Not sure a One S is the right comparison. The One S was a budget phone to the One X as a flagship.
The One V was the budget phone.
Technically, the One S is HTC's flagship device for T-Mobile.
Not sure a One S is the right comparison. The One S was a budget phone to the One X as a flagship.
Standby time figures are meaningless, what matters is Screen-On time and Talk time.I've gotten anywhere from 12-20 hours of battery life on my Nexus 4,and thats with gps and autosync always on, a ton of widgets, and live wallpaper running. The One has a newer version of the same chipset as the 4,and a battery that's 200mah larger, battery life will be fine on it.
I bought a DNA because I wanted the high quality screen and hardware buttons. The battery dies between 4pm and 5pm with my usage. I went back to my MAXX HD, plugging in at 11pm with 30-35% left. (4+ hours screen, 3+ hours Talk).Also heard good things about the DNA which is also a very similar setup to the one.
Standby time figures are meaningless, what matters is Screen-On time and Talk time.
I bought a DNA because I wanted the high quality screen and hardware buttons. The battery dies between 4pm and 5pm with my usage. I went back to my MAXX HD, plugging in at 11pm with 30-35% left. (4+ hours screen, 3+ hours Talk).
Battery life is extremely subject to usage. If a phone like the DNA has a big enough battery for most people, then most people barely use their phones. I'm constantly sending email, gps navigating, talking or browsing the web. I'm not near power all the time and really enjoy not having to make sure I have a charger handy. Not having to plug the phone in at the office, then in the car, then when you get back home is quite liberating.I disagree. Standby times are just as (if not more) relevant than screen-on time. Why? Because if for some reason my phone sits on a table for 10 hours before I use it again I better be able to use it, and not have to worry about it being dead from doing nothing. I'm sorry, but anybody that says they kill a battery in 4-5 hours or whatever is just sitting there playing a game. Plug it in.
What I'm concerned with is the phone turning on when I press the power button, not getting some magic number of hours of screen-on time (because again, if you can keep the screen on for that long you can also plug it in).
Yeah we all gotta leave our personal feelings out of it. We all are modders and tweakers and htc just doesn't cater to us, and I don't look for that to change, but as far as sales go, Verizon sells plenty of Motorolas that are just as locked down so no it doesn't affect sales.
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Battery life is extremely subject to usage. If a phone like the DNA has a big enough battery for most people, then most people barely use their phones. I'm constantly sending email, gps navigating, talking or browsing the web. I'm not near power all the time and really enjoy not having to make sure I have a charger handy. Not having to plug the phone in at the office, then in the car, then when you get back home is quite liberating.
It's quite nice to never concern myself with the power level when I press the power button, it's always more than enough.
So many inaccuracies in your statement, it's hard to know where to begin.
1. "I like cheap plastic phones because if I break mine, I can buy it new for $5 on Ebay." Yes, I understand your addiction to cheap consumer goods, that's why we move all our manufacturing over to China, no?
2. "Unless HTC vows to update the One with regular software updates, it's not going to be successful. No one will buy it." This statement is pure ignorance and just laughable, given that most most all major tech blogs have refuted this.
3. "I want a removable SD card, and if HTC doesn't offer one, I'm going to whine and flame the One because I want my removable SD card!" Too bad, 64GB is what you get. Plenty of storage for the majority, I have no problems with it.
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lol.
Regular consumers don't care all too much about OS updates. Tech blogs will whine about it.
Um. Advertising and marketing is what leads to word of mouth and trends.
The iPhone 4 got tons of bad press (see: antennagate) but Apple still made money hand over fist.
They dont cater for us and is why they won't be getting my money. Wonder how many other people out there just like me?
you're right regular customers don't care too much about OS updates, but the phone enthusiast, that's me and hopefully you, actually do. People around me are aware of my passion for phones and always, and I mean always, ask me which one is better or which one they should purchase. So if they are coming to people like me and I say if you plan on keeping XYZ phone for X amount of years I would recommend _________. So we do actually play a role in the purchasing power of the uninitiated and if we don't like a phone or any other electronic for that matter we will also deter others from purchasing it as well, but the same can be said for things that we do like. I know alot of women who have the GS3 and the reason they said they purchased it was because a friend or guy at the store said it was popular and everyone else was buying it. I agree marketing is something else and I can't completely discount it. I've ate more than one hamburger from hardees just because the commercial made it look good lol, but that's just the start as you said because that may get the people talking about it but if someone has had a negative experience with a company they will be sure to tell you about it. I do agree thou those samsung commericals crack me up so I know they will get a fair share of sales based on advertising. antennagate was just the world picking at apple. Not saying it didn't happen or wasn't serious enough but the reason they thrived through that is because regardless of that issue your cousin bought one, your aunt, and brother in law. people didnt care because the general public wasn't aware of the issue and since my mother's auntie cousin nieces all had one their friends and family also bought one.
I'm that guy too.
But then something happened.
When the Galaxy S III rolled around, instead of asking "what phone should I get?" they were asking "should I get the Galaxy S III?"
Marketing. It works.
But now they're gonna need something alot more than a phone with a good screen and camera. They need to convince people that the One is the phone to get through marketing. Something they haven't done a good job of with their previous devices.Yeah HTCs have killer screens and cameras, their new camera sounds weird but I trust them when they say it'll be good. My 8mp shooter on my vivid still owns every other phones camera I've ever had, including the nexus 4.
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Not sure a One S is the right comparison. The One S was a budget phone to the One X as a flagship.
The One S was not a budget phone (sure cost me enough on T-Mo!),,, It was a mid-high end phone - except for screen size and resolution, the One S had very close specs to the One X.
But now they're gonna need something alot more than a phone with a good screen and camera. They need to convince people that the One is the phone to get through marketing. Something they haven't done a good job of with their previous devices.