The Official HTC One Thread

snapdragon · 13 Mar 2013 at 07:51

kitch9 said:
What "statistics?"

Omfg.

Ok how about the sales for starters eh, then lets look at the audio output, cpu performance wise, battery life, dimensions and ergonomics. Yes the One X was very close but I'd have to say last year belonged to the S3 in terms of success.

It was that good im skipping the S4 and advising a lot of friends to do the same.

kitch9 · 13 Mar 2013 at 08:03

snapdragon said:
Omfg.

Ok how about the sales for starters eh, then lets look at the audio output, cpu performance wise, battery life, dimensions and ergonomics. Yes the One X was very close but I'd have to say last year belonged to the S3 in terms of success.

It was that good im skipping the S4 and advising a lot of friends to do the same.

So high sales make something better do they?

The thing was a buggy mess when it was released with high battery drain, (Android OS bug.) the typing cursor had a mind of its own, and the phone would insert random garbled words when typing, buggy bluetooth, (Mate runs a phone shop this is his biggest cause for complaint, caused me nothing but problems.) awful colour reproduction on the screen, (Nice blacks granted.) and made from plastic that literally scratched itself on fresh air.

I know it sold well, but it was far from above average.

Robbo · 13 Mar 2013 at 08:17

kitch9 said:
What "statistics?"

Well, it was pretty much the best or equal in every department (hardware/software). Then there's the sales.

I know you thought it was terrible but I never encountered any of the issues you had, I think you're exaggerating them massively.

The Bluetooth was fine in all of the cars I tested it in.

The Verge have updated their review re: the battery life:

Update: there's been some debate about the battery life on the One, and a few people wondered if I'd gotten a bad unit. HTC shipped me a second, and I re-ran a lot of tests to see if anything was different. First, I ran the Verge Battery Test, our standard test that cycles through a series of popular websites and high-res images with brightness set to 65 percent. The One lasted 4 hours, 48 minutes, a decidedly average score — it's slightly better than poor performers like the Droid DNA (4 hours, 25 minutes), but a long way from our battery life favorites, the Droid RAZR HD (9 hours, 35 minutes) and the RAZR Maxx HD (12 hours, 43 minutes). Streaming the 103-minute Ferris Bueller's Day Off over Wi-Fi from Netflix also burned 58 percent of the device's battery. If you're using it normally (which means relatively lightly), it should last you a whole day, but the One is a decidedly average performer when it comes to battery life.

snapdragon said:
It was that good im skipping the S4 and advising a lot of friends to do the same.

I've heard this before, I think you might change your tune when it's out.

Elixir · 13 Mar 2013 at 09:26

@phones4u twitter is saying they've received an update on availability today, asking for specific details of colour/network before giving any response... that being said I can't see any responses other than asking for colour and network!

Edit:they're now giving delivery date for the black version as 2/4/13.

grudas · 13 Mar 2013 at 09:36

kitch9 said:
So high sales make something better do they?

The thing was a buggy mess when it was released with high battery drain, (Android OS bug.) the typing cursor had a mind of its own, and the phone would insert random garbled words when typing, buggy bluetooth, (Mate runs a phone shop this is his biggest cause for complaint, caused me nothing but problems.) awful colour reproduction on the screen, (Nice blacks granted.) and made from plastic that literally scratched itself on fresh air.

I know it sold well, but it was far from above average.

i think you need to wake up

thep02 · 13 Mar 2013 at 10:29

Has anyone seen this, and does it mean that htc 's are gona be locked up tight as a norm?

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/13/htc-one-developer-edition-unlocked-sim-bootloader-649/

And a decent first impressions from technobuffalo over all v positive with the classic few HTC niggles

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?featur...=/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8xVC8-oJJbs

Elixir · 13 Mar 2013 at 11:06

Phones4U saying the silver phone is still due for delivery on 15/3/13. Going to try and change my pre-order to the silver model.

grudas · 13 Mar 2013 at 11:06

thep02 said:
Has anyone seen this, and does it mean that htc 's are gona be locked up tight as a norm?

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/13/htc-one-developer-edition-unlocked-sim-bootloader-649/

And a decent first impressions from technobuffalo over all v positive with the classic few HTC niggles

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?featur...=/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8xVC8-oJJbs

kitch9 · 13 Mar 2013 at 11:24

grudas said:
i think you need to wake up

I owned a S3 for 11 months, the thing ended up driving me nuts.

Elixir · 13 Mar 2013 at 11:25

Successfully changed my pre-order to the silver model, still due for release on the 15th.

thep02 · 13 Mar 2013 at 11:37

@ Grudas

I wasn't suggesting Norm is uptight but he does need to enjoy himself more

I've actually got my coat on so no need to get it.

Nexus18 · 13 Mar 2013 at 11:41

No phone is perfect, people will have problems no matter the brand, to think otherwise is just foolish. All companies have just as many problems as each other, could go through every single thread for each of their devices and post the problems people are having, even with the so called perfect phone that "just works" out of the box.........iphones

for HTC, it always seem to be hardware/build related.

for samsung, it always seem to software related.

For sony, it is both..........

I would most definitely not say that the GS 3 was below average though, especially the GS 2.

EDIT:

And TBF, kitch9 does have a point with the bluetooth issues:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/...-experience-bluetooth-4-0-connectivity-issues

grudas · 13 Mar 2013 at 16:19

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/htc-one-review/

not sure if posted, but sample pics don't look that good.. yar yar yar software updates etc.

Nexus18 · 13 Mar 2013 at 16:28

Yeah they do look quite soft/not detailed there, much like the 920 before its software update.........

http://www.wpcentral.com/nokia-improves-lumia-920-camera-comparison
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/17/lumia-920-camera-fix/

As said before, the camera hardware is there in order to produce shots at least as good as the lumia 920, the only thing it lacks is the MP, which should only be "really" noticeable for the stuff listed before i.e. zoom/crop.

If software doesn't improve the camera then it will be an epic fail

Just have to wait and see what happens over the next month or so.

grudas · 13 Mar 2013 at 16:31

if you look at night shots which are meant to be a lot better due to bigger pixel but they are not that much if any better than the rest..

DNA is a great phone from HTC shame on them and shame on them again for not releasing it here.

Jabbs · 13 Mar 2013 at 18:20

DNA rocks

kitch9 · 13 Mar 2013 at 18:23

Vodafone just text to say that the phones delayed.

Lol HTC....

Nexus18 · 13 Mar 2013 at 19:08

GSMarena quick look at their review sample, probably not running the final software though

http://blog.gsmarena.com/htc-one-is-here-tries-to-establish-itself-as-hottest-tech-in-the-office/

Some good news regarding the screen:

The technology behind the display is Super LCD3, which we already saw on the Butterfly and DROID DNA. It’s excellent and HTC has even found a way to improve color saturation slightly

Also, they say that the audio isn't the loudest, have heard louder :confused:

dasyad · 13 Mar 2013 at 19:59

Paul O'Brien posted camera camera comparisons on Twitter

spinstorm · 13 Mar 2013 at 20:06

Can anyone confirm anywhere that will actually have the phone this week available to purchase?

I know the S4 won't be nearly as well made but it may be out sooner at this rate...

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