How do you guys like the HTC One? - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

How do you guys like the HTC One? - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I just recently went back to using my amaze (running cm10) and I am about to sell my S3. My 2 choises are:
HTC ONE
Samsung S4
Wanted some feed back from you guys. Do you love the HTC One? Given a chance, would you still buy it over the S4? And do you guys see a community as big as the S4 will be?
While back I went with the Amaze over the S2. I love the phone but hated the fact that the Amaze community is almost non existent. I do not want to go through that again.
Quite honestly I am loving the HTC One

I had been in the same place like you, I owned a S3 before and had to make a choice -> the choice went to the HTC One and I've never been so happy about a decision ^^
- First thing is the quality, the HTC One beats S3 and S4 over 1000 times, the aliminium unibody is so awesome. If you are habitated on using a phone with aluminium body you will never take a plastic phone back to your hand. I was shocked how long I endured having a plastic phone since I now know how good quality feels like
- You will love the beautiful new HTC user interface, much more tidied up, clearer and better design than Samsung's ugly way of UI design (I say ugly because compared to the HTC user interface it is). HTC One offers you a much better experience here
- Other thing is the screensize, I don't about your preferences but I think that 4,7" is the perfect size for any smartphone, for me anything bigger than that is too big and anything smaller too small.
- You never heard such a good sound from speakers of a smartphone...some may argue now with "who needs good speakers anyways if I watch videos or listen to music with headphones on"...yeah right, but I also would like to enjoy stuff loudly without always having headphones on. Two nice Speakers for Stereosound with Beats Audio, you will love the difference
- The design...well beauty is something undefined and dependent on the viewers eye, but I if you made a poll voting about who has the better design than I can predict you which one would win with big advance -> the HTC One. The design of the S4 is nothing new, so unoriginal because it changed only little things compared to the S3, they look almost similar. Compared to the HTC One the S4 looks so boring and cheap. This is also caused by the cheap material, you just see it
- The hardware power: Both have almost same power, just the CPU of the S4 is slightly better, but the rest is almost identical. Awesome CPU and Graphic Power, 2GB Ram, LTE. Due to the equality I would always pick the phone which offers much better quality on the overall package -> So for me the clearly winner is the HTC One

Pumå said:
I had been in the same place like you, I owned a S3 before and had to make a choice -> the choice went to the HTC One and I've never been so happy about a decision ^^
- First thing is the quality, the HTC One beats S3 and S4 over 1000 times, the aliminium unibody is so awesome. If you are habitated on using a phone with aluminium body you will never take a plastic phone back to your hand. I was shocked how long I endured having a plastic phone since I now know how good quality feels like
- You will love the beautiful new HTC user interface, much more tidied up, clearer and better design than Samsung's ugly way of UI design (I say ugly because compared to the HTC user interface it is). HTC One offers you a much better experience here
- Other thing is the screensize, I don't about your preferences but I think that 4,7" is the perfect size for any smartphone, for me anything bigger than that is too big and anything smaller too small.
- You never heard such a good sound from speakers of a smartphone...some may argue now with "who needs good speakers anyways if I watch videos or listen to music with headphones on"...yeah right, but I also would like to enjoy stuff loudly without always having headphones on. Two nice Speakers for Stereosound with Beats Audio, you will love the difference
- The design...well beauty is something undefined and dependent on the viewers eye, but I if you made a poll voting about who has the better design than I can predict you which one would win with big advance -> the HTC One. The design of the S4 is nothing new, so unoriginal because it changed only little things compared to the S3, they look almost similar. Compared to the HTC One the S4 looks so boring and cheap. This is also caused by the cheap material, you just see it
- The hardware power: Both have almost same power, just the CPU of the S4 is slightly better, but the rest is almost identical. Awesome CPU and Graphic Power, 2GB Ram, LTE. Due to the equality I would always pick the phone which offers much better quality on the overall package -> So for me the clearly winner is the HTC One
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you forgot one important factor....the camera...
how do you compare it to the samsung s3?

Does the lack of Micro SD card and removal battery bother you? Do you have the US version of the phone or international?

john291 said:
you forgot one important factor....the camera...
how do you compare it to the samsung s3?
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Hmm, the S4 camera seems to be slightly better (according to tests), but not that much that it would be a reason to pick the S4 over the HTC One ^^ At least for me
F9zSlavik said:
Does the lack of Micro SD card and removal battery bother you? Do you have the US version of the phone or international?
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It doesn't bother me. I even didn't buy the 64GB version because the 32GB is enough for me. The non-removable battery isn't a big issue, of course it is more time consuming and harder to change it but when do you need to change a battery? Not that often ^^ Maybe once every 2 years. It will be a bit more expensive to change it but it still can be done.
I guess I have the international version (europe here)

Pumå said:
Hmm, the S4 camera seems to be slightly better (according to tests), but not that much that it would be a reason to pick the S4 over the HTC One ^^ At least for me
Is it really? How about video recording quality? I wonder if HTC had something high then 4mp, would it had been more awesome?
It doesn't bother me. I even didn't buy the 64GB version because the 32GB is enough for me. The non-removable battery isn't a big issue, of course it is more time consuming and harder to change it but when do you need to change a battery? Not that often ^^ Maybe once every 2 years. It will be a bit more expensive to change it but it still can be done.
I guess I have the international version (europe here)
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I guess I like to have back up batteries for those "emergency" moments. How much did you pay, US $ roughly? I would probably go with the 64gb.
How do you feel about the community? Do you think it will grow? CM10 is still struggling to get BT to work correctly on the Amaze even after all this time.
Can you read on it? S4 temping because I could read on it. And does the features on the S4 in anyway sway you towards it like eye tracking scrolling magiga thingy lol humidity sensor and the sort?

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Need advice on selecting a new phone

I had an HTC Inspire and liked it, but kind of heavy.
Recently upgraded to an LG Nitro. I've had a few problems. For some reason, during the night while it is charging, it just quits charging. When I get up the battery is down to 25%. I've also had problems when placing a calls. When I take the phone away from my ear the screen won't come back on and I can't disconnect the call. This almost always happens when I'm leaving a voice mail and people will end up with a bunch of background noise until I can manage to get the screen to come back on and disconnect the call. All in all, very annoying problems.
I was considering returning it for the HTC Vivid or the Samsung Skyrocket.
Does anyone have any opinions?
Thanks.

Do you want sense or touchwiz?
Both are great but the vivid is stuck with no development due to not being able to unlock.....yet.

The HTC is the much nicer phone

I wouldn't go from nitro to skyrocket, the phone is good but the screen is low resolution. I'm really happy with the Vivid, I can still wait for bootloader, no time to play with custom roms yet, do no biggie for me.
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kiddchris said:
The HTC is the much nicer phone
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Just because you own the HTC doesn't mean "it's the much nicer phone"....they are both great phones, but i would go with the regular at&t gs2 over the skyrocket and then its a coin flip for the HTC or the GS2
It depends if you want to wait for the HTC bootloader to be unlocked, or if you want to go ahead and start flashing custom rom's

Pretty sure you're stuck with the Nitro since you only get one exchange within the 30 days from when you upgrade.
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Boobie Watcher said:
Just because you own the HTC doesn't mean "it's the much nicer phone"....they are both great phones, but i would go with the regular at&t gs2 over the skyrocket and then its a coin flip for the HTC or the GS2
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no, not "because I own the htc", I have had two Samsungs very recently along with the htc, and the HTC is the nicer phone out of the three, by alot

jacquiegardner said:
I had an HTC Inspire and liked it, but kind of heavy.
Recently upgraded to an LG Nitro. I've had a few problems. For some reason, during the night while it is charging, it just quits charging. When I get up the battery is down to 25%. I've also had problems when placing a calls. When I take the phone away from my ear the screen won't come back on and I can't disconnect the call. This almost always happens when I'm leaving a voice mail and people will end up with a bunch of background noise until I can manage to get the screen to come back on and disconnect the call. All in all, very annoying problems.
I was considering returning it for the HTC Vivid or the Samsung Skyrocket.
Does anyone have any opinions?
Thanks.
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This may sound like ranting, but is not...just opinion:
I have had HTC phones since Win 6. Sense is nice, build quality is nice...but will never come close to the Galaxy line of phones in performance. Galaxy phones were build to perform...cheap plastic, beautiful screen and the best of processors. Performancewise I will never trade a Galaxy for an HTC. I currently own 6 phones, Galaxy (Captivate), Galaxy S II (Unlocked), HTC Amazed, HTC Vivid, Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy phone will ALWAYS outperform ANY other phone and it has been proven everywhere...HOWEVER, the HTC build quality, screen resolution (NOT that it looks better, galaxy has one of the most beautiful displays...based on consumer reviews all over, but lower resolution), and the Sense UI make the HTC a good choice. The Vivid has a nice camera but then again so does the SGII.
I don't like the Galaxy Nexus that much...thought I would, but maybe is because is still new (already rooted BTW) but I prefer Gingerbread.
I am the director of IT at my company, we deal with digital photography, data storage and more. I handle all communications and when is time to buy new gadgets all my techs are given choices of PDAs, in the last 3 years all 23 of them chose the Galaxy line over every other phone, including HTC phones. They all say the same thing: it may have been built with cheap plastic...but we look at performance. We want to touch and go....not touch...wait...then go.
So...the choice in this case is a tough one. Vivid = Nice quality, nice 4.5" screen (not better, just nice)...considerably heavier due to good materials, dual core 1.2GHz Scorpion. SGII = Rock solid performance, customizable to your liking, very light and thin (CPS) build materials, beautiful screen (lower resolution however) 4.3" or 4.5". Dual core 1.2GHz Exynos OR dual core 1.5GHz scorpion.
Even in processors and screen size the Galaxy line gives you choices...Vivid is only one....a good one, but only one.
Vivid looks elegant, nice to carry in your front pocket of your shirt and you can feel it as you handle it. SGII is so lite sometimes you can forget you're holding it. The battery cover of the SGII is flimsy, very flexible but won't break easyly. The battery cover on the Vivid is solid, locks in place with a snap and stays there. Battery on the SGII is way better than the Vivid, might be due to the large display high density AND Sense does uses a lot of power and system resources. TouchWiz is NOT people's favorite, I don't mind it because it is fast, very fast and much better than previous versions...Sammy did get the message from screaming users regarding touchwiz in the past. Because touchwiz is so lite on the processor and memory, phone runs constantly at about 650MB free memory, while due to Sense and all the At&t advertising crap bloatware the Vivid only stays at about 300MB.
I do have to admit the Sense UI is beautiful, gives your display an extra wow, but they have to come up with a way to make Sense use less system resources and better processors.
Hope it helps somewhat

ebaul said:
This may sound like ranting, but is not...just opinion:
I have had HTC phones since Win 6. Sense is nice, build quality is nice...but will never come close to the Galaxy line of phones in performance. Galaxy phones were build to perform...cheap plastic, beautiful screen and the best of processors. Performancewise I will never trade a Galaxy for an HTC. I currently own 6 phones, Galaxy (Captivate), Galaxy S II (Unlocked), HTC Amazed, HTC Vivid, Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy phone will ALWAYS outperform ANY other phone and it has been proven everywhere...HOWEVER, the HTC build quality, screen resolution (NOT that it looks better, galaxy has one of the most beautiful displays...based on consumer reviews all over, but lower resolution), and the Sense UI make the HTC a good choice. The Vivid has a nice camera but then again so does the SGII.
I don't like the Galaxy Nexus that much...thought I would, but maybe is because is still new (already rooted BTW) but I prefer Gingerbread.
I am the director of IT at my company, we deal with digital photography, data storage and more. I handle all communications and when is time to buy new gadgets all my techs are given choices of PDAs, in the last 3 years all 23 of them chose the Galaxy line over every other phone, including HTC phones. They all say the same thing: it may have been built with cheap plastic...but we look at performance. We want to touch and go....not touch...wait...then go.
So...the choice in this case is a tough one. Vivid = Nice quality, nice 4.5" screen (not better, just nice)...considerably heavier due to good materials, dual core 1.2GHz Scorpion. SGII = Rock solid performance, customizable to your liking, very light and thin (CPS) build materials, beautiful screen (lower resolution however) 4.3" or 4.5". Dual core 1.2GHz Exynos OR dual core 1.5GHz scorpion.
Even in processors and screen size the Galaxy line gives you choices...Vivid is only one....a good one, but only one.
Vivid looks elegant, nice to carry in your front pocket of your shirt and you can feel it as you handle it. SGII is so lite sometimes you can forget you're holding it. The battery cover of the SGII is flimsy, very flexible but won't break easyly. The battery cover on the Vivid is solid, locks in place with a snap and stays there. Battery on the SGII is way better than the Vivid, might be due to the large display high density AND Sense does uses a lot of power and system resources. TouchWiz is NOT people's favorite, I don't mind it because it is fast, very fast and much better than previous versions...Sammy did get the message from screaming users regarding touchwiz in the past. Because touchwiz is so lite on the processor and memory, phone runs constantly at about 650MB free memory, while due to Sense and all the At&t advertising crap bloatware the Vivid only stays at about 300MB.
I do have to admit the Sense UI is beautiful, gives your display an extra wow, but they have to come up with a way to make Sense use less system resources and better processors.
Hope it helps somewhat
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Agree!
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kiddchris said:
no, not "because I own the htc", I have had two Samsungs very recently along with the htc, and the HTC is the nicer phone out of the three, by alot
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by alot? Like what?

I kept my Evo but got a Galaxy oil the other day. I was shocked at the low resolution screen and cartoon colors. I can appreciate that Sense uses tons of memory and what made me root my Evo was the ui slowing after gingerbread. Every time I went to the gone screen it would have to stop and reload.
I plan to replace the Galaxy with a Inspire or Vivid as I can't live with the screen.
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My 2 Cents
I tend to stick to mainly HTC based phones. Why..
I feel they are very solid.
They tend to have good support factory & dev.
They tend to be very customizable
Performance wise I think the HTC & Samsung run very close (I am basing this using Vivid and Skyrocket for examples).
I like both screens (the Samsung oled screens tend to be better in sunlight, but I have been impressed with the Vivids screen in Sunlight)
My Advice to you look at your options, do some reading on what prople like and don't like and decide what phone better fits your needs. For me it's currently the Vivid.
Just my opionion tho.
Cheers
BR

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I was looking at two phones as my choices for my next phone. The S4 is my other choice and that one hasn't been revealed yet. Should I get this phone regardless of the S4 or should I look at the S4 to prevent buyer's remorse?

nviz22 said:
I was looking at two phones as my choices for my next phone. The S4 is my other choice and that one hasn't been revealed yet. Should I get this phone regardless of the S4 or should I look at the S4 to prevent buyer's remorse?
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Honestly - I say wait.
Either way, we will know about the GS4 before the launch of the HTC One if I'm not mistaken.

As above, if you're not too sure, you're better off waiting for the s4 so you can test both out.
Also, please post any questions in Q&A from now on.

Depends. If you're like me who liked the HTC One on a design perspective then get it now. If you look on specs or features then better wait and decide.

I can make things Simplify its almost confirm that s4 will use 4.9 or 5" screen but dafinately never yet able to made phone using complete metal unibody Samsung is about 85% plastic, afaic I never pay premium price for plastic from now as off coz HTC increase the bar in terms of premium design I don't care at all if it look more or less similar that endless comparison will never end for me how I feel personally to it is more important
Another thing S4 will never have ultra pixel or similar innovation so quick as for now like on HTC one and duel speaker and irda remote and Zoe and complete unibody will surely differentiate HTC ONE from other
For me higher GHz, more mega pixel better benchmark larger screen, card slot or any type software which feature which can be easy to port across android devices and these things can't make phone better so even thought s4 equipped everything but not htc one's premium distinct feature like irda, metal body exact size, qulity cam, ois Zoe, duel and loudest sound
I see Z and One and withing 3 min I finalize on One coz Z got poor viewing angle slow interface, too big and can't take advantage of full 5 inch coz on screen is tricky to appear and dissolved some time and taking space
I suggest don't expect too high but suggest you 'ONE'
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onlinejobwork said:
I can make things Simplify its almost confirm that s4 will use 4.9 or 5" screen but dafinately never yet able to made phone using complete metal unibody Samsung is about 85% plastic, afaic I never pay premium price for plastic from now as off coz HTC increase the bar in terms of premium design I don't care at all if it look more or less similar that endless comparison will never end for me how I feel personally to it is more important
Another thing S4 will never have ultra pixel or similar innovation so quick as for now like on HTC one and duel speaker and irda remote and Zoe and complete unibody will surely differentiate HTC ONE from other
For me higher GHz, more mega pixel better benchmark larger screen, card slot or any type software which feature which can be easy to port across android devices and these things can't make phone better so even thought s4 equipped everything but not htc one's premium distinct feature like irda, metal body exact size, qulity cam, ois Zoe, duel and loudest sound
I see Z and One and withing 3 min I finalize on One coz Z got poor viewing angle slow interface, too big and can't take advantage of full 5 inch coz on screen is tricky to appear and dissolved some time and taking space
I suggest don't expect too high but suggest you 'ONE'
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1. Yes you're right. But samsung will be adding little aluminum on the sides of galaxy s4.
2. Samsung will indeed never have ultrapixel as that is copyrighted by HTC. Plus on my own preferences I would still prefer megapixels over this unless they balance this out. And also! Samsung was the first with the IR Remote so don't say that HTC was first. Even Xperia Z/ZL introduced them earlier than HTC.
3. Just to be fair enough with samsung. Samsung will have irda, S-Pen, multi window.
4. Z does not have poor viewing angles. It's pretty obvious you never seen it personally I could say it's only average but no not poor. And yeah the UI is not slow I didn't encounter any UI hiccups even just once when I was testing it.
And seriously? Too big? Mind you the Xperia Z is only less than 2millimeter bigger than HTC One. That's almost like as thick as the cloth/textile on your shirt.
I am not trying to go against you but I don't really like biased comments.

The Droid DNA does very well in reviews and benchmarks. Check out the YouTube videos about its reviews and benchmarks.
I have a Note 2 and it is also a good phone if you like to watch movies/shows on the go.

Thinking of moving from an S4

Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.
What do you guys reckon?
Whats the battery life and camera like?
Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?

I also switched mate. S4 is nice but the One is even nicer.
The quality and design feel alot more premium than the S4's design and the screen is absolutely gorgeous.
Super LCD 3 is waay better then S amoled in my opinion.
Be sure to convert it to Google edition
Just do it, you wont regret

I had the s4 it was the worst phone I ever touched. From lag to cheap plastic to unoptimized software and Samsung using half of the storage I couldn't deal with it. Switched to an HTC one and never looked back and I am on att.

winwiz said:
Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.
What do you guys reckon?
Whats the battery life and camera like?
Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?
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Battery life is slightly less than S4. The edges will chip with rough use but the metal doesn't bend. You'll feel a performance drop [reduced framerate] when playing graphic intensive games like MC4. S4 is smoother with such games. Again, ever so slightly, but noticeable nevertheless. However, overall smoothness HTC>S4. Camera... it really depends. Check out some of the camera reviews here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2167592. HTC One screen >>> S4. If you're coming from the 16GB S4, you should enjoy the 32GB of space.
And oh oh Boomsound! You should hear the speakers on this thing man. They're on a different level... just amazing!
My verdict... wait for the HTC One Max.

Didnt samsung fix the lag in there latest update? Anyways this phone feels more high end all around, hardware and software wise and also things like the tv remote seem to work better and have cleaner interface
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Thanks guys
Main thing that concerns me is the camera
I've seen samples and the S4 is much better - is this really the case for those who have switched?
Also, I can root the S4 in seconds, is it the same with the HTC?

Go to a shop and try the One M7 in your hands and see how you feel, i bought an One M7 over the G4 for the stereo speakers for when i watch a movie and it is glorious, and the screen is so good amazing detail, but i would still like an S4 if i had the money :laugh:
John.

winwiz said:
Thanks guys
Main thing that concerns me is the camera
I've seen samples and the S4 is much better - is this really the case for those who have switched?
Also, I can root the S4 in seconds, is it the same with the HTC?
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Rooting is very easy ..just unlock bootloader through HTC dev then flasha a custom recovery...simple as that takes three mins...then you probably want to do s off

a box of kittens said:
Rooting is very easy ..just unlock bootloader through HTC dev then flasha a custom recovery...simple as that takes three mins...then you probably want to do s off
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Unlock-able during S-off process. No need to unlock via HTC dev =D

winwiz said:
Thanks guys
Main thing that concerns me is the camera
I've seen samples and the S4 is much better - is this really the case for those who have switched?
Also, I can root the S4 in seconds, is it the same with the HTC?
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My honest opinion on the HTC camera,,, with Sense its great in low light, but its nowhere near as good as the 8mp shooter on my missus iPhone on regular old daylight pics, id even say my old Samsung Droid Charge took better pictures..... and once i went Google edition i think its worse again, kinda grainy, why not just convert your S4 into a Google Edition, im seriously thinking about going down that route, camera has been a bit of a letdown for me on the One

winwiz said:
Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.
What do you guys reckon?
Whats the battery life and camera like?
Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?
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what do u think the answers are going to be in a htc one forum?
its like asking is iphone good or bad in a mac forum.
sometimes logic will give you more answers then you think you can get.

jags_the1 said:
what do u think the answers are going to be in a htc one forum?
its like asking is iphone good or bad in a mac forum.
sometimes logic will give you more answers then you think you can get.
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actually if you read the comments, they are very balanced.
I'll try and play with one at a store to make my mind up.
The max and Note 3 are too big!

winwiz said:
actually if you read the comments, they are very balanced.
I'll try and play with one at a store to make my mind up.
The max and Note 3 are too big!
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there are plenty of sites comparing them both. they will give you much balanced review. and no most of them never gave you a balanced view. just 2 of them did .

The camera, in my opinion, is just fine for 99% of typical usage. If you're gonna print out copies, the One will not be as good... but if you just keep them on your phone to share, text them to other people, or upload them to social media sites, the camera is more than sufficient. The low light performance is a plus as well.
Battery life is pretty damn good in my opinion. I haven't done anything to optimize my battery life, and it lasts me a whole day of medium usage. With some tweaking, people are seeing 5 to 6 hours of screen on time. If you use your phone more than that in a day, it's likely you're in need of a new job or hobby, haha.
Hardware is simply untouchable. The screen is beautiful and converted me from a huge loyalty to Samsung amoled screens. The body of the phone is gorgeous and feels awesome in the hand. The dual front speakers are not just hype... they are truly astounding.
Software was a nice surprise for me. I've always hated Sense, and thought it made phones ugly and sluggish. Sense 5 is neither. Though I use Apex launcher, HTC really impressed me with their refinements of Sense. Like others have said, the phone flies through pretty much everything except intensive gaming.
Overall, in my book, HTC won this round of flagships. They won't sell as many, but it really is a much better phone.
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Here's the skinny...
If you are shooting in anything but optimal light get the One. I have been amazed at the quality level with no noise. Sunny day shooting looks great as well but it does have the slightest bit Lower quality compared to the S4
Ex - incandescent lighting in a home, cloudy skies, restaurant......
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winwiz said:
Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.
What do you guys reckon?
Whats the battery life and camera like?
Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?
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If you happen to live in the US and also happen to have a T-Mobile S4, I will trade with you. Mine is 9.5/10 condition wise. Only reason I don't give it a full 10 is because I've used it. 10/10 for me would be unused.
Anyway, if you want to swap, PM me. It would have to be a T-Mobile S4, though.

winwiz said:
Getting really bored of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and am looking towards the HTC ONE.
What do you guys reckon?
Whats the battery life and camera like?
Does the metal body chip or bend or damage easily?
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They are very different phones in a lot of ways, so there is no one answer as to which is "best". It depends on what you use it for and how you use it.
I went with the One because I liked the look and feel much more. I just don't like plastic phones anymore. Playing with them side by side, I just found the One smoother and faster.
My phone is heavily optimized, but I have no trouble going 36 hours without a charge.
The camera issue is quite polarizing. It depends a great deal on what you use your phone for. If you take photos mostly for texting and social media, the One is superior because of it's better performance across all conditions. If you use it as a replacement for a point-and-shoot camera, or expect to be able to blow up/crop the shots, the 13MP camera on the S4 is a better choice.
This is a very tough phone. I haven't bothered with a case or screen protector, and it still looks out-of-the-box new. My screen does not have a single scratch. CNET threw their test unit out of a moving bus and it survived with no more than a ding on the corner.
You may be able to root the S4 faster, but the locked bootloader on some models has inhibited development. Development on the One could not be more robust--some rom threads see 200-300 posts a day.

So, as an owner of the HTC One i'l give you a honest thought.
FIRST OF ALL - I don't know how much money you have to spend and I'm not going to get into your life, but if I was in your situation I wouldn't recommend buying the HTC One if you have the S4. It doesn't even matter if the One is a bit smoother and has an aluminium body over the s4's plastic body, at the end of the day they are both top android phones with similar specifications. I moved from the old Galaxy S1 to the HTC One, Now its just amazing how different they are I cant even explain, the HTC One is probably the best phone I've seen out there, but at the end of the day? they are just similar, running the same OS and they both are used the same.
So After giving you my opinion let me tell you this:
1. First, the HTC One is definitely the smoothest android phone I've ever seen - including the Galaxy S4. and By the way the phone runs MC4 and whatever game you pick smoothly.
2. the HTC One has the best screen I've seen, comparing to the Iphone 5, the Galaxy S4 and others - its absolutely beautiful and stunning. Moving from the S1 was a shock to me.
3. The camera is pretty good, it has nice pics though I think I would pick the S4's camera - to me its not a big deal.
4. I know its all about opinions, but the HTC one is just the most beautiful phone ever, People see it and stay with their jaws down. The thing is I might be a bit paranoid, of course after paying alot for it, I cant go commando with it so I've put a protector that should protect it the best, so I cant see how nice it looks.
5. Speakers are just crazy, but seriously, who doesn't use their headphones? and If I've talked about the headphones already I must say that the headphones that come with the One sounds amazing using the phone!!!! I never thought that I could hear so good with the phone/heads.
6. Battery Life - I must say that the battery life is amazing for me!! I'm not a heavy user at all, but my Locations and 3G/wifi are on all day long I use facebook, play some games, whatsapp, Internet, waze and the battery won't end! I usually charge the phone every second day.
So after pointing all these out, the htc one is pretty amazing and its stunning, but If I were in your situation I would keep the money and stay with the S4.
Good Luck,

Thanks guys
I'll have to have a play with one to compare

Waiting for 64 GB version of HTC One. Planing to move from GS4.
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[Q] Is this a great phone to buy if I plan on Rooting/Flashing?

I have worn out my Galaxy S Captivate (ill miss you ol' pal). It has a cracked screen, cracked 3.5mm jack (don't ask how lol), and it has never had a flash either. Also the camera lense is now cracked.
I am about to upgrade to a new phone, and have considered many phones, but I like the sound of the HTC One (not literally the sound), because it is a sleek metal chassis unlike the new, and very expensive, samsung galaxy S4.
I don't plan on going crazy with my phone, I just want to listen to music, have a good camera, and possible use the camera flash as a flashlight (is this possible?)
What are the chances of someone giving me a run-down on their personal experience with the phone, as well as some advice, such as "Is this a good phone to purchase if I want to flash a great ROM and root it? Remove all the bloatware etc.
Here's why I like the HTC One: ( or the idea of it)
It has a metal design
Its screen is under 5 inches
The pixel density
The audio quality (I know BEATS is not a great thing, but the phone seems to implement it well either way into the design)
It has a flash! *my cappy didn't*
It has a minimum of 32gb internal storage, I don't use microSD in my phone
the battery life is said to last super long!
gorilla glass (that's almost a must for me)
Anyways, all help/advice/opinions are seriously greatly appreciated. Please respond!

RJ287 said:
I have worn out my Galaxy S Captivate (ill miss you ol' pal). It has a cracked screen, cracked 3.5mm jack (don't ask how lol), and it has never had a flash either. Also the camera lense is now cracked.
I am about to upgrade to a new phone, and have considered many phones, but I like the sound of the HTC One (not literally the sound), because it is a sleek metal chassis unlike the new, and very expensive, samsung galaxy S4.
I don't plan on going crazy with my phone, I just want to listen to music, have a good camera, and possible use the camera flash as a flashlight (is this possible?)
What are the chances of someone giving me a run-down on their personal experience with the phone, as well as some advice, such as "Is this a good phone to purchase if I want to flash a great ROM and root it? Remove all the bloatware etc.
Here's why I like the HTC One: ( or the idea of it)
It has a metal design
Its screen is under 5 inches
The pixel density
The audio quality (I know BEATS is not a great thing, but the phone seems to implement it well either way into the design)
It has a flash! *my cappy didn't*
It has a minimum of 32gb internal storage, I don't use microSD in my phone
the battery life is said to last super long!
gorilla glass (that's almost a must for me)
Anyways, all help/advice/opinions are seriously greatly appreciated. Please respond!
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This phone is definitely a good phone for rooting. A friend of mine is the manager of my local ATT store, and he helped me make your same decision. He kept telling me that if i were a normal user hed reccomend the S4, but because im a modder and a flasher, the One would be my better choice. Boy was he right. A month ago my sister got the S4, and boy does it feel like a piece of garbage in my hand now. I also came from an S3, and i can promise this is a step up in everyway. This phone has excellent hardware, a unique design, and lots of active development. My advice though is to definitely do your homework before trying to root or anything of the sort, because its a worlds different coming from a samsung. I cant think of a single complaint about this phone. Hope i helped, and good luck!

For the phone itself, I'd definitely, highly recommend it. It does have the fast processor, cool camera, excellent battery life and the speaker quality is a game-changer IMO. Plus it's just plain beautiful to look at and great to hold.
For rooting, I'm not sure what carrier you're on, but if it's Sprint, then I can't fully recommend it. The Sprint variant is still stuck on the older 4.1-based ROMs, so being rooted isn't as much fun on this phone as it's been for my past HTC phones. If you're on any other carrier, then you're good to go. I can't think of any compelling reason to not get this phone.

Thank you guys so much for the hasty responses. I'm going to go check this out tomorrow!

RJ287 said:
Thank you guys so much for the hasty responses. I'm going to go check this out tomorrow!
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Firstly hold the One in one hand and the S4 in another you'll opt for the One in microseconds!
The choice of custom roms and mods available is large.... the only problem you'll have is which to choose.
You will find the ways to unlock the bootloader, obtain root, etc. quite different but there are plenty of guides available in the One forums and plenty of guys to help you along the way.... searching and reading will open a new world to you, take your time and you will pick it all up.
To end..... the One is the best phone I've owned by a long way.
Edit: A day or so ago I read in a review site somewhere where they said that if you want a phone to use out of the box without modifying then choose the S4 but if you want to customise then the One is the way to go.

Yeah, thanks again.
I have been reading some reviews about how terrible the HTC One is, but I don't think people are giving it bad reviews for a good reason.
All the weird/bad reviews have been mostly "iPhone is better" or just "Galaxy S4 is just better because its CPU is 200mHz faster".

I had a hard time deciding between the One and the S4 also. I went for the One based on the fact that
LCD Screen means no burn-in
Speakers are where they should be
Beats Audio chip makes a noticable difference
I'm a pixel junkie
There is a lot of truth behind the "UltraPixel" camera (I went to college for photography)
I'm 100% happy with my decision, and even though the S4 tops all the benchmarks (fully stock), it makes ZERO difference in real world use.

First Impressions Thread

What is your first impressions after unboxing and setting up your new awesome S5?

Mine just walked in from FedEx... updates coming!
First thought why am I going to give up my unlocked Tmobile Note 3 for this.... more thoughts coming after I use it for a while.

After using my HTC One M8 for a week.. It's kinda hard to like the feel of Galaxy S5. Plus kinda disappointed "Download Booster" isn't here

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After using my HTC One M8 for a week.. It's kinda hard to like the feel of Galaxy S5. Plus kinda disappointed "Download Booster" isn't here
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yeah...the M8 is a very nice phone. Now go outside and take some pictures with both phones. No editing no nothing take the exact same pictures. The view them on your computer.....you will see the difference.

jamezr said:
yeah...the M8 is a very nice phone. Now go outside and take some pictures with both phones. No editing no nothing take the exact same pictures. The view them on your computer.....you will see the difference.
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"go outside" being key words.. m8 takes great pics inside.but cant crop pics, or you will run out of pixels. its a give and take i guess

That's the only problem with the M8 is the camera

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That's the only problem with the M8 is the camera
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And slower RAM and slower charging rate and slower processor clock speed and not being as water resistant and and and the list can go on for quite some time.
BUT, the M8 has no boot loader issue to worry about.
And don't need to worry about root getting taken away with each new Android update that comes along.
I would not upgrade my unlocked S4 for an M8.

CZ Eddie said:
And slower RAM and slower charging rate and slower processor clock speed and not being as water resistant and and and the list can go on for quite some time.
BUT, the M8 has no boot loader issue to worry about.
And don't need to worry about root getting taken away with each new Android update that comes along.
I would not upgrade my unlocked S4 for an M8.
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'Slower' RAM and 'slower' processor clock speed will hardly make a perceivable difference in usage. Anything beyond that is placebo. Water resistant is not even a feature to be considered while comparing M8 to S5. People have been using phones for many years without taking them near water or dropping them in water.

metaldood said:
'Slower' RAM and 'slower' processor clock speed will hardly make a perceivable difference in usage. Anything beyond that is placebo. Water resistant is not even a feature to be considered while comparing M8 to S5. People have been using phones for many years without taking them near water or dropping them in water.
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I disagree with everything you said, except the CPU.

I had the M8 for a week and I'm happily switching to the S5. Maybe I'm a Sammy guy I'm not sure. I loved the M8 and almost everything about it but I just couldn't "fall in love" with it. I was disappointed with the camera overall. I found more uses with the S5 package. The fingerprint scanner(works very well), bigger screen(without the onscreen buttons), more vivid display, in hand feeling(yes the M8 is built great but awkward to use at times), the camera(I have kids and actually print photos from my phone) and finally use with the Gear 2. I'm a watch guy and really liked the Galaxy Gear.
I've had the M8, G2, Note 3, One and Nexus 5 so I have a good sampling size. (yes I have a problem, don't make fun)

verks said:
I had the M8 for a week and I'm happily switching to the S5. Maybe I'm a Sammy guy I'm not sure. I loved the M8 and almost everything about it but I just couldn't "fall in love" with it. I was disappointed with the camera overall. I found more uses with the S5 package. The fingerprint scanner(works very well), bigger screen(without the onscreen buttons), more vivid display, in hand feeling(yes the M8 is built great but awkward to use at times), the camera(I have kids and actually print photos from my phone) and finally use with the Gear 2. I'm a watch guy and really liked the Galaxy Gear.
I've had the M8, G2, Note 3, One and Nexus 5 so I have a good sampling size. (yes I have a problem, don't make fun)
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I have had the G2, M7, S4, N5 and now the M8, personally I find the S5 a complete turn off due to its locked down nature that alone made my decision to use an upgrade on the M8, only way I consider a S5 is if its reasonably priced on Play store as GPE..but that's just my personal preference. I'm sure the S5 will sell tons and is a good phone, I just cant deal with a locked down phone, not to mention the price premium of the base 16gb over a m8 that comes standard with 32.

metaldood said:
'Slower' RAM and 'slower' processor clock speed will hardly make a perceivable difference in usage. Anything beyond that is placebo. Water resistant is not even a feature to be considered while comparing M8 to S5. People have been using phones for many years without taking them near water or dropping them in water.
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Water damage is probably the most likely cause of a broken device. Broken screens can usually be replaced for cheap and a relatively easy DIY. Fixing a water damaged device, on the other hand, can be expensive and hard to do...if at all. I don't know about you, but the fact that I will never have to worry about water with the S5 is a great selling point.

djkinetic said:
I have had the G2, M7, S4, N5 and now the M8, personally I find the S5 a complete turn off due to its locked down nature that alone made my decision to use an upgrade on the M8, only way I consider a S5 is if its reasonably priced on Play store as GPE..but that's just my personal preference. I'm sure the S5 will sell tons and is a good phone, I just cant deal with a locked down phone, not to mention the price premium of the base 16gb over a m8 that comes standard with 32.
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I can't disagree with you at all on either issue. I'm very disappointed that it is locked down. I managed to work around that on my Note to get what I needed so hopefully it will be the same on the S5 or it will be a short run.

djkinetic said:
I have had the G2, M7, S4, N5 and now the M8, personally I find the S5 a complete turn off due to its locked down nature that alone made my decision to use an upgrade on the M8, only way I consider a S5 is if its reasonably priced on Play store as GPE..but that's just my personal preference. I'm sure the S5 will sell tons and is a good phone, I just cant deal with a locked down phone, not to mention the price premium of the base 16gb over a m8 that comes standard with 32.
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Agree 1,000%. The One M8 being so developer friendly is a major selling point, and worthy of supporting HTC the underdog, you can have a stock ROM, a Tweaked Sense 6 ROM, or a GPE ROM, different kernels for OC the processor, or underclock it. HTC allows pretty much total control of the One M8 is you want.
Samsung + U.S. Carriers = Nazis, locking it down tight, zero control of your phone. Juts root at best, to do cosmetic tweaks.
Is the S5 better than the One M8 ? Yeah, maybe, but not by much. The M8 does have the better battery life, which to me is #1 most important. But the S5 is waterproof, it has a brighter screen, well that's about it.

Zorachus said:
Agree 1,000%. The One M8 being so developer friendly is a major selling point, and worthy of supporting HTC the underdog, you can have a stock ROM, a Tweaked Sense 6 ROM, or a GPE ROM, different kernels for OC the processor, or underclock it. HTC allows pretty much total control of the One M8 is you want.
Samsung + U.S. Carriers = Nazis, locking it down tight, zero control of your phone. Juts root at best, to do cosmetic tweaks.
Is the S5 better than the One M8 ? Yeah, maybe, but not by much. The M8 does have the better battery life, which to me is #1 most important. But the S5 is waterproof, it has a brighter screen, well that's about it.
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No, not "maybe". It is better than the M8 in every category. Also, the M8 does not have better battery life than the S5. It has been proved many times now the S5's battery edges past the M8's. Not to mention, the obvious removable battery option. And there are many other things that are better with the S5 that you may not find "useful", but many others would.
Just because you prefer one device over the other doesn't magically make the other less better. Any way you cut it, the S5 is the better device. Plain and simple. After that, it just comes down to what the user prefers over the other and which compromises they're willing to make over the other. You pick the M8, you lose removable battery, better display, water resistant, etc...but gain developer friendly, metal body, etc. You pick the S5, you lose metal body, less developer friendly, etc. It's a trade-off either way.

karmuh said:
No, not "maybe". It is better than the M8 in every category. Also, the M8 does not have better battery life than the S5. It has been proved many times now the S5's battery edges past the M8's. Not to mention, the obvious removable battery option. And there are many other things that are better with the S5 that you may not find "useful", but many others would.
Just because you prefer one device over the other doesn't magically make the other less better. Any way you cut it, the S5 is the better device. Plain and simple. After that, it just comes down to what the user prefers over the other and which compromises they're willing to make over the other. You pick the M8, you lose removable battery, better display, water resistant, etc...but gain developer friendly, metal body, etc. You pick the S5, you lose metal body, less developer friendly, etc. It's a trade-off either way.
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Battery Life
http://anandtech.com/show/7903/samsung-galaxy-s-5-review/5
The Galaxy S 5 falls behind the new HTC One M8 by a little bit, for battery life, especially if you consider the smaller capacity battery.
As far as hardware goes, the two phones, M8 and S5 share pretty much identical internals, so performance is neck and neck equal, trading blows. I agree the S5 has the brighter screen, that is better than the M8, and the S5 is waterproof, the M8 is not. Sense 6 is less bloated of a skin compared to the heavy Touchwiz. And I don't need a heart rate monitor on my cellphone, or do magic air gestures either.
End of the day, the two phones are super close in performance and battery department. I just prefer the open nature and developer friendly M8 that I can tweak to my hearts desire, over a locked down, anti-developer phone.

Thought this is a first impressions thread. Not a S5 versus HTC m8. I would like to hear about the S5.
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
After using my HTC One M8 for a week.. It's kinda hard to like the feel of Galaxy S5. Plus kinda disappointed "Download Booster" isn't here
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Download booster is coming in a update we are getting in about 4 weeks.

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Any early owners know if the always listening S Voice or Google Now works with the screen off like the Moto X?
Just one month til I can upgrade!

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