HTC One = Total Fail?

[dmmarck]

That deal was sealed long ago. HTC just doesn't have the cash to throw as marketing and advertising the way Samsung does.

Yup. Completely agree.

 

[Jaymil]

I've read a few reviews on tech sites and a couple are already commenting that the phone case is getting pretty scratched up looking after a few days of being in a pocket that has keys/coins etc or being scraped when slid on a table etc. How many current owners are seeing this? Like has been mentioned before, even if I considered this phone a piece of art (I don't), the first thing I'd do is put a decent case on it. I don't want to deal with paying extra for insurance (not to mention the hassles) just to show off the phone, as if other people you know day to day really care what a phone looks like.

People who put their phone in the same pocket as keys and coins deserve to have their phone scratched up. I don't know what they expect to happen but they have no right to ***** about the phone getting scratched when they can't be bothered to take care of it.

 

[Cattails_r_Edible]

I've read a few reviews on tech sites and a couple are already commenting that the phone case is getting pretty scratched up looking after a few days of being in a pocket that has keys/coins etc or being scraped when slid on a table etc. How many current owners are seeing this? Like has been mentioned before, even if I considered this phone a piece of art (I don't), the first thing I'd do is put a decent case on it. I don't want to deal with paying extra for insurance (not to mention the hassles) just to show off the phone, as if other people you know day to day really care what a phone looks like.

Mines flawless and I don't use a case! Those dumbasses that put a phone in the same pocket as keys don't deserve to own this phone!

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[Onemoa]

You welcome to you opinion, but I'll add mine ;-)

1. For viewing pics on the phone or social networks the camera is perfect - I don't print or zoom mine. Epic for indoor shots (lower light), as most of mine are - if I'm on hols or something special I'll take a proper camera!

2. Apparently updating to 4.2.2 within next 2 months. I'm not fussed I'd get a nexus if I was all about the updates.

3 . Agreed , useless to me. Need a to be able to add rss feeds. Still I just disabled the feeds and changed my home screen to another page.

4. Eh?

5. Can't comment, i don't use LTE. Battery's great for me tho, best I've had!

6. Screen is big enough, I can reach it one handed. Plus the display viewing angles and clarity are second to none.

7. Full of features in my opinion. Speakers hardware/software main one. Software can be updated anyway, eg some older HTC are getting sense 5 I think.

8. I'd be pissed if I had to wait. But I didn't here.

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I agree with you about the display. The S4 is using the same crap display as the S3. More PPI but really, that doesn't matter nearly as much as people make it sound. Just like mega pixels in a camera don't mean much if it doesn't have a good lens, sensor, ect. Same goes with PPI.

The main point the S4 fails is it's display. Yeah it's 1080p and that doesn't really matter on any display under 7". But to the point, the Note 2 has one of the best displays you can get. It's a Super AMOLED Plus display so you get full RBG color matrix. The HTC One doesn't have Super AMOLED but it does have a great display.

Like the S3 the S4 uses a pentile display. Why would Samsung downgrade from there current flagship device (the Note 2). The fact the S4 uses a pentile display is it's main fault. Yes it's an upgrade from the S3 since it used pentile as well but why would Samsung do this in the first place. They could have went with a Super LCD / IPS display. You wouldn't get the contrast that you would get with an AMOLED display but it would still be a better display.

The S4 is great other then it's display and when the display is the main part of the device, it's what you're looking at for hours a day, touching and looking at some more. So for me I would go with the HTC One but I have a Note 2 and imho the Note 2 is in fact better then the S4.

I just hope Samsung doesn't try to pull this crap on the next Note device. I just can't handle pentile along with many other people.

So if I had no device right now and could pick from the Note 2, HTC One or S4. I would have to go with the Note 2 but if I had to pick from the HTC One or S4. It would have to be the HTC One. But as I said, the Note 2 is just too feature rich and a very amazing device. So before getting the HTC One or S4 check out the Note 2. I'm sure if you already have, you own one.





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[Newtoandroid99]

Mines flawless and I don't use a case! Those dumbasses that put a phone in the same pocket as keys don't deserve to own this phone!

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I don't own a Sg4 or a HTC one, but I have to say the SG4 durability looks flat out amazing in this video. I would be curious to see if the One durability was as good.

Samsung Galaxy sIV Scratch Test (Knives, Keys, Pennys) - YouTube

 

[gtg465x]

My last couple phones were an iPhone 5 and a Nexus 4. No case or screen protector on either and not a single scratch on either when I sold them. Will be running my One nude as well. Guess I just have good hands.

The reason I don't want a Galaxy S4 is because I really find their software design to be quite the eyesore. I don't want to have to look at that skin all the time. I like the look of stock Android and Sense 5. Very classy, minimalistic design IMO that fits with the Holo design scheme.

 

[ScottsoNJ]

I'm curious as to why sometimes he gets done trying to scratch it he has to take the phone out of camera view I guess to wipe the screen and then bring it back into view. Why not wipe the phone in view of the camera?

 

[So Cold]

I agree with you about the display. The S4 is using the same crap display as the S3. More PPI but really, that doesn't matter nearly as much as people make it sound. Just like mega pixels in a camera don't mean much if it doesn't have a good lens, sensor, ect. Same goes with PPI.

The main point the S4 fails is it's display. Yeah it's 1080p and that doesn't really matter on any display under 7". But to the point, the Note 2 has one of the best displays you can get. It's a Super AMOLED Plus display so you get full RBG color matrix. The HTC One doesn't have Super AMOLED but it does have a great display.

Like the S3 the S4 uses a pentile display. Why would Samsung downgrade from there current flagship device (the Note 2). The fact the S4 uses a pentile display is it's main fault. Yes it's an upgrade from the S3 since it used pentile as well but why would Samsung do this in the first place. They could have went with a Super LCD / IPS display. You wouldn't get the contrast that you would get with an AMOLED display but it would still be a better display.

The S4 is great other then it's display and when the display is the main part of the device, it's what you're looking at for hours a day, touching and looking at some more. So for me I would go with the HTC One but I have a Note 2 and imho the Note 2 is in fact better then the S4.

I just hope Samsung doesn't try to pull this crap on the next Note device. I just can't handle pentile along with many other people.

So if I had no device right now and could pick from the Note 2, HTC One or S4. I would have to go with the Note 2 but if I had to pick from the HTC One or S4. It would have to be the HTC One. But as I said, the Note 2 is just too feature rich and a very amazing device. So before getting the HTC One or S4 check out the Note 2. I'm sure if you already have, you own one.





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Do your homework beyond reading one word "pentile". It's not the same display or pixel layout found on the s3. And yeah resolution does goes a long way.

There's a good s4 display thread that was originally started by someone with the same viewpoint as yourself but then provides a lot of good information, go check it out.

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[madlaw1071]

I'm curious as to why sometimes he gets done trying to scratch it he has to take the phone out of camera view I guess to wipe the screen and then bring it back into view. Why not wipe the phone in view of the camera?

Obviously he is paid by Samsung to pimp an inferior device and needs smoke and mirrors to prop up a key selling feature.

 

[Newtoandroid99]

I did find that odd with the last test, but there were a few times he did not. Either way I think it would hold up fine in a pocket with other objects.

 

[ryanr509]

I agree with you about the display. The S4 is using the same crap display as the S3. More PPI but really, that doesn't matter nearly as much as people make it sound. Just like mega pixels in a camera don't mean much if it doesn't have a good lens, sensor, ect. Same goes with PPI.

The main point the S4 fails is it's display. Yeah it's 1080p and that doesn't really matter on any display under 7". But to the point, the Note 2 has one of the best displays you can get. It's a Super AMOLED Plus display so you get full RBG color matrix. The HTC One doesn't have Super AMOLED but it does have a great display.

Like the S3 the S4 uses a pentile display. Why would Samsung downgrade from there current flagship device (the Note 2). The fact the S4 uses a pentile display is it's main fault. Yes it's an upgrade from the S3 since it used pentile as well but why would Samsung do this in the first place. They could have went with a Super LCD / IPS display. You wouldn't get the contrast that you would get with an AMOLED display but it would still be a better display.

The S4 is great other then it's display and when the display is the main part of the device, it's what you're looking at for hours a day, touching and looking at some more. So for me I would go with the HTC One but I have a Note 2 and imho the Note 2 is in fact better then the S4.

I just hope Samsung doesn't try to pull this crap on the next Note device. I just can't handle pentile along with many other people.

So if I had no device right now and could pick from the Note 2, HTC One or S4. I would have to go with the Note 2 but if I had to pick from the HTC One or S4. It would have to be the HTC One. But as I said, the Note 2 is just too feature rich and a very amazing device. So before getting the HTC One or S4 check out the Note 2. I'm sure if you already have, you own one.





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The s4 is a diamond matrix layout much different than the pentile display found in the s3. Its all personally preference I highly doubt people will have complaints about the s4 display unless they put it right next to the one under the microscope. Honestly between my nexus 4 screen and my gnex which is pentile I can't really tell much of difference besides the saturation of colors on the amoled.

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[robsawalker]

I posted this in another thread, but it most stands for this post too:

Firstly, I haven't used the S4 yet so I am making assumptions here, but I have seen it and seen others using it.

Points raised:

* "one has amazing quality (HTC) but despite AL casing can still get damaged": you are begging the question here, it is completely irrelevant. Quite apart from which, the HTC outclasses the Samsung phone in this respect.

* "S4 has 4.2.2": Who cares? The HTC One is to receive it imminently. Also, there's little there to get excited about, I have it on my Nexus 7 and my GS3 has 4.1.2. You would be hard pushed to point out anything valuable there

* "Camera better on S4": Really? You sure about that? I disagree entirely. Yes, the S4 will take better pictures under some circumstances and has a higher MP count so you could print larger images off. But, who the hell prints mobile phone camera images off? I have NEVER done that. If I want to take photos I want to print I use a DSLR. The HTC will take superior images in low-light conditions, and nobody can argue that. It also has a better lens with a wider aperture (f2 versus f2.2) and can shoot at 8fps! Not sure what the S4 can do (anybody know?) but doubt it can match that. So no, S4 doesn't win here either.

* "Battery": Okay, S4 has removable battery and HTC doesn't. But neither does the iPhone, and that hasn't put people off that, has it? I have an S3 and 2 spare batteries. Know how many times I have used them? NEVER. HTC also do a nice little remote charger battery you can charge up. As long as it gets to the days end without charge, I'm happy. But I concede some may see this as an advantage.

* "Features": Again, really? please tell me the feature on the S4 you think that is superior to what the HTC offers. Non-touch scrolling between images? Eye-detection on web page scrolling? Photos with your mugshot slanted in the corner? Almost everything I have seen added to the S4 looks gimmicky and pointless. The one thing I DO like is the whole health suite, which is neat. But, the HTC has Blinkfeed and Zoe's. Ok, let's take a minute to talk about Blinkfeed, because I keep hearing people say 'it's just flipboard'. But it isn't, is it? I use Feedly and Flipboard a lot, but the widgets for them are basically crap. THIS is what makes Blinkfeed so desirable to me - its right there on your homescreen. No need to go into an app. Now, at the moment I concede that Blinkfeed has some annoyances in it (from what I have read) but hopefully they will develop it - I really think it's a great idea and is the 'next step' after widgets in UI. With a little tweaking it will be superb and no other phone offers anything like it right now (except you could maybe argue aspects of WP8 are similar). Zoe's also look brilliant, and again nobody else has anything similar right now. Now, I actually think touchWiz isn't as bad as many make out, and the S4 will be an awesome phone, no doubting, but for me the features are too gimmicky.

* "screen size": you jest, surely. Both screen are same resolution. Personally, I don't mind Samsung crazy lumo-colour screen too much (although the S4 sounds like it will be better in this respect), but the HTC One's screen is simply stunning. Yes, it's 0.3" smaller than the S4, but let's be serious here, that's nowt as they are the same resolution. So a tie IMO.

* "SD card": Again, I had untold hassle with the expansion slot in my S3 and it had to be sent away a couple of times before they managed to get me one that worked properly. When I did get it working I put a 16gb card in (total 32) and it hasn't come out since. It IS annoying having 2 data areas though. I have ended up with media and images on both, which is a pain. I do get why some see it as an advantage, but not me, sorry.

* "multi-colour hidden LED": come on! Ok, the LED is neat, and it changes colour. HTC has 2 colours and 2 LEDs, Samsung has one. I'm sure cool things can be done with both. It is such a small thing, if you are listing that as a reason to pick one over the other though, you really are struggling! The Samsung is also better because it has 'Samsung' written on it.....

* "Removable battery": Mentioning it twice won't mean it's twice as good. Mention it again, make the S4 even better! 

* "Many different accessories including flip cover": Whooo! Let the party begin! Such a ridiculous point I'm not even going to discuss it.

The other thing is, all your doing is drawing up 2 lists of items and comparing them. You need to live with both for a while to make an honest comparison. Nobody has done that yet, but everyone who has used the HTC one has said how it is probably the best smartphone ever. The S4 will be amazing, no doubt about it. I can't imagine many people posting: "well, traded my blackberry in for an S4, but think I'm going to return it because it just isn't impressive enough for me....", it will be totally stunning. BUT, apart from the sh*tty tricks Samsung have been playing, they have chodded a load of gimmicky stuff into the phone but it looks the same as the S3, which to my mind does look rather toy like, and there is nothing really new and different about it. The HTC just looks beautiful, genuinely offers some completely new stuff and it looks like HTC have really sat down and though about improving the end-user's experience rather than just banging out loads of flashy bells-and-whistles stuff they think will impress geeky phone-heads and adolescents (and I count myself as the former if not the latter).

So fail? Reviewers are saying it's the best smartphone ever. So if you see that as a fail.....


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[xlDeMoNiClx]

So fail? Reviewers are saying it's the best smartphone ever. So if you see that as a fail.....


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Unless they put something along the lines of "in our/my opinion" somewhere around where they said that (haven't read their review), it is a fail because no-one (doesn't matter who they are) has the final say on what the best phone is.


This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

 

[return_0]

Unless they put something along the lines of "in our/my opinion" somewhere around where they said that (haven't read their review), it is a fail because no-one (doesn't matter who they are) has the final say on what the best phone is.


This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

Not everyone may think it's the best phone. It may not be a fact that it's the best. But that doesn't make it a total fail.

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[Onemoa]

I understand the S4 uses a diamond pentile arrangement but it's still pentile. I would much rather see the RGB pixel arrangement. Mainly because either way. You're still losing sub pixels no matter what pentile arrangement is used.

Look at the Note 2 next to the S3. Same resolution but the screen on the Note 2 is .7 inches bigger and you can see the Note 2's display is much better. Even though it has less PPI it's still much better.

I'm sure the S4's display will be fine for the most part but I would rather go for quality. That's just me.

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[Johnly]

It is the HTC one, you kidding? They got it right this time.

 

[Johnly]

Unless they put something along the lines of "in our/my opinion" somewhere around where they said that (haven't read their review), it is a fail because no-one (doesn't matter who they are) has the final say on what the best phone is.


This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

HTC is one small potatoes company. Why they would tie the one from the past (which failed so hard) to the one now (everyone remembers why the failed) is beyond me. The battery from a super Samsung user gets scoffed. No way in hell is any note 2 user downgrading for zoe. For loves sake, that is the biggest not universal gimmick the world has seen. Oh god.

 

[Newtoandroid99]

I tried the HTC one out a few days after it was released in a store and I must say I was very unimpressed at the time. I felt like it had multitasking issues, the buttons were unresponsive and the button arrangement was annoying. I was unable to try out the camera due to the lock cable on the phone.

Yesterday I went to try out the SG4, and wow the screen was really nice, and the phone was super fast. The camera, was great...except people seemed blurry and the pictures were dark. I turned on the auto day night and the pictures got a lot better for indoors, but the majority were still blurry when I took them of people. The camera interface was really nice to, very easy to change modes. Overall I was very impressed. I even like the build of it, since the majority of the front is the beautiful screen. Coming from a SG3 I preferred the feel of the back on the SG4. The eye scrolling thing was kind of cool, but annoying at the same time. All in all a really nice phone, but I didn't really see much difference from my old SG3 aside from the awesome screen.

Then I walked over to the HTC one display expecting to be underwhelmed yet again. However, I was left very impressed. The one didn't seem so bad this time, I found it very fast and I was pretty impressed with the screen and I liked the build. It was not close enough to the SG4 display so I couldn't do a side by side, but I would say it was just as good. Taking pictures was FUN with the one, I turned on zoe and every picture with the exception of 1 seemed to come out great. The build was nice and the phone felt good to hold. Then I saw the LED, wow could they make it any smaller. I love the LED on the SG 3/4 its big and very bright. when I tried multitasking I got mixed results. I saw one app reload while others did not. Then there is the black bar in apps, I still can't believe HTC let this happen. It just doesn't seem right on a phone this good. It's not as huge as I was led to believe it would be, but it is big enough to be noticeable.

All in all I would say HTC has made me reconsider just buying the SG4. If it weren't for all the reported issues of build quality online(gaps, button issues, dead pixels) and the fact that I don't see the one getting 4.2.2 before the end of the year I would be getting a HTC one. Now I'm just left wondering If I should even bother with either phone. :-\

 

[robsawalker]

What is it in 4.2.2 that you want so badly? I have it on my Nexus 7 and there is nothing interesting on it other than photosphere, which I already have on my S3 anyway (via xda). As for dead pixels and build, none of my friends with the One have had this trouble - bad batch maybe?

 

[mrbootcrm]

I tried the HTC one out a few days after it was released in a store and I must say I was very unimpressed at the time. I felt like it had multitasking issues, the buttons were unresponsive and the button arrangement was annoying. I was unable to try out the camera due to the lock cable on the phone.

Yesterday I went to try out the SG4, and wow the screen was really nice, and the phone was super fast. The camera, was great...except people seemed blurry and the pictures were dark. I turned on the auto day night and the pictures got a lot better for indoors, but the majority were still blurry when I took them of people. The camera interface was really nice to, very easy to change modes. Overall I was very impressed. I even like the build of it, since the majority of the front is the beautiful screen. Coming from a SG3 I preferred the feel of the back on the SG4. The eye scrolling thing was kind of cool, but annoying at the same time. All in all a really nice phone, but I didn't really see much difference from my old SG3 aside from the awesome screen.

Then I walked over to the HTC one display expecting to be underwhelmed yet again. However, I was left very impressed. The one didn't seem so bad this time, I found it very fast and I was pretty impressed with the screen and I liked the build. It was not close enough to the SG4 display so I couldn't do a side by side, but I would say it was just as good. Taking pictures was FUN with the one, I turned on zoe and every picture with the exception of 1 seemed to come out great. The build was nice and the phone felt good to hold. Then I saw the LED, wow could they make it any smaller. I love the LED on the SG 3/4 its big and very bright. when I tried multitasking I got mixed results. I saw one app reload while others did not. Then there is the black bar in apps, I still can't believe HTC let this happen. It just doesn't seem right on a phone this good. It's not as huge as I was led to believe it would be, but it is big enough to be noticeable.

All in all I would say HTC has made me reconsider just buying the SG4. If it weren't for all the reported issues of build quality online(gaps, button issues, dead pixels) and the fact that I don't see the one getting 4.2.2 before the end of the year I would be getting a HTC one. Now I'm just left wondering If I should even bother with either phone. :-\

I understand your frustration with the black bar in apps but you have to remember that just means the app developer has not kept up to date with Google design. Faulting a phone because some app developers are lazy is hardly logical. I've sent emails to all the developers of apps I use regularly asking them to consider updating to follow Google. All in all I'm very happy with the One and I'm not one to be easily impressed. When I told some friends on vent that I was impressed they all had to check out the One because I'm almost always pretty critical of products. Just my thoughts.