*** The official HTC One X thread ***

The only thing that puts me off the S is only being Qhd screen rather than 720p, guess it all depends on the pixel density between the two which is below so the One X will look far better, I had the Galaxy Nexus and tbh that wasn't that big to use and this is meant to be similar size so fine for me.

One X
720 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches (~312 ppi pixel density)

One S
540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density)
 
It's probably best just to pick the screen size you prefer and forget about the rest. Both look fantastic.

Here's another benefit of the One S/S4 snapdragon.

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And all this without heat – there’s been an absolutely unbelievable lack of heat emanating from this device the entire time I’ve used it. Qualcomm and HTC have created an experience here that’s bypassed the heat we’ve otherwise gotten used to in high-functioning smart devices.
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There seems to be some conflicting information regarding the video capture side. This is what Engadget said:

The One X captures 1080p video at a silky smooth 30fps with continuous autofocus and stereo audio. Results mostly look sharp and sound clear -- we noticed some faint video compression artifacts (bitrate is 10Mbps) and the automatic gain control reacted a little too quickly to wind noise, but this is nothing to be concerned about in most situations.
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So they are talking about a solid 30fps at 1080p and a 10Mbps bitrate. However, here is what PhoneArena said:

Just what was HTC thinking when choosing the type of video capture for the One X is beyond us, but they actually come up with the strange decision to have the camcorder record 1080p video at 22-23 frames per second. Not that it's impossible to watch, but it's not as smooth as what we've gotten used to. The video quality is very good – strong detail presence and natural colors, but the mediocre frame rate kind of ruins the whole thing.
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Now given the samples we've seen so far, I'd trust PhoneArena more on this one. I've not seen one sample suggesting a solid 30fps for the One X and Engadget didn't even provide one! Looks like I'll be hanging on the sides until this is resolved (it it ever will be...) Poor video recording is the main chink in this handset imo.
 
hmmh to get this or the galaxy s3. Contract is up at the end of this month and I cant decide, shame theres not any info at all on the S3
 
Surprised that Samsung haven't announced anything at all yet, you'd expect them to at least announce something to make people consider waiting...

Anyway, read the engadget reviews a bit earlier and if I was looking for a new phone I'd be a bit dissapointed if I'm honest.

The One X has the screen, but the One S has the SoC and a step forward in thinness. But the One S doesn't have enough internal memory to do away with a microsd card, the One X could just about manage although it's still a downside imo. Similar to the SoC the One S has seemingly significantly better battery life (both SoC and Screen at play, but smaller capacity).

If you could merge the two phones you'd have something very very nice indeed...
 
This phone is really nice to hold. the rest of it's really nice too don't get me wrong but it's just... nice. Not sure why they are so close to each other though, pricing should have been further apart says the marketer in me but I'm happy both have been made. The X eats it's battery like it's going out of fashion though, don't get this phone without knowing it. Comparable to previous gen battery setups from experience (SGS1, Desire etc...)
 
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The One X has the screen, but the One S has the SoC and a step forward in thinness. But the One S doesn't have enough internal memory to do away with a microsd card, the One X could just about manage although it's still a downside imo. Similar to the SoC the One S has seemingly significantly better battery life (both SoC and Screen at play, but smaller capacity).

If you could merge the two phones you'd have something very very nice indeed...
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There were rumours that the AT&T One X might make an appearance over here as the One XL. Sounds like it would tick the boxes for you, and from some of the benchmarks it looks to completely spank the Tegra 3.
 
The screen certainly does sound very good! Although to be kind of expected from an IPS display :p (*hugs my dell u2311h* :p :D)

Tough decisions for me, either;

- HTC one S
- GS 2
- Galaxy Nexus

Main things for me is the screen, web browsing, camera/video recording, future proofed for at least 1 year, preferably to last just about 2 though (all should be perfectly fine for this, for everything, only games will get more demanding), good media playing abilities (like to play 1080 10+GB MKV content flawlessly) and battery life along with the other general stuff.
 
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All IPS arn't made equal that's for sure - just compare viewing angles on the ip4s and LG O2X.

Anyone with the One X - does the phone grind to a halt when installing apps?
 
Myshra said:
This phone is really nice to hold. the rest of it's really nice too don't get me wrong but it's just... nice. Not sure why they are so close to each other though, pricing should have been further apart says the marketer in me but I'm happy both have been made. The X eats it's battery like it's going out of fashion though, don't get this phone without knowing it. Comparable to previous gen battery setups from experience (SGS1, Desire etc...)
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Did your testing unit have the update that is mentioned here:

Initially, I thought that battery life was going to be a major concern for this phone. After all, the notion of four Cortex-A9 cores spinning at up to 1.5GHz paired to a dazzling, bright 4.7-inch display doesn't exactly instill confidence that you're going to make it through a day on a single charge. In fact, I didn't at first — I was getting 6-7 hours with almost no use whatsoever. Fortunately, HTC pushed a software update during our review process that more or less quashed the issue.
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Reading the reviews for the One S currently and im sold :D, battery life seems at least on par with my current desire and it has a notification light!

Now just to wait a few of weeks till i get a call back about upgrading.
 
Yeah the one S seems to be the best for some areas and a good bit more powerful than the other mobiles (but that is down to the res.). The camera stills look very impressive as well!
 
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