I'm not buying a 4S or an One, right now, but assuming I were in the market, I'd be leaning towards the S4 because of the SD card and replaceable battery. If a "plastic" One had those features, I would certainly consider it more closely. It has nothing to do with the material, though. I'd feel the same way about an aluminum One with a removable battery and SD card.
Would you buy HTC One over GS4 if One was also made from 'cheap plastic'?
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madlaw1071
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Always wanted to ask this Question to HTC One owners
Out of curiosity.
Yes because I prefer Sense over Touchwiz. I had a One X which is also plastic and I like how it feels compared to the S3. And I still prefer this One compared to my wife's S4. HTC makes better housings compared to Samsung in my opinion.
Well, my formers ONEX and ONEX+ dress in Otter Box. My current ONE dress in Otter Box too. YESSSSSS, always HTC.
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Let me put it this way, if Samsung was the only manufacturers of smartphones, I wouldn't own a smartphone! HTC has always built a better phone regardless of the materials!
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I bought the HTC One mainly because of beats audio, blink feed, front speakers and Zoe. The casing is like w/e because I think that the iPhone's case reigns supreme and all their awesome 3rd party cases.... But that's it lol. I'm honestly not impressed by the case but all of my friends are wowed when they see my phone and they all agree it's an impressive looking phone. B-)
HTC One>galaxy>iPhone
HTC One>galaxy>iPhone
Plus they are hazardous waste materials! SAVE THE PLANET DAMMIT!
HTC One>galaxy>iPhone
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Absolutely. LCD > Amoled; LCD > Touchwiz; and HTC speakers > every cell phone speaker on the planet.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I've seen a lot of cases that are more wicked looking than any chassis. OTOH those are usually over $30 at least.
The very first time I handled a One I was hooked, the size, shape (curved back) and material was just sublime, and that was just a dummy display unit. Having said that and having owned the phone since it's UK release, I am sad to say that it now lives it's life 24/7 it a case, albeit an offensively expensive but supremely beautiful Noreve model. In an ideal world it would bask naked in all it's glory but until my employer replaces the concrete floor with squishy rubber, thats where it is going to stay.
I am no fan of TouchWiz but like Sense, it is easily replaced, so I could never use a specific interface as justification for not buying a device, but even if the (hypothetical plastic) One and the S4 both came with stock vanilla android, I would still choose the One. Most software dependant features of the One could be replicated on the S4, Blinkfeed with Flipboard, custom eq apps for beats, even to some degree some of the camera features, but there is no way for the S4 to replicate the effect of tthe forward facing speakers or the universal nature of the ir device, which are two things I use on a daily basis that give me far more functionality than all the eye tracking technology in the world could ever do.
I handled my first S4 last night and while the amazingly tiny bezel around the screen looks very impressive, it actually makes it horrible to hold, there is no way to grip the phone securely without having your fingers on the screen and that, in a nutshell, sums up what Samsung is all about these days, function over form, technology for technologys sake. We are going to make the bezel around this screen as tiny as we can, not because it makes the device better, but just because we can.
If it was made out of cardboard, the One would still be the better overall package.
I am no fan of TouchWiz but like Sense, it is easily replaced, so I could never use a specific interface as justification for not buying a device, but even if the (hypothetical plastic) One and the S4 both came with stock vanilla android, I would still choose the One. Most software dependant features of the One could be replicated on the S4, Blinkfeed with Flipboard, custom eq apps for beats, even to some degree some of the camera features, but there is no way for the S4 to replicate the effect of tthe forward facing speakers or the universal nature of the ir device, which are two things I use on a daily basis that give me far more functionality than all the eye tracking technology in the world could ever do.
I handled my first S4 last night and while the amazingly tiny bezel around the screen looks very impressive, it actually makes it horrible to hold, there is no way to grip the phone securely without having your fingers on the screen and that, in a nutshell, sums up what Samsung is all about these days, function over form, technology for technologys sake. We are going to make the bezel around this screen as tiny as we can, not because it makes the device better, but just because we can.
If it was made out of cardboard, the One would still be the better overall package.
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You know I think i would have gotten the HTC One still even if the S4 was no plastic. The S3 was my normal daily driver for over 8 months sense release date and I never found it to be cheap. In fact for plastic it was a pretty sweet build! Had HTC matched the RAM with the HOX+ I may have used that as my daily but they didn't. Plus lets be honest here folks the beauty of Android is choice! I would have switched purely for a new experience that HTC has to offer. At the end of the day they are both great phones! Many old S3 owners will buy it and many old HOX owners will buy the S4. It's just how the world turns it seems. Brand loyalty is a bad thing in the market. Normally it means they are doing it right but people should see whats out there for them self every time they upgrade!
It's going to take a lot more for me to switch back to Samsung or away from HTC. I've had multiple Samsung's in the household n they've never kept up in one way or another.
GPS lock, for example. Always have to use my HTC when I'm traveling with Samsung users and that happens a lot due to my live in GF owning a S3. Now, maybe they've fixed that since my droid charge and her s2 n s3 but why would I want to purchase from a company that couldn't get one of the main features correct in any of the 3 handsets I just mentioned?
HTC has never done me wrong. I've never had something so essential give me problems.
Now, the build quality is major to me. I've yet to hold a 4g capable Samsung in my hands that feels right. I don't want a brick but I don't want a feather either. Even buying an external battery n case brought issues with the build quality.
The ui is bland. yeah, you can download a launcher but with the One, I don't want to. I love this thing stock. Maybe in a year or so.
I hate Samsung's but I'm perfectly fine with people liking them. As long as you, the owner, like it, who cares? They've done me wrong in the past and haven't done anything to make me give them another chance. Once HTC comes up with a quirky ad campaign, they will take over!
GPS lock, for example. Always have to use my HTC when I'm traveling with Samsung users and that happens a lot due to my live in GF owning a S3. Now, maybe they've fixed that since my droid charge and her s2 n s3 but why would I want to purchase from a company that couldn't get one of the main features correct in any of the 3 handsets I just mentioned?
HTC has never done me wrong. I've never had something so essential give me problems.
Now, the build quality is major to me. I've yet to hold a 4g capable Samsung in my hands that feels right. I don't want a brick but I don't want a feather either. Even buying an external battery n case brought issues with the build quality.
The ui is bland. yeah, you can download a launcher but with the One, I don't want to. I love this thing stock. Maybe in a year or so.
I hate Samsung's but I'm perfectly fine with people liking them. As long as you, the owner, like it, who cares? They've done me wrong in the past and haven't done anything to make me give them another chance. Once HTC comes up with a quirky ad campaign, they will take over!
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Yes. The build is only part of the attraction. The new version of sense, coupled with the neat features of the camera, would still be a draw.
Not to mention that HTC wouldn't use the shiny plastic Samsung uses. If it was like the Droid DNA it would still be miles ahead of the GS4.
Not to mention that HTC wouldn't use the shiny plastic Samsung uses. If it was like the Droid DNA it would still be miles ahead of the GS4.
I bought my S4 first, then about a week later I got my wife the HTC One.
I envy my wife's phone and it has nothing to do with the materials it was made of.
Responds better, sounds better, and it comes with more storage space. Sd card doesn't help if you have to jump through hoops to use it on your apps.
I do like the size of the S4 screen and the way the phone feels in my hand. I also love the HTC One screen.
Right now the HTC One feels like a more complete phone and even if it was made out of plastic it still feels like a complete phone.
Maybe I wouldn't feel this way if the default size of the S4 was 32gb and you could debloat touchwiz without going through hoops.
I envy my wife's phone and it has nothing to do with the materials it was made of.
Responds better, sounds better, and it comes with more storage space. Sd card doesn't help if you have to jump through hoops to use it on your apps.
I do like the size of the S4 screen and the way the phone feels in my hand. I also love the HTC One screen.
Right now the HTC One feels like a more complete phone and even if it was made out of plastic it still feels like a complete phone.
Maybe I wouldn't feel this way if the default size of the S4 was 32gb and you could debloat touchwiz without going through hoops.
I own both and they are both great devices. But I can honestly say that even if the S4 were metal or the One plastic, the One would still best the S4 for a list of reasons.
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