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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..
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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I'm going to buy my next phone off contract because I want to keep my unlimited data. This one will have to last a while since I"m going to be buying off contract. This may be the phone I've been waiting for. I'm excited about the camera, the headphone amp, the improved performance.
I did wish it had a bigger / removable battery. I love my super amoled plus display contrast / black level. I wonder how the super lcd 3 stacks up.
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Display: 5-inch HD 1080p Super LCD 3 screen (1920x1080); 440PPI
Processor: 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 and MDM9615m
OS: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean + HTC Sense 4+
Memory: 16GB eMMC, (11GB usable storage), 2 GB RAM
Battery: 2020mAh lithium ion - embedded
Network Technology: 4G LTE (700 MHz); CDMA (800/1900 MHz); GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz); UMTS/HSPA (850/900/1900/2100 MHz); LTE (700 MHz - Band 13).
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Dimensions: 141 x 70.5 x 9.73 mm
Weight: 138 grams / 4.86 ounces
May want to go for gnote2... It is older so cheaper, and it has special software unlike the dna, which is treated like an oversized phone (software wise) rather than a phablet. Also the battery is a weak ~2000mAh which won't last long on a screen of that size and resolution. In comparison the gnote2 has a 3100mAh battery, only 200 smaller than razr maxx (and hd).
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They just leaked galaxy s4
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The screen on the DNA smokes the iPhone as far as ppi goes. I believe it is over 400. A review that I read stated that the battery lasted a day w average use.
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I read that it lasts 1hr 45 min.
I want the Note 2. I'm in as long as the bootloader gets unlocked. I'm not so sure that I want to wait for the Galaxy S 4.
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If I were you I would get the GS3 super cheap. Yeah its a couple of months old, but cheaper, and nothing is significantly better. Unless you can handle the large sized of the Note 2, then I would recommend that. Too many personal requirements not met on the DNA, although the screen sounds amazing, battery will be an issue.
GS3 has the familiar Samsung atmosphere, tons of development (ICS TW, JB TW, AOSP, CM10), great battery life, good radios, a great screen, good camera (especially leaked 4.2).
It has a lot going for it and I think it would be by far the most cost-effective for an off-contract purchase.
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If I were you I would get the GS3 super cheap. Yeah its a couple of months old, but cheaper, and nothing is significantly better. Unless you can handle the large sized of the Note 2, then I would recommend that. Too many personal requirements not met on the DNA, although the screen sounds amazing, battery will be an issue.
GS3 has the familiar Samsung atmosphere, tons of development (ICS TW, JB TW, AOSP, CM10), great battery life, good radios, a great screen, good camera (especially leaked 4.2).
It has a lot going for it and I think it would be by far the most cost-effective for an off-contract purchase.
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Thanks for the advice guys. The non-removable battery and small (and non-expandable memory) has caused me to rethink this purchase. Also it would be nice to keep the awesome contrast of AMOLED). Really my Charge is good enough for what I use it for. Note 2 looks nice except it is physically too big. I really liked the camera on the DNA and the headphone amp. For my next phone:
Must have:
1) Minimal shutter lag on camera (and better low light)
2) Not significantly bigger than Droid Charge
3) Better battery life (removable battery)
4) Better non-mobile enabled web browsing / video streaming.
5) Upgradeable storage
6) quad core plus 2G ram, lol.
7) Better screen (btw I'm thinking 720P/1080P might be more noticable on pentile screens).
The longer I wait, the better the phones get...
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Thanks for the advice guys. The non-removable battery and small (and non-expandable memory) has caused me to rethink this purchase. Also it would be nice to keep the awesome contrast of AMOLED). Really my Charge is good enough for what I use it for. Note 2 looks nice except it is physically too big. I really liked the camera on the DNA and the headphone amp. For my next phone:
Must have:
1) Minimal shutter lag on camera (and better low light)
2) Not significantly bigger than Droid Charge
3) Better battery life (removable battery)
4) Better non-mobile enabled web browsing / video streaming.
5) Upgradeable storage
6) quad core plus 2G ram, lol.
7) Better screen (btw I'm thinking 720P/1080P might be more noticable on pentile screens).
The longer I wait, the better the phones get...
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I've been contemplating the Droid DNA as well to replace my Droid Charge... and my mom has 2 (dumb phone) upgrades which she'll allow me to take one of :good:
From your list:
1) I tested the Droid DNA's camera in a Verizon store. Seemed like I was able to take 2 pics per second. With Droid Charge it seems like 1 pic per 2 seconds.
2) It's a bit taller than the Charge, but also a 0.7" larger screen!!
3) People are reporting that the DNA's battery life really isn't that bad. As-is I normally charge my Charge after 14 hours. With normal usage it might be ~30% average at that point. I'd bet with the same usage on the DNA would net me 50%+ left. To me a non-removable battery isn't a deal-breaker.
4) I imagine this would be easier with a larger/higher res display like on the DNA?
5) Sucks that they're taking away removable storage on many/most of the latest phones. I doubt this trend will discontinue. Also sucks that the DNA has > 12GB of useable space.
6) DNA performance will absolutely DESTROY the Charge... I can't even imagine going from 1GHz/single core and 512MB to 1.5GHz/quad core and 2GB!!!
7) Any of the good phones released in the last 6 months should have a better screen than the Charge, I'd think.
Another point I've been mulling over in my head for switching away from the Charge: Android 4.xx............ there are some things I want to do with my phone related to my Nexus 7 car head unit that can't be done with any OS prior to ICS. And of course ICS is far superior to Gingerbread, even with dwitherell's excellent work (which I still need to update to 3.1)
I am leaning to the Note 2. I think that the Note 2 display will be nice since I thought the DNA looks washed out.
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I am leaning to the Note 2. I think that the Note 2 display will be nice since I thought the DNA looks washed out.
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I like everything about the Note2 except for the size. Awesome phone, I just prefer a smaller form factor.
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I like everything about the Note2 except for the size. Awesome phone, I just prefer a smaller form factor.
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Ditto.
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My friend just got the HTC oneX + and is going on one day and 20 hours on a single charge. That thing has a quad core 1.7ghz processor. I wonder why the DNA can't keep up. The screen can't be that bad can it?
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Antoneus1231 said:
My friend just got the HTC oneX + and is going on one day and 20 hours on a single charge. That thing has a quad core 1.7ghz processor. I wonder why the DNA can't keep up. The screen can't be that bad can it?
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When the iPad 3 came out, they had to upgrade the battery so much, and the screen caused so much power drain, that it took about 8 hours to charge the thing. Just the fact that it has to drive the 1080p resolution will make it use more power.
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My friend just got the HTC oneX + and is going on one day and 20 hours on a single charge. That thing has a quad core 1.7ghz processor. I wonder why the DNA can't keep up. The screen can't be that bad can it?
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The One X is 4.7" at 312 ppi (720p, or 921,600 total pixels). The DNA is 5" at 440 ppi (1080p, 2,073,600 total pixels). That's more than double the total number of pixels. The difference ends up being massive in terms of raw pixel count, which also contributes greatly to the battery usage.
So I went to Verizon yesterday and looked at the DNA and the Galaxy Note 2
O my god......
Which ever one I can get a better deal on in Jan. Or Feb. From swappa will be my new phone ....
N2 is the one I really want ..
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I wish the DNA had the battery life of the note 2. I have big hands so the note wont be too bad but my friends will laugh. But hey, who needs friends right?
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I have heard from multiple people that the screen on the DNA doesn't look like a screen but a sticker (meaning printer quality images)
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I have heard from multiple people that the screen on the DNA doesn't look like a screen but a sticker (meaning printer quality images)
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300 dpi is print quality, so anything over that is going to look really good, without viable pixels. Screen tech has come a long way. When I switched from the charge to the N4, I almost **** my pants.
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300 dpi is print quality, so anything over that is going to look really good, without viable pixels. Screen tech has come a long way. When I switched from the charge to the N4, I almost **** my pants.
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You have the N4 on Verizon?
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So folks, my first topic
As the title say's, design your ultimate handset...using hardware available to date..
Go....
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I prefer a smart phone which will never come on earth.
Android version : 12.3.4 (apple cake)
Inbuilt memory : 32 gb
Rom : 10 gb
Camera: 20mp primary , 5 mp secondary.
For now its enough, later i demand for much more(just kidding).
Goog thread i say:thumbup:
basically the GS4 but a 4k screen (will have to be closer to 5" then) with S pen and 8 GB of ram plus 128 gb built in micro sd micro hdmi and mhl wireless charging dual band wifi plus a qwerty, a huge ass battery maybe 10000mah, some awesome speakers, a 3DS type glassesless 3d display 2 awesome cameras on the back (galaxy camera, lumina 920, etc), 2 normal (for back) cameras on the front 8/16 mp, and ruggedized. It'd be brick like but awesome
actually maybe make a version with only 5000mah and no keyboard for slimmer profile
The design of a HTC One, but a 15mpx back camera, 8mpx front camera, 64gb internal memory and i've heard about MeRam, wich can reach 128gb, it will be really amazing, and I think it's a future not so far!
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Really far from thinking!
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basically the GS4 but a 4k screen (will have to be closer to 5" then) with S pen and 8 GB of ram plus 128 gb built in micro sd micro hdmi and mhl wireless charging dual band wifi plus a qwerty, a huge ass battery maybe 10000mah, some awesome speakers, a 3DS type glassesless 3d display 2 awesome cameras on the back (galaxy camera, lumina 920, etc), 2 normal (for back) cameras on the front 8/16 mp, and ruggedized. It'd be brick like but awesome
actually maybe make a version with only 5000mah and no keyboard for slimmer profile
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I'm sorry but are you daft?
It already is 5", and it can already handle 4k media, but having it on a 5" is completely useless... in fact even the 1080p display is an overkill.
8gb RAM for what, exactly?
10'000 mAh battery would be bloody fantastic though
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I thought the gs4 was slightly under 5" whereas the world's smallest 4k display was slightly over, also not thinking to straight size wise
The 8gb of ram would be nice to have for having apps open, I find my transformer can get bogged down pretty quickly with only 1gb and stuffs starting to come with 2gb so to future proof instead of the 4 next year or 2015 go for the 8 of 2016/2017
Actually it'd be much more useful for running the arm based versions of desktop oses
1080p isn't overkill at 5" it's just not really worth it. You can notice the difference between 1080p and 720p maybe even between 1080p and 900p but except some people with penile displays no one is complaining about 720p. The idea is that now you could get some giant magnifying thing to turn it into a 4k tablet sans touch
And I just realized I forgot a pico projector
And while I'm at it let's through in some laser pointers (one of each color currently available) along the top on the side of the ir blasrer
Does it have a barometer? Also let's add a retractable antenna. Also radio and TV tuners wireless charging and let's through in a full sized usb port and make that mini hdmi full size
The real reason for 4k over 1080p is the 3d
Also it needs to be capable of being really bright, and have 2 rear and 1 front led camera flashes along with satellite phone capabilities plus all band gsm, lte, and cdma built in
Maybe throw in some emp protection like all offline parts being shielded in an internal Faraday cage
All the usbs have to be 3.0 of course maybe add a mini usb for compatibility with other chargers. Actually add a proprietary 100pin connector that supports accessories like an apple 30 pin or lightning bolt adapter or an ethernet port or a tazer or a hand crank charger or basically anything you could ever use or want plugged into your cell phone. Also it should charge through motion like the ecodrive watches and through heat like being in your pockwt
Also have them use parts designed to be able to be replaced or upgraded (still soldered for space reasons)
Also let's add 2 more audio jacks and make all 3 capable of being headphones & mic, mic, line in, line out, guitar amp and combined surround sound audio
At thus point this thing pry cost near the millions so let's add a Kingston lock port
Oh and the keyboard is red back lit
Also this needs a military grade radio and it's now a super classified cia device thread closed
Oh and the screen has that fluid tactile thing that's been prototyped, where the screen can actually form bumps and buttons and stuff
I almost want to add some wheels and a retractable rotor and make it capable of driving and flying back to you if lost but that's probably a 100pin add on
Also give this thing a super vibrator like in the it crowd but capable of being set much lower
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The 'OrangePhone'
Here's mine:
Nvidia Tegra 3 Processor
1GB RAM
4.7" 1080p Super AmoLED Screen with Gorilla Glass
Android 4.2 (Stock)
12MP Back Camera with 1080p video
2MP Front Camera with 480p video
WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, Notification Light, GPS
And a design like a Nexus 4!
e-ink and battery
The best will be smartphone with 2 screen - 1 standard and second e-ink. Reading e-books on classic lcd is very tiring and battery killer. All simple things I could do on e-ink.
And when will be made baterry that can work 2 weeks without charge? Battery is weak link of smartphones...
Any Jelly bean android phone with a battery life of 4 or more days
A phone with a 4 inch screen, its outside would be made by carbon fiber. It would have 4 cores, 2 ghz, 6gb ram, dual boot(android and windows pc version)... It would be controlled by mind u wouldnt have to touch it. It would have 200 mpixels as the 1st camera and 20 on the secondary. Battery would last for about a week with hard core gaming, and it would be even tougher than nokia 3310
i must be aware of not falling asleep reading these features. I want a fullHD mirasol display with neonode touchsceen and fullHD microvision laserprjector...and of course open source...sw is enough
A phone that walks itself to the electric point, gets itself plugged in and charged when battery is low..
A nexus phone made by HTC,with sound boost speakers, 5 ultrapixels camera(bigger than 4 both in resolution and size),removable battery,64gb option,sd card slot,3 buttons layout,same screen as on htc one,a 4000mah battery
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Nexus phone built by HTC is the ultimate combination, camera lens from sony 8mpixels, tegra 3 processor
and the most important at least 4 days battery life!!
Combining all the smartfone present in the world
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Combining all the smartfone present in the world
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Don't think that would be very portable
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Ultimate is something like the last one.
Since releasing of smartphone is not ultimate.
So if there any last smartphone(no chance)then that would be my ultimate Smartphone(no chance)
Something like:
4.8 inch screen
battery life for heavily use - 16 hours!!!!
6GB RAM - the more RAM is better
1080P resolution with 500 PPI
Included FM radio
Great audio quality!!!!!
Great photos quality!
Quad Cores and lighting fast performance!
For now u have smartphone of these features,but no ram of "16 GB"