[Q] Upgrade Time - Who Doesn't Like the One? - HTC Desire S

Around now a lot of people will be coming to the end of a two year contract on their Desire S phones. I've loved my Desire S but ever since my missus got her One X I've been a little envious of a bigger screen and better performance. Trouble is I don't like the HTC One. I don't like the metal body and wish it was a plastic one like the One X.
I need at least 32 Gb in the phone and most of the current HTC's come with 16GB (One mini, One S etc..) and most don't have microSD card slots either. So I'd get an HTC One X+ but can't find anyone selling them on contract. However I like the look of the new Desire 500 which is a bit lower spec but does have a card slot!
Completely lost as to what will replace my trusty Desire S. Anyone got any clues??

Desire 500 looks ok... but wtf 4.3" and 800x480 res? and wtf 8MP cam and no full hd recording? What's wrong with htc.....
If u play a bit on a phone with Full hd display, i am telling you... 800x480 looks so low...
I say at least 1280x720, would be ok.... why just 800x480 on a 2013 high end phone...
Desire 500(not available yet) - 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)
Desire S(2yr old) - 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)

Go for desire 600 or HTC one x +
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If having 32GB phone without SD slot is ok for you, then I would recommend the OPPO Find 5. It has 5" Full HD display. It has a steel body though, IDK, whether you'd like steel or not. IMHO, this phone is the best phone with price/quality. It has Nexus 4 like specs, better camera, bigger and sharper screen (some reviewers claim, it's one of the best screens on the market). And the best part is, it has really good dev support. The OEM making the phone makes rooting and flashing ROMs easy, they kinda work with ROM devs together sometimes. And it'll probably cost less then the One X+.
In the end, the choice is up to you!

Get the S3, stay away from htc! I own an htc desire s and although I love my phone I will never buy an htc again.
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I recently upgraded my DS for a new SGS 3. I had the same dilemma. I really liked the one X but the non removal battery and the fact that doesn't having sd card slot made my decision easier for me.
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Sensation screen size too small

I've had the desire HD for over a year now and I love the phone and love the screen size of the HD. I was recently tempted to upgrade to the senation because of its high specs like it being dual core. I was also mainly drawn by the 4.3 screen size, when I received the phone I was shocked to see the size of the screen. I was devastated I thought the screen was the same as the HD but I was wrong, the fonts are also too small.
I understand the sensation is useing a widesceen but i hate it. I don't understand why use a dual core chip with a tiny screen, it would have been wicked if it had same HD size screen.
Please share your opinions on the screen size.
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I came from an HD2 so I was expecting the same ,was a little dissapointed cause the HD2 was a beast ,but I got used to it and it looks awesome ,I'm happy with it the qhd makes up for it
...the screen size if EXACTLY the same as the DHD and HD2. It's much higher resolution which makes things APPEAR smaller than they actually are. This has been posted MANY times. Thread closed.

Which of the following devices to follow up my HTC Touch Pro 2 ?

Hi,
I just sold my HTC Touch Pro 2 and considering the following phones:
HTC Sensation 299
HTC Encredible S €303 - €315
HTC Desire S €239
Samsung Galaxy S2 €226 (probably not possible, false price on Ebay)
Sony Xperia Arc 266
Sony Xperia Ray €279
Regulus Android dual sim €215
In which order you would prefer or which phones wouldn't you recommend?
HTC Incredible hands down.
I had the first Droid Incredible and I absolutely loved it.
If this is too pricy for you, the Galaxy S2, the Sensation then the Desire would be good choices also.
I'm not a fan of Sony phones so I can't really help with that, sorry.
I just checked youtube and the Incredible has the best contrast/viewing angle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oLz3CT35-4
But on this site 62% voted Sensation (1800 votes) and only 23% voted Incredible (600 votes)
http://www.androidauthority.com/incredible-s-desire-s-sensation-–-which-is-better-12619/
So I guess Incredible has best screen and Sensation best overall ?
Since the Sensation has at least the same specs as the Incredible, plus bigger screen resolution, dualcore CPU (overclocks to at least 1.5GHz), better GPU (Adreno 220 vs 205) and HDMI-out via MHL, I'd take (and I just took) the Sensation. Screen might be a little better on the Incredible but not by so much it would make a big difference.
Galaxy S2 is a great phone too, I just don't trust Samsung that much... Sensation feels expensive when held in hand, S2 is too plasticky. The super AMOLED screen is awesome though, much better than anything HTC can offer at the moment. Also S2 might be slightly faster of the two, since it has more ram and ~30% smaller screen resolution.
All those seem like downgrades... Winmo is a higher quality OS than android and runs better even on inferior hardware. Sure it didn't have an app catalog, but in comparison I'd stick with winmo or upgrade to Microsoft's latest OS. No point in going from poor quality OS to poorer quality OS.
nobody wants a winmo... it's a dead mobile os at the moment.
perhaps with some luck it might pick up steam but it's not looking too good at the moment.
overall(and out of the choices listed) I'd say the Senny.
not saying that because I own one, it's just that it's a overall win.
now having said that if you can get the SGS2 for the price listed then I'd say jump on it.
long as all the plastic doesn't bother you and can live with the lower resolution screen... (hopefully it's the Exynos version though... if it's the Snapdragon, I'd still get the Senny over it)
No it was a fake auction, i'm still doubting between Sensation & Incredible S ...
Isn't the screen too big from the sensation, isn't it more pleasant to have the 4 inch Incredible S in your hand with better contrast/field of view ?
Does the Incredible S has the latest Sense & Android Android 2.3 Gingerbread, same as the Sensation (or tweaked rom here available) ?
Will ICS be available for the Incredible S also like for the Sensation?
Maybe you should go to a store which sells them both and try which one feels better in your hands? Sensation is actually quite sleek, and only marginally bigger than the Incredible S. Sensation's display takes more room with thinner borders, so the phones are quite similar in size. I have big hands so the size is not a problem for me, but I have to admit that proper usage with only one hand isn't possible. Though I suspect the same goes for the I S too...
I wouldn't worry too much about the viewing angles and contrast of the Sensation's display, I'm coming from Desire's AMOLED and am happy with my Sensation. Of course the AMOLED was/is better but both Sensation and Incredible have S-LCD's so the difference can't be massive.
I'm not 100% sure about the Incredible S but I think both phones have a pretty good level of support and new roms in XDA. So choose which one you like more, if your gut tells you to get the Incredible S, go for it, it's a good phone too.

[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:
I...
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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.

One X or One S?

Hello, I am currently choosing between One S and One X, so I would like you to comment on some of my questions. First of all, let's talk about screen. I just had iPhone 4S, which has retina display. It is awesome, but after it, I used Omnia 7. And I see so many pixels there... It makes me sad. So can you see pixels on One S?
Second is question about real life usage. Is One S better than One X in terms of speed? I read some comments that One S is laggy in browser and some other places. Also, HTC removed some visual features from it. Like carusel effect when going between app browser and it's categories. So, One S doesn't have all the goodies that One X has?
Third is battery life. How good is battery life on One S? Would it easily last a day with 8h screen-on time? I surf a lot and play games, listen to music. So battery life is important to me.
Forth, size. I can't test them in real-life, so I have to make some decisions from comments and reviews. Is One X comfortable to use, or not? How does it compare to Galaxy Nexus, Titan and other big phones? I know that One S size would be perfect.
Fifth, the quality of materials. I just read about some strange things with One S, that it gets scratched and etc. I want to buy black/red version. Will I be affected with this thing?
Sixth, please comment on both phones and give arguments why one is better than other
BTW, how about memory? I listen to a lot of music, is there any easy way to compress mp3 and not loose quality? I think that 9GB won't be enough...
I am really thankful for all of your comments and I am really waiting for an honest help Also, I am returning to Android after more than a year being without it. So help me make the right decision and not be disappointed with it Thank you guys!
I'm currently in a very similar situation as you. When I saw One X & One S after release during MWC I planned to get One X, because it looked like a better device for me.
My opinion changed after first negative feedback from One X early adopters, who noticed many bugs & defects, such as UI & browser lags, screen glitches, build quality issues and so on, there are many threads about that kind of problems in One X section.
After that I focused on One S, which appeared to be much faster thanks to 28 nm Krait CPU, which easily outperforms Tegra3 in day-to-day operations. One S also has better build quality, especailly the black/red one, with MAO. Polycarbonate may be fine, but for me nothing beats metal unibody, when it comes to build quality of a smartphone.
One S is also smaller which is an advantege for me. I don't have small hands, but I want to be able to use my smartphone comfortably with one hand.
I prefer LCD to AMOLED, but I could live with One S's qHD SAMOLED, it's not a deal breaker. Also I do not notice Pentile on my Galaxy S, so I guess I won't notice it on One S.
When it comes to memory more is always better. 10 GB may be too much for some, but for others it will be too little.
Tegra 3 SoC is also very closed-sourced, so it's much harder to work with for devs, than Qualcomm SoC's.
I prefer S (dont have one yet, getting when avaible)
1. I dont know about pixels, Im moving from HTC Tattoo, so I probably dont have problems (I might have, if I can test HTC One X and S side by side @ shop)
2. S should be faster. It have smaller screen and in daily uses its faster then tegra3 (daily programs dont use quad core).
3. I dont think u can last 8h screen time...
4. I dont even know if 4.3 is good for me, but 4.7 would be to large... I would prefer same hardware in 4' size
5. S should be built with really good quality, but recent topic stated some wierd scrach... Follow that thread to see more info (search general section).
6. I prefer S because: Smaller screen, faster daily use, better battery life
One S -> One X
I bought it 4 days ago and its awesome...
Most of the guys here on xda bought the one x.. the looked at the specs and see an quad core and instantly bought it.
But they forget that the tegra 3 is totally crap! 40nm, built on a 8 years old platfrom. ( shame on you nvidia) mostly closed source and crap support by nv.
qualcom did the better job with that s4
Hey guys, HTC Sensation user here
Ive been suffering terrible signal issues with the Sensation (XE) On Vodafone UK networks. This is a well known problem, And ive had a couple replacements with the same issues so i know the device isnt faulty.
Upon research ive discovered its the Antenna design which is the culprit, So after some complaining, Ive been offered The One S or One X
Id like to know about the antenna design (google wasnt much use) Is the antenna on the One series an external antenna ? Where the antenna connectors are on the back cover ?
Id like to know a bit more before i commit to getting it, So is anyone here a Vodafone (preferably UK) User with either The one S or X ??
Could you let me know about your signal reception ? And maybe if your feeling generous Post some pictures of the Back cover for me to inspect
Also, Which would you say is the 'better' device ? I know the X is quad core, The S is Dual core, But does that make a massive difference ? Except to the battery life, which isnt the best at any given time
Thanks people, Hopefully Speak to you all again when i receive my nice new phone
I had the One X and the width of the phone annoyed me.
Now got the One S and very happy with it. Little bit more snappier I feel in menus too.
I would say the One X. It's 2012 and all highend smartphones should have HD screens.
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NardVa said:
I would say the One X. It's 2012 and all highend smartphones should have HD screens.
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I think the One X is a disappointment. The tegra 3 is just not good enough anymore for a high end modell, even if it's a quad core.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(System_on_Chip)
There is a snapdragon with a quad core coming soon, i guess htc will switch to those when they release new high end phones, that will be way better.
But it's just my humble opinion here.
Rosinior said:
I think the One X is a disappointment. The tegra 3 is just not good enough anymore for a high end modell, even if it's a quad core.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(System_on_Chip)
There is a snapdragon with a quad core coming soon, i guess htc will switch to those when they release new high end phones, that will be way better.
But it's just my humble opinion here.
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I agree with you I had the choice of both today, I chose the One S. I know the X has quad core, but more isnt always better, There are pluses and negatives to both devices but in the end the S won my vote.
Besides i can see the quad core draining battery in a heartbeat lol
Yeah, quad core is probably the last feature I am interested in from the One X. I'd take the screen, 32GB storage and NFC over the processor.
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Hey, i'm quite new here and tought I write here too. I have the same problem right now. Don't know which to choose. But here are some points for both phones. At first there is the One X:
It has a 720p 4.7" display, based on HTCs new Super-LCD 2 with IPS technology and NO Pentile-Matrix. It is said to be the best display out there. Bright and natural colours with very good black and white values. But as said it is a very big display and not fitted for every hand.
The body is out of polycarbonate which is quite durable but also not too hard. But it still is plastic and so it feels a bit cheap( correct me if I'm wrong). It surely feels cheaper than the HTC One S. But it's lighter
Let's come to the processor. The One X has the nvidia Tegra 3 Quad Core built in. It's an SoC based on the ARM Cortex A9 architecture in 40nm( for comparison: the Exynos 4210 is built on 45nm).
This isn't bad, but if you compare it to the new Krait architecture( somehow comparable to the new ARM Cortex A15 built on 28nm) it is significantly older and also slower. The Tegras GPU is an Nvidia own graphic unit which is known to be the worst of the newer GPUs( when all of them are at the same clock speed) but it should be fast enough to run most games smoothly so right now every new GPU is fast enough. A good point for the Kal-El may be the Tegra Zone, but I do not know enough of that service.
A big problem is the Quad Core unit. It's not that it's bad or doesn't work it's simply not optimized so most apps won't even fully use it. The companion core which is built into the SoC is a great power saver but it seems that it switches early to quad core( the companion core is not able to run when the quad core unit is active and the other way round) which could be seen on the battery life.
Let's come to battery life:
The One X has a 1800 mAh accu which is really good but cause of the quad core and the big display it will be consumed away very fast. So don't expect more than a day.
I don't know how much the Tegra and the display eats away so I cannot say if it will hold your 8h( display on).
I will only mention the differences of both handsets so I won't talk about the beats audio enhancement and the camera.
So let's come to the One S:
It is the smaller phone, and as you said it would be the perfect size. I think it's more comfortable to hold and also has the better feeling cause of it's unibody made out of aluminium. There are some known issues with the red black version but you can look them up in this forum.
The display is a Pentile-Matrix Super-AMOLED design with a qHD resolution( 960x540). If you compare it to the Galaxy S II Super-AMOLED-Plus non-Pentile display with a resolution of 800x480 the effective resolution is roughly the same( somehow 800*480*3 and 960*540*2 cause of the subpixel).
One problem for you may be the pixel density of the One S. When the One X has an pixel density of around 300 pixel per inch ( similar to your iPhone) the One S has one similar to your old Samsung.
The processor is something that really confuses me. It has the new Qualcomm Krait S4 SoC which seems to be a mystery.
It is built on a licensed ARMv7 architecture on 28nm called Krait. Qualcomm itself said it's comparable to a ARM Cortex A15 cpu. While that has to be seen it is clearly much faster than the Tegra 3, especially in everyday single-thread tasks. Here the Krait is extremely fast. The GPU while not the best out there is also a remarkable fast one that can compete to ARMs Mali 400 built in the Galaxy S II. You should not have problems with it.
One more thing for the Krait is it's really power efficient clocking. The Krait can clock each core independently so if it only needs one and a half it will clock the second core to half the speed. This gives it another great advantage over the Tegra which can only clock all together down.
At least the One S should hold as long as the One X despite it's smaller battery( 1650 mAh).
One other advantage may be the fact that some One S devices do have the new 3.0 Linux kernel. This is not confirmed but if it's right then the One S may be able to get USB-Hosting which means that you can use a real keyboard for example. This may arrive as an update.
So I personally prefer the One S despite the worse display and the small issues with the black and red version.
If you are interested in another phone you may also look for the Asus Padfone. Nearly the same stats as the One S but with an expendable storage and no beats audio enhancement. It may be interesting for you too.
Greetings Askannon
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I want the screen from the One X and the S4 from the One S. I guess I'm gone have to get me the One XL.
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NardVa said:
I want the screen from the One X and the S4 from the One S. I guess I'm gone have to get me the One XL.
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Hopefully the one XL comes to T-Mobile s4>tegra 3
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One s gets my vote... One x looks huge .. Uncomfortable to hold
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Midian666 said:
One S -> One X
I bought it 4 days ago and its awesome...
Most of the guys here on xda bought the one x.. the looked at the specs and see an quad core and instantly bought it.
But they forget that the tegra 3 is totally crap! 40nm, built on a 8 years old platfrom. ( shame on you nvidia) mostly closed source and crap support by nv.
qualcom did the better job with that s4
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does your phone support glonass and the front camera is 1.3mp or 0.3mp VGA? thanks inadvance
I do not know whether it has glonass or not but the one s has a vga (0.3) and the one x has a 1.3 mp front camera
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Niiceg said:
Hello, I am currently choosing between One S and One X, so I would like you to comment on some of my questions. First of all, let's talk about screen. I just had iPhone 4S, which has retina display. It is awesome, but after it, I used Omnia 7. And I see so many pixels there... It makes me sad. So can you see pixels on One S?
Second is question about real life usage. Is One S better than One X in terms of speed? I read some comments that One S is laggy in browser and some other places. Also, HTC removed some visual features from it. Like carusel effect when going between app browser and it's categories. So, One S doesn't have all the goodies that One X has?
Third is battery life. How good is battery life on One S? Would it easily last a day with 8h screen-on time? I surf a lot and play games, listen to music. So battery life is important to me.
Forth, size. I can't test them in real-life, so I have to make some decisions from comments and reviews. Is One X comfortable to use, or not? How does it compare to Galaxy Nexus, Titan and other big phones? I know that One S size would be perfect.
Fifth, the quality of materials. I just read about some strange things with One S, that it gets scratched and etc. I want to buy black/red version. Will I be affected with this thing?
Sixth, please comment on both phones and give arguments why one is better than other
BTW, how about memory? I listen to a lot of music, is there any easy way to compress mp3 and not loose quality? I think that 9GB won't be enough...
I am really thankful for all of your comments and I am really waiting for an honest help Also, I am returning to Android after more than a year being without it. So help me make the right decision and not be disappointed with it Thank you guys!
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1: Screen. It depends on you and your eyesight I'm afraid. I'm using a Nexus S as my daily driver and I didn't so much notice the pixels compared with my iPhone 4, as the screen is larger, so it's generally easier to use. I don't see the pixels on the One S; the One X does have a larger screen with a higher resolution but the difference wasn't as stark as I imagined it would be. SLCD vs AMOLED, too; AMOLED is a bit of a battery drain at times whereas the SLCD doesn't look as good at night.
2: Performance. Both felt beautifully smooth in that classic Androidy way, that is, sometimes the interface can feel a little elastic. I didn't notice any difference.
3: Battery. I didn't see eight hours of usage from my iPhone 4 unless that included a lot of music (the usage isn't screen on time). I doubt you'll see this from the One series. I'll see five hours of screen on time from my Nexus S if I restrict my data usage, especially over the 3G network. Reviews say that the One S has a small advantage, but from customers and colleagues, they're both "charge once a day" devices. No change here from almost anything else in the smartphone world, then!
4 Size. The One S feels very thin in the hand. It isn't small, it's tall, relatively narrow and oh-so-thin. It feels divine in my hands if I'm getting all arty about it. The One X, however, surprised me at how adept it felt in my hands. I was expecting it to feel a bit of a monster and it didn't. I don't like the One X's protruding lens for the camera, mind. It's quite a bump on the back.
5 Quality. Both feel good, but for me the One S takes this one. Going back to how wonderful it feels to handle, part of that is what it's made of.
6 What's better? If you need NFC, you need the One S. If you game, you're probably going to want the One X. If the One S had NFC I'd already have one, but it doesn't and I'd really like a slice of the NFC pie. If the One X didn't have that bulge on the back, I'd have one of those, but it does... So... I'm undecided.
Finally, as others have said, 9 Gb isn't so much, but it depends on your personal requirements. I don't believe the 9 Gb versus 14 Gb in my Nexus S would make any difference whatsoever as I don't use my handset as my main music device.
I think this thread has been the straw that broke the camel's back for me. I've never really cared about a pretty screen to be honest.
When the display is not a factor, the One S is just... better...
I agree, The One S is the underdog... Majority of people will think One X because its more expensive, its at the top of the One Series.... But in all fairness, The One S wins hands down for me...
Bigger isnt always better ...... ask my misses
azzledazzle said:
I agree, The One S is the underdog... Majority of people will think One X because its more expensive, its at the top of the One Series.... But in all fairness, The One S wins hands down for me...
Bigger isnt always better ...... ask my misses
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Well, thanks for all your opinions But I decided to buy One X. Why? Because I hate Omnia 7 screen, which is almost the same as One S. I see pixels, it's not sharp and etc. Also, I decided that 12GB are not enough for me.
In my opinion, HTC did a bad thing releasing One S with this poor screen and small storage.

Switch from s3 one s to one x, is it worth the trouble?

The next week I will be getting one x to replace my actual one s
With one s processor by selling the latter, are there any cons?
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Hey there!
Well it depends. The One X is a real upgrade if you own an One S with S3 CPU. The S3 CPU has lower performance than the Tegra 3 or S4 Krait, depending on what version of One X are you getting. So, yes, there you have: better CPU, bigger/better screen. But this is an advantage only if you're willing to trade the great form factor of One S for the gigantic One X.
If you had the One S with S4 Krait CPU, i would say that you won't gain nothing but the screen if upgrading to One X.
Oh, and by the way, in any of the cases, you will loose some battery life.
S3 processor here has a massive consumption I hardly believe that one x gets worse battery. once I lost 40 percent in just two hours by using Facebook messenger and 70 percent brightness on the one s
I saw that the camera is the same, why would equip your top product with the same camera of a lower spec phone?
Anyway I am really bothered by pixels visibility on htc one s so I think it will be a trade for the better
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S3 processor here has a massive consumption I hardly believe that one x gets worse battery. once I lost 40 percent in just two hours by using Facebook messenger and 70 percent brightness on the one s
I saw that the camera is the same, why would equip your top product with the same camera of a lower spec phone?
Anyway I am really bothered by pixels visibility on htc one s so I think it will be a trade for the better
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Well, the decision is yours, if you want a better screen, go for it. Personally, i don't see any pixels on my device, the resolution is pretty solid for this screen size.
About the camera, well, the camera module is the same, but keep in mind that the One S has one hell of a camera. So it's not like they have equipped the One X with a lower camera, but more like they have equipped the One S with a higher end camera .
The battery drain can be related to apps running in the bg or to the kernel/rom/governors. So you might take a look into this too. Generally, the One S has a pretty good battery, outperformed only by few phones out there.
Cheers!
I suggest to you to buy the hox plus. The hos s3 is not so good as the s4.
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