HTC ONE-X v Samsung Galaxy S3

I couldn't make up my mind until I feel the size and weight of the SIII the One X is pretty light considering it's size. I think that's what it really boils down to between these two.

HTC One X v SGS3 non scientific gut feeling scores from before breakie

Camera -HTC 9/10 SGS3 6/10
SOC (CPU+GPU) - HTC 7/10 SGS3 9/10
Style - HTC 9/10 SGS3 6/10
Micro SD Slot - HTC 0/1 SGS3 1/1
Replaceable Battery - HTC 0/1 SGS3 1/1
Battery Life - Have to see tests
Screen - HTC 9/10 SGS3 8/10
Sense v Touchwiz - Have to see what the new Sammy stuff is like to see if its as good as or better than improved sense.

Final Score - HTC 34 SGS3 31

omega666 wrote: »

Just woundering whats the huge advantage for HTC's camera?

Camera - HTC 9/10 SGS3 6/10

Its got a much better lense f2.0 v f2.6 and a dedicated picture processor. The lense is one of the keys to taking good pictures, 16mp and a **** lense will be worse than 5mp and a quality lense for example.

Design: prefer the look of the One X, but I hate the reach to the top for the power button. Much prefer that Samsung have located it on the side, as well as having a physical home button.

Apparently, according to hands-ons previews, the SGS3 continues to have that Samsungy feel. The SGS2 never felt good to me, but crucially I trusted it's sturdiness to withstand a drop - unlike the terribly fragile iPhone 4, which felt great in the hand. The One X has gotten great reviews for it's feel, but I honestly don't get it. It feels far more solid than the SGS2, but nothing like the premium sensation you get from the fellow polycarbonate Nokia N9/lumia 800.

The screen: I've said it before but the One X's screen is a marvel, it's the best screen I've seen. It's looking like the SG3's screen is a slightly enlarged GN panel, which is great but slightly overblown in colour reproduction for my liking.

The camera: Seems good on the One X. The SG3 is a refinement on the SG2s, which was also good. Honestly, I've never put much weight into quality of camera phone snaps. Unless they're poor I don't pay much attention.

Expandable storage is a definite win for the SGS3. The 32gb should suit most on the One X though. It still pisses me off that Android has this whole partition BS still going on for storage and apps. It's one thing I miss about iOS.

TouchWiz vs Sense: They can both **** off. Sense 4.0 is better than 3.5, but still please stop skinning Android. I will say the reading thing is intriguing, voice commands I'd never use - with the possible exception of "snooze"- because I've never seen anyone using siri in public and not look like a complete knob.

Honestly, for me it comes down to the screen. I am really disappointed at what was unveiled yesterday, I expected Samsung to blow HTC out of the water. Had it the rumoured ceramic enclosure and a PLUS display I'd have held off for a hands on, but as it stands I'm going with the X.

theteal wrote: »

It's also worth noting that that's the peasant american version of the oneX in the comparison, poor yanks got screwed

I wouldn't touch a Tegra 3 One X over a Krait model If I were a yank.

Oafley Jones wrote: »

The SGS2 never felt good to me, but crucially I trusted it's sturdiness to withstand a drop - unlike the terribly fragile iPhone 4, which felt great in the hand. The One X has gotten great reviews for it's feel, but I honestly don't get it. It feels far more solid than the SGS2, but nothing like the premium sensation you get from the fellow polycarbonate Nokia N9/lumia 800.

Yep do agree. I remember picking up the galaxy s 2 for the first time and I was thinking 'oh my god this feels horrible, it has to go in a case' ... and it did, and still is...
Also remember picking up the galaxy s 1 I'm thinking 'this feels nice' it looks like they may have gone back to the 'feel' of it for whatever reason. Hell I still pick up my wife's s1 and think it feels better to me than anything i ever felt before (phone-wise of course :-) )

Expandable storage is a definite win for the SGS3. The 32gb should suit most on the One X though. It still pisses me off that Android has this whole partition BS still going on for storage and apps. It's one thing I miss about iOS.

This is a huge plus for me as i need as much as the phone can offer. And dropbox 50gb for free (for 2 years) blows my mind ... That and a replaceable battery (with a bigger capacity mind you) really tempt me back to samsung once more.

TouchWiz vs Sense: They can both **** off. Sense 4.0 is better than 3.5, but still please stop skinning Android. .

Hell i gave up on those a long time ago. Nova launcher does a very good job of hiding overlays you don't need/like
and you could always Rom it anyway.

Honestly, for me it comes down to the screen. I am really disappointed at what was unveiled yesterday, I expected Samsung to blow HTC out of the water. Had it the rumoured ceramic enclosure and a PLUS display I'd have held off for a hands on, but as it stands I'm going with the X.

Yea here too. I mean its what won me over to samsung in the first place and the gs2 was a improvement for sure.

It sunk my battleship when i seen that it was a pentile display on the s3 but on a few sites i was reading are saying that the pixels in the s3 are layed out in a diffrent way to the GN, this could mean less of a visual impact of using pentile technology? Maybe they found a compromise to satisfy most people?
For sure i need more info on this before i count the gs3 out at this stage.

I think the S3 is only 3g heavier than the one-x.

If they could squeeze all the one-x goodies into an originaal desire i'd buy it in a second

The biggest draw for me is the 64gb internal storage. That was the reason I got an iPhone 4S - so I didn't have to carry a phone and an MP3 player.

Only worry is that we get stuck with the bog standard 16gb version over here now.

theteal wrote: »

It's also worth noting that that's the peasant american version of the oneX in the comparison, poor yanks got screwed

How so? What I read showed the yank version benchmarking higher with the battery lasting significantly longer.

This is turning into the Apple Vs Android.

I think the HTC one improved massively from what they previously had put out.
While on the other hand the Galaxy S3 is at that level and improved on that again.

People seem to be disappointed because of the improvements the HTC produced and expected the same from Samsung.

I think the Galaxy S3 will be far in a way better overall with the added features and accessories that can be purchased. Really liked the look of the MP3 player.

With the mass storage the S3 offers why would you need it to sync with anything else?

god's toy wrote: »

Ok its a long read but is worth it.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/4/2998912/how-samsung-renewed-my-love

Its a riposte to this

http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/4/2998464/how-samsung-broke-my-heart

which ends

At best, Samsung matched the HTC One X. At worst, it indulged in a two-month delay of an MWC-worthy device, stoked a frenzy of anticipation that was unjustified by the eventual product, and jeopardized the still fragile growth of its brand reputation among smartphone enthusiasts. I'll leave you to decide which extreme I'm gravitating toward.

Which I think sums up the SGS3 perfectly.

It was definitely overhyped, absolutely no doubt about that. I think Samsung may have thought a bit too much about how much people really care about things like S-voice or whatever that is, and all the other S-stuff.. Most people don't even use that stuff I'm convinced.

Then again, saying it only matches the One X isn't fair either. Okay, on first impressions the ONE X may feel nicer in the hand, on first impression, but people would have said exactly the same thing if they compared the Sensation and the S2. The 'light' feeling phone with the removable plastic cover is how Samsung did the S1 and S2, why wouldnt they do that with the S3. In other respects, the chip is more powerful, the battery life will 'probably' be better and the inclusion of the microSD slot is nice. In those respects it is better. In what area is it behind the ONE X? The camera isn't as good apparently, this is surely yet to be verified, and i'd expect the difference to be slight, at best. other than that though, there is effectively nothing the ONE X does better.

And another thing, I had a play with a ONE X in a meteor shop today, I'll be honest, I still far prefer AMOLED to SLCD, no doubt about that whatsoever. i also think the One X is far too big, so I obviously think the same about the S3. my favourite phone so far this year is the ONE S(First HTC with an AMOLED in since early Desire's too..), but the lack of microSD is really putting me off. In terms of size and feel though, its a gorgeous phone, super slim to boot.. its probably a toss up between that and the S2 for my next phone. I'm kinda waiting to see if Samsung release an updated S2 or something, I strongly expect they will.. Or last year, they released a little known phone called the Galaxy R. hopefully they will this time round too. I have big enough hands and i don't fancy the 4.7/4.8* phones. I suspect theres plenty more around like me in that respect..

Inquitus wrote: »

Better Screen, better Camera, better Design.

And Tegra 3 exclusives like Dark Meadow. The graphics in that came could even rival some PS3 games. Seeing as how that game runs fluidly on the Tegra 3 I don't think the difference in raw SoC power is that big of a deal.

Chet T16 wrote: »

I think you mentioned that game once or twice before

Four times now actually

Graphics aside, it's quite a good game. I'd recommend it but seeing as how you're getting an S3 :pac:

Zonda999 wrote: »

The design thing has been done to death at this stage, the S3 is still slimmer..

If we're being that picky, the X is lighter despite using far more substantial plastic.

partyatmygaff wrote: »

If we're being that picky, the X is lighter despite using far more substantial plastic.

2 grams!!

And no, I don't think things have gone that bad yet!

Firegaurd wrote: »

Ok I have a question about the Samsung If anybody has an idea.

i know very little about phones, I couldn't careless what size of camera they have etc.

I own an iphone 4 and have a Galaxy Ace too. One for work the other as a personal phone. I like the way the Galaxy works but the battery is absolutely dire.

Ok heres the question

Is the S3 similar to the Ace in its operation and would I have to charge it every 5 minutes ?

How bad is bad, we would need to know?

mik_da_man wrote: »

I really can't make my mind up!

I was on the verge of purchasing the HOX a few times over the last few days but I have held off.
I just want to get to see the SGS3 in the flesh.

I honestly think i'll be happy with either, but if I buy one I'll want the other one :rolleyes:

Grass is always Greener eh?

Yep here too, for me it's the screen that I want to see more than anything!

The HTC screen is fantastic for sure but it's those lack of things are holding me back. The pentile matrix in the GS3 on the other hand 'should' not be noticeable at those resolutions BUT I still want to see for myself... I mean, in everyday use I wont be super zooming in on white text on black background so I'm ok if that's what it comes down too.

Also I keep going back and forth on Blue or White! in some shots it looks fab in white but in others blue is the winner but then the blue looks to light for my liking.. grrr... lol can you one x in black? for that matter the GS3 in black too!

I think some hands on time is needed with all versions.

god's toy wrote: »

The pentile matrix in the GS3 on the other hand 'should' not be noticeable at those resolutions BUT I still want to see for myself... I mean, in everyday use I wont be super zooming in on white text on black background so I'm ok if that's what it comes down too.

The Pentile matrix is noticeable on the galaxy nexus, so it will be more noticeable on the SGS3 which has a lower ppi.

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Someone posted a camera comparison between the S3 and One X.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25748405&postcount=6

Here's a sample of one of the comparison shots:
Samsung Galaxy S3
HTC One X

Some of the pictures on the S3 would make you wonder if Samsung cheaped out on some of the hardware components and tried to sell the phone on software and the spec sheet. It's either that or the camera software still needs a bit of work.

Wow if thats legit the S3 camera is shocking compared to the One X