htc one x?

[Drew]

any good?

looking for a new phone again, anything out there?

cheers
Drew

[Din]

Dunno... but want

I have the origional desire, very good phone if a lack on internal storage,bar that i cant fault it

[jase]

Im thinking about one of these to Drew as mine is up in 2 weeks.
I dont think there much debate if your after a dogs doggies gizmo, just between this and the galaxy 2.



J

[Drew]

yeah not that i think ill use it properly but looks good

Drew

[rovex]

Its an excellent phone and because its a Sense 4 phone it will come with extra dropbox space. I forget how much, but its quite a lot.

Im waiting because the Galaxy S3 is due out in a month and i want to see what Sammy have for us. I currently have a Galaxy S2, probably still the best phone you can buy now it has ICS. The One X is great but the S2 is a match still in many areas and is cheaper.

[Din]

Im very tempted....

[Dave_ZS]

Think I know what the Desire Sport is gettin upgraded to.

[rovex]

Yeah, for me its the One X or the S3. Nothing else is peaking my interest. The S3 is what's holding me back. Its all about the S3s screen and CPU.

[Phoenix3dfx225]

S3 is going to smash all other phones out of the water. Its a quad core lots of ram and large hi res screen. Release date to be announced on 2nd May. I'm still on a SGS 1 from a 24month contract so cant change till Oct'12 but least then the s3 should be back in stock and not as much to purchase as it would have been out for a few months already.

ICS is also great over previous android OS's and that even with it running a little slower on my SGS but that because its only a single core 512mb ram trying its best to hold its own.

[rovex]

The specs of the S3 are still in debate. It could still have a dual core Cortex A15 CPU rather than a Quad A9, the A15 being the better option..
The screen is still an unknown, we HOPE its a SuperAMOLED+ not just a SuperAMOLED like the Galaxy Nexus.

The HTC is good because HTC have great services to back up the phone experience. Its also rather attractive, but the Tegra CPU is slightly off-putting to me. Its just a bit old and inefficient compared to the superior Samsung Exynos technology or Qualcomm S3 hybrid A9/A15.

[Din]

I found it on a £27.00 per month deal with 500mb and 300 mins with 02 and no charge for the phone !! thats about what i spend pay as you go with the Desire.... so tempting !

Im presumeing the Galaxy s3 will be more expensive than this HTC at the outset ?

Dunno... ill have to think about it, i have been on pay as you for so long now...

[rovex]

The S2 was actually cheaper than the HTC sensation last year, so its likely the S3 wont be more than the One X.

[Din]

Hmm, probably better to wait abit then, or indeed wait for more reveiws etc, sealed in battery is abit though.

[rovex]

Well will know in about 2 weeks so not long to wait.

[Phoenix3dfx225]

Hmm, probably better to wait abit then, or indeed wait for more reveiws etc, sealed in battery is abit though.

Whats got a sealed battery? The HTC? Yerh I would struggle with that, wore out my SGS battery in the first 12months and now run an extended life 3000mah over the standard 1500mah. It makes the phone a bit chunky, but I wasnt getting through an office day on the standard battery with my heavy use for work, sat nav, phone calls and emails etc.

Also the chunky size stopped it from slipping from my big daft hands lol.

[Din]

Yeah the one x is sealed

[rovex]

Well the S3 is know a known quantity. Its basic spec blows the One X away, but im not taken with the looks. Its bland, a bit cheap and the colour choice is a bit horrible.

[Phoenix3dfx225]

Well the S3 is know a known quantity. Its basic spec blows the One X away, but im not taken with the looks. Its bland, a bit cheap and the colour choice is a bit horrible.

I could be swayed by LG's latest offering. Metal case, better screen and 2gb of RAM!

[rovex]

The problem with LG is their software isn't very good and 2 GB of ram is bit of a gimmick right now.

[Phoenix3dfx225]

The problem with LG is their software isn't very good and 2 GB of ram is bit of a gimmick right now.

Depends on the type of user you are. I use my phone 24/7 and not just for texting and phone calls.

[jase]

I upgraded a week ago
Id short listed the 2 primary phones from HTC and Samsung (One X, One S, S2 and S3)
S3 went out straight away as it was only on pre order and tarifs were some 25% higher than the other phones.
Then my favourite the One X went. Stories of its battery life I couldnt be doing with especially when i couldnt carry a spare! Plus its simply to big. My Desire HD felt like a brick and was hard to hold and the X is even heftier.
So ended up getting the One S.
The S2 I deemed to old now, espeically as the newer more powerful HTC's were the same price on contracts.

So I ended up with the one S.
Im actually quite pleased, it might not be the heavyweight of the S3 or X but it feels like a quality phone rather than a laptop in your pocket.
And the battery lasts 2days of light use (vs 1day of light use on my HD)
Only real problem is the screen feels and is narrow vs the 4.7 inchers and the onboard storage is effectivly just 10gb

[rovex]

Id take the S2 over the One S. To be honest its more powerful, probably only behind the One X and S3 in real terms because the Exynos dual core is WAY faster than Qualcomm and OMAP CPUs in stuff like Sonys, Motos and the Galaxy Nexus, and its software is mature and stable. It also has a batter screen.

[jase]

From what I saw of some of the benchmarks the S was faster than both the S2 and X! But like the (lack of that quality) screen what i liked about the S was its size its just so much easier to handle and you cant even feel it in your pocket. The effectivly minimal difference in screen and CPU (they are phones after all, not servers or gaming PCs) I dont feel makup for having such a nicer device to handle. Specially as Ill have to live with it for 17months!
Something it eats the S2 for wich is important for me is the camera performance. Tis pretty awesome. Can take snaps while recording HD faster than other phones can do stills on there own. The kids will hate this phone when they are older

Of course ive not used an S2, X, S3 etc for an extended period so cant say if the things i didnt like about them actually detract from the things they do do well.





J

[rovex]

Benchmarks dont tell the whole story. The Exynos has a dual channel memory controller that the Tegra 3 lacks and the S4 CPU in the One S doesnt do very well. The result is a much smoother device, it really is unshakable. The GPU in the S2 has 'free' 4x MSAA (multisampling anti-aliasing) which no other GPU has, this results in smooth graphics that run quickly, its also got the best video support in the industry. While the dual core units age makes it benchmark slower in theoretical tests, in games because it has memory bandwidth advantages, the device never slows down while performing non graphical operations.

While the Tegra 3 and S4 CPUs can out benchmark the Exynos dual core in theoretical tests, in the real world Exynos just feels better. This is why i have decided on a Galaxy S3, the quad Exynos is just stunning. The Exynos range is the only range i can think of that doesnt have something broken in its design. The Tegra range is just a collection of broken elements, its rubbish. The T2 (as in my tab 8.9) is dire, and the T3 (as in the Transformer prime and One X) seems only to hide these issues behind raw horsepower, but they do show themselves at times.

The One S camera has more features, but is it better? Id say not. Its actually the same sensor as the S2, but HTC have poor compression software resulting in an inferior image.

It a shame because i like the 'One' range very much, its WAY better looking than the S3, but the S3 features are just killer.

[Din]

Anyone got the HTC yet ?

Still very tempted i know all this battery life talk is crap etc etc, but tbh i dont use mine a huge amount dureing the day due to my job.

The contracts for the Samsung as expected are a couple of quid more expensive, and tbh i dont like the look of it.

So anyone

[Din]

You know what balls... im oing to order the one x in acouple of weeks just because i want it

[Phoenix3dfx225]

Well got his SGS3 yesterday and its awesome! Great screen and performance! 5600 on Quadrant (a benchmark util) and runs Grand Theft Auto 3 on Max settings smooths and sweet.

So so want one already, but renewal aint till October!

[rovex]

I agree, i have my S3 now as well. Its really well made, no flex, or creak and the 'plastic' back looks and feels more like enamel than coated polycarbonate. The Ones Xs ive seen have all creaked and flexed like 200 coupe on a dirt track!

Its also very fast, and silky smooth and just does everything so very well.

[lennox1185]

I've had my HTC One X for about 6-7 weeks now.

I'd say go for it. It's a great phone. I had an iphone 3G for 4 years before my HTC, and i'm glad I made the move.

The Galaxy S3 is no better than the HTC, yet Samsungs lose value and generally feel tacky.

The HTC One X feels solid, yet light weight.

The only Cons are there is only 1 unlock button and it's at the top (makes it a little hard to unlock 1-handed) and its so so smooth. Almost droppable smooth!

[rovex]

It's not even close, the one X feels last generation compared to the S3. I just sold my S2 for 275. Not bad for a year old phone, I've seen one Xs for not much more.

I agonized for ages over waiting for the S3, I even had a one X for a week but it's no match for the S3 which is better built, smoother, faster and has more features, both in software and hardware.

[Din]

..... im getting a one x tomorrow

[crazygary]

Good choice, I've had mine for over a month.
Just buy a car charger for 99p and the battery lasts fine.

[RichMk3]

I've had mine since launch date, generally its ok, but I'm not overly impressed. The battery life is crap and the thing draws so much power it can't run the satnav and charge at the same time with a car charger. It's not the HTC car dock thou, maybe that's better I don't know.

[notroubleclubber]

My iPhone 4 is due for renewal now.
I've been offered an galaxy s3.
Is it better than the iPhone 4?
I use my iPhone for everything (more than my laptop or iPad) and its jailbroken too so even more available.
I couldn't imagine a phone being any better so do I go for the 4s, stick with the 4, wait for the i5 or go for the sg3?
What more can the sg3 give me?

[lennox1185]

I've had mine since launch date, generally its ok, but I'm not overly impressed. The battery life is crap and the thing draws so much power it can't run the satnav and charge at the same time with a car charger. It's not the HTC car dock thou, maybe that's better I don't know.

To save power swithc off all the Sync's you don't need. The only Sync I have is email and weather.

My brother in law has the one X too, and complained about battery life. Checked his sync and they were all on... Facebook, Twatter, Show Me, Whatsapp, googoe mail, htc account, drop box, stocks....the lot!

I can leave my oneX on standby all day and it only uses about 15%