Hi ....Please help me in deciding which one to buy ... HTC One X+ or Iphone 5 or LG google nexus 4 ...I have never used any high- end phones like these... but I want to experience one .. Please give me some suggestions... I had decided to buy HOX+ but after reading WIFI issues and other issues, I want to think twice . I am not a heavy user .My main main requirements are :
1. Perfect sound quality ( without any distortion)
2.Perfect Camera
and 3. Ease of use
You can suggest me other phones also . But shold be flagship phones and the phone should have good resell value
If you can get it I'd say the Nexus 4, but it's been out of stock online. I love my Xperia Ion,not sure I'd change it for anything other than the Nexus 4. My wife has a Galaxy S III and loves it. If I could get a Nexus 4 tho I'd jump on it in a heartbeat. I must say that I'd give the HTC 8X Windows Phone 8 a look for easy of use, good size screen,easy to setup, there isn't alot of customization available for it,but the camera is really good and it has Beats Audio built in for good music. There are more apps for Android,but there are still a bunch for it and more coming up everyday. Go by a local store and give the Windows 8 Phone a look and the Galaxy S III and maybe the iPhone 5, but the screen size on the iPhone isn't anywhere near as big as either HTC or Samsung phone.
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Thank u very much for your suggestion ... Actually , I dont like windows phones that much because 1. Bluetooth sharing problem , that is.. windows to windows only 2. Same boring live tiles and no change in background and like that ... Now, the only pne left is Nexus 4 ... Right now , I am in between Nexus 4 and HTC One X+ ....I have read that , the camera and sound quality of HOX+ is better in comparisn to N4 ( May be that would depend on user ), JB 4.1 + htc sence + is better that stock android (again depends on user ), battery life better on HOX+ .
I am ready to buy HOX+ , but the wifi problem and other issues threatens me a lot.
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Thank u very much for your suggestion ... Actually , I dont like windows phones that much because 1. Bluetooth sharing problem , that is.. windows to windows only 2. Same boring live tiles and no change in background and like that ... Now, the only pne left is Nexus 4 ... Right now , I am in between Nexus 4 and HTC One X+ ....I have read that , the camera and sound quality of HOX+ is better in comparisn to N4 ( May be that would depend on user ), JB 4.1 + htc sence + is better that stock android (again depends on user ), battery life better on HOX+ .
I am ready to buy HOX+ , but the wifi problem and other issues threatens me a lot.
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I've had absolutely no issues with my wifi. Infact my HOX+ still gets a signal from my router in my back garden. Where as my GNote 10.1 will not.
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Ronaldinhomessi 10 said:
Thank u very much for your suggestion ... Actually , I dont like windows phones that much because 1. Bluetooth sharing problem , that is.. windows to windows only 2. Same boring live tiles and no change in background and like that ... Now, the only pne left is Nexus 4 ... Right now , I am in between Nexus 4 and HTC One X+ ....I have read that , the camera and sound quality of HOX+ is better in comparisn to N4 ( May be that would depend on user ), JB 4.1 + htc sence + is better that stock android (again depends on user ), battery life better on HOX+ .
I am ready to buy HOX+ , but the wifi problem and other issues threatens me a lot.
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I wasn't even aware of any Wi-Fi or other issues. Aren't you referring to the one x Wi-Fi issue? That's not a problem on the one x+ anymore. I've been using a one x+ since it came out and haven't experienced any troubles with it so far, so I don't think you should be afraid of any issues... If anything, you should be afraid of the hardware quality of the n4 I guess. The reputation of LG isn't that great, while HTC is known for its hardware quality.
Hello!
In shorts.
I have HOX+, I had some fun with nexus 4 and i have little experience with IPhone 5
Nexus 4 is best in terms of value for money.
HOX+ is great(i will not use word best,but for me it's best for my need) in terms camera and music* (it depends what type of music you listen and quality of format).
IPhone5 is simpler and safer to use* (controversial,but accorind to my experience people easier learn iOS)
WiFi issue? eee i don't have any and i tried on home wifi ,wifi in train and works smoothly. I will worry more about battery to be honest as bettery is enough for minor use as mobile will struggle badly in intence use (but battery pack connected via usb solved this problem in my case)
I chosen HTC one x+ because as it better my purpose (music,music,music,do picture of bizzare things, all in one tool,android development )
btw. i am not expert.i just told my experience.
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I've had absolutely no issues with my wifi. Infact my HOX+ still gets a signal from my router in my back garden. Where as my GNote 10.1 will not.
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I wasn't even aware of any Wi-Fi or other issues. Aren't you referring to the one x Wi-Fi issue? That's not a problem on the one x+ anymore. I've been using a one x+ since it came out and haven't experienced any troubles with it so far, so I don't think you should be afraid of any issues... If anything, you should be afraid of the hardware quality of the n4 I guess. The reputation of LG isn't that great, while HTC is known for its hardware quality.
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I read the WIFI issue here only .Click the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998074
If you guys havn't got any wifi issue then it's your good luck ( i suppose) I hope this wifi issue doesn't occur with me .
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Hello!
In shorts.
I have HOX+, I had some fun with nexus 4 and i have little experience with IPhone 5
Nexus 4 is best in terms of value for money.
HOX+ is great(i will not use word best,but for me it's best for my need) in terms camera and music* (it depends what type of music you listen and quality of format).
IPhone5 is simpler and safer to use* (controversial,but accorind to my experience people easier learn iOS)
WiFi issue? eee i don't have any and i tried on home wifi ,wifi in train and works smoothly. I will worry more about battery to be honest as bettery is enough for minor use as mobile will struggle badly in intence use (but battery pack connected via usb solved this problem in my case)
I chosen HTC one x+ because as it better my purpose (music,music,music,do picture of bizzare things, all in one tool,android development )
btw. i am not expert.i just told my experience.
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Well... The WIFI problem seems to an indivisual problem.
So, I am 95% convinced to buy the HOX+... Now, the Price matters a lot. I mean in India HOX+ costs Rs 40k where as Nexus 4 costs 34k.I was thinking about the resell value of the phone.After 6 -8 months , SGS 4 with a 3 Ghz processor is going to hit the market. This samsung beast is going to reduce the resell value for sure. At that time, I will have to sell my HOX+ for say 25k or N4 for 25k .... If I buy HOX+ , I will going to have a loss of 5 k or may be more ....
BTW : Thank u very much
i thought it was gonna be so simple when upgrading next week to a oneX+,but i've been put off now lol with all these issues your reporting or have seen,thanks,im depressed now ha ha,wtf do i go for now
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i thought it was gonna be so simple when upgrading next week to a oneX+,but i've been put off now lol with all these issues your reporting or have seen,thanks,im depressed now ha ha,wtf do i go for now
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Fergie would buy a one x+ lol
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Fergie would buy a one x+ lol
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Get it right my friend,htc would beg for fergie to by one lol,need to do some more reading now,was well lookin forward to gettin this phone aswell
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To the OP, I'd suggest the iPhone 5 for what you're looking for. Nexus 4 is out cus this is 2013, a device with less than 16gb of memory, sad. Also making the mistake of the iPhone 4, would never again get a device with a glass case, lol! You also want a great camera which the new iPhone provides and the hox+ sucks in low light pics. Only good during the day for pics. Also u want perfect sound quality, well if u use Bluetooth to talk than again the hox+ is out of the question. If u don't rely on Bluetooth talking then the hox+ has amazing sound quality everywhere else imo! Even louder and better speaker quality than my wifes iPhone 5.
Now if u can wait at least 3 months for an upgrade I would hold out! New line of smartphones is where it's out. Grf is suppose to come out with the M7 whatever that will be and the galaxy IIII. Should both be out by March, for sure first sister 2013. Hopefully the new HTC flagship device will come correct with quality Bluetooth and fixed camera issues.
@ OP, I agree with deeznuts (LMAO), iphone 5 sounds like a good choice for you. It has FANTASTIC sound quality, both speakers and headphones, its easy to use and its powerful. Plus the design is amazing, personally I'm not a fan of IOS but since you never really experienced any high end smart phones, the iphone 5 is a great start. After that you can upgrade to android ( its not a shot at apple just the truth).
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Same here go for the iPhone 5, your new to smartphones so go with that and you will never run into any issues . That being said, ios is slightly dull and boring.
The Nexus 4 isn't as bad of a choice as a lot of other people think, it's respectable in every aspect except for 4G connectivity. And tbh you can't go wrong with any of them. So just have a go at them in the shop and see how it goes.
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I agree with iPhone 5 being the best choice for OP. It has incredible easy of use and arguably the best camera / sound quality combo. For me HTC One X+ is the best choice for me, but mine is rooted and has a custom ROM. That's probably more than a 1st time smart phone buy want to gets into.
Since the author of this post is considering the iPhone I would just go for it.
Seems like you are perfectly content with Apple's reign/shackles...
Do it.
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Since the author of this post is considering the iPhone I would just go for it.
Seems like you are perfectly content with Apple's reign/shackles...
Do it.
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Why bother posting, if your just going to flame someone under the masquerade of advice?
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Why bother posting, if your just going to flame someone under the masquerade of advice?
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Not a flame, my post just advises the op to go ahead with the iPhone instead of hox+.
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Personally I would recommend the HTC one x+. The only issue I have with the phone is Bluetooth audio quality in phone calls, which should be resolved in an update. Camera is very good, some low light pictures are grainy.
There is no perfect smart phone all have some thing wrong. New iPhone 5 has camera issues with a purple hue due to the lens cover. Aluminium case scratches very easily. Exchange mail/calendar bugs (May have been fixed)
As far as ease of use I had an iPhone for 3 years and find most things easier to do on android since ics+. IPhone does some things better but at a price of loss of control over your phone. If I want a program to be a default app I can do that on android not on ios. ITunes is a nightmare.
Either way they are both high end smart phones and would be happy with either. If you can try the HTC and return it if you don't like it. Here in the USA I get 2 weeks to try a phone before I have to commit to the purchase.
Good luck
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Only thing is in 6 months there is already rumoured to be an iPhone 6 coming out according to BGR. The one thing I don't like about the Apple Mac stuff is with iTunes your stuck if you've bought songs, unless your hallways knowledgable about it, it's a pain to pull your music from your ldevice. It's "cool" and "hip" and all, but I think imho I'd stick with WinMo 8 or Android.
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Hello everyone, this is my first post and a quick question.
I just got an HTC HD2 for around 1 month and it's running window mobile. I am not satisfied with it because it lags and lacks many features that even my ipod touch 1g would be better than it, if it was capable of calling that is. However, someone told me that android run really well on HTC HD2. My uncle doesn't mind trading his iphone 4 for my htc hd2 but is it worth it?
For those who experience android, is a HTC HD2 running android better or worse than an iphone 4?
Thank you very much.
lol well it is personal preference but i would swap for the iphone 4 play with it until bored then sell it and buy another hd2 and bank the rest of the cash.
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lol well it is personal preference but i would swap for the iphone 4 play with it until bored then sell it and buy another hd2 and bank the rest of the cash.
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I think that android has a lot more to offer. And the fact that you can choose which OS you want to run on your phone is awesome as well.
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LMAO! I wish I knew what you originally wrote now.
Comments like "phone lags" is pretty lame given the options you have in terms of official patches, ROM and Custom ROMs. No one should be complaining stability and performance if they researched properly.
Dude, my advice would be, that if you even have to ask go with the iphone 4.
I bought a windows mobile device, not a device i like that happens to be running windows mobile if that makes sense. So if you think its laggy then the feautures of it clearly aren't at the forefront of your requirements.
If i wanted a phone i could shake and it make light sabre noises, and use as an ipod and charge up every time i'm in one mile of a plug socket...I would buy an iphone 4 lol
they both have there pros and cons but give me a hd2 any day
Hi, I'm now using iPhone 4 and i looked over android, i cant see now how i used iOS!?
now i looked for the best phone for me, and i chose gNexus, i liked the clear android over Sense and much over touchwiz! , i tried to get one and it didn't worked out (i want to buy my next phone in USA, i live in Israel and in USA its much(!) cheaper!)
so my sis going to NY in the next month, and that is my opportunity to get new phone. but then i realized the nexus has poor hardware, and im not sure is gonna last 2 years as main phone !
I'm considering the S3 which is beast in hardware , but going to be beast so its not going to be unique and that something i really want after iphone 4! another thing is that its not nexus, and the updates will come late! pros are battery , quad core , giant screen , 50g at dropbox)
another phone I'm thinking of is the One X, This phone is awesome!! its beautiful! Sense is beautiful!, its also a beast in hardware! but that's the end,
i heard that the battery is poor, its still heavy because the sense 4, the video frame rate is poor, and i even heard on poor performance on NOVA . so it turned me off..
im sorry for the long thread, but my next phone, and my first android phone is very important for me, its going to be my phone for the next 2 years.
Thank you very much XDA (BTW , i searched allot about every phone, but what i need here is personal experience , something that not always objective).
I would recommend checking out HTC. They have very productive, useful devices.
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i wrote about the one x!
the one x looks awesome but he got so many flaws and bad disappointments! ): if i wasnt reading so much little bad things about him i was sure he is the one for me but no , there is to many little flaws!
Look up the HTC Inspire. I heard its the best there is.
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looks lame !
its look old and weak !
another suggestions?
So right now there's 3 phones you have your eyes on, but still open to suggestions.
I would suggest the Galaxy S III if you are looking for a phone for two years.
Galaxy Nexus is a very wonderful phone. Best selling point would be that its fast to get updates, but hardware is already dated since its been released over half a year ago.
HTC One X is beautiful, but that's all. Its beautiful, but doesn't really have any other features that would put it above the Galaxy S III. I see the One X as a device that's an improvement over the Galaxy Nexus in terms of speed and power, but nothing spectacular.
Galaxy S III on the other hand is comparable to the One X in terms of speed and most likely surpassing it in that field too. Beyond that, there are many other features that are equal to the One X and has quite a few features that the One X does not have.
I vote for the S III mainly because it offers more in terms of hardware and software.
I think Samsung Galaxy SIII or Nexus. Or wait for HTC One XXL.
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Varience,
thanks for your helpful comment! you summarized the subject pretty good , i think i choose the SIII over the others, because he is the combination between good hardware and allot of Roms (im sure he will get allot of roms).
to ServeTT the HTC One XXL sound really good on paper !!! (but so do the one x)
when will he come out ?
the phone i really want, is the next nexus, all the benefits of the current awesome nexus plus hardware that last 2 years and not one thats already is old
I am quite against buying HTC devices. They don't support our development community and sense is hideous and slow. The only thing I like is their build quality ..
I would get a Samsung galaxy s3, touchwiz 5 jellybean and ics actually looks pretty good!. There buold quality is better for the s3, Plus Sammy supports our development
But over all I love the galaxy nexus phones the best cause they look so good and are pure . But maybe wait for the new nexus to come out, it will be the best phone in hardware and software. And will get all updates.
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HTC One X - OUT - by reading, its beautiful and thats it, its close, and not as good as others..
S3 or the next Nexus , That is the question!
When the next nexus predicted to be released ?
if more than month (that is almost sure thing),
i think it will be the S3, its the strongest hardware, and its development community have to be great!, thanks you all !
From the title itself, is it worth to upgrade to One X+? I mean, one downfall of the One X, is faster battery drain compared to the One S.. and the One S seems to be so much faster than the One X, but now the One X+ have a different chipset and now having a 2100 mAh battery.. do you think it's worth it? I've read some posts in the One X+'s forum that the battery is improved but not that much.. but now, they managed to have 4-5 hrs screen time, which is not by far from the One S.. and the JB and Sense 4+ is buttery smooth compared to the X's stock.. can the One S still beat the One X+?
Btw, i also do like the 64gb storage because 16gb isn't quite enough for me being a mobile gamer and a music lover, that's why i'm considering the upgrade..
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If I get the money and I can unlock the One X+ on O2 I will be selling my One S and getting this. 1000x better screen way more storage and faster chipset. Battery is never going to be as good but the One S has a q hd samoled display so it's going to last a long time.
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Honestly it's comparing a camel to an Arabian Mustang. You can pretty much judge for yourself after reading the plus forums. Most of the questions you want to know are there
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May i ask, do you previously own an htc One S? I was referring to the One S with S4 processor compared to the One X+..
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If I get the money and I can unlock the One X+ on O2 I will be selling my One S and getting this. 1000x better screen way more storage and faster chipset. Battery is never going to be as good but the One S has a q hd samoled display so it's going to last a long time.
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So the only downfall of the One X+ is still the battery like the One X? And in any other aspect, it will outmatch the One S? Well guys, after reading those comments, I just want to buy the One X+ ASAP.
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angeloalonzo01 said:
So the only downfall of the One X+ is still the battery like the One X? And in any other aspect, it will outmatch the One S? Well guys, after reading those comments, I just want to buy the One X+ ASAP.
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Haha yea, the battery life is better many reviewers have said. Not amazingly better because the cpu is more powerful on the one x+ so most of the added battery power caters for that. Should be able to get a day with it which is the main thing . I want it badly as well lol. Was thinking about the nexus 4 but it's just problem after problem after problem on the n4 forum!
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Thank you sir.. i really appreciate what you did..
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For starters OP the HOS was never faster than the HOX. It's like my mum trying to say her dual core centrino laptop is better than my quad core i7.. This is just something HOS users have invented to make themselves feel less insecure about buying a cheaper phone. ( Not that they need too. The HOS is a great phone). As for the battery. My friend owns a single core HTC SXL. It has a great battery life because of it's lower power. Now my HOX+ can pretty much go blow for blow with it in terms of battery, and lasts longer with the power saver mode enabled.
End of the day, it depends how you use your phone. If you use it as a phone/browser/media device. There is no need to upgrade. If you want to play the latest games or show off to your friends, your best upgrading to a HOX+ / SGS III or Note II.
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For starters OP the HOS was never faster than the HOX. It's like my mum trying to say her dual core centrino laptop is better than my quad core i7.. This is just something HOS users have invented to make themselves feel less insecure about buying a cheaper phone. ( Not that they need too. The HOS is a great phone). As for the battery. My friend owns a single core HTC SXL. It has a great battery life because of it's lower power. Now my HOX+ can pretty much go blow for blow with it in terms of battery, and lasts longer with the power saver mode enabled.
End of the day, it depends how you use your phone. If you use it as a phone/browser/media device. There is no need to upgrade. If you want to play the latest games or show off to your friends, your best upgrading to a HOX+ / SGS III or Note II.
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Well that's a very professional answer, compared to some HOX+ users here who treat other people who have inferior phone to theirs, as dumb ****.. i really appreciate your response sir..
Now, about my plan to upgrade, after what i've heard from you, i really want to buy the HOX+ asap. i realized that 4.3" screen, 16gb storage and a battery that barely last a day with moderate use isn't enough for me.. before i bought my HOS, i really like the One X but i've read several reviews like in phonearena, gsmarena and here at xda that there are so many issues with the HOX like the short battery life, overheating problems, and the camera lens being vulnerable to scratches because it is really protruded, so i just bought the HOS. But seeing all that spectacular specs of the HOX+ and all the great things it has to offer, i fell out of love with my HOS.. and because i'm really a heavy user, mobile gamer and music lover, then the HOX+ is the perfect phone to upgrade to.
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On my HOX+ the rubber around the raised camera bezel is just slightly raised compared to the glass. So when i put my phone down, the glass never makes contact with the surface. I don't know if this is the same for all HOX+'s though, as i have read threads by people claiming that there camera is not centered on the back of the phone. But from my experience with the HOX+, the quality is great. I guess you will just have to cross your fingers and hope you get a good model
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On my HOX+ the rubber around the raised camera bezel is just slightly raised compared to the glass. So when i put my phone down, the glass never makes contact with the surface. I don't know if this is the same for all HOX+'s though, as i have read threads by people claiming that there camera is not centered on the back of the phone. But from my experience with the HOX+, the quality is great. I guess you will just have to cross your fingers and hope you get a good model
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It's good that the camera lens protrusion is now solved in the HOX+, and yes i've also read that some models, the camera eye isn't centered, i guess i have to inspect first the unit i will get before i pay for it. Good to know all issues to avoid before buying.
Btw, i never consider the sgs3 nor the note 2 because: 1) i was never impressed with the build quality of samsung mobile being plastic, it looks very cheap. 2) touchwiz UI isn't appealing compared to sense UI, i don't plan to root my phone yet within a year so i can't live with it's UI. 3) the One X+ looks sexier and more premium than any other samsung mobile. 4) sgs3 and note 2 is too mainstream, over rated, and almost all people use this and braging that they have the best and the latest phone out there, i don't want to be one of them. 5) super-lcd2 is more appealing to me than samoled, (though it's very ironic because my One S have samoled).
So i guess i will definitely get the One X+ if i can sell my One S, then i could get the money to buy one.. i'm afraid my One S will never have a JB update because it isn't one of the flagships today.
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Ok. I'm planning to upgrade from my LG G2x (Wind Optimus 2X) to either with Galaxy S3 or the One X+ (North American - Telus Canada versions). I'm leaning to the S3, but I want to see if people on this forum can change my mind. My criteria:
- Real-life performance (benchmarks are moot)
- Battery-life
- Camera performance
- Construction quality
- Future proofing (ROM development both 3rd party or manufacturer)
Coming from the LG G2x, I've learned a lot of lesson on areas I've gotten burned. That's one reason I've ruled out the Nexus 4 (being LG) and that fact that 16GB is not freaking enough. Google is smoking dope if they think we can get everything off the cloud and don't need much storage...not when we're on a plane or in the subway. I've learned that nVidia is terrible and doesn't support or provide source code for the Tegra (at least for the Tegra 2), I've learned, that though the processor was great, the G2x was totally short on RAM 384MB (usable), I've learn that given all these issues both LG and developers here and there weren't spending much effort supporting the device.
I much prefer the design and construction of the One X+ over the Galaxy S3, I also prefer, Sense over TouchWiz, but I'm open to trying new ROMs, skins, and launchers. I prefer things to work well stock, out of the box, but again if I need to rolling in a new ROM (or just a nice update on Android, I'm happy to do so.)
So I've probably already convinced myself based on my criteria, the S3 is better choice for me, even though, I dread the look and the feel in hand, and the fact that it's as ubiquitous as the iPhone. So someone convince me otherwise to go with the One X+ instead.
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I just came from the s3 and all I can say is if you like features speed and a beautiful phone one x plus is for you as for development the s3 is going to be best if you like switching roms
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How do you find the battery life and camera compared to the S3? Reading reviews online and the battery thread here, I still sense the still S3 wins in those categories.
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I just came from the s3 and all I can say is if you like features speed and a beautiful phone one x plus is for you as for development the s3 is going to be best if you like switching roms
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I too came from the S3. I exchanged it for a One X+ yesterday. So far, the build quality is like day and night between the S3 and one X plus. The 64 gb of storage is useful as well.
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How do you find the battery life and camera compared to the S3? Reading reviews online and the battery thread here, I still sense the still S3 wins in those categories.
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It depends on what ROM you plan to use for battery life. I can't make a solid answer about battery yet, but I will say if you plan on gaming it eats up battery pretty quickly. IMO, I prefer the One X camera. Audio quality on the one X plus seems better as well. My advice would be to go to a store and try both phones out and see which one is best for you.
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How do you find the battery life and camera compared to the S3? Reading reviews online and the battery thread here, I still sense the still S3 wins in those categories.
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The battery is about the same as my s3, that I owned for 4 months it's about 8-19 hours depending on how heavy I use my phone mostly tapatalk YouTube pulse facebook talk and texting all day with some GPS navigation. The camera is about the same, (HTC camera software blows Samsung's out the water) HTC one x wins all the way in my book, the phone works great s3 software is still ics stock while the one x is jellybean.
One thing I wanna note is the one x plus has no lagg at all the speakers on the s3 internal and external sucks compared to onex+
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killman2659 said:
It depends on what ROM you plan to use for battery life. I can't make a solid answer about battery yet, but I will say if you plan on gaming it eats up battery pretty quickly. IMO, I prefer the One X camera. Audio quality on the one X plus seems better as well. My advice would be to go to a store and try both phones out and see which one is best for you.
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Not a lot gaming at all. More surfing, videos, and I tend to use navigation a lot when I'm travelling. I hate having my phone out of juice in the middle of the afternoon especially when I'm travelling in another city because I was using the navigation/GPS a lot.
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Not a lot gaming at all. More surfing, videos, and I tend to use navigation a lot when I'm travelling. I hate having my phone out of juice in the middle of the afternoon especially when I'm travelling in another city because I was using the navigation/GPS a lot.
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killman2659 said:
I too came from the S3. I exchanged it for a One X+ yesterday. So far, the build quality is like day and night between the S3 and one X plus. The 64 gb of storage is useful as well.
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It depends on what ROM you plan to use for battery life. I can't make a solid answer about battery yet, but I will say if you plan on gaming it eats up battery pretty quickly. IMO, I prefer the One X camera. Audio quality on the one X plus seems better as well. My advice would be to go to a store and try both phones out and see which one is best for you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021540
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For me personally there is also a non technical/specs related reason. I've always been a fan of HTC devices. Design, build quality and reliability is the best among Android devices. Eventhough competing brands might offer a specs wise slightly better device, I keep supporting HTC by buying their products. I want the company to stay in the Android phone business! Otherwise Samsung or Apple will soon be the only main manufacturers...
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HaJeeEs said:
For me personally there is also a non technical/specs related reason. I've always been a fan of HTC devices. Design, build quality and reliability is the best among Android devices. Eventhough competing brands might offer a specs wise slightly better device, I keep supporting HTC by buying their products. I want the company to stay in the Android phone business! Otherwise Samsung or Apple will soon be the only main manufacturers...
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Agree 100% on HTC as company. In fact, I was using HTC for my two previous devices prior to going to the LG G2x. Again big regret going to LG. But times have changed a bit and Samsung is really pulling ahead in the Android market. My biggest concern with One X+ reading around is the battery life. Right now it seems some people are doing fine with while others are having some serious battery drain issues. I might need to get the device and try it a couple of days to really find out for myself.
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Agree 100% on HTC as company. In fact, I was using HTC for my two previous devices prior to going to the LG G2x. Again big regret going to LG. But times have changed a bit and Samsung is really pulling ahead in the Android market. My biggest concern with One X+ reading around is the battery life. Right now it seems some people are doing fine with while others are having some serious battery drain issues. I might need to get the device and try it a couple of days to really find out for myself.
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Isn't there a 14-30 day period when u buy a phone that u can return it no questions asked with a new contract? If so, why does anyone need to tell anyone answers to questions they can figure out on their own? Lol. Get the S3, play with it for 10 days, return it for hox+, return it in 10 days, then stick with the one u like best. If u can't figure out battery life in 10 days then a smartphone probably ain't for u, lol! Some people
If you had to choose between phones, choose between the Optimus G or the HTC One X+. I say this because I personally want to spend $200 on a phone with 1.) Good Build Quality and 2.) not outdated Hardware (the S3 has a dual core, all phones now have quad core). If you want many ROMs, then get the S3. I've had all 3 phones, and I'm sticking with the One X+. Battery life is on par with S3, but the Optimus G has the best out of all. One X+ screen is on par with Optimus G, and they both blow the S3 screen. S3 and One X+ cameras are both good, Optimus G's is mediocre.
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deeznuts said:
Isn't there a 14-30 day period when u buy a phone that u can return it no questions asked with a new contract? If so, why does anyone need to tell anyone answers to questions they can figure out on their own? Lol. Get the S3, play with it for 10 days, return it for hox+, return it in 10 days, then stick with the one u like best. If u can't figure out battery life in 10 days then a smartphone probably ain't for u, lol! Some people
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I'm in Canada, so things are a little different with our carriers. My current provider had a 30min voice and 50MB data usage limit to void the device return policy even though the period is 14 days. I'll have to look into Telus's policy more closely if they also have something similar. That and we have 3 yr contracts and better healthcare...
I just returned my One X+. I wanted it because I really like the 64GB of internal storage. Plus I was getting bored with my Galaxy S3. I knew I was losing RAM but figured it was worth the trade off (the U.S. GS3 has 2GB RAM vs 1GB for One X+).
I have the GS3 with AOKP and after using the One X+ I realized it is NOT faster than my GS3 like I was thinking it would be. I knew the One X+ was not as friendly to root and flash ROMs like the GS3 but I was willing to just leave it stock. It's not that it lagged or anything. It works great as is. It's just that having the Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 (Nexus 4) it did not offer the performance boost I was looking for. As for the storage, my GS3 does have less internal storage but it does accept SD cards.
It does play better looking games than the US GS3 with its Adreno 225. It will get really hot playing the high end games but I had a case on so I didn't feel it as much. The One X+ GPU is not better than the iPhone 5 GPU or even the Nexus 4 with its Adreno 320. I knew that before hand but was still fine with that. I just mention it here in case you didn't know.
As for battery life, I had a PowerSkin on my One X+ that offers some protection AND has spare battery power if and when needed. So I didn't have a battery problem myself.
If your fine not having a device that's as friendly to hack and has as much developer support then I would say the One X+ would be good over the GS3. I didn't like that by keeping my One X+ stock that I couldn't disable all the bloat but it was a small price to pay I guess.
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davidstech11 said:
I just returned my One X+. I wanted it because I really like the 64GB of internal storage. Plus I was getting bored with my Galaxy S3. I knew I was losing RAM but figured it was worth the trade off (the U.S. GS3 has 2GB RAM vs 1GB for One X+).
I have the GS3 with AOKP and after using the One X+ I realized it is NOT faster than my GS3 like I was thinking it would be. I knew the One X+ was not as friendly to root and flash ROMs like the GS3 but I was willing to just leave it stock. It's not that it lagged or anything. It works great as is. It's just that having the Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 (Nexus 4) it did not offer the performance boost I was looking for. As for the storage, my GS3 does have less internal storage but it does accept SD cards.
It does play better looking games than the US GS3 with its Adreno 225. It will get really hot playing the high end games but I had a case on so I didn't feel it as much. The One X+ GPU is not better than the iPhone 5 GPU or even the Nexus 4 with its Adreno 320. I knew that before hand but was still fine with that. I just mention it here in case you didn't know.
As for battery life, I had a PowerSkin on my One X+ that offers some protection AND has spare battery power if and when needed. So I didn't have a battery problem myself.
If your fine not having a device that's as friendly to hack and has as much developer support then I would say the One X+ would be good over the GS3. I didn't like that by keeping my One X+ stock that I couldn't disable all the bloat but it was a small price to pay I guess.
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You do realize the one x+ has a 12 core gpu. IPhone 5 is a quad gpu and I'm not sure about the s4 pro.
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lol. You believe because it has more cores that makes it better? The “cores" are not equal at all. The GPU's are different. And although you see that number you are very mistaken to think that makes it more powerful. Its not. Its not even close to being the same.
No the iPhone 5 has a 3 core GPU. The iPad last I check has the quad core GPU to push all those extra pixels. Benchmarks can show how many frames the devices run loading and playing certain things. The iPhone 5 in mine and others who done it handles and plays way smoother with mores frames in those intense benchmark 3D tests.
I forgot some people can't accept a device they like or has being less powerful and beaten by other devices. In whatever area. I didn't mean to make think the One X+ GPU is not good. It just really is not better than the other two I listed. Once my devices GPUs are beaten by others I have no problem accepting that. In fact, I said the Tegra-3 was better than my Adreno 225 in my GS3.
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not outdated Hardware (the S3 has a dual core, all phones now have quad core).
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the international version has a quad core.
Why would anyone bother convincing you. Its your flipping choice.
If you wanna follow the crowed like a sheep then you will get the s3 any way.
Ow by the way the s3 is made for humans, we aliens use the one x...
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Pandasaurus12 said:
If you had to choose between phones, choose between the Optimus G or the HTC One X+. I say this because I personally want to spend $200 on a phone with 1.) Good Build Quality and 2.) not outdated Hardware (the S3 has a dual core, all phones now have quad core). If you want many ROMs, then get the S3. I've had all 3 phones, and I'm sticking with the One X+. Battery life is on par with S3, but the Optimus G has the best out of all. One X+ screen is on par with Optimus G, and they both blow the S3 screen. S3 and One X+ cameras are both good, Optimus G's is mediocre.
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I'm passing on the Optimus G and Nexus 4 as well given my bad experience with my LG G2x...it's probably the worst experience I've had with a phone.
I put this thread in general because it was getting more views and needed some advice.
I currently have the Nexus 4 and am loving it. But the HTC One looks amazing and I've heard that the only it doesn't have over the Nexus 4 is 4.2.2. Now I don't do bluetooth or wireless charging so thats not an issue for me. Also I've had a HTC phone and heard they have ridiculously slow updates and I know that Key Lime Pie is right around the corner. But I feel like since the HTC One is such a premium phone, that they might actually try to bring the KLP quicker than normal? I don't know, it might just be my wishes, but I want to hear from the people that switched from the Nexus 4 to the HTC One.
1) Do you have any regrets in buying the HTC One and want to go back to the Nexus 4?
2) If you like the HTC One over the Nexus 4, what are some reasons you prefer it over the N4?
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No regrets at all. Best phone I've used to date by far.
Best thing about the one compared to n4 is my damn WiFi works now.
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No regrets at all. Don't even feel the need to root/ROM it. New Sense is great. I love the camera and features. And having LTE is so much better than hspa
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Seriously dude, even when we get KLP, you won't even be able to tell. Ask anyone with a GS3 what their phone looked like before and after it got JB, it's pretty much identical.
With all the features my phone has running 4.1.2, I don't possibly see what I am missing even from 4.2.2....it's just a version number and a couple of features devs will hack into every Sense rom.....Just ask the Viper team.
The One is so far superior to the Nexus....the only claim to fame it has is a version number.
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no regrets at all giving up my nexus4
1) No regrets. I can basically sell my Nexus 4 for what I bought it for.
2) Where to start...
I love holding the phone. It looks so much better than the Nexus 4.
I love the way Sense 5 looks compared to stock (Sense 5 seems cleaner)
The camera is incredible (not only are the pictures better, but it takes them so much faster) and the front facing camera is amazing
The screen basically kicks my Nexus 4's in the nuts
I now enjoy listening to music from my speakers
Sense 5. I know I said I liked the looks of it, but I do think it is better than stock in some ways on a functional level.
MUSIC. This is a huge part of a phone to me. If I'm not talking to someone I'm listening to music. I'm planning on specializing in Music Business Management (majoring in Economics) and the HTC One has the best sound quality I've heard from a phone so far. Note: I've installed the PureXAudio mod to further enhance the music, but I was using music enhancers on the Nexus 4 as well. None of them compared to the HTC One because the hardware just wasn't there.
Lots of people's HTC one's are failing , or falling apart.
However I feel that if that was fixed. I could easily switch from my nexus to the one !
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nexus 4 has the most fast official support with google. the new version of android will ota to nexus 4 in the first time. but i like htc one better.
although both of them can not make video call by cell network.
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1) No regrets. I can basically sell my Nexus 4 for what I bought it for.
2) Where to start...
I love holding the phone. It looks so much better than the Nexus 4.
I love the way Sense 5 looks compared to stock (Sense 5 seems cleaner)
The camera is incredible (not only are the pictures better, but it takes them so much faster) and the front facing camera is amazing
The screen basically kicks my Nexus 4's in the nuts
I now enjoy listening to music from my speakers
Sense 5. I know I said I liked the looks of it, but I do think it is better than stock in some ways on a functional level.
MUSIC. This is a huge part of a phone to me. If I'm not talking to someone I'm listening to music. I'm planning on specializing in Music Business Management (majoring in Economics) and the HTC One has the best sound quality I've heard from a phone so far. Note: I've installed the PureXAudio mod to further enhance the music, but I was using music enhancers on the Nexus 4 as well. None of them compared to the HTC One because the hardware just wasn't there.
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The Sense 5 does look clean from the videos i've been watching. And music is big part of my phone (one thing I missed about the iPhone) but seems like everything is just better. Also i'm an econ major as well :good:
THANKS EVERYONE! I am definitely going to switch to the HTC One. Seems like there really is no difference between 4.1.2 and 4.2.2. Also because of one feature... LTE.
If you guys want to keep posting your reasons you guys can, cuz itll make me feel even more sure about my decision. LOL.
Really appreciate the quick feedbacks.
I had the Nexus for 3 weeks and that was more than enough time for me to realize it was time to move on. I sold it to my friend for 300. I've always been an htc fan but for the past year I became a phone whoe and try out different phones
Quite honestly the Nexus 4 is a boring phone to me. Plain vanilla Android is just that plain.
Sure the Nexus get the latest updates but you know what? Who cares. Some of those update are just not significant
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