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[Q] HTC One X vs HTC One S

I know this is X forum, but I still have question. This phone still hits my country, and Im still thinking, what to choose...
One X:
* Tegra 3 (it have 5th core).
* Better screen
One S:
* S4 - it performs more better for now while apps aint optimized
* Smaller (IDK if I rly want 4.7, 4.3 is kinda big for HTC Tattoo user)
* Better battery ?
I googled about battery life for now, and I see different reviews... One S have better battery life while using it, meanwhile One X got better in low to mid usage ? (Tnx to 5th core?)
What you guys think, whos been using One X or One S. Hows the battery?
For now I think the main difference could be battery life, and a little of screen. The power of the phone is good for both of them...
Im more like low to mid phone user (as I have laptop with me for alot of times).
I wanna hear some real reviews on these phones from people who already use them. Tnx
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After few posts I wanna add this:
the 16gb memory (11 gb actully) is good enof for me. I probably get 5gb of music, some apps, and still have enof space...
Im not using the front camera, video calls cost to much, I rather call to meet
I want the phone to be able to handle 2 days of low to mid usage... Can one X do that?

I was going to go for the One S because of the Amoled screen, but now am going for the One x because it is quad band umts and has a better front camera.
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For me, the problems with One S are 16GB storage, which is more like 11GB usable with 2GB for apps. Plus qHD screen compared to 720p on One X.
From all the reviews I read, and comparing my amoled Note with the One X, the screen on the One X is just as good as the Note's with more accurate colour and not so over saturated.

The One S has a better body, but the screen is of a lower resolution and is pentile.
The S4 looks like a very good processor but the Tegra 3 is just as capable.
Battery life seems to be better with the One S but then again it is pushing fewer pixels on a smaller screen with a CPU that has fewer cores.
Overall it comes down with whether you want a 4.3 inch or 4.7 inch device and if you can live with only 16GB of internal storage. This was what put me off the One S especially since there is no Micro-SD slot.
And as mentioned the front facing camera is only VGA compared to 1.3MP on the One X.

The only reason why I probably go for the One X is its 720p display. If the One S had a 720p SLCD2 display, I would buy it immediately...but another 2 years with pentile AMOLED?
I mean - I could live with it. But at the same time, there is the One X with this brilliant screen...or put it this way: if the One X also had a AMOLED PenTile screen, I would probably take the One S (better size for me, nice materials, nice SoC). But it hasn't

If you want a smoother experience overall, the 'One S' would be better due to the architecture of Krait and the resolution, since the Adreno 225 can easily handle 60fps at 540 x 960 and battery life should be better due to the 28nm processor.
But im still getting the HTC One X, lolz..

MrPhilo said:
If you want a smoother experience overall, the 'One S' would be better due to the architecture of Krait and the resolution, since the Adreno 225 can easily handle 60fps at 540 x 960 and battery life should be better due to the 28nm processor.
But im still getting the HTC One X, lolz..
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MrPhilo said:
If you want a smoother experience overall, the 'One S' would be better due to the architecture of Krait and the resolution, since the Adreno 225 can easily handle 60fps at 540 x 960 and battery life should be better due to the 28nm processor.
But im still getting the HTC One X, lolz..
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and what are your reasons to go for X instead of S?

Stiflerlv said:
and what are your reasons to go for X instead of S?
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The obvious I'm sure,
Quad core
Larger screen
HD resolution
32gb storage
Those are worth the upgrade to X
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The time has come now for HD displays in phones and this reason would be enough for me to go for One X. There really is a difference. But I wish HTC put the S4 here in European units.

MrPhilo said:
If you want a smoother experience overall, the 'One S' would be better due to the architecture of Krait and the resolution, since the Adreno 225 can easily handle 60fps at 540 x 960 and battery life should be better due to the 28nm processor.
But im still getting the HTC One X, lolz..
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you're an idiot, and so am i
or maybe i'll change my mind tomorrow if i get to test both of them before letting those screaming euros fly out of my pocket...i can't hold them anymore, it's like they want to get away from me

Amen to that!!
chrisjcks said:
the obvious i'm sure,
quad core
larger screen
hd resolution
32gb storage
those are worth the upgrade to x
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Perhaps you should look at the One XL.
tom369 said:
The time has come now for HD displays in phones and this reason would be enough for me to go for One X. There really is a difference. But I wish HTC put the S4 here in European units.
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I like the idea of playing Tegra games without hassle too.

I dont see the S as a real upgrade over my current SGS2. I want a HD screen thats bigger too and offcours show off with having a quad core phone
I like the design better as well, curious for the screen thats loved in every review.

'd never change back to the 1S
Stiflerlv said:
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After few posts I wanna add this:
the 16gb memory (11 gb actully) is good enof for me. I probably get 5gb of music, some apps, and still have enof space...
Im not using the front camera, video calls cost to much, I rather call to meet
I want the phone to be able to handle 2 days of low to mid usage... Can one X do that?
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I swapped after one day testing the S into an X. The cam is so awesome good with slomo and stuff I will easily fill it with filming. And with 32GB I still got enough space for all my data, movies and music and the famous blank memory which keeps your phone smooth.
Also the unibody of the X makes it even nicer tnan the Nokia Lumia 800 which got swapped for the HTC 1S. The body of the HTC 1X takes a lot( a LOT) of hits and falls (no need to search the floor for splattered parts any more).
And it has more features than the 1S as well. (NFC and other stuff for connecting). A smartphone is all about connection and the way HTC handles the synronising makes me freak out. Never seen anything better. Now I can sync all my data by just one click over Wifi.
I love the HTC 1X (thanked god for my hands).
Bless

131313 said:
I swapped after one day testing the S into an X. The cam is so awesome good with slomo and stuff I will easily fill it with filming. And with 32GB I still got enough space for all my data, movies and music and the famous blank memory which keeps your phone smooth.
Also the unibody of the X makes it even nicer tnan the Nokia Lumia 800 which got swapped for the HTC 1S. The body of the HTC 1X takes a lot( a LOT) of hits and falls (no need to search the floor for splattered parts any more).
And it has more features than the 1S as well. (NFC and other stuff for connecting). A smartphone is all about connection and the way HTC handles the synronising makes me freak out. Never seen anything better. Now I can sync all my data by just one click over Wifi.
I love the HTC 1X (thanked god for my hands).
Bless
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how was battery life to one S and One X?

I can't get past the funny colors and whites on an amoled screen. I'd rather have whiter whites at higher resolutions. For that reason alone, I choose the X.

Stiflerlv said:
how was battery life to one S and One X?
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sorry, didn't have the 1S long enough to say anything. The 1X is still burning in.

A couple of things to take into account
1) The one x does not constantly use all 4 cores. That's where the illusive 5th, tegra 3 core comes in. It will handle background processes and minor tasks whilst the rest lie dormant...better battery.
2) The one X screen is incredible and although the one S is AMOLED, that just means it has better blacks and uses more battery....again, one x wins, better battery and the whites are much better.

HTC One S or Samsung Galaxy S III?

Hey guys, I'm getting a new phone in August when my contract dies. My current phone is a stock Nexus S running Jellybean. I'm trying to decide between getting the HTC One S, or the Samsung Galaxy S III. Both are priced at $400 on a 2-year contract with Virgin mobile, and I'm completely stuck on making my decision. With the One S, have any of you had considerable problems or issues with it? Would you get an SIII if you could? I believe that each of these phones are evenly matched, and each have their strengths and their weaknesses. I'm a fan of HTC Sense 4.0, and i like the overall build quality of the One S, but the S III has more ram, a removable battery and expandable memory. The HTC One X is not available with Virgin mobile, so I cannot get the HTC equivalent of the S III. Which would you recommend?
Thanks

Well. That depends. If you love trying new ROMs/kernels on your device, the s3 is going to be better in the long run. Not that the one s lacks a healthy dev community. We have many great devs with awesome Roms but the s3 has more people on board.
On the other hand, I found the one s more stylish and I like Sense 4 better.
Personally, I have no issues with my One S and with HTC promising a JB update, we know that, hopefully, all software related issues will be squished. You could look around for some common issues but nothing serious IMO but YMMV.
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Get he gs 3 and the free 50gbs of storage on dropbox. Return it and be happier with the one s and get another 25gbs of drop box for free. And keep the one s with 75gbs of storage space

davwman said:
Get he gs 3 and the free 50gbs of storage on dropbox. Return it and be happier with the one s and get another 25gbs of drop box for free. And keep the one s with 75gbs of storage space
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I only get 2gb
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k1llacanon said:
I only get 2gb
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then you prolly didnt complete the steps to get the 25 gb. you should have gotten an email when you registered for DB or signed in which told you how to get the 25 gb.
as for your q, im more than happy with the one s. The screen is the perfect size whereas i believe the SG3 has a screen thats too big to be comfortable. Maybe if you have big hand its ok lol. The only drawback i suppose would be the 16 gb storage, but using DB and google play music, that isn't really an issue. in the end though, it all comes down to your choice. Both are amazing phones

HTC One S was my choice. I prefer Sense 4.0 over Samsung's skin as well as I think HTC is doing better with updates than Sammy.
davwman said:
Get he gs 3 and the free 50gbs of storage on dropbox. Return it and be happier with the one s and get another 25gbs of drop box for free. And keep the one s with 75gbs of storage space
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I like when the face matches the words.

You know it...

Thanks guys, also, how's the display on the one s? Its a pentile which means it could be a little jagged but my Nexus S has one and I really don't find it that bad.
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Display is great, obviously not as sharp as the gs 3 and x and has less screen real estate due to the 720p res that the x and gs 3 have.
I'll let anandtech finish it off
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5868/htc-one-s-review-international-and-tmobile/6

Terminator19 said:
Display is great, obviously not as sharp as the gs 3 and x and has less screen real estate due to the 720p res that the x and gs 3 have.
I'll let anandtech finish it off
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5868/htc-one-s-review-international-and-tmobile/6
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The One S does not have 720 dude, it has qhd. I have owned both devices and the GS3 is miles ahead of the One S
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KillaHurtz said:
The One S does not have 720 dude, it has qhd. I have owned both devices and the GS3 is miles ahead of the One S
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emmm, I didn't say that the S has 720p res.
Terminator19 said:
Display is great, obviously not as sharp as the gs 3 and x and has less screen real estate due to the 720p res that the x and gs 3 have.
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And of course you would expect the display of a device that costs about £130 more to be better.

the galaxy s3 is not miles ahead of the one s. I had it. Glad I got my money back. Its nice but it is way too big and feels like a kids toy.

I found myself in same position 3 weeks ago, and I struggled for weeks researching my choices between one s and s3. All my friends got s3 so I had a good chance to try it.
Though what s3 does is impressive as far as speed and memory goes, it seriously lags in look & feel and coolness factor. It feels like lugging around a tablet than phone and it barely fits in pocket.
Compare that to one s, which I finally ended up getting which is incredibly fast, memory though less never been a hindrance. I had 10gigs available after all system programs which I believe is plentiful when added with the online storage options.
Sure s3 beats one s in all test scores but one s Screen is unbelievable, phone is sleek and stylish and you can still reach around with one hand and fits in your pocket. Camera will put your point and shoot cameras to rest and I cannot be more happy.
And battery life is great too. I got a about 12 hours on moderate use even with couple of camera flashes and I still have 20% left.
Ultimately think of the long term impacts of having a tablet for a phone for next 2 years just because it is fast and more memory, vs. having a sleek, handy pocket able phone which is still fast with decent amount of memory.
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Does Adobe Flash still work on both devices?

gs3 = hot and plastic
main reason i switched from gs2 to one s
i tried the gs3 its just gets hot when using the phone

Actually the GS 3 doesn't even beat the S in all of the benchmark tests (both the quad and S4 version), yes the res. does have an impact but then the XL has the same hardware but also 720P res. and it still beats the GS 3 in the majority of tests.
The GS 3 international version only beats both in the tests, which uses the GPU such as quadrant etc. as the GPU is far better than the adreno 225.
Only areas that the GS 3 is better is:
screen
1080P recording
storage/SD slot
removable battery
bigger developing community
Everything else is more or less same or better on the S (IMO):
- camera is more or less the same (some photos look better on the GS 3, others look better on the S), however, the UI is better than touchwiz alternative and has way more features, which are actually cool and make taking photos more enjoyable.
- Speed/smoothness is more or less the same, only reason the GS 3 appears to be smoother is due to the animations/timing that is used, could achieve the same if you flashed those animations and had the exact same timings, besides were getting JB soon hopefully so there will be virtually no difference then (on any of the phones)
- audio is more or less the same (some say the GS 3 is better, others say the S is better)
- out of the box battery life is better (to be expected considering the S has a smaller battery and is only qHD), not by a huge amount though, however, with the GS 3 you can carry spare batteries around with you
- sense V4 is far far better in looks/UI, unified feel, the stock apps are amazing such as the gallery, calendar etc. touchwiz has loads of gestures and some cool features (but the majority of these are being ported over to every other android phone, such as the smart stay feature (iseeyou, works great on my S), Svoice, smart status bar (can drag the notification bar down when in an app full screen) etc. only a matter of time till we get things that like smart alert etc. The same can't be said with sense app/features though. IMO touchwiz is too bloated and no real unified feel across the apps/menus etc. everything just looks disorganized and the colour scheme is too kiddish/cartoonish
- and lastly the build/perceived quality of the S is miles ahead of the GS 3 and IMO looks far better compared to the GS 3 (subjective the looks though)

Do you want a phone that fits in your trouser pocket?
Get the One S
Are you a basketball player with huge hands?
Get the One X or Galaxy S3
Want to watch lots of movies?
Get a tablet.
Phones are getting far too big these days. Unfortunately there are no top spec 4" phones, so I got the One S. It's still in the mail so I can't really review it further. Manufacturers really need to learn from apple here, make it pocket sized for f&# sake. Also half the market is female and even being an average size male I find the latest phones too large.
There are some things that suck on the One S though: No MicroSD , Stupid capacitive buttons, at least samsung always have one proper button, sense UI looks like tacky plastic ****.
If you do get one s make sure it's not the old snapdragon S3 SoC which has worse battery life.

I whole heartedly agree with the above. I'm 6'0 healthy 225 pounds guy that thought the beastly oversized gs3 would fit me. I was wrong. That thing is just way to big. I found one handed operations almost impossible. The display isn't that great either, not for the price. Plus I had a amoled smear that looked like a smiley face smack in the center of the screen. The one s that uses Samsung amoled displays shows no sign of such things.

Terminator19 said:
Only areas that the GS 3 is better is:
screen
1080P recording
storage/SD slot
removable battery
bigger developing community
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We have 1080p recording.
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Pheroh said:
We have 1080p recording.
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Yeah I know
But the GS 3 is far better for light metering and smoothness and slightly better quality as well.

One S vs SIII

'sup folks.
This thread is dedicated to my lovely wife who just couldn't make up her mind between One S ("kinda looks nice"), Galaxy SIII ("oh nice screen"), and iPhone5 ("when is it coming out? my 3GS feels old"). And between all 3 of them, "can i unlock them?" (in Canada, phones are locked to their ISP, so if I buy it from, say, Rogers, I can't just pop another SIM card from, say, Bell.)
So what do u guys think?
Personally, I'm an Android guy through and through. Can't fix it? Find a ROM to restore it. Boot another ROM. Root it on day one. So iPhone is out of the question. But I tend to like the look of One S better than SIII. and i had good experience with HTC phones. and SIII costs $100 more.
But she's been using iPhone3GS, love the simplicity, has no idea what 'rooting' is and why its necessary no matter how many times I explained that it's necessary for TiBackup to work... But she plays around with my Nexus7 and loves to stream Korean drama and check Facebook with it. And last time we went to Costco she saw the SIII on display and goes "oh wow, that's a nice screen. does it work like ur Nexus? I kinda want it." So mainly for her, OneS is the cheaper phone, but SIII's screen looks amazing, and she'll only be using her phone for;
a. take photos
b. facebook
c. browse the latest grocery flyers and baby product review
d. stream korean dramas
e. whatsapp
What do you think she should pick up? Or she should just wait for the next iPhone in a month or two?
Any input?

I think your wife would be better of with the One S. she doesn't really sound like an advanced user that would really care much about the spec difference. the One S is $100 cheaper and can do the things she wants to do just fine.

clubkevin11 said:
I think your wife would be better of with the One S. she doesn't really sound like an advanced user that would really care much about the spec difference. the One S is $100 cheaper and can do the things she wants to do just fine.
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thanks. that's what i think too.
say, what do u think between OneS's screen vs my RAZR? just for easier comparison for her to see, rather than going down to the local mall and play with one under the watchful eyes of eager salesmen....

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5868/htc-one-s-review-international-and-tmobile/6

R3dbeaver said:
thanks. that's what i think too.
say, what do u think between OneS's screen vs my RAZR? just for easier comparison for her to see, rather than going down to the local mall and play with one under the watchful eyes of eager salesmen....
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the RAZR and the HOS have the same screen, Pentile AMOLED 960x540. But i have seen many people state that the RAZR can have a yellow tint while the colors are more balanced on the HOS

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nice. thanks!
so for my wife's sake, i can safely say "its like my RAZR, but the color is abit better".

I'd say 1S for your wife. Main reasons would be the superior camera and slim, sleek form factor. Honestly as much as I love my 1S I want to trade and get an S3, my hands are just too big for this thing!:screwy: but I think this is the best android phone for a woman hands down, it's a sexy device that's for sure.
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1S the best for sure...
To be hones I have not realy used the S3 myself... I have had it in my hands and just new it is way to big... I had the One X to start of with but then changed it for a 1S mainly because of the size... Why would I need a "mobile PHONE" with a quadcore anyway...?!

i just traded my tmobile GS3 for a htc one s plus cash. the GS3 camera sucks at night. i can post photos in a few. my buddy has the evo 4g lte which should be the same camera as the one s. u will see a big difference in quality. also the GS3 was pretty big. i thought it would be cool but i didnt like it cause it was hard to use with just one hand. unless u got some big hands u might like it. plus the one s just feels better in the hand and it feels lighter. oh and HTC Sense 4.0 over Touchwiz anyday lol.
1st Pic: GS3
2nd Pic: Evo 4G LTE
3rd Pic: GS3
4th Pic: Evo 4G LTE

Comprehensive breakdown because I feel like doing one to refresh the mind.
CPU/GPU: Known quantity. One S isn't as fast as the GS3 here (international to international) but the reduced resolution of the One S hides the GPU deficit and the CPUs are basically equal. The US GS3 is same for CPU, slightly slower on GPU because they use the same chipset.
Display: One S is MUCH better in terms of calibration. The white point is accurate and gamma stays constant. Brightness is essentially only limited by hard protection, but you should never need to turn it up to that point. Overall, the One S has the better colors, GS3 has the better pixel density. Pick your poison.
Camera: Stock to stock, GS3 might win because the One S has pretty heavy compression on both video and photos. Once you get an HQ camera mod though, even the very best that the GS3 can produce is not as sharp as the One S. The One S doesn't use flash for focusing though, so that's something the GS3 wins on for low light flash photos.
Software: Sense is nice for people who know it, and looks nice too. Touchwiz is more functional but doesn't look as good. Once you get rid of Sense's 3D effects it runs much better on the home screen. Elsewhere is a matter of ROM optimization, and is basically close enough to not be worth discussing
Battery: The One S CAN be much better for battery life than the GS3, but requires much more management to do so, because even small battery drainers can lead to big loss of battery because the One S has a much smaller battery capacity compared to the GS3. GS3 is generally less efficient because of the very blue display, and the fact that it's a HUGE display. Exynos might draw more power too.
Design: Subjective. If you like metal, I guess the One S wins.
Decisive winners: If you care about expandable storage and removable battery enough to swing your decision, GS3 will probably be the one you want.

I agree with most of the above apart from:
CPU/GPU - The CPU in the one S is the better one overall as the performance per core is quite a bit better than the exynos quad in the GS 3 and at this stage currently with android and apps, it is far more important than having an additional 2 cores. Not only is it better for performance, but it is also better for power efficiency and the amount of heat given out
The GPU in the int. GS 3 is far better. Although as you said there isn't much difference in real world use especially as the S has the inferior res. so games etc. won't be as stressful.
Also the One S does beat the GS 3 in quite a few benchmark tests, the GS 3 only really beats it in tests that use/are dependant on the GPU i.e. quadrant (also quadrant gives quad core a better score just due to it having 2 extra cores)
In real world usage though, there isn't a huge amount of difference, I personally found the one S to be more snappy/instant feel and the GS 3 more smoother overall (there should be very little to virtually no difference when JB comes to both phones officially)
Camera - GS 3 100 times over the one S for 1080P video recording quality (however, the one s 100 times over the GS 3 for stereo audio recording ), however, the camera for photos is more or less equal, some shots look better on the GS 3 and likewise for the S, however, the camera UI and features are far better on the S
Battery - The battery life is better on the S overall (personally I didn't do much tweaking to it, just turned stuff like auto brightness off, wifi max performance off etc.
However, with the GS 3 you can have the option to use spares and an extended battery at some point.......due to it being removable
Whilst the GS 3 does have a bigger battery, it needs it due to the bigger and 720P screen as well as a more power hungry CPU
Imagine how long the S would last with one full charge on a 2100mAh battery!
And yup, exactly, the extra storage of the GS 3 and removable battery are 2 of the main deciding factors IMO.
Honestly think your wife will prefer the one S due to size, sense (you really don't need to faff about with rooting and replacing every app with 3rd party ones, sense apps are great and they also look "pretty" )

very informative, guys! thanks!
i think 1S wins for her due to smaller size and (arguably) better/faster camera. she's quite a petite lady. and i dont think she cares about battery replacement or storage. haha, storage... all the years she owns 3G and 3GS, she downloaded a total of probably 10 apps. 7 she removed on the first day. (i know she kept the Economist, Whatsapp, and BBC News....)
but if she does wants the bigger "nicer" (in her own words) screen, then all bets are off... i'll talk to her again tonight

[Q] Why would you choose an HTC One S over the Samsung Galaxy S3?

Just a simple question, why would choose an HTC One S over the Samsung Galaxy S3? I'm considering buying one of those, but i don't know which aspect of the One S is better than the S3..

Because it fits in the hand like no other phone,it's not too big and not too small,simply perfect,the phone is quite fast
And if u are buying a One S,buy it with the S4 chip
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Far far far far nicer looking and way better build quality and of course perceived quality, the looks of the gs3 is the main thing that puts me of it
Better chipset (s4)
IMO sense is miles better for the stock apps, ui, colour scheme
Better battery life
The camera is better overall in terms of features/options and camera ui which make photography far better

If we're talking stock, Sense >>>> Touchwiz. Touchwiz feels so sluggish.
On the One S, I keep going back to stock from custom roms because I love how it feels and the battery life is great.
Only benefit of the SGS3 IMO is NFC.

Build quality, build quality and erm.. build quality.

Fluent usage! The GS3 is not running as smooth as Sense on my HOS!
Sent by baked One S

...and even more build quality

PcFish said:
If we're talking stock, Sense >>>> Touchwiz. Touchwiz feels so sluggish.
On the One S, I keep going back to stock from custom roms because I love how it feels and the battery life is great.
Only benefit of the SGS3 IMO is NFC.
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if i'm not wrong, the battery life in S3 is actually better than the One S. also, it does have the option to expand memory (up to 64GB). other than that i'd lean towards the One S.

Build quality and form factor. High end specs in a smaller package.
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dorezen said:
if i'm not wrong, the battery life in S3 is actually better than the One S. also, it does have the option to expand memory (up to 64GB). other than that i'd lean towards the One S.
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You can't really count storage as a plus or a con for either device, it's all personal preference. ~9Gb is plenty for me

dorezen said:
if i'm not wrong, the battery life in S3 is actually better than the One S. also, it does have the option to expand memory (up to 64GB). other than that i'd lean towards the One S.
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There isn't a huge difference in battery life, however, i have yet to see a GS 3 get the same sort of battery life with similar usage to what i and others get, which is about 4-5 hours on screen time spread across 1-3 days with heavy usage especially for browsing (out of the box), which kills battery life on Samoled screen mobiles particularly ours.
Plus it shouldn't be to any surprise anyway as we have the smaller display with a lower res. As well as a far more power efficient CPU chipset.
As said storage is personal preference, 16gb is enough for me, even if I had a 64g SD card i doubt that i would even use 5gb of that on top of the 16gb internal storage.

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Build quality is definitely a big one. Much better build quality with htc. Also gonna have to say size, sgs3 is practically a tablet.

Terminator19 said:
There isn't a huge difference in battery life, however, i have yet to see a GS 3 get the same sort of battery life with similar usage to what i and others get, which is about 4-5 hours on screen time spread across 1-3 days with heavy usage especially for browsing (out of the box), which kills battery life on Samoled screen mobiles particularly ours.
Plus it shouldn't be to any surprise anyway as we have the smaller display with a lower res. As well as a far more power efficient CPU chipset.
As said storage is personal preference, 16gb is enough for me, even if I had a 64g SD card i doubt that i would even use 5gb of that on top of the 16gb internal storage.
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I own a galaxy 3 and I get 5-6 hours screen time easily with just web browsing/text with games I get around 3-4 hours. As for build quality I don't know anybody who doesn't get a case for these higher end phones and most of them like the otter box cases make it feel as sturdy as any phone can be.
As for CPU they both have the same s4 chip if it is the lte variant and if its international it has the the quad core exynos so the better CPU argument kind of confuses me.
Expandable storage is extremely nice too have but that is just my opinion. Touchwiz 5.0 has added way to many features to list but i'd suggest you look it up its worth the watch. The camera also has a plethora of features that HTC phones do not. Also the lte variant comes with 2 gigs of ram which actually makes the CPU run more efficiently because it doesn't have to manage the memory as much.
All in all I would take a good look at the reviews on both phones before you make your decisions. One more thing before I forget is the amount of accessories available for the s3 is pretty nice.
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pierrenp said:
I'm considering buying one of those, but i don't know which aspect of the One S is better than the S3..
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Go to a shop that has both, and hold them in your hand.

pyroemaniac said:
I own a galaxy 3 and I get 5-6 hours screen time easily with just web browsing/text with games I get around 3-4 hours. As for build quality I don't know anybody who doesn't get a case for these higher end phones and most of them like the otter box cases make it feel as sturdy as any phone can be.
As for CPU they both have the same s4 chip if it is the lte variant and if its international it has the the quad core exynos so the better CPU argument kind of confuses me.
Expandable storage is extremely nice too have but that is just my opinion. Touchwiz 5.0 has added way to many features to list but i'd suggest you look it up its worth the watch. The camera also has a plethora of features that HTC phones do not. Also the lte variant comes with 2 gigs of ram which actually makes the CPU run more efficiently because it doesn't have to manage the memory as much.
All in all I would take a good look at the reviews on both phones before you make your decisions. One more thing before I forget is the amount of accessories available for the s3 is pretty nice.
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With other usage like mine below?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27010378#post27010378
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27665378#post27665378
Also would need to see screenshots and info. like in the above link.
Quite a lot of people don't actually use cases, I always had the intention of using one with my S (have like 4 cases) especially given that the MAO layer can chip easily, but it so good that I don't use any case at all now unless going out for the night or something, if it was any other phone like the GS 3 then I have no problem using a case) IMO the otterbox cases are butt ugly and add a stupid amount of bulk.
Yeah the USA GS 3 has the S4 chipset although touchwiz seems to be very poorly optimised with it as the XL (using this as it has the same screen res.) easily beats it. The international is quad exynos, but just because it is quad does not mean that it is better, the S4 has way more performance per core (this is far better than having an additional 2 cores as android and apps doesn't fully utilise 2 cores let alone 4, they just aren't optimised in order to properly make use of the cores), a lot more power efficient and better for heat.
Eh? What features is the HTC one series phone lacking compared to the GS 3? The GS 3 has nothing at all really, only the standard stuff like HDR, panorama etc.. With the one series/sense V4 you have a load of effects, depth of field, vintage warm and cold, aqua, distortion amongst a ton of other things as well as slow motion recording, 16.9 aspect ratio amongst other things. The touchwiz software on the note II has a lot of features that are comparable to the one series phones, not the GS 3....
2GB of RAM (only 1GB on the international GS 3 although the LTE variant for the UK has 2GB) is a nice touch but it doesn't really provide much of an advantage, only good thing that it brings is you can switch from a demanding game to the browser, which would have 3 or so tabs open without them reloading. With a chip like the S4, apps launch pretty much immediately anyway.

S III all day.
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Y.G. said:
S III all day.
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No... probably the number one reason people go for the One S over the GS3 (or One X, or Galaxy Nexus) is the form factor, and the build quality. Really, with the feature sets being similar (and unless you want to quibble), the only REAL difference is size, and there are a lot of people that think a 4.7+" phone is too big. I have the Galaxy Nexus, and am lucky enough to have a plan that lets me update my phone yearly with no penalty. I'm getting the One S - the damn thing is speedy, the perfect size and is the most comfortable phone I've ever picked up.

Just ordered a HTC One S to replace my S3. I always get the latest phones and I bought the S3 to replace my Galaxy Nexus that was stolen. I almost immediately regretted buying the S3 because of its size. I'm a big guy, have big hands but nevertheless, the S3 is just too big. 4,3 Inch is more than enough for me. A few weeks ago I helped buying a friend a new phone and he wanted to stick to HTC coming from an old HTC Desire. The moment I took the phone in my hands it instantly fell in its place and I was amazed by the difference in build quality. It's a HUGE difference! So, tomorrow my S3 will go online and I cannot wait to lay my hands on my new One S.
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Terminator19 said:
With other usage like mine below?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27010378#post27010378
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27665378#post27665378
Also would need to see screenshots and info. like in the above link.
Quite a lot of people don't actually use cases, I always had the intention of using one with my S (have like 4 cases) especially given that the MAO layer can chip easily, but it so good that I don't use any case at all now unless going out for the night or something, if it was any other phone like the GS 3 then I have no problem using a case) IMO the otterbox cases are butt ugly and add a stupid amount of bulk.
Yeah the USA GS 3 has the S4 chipset although touchwiz seems to be very poorly optimised with it as the XL (using this as it has the same screen res.) easily beats it. The international is quad exynos, but just because it is quad does not mean that it is better, the S4 has way more performance per core (this is far better than having an additional 2 cores as android and apps doesn't fully utilise 2 cores let alone 4, they just aren't optimised in order to properly make use of the cores), a lot more power efficient and better for heat.
Eh? What features is the HTC one series phone lacking compared to the GS 3? The GS 3 has nothing at all really, only the standard stuff like HDR, panorama etc.. With the one series/sense V4 you have a load of effects, depth of field, vintage warm and cold, aqua, distortion amongst a ton of other things as well as slow motion recording, 16.9 aspect ratio amongst other things. The touchwiz software on the note II has a lot of features that are comparable to the one series phones, not the GS 3....
2GB of RAM (only 1GB on the international GS 3 although the LTE variant for the UK has 2GB) is a nice touch but it doesn't really provide much of an advantage, only good thing that it brings is you can switch from a demanding game to the browser, which would have 3 or so tabs open without them reloading. With a chip like the S4, apps launch pretty much immediately anyway.
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Here are some comparisons of the international galaxy s3 and the HTC one s
http://smartphones.techcrunch.com/compare/245-252/Samsung-Galaxy-S3-vs-HTC-One-S
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III,HTC-One-S/phones/6330,6579
And here are some reviews and comparisons of the USA galaxy s3 and the HTC one s.
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/HTC-One-S,Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-Verizon/phones/6579,7114
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M7 vs M8: Worth The Upgrade?

This a comparison of the M7 vs the M8 hardware, for anyone considering upgrading from the old One, to the "All-New One"
Hardware Specs:
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-- HTC One M7 -- -- HTC One M8 --
CPU: Snapdragon 600 @ 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 801 @ 2.3 GHz
GPU: Adreno 320 @ 400 GHz Adreno 330 @ 578 GHz
Memory: 2 GB LPDDR2 2 GB LPDDR3
Dimensions: 5.41"H x 2.69"W x 0.37"D 5.76"H x 2.78"W x 0.37"D
(137.4mm x 68.2mm x 9.3mm) (146.3mm x 70.6mm x 9.4mm)
Weight: 5.0 oz (0.31 lbs) 5.4 oz (0.34 lbs)
Display: 4.7" SLCD-3 489 ppi 5.0" SLCD-3 441 ppi
Gorilla Glass 2 Gorilla Glass 3
SIM Type: Micro SIM Nano SIM
Internal Storage: 32 GB 32 GB
External Storage: USB OTG USB OTG, MicroSD
Battery: 2300 mah 2600 mah
Rear Camera: 4 MP, F2.0 4 MP, F2.0 (updated sensor) / 2 MP Depth Sensor
Front Camera: 2.1 MP 5.0 MP
Capacitive Buttons: Back, Home None
Personal Observations:
Display's color accuracy is better on the M8.
No faint vertical lines visible in landscape view on the M8.
Speakers are louder and clearer on the M8.
Orange notification LED appears to be dimmer than on the M7, but the green LED is brighter.
Before I purchased the M8, I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the cash for the upgrade. But I'm glad I did it. I really feel HTC has made good improvements on an already great phone.
Have you done the same? What are your thoughts?

Yep totally worth it. Software is better build quality is superior and much much better hardware.
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Alright you guys convinced me. Lol. I love my M7, but the M8 is to nice to pass up. Especially that new gun metal color. Time to use one of my upgrades.
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Change your comparison comment OP. Comparison threads aren't allowed. Just letting u know. And yes, definitely worth it.
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My biggest problem with the m7 which eventually led to me selling it and getting the note 3 were 3 things.
Overheating. My phone was almost always hot to the touch.
The lowest volume setting was tooo loud. Watching videos at night while in bed became uncomfortable.
Battery life. The m7s battery life SUCKED. It would take like 3 hours to charge and would lose charge if you played with it while it was on the charger.
On the m8 this phone rarely overheats. The lowest volume setting is much lighter than the m7 and is comfortable. The battery life is still blowing me away. It has a better battery than the note 3.. always get around 5-6 hours screen on time.
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NoFanboy said:
My biggest problem with the m7 which eventually led to me selling it and getting the note 3 were 3 things.
Overheating. My phone was almost always hot to the touch.
The lowest volume setting was tooo loud. Watching videos at night while in bed became uncomfortable.
Battery life. The m7s battery life SUCKED. It would take like 3 hours to charge and would lose charge if you played with it while it was on the charger.
On the m8 this phone rarely overheats. The lowest volume setting is much lighter than the m7 and is comfortable. The battery life is still blowing me away. It has a better battery than the note 3.. always get around 5-6 hours screen on time.
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Sounds like something was wrong with it. Or you had something installed causing battery drain. Don't think I've seen my M7 go much over 40C. My Rezound would regularly see 50C+.

Definitely worth it but i think you had an issue with your battery cause i didnt have have the overheating unless your lte coverage is better then mine haha but the m8 kills it honestly but without the beats i think the DNA is the best phone with headphones but root will change all that anyway