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    #902
    Robo_Mike
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Robo_Mike


    adrian522 wrote: »
    I'm at 68% after 21 hours. That's with Wifi on the whole time, moderate usage. Definitely the best battery life I've had on a smartphone.

    Is there an app for posting screenshots or how does that work?

    You can take a screenshot by pressing the power button and home button at the same time. Also, what version software are you using? How much screentime is that with?
    Zascar wrote: »
    Guys out of interest has anyone here got a One X in white from any of the networks? O2 seem to only have it in black, I want it in white but can't wait forever. Have the other networks got it in white or is it only white sim free etc?

    I got it from Meteor in White.


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    #903
    Trigg171
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Trigg171


    jonneymendoza wrote: »
    hold up. ther eis a new 1.29 update for the One X? i have an unbranded one X and there is no update thats been pushed on it yet

    Yes. Installed the latest version of the Android Revolution rom and it has the 1.29 update.

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562603

    Mind you have to have your phone rooted btw


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    #904
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Quick question on the One X, do they all come with the stupid beats logo on the back? In fact can you get a version that doesn't actually use anything by Beats audio?


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    #905
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Pretty sure a One X is a One X, no variants.


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    #906
    Echoes675
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭Echoes675


    draffodx wrote: »
    Quick question on the One X, do they all come with the stupid beats logo on the back? In fact can you get a version that doesn't actually use anything by Beats audio?

    You can disable the beats audio software. All it does is boost bass. Hardly "How the artists intended". I really don't like just adding bass to stuff like Jazz or classical music, doesn't really suit booming bass.......on the other hand I'm sure there are plenty of styles it is suited to. Down to taste really.


    BTW 1day 12hrs 20mins off charge and 17% battery remaining.:cool:


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    #907
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,095 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    Robo_Mike wrote: »
    You can take a screenshot by pressing the power button and home button at the same time. Also, what version software are you using? How much screentime is that with?

    Thanks.

    Screen Time 33m
    draffodx wrote: »
    Quick question on the One X, do they all come with the stupid beats logo on the back? In fact can you get a version that doesn't actually use anything by Beats audio?

    They all have the logo, though you can turn off beats audio if you don't like it when you are listening to music.


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    #908
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Thanks for the info but does the device actually have beats hardware in it? I've found the headphones to be awful and it would put me off the device, at the minute I'm awaiting the SGS III announcement but from leaks it looks like the One X is gonna be a nicer device.


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    #909
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,095 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    Don't know what you mean by "Beats Hardware" There are no beats headphones included. You can turn off the beats integration.

    Not sure what more information you need


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    #910
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Beats audio is a bit of a sham imo. All it does it act like a graphic equaliser and boosts certain frequencies - you can get apps that do the same thing.


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    #911
    Echoes675
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭Echoes675


    draffodx wrote: »
    Thanks for the info but does the device actually have beats hardware in it? I've found the headphones to be awful and it would put me off the device, at the minute I'm awaiting the SGS III announcement but from leaks it looks like the One X is gonna be a nicer device.

    The beats headphones don't come in the box. I've been led to believe that the Beats company producing the headphones and the beats company who designed the software are essentially different companies operating under the same umbrella name. I've also been told that the headphone manufacturer isn't able to produce the headphones for the new HTC range due to demand so HTC went ahead with the One X without beats headphones so as not to cause issues meeting demand for the phone.


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    #912
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    adrian522 wrote: »
    Don't know what you mean by "Beats Hardware" There are no beats headphones included. You can turn off the beats integration.

    Not sure what more information you need

    Thanks, I was wondering if the headphones were beats branded or if some speaker hardware was by Beats, that's cleared it up, thanks.


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    #913
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,095 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    I think vodafone were including "beats" earphones as well as the HTC ones. Not sure of the point, I'd rather one decent pair of earphones than 2 crap pairs.


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    #914
    Dublinstiofán
    Registered Users Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Dublinstiofán


    My brother got one of these One X's.
    • Charged it up fully overnight
    • Did firmware update
    • Battery lasted 4 hours and 26 minutes before the phone died. It didn't even get him until lunchtime!
    • Returned phone and got refund.

    Some serious problems with some of these! Phone looked great but battery life was shocking. I'd say wait until they have this battery problem sorted out or you could be landed with one like that!


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    #915
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    Dublinstiofán wrote: »
    My brother got one of these One X's.
    • Charged it up fully overnight
    • Did firmware update
    • Battery lasted 4 hours and 26 minutes before the phone died. It didn't even get him until lunchtime!
    • Returned phone and got refund.

    Some serious problems with some of these! Phone looked great but battery life was shocking. I'd say wait until they have this battery problem sorted out or you could be landed with one like that!

    Initial charge is terrible, will get alot better by the third or fourth charge.


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    #916
    flugel
    Registered Users Posts: 475 ✭✭flugel


    jonneymendoza wrote: »
    hold up. ther eis a new 1.29 update for the One X? i have an unbranded one X and there is no update thats been pushed on it yet

    Out of curiosity, if you have an unbranded phone can you just manually check for updates available or do they have to be pushed by network provider?


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    #917
    BionicRasher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    adrian522 wrote: »
    I'm at 68% after 21 hours. That's with Wifi on the whole time, moderate usage. Definitely the best battery life I've had on a smartphone.
    adrian522 wrote: »

    Screen Time 33m


    Is this considered light/medium/heavy usage for a smartphone

    I am showing 48m screen time with 65% remaining and 7 hours off the charger on another brand of phone and just want to compare to see if I am getting good performance


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    #918
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Dublinstiofán wrote: »
    My brother got one of these One X's.
    • Charged it up fully overnight
    • Did firmware update
    • Battery lasted 4 hours and 26 minutes before the phone died. It didn't even get him until lunchtime!
    • Returned phone and got refund.

    Some serious problems with some of these! Phone looked great but battery life was shocking. I'd say wait until they have this battery problem sorted out or you could be landed with one like that!
    He jumped the gun a bit. Battery life is always terrible for the first few days. The phone normally lasts a day or longer.


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    #919
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,095 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    tui0hcg wrote: »
    Is this considered light/medium/heavy usage for a smartphone

    I am showing 48m screen time with 65% remaining and 7 hours off the charger on another brand of phone and just want to compare to see if I am getting good performance

    No idea really. Probably light usage.

    To be honest once I am getting a day out of it I don't mind.

    I don't use it a hell of a lot at work so that probably helps.


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    #920
    BionicRasher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    tui0hcg wrote: »
    Is this considered light/medium/heavy usage for a smartphone

    I am showing 48m screen time with 65% remaining and 7 hours off the charger on another brand of phone and just want to compare to see if I am getting good performance

    Just a general question really to anyone in the know


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    #921
    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,552 ✭✭✭SteM


    Dublinstiofán wrote: »
    My brother got one of these One X's.
    • Charged it up fully overnight
    • Did firmware update
    • Battery lasted 4 hours and 26 minutes before the phone died. It didn't even get him until lunchtime!
    • Returned phone and got refund.

    Some serious problems with some of these! Phone looked great but battery life was shocking. I'd say wait until they have this battery problem sorted out or you could be landed with one like that!

    I'm surprised they let him return it because of the battery issue. I'm surprised that they didn't tell him that it improves over a few charges.


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    #922
    Dublinstiofán
    Registered Users Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Dublinstiofán


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    He jumped the gun a bit. Battery life is always terrible for the first few days. The phone normally lasts a day or longer.

    I'm half inclined to agree with him. I probably would have given it another charge cycle or two if it was
    me but i've never ever had a phone that gave me that sort of performance out of the box. How much
    better was it going to get after a charge or two, realistically!

    He wasn't happy with 4 hours and wanted his €600 back, not going to argue.
    Phone looked great though in fairness. Didn't like the look of the camera sticking out at the back but the
    screen looked great even though it was sucking 65% of the battery's power.


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    #923
    Saadyst
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Saadyst


    Dublinstiofán wrote: »
    I'm half inclined to agree with him. I probably would have given it another charge cycle or two if it was
    me but i've never ever had a phone that gave me that sort of performance out of the box. How much
    better was it going to get after a charge or two, realistically!

    Much better, as people are are telling you... If you have the screen on constantly the battery is going to die really fast, there's no question about that. That's the same as most smartphones these days.

    After a few days / charges the battery improves a great deal, people are getting in excess of a day with moderate use.
    The problem with some HTC phones for the longest time was that they shipped with smaller than average batteries - while the competition continued up past 6 Whr, HTC would ship phones with 5 or so. That changes with the HTC One X, which includes a 6.66 Whr (1800 mAh, 3.7V) internal battery. I’m presenting the same battery capacity chart that we did in the Xolo X900 review for a frame of reference.

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/5779/htc-one-x-for-att-review/3


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    #924
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Can someone confirm that the contract Three handsets in Carphone Warehouse are stock HTC please? I just had a guy in a CPW shop tell me "they're all the same", which I'm pretty sure is tripe. I went to CPW specifically to avoid getting stuck with a Three-loaded handset.


    (He also told me he didn't have any. Not "I can have one for you tomorrow, sir", or even "we'll have them next week", but "there's a Three shop up the road". A real sale hunter.)


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    #925
    MoodeRator
    Registered Users Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭MoodeRator


    Purchased mine from CPW and it is clean of all branding, though I could not say if they are all like this.


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    #926
    Elessar
    Registered Users Posts: 5,239 ✭✭✭Elessar


    Anyone upgraded to this from the Galaxy S2?

    Worth it?


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    #927
    ofcork
    Registered Users Posts: 5,355 ✭✭✭ofcork


    A guy at work did and he thinks the x is way ahead of the s2.


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    #928
    Echoes675
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭Echoes675


    eoin_mcg wrote: »
    BTW 1day 12hrs 20mins off charge and 17% battery remaining.:cool:
    Ok do my phone died after 1day, 18hrs, 50 mins. I'm quite impressed by this, especially for the first charge cycle.


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    #929
    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    a few words on battery life from htc themselves. :)

    http://blog.htc.com/2012/05/improving-battery-life/


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    #930
    jonneymendoza
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭jonneymendoza


    im glad i diddnt wait for the S3. what a anti climax


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    #931
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Why is it an anti-climax? What exactly were you expecting? The design may not be as nice as the One X but it has oodles more new software and feature updates - som pretty impressive


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