HTC One [Megathread]

Professey Chin · 19-02-2013 9:19pm

I know theyre not reflective of real world usage (and I dont pay massive attention to them) but its sh!tting over nearly everything in benchmarks
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_hands_on-review-889p4.php

beno619 · 19-02-2013 9:31pm

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Ill wait to pass real judgement once I get some hands on, but this just seems like another one of HTC handsets. Im struggling to see what would make me move back to HTC.

I imagine the small battery will make the battery life poor. Fair enough it has a 1080p display, but so will everyone else in a months time. Its not like it hasn't been done anyway.

Software "features" look ****, not even going to go near Zoe. HTC also previously said their cameras were excellent and they weren't.

Ive yet to see anything remotely as good as the HD2 from HTC.

The battery isnt exactly small when you consider the size of the device ?

Most reviewer said the One X produced better images that the s3 and comparable to the iPhone 5, One X also has a fantastic camera interface.

evolutionqy7 · 19-02-2013 9:36pm

beno619 wrote: »

The battery isnt exactly small when you consider the size of the device ?

Most reviewer said the One X produced better images that the s3 and comparable to the iPhone 5, One X also has a fantastic camera interface.

Meh! Ill stick with my note 2. As its the only device ever to provide me with true all day battery life without having to get an extended battery

Regarding the camera. It was always a mixed bag. We will see how it stacks up against the Lumia 900

Inquitus · 19-02-2013 9:39pm

Looks a pretty sweet phone. We'll see the launch of the SGS4 before we can buy this in the shops anyways. I like the design, I really hope Samsung do something design wise, I have an SGS3 and a Galaxy Note 2 and while both are superb phones the styling is fairly bland. I am not a fan of touchwiz or sense, but nova or apex can take care of that. I do think this phone puts it up to anything coming, if the battery life is good then it could be a winner. Best thing about my Note 2 is the feck off huge battery which means it really lasts long enough that you never run out.

beardo81 · 19-02-2013 10:34pm

Looks a gorgeous phone. Will wait until reviews are out before seriously considering, the camera looks an interesting concept, getting away from Megapixels.

One cause for concern for me will be the body though. A lot of issues around the iPhone 5's aluminium body getting chipped and scratched and this could have the same problems. Not a fan of cases!

polaris68 · 19-02-2013 10:34pm

Even though Jellybean 4.2 has been out 3 or 4 months, it is being launch with 4.1.2.

With HTC's track record expect the upgrade sometime around Christmas.

beno619 · 19-02-2013 10:37pm

Yeh the Note II is a great device but it really is in a category of its own, you cant really compare the two anyway it will be interesting to see what Samsung cant bring with the GS4.

beno619 · 19-02-2013 10:40pm

Yeh the Note II is a great device but it really is in a category of its own, you cant really compare the two anyway it will be interesting to see what Samsung can bring with the GS4.

polaris68 wrote: »

Even though Jellybean 4.2 has been out 3 or 4 months, it is being launch with 4.1.2.

With HTC's track record expect the upgrade sometime around Christmas.

4.2 is more of a tablet update as stated by google themselves and also introduced lag to the nexus 7, I wont defend record for updates tho.

theteal · 19-02-2013 10:44pm

polaris68 wrote: »

Even though Jellybean 4.2 has been out 3 or 4 months, it is being launch with 4.1.2.

With HTC's track record expect the upgrade sometime around Christmas.

i've seen a few mentions of this, the remedy is simple, root the phone. I'm on 4.1.2 on a 2 year old desire S. Any new android phone I'd be getting would be rooted immediately, I can't be dealing with sense or touchwiz. Still, I'm not giving in, I'm not getting a phone that big :cool:

Edit: oh yeah, and I don't want a stupid bebo logo on the back of my phone, sort that out HTC

Inquitus · 19-02-2013 11:39pm

polaris68 wrote: »

Even though Jellybean 4.2 has been out 3 or 4 months, it is being launch with 4.1.2.

With HTC's track record expect the upgrade sometime around Christmas.

SGS3, Galaxy Note 2, Xperia Z not sure if there's a flagship phone launched or launching thats on anything higher. all those there are on or launching on 4.1.2

Kxiii · 20-02-2013 12:35am

Form the pics I've seen online I'm not a huge fan of the looks of the phone in white I think the speaker grilles stand out too much and the screen surround looks too thick. But I'll reserve final judgement until I see it in the flesh and in black.

lord lucan · 20-02-2013 12:42am

Gran Hermano wrote: »

HTC's really bad track record in supporting old devices (old being more than 12 months) is the reason why I stopped buying them. They've dropped the ball and lost market share which is a pity as they make nice hardware.

I made the move to Nexus mainly thanks to learning the hard way how bad HTC are in supporting releases for their phones and tablets. I believe HTC are now focusing in the main on cheap devices for emerging markets.

I agree completely. I was a HTC fanboy,starting with the Nexus One,then the Sensation,One X and the One X+. I finally gave up on them late last year due to the ridiculous wait times for updates(even on non carrier branded handsets). I bought a Nexus 4,updates arrive quickly once released by Google and not an eternity when waiting on HTC.

They make great Hardware and as unfashionable as it may be to say it,i liked Sense. It had some bloat but was a great UI. I hope HTC do well in the future,the One looks well and should sell well but the damage has been done to the brand imo.

Nolimits · 20-02-2013 11:58am

I think the HTC one looks pretty good, won't be for me though. I have a Galaxy Nexus at the moment, and will more than likely upgrade to whatever the next Nexus is, though the Motorolla X Phone might give me something to think about. I think the best things Samsung could do would be to get rid of the plastic and also get rid of Kies. I've herd so many horror stories about that Kies that I'd be put off having to use it for any updates.

tedmorrow82 · 20-02-2013 2:19pm

The HTC One looks awesome. Currently, I own a HTC One X that is also a nice phone. I am even trying to develop an app for Andorid (sg. like the followings: http://www.voip-sip-sdk.com/p_456-voip-android-integration-voip.html). I was looking for a replacement for the HTC One X. The HTC One seems to be a good choice.

griffdaddy · 20-02-2013 3:54pm

Seems fairly 'meh'. I thought it'd be totally beefed up but it's not much better spec wise than an S3 or a Note 2. Presumably Samsung will bring out the S4 with a 32 core processor, 25 megapixel camera and the new Smart-Jiggle© feature that rubs your balls through your pocket and that'll be the competition over for another year.

Lelantos · 20-02-2013 4:10pm

griffdaddy wrote: »

Seems fairly 'meh'. I thought it'd be totally beefed up but it's not much better spec wise than an S3 or a Note 2. Presumably Samsung will bring out the S4 with a 32 core processor, 25 megapixel camera and the new Smart-Jiggle© feature that rubs your balls through your pocket and that'll be the competition over for another year.

No, unfortunately apple are releasing their iphone 5s with the smart jiggle feature & Samsung are sueing them on "cupping" copywrite infringement

dahamsta · 20-02-2013 5:37pm

F*cking WANT.

Unfortunately I wouldn't touch any of those Irish carriers with a very, very large barge pole, so the HOX'll be kept for a while more.

Nyum Nyum · 20-02-2013 5:56pm

Horrible font on it.

Genghiz Cohen · 20-02-2013 6:03pm

griffdaddy wrote: »

Seems fairly 'meh'. I thought it'd be totally beefed up but it's not much better spec wise than an S3 or a Note 2. Presumably Samsung will bring out the S4 with a 32 core processor, 25 megapixel camera and the new Smart-Jiggle© feature that rubs your balls through your pocket and that'll be the competition over for another year.

I think the hardware spec war might be over, and we move more towards software features and general device design.

mad muffin · 21-02-2013 9:27pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbhMDNuVzTE

I like it, I like it a lot, but do I like it more than my black iPhone 5?

Pre ordered a black one from Amazon anyway. Never used Android before so...

the whole year inn · 21-02-2013 11:59pm

Id be one of the htc fan boys (desire hd - one x) but went with the note 2,screen size and battery pushed it for me.But one thing is for sure the design on the note is dire.

evolutionqy7 · 22-02-2013 12:02am

the whole year inn wrote: »

Id be one of the htc fan boys (desire hd - one x) but went with the note 2,screen size and battery pushed it for me.But one thing is for sure the design on the note is dire.

Design of all Samsung phones is dire. That's the best thing about HTC they always design a good looking phone. Yet Samsung makes uglier phones but the hardware features are what pushes me towards them.

Why is it so hard for HTC to make a phone with a huge battery?

dahamsta · 22-02-2013 12:40am

You answered your own question: because it would be bigger, and thus less desirable.

evolutionqy7 · 22-02-2013 1:52am

dahamsta wrote: »

You answered your own question: because it would be bigger, and thus less desirable.

Not necessarily, there's a sea of smartphone users (including me) that want proper battery life. Go onto the Note 2 thread, huge amount of user that get it, explain that they got it because it gives them awesome battery life.

The only reason I switched from S3 to Note 2 was battery life. I made the compromise of having an over-sized phone in order to get decent battery life.

You don't have to turn down the screen brightness or worry about power toggles. I don't have to limit my smartphone usage to get me through the day on one charge.

HTC is quite a capable company, we seen that in the past, im sure they could sacrifice a couple of mm and make it a bit thicker.

Think of it? Killer screen + Android + Great design. Now if your battery life is going to be crap no one is really going to want it, add amazing battery life to that and I would be in, in a heart beat.

Right now I'm not even interested, just because of the small battery. Ive had a couple of HTC phones over the years, the only one that I could justify that had good battery life was HTC Titan.

HD2 was just about OK, Desire was just about OK. Sensation was terrible, it improved a lot with Android 4.0 update. HTC HD7, dont get me started, thing wouldn't last me till 6PM.

If the HTC One had as beefy battery as the Note I would have actually considered switching.

mad muffin · 22-02-2013 10:17am

I don't understand this obsession with battery life. As long as it last 24hrs it should be more than enough.

You're at home you can plug it in.

You're in your car you can plug it in.

You're in the office you can plug it in.

You're asleep you can plug it in.

Unless you live on a dessert island you are never far away from a power socket.

I'd much rather a slimmer phone that fits better in the hand and pocket than a behemoth that last for two days.

Saadyst · 22-02-2013 10:42am

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

I think the hardware spec war might be over, and we move more towards software features and general device design.

Agree, there's really not much changing year to year recently from a hardware perspective. The biggest change recently was going to multi-core processors. Adding things like NFC, 4G is not major changes IMO, these are just incremental small additions and not "killer" features.

I think I'll be fine on my One X for another year and see what 2014 brings.

Btw, speaking of software updates and the like.. I still have no idea what Google Now is supposed to be doing for me except constantly telling me how long it'll take me to go home, and the odd football scores for days on end showing up.

mad muffin · 22-02-2013 11:47am

Here's a brief comparison of the htc one cameras vs the iphone 5 camera:

http://asia.cnet.com/htc-one-vs-iphone-5-camera-shootout-62220556.htm

Gran Hermano · 22-02-2013 11:51am

Saadyst wrote: »

Btw, speaking of software updates and the like.. I still have no idea what Google Now is supposed to be doing for me except constantly telling me how long it'll take me to go home, and the odd football scores for days on end showing up.

Have you used Google Now in a different country/timezone?
Last trip overseas I had info on flights, travel time from airport to hotel, travel time from hotel to office. Weather at home plus local weather. Info on time difference and currency exchange rates. Local tourist attractions and distance to them.

dahamsta · 22-02-2013 1:56pm

It's crap in Ireland though. Completely pointless.

polaris68 · 22-02-2013 4:09pm

I think we need to live more exciting lives to see Google Now at its best!

Saadyst · 22-02-2013 4:41pm

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Have you used Google Now in a different country/timezone?
Last trip overseas I had info on flights, travel time from airport to hotel, travel time from hotel to office. Weather at home plus local weather. Info on time difference and currency exchange rates. Local tourist attractions and distance to them.

Yeah that's cool, except 95% of the time I'll be in Ireland. The remainder that I'm outside the country, I really won't be connecting to the internet all that much unless there's free wi-fi somewhere. That might get better in time if the rates come down for roaming internet, but it's still a small minority of the time (sadly :pac: ).

What can I use it for in my day to day life I'm wondering... and if I'm asking that question, maybe it's just not for me and I need to live a more exciting life

evolutionqy7 · 22-02-2013 5:01pm

mad muffin wrote: »

I don't understand this obsession with battery life. As long as it last 24hrs it should be more than enough.

You're at home you can plug it in.

You're in your car you can plug it in.

You're in the office you can plug it in.

You're asleep you can plug it in.

Unless you live on a dessert island you are never far away from a power socket.

I'd much rather a slimmer phone that fits better in the hand and pocket than a behemoth that last for two days.

Well in that case I would like a much slimmer charger that I can carry around the place. That's the problem. I've never had a HTC phone (except for the Titan) that lasted 24 hours.

I don't drive. I walk and listen to music
I'm in college and therefore a plug is not always an option
Obviously charge it at night. Doesn't last long enough though
It's stupid plugging it in all the time. I like the convenience of not having to charge up and go through all day without having to worry.

mad muffin · 23-02-2013 3:49pm

Amazon are giving away an htc media link with this phone. Be sure to check the amazon one and not the one that is the default.

Offer till the 15th of March.

ofcork · 23-02-2013 9:29pm

Why cant i see the one on amazon?

mad muffin · 23-02-2013 9:34pm

ofcork wrote: »

Why cant i see the one on amazon?

Black:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00BFC59T4/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1361651615&sr=8-2&pi=SL75

Silver:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000NTBLV0/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1361651615&sr=8-1&pi=SL75

ofcork · 23-02-2013 9:37pm

Thanks and i see o2 have it on their coming soon section.

mad muffin · 23-02-2013 9:42pm

ofcork wrote: »

Thanks and i see o2 have it on their coming soon section.

No worries.

I see also meteor and three. Three are giving away the media link with it too.

I'm still wondering if I should get it and give my iphone 5 to my wife...

ofcork · 23-02-2013 9:44pm

Just to see what the pricing will be like with o2 as im a few months off upgrade.

beno619 · 24-02-2013 9:09am

HTC arnt throwing specs at us, thier targeting iPhone users that want to try out a real OS.
ZOE looks incredible !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mu9imlyj5o&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Zascar · 24-02-2013 4:15pm

I've had three HTC Phones, Desire, Sensation and One X and I'd be very very hard pressed to buy another one. I find they are always great in theory and function great at first but all of them seem to get a bit slow and laggy and the battery is unacceptable on all of them, even the One X. Most of the time its ok but still sometimes it lets me down, with heavy use you've no chance of getting a day out of it. and I always have the screen at lowest brightness.

This looks decent but personally I've had enough of these gimmicky features. These days I just want a decent phone that does the basics well. Battery, Speed, Camera. Oh and updates too. I'd be more tempted to go for a Google Nexus as it gets the new Android updates very quickly, and the ability to try Ubuntu also. I'm torn, i want a few phone when eligible quite soon, but I have to be patient as every time I buy one a few months later i regret not waiting for something else.

What will be this guys main rivals? SGS4? What else?

TheMilkyPirate · 24-02-2013 4:39pm

Zascar wrote: »

I've had three HTC Phones, Desire, Sensation and One X and I'd be very very hard pressed to buy another one. I find they are always great in theory and function great at first but all of them seem to get a bit slow and laggy and the battery is unacceptable on all of them, even the One X. Most of the time its ok but still sometimes it lets me down, with heavy use you've no chance of getting a day out of it. and I always have the screen at lowest brightness.

This looks decent but personally I've had enough of these gimmicky features. These days I just want a decent phone that does the basics well. Battery, Speed, Camera. Oh and updates too. I'd be more tempted to go for a Google Nexus as it gets the new Android updates very quickly, and the ability to try Ubuntu also. I'm torn, i want a few phone when eligible quite soon, but I have to be patient as every time I buy one a few months later i regret not waiting for something else.

What will be this guys main rivals? SGS4? What else?

Xperia Z

dloob · 24-02-2013 4:48pm

It looks nice.
It would be better to have an sd card for media though.
I've decided to go from the iphone 4 to the Xperia Z.
I find the iphones lack of storage a real pain at times.
Be interesting to see how android is as phone now, my last experience with android was a HTC Hero.

gingernut79 · 24-02-2013 4:59pm

Might be joining you. Was going to jump to a note 2 from the iphone 4 (I've never had an android), but I had 4 or 5 sony phones before the iphone and really liked them. It looks like the phone to beat at the moment from what I've read about it.

Nolimits · 24-02-2013 5:18pm

Anyone on the look out for a new phone might do well to wait for the X phone. It'll probably be running stock android, will continue with the good build quality of recent Motorola phones not to mention the battery should be amazing. Being Google owned it also stands to reason that it should get quick updates, maybe not nexus quick but better than most. If rumours are to be believed it may even have an sd card slot.

LostBoy101 · 01-03-2013 11:45pm

Has anyone heard any pricing yet?

Bluefoam · 02-03-2013 9:42am

Based on what Google have been saying about Motorola recently, I wouldnt expect anything great from them for at least another 12 months. They are currently locked in an 18 month product cycle that existed before Google took over. Guy Kawasaki has just joined them and I'd imagine it'll take quite a while for him to integrate some viable policies...

mad muffin · 02-03-2013 11:45am

A nice look at the black one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ3MbFxmfxQ

evolutionqy7 · 02-03-2013 1:01pm

Bluefoam wrote: »

Based on what Google have been saying about Motorola recently, I wouldnt expect anything great from them for at least another 12 months. They are currently locked in an 18 month product cycle that existed before Google took over. Guy Kawasaki has just joined them and I'd imagine it'll take quite a while for him to integrate some viable policies...

I wouldn't expect anything from Motorola. Google clearly picked up motorola for patents and not hardware.

dahamsta · 02-03-2013 1:19pm

LostBoy101 wrote: »

Has anyone heard any pricing yet?

They're on amazon for £519.

super_furry · 02-03-2013 1:21pm

Looks great but I'll wait until people have them in hand for a month or so before making up my mind.

HTC One [Megathread]

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