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Liking Swiftkey, but I get a keyboard icon in my notification bar (allowing me to Select input method) whenever I'm using it. Anywhere to turn that off?
*** The official HTC One S thread ***
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Yeah, love the bigger space bar as well.
Always find myself hitting full stop when I want a space with other keyboards
Annoys me as well. But I think it is just a ICS thing, so unfortunately no way, unless you delete the stock keyboard and only have swiftkey.
Always find myself hitting full stop when I want a space with other keyboards
Annoys me as well. But I think it is just a ICS thing, so unfortunately no way, unless you delete the stock keyboard and only have swiftkey.
@stoosh
Thanks for those photos
Ah, thought the case covered the volume buttons going by the first lot of pics. That is good then!
The bumpy texture on the sides doesn't look as bad in that first photo there.
Really do like the way it keeps the front minimal but with a tiny bit of a "lip".
Having a look around for these rock cases for the S as well now, unfortunately they don't cover the top or bottom fully either. Want to see why everyone is ranting and raving about them in the GS 3 thread
No worries Mate
Of all the cases I've used the one in the pictures has given my One S the best protection. I do have the chipping issue in the back of my mind that's why every couple of days I take the One S out of its case and check it, thankfully a few months on it hasn't got any chipping on the edges.I have to say that HTC have done a wonderful job on the One S, I've said this before but will say it again HTC should've put the S4 chip in the European version of the One X.
The One S has an incredible battery life and the phone is so fast, no matter what you throw at it the One S doesn't slow down at all. People might complain about the qHD display but I think it's actually very good and watching movies and browsing the internet is a joy. Shame about the amount of memory available but I've got around it by not having absolutely every music album I own on the phone and only carrying the "must haves." If you're frugal with the memory then it shouldn't cause you any problems.
Although Sense 4 is lighter then any of its previous iterations I've installed Nova Launcher on the One S and the phone just simply flies. I thought that the S2 was possibly the best phone I ever owned but that accolade goes to S3 closely followed by the One S.
That speaks volumes when I'm stating that HTC's supposed mid range phone actually bests its flagship phone the One X. I highly recommend the One S to anyone who doesn't want a large device.
@Skillmister That spider is scary looking! My arachnophobia has returned with a vengeance!!
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I don't think it bests it. I think it offers a very good alternative if you want better battery life or a smaller phone. Usually the alternatives to the flagships are quite inferior, which isn't the case here.
I'd want the One S SoC for the power efficiency more than the performance gains (because they aren't really noticeable in general use).
Still, it's lame the Americans get the best of both. Why not just use the same for everything?
Nvidia should also stop making SoC's as well. They seem useless.
I think the S3 beats them both though in truth unless you think it looks horrible (which is understandable). I did too at first but I don't mind it too much now, it's hardly exciting though.
nVidia are just breaking into the ARM SoC market - they are selling at low prices and at large volumes - performance is fine - It's the handset makers that choose the SoC in their devices so not really nVidia's fault at all. It's the value SoC out of all the flagships.
When we see the S3 benchmarks with the S4 chip - and if it beats the One S/X (One XL) benchies by a significant margin - then we'll know that Sense ain't as well optimised as it should be.
When we see the S3 benchmarks with the S4 chip - and if it beats the One S/X (One XL) benchies by a significant margin - then we'll know that Sense ain't as well optimised as it should be.
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I don't think it bests it. I think it offers a very good alternative if you want better battery life or a smaller phone. Usually the alternatives to the flagships are quite inferior, which isn't the case here.
I'd want the One S SoC for the power efficiency more than the performance gains (because they aren't really noticeable in general use).
Still, it's lame the Americans get the best of both. Why not just use the same for everything?
Nvidia should also stop making SoC's as well. They seem useless.
I think the S3 beats them both though in truth unless you think it looks horrible (which is understandable). I did too at first but I don't mind it too much now, it's hardly exciting though.
You're right in performance gains there's hardly any difference as Android cannot take advantage of quad cores at the moment and for every day use the One S is up there.
Nvidia should stop making SoC's as they're using tech which is old and throwing in terms like "quad core" just for the masses isn't good for business. Clued up people who frequent this forum know what's a good product and what isn't and will see through the marketing hype.
The S3 is the best Android phone at the moment until the next best thing comes along which usually isn't very long although up until now the S2 held its own and Samsung did a very good job with regards to that phone and it goes to show that tech wise Samsung put a lot of thought into the S2, which is probably what they've done with the S3 as well.
I think the S3 actually looks better in real life then in the pictures and is ergonomically very user friendly. There's no better Android phone in terms of power and performance and why I ended up buying one.
I echo your sentiments as to the One S being the best alternative to those who don't want a bigger phone and is power efficient. I just wish that HTC released the One X with the S4 chip here. I just don't understand why they seemed to have got a better product than us
No worries Mate
I have to say that HTC have done a wonderful job on the One S, I've said this before but will say it again HTC should've put the S4 chip in the European version of the One X.
The One S has an incredible battery life and the phone is so fast, no matter what you throw at it the One S doesn't slow down at all. People might complain about the qHD display but I think it's actually very good and watching movies and browsing the internet is a joy. Shame about the amount of memory available but I've got around it by not having absolutely every music album I own on the phone and only carrying the "must haves." If you're frugal with the memory then it shouldn't cause you any problems.
Although Sense 4 is lighter then any of its previous iterations I've installed Nova Launcher on the One S and the phone just simply flies. I thought that the S2 was possibly the best phone I ever owned but that accolade goes to S3 closely followed by the One S.
That speaks volumes when I'm stating that HTC's supposed mid range phone actually bests its flagship phone the One X. I highly recommend the One S to anyone who doesn't want a large device.
Yeah, unfortunately that is always at the back of mind as well and will be with the nillkin case
With the tough case on I don't worry or care really, but hated loosing the minimal sleek design.
I think in the end, I will just get a case like the one you got and be done with it and just enjoy using the phone.
That is the problem with HTC, they make good decisions for some phones but then go and xxxx up in another area
Yeah same, it is a screen that needs to be seen in person (and not side by side with the X/GS 3 etc.
) in order to truly appreciate it IMO. I thought it was going to be pretty poor before I even laid eyes on it but was very pleased when I seen it in person the qHD res at 4.3" is just perfect for screen real estate space IMO, obviously it would have been great to have had 720P.I only notice the pentile effects when you have white text on black backgrounds and on some icons but I have to put my eyes right up to the screen.
Was watching the hills have eyes (rubbish film
) and a bit of 28 weeks later last night via TV catchup and the quality is very good although in dark spots very blotchy but I think this is a problem with the app as I haven't noticed it on the youtube app or when watching films with BS player etc.Same, but apex for me instead!
Completely agree with you about the "mid range" tag to the S.
Since you own the GS 3 and S, what do you think of the speed/smoothness when compared? Which feels faster/smoother in general use when opening apps, scrolling etc. What about rendering and loading web pages (using ICS browser +)?
I imagine the GS 3 will have a smoother overall feel due to the better tweaks that Samsung have applied and touchwiz in general being better optimized and "lighter"?
Used a GS 3 in the shop and both felt the same to me pretty much for speed and smoothness although for web browsing and watching youtube my one S on H connection was far quicker than the GS 3 connected to wifi, pretty sure it was a problem with the wifi connection though as it took like 15 secs for the youtube video to buffer.
Why not just use the same for everything?
That's HTC for you
Yeah, overall the GS 3 does beat them both although apart from battery life (as only mrks usage has made me go wow amazing! and he has frozen apps etc. where as the rest and my friends usage seems a bit meh, so I imagine if the same was done on the S regarding sense stuff etc. we would get even better results as well then)
Also comes down to which version of software/skin you prefer.
Really looking forward to seeing how it does as well.
As you have probably seen from the GS 3 thread, I am not a fan of the GS 3 looks/design!
When I first seen the pics, it was butt ugly that pebble blue colour IMO, I think everyone would agree on that
Then we started seeing actual photos etc. and I still didn't like it at all and then came the new version, which in gsmarena video, looked much better for colour but going by mrk's pics etc. looks nothing like that.......
It has a range of different colours this device, can look black, blue and purple depending on the light and angles
I have only seen the white model in person so far and for me white is not my colour at all for any tech. device
Going by mrk's photos, the blue version looks the best for colours (except the version in the gsmarena video), however, I just personally don't like the brushed effect, the hard home button especially since it is a different shade to the rest of the phone, I think the front of the device would have looked so much better if they just had on screen buttons like the GN), the trim on the blue version (looks fine on the white though) and lastly the camera, flash and speaker design on the back, just looks too ordinary and like someone has just stuck the speaker on and overall a bit cheap looking IMO
However, Samsung have done a great job with the ergonomics of the GS 3, feels very nice to hold in the hand (better than the X IMO) and not as large as you would think for a 4.8" screen device.
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It looks like HTC completely messed up putting the S4 in the One S.
Samsung, Asus, Sony, LG, HTC etc are all scrapping over 28nm supplies for flagship devices. (It looks like Samsung financially out muscled the rest to secure the S4 for LTE SGS3 phones. Asus and Sony are facing huge delays)
Sticking it in a mid range phone that won't sell in large numbers was crazy, they've probably lost quite a bit in unsold stock. The S3 is much better match for the rest of the specs/price range. (but good for those looking for a bargain or smaller phone like us
)
HTC should've gone all out with the One X* to reclaimed mid share from Samsung (who've become a bit over hyped now)
*1.7-2GHz S4, 2GB RAM and 3.8v battery.
5100 in quadrant and looks smooth.
Samsung, Asus, Sony, LG, HTC etc are all scrapping over 28nm supplies for flagship devices. (It looks like Samsung financially out muscled the rest to secure the S4 for LTE SGS3 phones. Asus and Sony are facing huge delays)
Sticking it in a mid range phone that won't sell in large numbers was crazy, they've probably lost quite a bit in unsold stock. The S3 is much better match for the rest of the specs/price range. (but good for those looking for a bargain or smaller phone like us
)HTC should've gone all out with the One X* to reclaimed mid share from Samsung (who've become a bit over hyped now)
*1.7-2GHz S4, 2GB RAM and 3.8v battery.
5100 in quadrant and looks smooth.
Yeah, unfortunately that is always at the back of mind as well and will be with the nillkin case
With the tough case on I don't worry or care really, but hated loosing the minimal sleek design.
I think in the end, I will just get a case like the one you got and be done with it and just enjoy using the phone.
That is the problem with HTC, they make good decisions for some phones but then go and xxxx up in another area
Yeah same, it is a screen that needs to be seen in person (and not side by side with the X/GS 3 etc.
I only notice the pentile effects when you have white text on black backgrounds and on some icons but I have to put my eyes right up to the screen.
Was watching the hills have eyes (rubbish film
Same, but apex for me instead!
Completely agree with you about the "mid range" tag to the S.
Since you own the GS 3 and S, what do you think of the speed/smoothness when compared? Which feels faster/smoother in general use when opening apps, scrolling etc. What about rendering and loading web pages (using ICS browser +)?
I imagine the GS 3 will have a smoother overall feel due to the better tweaks that Samsung have applied and touchwiz in general being better optimized and "lighter"?
Used a GS 3 in the shop and both felt the same to me pretty much for speed and smoothness although for web browsing and watching youtube my one S on H connection was far quicker than the GS 3 connected to wifi, pretty sure it was a problem with the wifi connection though as it took like 15 secs for the youtube video to buffer.
The chipping issue overshadowed the launch of the One S and with quite a few owners reporting the problem and reading various complaints on XDA I must admit it did scare me, however it did not put me off in finding a One S which didn't have the problem.
It will be there in the back of my mind also that's why I switched from the HTC pouch case to the TPU case just to give all round protection, the Nillkin case as you correctly pointed out will not unfortunately give total protection to the One S leaving the top and bottom of the phone exposed.
That's the right attitude to have just get a case and enjoy using the phone because its awesome!
HTC have never been consistent, to think that they were the market leaders years ago for when Android was just taking off and to where they are now you'd think that maybe they would get their strategy spot on. They needed the One X to really sell well and give Samsung a run for their money, maybe they will, who knows.....
Reading all the reviews of the One S , reviewers were complaining about the screen and I really thought it was going to be poor and I dreaded seeing the HTC One S in person for the first time as my heart had been set on the phone because of the S4 chip and size of the phone. However like you I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it and that immediately swung my decision to buy it. Note that at the time I had a One X as well however I various build issues with the One X as well as the Tegra 3 chip sipping juice like there's no tomorrow! The switch to the One S was easy to make and I didn't regret getting rid of the One X.
I watch quite a lot of films and TV episodes on my One S because of the commute I have to and from work and the One S has been ideal to use, yes the lack of memory has been abit of a pain and I've had to pick and choose what to transfer over to the phone but lack of memory aside the One S has been a joy to use. I've only really noticed the pentile issue when reading books via Kindle but other than that the qHD has been much much better then I thought it would be.
The Hills have eyes is a rubbish film!
28 days later is much better! The HTC One S can run most films / tv eps but like you I use a different player than the HTC stock app, I use MX player which plays everything I throw at it
As much as I love my One S and think it's a brilliant device overall the S3 is just a little bit better. It renders and opens web pages really quickly and the extra real estate when watching films and browsing the web does help.
General use the G3 seems a little faster however I have also replaced Touchwiz for Nova Launcher, there's not much to choose audio wise between the S3 and One S; I'm not much of an audiophile however both the S3 and One S sound on par with the S3 possibly taking it as the sound is slightly more punchier and tighter.
I don't play games however the S3 does seem smoother as games like Canabalt and Virtua Tennis run abit smoother than on the One S.
One area where the One S is better than the G3 is video recording (audio wise) the video is better on the G3 however the audio is much better on the One S. I also think that the HTC camera interface is far more user friendly than its Touchwiz counterpart.
In day to day use you won't be able tell which phone is faster as both seem on par with each other I think however where the G3 will excel is when Android will take advantage of the quad core power.
If you don't mind big phones then the G3 would be my phone of choice (the Galaxy Note) is too large for my liking however those in the market for a 4.3" phone should definitely go for the HTC One S.
What a surprise there!
Indeed! Actually quite interested to see how many S phones have been sold as well how many X phones have been sold.
IIRC that is about the same as the S quadrant score, wonder what it would score on linpack.....
BTW
Just seen this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662847
Svoice from GS 3 on the S, apparently it works and no need to root etc.
I haven't tried it myself though as I don't really have any interest in it so
I'd love to see a S4 powered G3 and One X go against the One S, it would make for interesting reading!
@Nexus18 Siri and Svoice are all very gimmicky for me, the S2 had something similar and I never once used Vlingo or whatever it was called. I don't know about anyone else but these voice apps aren't for me!
@Nexus18 Siri and Svoice are all very gimmicky for me, the S2 had something similar and I never once used Vlingo or whatever it was called. I don't know about anyone else but these voice apps aren't for me!
Indeed! As well as the signal issue, which had me worried too.
Yup, they had a great run with the desire, nexus one etc. but things went down hill quickly for them after that unfortunately
If the one x/S didn't have those main issues (which did put an awful lot of people off) and had a SD slot and had just used the S4 in the X as well, I honestly think they would have been back to top again easily along with the right marketing though as the GS 3 wasn't as mind blowing as we all expected like it was with the GS 2 compared to the sensation etc.As Samsung have done a pretty good job with their marketing and creating so much hype for the phone and their brand (not a patch on apple though
) that people are now "devoted" to Samsung and won't even consider any other phone brand now.Yeah that was actually the only complaint they had with the phone, not that it wasn't 720P, but was pentile and the limited storage, they absolutely loved the rest of the phone though especially gsmarena.
The Hills have eyes is a rubbish film!
Indeed!
The HTC One S can run most films / tv eps but like you I use a different player than the HTC stock app, I use MX player which plays everything I throw at it
Also use that video player as it can play some files better than what BS player lite can over LAN mode, however, the quality wasn't as good as BS player I found (maybe a setting that I need to change though)
I was actually surprised with stock sense player as it played any film file I threw at perfectly fine. Was expecting a stuttery mess!
Yeah, if I was offered the GS 3 (the new blue version) as a free upgrade or for a swap or only a £50 difference, I would take it due to:
- better 1080P video recording quality
- better screen
- more storage
- NFC (even though I wouldn't use it
but for future proof)- being able to use an extended battery for even better battery life
- better notification LED (not that important but the one on the S is pretty rubbish IMO)
However, I would be buying a nice looking case for it (one, which preferably covers all sides and the back fully
) and rooting and flashing it with a tweaked Samsung ROM and ICS theme ASAP I would thoroughly miss sense V4 though, mostly the camera UI and features (especially slow motion recording), dialer, gallery with all the editing features, the UI/colour scheme throughout the menus and some other sense features/tweaks and obviously the look/design of the S!
Same, not a huge gamer either. Only really play the N64, sega ROM emulator.
Although this PS thing that the one series mobiles are getting looks rather good.
I noticed that myself in the video samples by the GS 3, wasn't very pleasing, although I imagine Samsung will fix/tweak it at some stage or some developer will sort it out, probably within the next week no doubt
The stereo recording is superb on the S though.
Likewise, note is just stupidly big, GS 3/X are the biggest I would go for and as said the GS 3 really isn't much of a problem as it feels good in the hand.
A lot quicker than the S? Even when best wifi performance is enabled?
Completely agree!
Good to show off to friends but apart from that, completely pointless!
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Well I am posting in the one S thread.........
Plus what is wrong with these posts of ours? It is all a good discussion about the GS 3 to the S and X etc., or is it not?
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Indeed! As well as the signal issue, which had me worried too.
Yup, they had a great run with the desire, nexus one etc. but things went down hill quickly for them after that unfortunately
As Samsung have done a pretty good job with their marketing and creating so much hype for the phone and their brand (not a patch on apple though
Yeah that was actually the only complaint they had with the phone, not that it wasn't 720P, but was pentile and the limited storage, they absolutely loved the rest of the phone though especially gsmarena.
Indeed!
Also use that video player as it can play some files better than what BS player lite can over LAN mode, however, the quality wasn't as good as BS player I found (maybe a setting that I need to change though)
I was actually surprised with stock sense player as it played any film file I threw at perfectly fine. Was expecting a stuttery mess!
Yeah, if I was offered the GS 3 (the new blue version) as a free upgrade or for a swap or only a £50 difference, I would take it due to:
- better 1080P video recording quality
- better screen
- more storage
- NFC (even though I wouldn't use it
- being able to use an extended battery for even better battery life
- better notification LED (not that important but the one on the S is pretty rubbish IMO)
However, I would be buying a nice looking case for it (one, which preferably covers all sides and the back fully
I would thoroughly miss sense V4 though, mostly the camera UI and features (especially slow motion recording), dialer, gallery with all the editing features, the UI/colour scheme throughout the menus and some other sense features/tweaks and obviously the look/design of the S!
Same, not a huge gamer either. Only really play the N64, sega ROM emulator.
Although this PS thing that the one series mobiles are getting looks rather good.
I noticed that myself in the video samples by the GS 3, wasn't very pleasing, although I imagine Samsung will fix/tweak it at some stage or some developer will sort it out, probably within the next week no doubt
The stereo recording is superb on the S though.
Likewise, note is just stupidly big, GS 3/X are the biggest I would go for and as said the GS 3 really isn't much of a problem as it feels good in the hand.
A lot quicker than the S? Even when best wifi performance is enabled?
Completely agree!
Good to show off to friends but apart from that, completely pointless!
The signal issue I had read about but I didn't experience the problem with any of my One S's that I had. I was wondering what was going on and kept a close eye on it but thankfully I didn't come across it. There was also the wifi battery drain issue that was being reported but again I didn't experience that problem too! I must have been lucky!
I totally agree when the S2 came out and HTC countered with the Sensation, it just didn't compare the S2 totally trounced it. You would think that HTC would've learnt from the S2 vs Sensation scenario and come out with a flagship phone that everyone would've wanted. You reminded me about the Nexus which I totally forgot about, that was an incredible phone and HTC did a really great job with it. I had a hard time choosing between the Nexus and Desire but in the end the Nexus won out!
Samsung have done a good job marketing the Galaxy series and the S2 put them firmly on the map and as a market leader in the Android world and yes there's many consumers out there that would not consider any other phone bar a Samsung phone. Many people liken the S3 to the iphone 4S in terms of tech and maybe it's true, maybe there wasn't the advanced technology available to put together the S3 like a Super AMOLED ++ screen with all the bells and whistles, who knows but if the S3 can still hold its own against other new phones this time next year like the S2 did then Samsung has done its job well.
I'd have killed for the One S to have a SD slot and a 720 HD screen, if it had that then I might not even considered the S3. I'm not a fanboy or into brands but whatever company gives me the best Android experience then I'll go with that phone.
Sense 4 is very intuitive and I prefer it over Touchwiz, each have its pros and cons but it's testament to Qualcomm and its S4 chip that it can hold its own against the likes of Tegra 3 Quad and Exynos Quad chips.
Going back to the internet browsing I'd say that the One S is literally milliseconds behind the S3 what I prefer the One S for is the text reflow and scrolling up and down pages. Text reflow is very useful whereas the S3 even if you check the auto fit pages option you still have to manually adjust the size of the page where as the One S does that automatically for you. The scrolling on the One S is rapid whereas Samsung has taken the fast decreasing to slow speed approach which looks nice but I like the rapid approach taken by HTC.
GSMarena were practically glowing about the One S even more so than the One X, up until the S3 review I've never read such a positive review from them
It just goes to show you that when you take into account the stock Sense apps like the video player being able to play any file that you throw at it and the fact that HTC made Sense more lightweight they have concentrated on giving the end user a good experience on the One S.
I still don't understand why they didn't use the S4 chip in the UK version of the One X and it goes to show how good the S4 chip is that Samsung have grabbed the rest of Qualcomm's stash of S4 chips for the LTE S3.
I like BS player and its more feature packed than MX Player and the fact that you can customize it is a bonus, unfortunately I had already paid for MX Player and didn't want to waste the money I had paid for the app! i also like the way BS player searches for online subs when opening a film, that's a nice touch!
The advantages you've listed above for the S3 speak volumes in itself! The point you touched on in regards to the notification light on the One S is spot on. You can barely notice it and say for example when I've walked into the room and have to look for the notification light on the phone to see if i've missed a call or received a text, on the S3 you CANNOT miss it. The damn light's in your face and in a darkened room it illuminates the room just to let you know that you missed something!
I immediately bought a 64gb micro sd card and have put most of my music collection on there and complete TV series and a couple of films and I still have 20gb+ spare to play with, that's what I like about the S3 and watching films / browsing on the massive screen is a joy, I'm happy that I have the S3 with me on the train and in the gym as it doubles as my PMP.
You brought up a very good point re gaming - the Playstation app is a major plus for the One series phones, the only thing that worries me is the size of the games and how much they'll eat the internal memory especially in the One S. Even with emulators all those ROMS do eat up space but it's worth it, I'm kind of thinking that HTC always bring out revamped versions of their phones, do you think that they'll release a HTC One X / S special edition at some point?
If it wasn't for the S3 I would've quite happily stuck with the One S as my daily driver but the S3 was too good of an opportunity to pass up. I've never kept two phones going at the same time however the One S is that good I will be switching from S3 to the One S and vice versa just for a change now and then.
How are you finding the battery? I think it's superb with mid - heavy use I'm getting 17 hours use from it!
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You got to love walls of text!
Currently typing a nice long reply to stoosh now as well lol