While I won't be getting the HTC One (I'm personally waiting to see what Moto's X phone brings to the table), I personally think it's HTC's best phone yet. I love the build quality, expect superb sound and optic quality based on experiences from past HTC phones, and am OK with the Sense 5 skin. BlinkFeed is fine, but it bugs me that they force you to make it your main homescreen. I hope (and realistically think) that this phone at least keeps HTC going to finally get themselves up from their slump, and at best can become another big player in the Android game by being a big hit.
I wasn't going to make any comment on the S3, but since the One is constantly getting compared to it and it's successor the S IV, I'll state my opinion them: I agree that compared to HTC and in many cases, Motorola (I can't argue too much on LG) Samsung's build quality (ie materials used to make the phone, how long those materials last compared to the duration of a contract) is inferior. That doesn't mean that it's the worst overall phone. The S3 (if you look back on when it came out) didn't come with a TON of exclusive features. TouchWiz has always looked the same, the build quality has always been similar (how different is the SII to the S3? Not very), etc etc. But what made the S3 such a huge hit was 2 things: Marketing, and Samsung SMARTLY produced a phone that offered a collection of (few) new features that made it an optimum choice for the general public. I'll elaborate on this further if asked to, but for the sake of conciseness, I'll leave it at that.
The S IV will probably carry on what worked for Sammy in the S3. Yes, that means Touchwiz will likely look the same, and they will likely use the same materials as before. But it will likely be a hit because it now has a name as well known as the iPhone. They will maintain that momentum by choosing a collection of new features that are also very applicable to the general consumer, such as this Wallet service they are working on. My only gripe is that they are using their good standing to make Samsung-Specific features similar to Google services that they have been struggling to push foe months (ie Google Wallet). Imagine if the S IV had Google Wallet instead of their own... all of the partnership troubles Google's been having would be solved just because everyone will want the S IV with that "cool feature."
To sum it up, HTC has a great opportunity to get some momentum back with the HTC One because it is an amazing phone. I believe that the One is a good enough phone to successfully compete with the giant that is Samsung. However, to do that they now need to push their features via the best marketing push they can muster, and do well with reviewers. And next year, they need to respond to the needs and reaction of the market (ie, "The people wanted more storage," or "Blinkfeed wasn't a great hit," etc). Again, I do believe that the HTC One is one of the best Android has to offer, and I hope that the mass market recognizes that and give it a chance as much as it did for the S3.
I wasn't going to make any comment on the S3, but since the One is constantly getting compared to it and it's successor the S IV, I'll state my opinion them: I agree that compared to HTC and in many cases, Motorola (I can't argue too much on LG) Samsung's build quality (ie materials used to make the phone, how long those materials last compared to the duration of a contract) is inferior. That doesn't mean that it's the worst overall phone. The S3 (if you look back on when it came out) didn't come with a TON of exclusive features. TouchWiz has always looked the same, the build quality has always been similar (how different is the SII to the S3? Not very), etc etc. But what made the S3 such a huge hit was 2 things: Marketing, and Samsung SMARTLY produced a phone that offered a collection of (few) new features that made it an optimum choice for the general public. I'll elaborate on this further if asked to, but for the sake of conciseness, I'll leave it at that.
The S IV will probably carry on what worked for Sammy in the S3. Yes, that means Touchwiz will likely look the same, and they will likely use the same materials as before. But it will likely be a hit because it now has a name as well known as the iPhone. They will maintain that momentum by choosing a collection of new features that are also very applicable to the general consumer, such as this Wallet service they are working on. My only gripe is that they are using their good standing to make Samsung-Specific features similar to Google services that they have been struggling to push foe months (ie Google Wallet). Imagine if the S IV had Google Wallet instead of their own... all of the partnership troubles Google's been having would be solved just because everyone will want the S IV with that "cool feature."
To sum it up, HTC has a great opportunity to get some momentum back with the HTC One because it is an amazing phone. I believe that the One is a good enough phone to successfully compete with the giant that is Samsung. However, to do that they now need to push their features via the best marketing push they can muster, and do well with reviewers. And next year, they need to respond to the needs and reaction of the market (ie, "The people wanted more storage," or "Blinkfeed wasn't a great hit," etc). Again, I do believe that the HTC One is one of the best Android has to offer, and I hope that the mass market recognizes that and give it a chance as much as it did for the S3.
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