in camera settings to do it. Thats kinda annoying. Beside that, the rest is great. Everything that goes wrong with this phone can be fixed by software so i'm not even stressing over that
Love everything about it, the screen, the clarity, battery life, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connect super fast and are super stable, accuracy, few fcs. Absolutely love it.
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I think its an amazing phone. And with a sexy case on it, who cares about the build is.
By far my favorite phone yet. Everything just works, battery life is amazing, super fast and responsive. Plus the built in gestures are awesome, I use them all the time; they take a bit to get used to but I use them everywhere possible now! Thank god I have patience to wait until bootloader unlock is released!
Loving the improved battery life over the s3 and with the ability to swap batteries and use extended batteries it reassurrd me that i made the right decision
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after removing all the bloat, this phone is awesome! I'm getting an average of 4 hours screen time and hour of talk... or 5 hours screen time no talk. My SGS3, barely got 2 hours screen time...
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Love the screen and I extremely love the wonderful lag
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Upgraded from an S2 and was thinking about the HTC One because of the build quality. So glad I decided on the S4. This thing is fast and beautiful. Can't put it down.
My battery life has been awesome. The screen is world class. Love the phone.
We will get an OTA soon so just relax people!
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This phone is incredible, my favorite feature is the ir sensor being able to control all the tvs from my phone is awesome.
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Me too. From s2, s3, now my s4. I tell everyone I love my phone. Got my mom the note 2 at the same time and comparing it is not even close. This thing is a beast.
ATT S4 Rooted. Beastin.
4.2.2
Best phone I've ever owned. Came from an iPhone 5. Blows it away! Smooth animations, beautiful camera, a lot of cool features (expandable notifications, air view, smart scroll), and the display is just gorgeous.
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Great phone! Especially love the camera, display, and overall refinement compared to the S3.
Upgraded from a iPhone 3G-S... so I'm definitely in paradise with this phone.
Screen is great, battery life is pretty good for what I use it for, I'm rarely below 40% at the end of the day if I'm on it a lot (for me). The best thing about this thing is the way it fits in my pocket. I've actually started to look for my phone thinking I lost it, only to find it in my pocket!
Came from the S3 and I will miss the developers. I think the screen is amazing. The air gestures and hover finger stuff puts it as what I would consider 2013 tech. In bone stock form I have been very impressed. Slight lag from time to time is not enough to be a deal breaker. The developers will fix is up. Battery life has been very impressive. My only dislikes are just cosmetic, white inbox in messaging, and white dialer. Lol.
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