fwiw there's already a pre-alpha cm 10.1 on the One (booting/touchscreen working but not much else)
Tired?
The pattern is not different from last years review.
Lots of reviewers complaining about plactic.
The consumers choosing functionality over aestetics.
How ironic.
Go buy your One. Use it for a year. Feel the battery getting old and tired in an already slightly weak battery performance. Notice the lacking updates. The scrapes and dents. Then back to Samsung. The same each year.
There is only one reason for the One, and thats if you are really a sucker for alu unibody or want the front speakers.
HTC is not going to cut it. LG probably either. Sony is going to take their place and be nr. 3 behind Apple and SS. HTC is not important for the future. To many phones, to often new phones, to many issues.
You seem mad that most of the online reviewers are picking the one over the gs4.
Do you need a hug?
I don't know. I got to know about the One only because of critics' hype. Did some research on my own and nothing really stood out, to be frank. Heck even my Nexus 4 looks more unibody than the HTC One.
Compared to the S4, there isn't a comparison.
1. S4 is all around faster. (Faster CPU, faster GPU, faster memory, faster storage)
2. S4 is thinner and lighter.
3. Yet the S4's got the bigger screen.
4. S4 has Gorilla Glass 3, the One has Gorilla Glass 2.
5. S4's battery lasts longer.
6. S4's battery charges faster.
7. S4's camera is all around better.
8. S4 comes with the latest Android.
9. S4 comes with more sensors.
10. S4 does picture-in-picture.
11. S4 comes with OCR.
I can go on and on but there is no doubt that the S4 is the most advanced (technology-wise) phone to date.
All I read from the critics about the HTC One is "how well it's made," "how good it feels." I am sure they're right, but when it comes to quantifiable merits, the One doesn't stand a chance against the S4.
You're right on both points, of course. And I myself have no desire to get either the S4 or the One. I am a happy N4 camper. And as I implied in my post above, to my eyes the N4 looks prettier than the One.Just a couple of points of contention:
1) It's certainly faster, but would it be noticeably faster? Also, as I understand from reading these threads, most of the extra "features" actually slow down the navigation on the phone and need to be disabled.
11) Is there's plenty of software in the play store that can do the same? Samsung just bundled it with the phone.
You might want to add that samsung's screen can also be used with gloves. Might be a big perk for cold weather folks.
Regardless, i'm going to check the S4 when it comes out in the store but I'm leaning towards the One. I've always wanted an android phone with the build quality of an Iphone. I'm just a sucker for pretty things. Unless the S4 really blows me away, the advantage is for the One. This is coming from a guy who owned the S3.
Well this is just typical of the comparison from many reviewers. Tons of words, and the absolutely most important difference beeing the S4 is smaller, lighter and have a bigger screen - at the same time - is not mentioned. Not to mention the battery is bigger.
Wtf is happening. The most important feature of a smartphone - the screen - is overlooked.
It's kinda bizarro world in a way. I remember in the past how many would slag on Apple and their fans for being too focused on aesthetics and yet here we are.
I like the screen on the HTC one. Does the AMOLED have better blacks and contrast, yes. But I prefer LCD's any way, they are better in day light. Every review I've read except for one shows the HTC ONE's screen is better in daylight and it just makes sense because LCD's with higher brightness are simply better in daylight. Period.
Sure you did. Why didn't you get the Nexus One and its metal unibody when it was competing with the PLASTIC iPhone 3GS?And yet, as a previous user of only iPhone's, that was the only reason I decided to go with the ONE, or rather the deciding factor. This was the reason I was put off by android phones for so long, their build quality was poor
Actually no. Reflections off the screen (and not just direct reflections) affect the outdoor visibility even more than brightness.
This is why although it's less bright, the One X LCD is better outdoor screen than the One's.
Sure you did. Why didn't you get the Nexus One and its metal unibody when it was competing with the PLASTIC iPhone 3GS?
Because I was still happy with my iPhone 1 at that point. You don't know my history, I wouldn't have touched the 3G with a 10 foot pole. You're just making assumptions.
Find someone with both phones and go outside and you will see. I've already bounced my one up against a one x and sorry, you're wrong.
Edit: Interestingly enough, people seem to be complaining the AT&T SGS4 is sluggish due to all the Samsung and AT&T bloat.
The most important feature TO YOU is not overlooked, the HTC one's screen is every bit on par with the SGS4 screen in almost every category and is a sight to behold. Even if the screen on the SGS4 is better its not by much, and the fact that the HTC one was made of METAL is the most important thing to me. Obviously the GS4 is lighter because it's made of PLASTIC!!!
http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S4_ShootOut_1.htm
An interesting display analysis. In particular it's interesting that auto-brightness will set the screen brighter than you can manually.
As already reported by Anandtech, color accuracy is nowhere near as good as the iPhone5's screen. On the other hand, white levels are much better (in Movie mode). I'm hoping the days of bluish phone screens will be behind me when I get the GS4.
Interesting how even the subpixel densitys are nearly iPhone5 level so pentile fuzziness should indeed be gone this time.
Full white screens (i.e., web sites) draw double the power of the iPhone5 screen. No wonder web browsing time takes a hit.
Why not mention size, when its the most important aspect? - and in lesser size
The s4 is 5.0 while the One i 4.7. Does it matter?
Yes:
If you use your phone for browsing or
Use it for watching videos
Play a lot
No:
buy a ip5
4.3 is imho to small for other than seldom browsing. 4.8 on the S3 is on the small side, so the 5.0 is very welcome. Its very noticiable.
In combination with the extreme sharpness, its the absolutely most attractive feature of the phone, and the one quality you will notice most.
Phablets sale for Samsung is exploding, and the reason is straight forward. People really use their phone as a smartphone and surf, facebook, many hours.
For most people its possible to put a s4 in your pocket, and we get what we can to get most the screen real estate there.
QFT. If the HTC One was $100 cheaper than the GS4 then maybe it would have some kind of advantage. But at the same price? Not anything resembling a chance.
RE the bolded.
We make such a fuss over the size of phones but, really, they aren't that different.
The iPhone 5 (a "tiny" phone)* compared to the S4 ( a "humungous" phone)* only differ by about 1cm in height and width. That 1cm hardly puts the two devices into different categories. Yes people are going to have preferences one way or the other but the are not really that different.
*hyperbole added to keep with tradition, outrage to come later.
IGN rates HTC One a 9.5
"The HTC is a near-perfect blend of the power and the versatility of Android and the sleek sylish design of iProne."
How often do they rate smart phones? LOL.
Preach on IGN, preach on. Nailed it
Until the S4's bootloader got locked.
So I upon news that my S4 hopes may be dashed I went and looked at a One today at the AT&T store. The screen was better than I expected (it made the Optimus G right next to it look like absolute crap) and I really ended up liking the speaker clarity. I took a picture and a friend who went with me remarked how nice it looked on the phone.
The One was very smooth in its operations and I didn't hate its Sense as much as older Sense (still would want CM on the device). I didn't mind the button situation because honestly those are the only two buttons I ever use on the S2. I didn't like double tap home for task switcher but change that to hold home and I would feel real comfortable.
Overall I was impressed. I still will give it a few weeks to make sure the S4's bootloader is legit but if I end up with the One I wouldn't be disappointed at all. In fact it might end up winning no matter what.