HTC One X - HTC One S - Galaxy III or iphone 5
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Now i'm so used to the S i'm pretty sure my next phone will be slightly larger. If something S3 or below sized came out with an epic size/resolutioned screen (5", huge res, minimal bezel? 
) that felt as high quality as the S and had as good battery life, with an SD slot, i'd be sold in a heartbeat 
) that felt as high quality as the S and had as good battery life, with an SD slot, i'd be sold in a heartbeat 
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if you like pics and sat nav iphone 5 maps looks good , or Nokia 920 has nokia maps a free and frankly great navigation system. and by all means a fantastic camera that is so intelligent if someone walks infront of someone or something you are taking a pic of it removes then from the scene 
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Some super-tasty phones coming out Q4 - soo looking forward to the Nexus - eh Nexus18
Im seriously dieing for the Nexus, please just let it have amazing hardware, maybe something similar to the One X would be great, with good tech inside.
I am starting to find a 4.3" screen a bit too small now as well! Want bigger!
Then you want the One X
Once you start using a bigger screened phone it's difficult to go back. Downsize is you lose the compactness of the One S in your pocket and in the hand for that matter. I'm liking the that some manufacturers are now shifting towards full screen phones with minimal frame surround.I've just got my S3 having sent back 2 One S's due to call quality problems.
Pro's for S3
Volume buttons on the left of phone and raised a little from the casing (One S it is level with casing making it a little less easy to adjust).
Much better call quality in my opinion.
Comfortable to hold (I have big hands)
Can add memory and change battery
I prefer the shape, the One S just felt a bit too long for me.
Negatives for S3 to One S
One S feels like a premium device in comparison
I'm not a big fan of touchwiz the whole UI just doesn't seem as pretty to me. That being said there are some nice features in touchwiz.
The screen just doesn't seem as good I know they're both AMOLED, maybe it's to do with the glossy finish on the screen of the S3.
Pro's for S3
Volume buttons on the left of phone and raised a little from the casing (One S it is level with casing making it a little less easy to adjust).
Much better call quality in my opinion.
Comfortable to hold (I have big hands)
Can add memory and change battery
I prefer the shape, the One S just felt a bit too long for me.
Negatives for S3 to One S
One S feels like a premium device in comparison
I'm not a big fan of touchwiz the whole UI just doesn't seem as pretty to me. That being said there are some nice features in touchwiz.
The screen just doesn't seem as good I know they're both AMOLED, maybe it's to do with the glossy finish on the screen of the S3.
Then you want the One X
I wouldn't go from the S to the X!
If it was the XL, well then............ Yeah, I wouldn't be too bothered about how it feels to hold in the hand regarding size (although the note/note II is too big), but would definitely notice it in my pockets.
As long as it it will feel as good as the S in terms of feel of the MAO layer/aluminium uni-body then I am sold
Mine are raised by about 1mm.
Did you squash them down with your manly sized hands?
If you are looking to move to win 8 on the desktop, then seriously consider a win 8 phone as the integration is superb, but if you are staying on Win7, then the above phones are all good, and you will have the nexus devices in a month as well...
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Nothing wrong with the volume buttons on the S. They stick out plenty far enough to press easily. Unless you use a case of course but then why would you get the beautifully feeling S in the first place 
but then why would you get the beautifully feeling S in the first place Just thought I'd add that if you are going to be into rooting and want to tweak your phone, it is definitely worth taking the developer community into account. The S3 has massive community support, both for modified stock ROMs as well as other AOSP ROMs such as C, and will more than likely do better in the long run than the HTC devices (particularly the One S). I personally would have waited for the Nexus phones if I had the option to, but the S3 was/is good value and the developer community does mean that releases of AOSP ROMs should be pretty darn fast once the Samsung source is released to sort the HW Composer issues. Personally will only run CM on this phone, so it doesn't make a huge difference whether I buy a Nexus device or not, as CM is always built from source.
I spent a long time looking at the different options and of course, decided on the S3, namely because of the better battery life, community support, and reliability (poor HTC service experience in the past has caused me to stay well away from HTC again, and the One X had some hardware issues that I'd rather not risk). The One S would have been an option provided the display was better, though of course, whether you get an S3 or S4 One S makes all the difference.
If you aren't into rooting, do take a really good look at all of the devices in store, and don't make a decision based entirely on what you read. While most find Sense absolutely fine, many are completely split on TW - after trying to use it again yesterday, I just find it absolutely terrible.
The iPhone is a great phone and the only true "it just works" option, but if you are not using your 4 to the fullest, I really cannot see how buying a 5 will make a huge difference (aside from being quite a bit faster). It might be worth saving your money here, but that's for you to decide. Worth saying that while apps are still slightly better on iOS than on Android, one-by-one apps are really improving on Android now, and Jelly Bean is a huge step forward for the platform IMO. This said, I'd say that none of the other devices will match the iPhone as a whole as complete, polished products, and while iOS is less flexible and more restrictive, it is equally as good an experience.
I spent a long time looking at the different options and of course, decided on the S3, namely because of the better battery life, community support, and reliability (poor HTC service experience in the past has caused me to stay well away from HTC again, and the One X had some hardware issues that I'd rather not risk). The One S would have been an option provided the display was better, though of course, whether you get an S3 or S4 One S makes all the difference.
If you aren't into rooting, do take a really good look at all of the devices in store, and don't make a decision based entirely on what you read. While most find Sense absolutely fine, many are completely split on TW - after trying to use it again yesterday, I just find it absolutely terrible.
The iPhone is a great phone and the only true "it just works" option, but if you are not using your 4 to the fullest, I really cannot see how buying a 5 will make a huge difference (aside from being quite a bit faster). It might be worth saving your money here, but that's for you to decide. Worth saying that while apps are still slightly better on iOS than on Android, one-by-one apps are really improving on Android now, and Jelly Bean is a huge step forward for the platform IMO. This said, I'd say that none of the other devices will match the iPhone as a whole as complete, polished products, and while iOS is less flexible and more restrictive, it is equally as good an experience.