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Hi,
So i planned to buy HTC Desire HD until yesterday came HTC Incredible S to my local shop. And im quite surprised, because Incredible S is cheaper than Desire HD - Desire HD costs 503 euros while Incredible S costs 442 euros. So now im wondering... perhaps i should go straight to Incredible S? But the things i want are Big screen, because im planning to read web, pdfs and stuff like that. I wouldnt buy an expensive phone if it has some freezing or rebooting problem (thats why i skipped original Desire), so as i know Desire HD is reliable, stable, fast and doesnt have any problems regarding that. So Incredible S should be just like Desire HD in stability. Some people are complaining of bad Desire HD battery life, and it seems like Incredible S has bigger battery and smaller screen, so battery life on Incredible S should be better, altough i dont worry too much, if battery would last 24 hours with medium usage thats more than enough. So im asking you Incredible S owners - what problems does this phone have (if it does have them at all), and how well it does work? I mean is it snappy and stable like Desire HD? Also, as i said i want big screen, but if the difference isnt that big (4.3 vs 4.0 inch) in reality, i would be totally satisfied with Incredible S screen. I mean how much would 4.3 inch display compared to 4.0 inch improve the web browsing, pdf documents reading experience? If the difference isnt very significant i wouldnt care. Also how about build quality? Desire HD has metal on his back, while Incredible S has rubberised plastic? Does it squeak? You know, metal is always nice it makes phone a bit stronger, but more or less the phone will sit in its case. So overall which one you would recommend me?
Thanks for answers
There are plenty of user reviews in this forum, but in short (and IMHO):
- IS has much better quality screen, albeit slightly smaller (not small enough to make a differance)
- Battery life is much better
- IS has same SOC as the DHD so performance is the same
- Build quality is good. Stable, sturdy and tight
l0st.prophet said:
There are plenty of user reviews in this forum, but in short (and IMHO):
- IS has much better quality screen, albeit slightly smaller (not small enough to make a differance)
- Battery life is much better
- IS has same SOC as the DHD so performance is the same
- Build quality is good. Stable, sturdy and tight
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Thanks, i already readed this forum. But how about hang ups or reboots or something like that? Also how about support? Im almost sure that this phone wont get as much as attention as Desire HD has, altough this is gonna be my first android smartphone, so im not planning to root that phone in near future (too afraid), but still that would be cool if Incredible S would be rooted and Cyanongen mod would be ported to Incredible S, because only HTC Sense and stock android look useful to me, i cant stand all other ui overlays like touchwiz or motoblur, theyre incomplete, laggy and ugly. So anyway as i see you recommend me to go to Incredible S. Well perhaps i will but i need more opinions and replies first, you know i dont want to buy something what i will be regreting for two years.
l0st.prophet said:
There are plenty of user reviews in this forum, but in short (and IMHO):
- IS has much better quality screen, albeit slightly smaller (not small enough to make a differance)
- Battery life is much better
- IS has same SOC as the DHD so performance is the same
- Build quality is good. Stable, sturdy and tight
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i fully agree with you, in all points.
i am was using myself the glacier, it's not stable at all, it's heavy, not liked it at all. now i am using the vivo, i am really happy with it, just the shape of the back cover looks strange for me, the only thing i don't like
for my opinion, this phone will become a best seller !
If it in a rush: certainly buy the IS. If u have some time 2 spare u can wait for the dual cores, which should be a better choice.
Just because the IS is newer, it has some better balanced hardware. A lot of people feel the same way about it. Upgrade is a waste of money, new its definitely worth it. But if you can wait a month or 3 u probably should go for a dual core. For the next 2 year a lot will change in Android and much better support dual cores.
And about your questions: Nvr had any problems, sometimes its a bit baggy, but its over in a second or so. The back doesn't squeak.
Thanks for opinions.
Well im also thinking so, but i found one thing, Desire HD shoots better videos i mean fps than Incredible S, why is that so?
Desire HD video sample : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNtZSgcaToY
Incredible S video sample : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GJHfX5j7Es
The difference is pretty obvious.
About dual cores well i dont see any reason to buy one of them. Why? The current 1 ghz android smarthphones are very fast and smooth theres almost no area for perfomance improvements, so definitely dual cores is not worth a wait. The only advantage i see is gaming, but im not a gamer so i dont care. Also it should improve multitasking but multitasking in android is already pretty smart and optimized for single core cpus.
Nece228 said:
Hi,
So i planned to buy HTC Desire HD until yesterday came HTC Incredible S to my local shop. And im quite surprised, because Incredible S is cheaper than Desire HD - Desire HD costs 503 euros while Incredible S costs 442 euros. So now im wondering... perhaps i should go straight to Incredible S? But the things i want are Big screen, because im planning to read web, pdfs and stuff like that. I wouldnt buy an expensive phone if it has some freezing or rebooting problem (thats why i skipped original Desire), so as i know Desire HD is reliable, stable, fast and doesnt have any problems regarding that. So Incredible S should be just like Desire HD in stability. Some people are complaining of bad Desire HD battery life, and it seems like Incredible S has bigger battery and smaller screen, so battery life on Incredible S should be better, altough i dont worry too much, if battery would last 24 hours with medium usage thats more than enough. So im asking you Incredible S owners - what problems does this phone have (if it does have them at all), and how well it does work? I mean is it snappy and stable like Desire HD? Also, as i said i want big screen, but if the difference isnt that big (4.3 vs 4.0 inch) in reality, i would be totally satisfied with Incredible S screen. I mean how much would 4.3 inch display compared to 4.0 inch improve the web browsing, pdf documents reading experience? If the difference isnt very significant i wouldnt care. Also how about build quality? Desire HD has metal on his back, while Incredible S has rubberised plastic? Does it squeak? You know, metal is always nice it makes phone a bit stronger, but more or less the phone will sit in its case. So overall which one you would recommend me?
Thanks for answers
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I think IS will be popular soon.In fact,it's becoming popular.IS is better than DHD,but it also some problem.some1 said he takes photo red,and he can hear his own voice when he made call.It can't be rooted yet.
I myself too had the same problem with ts, but I went with IS cuz of the battery life
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Nece228 said:
Thanks for opinions.
Well im also thinking so, but i found one thing, Desire HD shoots better videos i mean fps than Incredible S, why is that so?
Desire HD video sample : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNtZSgcaToY
Incredible S video sample : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GJHfX5j7Es
The difference is pretty obvious.
About dual cores well i dont see any reason to buy one of them. Why? The current 1 ghz android smarthphones are very fast and smooth theres almost no area for perfomance improvements, so definitely dual cores is not worth a wait. The only advantage i see is gaming, but im not a gamer so i dont care. Also it should improve multitasking but multitasking in android is already pretty smart and optimized for single core cpus.
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Shooting videos should be the same considering camera hardware is the same. The video from the Desire HD in the youtube video appeared to be better but I think that had more to do with location and lighting. If you record the same location the video should be identical.
NardVa said:
Shooting videos should be the same considering camera hardware is the same. The video from the Desire HD in the youtube video appeared to be better but I think that had more to do with location and lighting. If you record the same location the video should be identical.
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I saw other videos of incredible s and even those with good light conditions are still worse than desire hd's.
I had a DHD for 2 weeks, and its certainly not a bad phone. But when i was offered to svop the DHD for a IncS, i acceptede it right away, and i havn't regrettede it for one second.
The IncS has much better screen and build quality.
Just waiting for it to bee rooted ;-)
the 2 are good
Thanks again for opinions.
Altough it shouldnt have random reboot or freezing problem, theres thread in here in which quite a few people complain that it restarts itself. Do you have same problem?
Nece228 said:
Thanks again for opinions.
Altough it shouldnt have random reboot or freezing problem, theres thread in here in which quite a few people complain that it restarts itself. Do you have same problem?
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Never - and my IncS it filled up with widgest and 3 part software.
jkolner said:
Never - and my IncS it filled up with widgest and 3 part software.
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Thanks,
Ill probably go to Incredible S now. But i made a deal with shop, so when Desire HD and Incredible S arrives ill have chance to use them both and choose one in the shop.
Better quality life beats hands down rest of Desire family. That is big plus to Incredible S.
Ballistic_78 said:
Better quality life beats hands down rest of Desire family. That is big plus to Incredible S.
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you wanted to say "battery life", didn't you? ;-)
DHD being the Flagship device at the time of release, i would have expected the cost of it would hold for quite some time, even thought the newer IS is out now, it's not quite revolutionary enough to be yet another flagship device at this stage.
But having one on my hand now and having played with my friend's DHD, you are getting a pretty similar device for a bit less money to be honest.
I would definately say go for the IS unless you find a good deal on the DHD.
I had also htc desire hd, it was a good phone but its build quality was not so nice especially the Sim card cover was so badly build, it is so rough and always keep the gap between aluminium part of the phone. so it looked very ugly like a broken phone, and htc knows very well about this issue and many users are using their warranty for this sim card cover.
I prefer htc incredible s over dersire hd on two factors.
IS screen resolution is much better than desire hd. SLCD IS BETTER THAN LCD especially when you are using your phone outside.
IS build quality is also impressive, no doubt it has rubbery back but looks great in hand and no awkward issue like desire hd( Sim cover)
but if you consider only software, then both are same.
ramis7 said:
IS screen resolution is much better than desire hd. SLCD IS BETTER THAN LCD especially when you are using your phone outside.
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Just to clarify, the resolution of both devices is exactly the same. The IS looks sharper and clear because the pixel density is higher, because it is physically smaller. But the end result is it looks crisper, and also the brightness of SLCD is much improved as well
Hello Everybody..
I been itching to upgrade my phone and purchase an Android based phone since months and just when i was set to purchase Incredible S.. these dual cores start popping up.
I am not too much of a geek to fall for the dual cores straightaway, esp when the OS/Apps arent optimized for dual, still thought about considering Lg Optimus 2x as both are closely matched regarding the pricing in my area.
Preference:-
1) Battery
Need to have the battery lasting through the day on moderate/decent usage.
2) Camera
Cant ignore this aspect. Basically still photography. Videos shdnt be horrible either.
3) Ofc the sensible purchase Out of Incrdible S / 2x
Been reading lots of reviews and what not but still a little doubt remains.
Even though totally sold on the HTC Sensation.. the phone might not debut here for another month and a half and more importantly will open with a huge price difference (taking 2x/Incredible S in view)
Advice/Suggestions needed guys.
If you ask me, I will never buy LG phone.
I am HTC fan and I can tell you that Incredible S is one of the best HTC phones till now. My previous phone was Desire HD. Incredible S is much, much better.
Thanks greggy..
Oh and one more thing.. Camera is another thing which needs to be counted in.
Updating original post as well.
I have tried both. And send the LG back.
Camera, battery, software is crap.
I have bought an incredible now and it's absolutely cool.
Camera is quite good.
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Formel-LMS said:
I have tried both. And send the LG back.
Camera, battery, software is crap.
I have bought an incredible now and it's absolutely cool.
Camera is quite good.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk
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Heyy I remember you from the Nexus One threads! Cool you're a Incredible S convert as well
I've just bought a new HTC Incredible S. Looks nice, however i realized that the phone signal drops 1 line if I grab the phone with my full hand sovering the top.
Anyway, what makes HTC better than the LG Optimus X2? I'm a fan of HTC.. but according to the features.. the X2 should be much better than our HTC
gregy74 said:
If you ask me, I will never buy LG phone.
I am HTC fan and I can tell you that Incredible S is one of the best HTC phones till now. My previous phone was Desire HD. Incredible S is much, much better.
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Same dilema here, but with the desire s instead of this!
Is dual core just overhyped?
also may i ask, why did you upgrade from a dhd to the incredible s?
Is it coz of battery?
emarcoss said:
.. but according to the features.. the X2 should be much better than our HTC
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i believe the answer lies with the combo of a better optimised s/w + RAM.
Thanks to 'Formel-LMS' we have a comment from a user who tried his hands on both the phones. Thanks to him.
I've just bought a new HTC Incredible S. Looks nice, however i realized that the phone signal drops 1 line if I grab the phone with my full hand sovering the top.
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That's due to the incorrect way of holding the phone.
Basically Phones are never meant to be held with fingers anywhere near the antenna as that interferes with the signal reception..and i think that is exactly what happened with you.
spacescreamer said:
Preference:-
1) Battery
Need to have the battery lasting through the day on moderate/decent usage.
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Don't count on the dual-core chips having better battery life until a process shrink.
Formel-LMS said:
I have tried both. And send the LG back.
Camera, battery, software is crap.
I have bought an incredible now and it's absolutely cool.
Camera is quite good.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk
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Same here. HD filming is also very nice, but takes a lot of SD memory.
Device is very fast,
Also the speed of the serviceprovider is very important. Check with others.
From Nameit's HTC Incredible s using XDA app!
i dont like the LG
gregy74 said:
If you ask me, I will never buy LG phone.
I am HTC fan and I can tell you that Incredible S is one of the best HTC phones till now. My previous phone was Desire HD. Incredible S is much, much better.
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same here, my previous one was HD2, love the S
Gihanfx said:
same here, my previous one was HD2, love the S
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I was stupid to buy LG 2x seeing positive reviews, everything is crap, phone is getting switched off on its own, too much hassel, i wont go for LG again
only positive thing about lg is root freindly, but i believe incredible s will come around, but i thought same for legend & it never picked up
Hi ppl
I have read this tread and realised that there have been a lot of dislikes about the LG optimus 2x. I am actually a user for both the 2x and Incredible S. so i can tell you the pros and cons for each phones...
Yes i have to admit when the LG came out fresh from the box it does have its flaws but it is mainly due to LG programmers... It hangs lags and self restart but after a firmware upgrade (10A to 10B) all these problems are gone! Now it is fast and smooth and it has not given me any problem since then!
Of course it is still not perfect! there are atill some flaws i will get back to that later...
Now to the HTC
firstly i have to admit the HTC sense do really make life easier! especially if you upgrade from 1 HTC to another HTC!
Apart from the usual Gmail sync that you get for all android phone, HTC sense actually automatically sync everything! settings, ringtones and including your SMS! This is a big plus point actually! Also sense makes contact management a breeze as you can link each contact to their email, face book, whatsapp...
This really help you see your things about your friends easily without the need of switching from one programme to another...
To sum up the pros and cons...
Pros for 2x
Camera both is 8mp but LG is much sharper and also in dark situation, LG actually uses its LED Flash to auto focus first so you will get sharp picture even in dark situation.
As compared to the HTC it does not perform well in dark situations and it does not use its LED to help focus the objects.
Also the flash on 2x is actually brighter then the dual LED on the HTC.
2x has full HD video recording while HTC is only 720p... 2x is really nice when it comes to video recording.
2x has built in 8GB of memory and it can still be further increased Via micro SD while HTC only has 1gb for programs...
LG has direct HDMI output and it really output to my TV at Full HD
LG has better sound quality speaker, it rings and sound much louder!
LG has better screen picture quality.
LG has better battery life compared to HTC. HTC can't last more then 10 hours without charging but LG can... Usually when my HTC die my LG still has about 20 percent.
Lg somehow has better signal level compared to HTC... this could be due to the fact that HTC tried to cut cost and put the Signal antenna to the battery cover so if you cover with your hands you will get a drastic signal drop.
cons for LG
Facebook integration is not as good as htc
thicker and heavier then htc.
Pros for HTC
HTC Sense! it is a really big plus point! it is really useful.
Better user experience... Examples are that you do not have to do screen unlock to skip the next music track when you are listening to music wherelse LG have to unlock the screen and go to the music menu to go to the next track!
Email SMS inbox can be seen on the screen without going into the program itself (again thanks to HTC sense widgets).
Cons
Sorry some of the cons are actually mention on the LG's pro for comparision.
examples are the camera and video recording are not as good as the LG.
Battery life is considerable less.
sometimes it is really sluggish (could be also due to the fact that htc sense is a resource eater!)
for now i can only report till here...
all i can say is HTC is really way ahead from all the competitor in android for its programming!
and also i prefer the build quality on the LG itself! it feels more solid!
PS. For all the people who has LG 2x and expericeing hanging please just do a simple upgrade of firmware as it really improve and solve all the problems.
I hope this helps!
Optimus 2X has a Tegra dual core, HDMI, 1080p HD recording, gyroscope,
however, it only has 512MB RAM, it's a big disadvantage
BTW: I don't trust LG phone's quality, i'd prefer Incredible S ...
At carphone warehouse in the uk, the incredible s cost more than the lg! Then the wildfire s cost only £50 less than the lg. So ppl in uk have already negative views of it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEeulajPlkk#
Show's that dual core and quadrant score don' mean jack in day to day stuff.
Don't fall into the more is better trap that people fell for with their PC processors. It took folks about two years to realise (unless you spend your life gaming) it was total ****.
coolnil said:
Hi ppl
I have read this tread and realised that there have been a lot of dislikes about the LG optimus 2x. I am actually a user for both the 2x and Incredible S. so i can tell you the pros and cons for each phones...
Yes i have to admit when the LG came out fresh from the box it does have its flaws but it is mainly due to LG programmers... It hangs lags and self restart but after a firmware upgrade (10A to 10B) all these problems are gone! Now it is fast and smooth and it has not given me any problem since then!
Of course it is still not perfect! there are atill some flaws i will get back to that later...
Now to the HTC
firstly i have to admit the HTC sense do really make life easier! especially if you upgrade from 1 HTC to another HTC!
Apart from the usual Gmail sync that you get for all android phone, HTC sense actually automatically sync everything! settings, ringtones and including your SMS! This is a big plus point actually! Also sense makes contact management a breeze as you can link each contact to their email, face book, whatsapp...
This really help you see your things about your friends easily without the need of switching from one programme to another...
To sum up the pros and cons...
Pros for 2x
Camera both is 8mp but LG is much sharper and also in dark situation, LG actually uses its LED Flash to auto focus first so you will get sharp picture even in dark situation.
As compared to the HTC it does not perform well in dark situations and it does not use its LED to help focus the objects.
Also the flash on 2x is actually brighter then the dual LED on the HTC.
2x has full HD video recording while HTC is only 720p... 2x is really nice when it comes to video recording.
2x has built in 8GB of memory and it can still be further increased Via micro SD while HTC only has 1gb for programs...
LG has direct HDMI output and it really output to my TV at Full HD
LG has better sound quality speaker, it rings and sound much louder!
LG has better screen picture quality.
LG has better battery life compared to HTC. HTC can't last more then 10 hours without charging but LG can... Usually when my HTC die my LG still has about 20 percent.
Lg somehow has better signal level compared to HTC... this could be due to the fact that HTC tried to cut cost and put the Signal antenna to the battery cover so if you cover with your hands you will get a drastic signal drop.
cons for LG
Facebook integration is not as good as htc
thicker and heavier then htc.
Pros for HTC
HTC Sense! it is a really big plus point! it is really useful.
Better user experience... Examples are that you do not have to do screen unlock to skip the next music track when you are listening to music wherelse LG have to unlock the screen and go to the music menu to go to the next track!
Email SMS inbox can be seen on the screen without going into the program itself (again thanks to HTC sense widgets).
Cons
Sorry some of the cons are actually mention on the LG's pro for comparision.
examples are the camera and video recording are not as good as the LG.
Battery life is considerable less.
sometimes it is really sluggish (could be also due to the fact that htc sense is a resource eater!)
for now i can only report till here...
all i can say is HTC is really way ahead from all the competitor in android for its programming!
and also i prefer the build quality on the LG itself! it feels more solid!
PS. For all the people who has LG 2x and expericeing hanging please just do a simple upgrade of firmware as it really improve and solve all the problems.
I hope this helps!
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Can someone comment about the battery? cuz reviews say it can last 1-2 days easily with light to moderate use
mazinya said:
Can someone comment about the battery? cuz reviews say it can last 1-2 days easily with light to moderate use
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I am very happy with Iicredible s battery, i dont know about lg as the phone i had was playing freeze game with me, whenever i left the phone on its own it would freeze and will only respond to pulling battery!!
mazinya said:
Can someone comment about the battery? cuz reviews say it can last 1-2 days easily with light to moderate use
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Yes, I am rarely below 40% after 24 hours. Usage typically consists of Exchange and gmail updates every 15 minutes, light browsing and periodic widget updates. The screen brightness will affect this though.
And this is without having to resort to a task killer.
I was thinking on getting either the desire s or the incredible s. Im a moderate user therefore i have no need in a dual core phone or a 4.3" size which is too big for me. Also, i dont think im going to root it,so the fact that it has no root option doesnt concern me.
Im still not 100% sure, but im more leaning towards the incredible due to its 4" screen which seems just the right size for me and since i hear a lot about the wifi problem the desire s has.
Still, a few things i would like to know about the incredible s before buying it.
1. I would like to have a phone that has as less problems as possible (ie, random non stop reboots, etc). Does the incredible fits that? some ppl say it heats on the back quite a lot.. is that true?
2. Battery life.. i read mixed comments about it from ppl saying it doesnt even lasts 12 hours with light to moderate use... is that true? is the battery as bad as the previous htc desire?
2. Is there support for divx this time? or would i have to convert files to mp4?
Any other major issues this phone has which i should know about?
mazinya said:
I was thinking on getting either the desire s or the incredible s. Im a moderate user therefore i have no need in a dual core phone or a 4.3" size which is too big for me. Also, i dont think im going to root it,so the fact that it has no root option doesnt concern me.
Im still not 100% sure, but im more leaning towards the incredible due to its 4" screen which seems just the right size for me and since i hear a lot about the wifi problem the desire s has.
Still, a few things i would like to know about the incredible s before buying it.
1. I would like to have a phone that has as less problems as possible (ie, random non stop reboots, etc). Does the incredible fits that? some ppl say it heats on the back quite a lot.. is that true?
I've had no problems with my incredible s, it rebooted once but that has never happened since and i think it was my fault , i've experienced no heat what so every even under heavy usage
2. Battery life.. i read mixed comments about it from ppl saying it doesnt even lasts 12 hours with light to moderate use... is that true? is the battery as bad as the previous htc desire?
For me with moderate usage it has lasted 18 hours and still about 20% battery left, battery is great
2. Is there support for divx this time? or would i have to convert files to mp4?
As far as i know it supports divx
Any other major issues this phone has which i should know about?
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You will fall in love with it... that's about it
Thanks for your reply, makes me feel better about purchasing it
ok serious this is for me the last time i made a review or gave any info about this device, since most info can allready be found on the forum....
wifi - no probs
battery temperature - yes it gets hot.. but it depends how you use it... extreme usage is hot battery, also the weather around you has an influance on it offcourse... Like Fisk lives in stockholm.... no doubt it wont get hot over there LOL
battery lifetime - if you cant make it a full day than you would suprise me big time, when i used bluetooth wifi, heavily gaming, browsing on the web and having bad signals mostly of the day. i can make it for rougly 16-18 hours.
reboots - allot, my fault tho since im busy writing my own **** in here but standard... only had it once, and never after again.
divx - hmm i did not test that... so i dont know... but im almost sure it does
flash supported - offcourse
sound quality - according to others seems to be better than the devices that been delivered before
hope you got enough info on this now
Hawkysoft said:
battery temperature - yes it gets hot.. but it depends how you use it... extreme usage is hot battery, also the weather around you has an influance on it offcourse... Like Fisk lives in stockholm.... no doubt it wont get hot over there LOL
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Haha true true
Was all up for buying a Desire S until i read nightmare issues with wifi dropouts, so now it's down to the incredible or desire HD.
I think they both have the same software, HD has bigger screen?
mrHD2 said:
Was all up for buying a Desire S until i read nightmare issues with wifi dropouts, so now it's down to the incredible or desire HD.
I think they both have the same software, HD has bigger screen?
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HTC Incredible S has a slightly smaller screen (Desire HD had a 4.3 inch screen while the Incredible S has a 4 inch screen), a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera, slightly larger battery and better screen quality.
If you want a big screen, get the Desire HD. Otherwise, get the Incredible S.
PinkMirrorKirby said:
If you want a big screen, get the Desire HD. Otherwise, get the Incredible S.
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More specifically, if you expect to use it one handed get the Incredible S. The DHD is too big for this IMO.
1. I would like to have a phone that has as less problems as possible (ie, random non stop reboots, etc). Does the incredible fits that? some ppl say it heats on the back quite a lot.. is that true?
have beening using the phone for two weeks now. Don't have any problem, for me at least.
2. Battery life.. i read mixed comments about it from ppl saying it doesnt even lasts 12 hours with light to moderate use... is that true? is the battery as bad as the previous htc desire?
The battery is not too bad. If you are a moderate user, it surely can last for one day (maybe two days).
2. Is there support for divx this time? or would i have to convert files to mp4?
Haveb't tried this yet. Don't like watching movie on a phone (screen is too small for me).
My only certain is the plastic-like back cover. The back cover feels very fragile and the antena is painted ( or glued) on the it. If you don't put the back cover on, the phone won't have any signal at all. After all, it's not bad. Compared with other phones, it's not that expensive.
Hope it help
desire s doesn't have bootloader and other locks ...
qexing said:
desire s doesn't have bootloader and other locks ...
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And im santa
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mazinya said:
I was thinking on getting either the desire s or the incredible s. Im a moderate user therefore i have no need in a dual core phone or a 4.3" size which is too big for me. Also, i dont think im going to root it,so the fact that it has no root option doesnt concern me.
Im still not 100% sure, but im more leaning towards the incredible due to its 4" screen which seems just the right size for me and since i hear a lot about the wifi problem the desire s has.
Still, a few things i would like to know about the incredible s before buying it.
1. I would like to have a phone that has as less problems as possible (ie, random non stop reboots, etc). Does the incredible fits that? some ppl say it heats on the back quite a lot.. is that true?
2. Battery life.. i read mixed comments about it from ppl saying it doesnt even lasts 12 hours with light to moderate use... is that true? is the battery as bad as the previous htc desire?
2. Is there support for divx this time? or would i have to convert files to mp4?
Any other major issues this phone has which i should know about?
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Seriously!! The day you posted this the Desire S offer from o2 ran out!! Get the desire s!!!
It was £6.37 a month on o2, free phone, 24 months on 21-22nd april, special offer! We both missed it out! (after quidco cashback)
FREEE PHONE
250 texts
100 mns
100 mb
£6.37 , free sim free desire s
WHAT A DEAL!
Shame we missed it :/
Total of £160
olyloh6696 said:
Seriously!! The day you posted this the Desire S offer from o2 ran out!! Get the desire s!!!
It was £6.37 a month on o2, free phone, 24 months on 21-22nd april, special offer! We both missed it out! (after quidco cashback)
FREEE PHONE
250 texts
100 mns
100 mb
£6.37 , free sim free desire s
WHAT A DEAL!
Shame we missed it :/
Total of £160
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Im not from the UK, so it doesnt matter to me..
anyway, i think im gonna wait for the sensation to come out and see if the price for the incredible is going to drop a bit (which i hope it will)
Btw, anyone knows the SAR rating of the IS?
anyone can answer my question above?
0.876 head, 0.776 body (both values w/[email protected])
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l0st.prophet said:
0.876 head, 0.776 body (both values w/[email protected])
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Im assuming those are good values if im not mistaken?
Are those good values?
btw, did anyone try to play divx with the phone and can tell me if it works well?
hey,
i was going to start a similar thread.. but
i am also stuck between desire S and incredible S.
i absolutely love desire s unibody design, and i dont really care about the wifi prob (besides there is some kind of fix to it as well), only concerns are ... the build quality: lots of ppl are talking about loose battery covers and screen not fitting in place lol, also the camera seems pretty lame...but the form factor/ screen size- perfect !
but incredible S... seems to have more developers to get the root (tho i think it will be ported to desire s as well afterwards... yea ?), but its only got froyo, not gingerbread, and its a bit too large, and not so darn beautiful >.<
and hows the music quality through the headphones (good stereo ? bass ?) and loudspeaker (no distortion ? loud ?) ?
only drawback- the bootloader on these phones and sense UI... would love CM 7 possibility
xilw3r said:
hey,
i was going to start a similar thread.. but
i am also stuck between desire S and incredible S.
i absolutely love desire s unibody design, and i dont really care about the wifi prob (besides there is some kind of fix to it as well), only concerns are ... the build quality: lots of ppl are talking about loose battery covers and screen not fitting in place lol, also the camera seems pretty lame...but the form factor/ screen size- perfect !
but incredible S... seems to have more developers to get the root (tho i think it will be ported to desire s as well afterwards... yea ?), but its only got froyo, not gingerbread, and its a bit too large, and not so darn beautiful >.<
and hows the music quality through the headphones (good stereo ? bass ?) and loudspeaker (no distortion ? loud ?) ?
only drawback- the bootloader on these phones and sense UI... would love CM 7 possibility
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any1 ? +10
mazinya said:
I was thinking on getting either the desire s or the incredible s. Im a moderate user therefore i have no need in a dual core phone or a 4.3" size which is too big for me. Also, i dont think im going to root it,so the fact that it has no root option doesnt concern me.
Im still not 100% sure, but im more leaning towards the incredible due to its 4" screen which seems just the right size for me and since i hear a lot about the wifi problem the desire s has.
Still, a few things i would like to know about the incredible s before buying it.
1. I would like to have a phone that has as less problems as possible (ie, random non stop reboots, etc). Does the incredible fits that? some ppl say it heats on the back quite a lot.. is that true?
Been using it all day, setting it up, etc etc. No problems yet.
2. Battery life.. i read mixed comments about it from ppl saying it doesnt even lasts 12 hours with light to moderate use... is that true? is the battery as bad as the previous htc desire?
Have been using it almost nonstop for the last 8 hrs. Battery is ALOT better than my iPhone 4!
2. Is there support for divx this time? or would i have to convert files to mp4?
I downloaded Mobo Player. It played flv, mpeg, avi, and mp4.
Any other major issues this phone has which i should know about?
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I just got this phone yesterday, and so far I like it!!
Hey guys. I am currently a HTC One X user and I am thinking of buying the HTC One. I am slightly dissapointed by the HOX. Bad in gaming, alful battery life, heats up and doesnt have S-OFF. So I wanted to ask a few questiong about the One.
1.There were a ton of faulty HOX's so are there a lot of falty One's too ? What is the thing I should look for when buying it.
2.How is the battery life ? I mean on my HOX right now I can barely get 2h of screen on time with moderate usage (a bit of youtube, browsing, camera) And how is the battery when gaming ? I mean on my HOX my battery drains in around 90 mins when gaming (real racing 3). Will this phone be suitable for me ? I mean will it last around 7 hours (not screen on time) with 40-50mins of Real Racing 3, 20 mins of YT, 30 mins of browsing, some music and 30mins of other apps (like FB, Viber, etc.) Currently my HOX is not capable of this.
3.How is the gaming ? Are the games running good (25FPS+) and are most of them running on full graphics ?
4.How is the camera ? I mean I have heard a lot of thigs about it. 50% of the people say it is not very good, the other say its amazing. Also the video stabilisation. Does OIS work ? On my HOX the videos are shaky as ****. Also doest the camera (during video capture) lose focus ofen ?
5. Is it easy to scratch the screen and the metal body ? On my HOX the screen scratched and broke pretty easly. I had to replace it one time.
6.What would I gain if S-OFF my HTC One ?
Also I was thinking of should I wait for something like HTC One+ or similar. It would probably pack a S800 and a bigger battery. I am hearing some things about a HTC One Max but 5.9'' is just an overkill for me. 5'' is the absolute maximum for me.
I was thinking of buying S4 before, but I realised that the performance is worse and touchji** lags.(also I hate touchwiz...) The only thing that I like is the bigger and removeable battery. How doest HTC One's battery stand next to S4's battery ? Is there a lot of difference ? Thanks and sorry for my bad english :highfive:
Battery life will vary and is solely based upon your usage, theres really know way to tell you honestly if it will hold up under your usage or to compare it against another device...IF your looking to buy it and it get amazing battery life from the door, this will never happen, the rom/battery etc take at least 3 cycles to settle in.
Yeah I know I have to do some recharge cycles to unleash the full potential of the battery. I just wanted to ask if there is a HTC One X user that upgraded to HTC One to tell me if the difference in the battery life is huge.
One just did and answer would be the same....
There is no One+
That Pocketlint article everybody will quote is bogous. Or anti HTC Propaganda by Sammy Fanboys, Or just confused. Looks like the mix up One based phablets or new Butterflys with the One.
Again: if you wait for a HTC One but with different compunents (Snap800, Battery etc.) you will wait for ever. There is no One+
OK, so at my work we get a new phone every 18 months. I got the HTC One X last year, it got stolen 3 months ago and I got the newer HTC One on insurance. I now get a new free phone and can choose between all the new models, but I've narrowed it down to another One or the Z1 (my partner gets the old One I currently have).
My questions to Z1 owners:
*It's big. I can use the One comfortably with one hand, is this possible with the Z1?
*The camera on the One is decent, but not brilliant, are you happy with the Z1 camera?
*I LOVE the screen on my One, is the Z1 screen good enough in sunlight, black levels etc.? Some of the reviews remark it's not that great.
*Is the battery very good? I'm happy with the One battery, but wouldn't mind even better battery.
So, basically I'm very happy with my HTC One, which is by far the best phone I've owned, and feel bad not rewarding HTC by showing brand loyalty, but the upgraded chip and camera on the Z1 and the waterproof body are enticing, but the size seems daunting.
Any thoughts?
andysor said:
OK, so at my work we get a new phone every 18 months. I got the HTC One X last year, it got stolen 3 months ago and I got the newer HTC One on insurance. I now get a new free phone and can choose between all the new models, but I've narrowed it down to another One or the Z1 (my partner gets the old One I currently have).
My questions to Z1 owners:
*It's big. I can use the One comfortably with one hand, is this possible with the Z1?
*The camera on the One is decent, but not brilliant, are you happy with the Z1 camera?
*I LOVE the screen on my One, is the Z1 screen good enough in sunlight, black levels etc.? Some of the reviews remark it's not that great.
*Is the battery very good? I'm happy with the One battery, but wouldn't mind even better battery.
So, basically I'm very happy with my HTC One, which is by far the best phone I've owned, and feel bad not rewarding HTC by showing brand loyalty, but the upgraded chip and camera on the Z1 and the waterproof body are enticing, but the size seems daunting.
Any thoughts?
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As a previous owner of the HTC One and current owner of the Z1...
It's manageble with one hand, and I don;t have large hands, but not always very comfortable (hard to hold a decent grip when reaching for certain parts).
Overall pretty happy with the camera, but it has way more potential. But for the the HTC One camera was just too limited, 4MP was small... but only 3MP with certain settings was too small. The Z1 camera is fast, handles lower light well, etc. Just make sure to use manual mode for now.
Z1 Screen is not as nice as the One screen (as far as I'm concerned). The One screen is colder, which I like more, and more bright/speaking. The Z1 screen is warmer, perhaps more realistic. Then again, after only using the Z1 for a while I'm not bothered with it anymore... I just notice it right away in a direct comparison.
Define good battery, I can easily manage 2 days with moderate use. Dunno if it's as good as the HTC one (been a while) but not much worse anyway. ANd that also can improve with future updates.
All in all... Main reason for me to move away from the HTC one:
* Screen Size
* Camera
What I miss most about the One:
* Speakers
* Screen at times/formfactor/build... More a combination of these.
But no regrets at all switching to the Z1!
One was my previous phone and now I'm happy about my z1. In almost every aspect Sony is better, but HTC ONE has brilliant, absolutely brilliant audio output on headphones comparing to s4 or z1
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drakexpl said:
One was my previous phone and now I'm happy about my z1. In almost every aspect Sony is better, but HTC ONE has brilliant, absolutely brilliant audio output on headphones comparing to s4 or z1
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Are you talking about Beats audio, or just the general sound quality?
No, beats audio it's just a compressor and some EQ preset. I was talking about pure audio output spec., its power and clarity.
I currently have both phones but the HTC One is up on Ebay ready to sell.
Size: The HTC One is comfortable to use with one hand, the Z1 is possible but it really isn't comfortable. I do use it one handed just fine so it isn't so much a hindrance but it really isnt comfortable in my average sized hands.
Camera: Mixed bag. If I use manual mode tweak the settings and get things just right, I get a better picture from the Z1. But it does take a bit of setup, the beauty of the One is that you can just launch the camera, click the photo and you have a great looking picture. So personally I prefer the HTC One camera (simply because most of the shots I want to take have passed by the time I have set the Z1 up, so I either have to put up with a crappy superior auto shot, or miss the chance to take the picture entirely!). However, I would hope the superior auto on the Z1 will get better with updates and eventually (because the hardware is superior on the Z1) the auto shots will be better than the One's auto shots. The Zoe and video highlight functionality is unrivaled imo though. Can't find anything that does what that can do as easily and as well.
Personally, I prefer the screen on the HTC One though I can't really pinpoint why. But the Z1 screen is good enough that I don't really care.
The battery is far better on the Z1. I've recently been doing battery tests on them both and after a day of web browsing, 3g movie streaming, music listening and plenty of messaging, the One will die when the Z1 is at about 35%. Bear in mind this was not done in any sort of scientific way. I was using each phone on consecutive days and trying to do the same sort of stuff with them both (using GSAM battery monitor to compare that id had the screen and the various apps on for roughly the same amount of time).
In response to drakexpl, I've found the Z1 to have slightly better sound quality (through headphones) than the One. I use just bass boost eq on both (beats always off on the One), with a decent set of iems and I just find the Z1 to be more vibrant and punchy. I'm no audiophile though.
Anyway that's my input. The HTC One is a fantastic phone and I will miss the external speaker goodness, blinkfeed and especially the Zoe/Highlight functionality, but overall I feel the Z1 is a better phone (but it was a close call as to which one I would sell).
I've owned (short time) Htc one and now have z1, was a good phone but didn't do anything for me. Battery life was not good. But the sound quality was the best of any phone I've had. Thought the speakers would be louder though. But prefer z1.
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dazza7111 said:
I've owned (short time) Htc one and now have z1, was a good phone but didn't do anything for me. Battery life was not good. But the sound quality was the best of any phone I've had. Thought the speakers would be louder though. But prefer z1.
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Not sure of your battery life reference if that was the HTC or Z1, because the battery life on mine is pretty great.
Sound quality with walkman app blows any phone I have previously had out of the water Including the HTC Sensation XE (first beats audio).
The Z1 is soooooo fast and smooth.
I really like the size and shape of it, had the Z and that phone always felt like it was going to fall out of my hand due to the square shape.
Camera is very good for a point and shoot in terms of quality of photos, and higher ISO (say 800) is much better than most point and shoots.
Micro SD Slot, was the reason I jumped ship from HTC to Sony.
My only comment is you may be disappointed with the screen coming from what I would classify as one of the best screens out there. The Sony screen is very good, but I feel the HTC One screens are superb.
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Not sure of your battery life reference if that was the HTC or Z1, because the battery life on mine is pretty great
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I was talking about the HTC One battery, I just go off work use, was nearly flat and needing charger by home time coming home having to put it straight on charge, If I was going out after work not much time to charge it, After using Note 2 and S4 the Z1 battery life is great yes I use stamina mode (and Greenify) and did on the HTC One, (not Greenify)
HTC one was a good phone just not for me, but it did convert me to prefer glass touch buttons from Samsung plastic ones!
dazza7111 said:
I was talking about the HTC One battery, I just go off work use, was nearly flat and needing charger by home time coming home having to put it straight on charge, If I was going out after work not much time to charge it, After using Note 2 and S4 the Z1 battery life is great yes I use stamina mode (and Greenify) and did on the HTC One, (not Greenify)
HTC one was a good phone just not for me, but it did convert me to prefer glass touch buttons from Samsung plastic ones!
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I'm a bit worried when I read this. Was this just a bad pre-production model they got, or is that representative?
andysor said:
I'm a bit worried when I read this. Was this just a bad pre-production model they got, or is that representative?
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Don't worry too much about this, I've been streaming podcasts all day at work, bit of youtube at breaks few texts, couple of calls, just got in and have about 50% battery left.