Just got a One X in USA. Impressions/hands-on

[dwd3885]

I just got the One X, thanks for the help on the language!

Anyway. A video will come shortly but here are my initial impressions:

This thing is LIGHT. I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus and then iPhone 4S. The HTC One X is lighter than both of those.
The build quality is much better than the Nexus. It's solid. There's no creaking or blemishes anywhere on the device.
Sense 4 is much more lightweight than previous versions. Either that, or the quad-core really speeds everything up.
I did not adjust any data settings on the phone and it connected to the AT&T network, though speedtest was unable to run I did download an item and loaded a webpage.
I really like the lockscreen.
You cannot uninstall 7Digital, SoundHound, Tune-In, etc. You can only disable them. A bit disappointed in that because Soundhound and TuneIn are apps I have the premium versions of.

All in all, a great first few hours getting everything setup. I'm as excited for this phone as I've been for any android phone since the EVO.

UPDATE: Here's the link to the video look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVLUhiQGJEE

 

[onthezone]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

Just got the One X in Missouri shipped from Expansys-USA. Question: What language should we select? I'm sure it doesn't really matter but there is no English US. And English UK calls it the 'Play Shop'

English uk will work.

 

[dmmarck]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

What wireless service are you using?

 

[dwd3885]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

What wireless service are you using?

I'm on AT&T. Ordered from Expansys-USA and it came overnight. I chose English (Ireland) bc it shows Play Store instead of Play Shop...

 

[dmmarck]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

Oh man. I didn't think I'd have phone envy, but you better believe I do.

Maybe I'll get one and put it on Cricket

 

[dwd3885]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

Oh man. I didn't think I'd have phone envy, but you better believe I do.

Maybe I'll get one and put it on Cricket

i'm going to post photos and my impressions here in a little bit. After I finish setting up. I tried to record a video but this dang iPhone didn't seem like it uploaded to YouTube.

 

[bcolton]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

I'm on AT&T. Ordered from Expansys-USA and it came overnight. I chose English (Ireland) bc it shows Play Store instead of Play Shop...

Too funny. I'm about to pull the trigger because I want it unlocked, don't care about battery sucking LTE, and prefer the 32GB memory over 16GB. I'm American as well, but I figure at least I'll learn proper English once and for all. I'd be curious if future updates would support English USA dictionary.

 

[dwd3885]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

Too funny. I'm about to pull the trigger because I want it unlocked, don't care about battery sucking LTE, and prefer the 32GB memory over 16GB. I'm American as well, but I figure at least I'll learn proper English once and for all. I'd be curious if future updates would support English USA dictionary.

Honestly I'm not really concerned about it. I didn't want to wait any longer either. 32gb is a plus. LTE would be nice but HSPA+ is fine for me on my phone for now.

 

[dmmarck]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

Honestly I'm not really concerned about it. I didn't want to wait any longer either. 32gb is a plus. LTE would be nice but HSPA+ is fine for me on my phone for now.

I know the dualcore is supposed to be nice, but being able to say you have the quadcore one? Priceless.

 

[nyc_rock]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

Honestly, I dont get the need for LTE on a phone. I get 5-6 mbps down on my GS2 and I am never wishing for faster speeds.

Looking forward to your first impressions, especially about battery life. I am holding off from buying this because I am very concerned that 1850mah is not enough.

 

[bcolton]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

Just curious what color you received. And if you had any connectivity issues connecting to AT&T. I've had issues in the past with different APN settings and use the following from Shoman on XDA. I've read a couple of post where users changed the Fast Dormancy settings. Did you have to do this?

Settings I've had best luck with:

Name: ATT 3G SIM
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: -
Password: -
Server: -
MMSC: -
MMS Proxy: -
MMS Port: -
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: -
APN Type: default,supl,agps, fota, dun
APN Protocol: ipv4
Name: ATT MMS
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: -
Username: -
Password: -
Server: -
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com/
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: -
APN Type: mms
APN Protocol: ipv4
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: phone
Proxy: -
Port: -
Username: -
Password: -
Server: -
MMSC: -
MMS Proxy: -
MMS Port: -
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: -
APN Type: default, supl, agps, fota, dun, hipri, internet
APN Protocol: ipv4

 

[dsdxp]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

does the international version support AT&T's HSPA+? The specs only say HSPA..

 

[dwd3885]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

Just curious what color you received. And if you had any connectivity issues connecting to AT&T. I've had issues in the past with different APN settings and use the following from Shoman on XDA. I've read a couple of post where users changed the Fast Dormancy settings. Did you have to do this?

Settings I've had best luck with:

Name: ATT 3G SIM
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: -
Password: -
Server: -
MMSC: -
MMS Proxy: -
MMS Port: -
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: -
APN Type: default,supl,agps, fota, dun
APN Protocol: ipv4
Name: ATT MMS
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: -
Username: -
Password: -
Server: -
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com/
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: -
APN Type: mms
APN Protocol: ipv4
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: phone
Proxy: -
Port: -
Username: -
Password: -
Server: -
MMSC: -
MMS Proxy: -
MMS Port: -
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: -
APN Type: default, supl, agps, fota, dun, hipri, internet
APN Protocol: ipv4

I just checked. My data is slow in my house but I didn't change anything and I was able to download a few apps and other things.

 

[Anonymous7532479]

Honestly, I dont get the need for LTE on a phone. I get 5-6 mbps down on my GS2 and I am never wishing for faster speeds.

I agree completely. I put an LTE toggle switch on my Rezound homescreen for easy access. But I found that I never turn on the LTE. For me personally, 3G is fine for what I do, and the little boost in speed with LTE isn't worth the battery drain. Besides, half the day, I'm connected to wifi.

2750 mah battery + no LTE = Charger? What's that??


-mcskipp

 

[sddfdds]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

I know the dualcore is supposed to be nice, but being able to say you have the quadcore one? Priceless.

 

[nyc_rock]

I agree completely. I put an LTE toggle switch on my Rezound homescreen for easy access. But I found that I never turn on the LTE. For me personally, 3G is fine for what I do, and the little boost in speed with LTE isn't worth the battery drain. Besides, half the day, I'm connected to wifi.

2750 mah battery + no LTE = Charger? What's that??


-mcskipp

And your on Verizon who's 3G is half of what ATT's HSPA+ is. At least half.

 

[dwd3885]

updated with video

 

[dmmarck]

Thanks! Did you pick matte over white? If so, why? I'm looking at cases for GN right now and it's between the same choices lol

 

[raam89]

updated with video

You might want to go to an ATT store to setup your data connection/ put you in appropriate plan( Apparently, att has different names/plans internally for iphones/ non iphone smartphones. I don't know the details . But if you go to them they can set it up for you )

I am waiting for the white version to come in stock. Wondering if I might as well wait to see how the att version is !

1. What firmware version is your phone in ? In xda forums , there is a discussion about ota 1.28.xx . Have you got that ?
2. How is battery life ? some usage statistics would be also be helpful! Enjoy your one X

 

[xonex]

Re: Just got a One X in USA

Honestly, I dont get the need for LTE on a phone. I get 5-6 mbps down on my GS2 and I am never wishing for faster speeds.

Looking forward to your first impressions, especially about battery life. I am holding off from buying this because I am very concerned that 1850mah is not enough.

I think the battery is enough.
When its in sleep mode, it uses very minimal power like I have never seen in another android device.
I left it uncharged last night and found that in 7 hours it only had used 9%.