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Now naturally you would think that as progress happens every phone you used would be the best phone you've used. Not so though. Some phones I've used have been a step in the wrong direction, or have solved one issue only to have 3 more pop up. The HTC One, however is such a pleasure to use! The device is sleek, and for me, reigns in the title of the best looking/feeling android phone to date. The attention to detail is great (there are a few quality control issues however, but nothing major. For example the screen to the speaker grill isn't quite flesh, it's a very very small amount of on mine, but the device functions perfectly despite that. Just an OCD thing.)The Positives:1) Audio: Now the most amazing thing on the device is the sound and microphone quality. The dual front facing speakers (known as BoomSound), is able to blast music and other audio through them. It does so with amazing clarity from a phone that I have never heard before. The next thing is the microphone and it's noise canceling technology is crystal clear. When you get the phone, just open up the voice recording app and give it a little demo. You'll be blown away by how realistic the audio that it records is. Plus, it's clear. A great feature to have in a phone. Youtube, calls, skype, hangouts, now sound that much better.2) The screen: This screen is sharp and goes well with the clarity that we get from audio. With a ppi of 468, and a full 1080p screen, movies, pictures, and just web browsing look extra sharp. Good speakers and a good screen make this a multimedia powerhouse.3) Processing Power: The device blows through what ever you throw at it. The device doesn't just idle behind as it's trying to process stuff. One thing however, the device isn't running Android 4.2 (yet!) so there is a small amount of non buttery smoothness when scrolling through lists for example. That should be fixed through a software update to Android 4.2, but you really have to pay close attention and not blink to even notice it.4) Camera: The camera is great, it has a lot of features. Unfortunately it doesn't wipe the board of all other manufactures. It excels in low light, and the feature sets that it has. Zoe's, Burst shots, action shots, object removal, always smile, and more. HTC really packed the camera app with features. But as I said it doesn't win every camera measurement. Other cameras will get better daylight photos. It's not to say that the camera on the One is bad, just that there are cameras that do one thing better, but then the HTC One does lowlight, video recording (clear audio), file size, features, etc much better. Bottom line as far as the camera goes, you won't be disappointed with the quality it takes, and unless you are coming from a current generation smartphone device, the camera will be an upgrade in almost every capacity.5) Sense: HTC has loaded a lot of features into sense. They have their BlinkFeed homescreen which aggregates information together and puts it into a sleek scrollable view that looks quite amazing. Did I mention they have an IR Blaster (ability to use your phone as a universal remote)? Yeah, it does and the Sense TV app that goes with it makes it a lot easier to watch tv. Seriously, try it out. Sense has been flattened a lot and become less intrusive. HTC still has a way to go (I hope they come out with a more google experience looking theme), but it looks great and adds extra functionality to stock Android.6) Battery: The batter is not great, but it's not terrible. You have to think what it's powering too. A super powerful snapdragon quad core processor, and a full 1080p 4.7" screen. It's load speakers, and 4G LTE. That's a lot of juice needed. I was hoping for a little higher capacity battery. I ran a battery test on the device (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufo0YeP5T8c) and it got great video play back and I get from normal usage about 24 hours of usage out of the device.7) Modding: For a lot of people this point won't matter much. But for me it does. The device can be easily unlocked through HTCDev.com. This allows me to continue my obsession of tinkering with my devices.The Meh:1) HTC decided to go with a 2 button navigation approach. A misstep if you ask me. It won't kill your user experience on the device, but it gets some getting use to, and in some instances when an app isn't going by google's design guidelines, it adds a fugly onscreen menu bar to the bottom of the device's screen. This may be resolved by allowing long press back button to be used as menu key fall back in a future update.2) Wish there was a better more visible notification LED. Something like on the nexus 4 or galaxy nexus. Multi color and having customization. There is a notification LED, but it isn't that visible, it stops after 5 mins and it is only green for notifications.3) Not available on Verizon. Hopefully it will be soon, but it isn't right now. I'm chalking this up to being Verizon's fault, however.The Bad:1) Bloatware: I have the T

APRIL 29, 2013: I have had my One for 11 days and the experience has been great. A beautiful device that you can show on your work desk. Priot to getting it, my major concerns were not having a replaceable battery or M-SD card slot but have found out that was not necessary. Phone's call quality is great, the front facing speakers are superb, allowing a true stereo effect and the display has been surprisingly good even outside in sunny days. Perhaps, one of the things I like the most is the level of customization w/o using Carrier's applications or those from third parties. Sense and blink are new to me but were customized also to my likes. The camera has some innovative features which I have tried but is something I am not interested in a cell phone.Have been conducting some "home tests" on battery life and noticed that per the phone's battery indicator, its consumption might not be linear; it shows that most of the charge is used during the first few hours and below 50% takes more time to be consumed. Nevertheless, downloaded today a couple of applications to monitor which applications are most important regarding battery use. BTW, with average use making phone calls, text messaging, accessing e-mails and web browsing, have been charging the phone every 36 to 48 hours (similar to the Droid X). I am not into social media or extreme texting.Worth mentioning that changing from my three year old Moto-Droid meant switching from VZN to ATT but still in the 14 day return period. ATT's signal is not as good as Big Red but so far has worked for me (except when in underground places). I have no objective elements to compare the One to the S-4 as have always considered Sammy's phones "boring", too wide and cheap looking; phones not for me. The HTC One looks very well made and the combination of aluminum with glass and black background on the screen makes it very attractive for all those that have not seen the device in person. So far is a "keeper" and if you have one, experiment customizing it, a really fun experience.May 12, 2013: I have been using my HTC One for three weeks and writing article this as a follow up to the first review published on 04/29/13. Overall the device has been flawless although the ATT signal is not as good as the one from VZN. My One is a silver 64GB phone that was preordered and even arrived before the expected date. After having used a Droid X (with VZN) for three years my major concern on getting the One was the non replaceable battery. Probably I am one of the few users who have a spare charged battery for all portable devices as live in a hurricane prone area and in 2005 (due to Hurricane Wilma) was without communication for over a week.The One's 2,300 mAh battery has been surprisingly good. I am not into Facebook or other social media and use the device as a Telephone, for MM messages, for Text Messaging, for E-Mails and the Sense feature is always looked at and many articles read (a really nice feature). Occasionally can watch a video or take photos but does not happen every day. Regarding the phone's settings, the Power Saver and Sleep mode are on as well as the Mobile data and the Bluetooth. Wi-Fi is off as have other devices that I use on said mode and the current contract w ATT allows plenty of data. So far the battery use has been as follows:* Moderate Use: 1 day 11 hours consumed 51% of the battery. For me, Moderate use is 10-15 calls, 10 messages, Internet searching, Sense news and 10-12 photos.* Light use: 3 days 12 hours used 75% of the battery life. Light use for me is 4-6 calls, 10 messages, Internet searching, Sense news and 3-4 photos.* Heavy use: 3 days 5 hours have taken 83% of the battery life. This means calling everyone on Mother's Day (20+ calls) 4-6 messages, Internet, Sense and two photos.Having stated the above ratings, the HTC battery lasts much longer that what I had anticipated. BTW, I am in an ATT 4-G area with excellent phone reception and most of the time with Bluetooth devices. I charge the phone every other day or every third day and no power problems as of now. Of all the great features of the device, my biggest surprise has been the battery duration. And being 2013, so many awesome phones do not have a replaceable battery, such as the Nokias 920/928, some of the new VZN Androids and not to mention the Apple products which date from 2007 w/o a replaceable battery. Nevertheless, there are many alternatives to supplement power on these devices by external sources by simply a common micro USB connection (available anywhere) or even from your car's charger or even the computer.I was recently reading some reviews on the 16GB Sammy S-4 and seem they are having issues with the native storage capacity, especially w the 16GB version. The OS and Native applications do not allow users much storage. I was intrigued by this issue and looked up my phone DCIM source and with all the apps, ringtones & photos I have customized, these

Is HTC on the verge a splashing comeback? HTC reminds me of Apple in mid 90s when they were struggling. People had ruled out HTC but they have come back with a bang! I upgraded one of my family phones to HTC One. I have a Galaxy Note 2, and recently used S4 for an extensive period. So at places I may compare with what I have experienced.HTC One build is excellent, smartphone design absolutely amazing, and a delight to hold. Aluminum is used for the backplate and sides, making it an all-aluminum body. It certainly feels better than Samsung phones in some areas. The ergonomics and looks of HTC One are stunning. The screen size is certainly smaller than Note 2 and even S4.4.7 in screen with a resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels. Full HD 469 ppi (Corning Gorilla Glass 2, Gorilla Glass is the alkali-aluminosilicate sheet toughened glass manufactured by glassmaker Corning. Version 2 of Glass was introduced in 2012). The phone is thin and light. I highly recommend you to try it at a nearby store. Reading reviews do no justice to the phone; once you experience it, you will drool. I am happy there is a stiff competition between phone vendors. I don't have attachment to any one vendor. I am open to trying all vendors.HTC One runs Jellybean Android 4.1.2, using HTC's Sense user interface, not sure if it will be upgradeable to version 5.0 "Key Lime Pie". We may see 4.2.2, or 4.3 version of JellyBean rumored for Google I/O in May 15-17 2013, just a week away as I write this review.Key Notes:* Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor running at 1.7GHz with 2GB of RAM* 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac support future proof for now. Note the support of "ac"* GPS, NFC, gyro, accelerometer, proximity, ambient lightAWESOME speakers. Per HTC, stereo speakers come with amplifiers, and Beats Audio technology for deeper bass. HTC one also has 2 microphones for reducing noise.* Camera is awesome; don't let the 4 MP fool you. It is the old photographer's adage. It is the not the megapixel, it's the sensor that matters! This camera is very light sensitive, and I was able to get great photos in low light situations.* micro-USB port for battery charging supports MHL, so if you buy an adapter you can use HDMI. Lot of people are not aware of MHL and not widely popularized. Basically you can make your smartphone into a giant computer. Connect smartphones to HDMI monitors or HDTVs, use Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and control smartphone. Per Wikipedia "Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) is an industry standard for a mobile audio/video interface that allows consumers to connect mobile phones, tablets and other portable consumer electronics (CE) devices to high-definition televisions (HDTVs) and audio receivers. The MHL standard supports up to 1080p/60 high-definition (HD) video and 7.1 surround sound audio while simultaneously charging the connected device." DLNA Support is also included. These are awesome features indeed, and not noted much.* Just like the Samsung Galaxy feature, HTC One also works as an infrared sensor for controlling the consumer devicesSome cons:* 32 GB/64 GB models , but Lack of microSD card support may come as an issue for some* Battery cannot be removed (Li-Po 2300 mAh battery)* microSIM card is released by punching a paper clip. Just like iphones. As battery is not removable, this design is adopted by HTC* To Note: unlike international version, the Chinese models feature a removable back cover, featuring a Micro SD slot for storage expansion and dual SIM card slots. Dual SIMs are very popular in Asia not in US.* Crapware/Bloatware. Why do the phone manufacturers think they are adding value by adding software like Blinkfeed which cannot be removed. HTC advertises as a feature, I view it as a nuisance. There are no alternatives except vanilla Google Nexus phones. ASUS adds its own extra software, Samsung has its own. I feel they at least make provisions to remove these crapware. Remember windows PC in late 90s loaded with all kinds of stuffs which no one ever usedI have tried following apps from my Play library and they just worked awesome.Amazon MobileAndroid StatusAmazon Kindle (very sharp for quick reading, I use black background white text)AndroidifyAngry Birds (Space/Seasons)Asphalt 7Amazon App StoreBoxCar Maintenance Reminder ProChromeCNET TVNAVIGON (from Garmin - offline maps), was AWESOME!Google Navigation/Earth/MapsGoogle Currents (nice way to read News)Draw SomethingGoogle DriveEbayLinkedinGoogle Music (I have over 10,000 songs/podcasts) and it is free!Tapatalk (awesome forum browsing app)OverDrive Media Console: Library eBooks & Audiobooks (public library consumption of media)Microsoft One Note (legacy docs, skydrive of 25 GB is good)Subsonic Music StreamerTerminal Emulator (still need to use vi, yes this is it)TweetCaster Pro for Android (excellent twitter client)Twit.TvGoogle VoicePlenty of Widgets - BatteryPro, SwitchProPlease ask questions. I like when people ask questions as I get more chance to review and poke i

Warning: huge review coming.For total transparency, I am a mobile application developer for a corporation. I get my hands on a variety of phones on a daily basis; I have myself owned a Motorola Droid, LG Quantum and Nokia Lumia 900 (both Windows Phone 7 phones), Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch, and now the Developer Edition of the HTC One. I have tested and used a Samsung Galaxy S4 before it was released to the public. I develop on iOS devices as well so have knowledge of iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android, and Windows Phone devices. I have not developed for Windows Phone 7/8 but was a daily user for two and a half years.The HTC One is the phone to bring me back to Android after I left the platform due to instability and poor hardware (6 Motorola Droids in six months is not okay). What follows is a review of the One, a comparison to the other flagship phones out there (iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4, Nokia Lumia 920) based on my experience working with them and/or researching/considering them for my next personal device.HTC One Pros:-Build quality is phenomenal. One of the biggest drawbacks for me in Android phones, which actually kept me from returning to the platform, was that the quality of the materials used is just too cheap for the price point. Android is giving itself in many ways a reputation as the budget OS. Samsung is a key example, which still insists on using plastic (really, plastic) in their flagship phones. This is unacceptable. If I am going to spend $600+ on a phone, you better offer premium materials. The One really feels good in your hand. Yes, it's heavier than other phones out there--but for me this is an indicator that HTC didn't go cheap on materials. The aluminum is still very much a light material but way more solid than the cheap plastic of the Galaxy S4. Hold the two phones next to each other and I'd almost guarantee you'd pick the One over the S4 any day of the week. I have read some professional reviews that have expressed concern that the zero-gap build quality HTC advertises was not present in their review device. I am here to say that my device has none of those quality concerns. There are no gaps anywhere on the phone and everything is straight-edged and cleanly put together. HTC really shines in their build quality on this device.-Hardware. This goes along with the build quality point, but I really can't praise HTC enough for the materials they put in the One. No, the One does not have all the bells and whistles that the Samsung GS4 has. But the screen is beautiful (truly a masterpiece), the speakers are the best I have ever heard on a phone (and dual front-facing speakers is a stroke of pure genius--really, why hasn't anyone figured this out until now?) [side note, I consider the One's speakers better than my laptop's speakers--I own an ultraportable Lenovo X220T that has weaker speakers with less bass capability than this phone], and the One takes whatever I throw at it without ever stuttering.-The Cameras. This is both a pro and a con. The front-facing camera is great. I skype on a daily basis with my best friend in Japan. Today I skyped with him for the first time using the One. He commented that the video quality was significantly better than it had ever been (in comparison to my laptop, my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch, and my Nokia Lumia 900) and the audio quality was better as well. Kudos to HTC on the front camera. As far as photo shooting goes, I have only tried it a small amount, but the camera is FAST to snap that shot. My 900 takes much longer to focus and get a shot--not the One. It's almost instantaneous. As others have mentioned, the low-light quality is very good. The colors are very true on the rear camera.-Blinkfeed. Okay, matter of personal preference. I hate most of the Sense UI (being completely transparent), but I actually like Blinkfeed. It's not as nice as the live tiles I had on my Windows Phone 7 to keep up with the people I care about, but it's nice to be able to scroll through facebook posts without actually having to deal with the facebook app. Some people hate Blinkfeed. Okay, understandable, it's a matter of preference. I do find it annoying that it is your home screen and not just a side screen instead.Cons:-The Rear-Facing Camera. Alright, I own a dedicated camera. But I never carry it around, and my phone is my de facto camera for mostly everything. However, I can say after taking shots with the rear-camera that I will now be taking my actual camera with me anywhere I want to take photos seriously. The One's camera just does not cut it. The 4MP shots are grainy, to the point that I can see the grains of the photo just in viewing them on the HTC's awesome 1080p screen. There's no way you'll ever be printing off photos and hanging them up with this device. I know MP is not an indicator of how good a camera is, but I would have been much happier if HTC had put in a 6MP or 8MP camera. If you plan on using this phone to take a lot of pictures and are really se

This is for the AT&T version. No differences really between the international expeept for the unlocked bands and depending if it's the developers edition, the unlocked bootloader.First off, I am a phone junkie. I switch phones very often and most of the devices I've owned from HTC has been the original TMobile G1, G2, Droid Incredible, AT&T One X and One X+. I love Android but been open to other OSes from Apple, Windows and even Blackberries. Android is more suited for my personality and I love the ease of customizations without jailbreaking my iphone and so forth.Design:This is going to be the first thing that you are attracted to. The aluminum zero gap is absolutely stunning and sturdy. There's nothing like it. My wife has an iphone 5 and it has nothing on the HTC One. My previous best design would go to the White One X (white polycarbonate gets extremely dirty) and this HTC One is leaps and bounds above that and makes it feels very premium, as every smartphone considering they costs much more than anything much larger than them.Screen and Sound:The next you notice would be the screen and sound, which right off the bat you can tell is much better than anything you've ever used because 1). It's facing you and 2). Stereo sound. Listen to music when you get the chance and you'll hear the difference. After the phone fully boots up, you notice how crisp and clear the screen is. The average smartphone user may find it difficult to distinguish between 720p and 1080p. Do we really need 1080p? No, I personally think 720p was fine but I'm not complaining. Really have to see in person to admire.Sense 5 and Blinkfeed:Sense 5 is finally at that point where I can say it's beautiful. Its not stock Android (Jellybean) pretty but it doesn't look dated like it did on Sense 4 (which I hated but lived with). It's looks modern.Blinkfeed, people are comparing it to Windows Phone tiles which I think is a bad comparison. It's more like Flipboard. If you used Flipboard, you'll feel at home. I personally like it. I am a wallpaper junkie as well and change my wallpaper often. WIth Blinkfeed being my main page, I don't really change my wallpaper often because I don't see it as much. I have 2 pages, Blinkfeed and another one for my mainly used apps. Thats it. Hopefully HTC puts out an update where we can manage our own feeds except for the one that's preloaded.Camera:HTC One uses a new 4mp (Ultrapixel) camera. I am not a professional photographer but I do take pictures of my kids. A lot of them. The One X had the best camera on a smartphone for 2012 (Had an S3 and Lumia 920) so I didn't expect anything less from HTC. Megapixel count means nothing to me. Zoe is also and also an awesome feature that I use often and the Video Highlight feature is really great. A life "trailer" if I may that does it beautifully with no effort on my part. It takes everything from a given event and makes a 30 second video. You have to see it to understand.Battery:The HTC One house a 2300 mAh battery. Not much of an upgrade from the One X+ (2100 mAh). When I first started using the HTC One, I was able to get a full day out of it. I use to get 13-15hrs before it hits at least 10% with regular usage (Pulse app, Gmail, Texting all day, music streaming and camera uses). Then I read an article on the power saver feature (which I rarely used on the One X+) and it says it we can actually benefit more by leaving it on instead of only when in situations that calls for it. So I gave it a shot and I must say. It is awesome. I can actually get close to a full day with at least 2 hours on screen time before needing to charge.Etc...The IR blaster is a wonderful feature that I use often to control my tv and (i lost the remote to my home theater) and now I can turn the volume up or down without getting up. There are some flaws though, I cant program my volume up and down for my tv on the phone. It doesn't work for some reason but it's not a biggie.The placement of the IR blaster/power/sleep button is weird but you'll get use to it. It's like brushing your teeth with your right hand until you damage it. You have to learn to brush with your other left. It's not normal but eventually you'll adjust.The capacitive buttons are now just back and home. I wished it had all 3 buttons because I hate how some apps have that menu bar which takes up space it really doesn't need to on the screen. I used Android when it had 4 (menu, search, back and home) and then they have you get use to (back, home, and recent) with HTC giving you the option on Sense 4 to use the recent key (when long press) to be the menu. HTC, PLEASE, give us an update to bring this minor feature back. (I don't want to root my phone and wait for a dev to implement this feature).Throwing in earbuds with the phone is a nice plus. Better than average I must say and they actually fit in my ear. Thanks!!!Almost a week now and I am absolutely in love with this phone. I don't even want to use a case but I know I am going to

SPECS:1.7 GHz Snapdragon 600 with 4 x Krait 300 CPU and Adreno 320 GPU2GB of LPDDR2 with your choice of 32/64 GB NAND(Internal Storage)in your choice of Silver or Black.4.7" SLCD3 1080p with a blazing 468 ppi which is the best on the market.4 MP camera but HTC uses Ultrapixel technology which allows for 300% more light for better pictures.2300 mah batteryAndroid 4.1.2 and they use Sense 5It has all the latest WiFi 802.11ad/a/b/g/n+ BT 4.0, USB 2.0, GPS/GNSS, MHL, DLNA, and NFCDual front facing speakers, HDR microhpones and 2.55V headphone amplifierHARDWARE:Let's be honest, the first thing you will notice when you see this phone or any phone, is how nice it looks and this phone does not disappoint, it has a beautiful industrial design and aesthetics, and just oozes beauty. We use our phones so much that they have become an extension of us and the way it looks and feels in your hand is very important and the quality of the material is important and this phone does not let you down. The finish and feel of the phone in my hand is phenomenal. It's just one sexy looking device, and a nice welcome change from the typical plastic phone. You can really tell that HTC focused on the looks and feel of this phone.From watching the HTC press conference when they phone was showcased it takes HTC 200 minutes to finish the chassis of the phone. It is made from one solid piece of aluminum(except the front speakers, they are aluminum also but are snapped on) and when the insides are added the phone is sealed and they inject plastic between the cuts where they place the antenna so there is no issues with receiving any signal like other metal phones and like the iPhone use to have. This also necessary so you can utilize NFC. HTC calls this their zero gap construction which they state has not gaps between aluminum and the polymer of the body. However there are some small gaps on the top and bottom where the speakers are put on, but not on the bottom. I give them tons of credit, because this is the first Android phone that can finally match the build of the iPhone which I have always liked the looks of the iPhone but have never been a fan of iOS.The back of the phone has a nice curve and feels amazing in the hand. It just fits perfectly and has a nice cool feel to the phone. The back has a microphone that will help with noise cancellation. HTC will not come out and say what the whole composition of the phone is, and I can't say that I blame them. The One has absolutely not creaking or flexing which is quite nice. My S3 and S2 would sometime creak because of the plastic but on the One they use such a high quality build material that you do not have to worry about it, which is a nice welcome feeling. If HTC would have stopped there that would have been ok, but to make the phone even more beautiful they take a diamond drill to the sides and back corners to give the phone chamfered edges which makes this high end device really shine.On the front of the phone HTC has decided to go with 2 buttons instead of 3 like we see on most handsets or on screen buttons. Some people will love it or hate it, but after a few days I have found no issues with it but it would have been nice to allow you to use the HTC logo at the bottom as another button such as the home button or even awaking the screen. It appears to me that HTC really put in time and effort to make this device more user friendly and less confusing. One of the things you always hear from the iPhone crowd is Android can be somewhat overwhelming even though it has the better software and definitely more customization than iOS and Windows. It's obvious that they are targeting the iPhone crowd. You can still do everything you need to with 2 buttons, for example you double tap the home button and the multitask comes up. HTC eliminated the home button which is what Google likes.BATTERY LIFE:I have been using this phone for over a week and have not had any issues with battery life. Since the phone uses a all aluminum body you can not switch the battery out. Some may have an issues with this, I do not. With my S3 I could switch the battery out but I never really did so. HTC also has added a powersave mode which you can use to help keep battery life in check and I have used this setting and not noticed any drop in performance. When you implement this mode you can customize it to fit your needs such as under clocking the CPU, dimming your screen, and stopping auto sync. The CPU, display, and Auto sync will be the 3 of the biggest battery killers, so that is the setting I use when I implement it. I also recommend using the slider to adjust your display because it is typically much higher than it needs to be.HTC went with a 2300 mAh battery, but it would have been a welcomed improvement if they would have went with a 2600 to 2800 mAh battery. The new Samsung S4 has a 2600 mAh battery and from the reviews I have read they have almost the same battery life. In some te

2012 was the year of the smartphone for 3 big companies: Apple, Samsung and Google. The iphone 5 was about the best looking phone ever made with a solid operating system and excellent support. The Galaxy 3 stole the spotlight with terrific commercials and a solid contender with Apple. And Google released the best phone, in my humble opinion, ever made until that point. The nexus 4 was and is cheap for just $300, receives upgrades from google directly, and is quite simply a stunner. Last year, however, the HTC One X was also released if you didn't know, and it was second best only to the Nexus 4. It had a terrific screen, great build quality even though it was plastic, and it was just a thin slab of sexiness that slid into your pocket easily with the best camera of all phones mentioned above. Yet, nobody knew about it.This year, it seems people are hearing about HTC, and Apple and Samsung will have to fight one more company to take the spot of best smartphone. In my view they failed last year as google offered a phone that was for the first time the best mobile experience ever put on the palms of your hands.This year, the HTC One has taken that place from google. The HTC One is quite simply stunning in and out. First thing I did was put an invisible shield to prevent any scratches and keep its metal body ever intact (something I do to all my phones since I don't use a case, and more importantly, I never drop these guys).Design:Google took the experience from apple, but apple kept the design hat. This year HTC takes the design to a whole new level. No phone ever looked this good. It's just the right amount of heavy to make it solid, the right amount of curvature to sit on the palm of your hand, and the right amount of beauty and industrial design. The word Stunning can't be used enough here. The speakers are obviously for audio, but they simply add to the art in a way no other phone has done before. It's a work of industrial art that puts every iPhone model to shame.Experience:Matches the iPhone point by point and offers MORE. Home screens, Facebook integration, widgets, and a whole new home screen where you get news and all of your social information in one place. For those of you who use flipboard heavily as I do, it's the same great interface to give you just the right amount of news whenever you need it. As a news junkie, it's ever appreciated. If you don't need it, just ignore it to the side. But it doesn't hurt to have Facebook set up so you can easily see what's happening in your social circles. Within 1 minute of set up, I had close to 52GB of music available to stream and save from google play music (a free service BTW on every android phone), within 10 minutes I paid my bill at Duane Read using the phone as a wallet, and within 30 minutes I had taken the best shot I have ever taken with a mobile phone.The user interface for those who don't know is Sense. Sense 5? Maybe? It's fast, capable of handling widgets as well as google's unadulterated vanilla android on the Nexus 4, and is quite simple. But don't mistake that for a lack of options like the iPhone's simplicity. It is still android and all the options are there. It outdoes Samsung's touchwiz, and apple's outdated IOS which is obviously the same interface from 2007. I like this as much as the vanilla android on the nexus 4, and like it even more due to blinkfeed. The only thing I miss is the ability to add lockscreen apps, but that's coming soon (we hope).A good part of the user experience is UPDATES. Apple and google own this sector with outstanding updates. Google more so since their updates are actually useful. HTC plainly sucks. Here is hoping they will update the heck out of this phone, and force carriers, especially ATT to push out updates. Don't let this be another htc one x where we wait 7 months for a released update. If not, support carrier versions and push out updates themselves. Give me a link and let me download and install updates without my carrier. Or is that contractually not possible?Screen:Best screen on any phone. 1080P. It rules them all, and outdoes the HTC One X from last year. This is the whole phone experience, and having this kind of a screen just makes the phone a pleasure to use. Comparing this screen with the iPhone 5 just shows how much apple needs a larger screen more than ever. It is simply impossible for me to use my iphone after using the HTC One as you feel absolutely constrained when reading webpages, looking at pictures, etc. Puts last year's Samsung S3 to shame. It's quite a stark difference.Camera:The camera here is a fantastic shooter. Don't be alarmed at the 4MP factor. The images have terrific resolution, excellent color, and fantastic low light resolution. What worries most buyers is the detail presence due to 4MP, and if you're planning to print out huge posters, then this is not the camera to be used. If you want memories, at any time of the day, recorded with great clarity, then this camera offers

What is there to say about this phone? If I just write about it, I'm just going to ramble on and on. So to save everyone some grief, here are bullet points (my direct comparisons are to the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2, but mainly to the Galaxy S4):The Good:1) THE SCREEN: If there was such a better screen on a phone, I have not yet seen it. The iPhone 5 is lauded for its excellent screen, but at its current resolution, it trails behind the One's screen by far. Everything just POPS out at you. Even in direct sunlight, everything is CLEAR and BRIGHT. I really loved the Droid DNA/HTC Butterfly's screen, but once again HTC has outdone itself and given us a true masterpiece in 4.7" 1080p(468ppi) form. This is THE BEST screen on the planet right now - WOW!!!2) THE DESIGN/HARDWARE: Why do most reviewers laud the iPhone 5's aluminum construction so much, when it chips and nicks so easily?? If you want a true masterpiece in design and craftsmanship, look no further. The One feels THICK and TOUGH. I don't have to worry about carrying this around case-less(except from drops, which is a whole other case). I will not be worried about this phone nicking and scraping like the iPhone 5. Personally, it may not have the flair of some of the Sony and Nokia phone of the past, but in totality the One has the best combination of design and craftsmanship. It oozes style and sophistication(*cough*Samsung*ahem*).3) THE DUAL FRONT-FACING SPEAKERS: We have all been desensitized to the modern smartphones nowadays with their crappy, tinny, mono speaker. I remember the days of the Nokia n95 and n84 with their stereo speakers - whatever happened to phones after that? Whoever agreed to a mono/solo speaker with all the smartphones thereafter?? FINALLY, someone has the senses to come back to reality - thank you, HTC!. Trust me, your ears will thank you and you will realize all phones should have been made like this. Especially when you use ringtones/alerts that were specifically created for this phone, the sound is loud, immersive, expansive, and POPs into your ears. It's simply a re-revolution.4) THE CAMERA: I don't use my phone camera to make prints from photos, I have my dedicated cameras for that. So to me, the paramount function of phone cameras is the convenience/accessibility - it has to be able to capture what I want quickly and clearly, with decent enough quality to post online. Therefore, the 4MP size in the One's camera does not bother me at all. Who cares if the camera isn't THE BEST phone camera ever? Because it is not, but it is a GREAT low-light shooter, and to me that's more important than pixel count. The sensors in the camera are bigger than other phone cameras, therefore, it can capture a lot more light, which in laymen's terms it can give you better photos in more situations than other phone cameras can. Also, the touch spot focus is almost instantaneous - this camera is quick, quick, quick!5) For a near 5-incher, it's quite svelte, at least at the girth. It's easier to hold in the hand than the Samsung Galaxy S3/S4, and for sure a heckuva lot better than the Note 2. It fits in your hands nicely and securely, with just the right combination of size, weight, and balance.6) The UI and software design is now very minimal and simplistic. For better or for worse, if you are used to the old Sense UI's, you will need some readjusting. Personally, I like this new one better. If you're a casual news reader, then you'll like new default home screen which displays a gathering of news sources - some of its own partners, some for your Facebook and Twitter, etc. - to form a Flipboard style of news reader. Personally, I'm a huge Pulse news reader fan, so I only use that.The Bad and Ugly:1) The battery is only 2300mAh - I wish it was bigger because I'm one of those paranoid people who always needs my phone at fully charged, just in case, of you know, something. But so far it's been holding steady at about 40% at the end of the day(from 9am-6pm). I check emails, read the news, text, Facebook, etc. throughout the day - I would say that I'm a moderate to heavy user. Another bad thing that I've noticed is it charges slower than most other phones.2) Comparing features with the Samsung S4, the One is lacking. It's not a deal breaker, but for those who like fancy functions, the One will not make you as happy. The HTC One is very simple in its feature set. The one feature I miss most from the new Samsung phones is Smart Stay, where the phone can sense that you're looking at the screen, and won't dim/turn off the screen - that was a HUGE convenience for when you're watching a movie or reading the news.3) Like I wrote earlier, the size is both good and bad, and it's also heavier than most similar phones. It's taller than the S4, and with the power button up on top, it's almost impossible to do one-hand phone operations without shifting your hand up and down to accommodate both the screen gestures and buttons. The buttons(power and volum

First let’s talk about size, is this phone too big is the first question people ask me? I’m a busy mom of 3 kids and often I use my phone more like my laptop. 5.9 inches of screen real estate simply makes every task easier. Taking Photos, editing for Instagram, keeping tabs on my daughter’s social media, reading ebooks, GPS navigation, recipe research in the grocery store… oh yeah and talking/texting!You must use two fists to use this phone. I do stress about dropping it due to it’s size. But it fits in my back pocket and in my small shoulder purse. I was used to both the HTC One (4.7”) and the HTC DNA (5”) so I was already past using both thumbs to type.The answer? I love the size of this phone. Watching people with MUCH smaller phones (I’m looking at you iPhone) makes me smile a little bit as I pull out my phone!The HTCOnemax comes with the upgraded HTC Sense 5.5 and there are several new features worth noting: The HTC Scribble App is new and one of the best note-taking, list-making, doodling and journaling apps I’ve ever seen (and I’ve tried a LOT). The TV Remote app is simply terrific. Even if you don’t use it as a remote, it has an amazingly functional program guide. No more searching for programs for hours on your awful TV/Cable guide! Plus added features like a fingerprint unlock scan, faster access to the most used settings and upgrades to the HTC Blinkfeed (option to turn it off and can now add your fave blog RSS feeds—love that!).Read my Full Review of new HTC Sense 5.5 on my blog.[...]Are you more about using your phone for all your entertainment needs?Now you can take it to the MAX! I’ve been catching up on Netflix Original Series’ like Derek and Black is the New Orange. Watching on the Max’s large screen with HD quality is perfect when I’m waiting to pick up kids or while jogging on the treadmill! I now ONLY use my cell phone as my main eReader. Even the 5” screens I’ve used before were just too small for real reading compared to the Max.I’m all about cameras on cell phones.They’ve gotten so advanced I rarely use my big girl camera any more. The Max is no different. It has a 4MP UltraPixel rear camera and 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. (Love the swipe across the screen to change to front facing camera.) The front-facing camera has a wide angle large enough to fit my whole family in a ‘Selfie’ shot! And the HTC photo gallery now offers highlight videos, creating automatic mini videos from stills, Zoes and video you’ve taken at a particular event. You look like a professional with filters and music built in!And the final Maxed up treat…The battery length, even with the huge screen, is longer than any phone I’ve ever tested. With my constant mom-use I find the phone lasts around 26 or 28 hours. But with the HTC Power Flip Case with battery extender the Max routinely runs for 36 hours and longer! That is a GoodNCrazy long time!Please NOTE: I was given the #HTCOnemax to test out on an extended loan at no cost to me. My thoughts and opinions are my own. I am an Android fan.

I have had this phone for three weeks and it is unequivocally the best smartphone I have owned. Prior to this I had owned a Motorola Defy and from day one I was disappointed with it. It was a piece of technical garbage and Motorola, once a beacon of true American ingenuity and pride, should have never released smartphones, especially this one, if they already knew they couldn't compete with their foreign counterparts. Coming back to the HTC ONE, I was leary about the purchase until several co-workers had told me that they had recently switched over to HTC ONEs from Samsung S4 and were extremely happy with the switch. HTC, like Motorola at one point, had a so-so rep in the smartphone world. However, they quickly turned that rep around with this phone. I am glad that they hedged their bet on this flagship phone instead of creating a series of different ones. The only other phone I have enjoyed this much was my Palm Pre, which was genius in its webOS system:EXTERIOR:This phone is simply designed beautifully. Sleek, smooth and ergonomically form fitting to the touch, there is nothing on the body that feels or looks cheap. The concept of "less is more" excels here with the phone and easily rivals the iPhone in the area of product design. I always get asked about the phone from friends and family as soon as they see it in my hands and before I even begin to use it. The sleek, metallic design can almost be compared to the sleek lines of high end sports cars like an Audi TT or VW Karmaghia. It is simply that good.SCREEN & RESOLUTION:Beautiful display with a high definition output that can easily surpass that of Samsung or Apple. By comparing this phone side by side, HTC has made the screen output their own signature. Pictures, video and OS display are crisp and wonderful to look at.CAMERA:One of the best cameras for taking pictures and videos I have ever seen on a smartphone - EVER. I am an amateur photographer & own and have expertly used SLR and DSLR cameras for over 30 years, so I never gave much thought about pictures taken with smartphones, including iPhones and S3s and S4s. The pictures that came out of these phones were good, but it never compared to the pictures I would take with my DLSR or even my NIKON point & shoot. That all changed with this phone. It takes brilliant, FAST photos and the camera software is next none I have ever used. The stock camera and stock program that comes with the HTC ONE out of the box does not need much improvement. Grant it, like any other smartphone, it is still difficult to manipulate the controls at times, but I have yet to take a bad picture with it.PHONE:It is a phone and it works like a phone. Make a call, talk, hang-up. Receive a call, talk, hang-up. Enough said.SOUND:Awesome speakers and sound quality. Th phone comes with great high-end headphones that make those white earbuds from Apple look like dollarstore rejects. The phone speakers project great, bold sounds for music playing to speakerphone conversations.ANDROID:As nice as the stock ANDROID OS is, I will always be comparing it to webOS that came on my PALM PRE phone. How difficult would it be to just combine both ANDROID & WEBOS. However, with the hardware inside this phone, apps run fast. Yet to play a game on it but I was never into phone games.FINAL WORD:If you have to get a smartphone and would like style, form and functionality to work harmoniously, get this phone. Yes, it is expensive. Yes, you will have to buy some protective gear or skin or wallet cover. I get paranoid about my stuff...lol. But it will be so worth it.

Cell phone is the most popular electronic device nowadays, there are more than 320 millions of cell phones in U.S, even more than the population of U.S. How to choose a cell phone becomes a headache when people want to purchase a new one. Actually there are some criterion we can use for it, like hardware design and unique features ,battery life and camera performance . In my opinion, HTC One is the best cell phone so far because it perfectly match all the criterion .Hardware design and feature is one of the most important concerns of cell phone customer. The excellent and beautiful design immediately caught people's eyes when HTC One released to market. As the same all-in-one style headset like before, beside the front side is aluminum material , this time polycarbonate use instead of metal to cover the other areas. This material lets you feel solid and makes the headset only weight 130g, which is much lighter than other non- plastic headset. It measuring 5.4 x 2.7 x 0.36 inches with a 4.7 inches LCD screen provide 1080p resolution, displays a very good pixel that pretty satisfy most customer. HTC One has some unique features also are very attractive. Like build in Beats Dre Audio provides wonderful music quality .New sense 4.0 software with blinkfeed feature can updates news and other information you want to home screen. Some features like facelock and touch gestures may be barely used, but who is unhappy with that unique feature in your own powerful cell phone?Battery life is the common problem of most Smartphone. To compare with its competitors in talk time, web browsing and video playback , HTC One is the best in web browsing ,and in the other two are higher than the average. It just need to be charge after 48 hours even you have used total of three hours in web browsing, talking and video playing. In a certain extent, HTC one is definitely improved its battery life endurance by its Tegra 3 quad-cores technology. We can say HTC One did a good job on battery life since every android phone have the same problem.Camera performance is now a very important part of a Smartphone.HTC One has 1.3 meg pixels front and 8 meg pixels camera , BSI back illuminated sensor and F/2.0,28mm wide-angle aperture lens to capture 3 times more lights. At this time, HTC One combines its ImageChip and the ImageSense function to make its lens, sensor, and software more powerful and all perfectly work together. HTC One has added a new feature to its camera called Zoe. This feature will start shooting one second before you press the button and 2 seconds after you stop it, so you won't miss any scenes you want to capture. In addition, HTC Zoe will automatically take three picture, generating and saving the 20 images and a ZOEVIDEO video file, finally showing as GIF . There is no doubt HTC One's powerful camera feature is one of the best among so many Smartphone.It is not easy to pick a Smartphone from so many choices in market. but if you follow hardware design and unique features , battery life and cameraperformance which are the three most important concerns of purchase criterion, you will find some amazing cell phone that probably fix you. Obviously, HTC One is one of them.

Well I got this phone after much thought. I had been waiting to get the Galaxy s4 but decided to give the HTC one a shot. To be honest I really like this phone, great features, great screen, but then after on ly a few uses issues stared to pop up. So after trying to figure out the issues myself I contacted HTC and After following all of thier tips, I am still having issues. I even called in and was walked thru a variety of steps to test my HTC one. After walking me thru all steps I was even told by your own HTC tech that this was an Obvious HARDWARE ISSUE. There are a bunch of problems and they only seem to be getting worse. The Speakers sound terrible, the screen has obvious issues, there is a dead sport on the touch screen, the screen goes blank from time to time for no reason, and some of my apps even just disappear from my phone with no warning. After speaking with the tech, I was told to take it into sprint, I must assume that this was because HTC did not want to try to reslove the obvious issues with this phone itself and were trying to pawn it off on Sprint. When I took my phone in they did offer me a new phone, but because it has been more than two months I was told that I would need to pay for it. I have to say that I am very disappointed with HTC. I waited a long time to get a new phone, in fact I was waiting for the Galaxy S4 after having had a HTC hero and having a lots of issue with it. In the end I heard a lot of good things about the HTC one and decided to give HTC another chance. I ignored all the negative reviews about HTC customer service and got my HTC One and I must say it has turned out to be a huge mistake. I have had issues since day one, I made the mistake of overlooking a few because I liked the look and feel of the phone. But at some point enough is enough, the issues keep getting worse, I keep contacting HTC and you they kept dancing around the issues. After reading more reviews I see that I am not the only one with issues, and I now that with a brand new product there are always going to be some problems. The thing that is shocking to me is that HTC does not seem to be willing to take care of the problems. If a company sells a product that does not meet expectations or in this case is obviously a dud, the company should be willing to correct it's mistake and replace the poor product with one that has no issues. HTC does not seem to be willing to do this at all, as I said they have been trying to pawn your issues off on Sprint which is just not right. I can tell you this, I have had it with my HTC one, and if Sprint is going to make me pay for a new phone, and HTC is not willing to replace the defective original that I bought, there is no way that I will be turning to HTC for a new phone now or any time in the future. It should not be this difficult ( emailing HTC many times, sometimes with no response for WEEKS! calling HTC, going into Sprint) to corrective the issues that come with a defective phone when it is BRAND NEW! At this point I am not sure what to do, as HTC has been little to no help.

This will be a quick review. I've had my One for a couple months now and I've got a list of plusses and a couple minuses but on the balance this is the best phone I've ever owned. Easily a 5/5.Pros:+ Great looking industrial design. Admittedly, appreciation of beauty can be a very subjective thing, but I think it's hard to argue against this being a great looking product. Plus, the aluminum body is solid and feels very well constructed.+ Excellent camera. Don't be fooled by numbers. The main benefits of this camera are its speed and low light performance. Ever been annoyed by that second delay when taking a picture, especially when the camera needs to use the flash? Ever been annoyed by the fact that it needs to flash at all in conditions with moderate but not extremely low light? Never worry about that again. For the vast majority of uses that people use digital images in everyday life (posting on FB, 4 x 6" prints, looking at on your phone screen) 4 megapixels is actually MORE than is needed. Unless you're trying to take professional quality shots (which you would likely do with a dedicated camera), you'll be very happy with the results here.+ Great speakers. They aren't as loud as a boom box (nor really even close), but the stereo sound is the best you can get out of a phone today, period (followed by a period here). I really love showing people youtube vids on this phone. It's impressive and is one of the best selling points of the phone. Also, if you're laying in bed and want to watch some netflix or listen to music- it's great.Cons:- Overflow buttons (the vertical ...) take up valuable screen real estate and can be distracting. This is due to the One's lack of a menu button. This will be resolved in a future sense update, allowing a long press of the home button to summon a menu, but for now it's pretty annoying.- Random "Sim card not detected" error messages. Best I can see after an hour's research- this is a common problem in this and other HTC phones and amounts to a design flaw in the sim tray mechanism once the sim is fully inserted. There's probably a fraction of a millimeter extra space in there which causes the card to not register sometimes after normal phone use jostles it minutely. Easily fixed by placing a small centimeter square bit of packing tape on the top side of your sim card (not the circuit side), but still hard to overlook. This is something that I imagine could be easily rectified on the production side. I shouldn't need to put a tape shim in there for it to function properly, but I did and it worked.- Battery life is average. If I use it normally (moderately heavy use over the course of the day) it will make it through work and a couple hours after I get home. It's not terrible but not as good as a Razr Maxx or the Galaxy S4. It's much better than the phone I previously had, but I still think it's worth pointing out that it could be better.- Battery is fixed (ie not removeable). This is a con for some people, but I don't see a problem with it. I'll probably have this phone for a year and replace it before the battery suffers significant life loss, so doesn't matter to me.Overall this is the best cell phone currently on the market in my opinion. It feels more solid and less gimmicky than the S4. I highly recommend it.

m356JJ1BDMIZYP / mo2BYLV6DABNXPY Length:: 0:21 MinsThis phone is phenomenal, I've had it for about two days now and let me tell you, the reviewers were not lying about this phone; it's fantastic! I've posted some pictures so you can see the phone up close and have an idea of what you're getting. For my review, I'll split it up into multiple paragraphs that relate to features of the phone.Build Quality:Simply amazing, right out of the box it feels like I am wielding Thor's hammer in my hand, the aluminum back really makes a difference, oils don't catch on it, it doesn't heat up (even with extensive use), friends that own iPhones have been asking to see this phone and everyone else has been blown away by it, the 200+ minutes that they spent making this phone really shows, from the drilled speakers to the comfortably curved backside.Battery:Great, simply the best. This battery has held it's own throughout my day, I can safely confirm that when I first got the phone it had an 80% battery life, and after 5 hours of screen on time, the phone was down to 5%. This was on Wifi however, but when I've tested it over a mobile network it has done a days work with a couple hours of screentime in addition to 18 hours of standby, and has around 30% left.Speakers:To Die For. I've never been a fan of listening to music on phones, or at least not blasting my music through the phones speakers; I would always use headphones. Let me tell you that I stand before you a changed man, the speakers on this phone eclipse my ASUS monitor's! They deliver thundering bass and tremendous treble, driving by a busy 5 lane main road I was able to hear my music perfectly fine.Screen:Bright, it's simply the best. Pixels? They don't exist with this phone, you'd need a microscope to find them, I couldn't detect and with my phone 4 inches from my eyes, it's amazing how this 4.7 inch LCD screen has the same pixel count as my 47 inch HDTV! The screen can stay visible a foot away from a lamp that is shining right at it (see pictures).Camera:The back and front camera's are great, the back one takes perfect pictures and video in low light conditions and the front camera detects my face very fast and unlocks. Zoe is... well, it's a good feature but it's not one that I feel is great, Zoes (for lack of a better term) take up a lot of space. For example: I can take roughly 800 Zoes (this is with about 24 gigabytes of data remaining) or I can take 10,000 regular pictures. I feel that an animated photo album is kind of a waste, but, to each his own. See the video review and pictures for examples.Blinkfeed:Great for news and updates, but tough on the battery, also it's very annoying how it cannot be removed, you can however change your homescreen to another home tab.Call quality:Very good, the person on the other end thinks I'm speaking on a landline, this is possible because of multiple noise cancelling headphones.I'm somewhat limited on time so I have to end the review here, however I will update this review as time goes on and I use this phone more. Ultimately I can tell me and this phone are going places. This is a good, solid phone that deserves the praise it is getting. Is this phone for you? That I can't tell you, I can however tell you my experience with it. If you have any questions that I haven't answered, feel free to respond via a comment and I'll try to get back to you when I can.

The phone arrived a week ago and I encased it in a Otterbox Defender case. Phone works brilliantly and I've been using no more than 40% battery over a days use. I run three email programs, web browser, Dropbox, Twitter, WhatApp, and music. Phone quality is very good. No dropped calls or issues.The aluminum case is well made and fits in the hand nicely. You cannot open the case, save for the micro-SIM slot on the side. HTC provides a little tool to open it. There is no expansion slot for MicroSD, but the HTC One for 2014 is supposed to have this coming.I got the international unlocked version and the HTC One booted up in Spanish, but was able to swap it over to English easily. Other than that it has worked great. The Beats audio is noticeable and very high quality. Do get a music player with an equalizer to set it up perfectly (PowerAmp was my choice).Had no issues with case heating as reported by others. I upgraded to 4.3 Android almost immediately and not 4.4 so that may be a factor. 4.4 seems to have some issues and not just on this phone.Screen is phenomenal in bright light, no lag or stuttering with programs. The only minor issues: 1) slow charging when the HTC charger isn't used. It comes up on the screen with an alert telling you to plug it into the HTC charger. But as I plug it in overnight and have such low battery use, that isn't a problem. 2) The home screen has the social updates which occupy an entire screen. I don't use that. You can change the home screen to something else, but its still annoying. That's an HTC Sense issue, not Android. 3) There is minimal documentation.It's loud. I've had the same ringtone for messages for two years. I put it on the HTC One and I have to keep the phone at half volume or it makes the wife jump when I get texted.Transferred all my settings from my old HTC using the Transfer app and it was set up in 7 minutes with all my contacts, pictures, SMS messages, email, and calender. Comes with 25 GB of Dropbox for two years.Came with a $10 APPCOW voucher. Have not used it, but it was not mentioned in the item and a nice surprise.This phone was well worth the money IMHO and recommended.Thanks to Breed for the fast and friendly service.

Let me start by saying I love the design of the HTC One. It feels solid and looks great. The audio is fantastic. I love the operating system. However, none of that means a thing if your phone doesn't work half the time. After running into some very specific issues with both my original phone, and then seeing the exact same problems on a replacement HTC sent, and then seeing the same problems crop up for other users in internet forums, I figured it might be worth noting in a review here.So, first things first - are you an otterbox-loving, leave-the-phone-at-home-during-activities type of person? Do you think it's ridiculous that someone would strap a $500 piece of equipment to themselves while they jog or bike? If so, you can stop reading here, because these issues probably won't affect you.However, if you expect to use this phone in any active way, such as a) strapping the phone to your arm while jogging, b) placing it in a waterproof bag and bringing it on a kayak, or c) using it on a rainy day, based on my experience with two separate phones, here's what you can expect to see the second you get home and try to use it again -Issues with the charger - the phone will only charge when turned completely off, if you're lucky (or you may go a day or two without any charge)Issues with screen rotation sensor - all apps will open in landscape mode with no way to switch to portraitIssues with car mode - the phone may mysteriously enter car mode. Other apps may mysteriously open.Issues with sound - sound may not work unless you turned the phone on and off again.These issues will linger first for maybe a few hours. Not too bad, right? Then each subsequent time this happens it will last a little longer and a little longer until the device essentially isn't usable anymore. The only common denominator I could see (and others who have reported the same problem) is moisture. Not even "getting the phone wet". Just something like prolonged contact against a semi-sweaty arm (gross!), or sitting inside a waterproof bag that has slight condensation. I've had a Samsung and a Nokia in the past and have done the exact same activities with those, and have never seen these issues until my HTC Ones.So grandma and the Otterbox crowd are going to love this phone, and I highly recommend it for them. If you, however, expect to take this everywhere you go, I'd suggest maybe giving one of those plasticy Samsungs a second look.

I bought this unlocked international HTC One from TechnoMaster and I'm extremely pleased! Phone is exactly as advertised.If you've been looking at this phone you'll see some complaints, but the issues are mostly about sellers not selling what they advertised. The most common problem is either the phone is not really unlocked or it's not an international phone.I contacted 6 sellers; 2 never responded, 3 admitted it wasn't an international phone (It had either AT&T or T-Mobile insignias). Please be aware that 4G/LTE speeds are NOT accessible for an international phone in the United States you'll only get 3G, but you'll get 4G in foreign countries. To access 4G/LTE in the United States you'll need to get an AT&T or T-Mobile HTC One. TechnoMaster answered all my questions very quickly, so I bought the phone from them because of their outstanding customer service and even though I went with the slow shipping option - I got it in 2 days!One final comment, be careful when placing the order. I added this phone to my cart from TechnoMaster's store front, but when I went to checkout I noticed Amazon switched the order to another seller. I had 3 problems with this:#1. The seller they switched me too was one I never heard back from so I might have gotten a T-Mobile or AT&T phone and not an international phone.#2. This other seller's phone was a few dollars more than TechnoMaster's, so I would've paid more!#3. And this to me is the most important; TechnoMaster offered outstanding customer service, but almost lost the sale due to Amazon switching the order on me if I hadn't been paying attention.I contacted Amazon about this and it took multiple emails to finally get an answer as to why this happened and it will take too long to explain here and I still do not agree with Amazon's explanation but understand it. So, just be very carefully when ordering on Amazon and make sure you use reputable vendors like TechnoMaster.

I came to this phone having previously owned a Samsung Galaxy S3 (which broke, hence my need for a replacement). I narrowed my choice down to either the HTC One or the Samsung Galaxy S4.As much as I liked the look of the HTC One, I was unnerved by some factors, although let me tell you: now that I have my hands on the HTC One, those fears were totally unfounded.Firstly, battery life. It's fine, certainly no worse than any other phone I've used, namely my S3. As for the lack of a replacement battery, how often do you do that!? I actually had a spare battery for my S3, and I used it...once. So really, I just don't see this as an issue. It lasts through a day no problem (unless of course you are watching videos on it all day, but then what would you expect!)Secondly, the camera. Now here I was a bit worried: 4MP!? But let me assure you that it is more than good enough for a camera on a phone. I take a fair few pictures, normally of spontaneous events or friends hanging out. If I'm on holiday somewhere spectacular I would take a proper dedicated camera with me, after all, if you use a phone as your main camera, you will run the battery flat in no time! What's more, the low light camera is fantastic. And when I really think about it, I am usually taking pictures inside, in "low light" and this is perfect for that. In good lighting conditions I'd liken the camera quality to be slightly better than the camera on the latest iPad, so really quite good for a device you carry around in your pocket, and that does so much more than just take pictures.Thirdly, the build quality. Is it really as good as the reviews make out? Answer: a resounding yes. When you hold if for the first time, it is a breathtaking moment (depending on how into phones you are!). Any one who has glanced at an iPhone 5 with a pang of jealously as to the sleek, modern, sexy design, let me tell you, this is the phone for you. It feels brilliant in the hand, and feels truly luxury. And for those worrying about the extra weight over plastic? Let me tell you, it's just not an issue- it doesn't feel heavy, it feels well made. Very well made.Blinkfeed is not my cup of tea, but it's certainly not annoying, and from time to time it is useful, and although maybe not being a brilliant thing for me (I don't really care what half my facebook "friends" are saying), it is certainly not a bad thing, and for the right, social media oriented person, this will surely be an excellent feature.The rest of the phone is as advertised: The sound is amazing, the greatest benefit of this is the superior phone call quality, and in particular, the great speaker phone experience. It is finally not a trade off between call quality and convenience when I decide to use speaker phone. The screen is jaw droppingly beautiful, the colours are true to life and just look so much classier than my Galaxy S3 ever did.All in all then, this phone is simply the best phone I have ever owned. It has it all. Yes, it would be nice if the camera was a tad better, but really, that is not a problem. I am truly relieved that I trusted my gut and opted for this phone over the S4. If you get this, you will not be disappointed. You have to keep hold of a phone for a long time these days, and I for one will never get bored of seeing and holding this phone, as I very quickly did with my S3.

I have purchased HTC ONE 64GB direct from HTC.com and HTC send me a device with issues. I have found out issues within two weeks and contect HTC to send the device for RMA. I was told by HTC customer service to get my device fixed or for replacement. It was a long waits to get my device fixed by ordering parts. I have contacted with repair center, they told me they are not sure for how long to get my device fixed but once they receive the parts, they will fix it asap.I really need my device for business use, so I have contacted HTC for replacement. During the phone call, tech support department, repair center and sales department they all asked me to contact with another department to find the solution for myself. Seems like they shirked their responsibilities.Finally I had chance to talk to sales department, a lady told me that I need to send my device to HTC within 30 days for replacement or refound. Which I had done that already and sent my device for RMA.The problem is sales lady told me that I need to receive my device from repair center without issue fixed then I can send my device back to HTC again to get replacement or refound. Seems like HTC don't want to provide replacement and force me to choose repair only.I also asked sales lady when I receive my device from repair center, it will aleady pass 30 days for replacement, what I can do after that? She told me if your device still has issue, you will need to send in for repair again.And I also told her that my SIM card has already cut in a samll size for HTC ONE and it's hard to find a device for temporary use, what can HTC do for me? She told me that I can purchase another device from reretail store, other then that, She can't do anything for me.Why is the trouble caused by HTC and I have to pay extra money to fixed for it? This is my first time to purchase a phone from HTC US.com, I just feel like I am wasting my time to go through all the issues with HTC and buying a trouble for myself.By the way, when repair center (1-888-617-1113) asked me to contact with sale department, they provide Direct TV phone number to me (1866-416-3055). I believe HTC has phone recording on July, 20th aroung 10:15am to 10:40am.After that, I have to call another department (1866-449-8358) to transfer me to sales department.When I posted a complain message on HTC facebook, they removed my post immediately.After my post got removed, my device registration page on HTC.com (under my account section) is gone.I can't login with my user name and password and the registration page shows "Sorry, the page you're looking for can't be found".My device record is gone.HTC ONE is a great phone, I would definitely recommend this phone to everyone. But you might also need to think about what happen when your device gets issues and make sure this device is worth for all the troubles.

I have owned it for a few months now. I love the design and the style. It really stands out. People who aren't big techie people even randomly give me compliments. Sleek curves, elegant design. I aspire to design something just as beautiful.The metal body has its ups and downs. If it gets any sunlight for an extended period of time it gets really REALLY hot. Easy enough once you know and just cover the thing with a shirt if you are at the beach and don't leave it on your passenger seat for a long road trip.The feel of the phone is something very positive 98% of the time (I find about 2% so far I have forgotten about the metal heat conductivity mentioned above lol). I can't find myself putting a phone case on it because it just feels so nice. Which leads to the next topic.The glass is not Gorilla Glass, somehow I put the phone with my pocket as my keys and now there are a few scratches. They are noticeable with the screen off, you really have to study the phone to find them all. Any color on screen and they vanish.The beats Audio Logo has worn on the back. That's fine by me, I am not a big logo who. Are you? The htc logo is still brilliantly vibrant and funny enough the FC logo and other verbiage ate still fine and intact.As for Phone features I could go on and on about each one of them and how I like them. For most of them I will say you get what you expect. The Beats audio does its job, my car stereo has never heard such deep bass and crisp tones. The IR sensor makes the phone a remote control, I would prefer a little different APP set up but it does do as you need it to. Memory is great, phone reacts very well and is quick. both cameras give very good pictures.The Front facing Speakers: I felt this aspect deserved its own paragraph. As what seems like such a small aspect and maybe to some not a selling point I am glad I gave it the chance. I love it. I would say I like it, and love really is meant for people and animals. I just wanted a word that was deeper and more impressive than like. Its fantastic. I can enjoy a movie while laying in bed, outside in a park or wherever I need to pretty much and the experience is fantastic. You partner that with the beats audio and you really have a fantastic multimedia device in your pocket.I hope I have been helpful and may amend this review as the phone becomes older. I only foresee the beats audio logo rubbing off fully as any real change.

This review will be in six sections: camera, sound quality, screen, ease of use, battery life, and look and feel.So, let's start with camera. Where to begin? Simply put, this camera with its Ultrapixel technology is one of the best smartphone cameras on the market for low lighting conditions. The 4MP Ultrapixel sensor can pick up more light than normal smartphone cameras, so the pictures will show up better in low lighting conditions. The same also goes for video; it's nice being able to take video where you can actually see something in places that are quite dark rather than having sound and pitch blackness.As for sound quality, the HTC Boomsound front facing speakers are awesome. I don't need to plug in headphones/speakers for clear sound anymore. These are the best built-in smartphone speakers on the market. The stereo sound is crisp and clear. The sound isn't tinny like other phones either; it is a rich sound with depth. It is quite useful for sharing YouTube videos with friends.The 1080p, 4.7 inch screen is absolutely amazing. You can look at it from pretty much any angle. Again, like the speakers, this is good for sharing content with friends from your phone. You don't need to have everyone looking at the phone straight on; anyone at any angle can see whatever picture or video you are showing off. The colors are very realistic as well, making it great for watching videos and such.Sense 5 has greatly simplified the Android experience. It is incredibly ease to use, and all the features have help screens when you first use them to help you get set up. It is very straight forward. Blinkfeed lets you get your news and social feeds right on your homescreen, which eliminates the need of going to the Play Store to get a news app. Sense TV walks you through setting up your home theater remote on your phone, and the interface is intuitive: tap the thumbnail of a TV program and it will show up on your TV screen. Even the camera interface is easy to use: switching from the front to the rear camera and vice-versa only requires a swipe on the screen.On battery life, the phone can easily last a day with moderate usage. This includes a lot of Whatsapp and Facebook usage, a few minutes of phone calls, maybe some light gaming while waiting for a bus or train, and an hour of music over Bluetooth headphones.The look and feel is the best. The build quality is solid, with the full aluminum body. It feels very premium, and the curved shape of the phone rests perfectly in the palm of your hand.Overall, the HTC One is the best smartphone you can get right now, and I highly recommend it

The short review: this phone is AMAZING.The in-depth review:This is my first HTC phone and also my very first phone through AT&T(I was formerly with an unnamed big, red carrier). My first Android phone was the Samsung GS1(known as the Captivate through AT&T and the Fascinate through VZW) and most recently I had the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx. Both phones were solid phones considering the market at the time of each purchase, but neither phone "felt" like a premium device.The HTC One not only looks like a premium device, but it feels like a premium device when held in your hand. It's light, yet solid and extremely attractive to look at.Pros:-Amazing Super LCD 3 Screen with a Screen Density of 469 ppi and 1080x1920 resolution-Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 w/1.7 GHz Quad-Core Krait 300 CPU-2GB of RAM-802.11 b/g/n/ac Wifi which supports both 2.4GHz ad 5GHz bands-LTE Capable-2300 mAh battery(capable of getting you through most of the day on medium use)-4UP Camera(does require some tinkering depending on how you use it)-Light and Sturdy Aluminum Frame-Boom Sound speakers w/Beats Audio support-Beautiful Sense 5.0 GUI-Capability to disable bloatware apps which frees up RAM(go to Settings>Apps>All Apps> Then select the app that you want to disable and click Disable)-Blinkfeed(seems promising and will probably get better with time as more content is added)-Zoe camera feature has potential-Built in universal remote(VERY intuitive in set-up and use, even found proper codes for a very old surround sound system that most universal remotes don't work with and works with cable boxes as well!)-The Sense UI and Android 4.1.2 work flawlessly together; this is my first Android experience that doesn't have occasional hiccups and process crashes-HTC Wi-Fi direct transfer tool available to transfer Contacts, Messages, Pics, Vids, Music, etc from your old phoneCons:-No SD card slot-Camera App does require some tweaking(Google HTC One camera tips & tricks to optimize)-2300 mAh battery(only a con when compared to my Razr Maxx's 3300 mAh battery)-Blinkfeed is "locked" on a homescreen(not a major con, as you can run a Theme Manager to avoid seeing it, or change your default home screen to a different homepage)-MicroUSB charging port location(makes it kind of odd to use the phone while it's charging)-Built in photo Highlight feature isn't very intuitive(but has potential)Bottom Line: If you have been considering a switch to the iPhone, but have been a long time Android user like myself(building a rather large paid app collection), then give this phone a shot. You WON'T be disappointed. It has actually made some iPhone users jealous(thanks to mainly the Universal Remote and BoomSound speakers).

I love this phone! It has a beautiful, clear, bright screen that I can read easily outdoors even with power saver mode on. It feels solid, it's easy to hold, but it's not heavy or thick. The performance is good enough that I don't even know what tasks are computationally intensive anymore. The battery life is great. I typically spend 30-60 minutes a day reading books on Kindle, plus some time reading articles online, checking e-mails, etc. -- if I do this, the battery never seems to get below %70 by the end of the day, and sometimes I'm even able to go multiple days on a single charge without getting close to empty. I've been able to do GPS-guided drives around the city and still use my phone for other stuff, which is something I couldn't do on my old phone due to the high battery consumption of the GPS function.On top of all that, the phone has great audio. It doesn't make a huge difference for phone calls, but for listening to music you can really hear the difference between the One and other phones.In terms of software, it's OK. I hear a lot of people complain about HTC Sense, and it was a little frustrating to navigate the UI for the first week or so. After that, I reconfigured the home screen to show apps instead of the newsfeed thing and I feel right at home. Before this I had a Motorola Triumph with an older version of Android, and I've noticed that a lot of the things I used to install extensions for (fine volume control, changing tracks with the lock screen, quickly enabling/disabling wifi, etc.) are built into the OS and work great.I bought this phone because I wanted to treat myself to a best-of-breed phone after my previous budget smartphone started having speaker problems. It was going to be either this or the Samsung Galaxy S4. I can't really know for sure if I made the best possible choice, but I absolutely have no regrets about choosing the One. I like it enough that I'm not really that curious about whether another phone might be better -- it's pretty much everything I want in a phone right now.

Got this one for $175 at a big box store with 2 yr contract, its' currently $150. I've owned every iphone from 3gs to the 5, plus I've owned the Galaxy S3.The new HTC One (M7) has exceeded my expectations. I'll give it a quick rundown.THE GOOD:*Lighting fast, silky smooth and elegantly understated.*Infrared TV remote is super simple to set up and works like a champ.*Best looking smartphone made imo, super high end look and feel.*The ultra pixel camera is seriously underated. Indoor pics taken without the flash are super sharp and fast.*The 1080 LED screen is the best I've seen, not oversaturated like the S3 (which reminds me of a plasma screen). It's not narrow like the undersized iphone 5 I have, but similar in brightness.*Blinkfeed. HTC's version of Flipboard. At first I viewed it as a downside, but I now actually like it. However, it needs to be more customizable. For instance, the very few news agencies to choose from I don't care for, would like a broad selection. Can't erase blinkfeed, but you can assign your custom homepage.*Beats Audio. I also viewed this as a gimmick at first thinking I could eq my own settings with an app, but it actually sounds great. I use it all the time with my car stereo and with headphones. If you like bass, you'll like.*The supplied headphones. They look cheap, but are the best sounding and most comfortable earbuds I've used, enormous bass without screeching highs - smooth. My wife loves them, so I found her some. Very comfortable.*Call quality is great.*No need for expensive chargers like the iphone 5.THE BAD*You can't remove some apps like Facebook and AT&T junkware. However it's not that intrusive, it's just there. The competition is about the same in this regard.*If you are an iphone user you may not like the bigger size, I use both hands at times. The iphone OS interface is more simple and intuitive than Andriod, but the iphone traps you into the not-so-intuitive itunes.*I had the issue of not getting photos from texts from iphone users. Later found out that my old iphone 4 still had IM active even though the phone was off. This was not HTC's fault. I contacted them via email and they were great quick responses. But, they did not recognize the problem which imo should have been top on the HTC IT support flowsheet. Called ATT and they didn't have a clue. My wife had her iphone 5 checked and an ATT employee happened to walk by and diagnosed the issued. Anyway I'm back in the saddle.CONCLUSIONI'm quite happy with the HTC ONE and am really enjoying it. I like it being simplified, so I can add what apps I want from the google play store. It won't be soon outdated. This is a cutting edge gadget. Nice.

Yeah, screen looks great, but it's too long and narrow for my taste.Yeah, the phone sounds great, but I don't spend a lot of time listening to my phone through the internal speaker. I use a bluetooth connection to my car and home stereos. When I'm not carrying my phone, it's sitting somewhere face down to protect the screen. Those speakers blast straight down into whatever surface my phone is sitting on and then they're wasted. When I do listen to the phone speakers, I want to point the speakers up to enjoy the enhanced sound, which leaves the screen dangerously exposed.I don't like the navigation buttons on this phone. Back button and home button only. Google is phasing out the hardware menu button, and this phone doesn't have one, but most apps are still written for older versions of android and don't have the 3-dot software menu built into them. So with the HTC One what you get is a black bar across the bottom of your screen with the 3-dot menu button that wastes screen space while you're running and IN one of those apps. This drives me insane. Technically this is not HTC's fault. They're in compliance with Google's requirements. When I look at that stupid black bar, I don't care whose fault it is. I hate it.The build quality is excellent. The phone is really pretty. But I am a dedicated case user, so the pretty aluminum is wasted on me. There's no exernal sd slot, and the bloated Sense interface wastes precious space. There's no user swappable battery. I don't mind this so much in my $349 Nexus 4, but for $600 I want a card slot. I'd trade the aluminum for an sd card and battery access.More handset makers are turning out these hobbled handsets that push us to rely on the cloud for media and force us to change phones when the batteries start to go. Phone data is expensive, and it's capped. I want the freedom to do what I want, and that's why I chose Android to begin with. I want an sd card with videos on it. I want 10GB of music without having to stream it over my data plan. It's getting where only Samsung makes phones that will let me do it. I am selling my HTC One and returning to my Nexus 4. Maybe I'll take the $$ from selling the HTC One and put it toward a second-hand S4.I still give 4 stars, because this is a nice handset that works well. It's just not my flavor.

Alright this phone is an awesome phone well I shouldn't even call it a phone because it does way more (I've only made like 3 phone calls in the three days I've had it, that's how much it does). First off, first glance at the box. Nice clean white square slim box just shy of an inch thick made of, thanks to HTC's green direction they're not to known for, recycled materials. I think that's awesome as I'm a alternative energy engineer. Back to the phone. Open the box and I see the beautiful HTC one in the box under the phone there is all the booklets that come with every new phone. The the mini usb cord and wall adapter. Plus a nice little surprise a set of ear buds with a Mic on the wire. Now the phone has beats audio built in, I have some $99.99 beats audio ear buds they sound awesome if your wondering. Now the head phones that came with the phone sound just as good!!! They don't have the beats logo but they feel and sound the same(besides for not have all the different ear inserts but they fit on these buds). So I think there beats. Okay now on to the phone looking at the phone quite impressed on the design. Fit in my hand perfectly like if it was meant for it. Kinda has some weight to it. I like that makes it feel more sturdy other than the galaxy s3. The screen is omg beautiful. My brother has the iPhone5 and in comparison the HTC one screen is better by far so crisp and bright. So flicking through the phone trying to figure out the phone and it's super simple. So simple your great grandma could use this phone. Htc's new ui is awesome a lot more smooth and home screen live tiles I think is an awesome feature. The camera is not a megapixel camera it's a ultrapixel. Your probably thinking what the heck is an ultrapixel!?!?! Well it's HTC's new camera. That the pixels are larger or something but it equals out to 4mp but it takes pictures better than the iPhone 5 in my opinion. Video capture is awesome there is a video on youtube called A Koola mane is a freestyle hip-hop video recorded on the HTC one. It was really loud in the room and the phone picked it up well.Pros:all metal constructioncamerascreenthe awesome loud front facing speakersbeats audio4glteCons:Dedicated buttons are to close to screen so when your trying to go home you could open something else on the screen your on.No sd memory slot even though it has 32 gigs of memory. I think is plenty but I would like the option.I give the phone 5* it's a really great phone.

I really like this phone about a year ago when I got it. The camera takes great photos and some of the features are very cool. I've got 2 main problems with this phone. 1 is ever since I updated it to kitkat the battery life went down significantly. I don't use my phone very often, have very little running in the background and have 2 apps downloaded. I'm not kidding when I say that I can take my phone off the charger at 100% and literally 20 minutes later it will be at 65% without me even touching it. Now, if I use it I can be completely dead within 2 hours. But I hardly use it. I wish I could undo that update. The second problem is pretty common, I guess, the tiny hole on the bottom of the phone is the microphone and that hole easily will get filled with pocket lint or other small particles and people on the other end of the call will not be able to hear you at all. You have to turn on speaker for them to hear you. I like the phone but these 2 issues are very bothersome.

Hi. I'm from Santiago, Chile, here HTC hardly known, and since I change from my old Nokia E-71, I've only had HTC phones: HTC Desire Z (QWERTY), HTC One X and now the HTC New OneThere are many detailed and very complete reviews about HTC One on this page. I want to tell you from a less technical standpoint, how happy and satisfied I am with the HTC OneMy review is about the level of satisfaction I have had with this phone.First of all, I admire the design they achieved with this model is very elegant and makes a big difference when compared to other phones. The feeling to take is you have a phone with hardware or pieces of truth, much durability. You feel Immediately away from that feeling of toy phone from Samsung.That's why I chose HTC One, because they tried to do things differently, and among so overcrowded Apple and Samsung, HTC One feels like "the one different".I think HTC Sense is excellent, the integrated display blogs, which initially comes preconfigured with social networks (deleted them), make me to uninstall the application "Flipboard", and it was one of my favorites, because now all the information is there, in one of the screens, but also change it from than the main screen.The sound! is so different from what we have heard before in any cell, it is heard loud, the volume is far greater reaching the HTC One X, not losing the sound quality and bass and treble impressive for a phone. I only would like to adjust the "low" volume, which is very not very low for the night where everything is quiet and when my wife sleeps.The photo camera is very good, do not think it worthwhile to clarify whether they are more or less megapixels if the final image is very good.My hobby is photography and if you want professional photos go for a Canon or Nikon DLSR.Its video quality is even better. It's a pleasure to see how capture in High Definition with no lags.Recently came to news that this phone will have a Google Edition, but I think I prefer HTC Sense by far, before you expect to have a faster operating system upgrade. I think HTC has even here a great debt to the time of update between OS versionsThanks HTC for having come to an end product so well made and so different from others!!A HTC Fan.

I had a look at what is available and what I want in a phone. There is the iPhone, Windows phone and the class of Android-based phones. Having had an iPhone I knew I wanted something else, and being no fan of Microsoft or Windows, there was only Android left. Among the Android phones there were two standouts - the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One. Both have excellent screens and application processors that are more than fast enough, and both have GPUs to speed up video output over a software solution. In fact, both are based on the same QualComm SnapDragon 600, with the Samsung having a slightly higher clock frequency and performance. Both have battery life and power consumption matched such that they'll survive a full day's work. What swayed me towards the HTC One was that its touchscreen felt more natural, i.e. it seemed to have less lag between a touch or swipe, and the phone's reaction to it. The Samsung always slightly irritated me with with a delayed response. On top of that, the HTC One feels more substantial and robust, and it seems that its reception is better. The UI is a purely subjective matter, and it just could have been a firmware issue, but it was enough for me.

HTC One is the BEST cell phone! This was the phone I originally wanted when I first went to purchase a smartphone. I liked the way it looked. I liked the size and the way it felt in my hand.... everything! I loved the silver color. But, that is NOTHING compared to the great sound this puts out! And the pictures are fantastic! This phone is superior to ANY iphone! SERIOUSLY!!! It is my FIRST CHOICE over ALL of them! And it will probably be my ONLY choice! I have not been disappointed in this purchase at all. It is one great phone! I highly recommend the HTC One. And they make the HTC One MAX for those who want something between a phone and a notebook, if you like watching movies on your phone, that is. I think this one is big enough, and I use a cordless ear piece to talk, so that I don't have to hold the phone. That makes it even better! I can't say enough about this phone. If you want a great cell phone that has a long battery life and lasts all day (even if you talk a lot), I highly recommend this phone!

I got this phone two weeks ago to set up with my existing T-Mobile account. The SIM card I was using in my previous phone (a Nexus One, using a mini-SIM) was too large to fit in this One (which requires a micro-SIM), but the folks at the local T-Mobile store quickly set me up with a new, smaller SIM card for free. Once the new card was inserted, the phone was immediately ready to go.Fortunately, I had already transferred over my contacts and settings before they replaced my SIM card, which I recommend doing if you're not just able to switch the card over directly. The transfer process between the phones was simple enough; most of the basic information was easily transferred by HTC's dedicated website (which may not work as well if you're not transferring between two HTC phones), although I did have to move some media files over manually via USB.The phone is fast. The battery will last you for a day with moderately heavy use; if you're not using it for much but have a data connection operating you'll probably get two days out of it.Sound volume and quality are good, and the vibration function is quiet, but still strong enough that I always notice it on my belt clip, which hasn't always been the case with previous phones.The HTC-custom-installed software (i.e., "bloatware") is unnecessary and difficult to remove, but can be mostly avoided by customizing various settings.This is certainly the nicest phone I've ever used, and I've yet to come across anything I want it to be able to to that it hasn't been able to easily handle.

Well Well Well...What a Smartphone this is...That feel.. That Awesome Premium Looks.. Puts Kate Upton to shame :PWhen you first hold this device, you know how privileged you feel... Aluminum Unibody .. What a Technology. I know its not a first since Apple used this first.. But then again, Apple are a first in most of the things, be it modern day touch, Aluminum feel...So.. One by One :Battery Life: Turn on power saver from 100% itself and expect it to beat most smartphones out there. What it does is underclocks the processor from 1.7 GHz to 1.2 GHz. Quite Useful. If you dont do that, prepare to be disappointed!Media: HTC Zoe rocks! 1080p 469 ppi is a treat! You will forget about Retina Display for sure! Colors are natural and not artificially over-tones like Super AMOLED in S4Phone features: Sense 5 (The UI, aka Launcher) is good but not like Stock Android Launcher. It has no lag, howsoever! Super fast! Speakers are awesome! Beats by Dr DRE is another advantage. Headphones sound so good! Touchscreen is very good and responsive. I dont care about no micro SD card capability as 32 GB is good enough for. The world is anyway moving towards Cloud storage and I see it moving forward without SD Card. regarding people critisizing that they cant change the battery. I have had 2 smartphones until now and I have never had to replace my charger. Just keep a USB Cable with you and you would be fine, just in case. You can find a USB jack almost anywhere!The Camera is good but not great. In the night, its the best out there, most of us party in low light conditions dont we? So its always good to have the Ultrapixel thing!Looks & Feel: Requires no words, fresh from heaven! Most B'ful phone out there!Performance: Very Fast, people saying S4 has octa core and all, well those 8 cores cant be used at the same time in any cost. it has 4 Cores at 1.9 GHz and another 4 crores at 1.2 Ghz. for balancing between battery and performanceValue: Well with the HTC One Tradeup program, and transferring my number to Sprint, I paid ZERO Dollars!Highly recommend!

I have been using this since July and so far it just amazes me. I have not used a lot of smartphones but have been around people with S3's and iphones. I was a big fan of Samsung (used infuse) but the way they hog up the phone with features made me go for a simpler phone. I got the HTC one 32 GB and couldn't be happier. It performs very well. The battery is just amazing . I am on the phone listening to music atleast 2 hours a day and I am on calls atleast 2 hours. I leave the wifi on all the time and use bluetooth when I drive. I can confidently say there is no other phone out there that can hold up the battery this well. If I am thrifty and turn off my wifi when Im not using it it even goes on for two days without charging and I have to charge my the next day evening. Sure HTC doesn't have the eye sensor that would keep the screen from shutting down, like samsung does and I am sure it's a very handy feature. I do sometimes get annoyed when I am reading something and screen goes off but I would be much more annoyed to charge my phone every five hours like the samsung's have to be. So yeah! this might not have as many android features as samsung does but it definitely performs much better and delivers more than what it says it will.

I am completely satisfied by the look and performance of the HTC One. I have the M7 (last year) version. While the new version allows you to expand your storage via SD card, the 32GB on this phone is more than enough memory. The speed of the processor allows for not only quicker downloads and transitions from apps, but also enhances internet viewing. The display is crystal clear and the sound from the speakers make my music sound great. It is easy to handle and use. If you're not hung up on the size of storage capacity, then I would highly recommend this phone.

I just received this amazing phone. Is exactly the same phone shown on the product pictures. White, no logo. I own the predecessor HTC S720E One X, and the M7 is slightly taller, about the same width and considerably thinner.The box is in Spanish, and the default language is set to Spanish (Mexico). I'm guessing this is the Mexico edition of the phone for some reason. Anyway, I live in Costa Rica so this is actually a good thing.Tested with the local carrier (just took the micro sim out of my old HTC One and put it on the new one - the m7) and it works perfectly! I'm a Kolbi costumer, of course. Internet and calls work fine.Haven't done more testing. But so far so good!UPDATE:After testing noticed the camera performance at night was poor. After some weeks it got so bad that all pictures taken on low light conditions have a lot of purple ink all over the place. This happened before and after upgrading to 4.3. Researching online seems to be a hardware issue (HTC said it was software and they would fix it on 4.3, which they didn't).I have to clarify that it takes awesome pictures when there is enough light. But come on, this is disappointing of such a device. I would not recommend it to anyone.

I just got this phone. My husband has the 2012 model and I always loved his phone way better than my Blackberry. I did not intentionally lose my phone and had planned to use it until our contract ran out, but the Blackberry went MIA. So, I got the M7 model to be more cost efficient as it was $200 less than the just out M8, but it's still one of the best phones out there even though it's a 2013 model. I love it.

Have the HTC One Mini and decided to upgrade to the original One. The phone is awesome. Came from an IPhone 4S. The build quality is superb and unmatched. Going unlocked means no AT&T bloatware! Sense 5 is great and smooth. HTC updated to 5.5, then to Sense 6. The 4.7" screen is just the right size and the colors are truly vivid. Great phone at a great price. Thank you HTC and Amazon.

this phone came from Sunset wireless. It was already used! I paid for brand new. It had an AT&T startup and scratches on the case. It was also missing the htc key to pop out the simcard slot and the beats headphones! Phone battery died after 3 days, HTC said it was refurbed not NEW! DO NOT BUY FROM SUNSET WIRELESS, they are scammers.

The first month it works very well. But one night the cell phone became very hot and the battery died so quick even it was in airplane mod. I thought it was because the screen was turned on in my pocket and then I charged it for a whole night. The next morning I found I couldn't even open it. I tried many different cables and chargers and none of them was working. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the chargers' problem because they work on another HTC cell phone. Very disappointed!!!

I got this phone thru Cincinnati Bell, the phone was good but not great, it would tell me it's raining when it was sunny. Turn off when I did not want it to. And after three months the screen goes out. I had to pay for the phone to shipback to HTC for repairs. I had to pay for a special box to ship it out 39.00 fedex express. ( there was no marks on my phone) from the time i got my phone it went into a otterbox) I got my phone back ( in a padded envelope ) it came back with scratches all over a dent in the corner and the back case not staying on. after charging my phone it worked for 2 hours and then it would go into a system crash. phone went back 2nd time, came back 10 days latter " CANT DUPLICATE YOUR ISSUE " duplicate this YFAH HTC!! anyway come to find out the top button is broken in someway. when I put the otterbox case on it puts pressure on the button or case and causes a system crash. HTC SAY TO BAD FOR YOU, buy a new PHONE!!! this frikin thing was 499 and three months old and youtell me to buy a new phone!! GFY HTC, will go to the dark side and get an IPHONE. Thanks for the Rant and be warned

I LOVE my HTC One M7!!!!!! The sleek style, the apps, everything. It is taking a little while to get accustomed to it because I switched from a BlackBerry but I am happy I switched. The only thing I am unhappy with is the calendar reminders; they do not snooze and remind me as I would like them to.

My HTC One was sold by "Masterdeals" and came as a new (unopened) phone, but I faced something that I never expected 2 days ago when I contacted HTC USA support since I could not update my phone to Android 4.4. The phone I have had Spanish region software in it although it was advertised as a US unlocked device. Now, I am stuck with a phone that does not have US software in it, so the fate for the next upgrades are totally unknown. If I want to get the updates, then I have to void my warranty and change the ROM and root my device, which I definitely dont want before my warranty ends. Therefore, please AVOID this seller for any cost. I never thought that I would face with this kind of thing with a legitimate purchase from Amazon.com.

HiCame to this phone after having been within the Blackberry ecosystem. Then started using this phone about 3 months ago. Just love it. Then I started comparing it to other phones including Samsung S4, iPhone 4s,5, etc ... No comparison. The fit and finish of this phone is unique and so is the feel: Solid, tight and robust. Performance is smooth and stellar. Graphics?! GRAPHICS!?!? Walks over any other phones you dare to compare it to. Camera is superlative and spoiling since it does things no other leading phones venture into. Low light is ridiculous: The thing will take pictures under the lighting of a candlelight! Watching a movie on this "phone" redefine the experience and so, to my surprise, is reading.Now for the spoiling part. Since it is my first experience with Android, I came to think that other phone would perform similarly ... Not at all. The responsiveness of this phone is shared by only the Samsung S4 and its picture quality is unmatched.A superlative smartphone. The standard bearer IMHO.. SO pleased that I may acquire the "Max' if and when it comes out

I ordered this HTC One from GSM Universe and on the plus side I did receive it promptly. After only approximately 10 minutes the phone would not receive service and begun shutting itself off and turning back on. No matter what I did the phone continued to do this until the battery finally died. I chose to order from GSM Universe because they had such high ratings and now I am curious as to why. I requested the required information to return the phone several days ago and have gotten no reply. I have always been skeptical about buying used electronics online and this has only confirmed my concerns. I will not be ordering any products from this seller again.

As imagined : This phone met all my expectations :POSITIVE :- The battery life is quite good,- The quality of the signal when the call goes perfect ( in the same place other brand phones have signal too low or do not) ,- The application HTC Sense phone facilitates handling,- The connection to the data plan and wifi is good,- The sound quality of the front speakers is phenomenal,- The high fidelity you get to listen to music like mp3 and watch videos with headphones is very good,- The camera ultrapixel and its applications let you store good memories,- The ability to listen to FM radio is another advantage offered by this smartphone ,- I could even connect a bluetooth keyboard (Freedom Pro) that had not been pairing with other smartphones,- Last week I upgraded to Android 4.3 and everything works fine,Negative :- Too bad that in my country is not so well known this brand and therefore the accessories are not easy to acquire.A very good buy , that I recommend to anyone wishing to purchase an ...(Sorry about my english)

PLease verify with seller before buying anything: (if product is original and from U.S.)1. Has no setup process in place when i first got it, when turning it on it went straight to phone menu.2. keyboard + setting are in chinese + apps that come with it.....its not US original system.3. Camara is blury and has no "ZOE" features4. Sound quality is poor and cracks5. No "blinkfeed" in home screen6. Packaging was poor and bubble wrap which original does not come like that.NOTE: after contacting seller for a solution to this: seller said that they sell only original phones and gets them from a chinese manufacturer thus the same that makes the ones for other HTC retailers etc.....and says i can send it back if i am unsatisfied........which is clear that he's selling clone phones.....doesn't want to admit it.

Best phone i've ever had. I've had the HTC One for a week on TMobile. The display is amazing. Gorgeous screen and pictures are breathtaking. Zoe is very handy. you can take a stream of photos like a video and take the best one. handy to avoid those blinkers.The GPS is wonderful and hooks you up to an actual satellite. the phone runs hot when you do this. but it's a great GPS unit because the screen and audio are so clear. Music sound is good. I didn't find it spectacular, but not much to knock in this department.battery is solid if you keep the power save mode. i can get through a full day easily with moderate use.phone has facial recognition and draw the pattern for added security.lot of features on the phone. came with 25GB Drop Box for cloud storage for 2 years.Blinkfeed is nice. i've never used flipboard.Bad: I came over from the Iphone and I found the phone a bit complex to use. I had to install the Sim card and I put it in wrong because i didn't read the instructions. I also managed to lock my phone and had to go to TMobile to get a new Sim card because of this. the phone is not that intuitive to use, but after a week it's much easier. it just takes a while to get used to the new OS. The phone is big and slippery. better get a case for this beauty.There were no headphones included.call quality is very clear. and putting it on speaker is very handy. you have to put your ear on the top speaker though and it's not that wide.overall, i think this phone is amazing. it's so breathtaking and there is quality craftmanship in the build.

some people cannot listen to me ,of forty call in the day are sucesfully aprox 5 calls , i'm really dissapointed,the problem is from three or four months ago,