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[Q] One S Development

Hello guys, i'm in love with the One S, but i've been watching the forums lately, and the One S is receiving way less attention then the One X.
We have at least 3 big and great custom Roms for the One X, and i can't see any for the One S yet.
Do you guys think the One S android development is going to reach the One X sometime?
I want to know this, before i buy the phone, or else i'm getting a One X

One x doesn't have a bootable cyanogenmod..mainly sense roms. The desire HD took a while to kick in on dev side also..its preference
The only development missing is really cyanogenmod daily type and tool sets Modding battery etc.you won't be missing out on much.plus our battery's last longer and doesn't have the flex issue the first x stock has lol
It is slow bit but come onn...crap phones have active development...it will happen.
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One X counts as "Flagship" so more ppl buying it - more development. But I think after first few 2-3 month ppl will understand that S is as good as X, also I guess it wont be problem to take same roms from X and make them avaible for S.
Definetly not something what should affect your decision about what phone to buy. Choose which u like more, the development of roms will be good for both.

Maybe One S will get more attention after it gets released on Tmobile.

kolyan said:
Maybe One S will get more attention after it gets released on Tmobile.
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Exactly this phone is still yet to be released in some parts of the world. Maybe the best developers don't have the phone yet. It's early days so be patient
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Well, thank you, you guys have helped me alot. One more question, about the battery life on the One S, is it good? Can it be compared to the HTC Desire?
Once again, thanks!

Guizzoni said:
Well, thank you, you guys have helped me alot. One more question, about the battery life on the One S, is it good? Can it be compared to the HTC Desire?
Once again, thanks!
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The battery life is very god. I have about One and half day on battery with some surf, phonecalls and sync.
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much better then the desire and desire HD...I owned both
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I'm so happy that I opted for the S instead of the X. In my (humble) opinion, most people have been drawn to the Quad core of the X - but it seems the S is just as, if not more, powerful!
I think as people realise that the S is up there in the power ratings then development will pick up. I hope so, I miss having my Insertcoin\ARHD etc ROMs to choose from =D

raikesy said:
I'm so happy that I opted for the S instead of the X. In my (humble) opinion, most people have been drawn to the Quad core of the X - but it seems the S is just as, if not more, powerful!
I think as people realise that the S is up there in the power ratings then development will pick up. I hope so, I miss having my Insertcoin\ARHD etc ROMs to choose from =D
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Its not the Quad-core that stands out on X, its the 720p IPS SLCD2 display. Its the best on the market today. I havent seen One S in person, but usually SAMOLED displays suck big time, perhaps HTC done some calibration on this one to make it better.

I love the Amoled screen, I thought it was ace on the SGS.... I think its even better on the One S....
if someone doesnt like it, They tend to slate it, and that puts other people off... instead of just sayin 'personally its not for me, i prefer the xxxxxx screen' they rant and rave 'oh its **** dont waste your money'
and it gives it a bad reputation

azzledazzle said:
I love the Amoled screen, I thought it was ace on the SGS.... I think its even better on the One S....
if someone doesnt like it, They tend to slate it, and that puts other people off... instead of just sayin 'personally its not for me, i prefer the xxxxxx screen' they rant and rave 'oh its **** dont waste your money'
and it gives it a bad reputation
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all i know is that it was/is a disaster on Galaxy Nexus....and its 720p. I have IPS LG right now and colors are great, I had Vibrant also and it was so so.

Back on track of Development , I can't wait for S-OFF

Calm down azzle lol..I get what your saying though.I personally love the screen..didn't at first but messed around with the contrast now its lovely
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Got mine today and its sublime. I'm going to wait a while for root. But it's bound to happen. Just as it did and still is on the desire.
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Apparently lots os people are upgrading from the desire to this phone. Well, I just chose my next phone. It's going to be the HTC One S!
Now I just have to wait for the One S to launch in Brazil.
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I'm pretty sure the One s will get a lot of dev since its the same internationally unlike the one x/xl/evo 4g lte
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I won't buy a phone if I don't think there's going to be a good amount of development for it. That being said, I think the fact that its a global phone will help alot.
and its being announced by T-Mobile right now.
Stiflerlv said:
One X counts as "Flagship" so more ppl buying it - more development. But I think after first few 2-3 month ppl will understand that S is as good as X, also I guess it wont be problem to take same roms from X and make them avaible for S.
Definetly not something what should affect your decision about what phone to buy. Choose which u like more, the development of roms will be good for both.
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i also can't wait for s-off. the htc dev method isn't a choice for me.
I'm disappointed in the developers which decide blind for the one x. Sure it is the Flagship, but with years old manufacturing technique. nobody can say that a comparable 40nm manufactured cpu saves more energy that a 28nm manufactured one. faster sure, but a pockedheater^^
only one good dev for a rom and one for the kernel is enought for us. I love to flash costum roms, best two times a week^^ i miss it.

DNS007 said:
i also can't wait for s-off. the htc dev method isn't a choice for me.
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Just curious, why is HTC Dev not a choice for you?

which is likely to have strongest ROM community?

Which do people think will have the strongest ROM community between the HTC One X & The Galaxy S III?
ROM options are a strong factor in deciding what phone to get next.

ROM
can anyone tell me, how can i get a boot animation for my galaxy player 4? i have the R3 klin kernel and R5 klins rom.

For USA versions, SGSIII, seeing that AT&T has denied htc to unlock the one x... How terrible...
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SG3, saying generally.
Don't know if htc one x has unlocked bootloader or not.

lamborg said:
SG3, saying generally.
Don't know if htc one x has unlocked bootloader or not.
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You can unlock it using the official HTC Dev website - alot of issues at the moment as the site states it MAY void your warranty but to consumers themselves they stated that it WILL. Even though people are trying to return handsets because of faulty issues unrelated to bootloader or custom roms.
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SGS3 just my two cents
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I'd guess sgs3 if I were to bet
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SGS3 by all means!! Samsung rocks mateee

SGS3
Samsung phones are definetly more widespread than HTC phones. Most people just stay with their current brand...

Definitely SGS3. It may not sell as well as the predecessor but it will definitely sell millions, and that's what matters.

hi
it really depends, on which phone sells, and in what numbers.. the more numbers they sell the more bigger and better ROM community. I would say wait for a few months after release and see which phone sells better.
the GSII/9100 was probably the first BIG-SELL for a non-iphone, and hence has a big community, and is still selling...
I really doubt if GSIII would equal the success of the GSII, as most people still have the GSII with them. The only folks who will buy it are the older phone owners.
also, I read somewhere Samsung chose to use a inferior-performance-quad processor over a superior-performance-dual-core for marketing reasons, and probably to recover some costs over its quad-core development, so at least I am going to wait and watch for a while, and am not sure how many of us here share my perspective...
Anyways... enjoying wanamlite+siyah3.1.2 on my gsII for now...

Why devs dont make roms for the s3 variant

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Because it isn't as popular as the S4. Give it time, there will be ROMs for it soon.
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Ok i can understand that, but maybe if the devs knows that we are
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tattooalex28 said:
Ok i can understand that, but maybe if the devs knows that we are
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That you are what? I believe all One S phones are being shipped with S3 chips. That will grow the population. Like I said, give it time.

invasion2 said:
That you are what? I believe all One S phones are being shipped with S3 chips. That will grow the population. Like I said, give it time.
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All non T-Mobile One S's.
The devs already know about you guys, you JUST got a custom recovery. Won't be too much longer before you get a rom. Didn't someone say they would cook for it?
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Ok thx for the info guys. im typing from my mobile. I'm feeling strange without a costum Rom on my phone
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The problem is we don't even have enough developers work on S4. See we only have very less S4 Roms compared to One X and One AT&T(AKA One XL).
The S3 isn't as popular as S4. Although it will ship S3 in all countries outside US now but I see almost NO ONE going to buy it in HK(and all S4 sold here).
I believe the situation won't be better on other places. The One S S3 definitely is a failure. The Asus Padphone and some of China Android phones started to ship with S4 now. HTC told us Qualcomm doesn't has stocks isn't correct.

I don't really think the S3 Variant will become that popular. I know that it is being sold outside of the US now but most people who wanted a One S wanted it for the upgraded processor. I've seen a lot of threads about people who got the ''New'' One S and either returned it for an S4 or--more likely--changed it for another phone. Why pay for an S3 variant when you can get a One XL with the S4 or a One X with the Quad Tegra.

Exactly.
The replacement of S4 variants with S3 variants in markets where the S4 one had been sold will also affect warranty and repair related exchanges, however. I have had my S4 One S replaced by a S3 One S by HTC and am currently disputing with them to get an S4 version back.

villainhalf said:
I don't really think the S3 Variant will become that popular. I know that it is being sold outside of the US now but most people who wanted a One S wanted it for the upgraded processor. I've seen a lot of threads about people who got the ''New'' One S and either returned it for an S4 or--more likely--changed it for another phone. Why pay for an S3 variant when you can get a One XL with the S4 or a One X with the Quad Tegra.
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umm, price too steep maybe?
I bought my One S with S4 in it, and it's not even the T-Mobile version

hiu115 said:
umm, price too steep maybe?
I bought my One S with S4 in it, and it's not even the T-Mobile version
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Yes, but when did you buy it? Purchasing a S4 One S isn't the problem. The problem is purchasing an S3 One S for the same amount or buying an S4 variant only to have HTC send you a S3 when you need it replaced.

One S --> One XL?

just wondering would it be possible that One S roms get ported to the One XL? I know that they have the same chipset so theoretically it should work right. I am contemplating if I should sell my One XL and get the International GSM One X since it has more development options and ROMs etc :L

Nobody will stop you from going over to the International One X. Of you want a One S ROM ported, why not try it yourself? We have great devs and dev teams here, not sure why you'd complain about it.
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They do not have the same chipset, the one s has a snapdragon scorpion
We have a snapdragon krait
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superchilpil said:
They do not have the same chipset, the one s has a snapdragon scorpion
We have a snapdragon krait
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The old one s had krait... New ones (not from T-Mobile USA have an s3)..

ECEXCURSION said:
The old one s had krait... New ones (not from T-Mobile USA have an s3)..
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thought they all had the krait? pretty sure new ones don't have s3...

ethantarheels123 said:
thought they all had the krait? pretty sure new ones don't have s3...
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I'm pretty sure the new ones do have a 1.7ghz s3... I frequent the one s forum too since my gf has the phone. The older one s has a 1.5ghz dual core s4 just like us...
It's on Wikipedia if you dont believe me lol.
Team venom makes roms for both phones, might want to give them a ring if you're curious about portability.

True. I wasnt complaining about the development here because I'd great but I can't help but notice the wider support for the One X and S.
Anyway I was just curious about what other people thought and it'd be a bit of a hassle for me to swap to a international ver. Since team.venom are here I'm happy for now. And plus the XL is rare, especially here in Australia. We also get 32gb storage unlike most of u who only have 16gb on AT&T ;P
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The screen resolution is very different between the S (540 x 960) and XL (720 x 1280). So on top of any other differences (CPU, etc.), a bunch of the graphics in the UI would need to be re-scaled. It can be done, and ports from various devices with different resolutions has happened in the past. But it adds all that much more work. Unless the ROM is going to bring something really new to our device, there isn't much point in all the work.

[Q] Should I buy a HTC one X?

I'm looking for an Android phone with a good camera and it seems HTC One X fits my budget ($250). I read that HTC One camera develops purple fringes. Is that true for One X too? Please advise if it's still worthy buying HTC One X or if you have other suggestions please let me know.

Are you wanting the HTC One X or the HTC One XL / at&t One X? You're asking in the HTC One XL / at&t One X forum. The camera on this phone is fine, I've never had a problem with it.
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It's going to be mostly AT&T HTC One X. That's what I find being sold in Ebay. That said I was assuming that there should not be much difference between the AT&T version and the other versions of One X. I could be wrong.

They look similar but they're entirely different on the inside. But you're in the right place for the at&t version. In my opinion it's the better phone; far superior development if you're looking to unlock/root it, the Qualcomm chip doesn't heat up nearly as much as the chip in the international One X, and if course it's LTE too.
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That said, it's an older phone (as phone development cycles go) that's not getting the newest Android, so... you know, as long as you're OK with that.

Just to be clear, it may not be getting the latest Android via an official update but I'm currently running 4.4.2 thanks to our developers. Just saying it won't get the latest version might be a bit misleading.
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its an osm phone almost as fast as one x+.......... build fantastic....camera just too good ..... and the developers here are osm n helpers like timmmaa..... u can get kitkat stable fr sure..... bt no more official htc updates

ratibars said:
It's going to be mostly AT&T HTC One X. That's what I find being sold in Ebay. That said I was assuming that there should not be much difference between the AT&T version and the other versions of One X. I could be wrong.
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Hoxl for me has been awesome. Its time for me to upgrade devices but I enjoy my hoxl so much I'm actually pretty content with it. Curious to see if hTC will survive its money issues and possibly create a curve version
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No. I hate this phone. The battery lasts too damn long and the 4G is too fast.
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I'm sure you can find Moto X's around 250 on Craigslist or eBay? There is that Monday Sale (300$) coming up as well.
Outside of that, One X is an okay choice. It would be better if you wait though. We're probably only 2 months from HTC introducing their next phone and that could probably drive HTC One prices to 250.
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aaron.a said:
No. I hate this phone. The battery lasts too damn long and the 4G is too fast.
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What ROM are you using?
I'm strongly considering buying the Moto X tomorrow, but if I can get good battery life with this phone, I'll gladly pass.

I'm on cm11 w/stock gapps.. If you use 4G exclusively you'll get roughly 8 hours. Its hard to tell from this shot but standby is amazing.
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Hangampalli said:
What ROM are you using?
I'm strongly considering buying the Moto X tomorrow, but if I can get good battery life with this phone, I'll gladly pass.
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Moto X is strong piece of hardware.. I haven't checked out the x forums but the the moto Atrix had excellent Dev support.
Just don't expect much from Motorola.. And for that reason alone I can't recommend the x.
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