HTC One [Megathread]

scudzilla

HTC Ireland have been teasing on there FB page this weekend and have just revealed the new 'HTC One'

Looks like a very very smart piece of kit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFdInvU1w4Y

Mitch Connor

please please please please Meteor, give me the option of buying this with you!

bogman

Hope they will be quicker updating whatever version of Android it uses than on their older phones for example, HTC tend to priorities sales rather than software updates

Gonzovision

Looks like a worthy successor to my Desire HD.

Lucifer

Im also looking to upgrade my Desire HD. I am out of contract now with meteor so lets see who is selling it.

partyatmygaff

Looks like a worthy replacement to the venerable original HTC Desire. If the S3 doesn't have any major tricks up its sleeve, i'll be getting this the minute it comes out.

Goodshape

Hardware nav buttons? :-/

theintern

gonzovision wrote: »

Looks like a worthy successor to my Desire HD.

Yep, seems like the job to replace the Desire HD

They're still going for the guts of 200 quid on adverts which is good news if you're looking to sell..

Venom

Looks amazing but there are 3 different versions....

One X - Flagship

One S - ?

One V - Value model

The One X is the phone to go for tho with a 4.7" screen, Quad core 1.5ghz cpu, 8 MP back and 1.3 MP front facing camera, HTC Sense 4.0 running on ICS, SD card slot and 1GB internal ram.


Want it NOW

Links and stuff

http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/26/htc-one-x-hands-on-at-mwc-2012-video/

http://gdgt.com/htc/one/x/specs/

http://www.htc.com/europe/smartphones/htc-one-x/#overview

Atomic Pineapple

bogman wrote: »

Hope they will be quicker updating whatever version of Android it uses than on their older phones for example, HTC tend to priorities sales rather than software updates

The price you pay for having sense UI (which I don't like)

Mr E

Sense 4 sounds pretty cool though....

http://www.androidguys.com/2012/02/26/htc-blows-us-away-at-mwc-announces-countless-new-features/

kc66

draffodx wrote: »

The price you pay for having sense UI (which is ****e anyway)

Mightn't be to your liking but its certainly not shíte. In my opinion its the nicest interface of any Android phone. Cant wait to see ICS with Sense 4. Anyway thats for another thread. The HTC One looks great. That is some amount of processing power for a phone.

dulpit

I would very much like one of these. Alas I am rocking a Sensation that I got last summer, so it's not even a year into it's 18 month contract. Ah well, I'll have to make do with (hopefully) ROMs for sensation based on Sense 4.0...

Does look like HTC are getting back to amazing looking phones, if they stick with these 3 or 4 phones as their entire lineup,that'd be cool...

Mitch Connor

really hope Meteor get this - and not just the S or V (like they haven't got the Sensation XE).

Really like the look of the phone and the new HTC Sense features so would love to get this in a month or so.

Having said that, the Samsung Galaxy S 3 could blow it out of the water in a few weeks, so it will be interesting to see what happens there. As long as Meteor stock one of them I'll be happy enough I reckon

nedd

really looking forward to the One X. It looks like a nice piece of kit. The hardware spec looks great.

Atomic Pineapple

kc66 wrote: »

Mightn't be to your liking but its certainly not shíte. In my opinion its the nicest interface of any Android phone. Cant wait to see ICS with Sense 4. Anyway thats for another thread. The HTC One looks great. That is some amount of processing power for a phone.

Sorry thats true, I simply don't like it is what I meant, calling it ****e was a bit strong.

theteal

Venom wrote: »

Looks amazing but there are 3 different versions....

One X - Flagship

One S - 4.3' screen, dual core 1.5 ghz

One V - desire S in a legend body - the chin is back!

The One X is the phone to go for tho with a 4.7" screen, Quad core 1.5ghz cpu, 8 MP back and 1.3 MP front facing camera, HTC Sense 4.0 running on ICS, SD card slot (does it?) and 1GB internal ram.

imo a 4.7' screen is just too big, 4.3' is pushing it ffs. im on a 3.7' desire S now and that was a reluctant jump in screen size from the hero. im not too sure about the lack of microSD either. anyway, they all look very nice and being htc they will be rock solid hardware-wise (couldn't give a flying barry about sense, i would root immediately but it's good to see they finally ditched the crap dock buttons)

Davyhal

This thread is making me very happy... My 18 month Contract with Meteor is up in 6 weeks, and I am looking to upgrade from the HTC Desire. Everyone has been trying to convince me to wait for the Galaxy S3, but I now that I have seen the HTC One X, my mind has been made up. I love Sense, And will be very glad to stick with it. Anyone have any idea where I can find out the date that Meteor will launch this? And I know I am speaking as though Meteor carrying the One X is a given, but that's because I am an optimist!

theteal

Davyhal wrote: »

This thread is making me very happy... My 18 month Contract with Meteor is up in 6 weeks, and I am looking to upgrade from the HTC Desire. Everyone has been trying to convince me to wait for the Galaxy S3, but I now that I have seen the HTC One X, my mind has been made up. I love Sense, And will be very glad to stick with it. Anyone have any idea where I can find out the date that Meteor will launch this? And I know I am speaking as though Meteor carrying the One X is a given, but that's because I am an optimist!

none of the operators will have a clue yet of release date. i'll take a punt on May (possibly late April)

Tin Foil Hat

theteal wrote: »

none of the operators will have a clue yet of release date. i'll take a punt on May (possibly late April)

But I want it now

Inquitus

theteal wrote: »

none of the operators will have a clue yet of release date. i'll take a punt on May (possibly late April)

Probably be a Voda exclusive for at least a month or 2, seems to be the case withg every decent andtroid handset these days.

dulpit

Already on Vodafone's coming soon section: http://comingsoon.vodafone.ie/register/htc-one/

Oafley Jones

draffodx wrote: »

Sorry thats true, I simply don't like it is what I meant, calling it ****e was a bit strong.

I think that Sense is one of the worst - if not the worst - example of Android customization out there. When Android launched there was definitely a need for Sense and it was a definite improvement over stock, but by 3.0 it just became a bloated mess, with extraneous animations and imho ugly design. It's telling that HTC have finally started listening to the criticisms and have seriously toned down the UI, getting rid of some of the more pointless animations. It's a step in the right direction, but still I'd like to see Google enforce their own style guidelines or at least give the user the option to boot into vanilla or custom Android when they buy the phone.

I do like the look of the X and the phone looks like a beast in terms of spec, but it's disappointing that it's still pretty much sporting the same design language they've used for two years now.

theteal

Inquitus wrote: »

Probably be a Voda exclusive for at least a month or 2, seems to be the case withg every decent andtroid handset these days.

really? a lot has changed since i went on my merry travels so. from the hero up to the desire s, meteor had them in first iirc

one man clappin

Also Vodafone did not get to sell the Sensation XE or XL.

Anyway I have registered my interest with Vodafone. Cannot wait

jmal

Ive been holding off to upgrade my Desire HD and Im very glad I did now. Cannot wait for the One X now.

Also some of us love the Sence UI... Sence 4 is welcome on my new phone. Adds a nice finish to Android over other devices like my wife's Galaxy S.

Three.ie better get the One X on their network or Ill be buying one out of contract. "All you can eat data" is a must!!

Inquitus

one man clappin wrote: »

Also Vodafone did not get to sell the Sensation XE or XL.

Anyway I have registered my interest with Vodafone. Cannot wait

Aye but they had the original Sensation as a 3 month exclusive, the XE and XL being a bit meh tbh imo. They also had the Galaxy Nexus exclusively as well as the Nokia Lumia 800.

nedd

Gizmodo have a hands on with the One X. Looks good.

http://gizmodo.com/5888402/the-htc-one-x-hands+on-the-most-exciting-android-phone-to-date/gallery/1

dulpit

The One X is up on Expansys for pre-order in the UK. Sim free for £499.99 (roughly €590):
http://www.expansys.com/htc-htc-one-x-glamour-gray-229816/

dulpit

They also have the One S (link) for £414.99 (about €490) and One V (link) for £249.99 (roughly €295)

MastiffMrs

Three Ireland confirmed they'll have the one x in April in their Biz section on boards,can't link as I'm on my phone

take everything

/drool
Lovely looking phone. Looks really powerful and so light and thin.
Just wondering if i need a phone with a screen that big. Are these phones unwieldy.
Also does this have NFC in it, anyone know?
And could Tescomobile be doing it i wonder? :pac:

srdb20

Theres a list of carriers who will have the HTC one series of phones on this page, take a look, there's 3 Irl, Meteor, Vodafone, O2, most if not all the big networks...

ofcork

Watched a few vids on youtube,its a good looking phone hope it shows up soon!

KillerShamrock

Think I have finally found an upgrade for my hero the One S for me the One X is nice but I don't think I need a phone with that big a screen and quad core in a phone id say a day tops battery life!!!
The One V is a nice little phone reminds me of the hero and legend but the screen seems to stick out of the body which is a little odd!

Skerries

take everything wrote: »

Also does this have NFC in it, anyone know?

it mentions that it does have a NFC chip for Google wallet in that review above

Skerries

so will the summer come down to the S 3 and this or are there any other contenders out there?

ChopShop

HW specs on the 1X are looking a little weak on paper compared to what's being touted for the S3.

I know the amount of quoted Megapixels doesn't necessarily guarantee anything...but clinging to 8MP on an apparently high end phone these days is pretty weak.

digiman

I wonder will it have LTE, nothing mentioned in the UK specs, hopefully the Australian version will have.

Ballyman

wernstrom! wrote: »

HW specs on the 1X are looking a little weak on paper compared to what's being touted for the S3.

I know the amount of quoted Megapixels doesn't necessarily guarantee anything...but clinging to 8MP on an apparently high end phone these days is pretty weak.

I have a Canon 1D MkIII camera that was over €4K when new a few years ago and it's a 10MP camera so I would imagine 8MP is more than plenty on a phone

bd250110

digiman wrote: »

I wonder will it have LTE, nothing mentioned in the UK specs, hopefully the Australian version will have.

The Us version of the ONEx does have LTE, but a dual core processor, UK & Ireland versions will have quad core and HSPA+. Not sure about Australia, is there an LTE network?

Im more interested in the ONEs, it looks to be a cracking looking phone with great specs and a good size screen. The x would be too big for me, 3.7" is my ideal, certainly no more than 4.0".

ChopShop

Ballyman wrote: »

I have a Canon 1D MkIII camera that was over €4K when new a few years ago and it's a 10MP camera so I would imagine 8MP is more than plenty on a phone

Best camera i've owned on a phone yet was 5MP. Rather modest by today's standards.........but like i said, on paper. Regardless of if the S3 is actually a superior phone or not.....i suspect it's going to be another good year for Samsung, and a not-so-good one for HTC.

Inquitus

wernstrom! wrote: »

Best camera i've owned on a phone yet was 5MP. Rather modest by today's standards.........but like i said, on paper. Regardless of if the S3 is actually a superior phone or not.....i suspect it's going to be another good year for Samsung, and a not-so-good one for HTC.

I disagree, I think this will be HTC's year, they beat the original Galaxy S by being first to marlket with the Desire, they have a good chance of seeing off the Galaxy S3 by being a few months earlier to market with an exceptional handset.

Note how HTC didn't announce a tablet at MWC, they know atm there's not a market for a non iOS tablet, whereas Samsung are releasing a bigger, fatter Galaxy Tab.

The unified One brand is a great idea, in 2011 HTC got too fragmented with a highly complex mix of XL, XE etc. which were all essentially sensations.

jmal

wernstrom! wrote: »

Best camera i've owned on a phone yet was 5MP. Rather modest by today's standards.........but like i said, on paper. Regardless of if the S3 is actually a superior phone or not.....i suspect it's going to be another good year for Samsung, and a not-so-good one for HTC.

Disagree too!! The MP count is only a part of what makes a good camera. The camera in the OneX has been tipped as ground breaking tech. The f-2.0 lens with a backside illuminated sensor produces amazing pictures in any light conditions. Put side by side with an iPhone4S the OneX is alot better. HTC have also put huge work into the camera software. First pic in 0.7sec from unlock and 0.2sec continuous shots. The One can even take stills while recording video without any delay to the video short. The camera is a serious piece of tech.

Other points to note, The OneX does support 4G, Bluetooth 4, NFC and Wireless HDMI via adapter or DLNA TV. Beats audio built in (not sure if Beats headphone included like SensationXE & XL...fingers crossed).

Samsung and Apple have their work cut out with the OneX:D

opinion guy

Battery better be long lasting!

digiman

bd250110 wrote: »

The Us version of the ONEx does have LTE, but a dual core processor, UK & Ireland versions will have quad core and HSPA+. Not sure about Australia, is there an LTE network?

Im more interested in the ONEs, it looks to be a cracking looking phone with great specs and a good size screen. The x would be too big for me, 3.7" is my ideal, certainly no more than 4.0".

Yeah, Telstra have a 4G network over here, pretty amazing I have to say. Tested out the HTC Velocity the other day and it was 45Mbs download, 30Mbs upload and a ping time of only 35ms which is amazing for a mobile phone. I will most likely get the S3 provided it has LTE but the OneX does look pretty good as well I have to say.

ChopShop

jmal wrote: »

Disagree too!! The MP count is only a part of what makes a good camera. The camera in the OneX has been tipped as ground breaking tech. The f-2.0 lens with a backside illuminated sensor produces amazing pictures in any light conditions. Put side by side with an iPhone4S the OneX is alot better. HTC have also put huge work into the camera software. First pic in 0.7sec from unlock and 0.2sec continuous shots. The One can even take stills while recording video without any delay to the video short. The camera is a serious piece of tech.

I did allude to that briefly in post 38. Nor, i think, did i actually state that HTC are going to produce models that are inferior to Samsung's offerings...but like i said, "on paper" what's been touted for the S3 still LOOKS better, and i'm wondering if that's enough to influence the decision many potential purchasers will make.

There are a few ifs and buts being thrown around on the S3 mind you.... some of the rumors going round are less than credible to boot. Still, i'm not convinced HTC have this year secured at all. I'm not anti-HTC, but i do think they've been languishing a bit the last year.

Tin Foil Hat

opinion guy wrote: »

Battery better be long lasting!

Could be a problem alright. Am I the only one who doesn't get the apeal of superthin phones. I don't need my phoe to be 9mm thin. Make it 13-15mm and give me a decent battery.

SteM

Real shame there's no micro sd slot in this phone. That will put me off.

jmal

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

opinion guy wrote: »

Battery better be long lasting!

Could be a problem alright. Am I the only one who doesn't get the apeal of superthin phones. I don't need my phoe to be 9mm thin. Make it 13-15mm and give me a decent battery.

As with most big screen smartphones the battery is always the concern.The quad-core is said to be much less power hungry. As nothing was mentioned about battery life with most of the phones at MWC then you can bet there is no massive improvment. Only time will tell.

I got the opertunity to upgrade an Android 2.3 tablet to Android 4.0.3 yesterday. Can I just confirm ICE CREAM SANDWICH is very cool.

nedd

the lack of sd card slot would only put me off if the internal memory was 16GB (or smaller). At 32GB the One X should be OK.

I do wonder why they are doing this though, I moved from a Desire to a Desire S and brought my SD card with me. This meant that all of my data came with me. It was a totally seamless move.