Frankly, as far as statistical facts go, unless it came from Anandtech I just assume it was anecdotal (aka worthless). I'll be waiting for their report on what the battery life actually is. This whole "well under my usage scenario which was full of completely random variables, I got x hours!" is absurd.
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Well put and I totally agree. There is no review at this point that would change my mind anyway. If it's not perfect, my team and I will make it as perfect as we can.
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The Verge didn't get the full retail version. They got some pre-production model so I wouldn't take everything they say seriously.
Engadget has the real retail model and their review mentions nothing about the cons that The Verge mentioned.
Engadget has the real retail model and their review mentions nothing about the cons that The Verge mentioned.
Yeah, Brad Molen's review all but sealed my decision. Now if I can get it before April.... I hope the delay isn't too bad.
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No apology necessary. Jerry just likes to come in here and act like he knows everything about everything because, well... I guess he sorta' does.
UPDATE: TheVerge have just updated the battery part of their review with this:
Still doesn't sound very good. I'm waiting for (hopefully good) news from androidcentral.
Still doesn't sound very good. I'm waiting for (hopefully good) news from androidcentral.
Because the only accurate way to test real life battery life is to run a program with settings nobody uses performing tasks in a way nobody performs them.
But don't worry. It uses popular sites, so if you constantly browse the web at 65% brightness, then this test tells you everything you need to know!
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But don't worry. It uses popular sites, so if you constantly browse the web at 65% brightness, then this test tells you everything you need to know!
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The website thing is bogus but I do think streaming Ferris Bueller's Day Off is better. At least that's something that you might do yourself on any phone that you have. I think it's a more accurate barometer of battery life, but it would be better if we knew the brightness setting for that and the various radio's states. I'd be curious to see the results a week from now as well.
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You are in the minority, and frankly probably had another issue that was causing the drain.
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Just saw the phone dog unboxing and Arron is really digging the phone. I won't lie I'm close to pulling the trigger and getting it once it hits AT&T.
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Why? Go read some of the reviews for the Xperia Z. That has a 13 megapixel camera and its pictures aren't that great.
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The Engadget review includes a .zip with a bunch of pictures you can download to check out. They look great, but you can tell the resolution once you zoom in a bit.
The real question is what do you want from a cell phone camera? I think this does the job beautifully and higher resolution is overkill for most practical purposes.
Although I know a lot of people here consider themselves power users and may find "practical purposes" beneath them.
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As someone who has a DSLR, I can tell you that MP's are far from everything a camera needs.
That's why the HTC One is gonna be interesting with the tech behind its camera.
This is from me, on my EVO 3D.
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I agree. I have an old Canon G3 mid range camera that was considered semi-pro. It was $1100 when I bought it. It was 4 megapixels which was cutting edge at the time. The lens and CCD are amazing and it still takes better pictures than my 12mp camera or my phone. Even though the final resolution is only around 2400 pixels wide, I have printed 13 X 19 prints that look fantastic.
Quality of pixels over quantity.
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My 14.2 DSLR takes way better pictures than my 14.1 point and shoot.
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I'd like to point out that the Verge murdered HTC Droid DNA review as well with basically basing their opinion about the battery life on the battery capacity specs (2120mAh). They've decided that it's impossible for DNA to have good battery life before they even wrote the review, so they whined about it like girls. We all know that DNA has a better battery life than S3 for instance.
Same thing is happening with HTC One. Most trusted reviewers are talking positively on battery life except the Verge. No wonder their site is loaded with Samsung ads.
Same thing is happening with HTC One. Most trusted reviewers are talking positively on battery life except the Verge. No wonder their site is loaded with Samsung ads.
Engadget use different adjectives, but reports similar battery life to what the verge reports.
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My problem is that HTC is always the follower in battery life. They put in a 2200mah battery and Samsung puts in a 2600. They don't seem to understand that it's all part of the checklist comparison. HTC goes over the top on one feature then doesn't push the envelope on another, so it makes them look bad. People opt for Samsung because they appear to cover more bases and to be the safer bet. Some of this is herd mentality similar to the iPhone. HTC had the opportunity to lead the herd but may never get their just rewards. I believe they need to do another Nexus device in order to get back in the game like they used to. The One is a step in the right direction but I still think the S4 will crush it. Unfortunately.
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If the Samsung looks like the leaks then HTC has a chance.
The initial part of your post doesn't make much sense, because the capacity is only part of the equation with battery life. As long as Samsung sticks with battery killing amoled screens and ridiculous gimmicks like the octa, they HAVE to include higher capacity batteries. Meanwhile, HTC has nicer screens and more efficient hardware, and does just fine with a slightly smaller capacity.
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