I look at it this way,i would love an SD card on my DNA/One to be able to store several movies,and my music,my rezound has a removable battery and 16 gb card,once i got the extended battery i have never had to swap it out,so to say the SD card slot is useless i would not agree with,my problem with Samsung phones is the screen/radio issues,other then that i would give the S4 a try,i already have seen the S3/note2 the amlod is not for me to cartoonish looking,and way to dim when using on a bright sunny day the S4 i sure hope fixed this.
The HTC One will be a hit, pass Galaxy S4 for ONE reason..
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Rose4uKY
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I love this phone and I have had all 3 EVO's. I always carried 2-3 extra batteries and then I got the LTE Evo and bought the Anker battery charger that I plug into my phone and I usually only needed it at work cause I have poor signal and my battery drains more or if out all day. My LTE Evo had 16 gigs and I didn't put a single app on sd card and all I really stored on there was pictures. Oh and I had a folder called ringtones with my personal ringtones but that was it. I use Google Play to access all my music on my home computer so I am fine without having an SD card. It's just now I would like to upload all my pictures to a cloud which I don't usually use clouds but I guess I can start. I just got this phone on Sunday and it's beautiful I love it. The Dual Speakers and the quad core and 2 gigs of ram it's so fast. Haven't messed with Blink Feed much yet I moved it to my last screen on the left. But I want to configure it and try it and I may move it back to my home screen at some point.
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The one isn't available with 64 gigs for every carrier and what manufactured do you work for that you can predict what anyone will do next year?
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*cracks knuckles* well now, this has been a read. Ahem.
First off, for those of you still touting Micro SD and removable batteries. Micro SD is a thing of the past, it slows down the phone due to the horrible file transfer speeds of Micro SD, and Micro SD cards can cause crashes and other issues with the phone it wouldn't otherwise have, such as if your card becomes corrupted or encrypted. Removable batteries are not as good of a value as an external battery, where you can generally get 3-4 charges out of for the same price and can charge multiple devices. The HTC One uses a new Lithium-Polymer blend for it's battery AND HTC has disabled Qualcomm's quickcharge and made other tweaks to reduce the degrading of the battery over time, meaning that the internal battery should be good for most users for 4+ years. HTC has never had cheap batteries in my experience, and my Nexus One is still going strong after three years with an average of 2-3 charge cycles / day (incomplete charge cycles) and the battery capacity is still at 78% of it's original charge. Samsung batteries in my observation have never lasted nearly as long.
Next; build quality. The Galaxy S3 has far too much flex to it by what I've felt. My old nexus however has survived a number of instances where it's rigity has been in it's favor, such as my father trying to crush it, being tossed out of a moving vehicle on the highway, and dropped in excess of 1,000 times. Flex can help in higher impact force drops, to be sure, but it also means the internal ridged components will take more damage over time with weaker drops than if the outer shell is more rigid. I would rather my casing be dented multiple times (like is in the case of my Nexus) , or even a cracked screen (which is usually among the most easily replaced components), than having a cracked PCB.
Third, storage. If 25GB (usable) is not enough for you on a phone, then I have to ask how much of your media do you watch or listen to on a daily, weekly, or even monthly basis? Sure you can complain that you can't store those one or two movies you'll watch -maybe- every two months or so, but if you can't find a 3g/4g signal or wifi at those times, well, watch something else. Honestly, those rare bits of media that are usually that compel someone past normal amounts of data are pure wants and nothing near a need, and should be less of a priority than a durable or comfortable to hold device in my opinion. If you think it's so bad you have to make that compromise, there's the 64GB developer version or you can go over to T-Mobile or Sprint with their Unlimited 4G. If those aren't enough for you and you still want more, I'm sure there are starving children in Africa who would love to hear your first world problems.
Fourth, screen. HTC is the only Android manufacturer I am aware of that properly attempts to calibrate their screens for real-world color reproduction. Samsung over-saturates the colors on their AMOLED screens, possibly intentionally for that 'pop', which unfortunately causes a cartoon like look and in my opinion, ruins media consumption as it changes what is intended to be viewed. If you want deeper colors than is reality, I guess that's your business, but I'm not sure why you'd want that.
Fifth, Camera. HTC's ultrapixel camera is perfect and utterly amazing for internet uses and sharing with friends, close to crap for professionals who plan to print the pictures on a large size.
sixth; software. Most of samsung's "innovations" and features are already available with the core Android OS or through 3rd party apps which are free to use. HTC comes with more basic software but doesn't try to flaunt anything about the software except for blinkfeed which is perfect for the facebook/twitter crowd. The only thing Samsung has here are the air gestures in the S4, which likely will drain battery and not be used by many consumers given that they'll be more comfortable with actually holding the device for a better view and hence touching the device.
Seventh; Marketing. Samsung is one of the largest multi-faceted corporations on the planet, and has a huge marketing budget. HTC only has smartphones and has a very small budget in general, most of which goes to design. Which do you think has a better chance of getting consumers to hear and be hyped about a product without research?
First off, for those of you still touting Micro SD and removable batteries. Micro SD is a thing of the past, it slows down the phone due to the horrible file transfer speeds of Micro SD, and Micro SD cards can cause crashes and other issues with the phone it wouldn't otherwise have, such as if your card becomes corrupted or encrypted. Removable batteries are not as good of a value as an external battery, where you can generally get 3-4 charges out of for the same price and can charge multiple devices. The HTC One uses a new Lithium-Polymer blend for it's battery AND HTC has disabled Qualcomm's quickcharge and made other tweaks to reduce the degrading of the battery over time, meaning that the internal battery should be good for most users for 4+ years. HTC has never had cheap batteries in my experience, and my Nexus One is still going strong after three years with an average of 2-3 charge cycles / day (incomplete charge cycles) and the battery capacity is still at 78% of it's original charge. Samsung batteries in my observation have never lasted nearly as long.
Next; build quality. The Galaxy S3 has far too much flex to it by what I've felt. My old nexus however has survived a number of instances where it's rigity has been in it's favor, such as my father trying to crush it, being tossed out of a moving vehicle on the highway, and dropped in excess of 1,000 times. Flex can help in higher impact force drops, to be sure, but it also means the internal ridged components will take more damage over time with weaker drops than if the outer shell is more rigid. I would rather my casing be dented multiple times (like is in the case of my Nexus) , or even a cracked screen (which is usually among the most easily replaced components), than having a cracked PCB.
Third, storage. If 25GB (usable) is not enough for you on a phone, then I have to ask how much of your media do you watch or listen to on a daily, weekly, or even monthly basis? Sure you can complain that you can't store those one or two movies you'll watch -maybe- every two months or so, but if you can't find a 3g/4g signal or wifi at those times, well, watch something else. Honestly, those rare bits of media that are usually that compel someone past normal amounts of data are pure wants and nothing near a need, and should be less of a priority than a durable or comfortable to hold device in my opinion. If you think it's so bad you have to make that compromise, there's the 64GB developer version or you can go over to T-Mobile or Sprint with their Unlimited 4G. If those aren't enough for you and you still want more, I'm sure there are starving children in Africa who would love to hear your first world problems.
Fourth, screen. HTC is the only Android manufacturer I am aware of that properly attempts to calibrate their screens for real-world color reproduction. Samsung over-saturates the colors on their AMOLED screens, possibly intentionally for that 'pop', which unfortunately causes a cartoon like look and in my opinion, ruins media consumption as it changes what is intended to be viewed. If you want deeper colors than is reality, I guess that's your business, but I'm not sure why you'd want that.
Fifth, Camera. HTC's ultrapixel camera is perfect and utterly amazing for internet uses and sharing with friends, close to crap for professionals who plan to print the pictures on a large size.
sixth; software. Most of samsung's "innovations" and features are already available with the core Android OS or through 3rd party apps which are free to use. HTC comes with more basic software but doesn't try to flaunt anything about the software except for blinkfeed which is perfect for the facebook/twitter crowd. The only thing Samsung has here are the air gestures in the S4, which likely will drain battery and not be used by many consumers given that they'll be more comfortable with actually holding the device for a better view and hence touching the device.
Seventh; Marketing. Samsung is one of the largest multi-faceted corporations on the planet, and has a huge marketing budget. HTC only has smartphones and has a very small budget in general, most of which goes to design. Which do you think has a better chance of getting consumers to hear and be hyped about a product without research?
I have a feeling someone will push for 128GB internal storage then. SD cards will be useless
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I'll gladly give up sd storage for 128 gigs internal any day of the week. But if someone tries to cheap out and give me 16 with some free Dropbox storage or something like that... I'll be disappointed
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Those types of promotions bother me as well. Although wait till next year, you will most likely have 128GB internal storage in phones
I feel that way to, but for people like "So Cold" the 128GB internal storage will finally make them catch up with the modern times
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I feel that way to, but for people like "So Cold" the 128GB internal storage will finally make them catch up with the modern times
Define catching up with the times... Heaven forbid I put an sd card into my phone to get more memory.
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The modern times being no SD cards. and its true, besides Samsung what manufacturer is putting SD card reads and removable batteries?
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Ok, thanks for letting me know. I'll try to add some more bias and blind favoritism to my posts to get back into your good graces.
And if you havent noticed I enjoy calling out people who say incorrect things or start making blind claims with no facts to support them. I also appreciate the same accountability in return.
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Problem is that you don't call yourself out! Like I said earlier, Samsung must pay you well!
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Do you even read my posts? I've said a lot of positive things about the one. And I substantiate what I say. I don't just hop into a thread and state "my phone is better than yours" as a fact just because it's my oreference
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Who cares what phone sells more. Do you reap any of the rewards?
Is HTC going to send cash your way, no.
I never understood the public battling over a phone. The last I checked they do the same things. Back to your phone battles..
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Is HTC going to send cash your way, no.
I never understood the public battling over a phone. The last I checked they do the same things. Back to your phone battles..
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I'll let your credibility speak for itself
If HTC isn't paying you by now they should be, you do more marketing for them then they do themselves
Now they need to make a Note competitor with a 5" + screen. All my previous phones have been htc.
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