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I haven't seen a lot of direct comparison between the two phones. Can someone who has used both of them give their input?
Barring that, can anyone give me a give to stick with Samsung? I have liked my SG I but I am able to upgrade now and want either the II or the HTC. The HTC is VERY, VERY tempting, but I worry that since it is new there may be issues. I am also worried about the fact that the battery is not removable. What do you do if (and when) the phone freezes?
So thoughts.... HTC or Galaxy S II?
There's a button con fig to reset.don't worry lol..
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One s faster ...better camera I had the s2 and its cool but one s newer tech. I played with adisplay one from tmo thing scored 5300 quadrant
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If you're on T-Mobile get the One S. I had the international Galaxy SII two days ago and now I have the One S. I love the One S so far and have found nothing wrong with it. The screen, though similar, looks much better on the One S. It feels faster as well, even if through benchmarks it might not be.
I was on Tmo-sgs2 before One S and you can't even compare the two. One S better screen. Better processor. Better build quality. So satisfied I think I'm going to go rub it on my naughty spots....sorry TMI.
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Just came from a GSII and holding a One S versus holding the plasticky cheap-feeling Samsung is like night and day IMHO.
But if you have a huge library of music and don't feel comfortable with a built-in battery, the GSII is still a decent choice.
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I was on Tmo-sgs2 before One S and you can't even compare the two. One S better screen. Better processor. Better build quality. So satisfied I think I'm going to go rub it on my naughty spots....sorry TMI.
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I Rubbed against My Naughty Parts But Nothing Happened....Should I Root It & Then Rub It?
EDIT: Rubbed It Without The Screen Protector And I Was able To Swipe Thru Screens
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I Rubbed against My Naughty Parts But Nothing Happened....Should I Root It & Then Rub It?
EDIT: Rubbed It Without The Screen Protector And I Was able To Swipe Thru Screens
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Lollin!
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Thanks guys. Stopped by Costco to see what they were offering. Got it $30 cheaper than at the Tmobile store, got a $35 bill credit, AND I don't have to do the damned mail in rebate. With that deal, I just couldn't resist.
So far, it is awesome.
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One s faster ...better camera I had the s2 and its cool but one s newer tech. I played with adisplay one from tmo thing scored 5300 quadrant
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Lmao one breath Quadrant isnt indicitive to day to day performance....yet we still gloat and take the damn test..... WHY lmao silly rabbits
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How are the screens of the ons and s2 comparing?
I sold my s2 and waiting for something to buy now. I disliked the plastic from the s2 and the touchwizz interface. But maybe the s3 is gonna be better on those 2 points.
I would like to get the one s, but how is the pentile screen when compared to the s2 rgb? Is there difference in sharpness?
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lmao you guys are crazy!
Be honest I wouldn't jump from s2 to one s...there's very little worth it...maybe to the x...
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Be honest I wouldn't jump from s2 to one s...there's very little worth it...maybe to the x...
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There is Sense though. Speedwise the sgs2 is nice but I miss sense
Lol...when the first no sense rom came out..I waved bye bye to sense...I liked the previous sense version.sense 4 I don't gel with. Touchwiz is crap mate...if I had the s2...cyanogenmod would be rocking her straight away. The more incarnations of android...the less I think sense or touchwiz will be needed.
As I said though...love sense just not 4.
One plus point where I think the one s wins is the camera. Amazing
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I'm looking to get a new phone and the SII vs One S debate is raging in my head, although if development pick up on this like i think it will, it should be an easy decision
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Be honest I wouldn't jump from s2 to one s...there's very little worth it...maybe to the x...
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I jumped from the SGS2 to the One S and the difference is night and day. But consideration has to be made that I was also on a SGS before the 2 and the TW made it feel like I just went to a bigger version of the SGS. Or more bloated version. So I think the jump to better made phone and to Sense was easier. The speed and fluidity of the One S is also so much faster. The ability to use the phone one handed is nice too. Resolution is nicer and screen seems a lot brighter...even putting them on the same brightness and doing a side by side comparison. Battery is also great on the One S. I'm not drinking the Koolaid or anything but really I am impressed with this device. IMHO One S wins hands down. But like I said my opinion.
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Yeah I'm not trying to put him off I love my one s lol but I come from desire...then desire HD..to one s.. so its different perspective..my wife has the galaxy s..I liked it..the s2 looked great
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I wouldn't make any decisions until Thursday has passed tbh.. See what Samsung's next phone is saying. If it is just a quad core variant of the Nexus & SGSII with a new shell then the One S has got to be the winner.
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Yeah I'm not trying to put him off I love my one s lol but I come from desire...then desire HD..to one s.. so its different perspective..my wife has the galaxy s..I liked it..the s2 looked great
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Sorry, my bad. Sometimes tone doesn't translate when posting vs actually talking to someone face to face.
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Is it just me, or does the camera white balance on the AT&T HOX suck big time?
Auto: everybody looks like a cooked shrimp, pink cast on all skin colors
Daylight: now everything looks yellow
Cloudy: everything looks yellow and identical to Daylight. I basically see no difference between Daylight and Cloudy!
The only (partial) solution I have found is to back off one notch in Saturation and run AWB.
I notice that too. Have you tried any of the AOSP roms? Curious if stock white balance is better.
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Yes I agree it sucks big time. One of my biggest gripes with this phone ;(
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I turned down the saturation and on mime and it looks perfect.
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I turned down the saturation and on mime and it looks perfect.
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I would describe it more as half decent, and only if you use AWB. Perhaps my expectations are too high. I am a half decent photographer and am used to much, much better than this. I do not recall seeing this in the reviews, which is surprising
The HTC one x, may not be the fastest phone, or have the best battery. But after I browse the web with it, its hard to go from superlcd2 to any other display
Its like a joy to browse the net, whereas on my galaxy s3 (its faster) but its meh
Anyone feel the same?
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The HTC one x, may not be the fastest phone, or have the best battery. But after I browse the web with it, its hard to go from superlcd2 to any other display
Its like a joy to browse the net, whereas on my galaxy s3 (its faster) but its meh
Anyone feel the same?
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I'd be willing to bet my biweekly paycheck my OneX is quicker than your GS
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Htc vs samsung. Winner is always htc
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No doubt !
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As soon as we get the bootloader unlocked all the sg3 owners will drool even more
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pak-stars said:
Htc vs samsung. Winner is always htc
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Go figure ... On the HTC forum people think HTC phones are better. Geee ... I wonder what the Samsung forum thinks is best ...
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As soon as we get the bootloader unlocked all the sg3 owners will drool even more
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I don't recall a past full of drool when phones were still shipping on 1.85 ... And seem to recall a recent exodus in a certain direction ...
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I have to agree I've was testing the Galaxy Note 2 last few days and whilst the display on that is an improvement over the SGS3 it was still Meh compared to the HOX.
Sure AMOLED has better contrast and blacks but SLCD2 is just sexy. Crisp text and sharp. Whites are better, colours are less over saturated, brighter, and my god SLCD3 is supposed to be even better!
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I really can't tell the difference. I used my friends gs3 yesterday and it looked perfectly fine and usable to me.
I know we get better viewing angles but during normal browsing i'm fine with either.
I completely agree. My girlfriend has an S3 and the blue tint is incredibly noticeable to me. The One X has the best screen of any device I've ever owned, by far.
I'm not thrilled with HTC or at&t nowadays.
I'm considering switching to Sprint within the next week.
But all the mass marketing doesn't warm me to the SG3 either.
Sorry but the bawdy home button and ugly camera and sensor holes are butt ugly.
Lots of cheap feeling plastic, roundy corners, and Touchwiz - all with a bluish tint display that's horrible in sunlight?
No thanks.
SG3 has never been on my shopping list, and won't be.
Xordo said:
I'm not thrilled with HTC or at&t nowadays.
I'm considering switching to Sprint within the next week.
But all the mass marketing doesn't warm me to the SG3 either.
Sorry but the bawdy home button and ugly camera and sensor holes are butt ugly.
Lots of cheap feeling plastic, roundy corners, and Touchwiz - all with a bluish tint display that's horrible in sunlight?
No thanks.
SG3 has never been on my shopping list, and won't be.
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Had a lot of time with both. I couldn't agree with you more.
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Xordo said:
I'm not thrilled with HTC or at&t nowadays.
I'm considering switching to Sprint within the next week.
But all the mass marketing doesn't warm me to the SG3 either.
Sorry but the bawdy home button and ugly camera and sensor holes are butt ugly.
Lots of cheap feeling plastic, roundy corners, and Touchwiz - all with a bluish tint display that's horrible in sunlight?
No thanks.
SG3 has never been on my shopping list, and won't be.
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Not to mention the fact that it gets hot when idling... Maybe it would be nice in the cold winter months ahead
After owning an iPhone for 4 years straight, I vowed to never purchase a phone with a physical home button again, and I will stick to it! Samsung dropped the ball with build quality on the SIII, anyone who argues in favor of it over a HOX simply hasn't had enough time with both devices.
For those who have a keen eye...quick question....
Can you tell me if the HTC smartphone in both these photos is a One S or a different model?
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/309/pc260429.jpg
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/9344/pc260430.jpg
Looking for evidence to support answers. Thanks in advance guys and gals.
Sure looks like the gradient blue one. Pretty sure it is, but the best way to tell would be the thickness
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zulugod said:
For those who have a keen eye...quick question....
Can you tell me if the HTC smartphone in both these photos is a One S or a different model?
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/309/pc260429.jpg
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/9344/pc260430.jpg
Looking for evidence to support answers. Thanks in advance guys and gals.
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That looks like a one x. The shape/dimensions look different. It seems wider as well. Also the bottom of the housing isn't dark like the gradient blue of the one s
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Don't know what you are seeing, but one x doesn't come in that color..
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Desire c or wildfire s ....edit u can tell the screen is amoled so that makes it pretty clear such fine it is
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The width of the phone looks like a One X, however the One X obviously doesn't come in that color. Any more pics of the side or back?
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Its not an S, thats for sure. Too many buttons on the side. The S only got one long volumebutton.
I just see HTC one launched in India a few days back.
Honestly it's not so much beautiful.
Black s4 is much more appealing
Screen size and clarity also not as much nice as galaxy s4
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Now I can feel more nice that in my hands is s4
Its not cheap plastic as all rumours
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deepforest said:
I just see HTC one launched in India a few days back.
Honestly it's not so much beautiful.
Black s4 is much more appealing
Screen size and clarity also not as much nice as galaxy s4
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Agree, S4 is just more compact, thinner and feels solid in the hand too.
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Agree, S4 is just more compact, thinner and feels solid in the hand too.
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After a month it started squeaking... not so compact and solid...
And that thinnes thing is def not an advantage.
Also see the various complaints of it just breaking it's display while in jeans pockets.
I would change it for a black 32 GB htc one.
Aesthetics aside, S4 feels better in my hand than HTC One, also much better than IPhone 5.
This thread sounds so naughty.
antifocus said:
Aesthetics aside, S4 feels better in my hand than HTC One, also much better than IPhone 5.
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Really?
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Really?
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Yes, indeed. Have you tried them both?
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Really?
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Different strokes for different folks! I like the feel of S4 over the One. absolutely love the One's screen though, wow. :thumbup:
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Ive seen them both too today at best buy and the gs4 is defantely the better looking phone. Its wierd cause at launch I wasnt too excited by the look but now seems the sgs4 look grows on you.
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Fanboy samy.....
I dont see anything wrong with being a samsung fanboy in a "samsung" section.
Back to topic: Yes, I initially thought the one looks way better, but now that I was able to compare it side by side with my black s4... I really am very happy that I got the s4, and not the one.
tclocki said:
I dont see anything wrong with being a samsung fanboy in a "samsung" section.
Back to topic: Yes, I initially thought the one looks way better, but now that I was able to compare it side by side with my black s4... I really am very happy that I got the s4, and not the one.
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As someone already said, "different strokes for different folks."
I understand people preferring the smooth edges of the S4. Me? I personally like the "sharp" edges of the One. Makes me feel as though I have a better grip.
People's hands vary massively. What's right for one is wrong for another.
I have to be honest though, I like many, really wish Samsung had tried a little harder to differentiate it from the S3. I felt I had to go for the One as HTC really do deserve a lot of credit (and my money) for putting so much effort into their device.
Still, I understand Samsung want people who know very little about phones to recognise the S4 immediately. Making it look like the S3 is the best way to achieve that goal.
I am surprised so many XDA folks went for the S4 mind. I suppose it's all about specs for a lot of people. That's why I plumped for the S2 a few years back.
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I have bought phones. HTC one designed is much, much better, but with quality assembly issue.. I changed 2 one, and no 0 gap... Whatever, one is very different designs and more premium feeling
I really like the look and feel of the S4, nothing wrong with it and all this talk of plastic being cheap is nonsense imo the phone feels properly made and i have no issues with it and i prefer it to my htc one and I dont have to worry about the body being scratched, yes I have seen htc one videos but i still dont trust it. also i have no issues with weak screen on the s4.
I love my S4 but to put in other terms there is someone that mentioned the phone is easy to break well yes it is but if you take care of it correctly this would not be such a issue I have a Otterbox Defender series for all 3 of my S4s I have dropped my S4 3 times since I've had it, I dropped it onto concrete and have had no issues this by far is the lesson learned by many people dropping any phone is to buy a case. I am unsure about why the S4 is breaking in someones pocket I hold mine there all the time and had no issues but once again have a otterbox defender case on it maybe thats the saver unsure... I have never seen the HTC but then again already used my upgrade so guess have no need to
Bwahahahahaha,this thread is so funny !!!! I wanted to buy the S4 even if it was just an S3 with a real premium finish,I would have bought it.Plastic is definitly not premium,even it's more beautiful than the S3 build materials.10 millions S4 were sold over the world,but the question is:how many if it was aluminium?This number is just because of their marketing force.Look what HTC have done,they're not in the top 3,nor in the top 5 smartphone sellers rank anymore,but they wanted to make an outstanding comeback,and create this amazing phone,they listen to customers expectations,they sold 5 millions !!!! I'm not a pro HTC,nor Samsung,nor Apple,I love innovation,revolution and when you're ranked 1st or 2nd,you have to keep working hard to keep your crown.
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