Some tips for you new HTC one owners:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/htc-one-tips-and-tricks
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/htc-one-tips-and-tricks
***The Official HTC One Thread***
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The Wired review of the One is interesting - check this comment about the HTC logo :
Not sure where they pulled that from but I've not read it anywhere else and it certainly doesn't work on mine!?
Not sure where they pulled that from but I've not read it anywhere else and it certainly doesn't work on mine!?
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If you tap just above the logo but below the shortcut icon you get the shortcuts menu - it's just that the icon has a large "area" so picks up the double tap, not that the HTC logo is touch sensitive.
Silly reviewer.
Silly reviewer.
Anyone?
Just got my one on three today, very impressed so far, even compared to my one x. Just done the antu tu test on both my ones the X came out at 13205 overall and the one at 24417. Strangely enough on GSM arena the One came out at 22678 and the S4 at 23607, thought they would all be about the same unless the test/phone software has altered.
Thanks for this info
Will be buying tonight.Really really good price - £400 for a £540 phone barely released along with a decent enough 18month contract! Works out to be £22pm!
not sure how accurate this photo compare tool is, but it seems the HTC One S is slightly better then the HTC One camera
http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=1&idPhone1=5313&idPhone2=4574&idPhone3=5204
http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=1&idPhone1=5313&idPhone2=4574&idPhone3=5204
I wouldn't base too much on what gsmarena think since they appear to have got a really crap model, most likely preproduction model running old software (which has problems like the iso issue). Their photo samples are the worse that I have seen so far.
And then the HTC one s camera improved a fair bit with an update, either sense v4.1 or 4+
and unfortunately gsm don't update their reviews at all even if an update makes a big difference in one or more areas
hopefully they will do a separate review/article on the 4.2.2 update for the one like they did with jb and the x
And then the HTC one s camera improved a fair bit with an update, either sense v4.1 or 4+
and unfortunately gsm don't update their reviews at all even if an update makes a big difference in one or more areas
hopefully they will do a separate review/article on the 4.2.2 update for the one like they did with jb and the x
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Mine arrived last night (silver) - was up most of the night rooting it and installing all my apps and generally fiddling and setting up - currently running stock.
Initial impressions are somewhat mixed...
Pros:
It's quick! compared to a DHD this is awesomesauce spread thick.
For a phone, the speakers are excellent - I could clearly hear my talking Ivona alarm this morning with earplugs in.
Screen is lovely - crisp and bright (had to turn off auto brightness as it's too conservative and dims too much).
Camera is perfectly fine for a mobile phone - imo.
Only lost 4% battery overnight (SIM isn't activated yet so this may increase).
Cons:
As lovely as the aluminium case is, it has a small scuff mark on the back and a very slight gap at the top between the 2 wafers - I'm aware of these issues with the first batch and I can live with this but for the price of the phone it just kinda leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
The screen isn't as big as I thought it would be but more importantly it doesn't extend to the edges on the side - bezel is too large wish the screen was the entire width of the phone.
Sense 5 seems to be nice and lightweight however I think it may be lacking settings - i.e. the amount of time the screen stays on until turning off, percentage within battery icon - small stuff I know but still (will stick with stock for a bit then move to Nova)'
No customisable RGB LED - seriously, how expensive can this be?
Summary:
I'd definitely still prefer this to a SGS4 - HTC have done most things right - it's just lacking that final 10% to make it an absolutle stonker (still the best phone currently out there imho)
Initial impressions are somewhat mixed...
Pros:
It's quick! compared to a DHD this is awesomesauce spread thick.
For a phone, the speakers are excellent - I could clearly hear my talking Ivona alarm this morning with earplugs in.
Screen is lovely - crisp and bright (had to turn off auto brightness as it's too conservative and dims too much).
Camera is perfectly fine for a mobile phone - imo.
Only lost 4% battery overnight (SIM isn't activated yet so this may increase).
Cons:
As lovely as the aluminium case is, it has a small scuff mark on the back and a very slight gap at the top between the 2 wafers - I'm aware of these issues with the first batch and I can live with this but for the price of the phone it just kinda leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
The screen isn't as big as I thought it would be but more importantly it doesn't extend to the edges on the side - bezel is too large
wish the screen was the entire width of the phone.Sense 5 seems to be nice and lightweight however I think it may be lacking settings - i.e. the amount of time the screen stays on until turning off, percentage within battery icon - small stuff I know but still
(will stick with stock for a bit then move to Nova)'No customisable RGB LED - seriously, how expensive can this be?
Summary:
I'd definitely still prefer this to a SGS4 - HTC have done most things right - it's just lacking that final 10% to make it an absolutle stonker (still the best phone currently out there imho)
To adjust time for the screen going to sleep: Settings > Display, gestures & buttons > Sleep
Mine seems to like killing its battery, but going to see how long it lasts for both general use, gaming, and getting the maximum life out of it. Don't expect the 13hours general usage like the iPad mini mind
Mine seems to like killing its battery, but going to see how long it lasts for both general use, gaming, and getting the maximum life out of it. Don't expect the 13hours general usage like the iPad mini mind
To adjust time for the screen going to sleep: Settings > Display, gestures & buttons > Sleep
Mine seems to like killing its battery, but going to see how long it lasts for both general use, gaming, and getting the maximum life out of it. Don't expect the 13hours general usage like the iPad mini mind
Ah missed that cheers
- was on auto sleepI'm no photographer, but this is what I took last night. Turned on 'Night Mode', pointed it to include Jupiter, and shot. I'm no photographer, so Jupiter is just in shot 
That picture is full size (supposidly), with -1 sharpness and directly off the phone.
That picture is full size (supposidly), with -1 sharpness and directly off the phone.
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I wouldn't base too much on what gsmarena think since they appear to have got a really crap model, most likely preproduction model running old software (which has problems like the iso issue). Their photo samples are the worse that I have seen so far.
And then the HTC one s camera improved a fair bit with an update, either sense v4.1 or 4+
and unfortunately gsm don't update their reviews at all even if an update makes a big difference in one or more areas
Ya their image shootout looks really bad but as you mentioned hopefully they had a really early buggy unit.
Let's hope they update their review (they have done in the past for major software updates) as GSM arena's the common man's goto for mobile reviews and will impact sales to some extent.
The camera seems to perform great in night/dark conditions, this shot impressed me a lot:
Supposedly no filter/effect:
Can even make out the clouds 
Some amazing photos by the one here:
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=566&t=3290031&last=42869747
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pottokao/
(some have been edited in lightroom/photoshop or by using the auto enhance effect/feature in the gallery)
It seems like you definitely need to reduce the sharpness by one or two, 0 is too aggressive and is pretty damn noticeable when you zoom in, I messed around with it on my S yesterday and have settled for -1, if you plan to edit the photo in lightroom/photoshop later on then set the sharpness to -2 as it is easier to work with and you can apply much better sharpening.
Another in depth interview about the camera:
http://pocketnow.com/2013/04/03/htc-ultrapixel-interview
Supposedly no filter/effect:
Some amazing photos by the one here:
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=566&t=3290031&last=42869747
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pottokao/
(some have been edited in lightroom/photoshop or by using the auto enhance effect/feature in the gallery)
It seems like you definitely need to reduce the sharpness by one or two, 0 is too aggressive and is pretty damn noticeable when you zoom in, I messed around with it on my S yesterday and have settled for -1, if you plan to edit the photo in lightroom/photoshop later on then set the sharpness to -2 as it is easier to work with and you can apply much better sharpening.
Another in depth interview about the camera:
http://pocketnow.com/2013/04/03/htc-ultrapixel-interview
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My Sensation is perfect without a protector, just as my Desire was before it.
Look after your stuff and you don't need to wrap it in cotton wool.
Why wuold you put your phone in a pocket containing loose metal objects?
[TW]Fox;24058911 said:
I've seen you're concerned about tethering and you also have a bust HTC Sensation and are looking for an HTC One. Have you seen the deal a couple of pages ago?
Orange apparently allow free tethering on Panther tariffs, and if 750mb wasn't enough, you can buy an additional 500mb data bundle for £5 or a 1GB bundle for £10.
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