HTC One : 4.7 inch, 1080p, Snapdragon 1.7 quad, 2GB RAM, 'UltraPixel' camera

[resistanze]

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7704331/307405_10151730252283084_1061228509_n_verge_super_ wide.png

Announcement:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/19/4003728/htc-one-launch-announcement/in/3768953

Hands-on
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/19/4003338/htc-one-hands-on-video-photos/in/3768953

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Damn you're quick. I just got this email 5 minutes ago. Pretty impressive specs

[leemajors]

Samsung will probably release/announce the s4 before they get it to market and kill them again.

[resistanze]

I actually thought I posted this a few hours ago but I guess my post didn't go through :lol

It looks nice, not sold on Sense though. Although I heard moving away from Tegra chips makes it easier for the dev commnity (and achieving S-OFF).

[resistanze]

Samsung will probably release/announce the s4 before they get it to market and kill them again.

This is true. I heard the big day is March 17th for the S IV. I may hope onto it since develoment for some HTC devices seem to be shit.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

The S IV in less than a month?!?? Damn that Exponential Growth..........


DAMN YOU KURZWEIL!!!!!!

[Drachen]

the big day for the ANNOUNCEMENT of the sIV is in a month.

[SourCandy]

Ultra...so it must be better :lol

[lefty]

I actually thought I posted this a few hours ago but I guess my post didn't go through :lol

It looks nice, not sold on Sense though. Although I heard moving away from Tegra chips makes it easier for the dev commnity (and achieving S-OFF).

Yeah my phone has Snapdragon and is well supported by the dev com

[anakha]

HTC fell into the 'better mousetrap' line of thinking last year with the One X/One S, and did not market these phones like they should have. To no one's surprise, they got flattened by Samsung's marketing campaign in the latter part of 2012.

Hopefully they've learned from their mistakes this time, although I wonder if it's too little, too late for them.

[anakha]

And by the way, anybody notice how close HTC made Sense on that phone look like their Windows phones? They're really pushing hard the idea of HTC phones differentiating themselves from other OEMs, regardless of OS.

[Cry Havoc]

Looks amazing.

[Drachen]

looks cool, but I don't want HTC.

[leemajors]

looks cool, but I don't want HTC.

what has turned you off? slow dev support?

[Drachen]

what has turned you off? slow dev support?

mainly slow dev support due to HTC's continued creativity in thwarting S-Off. Also, slow (illegal) release of source code for their kernels/version's of android....

[TeyshaBlue]

mainly slow dev support due to HTC's continued creativity in thwarting S-Off. Also, slow (illegal) release of source code for their kernels/version's of android....

Troof. Rooting and modding a Samsung is about 1000x easier. Modding my wife's EvoLTE is a nightmare.

[leemajors]

So weird, you think they would want to cater to whomever after losing their asses for so long.

[Drachen]

Troof. Rooting and modding a Samsung is about 1000x easier. Modding my wife's EvoLTE is a nightmare.

Hell, Samsung offered Cyanogen a job about two years ago and he took it. This could have something to do with it (though his own list of easy to dev phones lists sony's as number one and samsung as number two)

[Viva Las Espuelas]

mainly slow dev support due to HTC's continued creativity in thwarting S-Off. Also, slow (illegal) release of source code for their kernels/version's of android....

s-off?

[resistanze]

s-off?

Quick definition in the first paragraph here (http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-s-off-how-to-gain-it-on-htc-android-phones-with-unrevoked-forever/)

[Pop]

Looks great but does it have an amovible battery? A micro sd slot? What kind of screen?

I see people saying Samsung gets better buys only because of their marketing but it's not true, they get the casual users that way they make great products as well.

Also Sony and HTC's strategies of coming up with new flagships every 3 months is confusing and doesn't help their case.

[TheMACHINE]

Is it just a smaller Droid DNA?

[resistanze]

Also Sony and HTC's strategies of coming up with new flagships every 3 months is confusing and doesn't help their case.

Truth . SII --> SIII --> S IV. You know what's their yearly flagship.

HTC? One X. 6 months later...One X+. 6 months later...One. What??

[Drachen]

Truth . SII --> SIII --> S IV. You know what's their yearly flagship.

HTC? One X. 6 months later...One X+. 6 months later...One. What??

you forgot the the Note 1 and Note 2 in there.

[lefty]

Troof. Rooting and modding a Samsung is about 1000x easier. Modding my wife's EvoLTE is a nightmare.
Truf Bombs

Once you have rooted an HTC, its party time TBH :lol

I did use the HTC All in One toolkit, but still, the Android terminology lost me :lol

Bootloaderrecoveryfruitloopbootloop WTF



Thankfully, for the One S, dev support is going strong; we already had Sense based ROM, but AOSP roms have popped up like crazy recently on XDA :wow

- Vanilla Rootbox
- PAC-MAN (my current driver)
- Baked Blacked Bean
- Dark Jelly S
- Liquidsmooth
- Carbon
- JellyBAM

[Drachen]

actively searching craigslist for a nexus 4

[resistanze]

- Vanilla Rootbox

You MFer.

[lefty]

You MFer.

You want it on your One X+, don't you :lol

[resistanze]

You want it on your One X+, don't you :lol

I'd settle for stock CM 10.1, god damnit. Currently, only one dev is working on it for the AT&T/Telus version, and the phone call feature is still broken. FML.

[resistanze]

actively searching craigslist for a nexus 4

Good choice. Shame because I love the hardware on HTC phones, and the screen is immaculate. But I'm gonna sell it if I'm on Sense one month from now.

[Drachen]

Good choice. Shame because I love the hardware on HTC phones, and the screen is immaculate. But I'm gonna sell it if I'm on Sense one month from now.

Basically if I can't find a 16 GB for 350 or less by the end of the weekend then I will pull the trigger and just get it through play.google.com

I will also immediately purchase a TPU case for it. LOL

[lefty]

I'd settle for stock CM 10.1, god damnit. Currently, only one dev is working on it for the AT&T/Telus version, and the phone call feature is still broken. FML.

The good thing with being with Fido/Rodgers is that T-Mobile roms are compatible

[TheMACHINE]

that UI looks interesting...doubt its gonna release with verizon.

[lefty]

The Verge review :

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/11/4086390/htc-one-review

[Viva Las Espuelas]

stupid speaker design, imho. who actually listens to the phone speakers when listening to music? ???

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I'd settle for stock CM 10.1....... the phone call feature is still broken. FML.yeah. it's pretty frickin' annoying. i though the 3/10 nightly fixed it but it went back to sucking it.

[Drachen]

stupid speaker design, imho. who actually listens to the phone speakers when listening to music? ???

This is a way of separating themselves. I would totally listen to phone speakers under some circumstances if they didn't suck.

[resistanze]

I know the speakerphone on my One X+ is horrendous; my S2 was much better. I can't even take a call with my X+ on speaker without wanting to cut my ears off.

[TeyshaBlue]

I know the speakerphone on my One X+ is horrendous; my S2 was much better. I can't even take a call with my X+ on speaker without wanting to cut my ears off.

The speaker on my spousal unit's EVO is fucking loud.

[resistanze]

The speaker on my spousal unit's EVO is fucking loud.

Mine is loud too, but like scratchy, microphone feedback loud. :lol

[resistanze]

Anyways, I'm 90% sure I'm selling this when the S IV is released. Last HTC device I'll probably ever buy, tbh.

[lefty]

Anyways, I'm 90% sure I'm selling this when the S IV is released. Last HTC device I'll probably ever buy, tbh.
TBH my next phone is either a Nexus, or a Samsung

Im in no rush though, as dev support is good on my One S, plenty of AOSP Roms

But yeah, last HTC phone me; the main reason I rooted it is because OS updates are late with HTC (and those faggots lie everytime)

OS updates are pretty fast on Sammys

[resistanze]

TBH my next phone is either a Nexus, or a Samsung

Im in no rush though, as dev support is good on my One S, plenty of AOSP Roms

But yeah, last HTC phone me; the main reason I rooted it is because OS updates are late with HTC (and those faggots lie everytime)

OS updates are pretty fast on Sammys
Yeah you're lucky, the ROM support for your One S is pretty good. I liked HTC because of the hardware quality, but pointless if you're stuck on Sense, tbh.

The X+ has an international and N.A. version. The international has 80% dev support (still only like 8 ROMs) and the N.A. version has one person struggling to make a working build for CM1:lol.1. Forget about PA, AOKP, etc..

[benefactor]

Mine is loud too, but like scratchy, microphone feedback loud. :lol
The speakers on my Discover are loud and surprisingly clear. I can set it on the counter at my work area and it sounds great even when turned up pretty high.

[lefty]

Yeah you're lucky, the ROM support for your One S is pretty good. I liked HTC because of the hardware quality, but pointless if you're stuck on Sense, tbh.

The X+ has an international and N.A. version. The international has 80% dev support (still only like 8 ROMs) and the N.A. version has one person struggling to make a working build for CM1:lol.1. Forget about PA, AOKP, etc..
That sucks

But my next phone will be a Nexus or a Samsung Galaxy S5 or S6

BUT shit, Galaxy S phones are getting bigger and bigger, WTF

S2 was 4'3 (perfect size for my girly hands, TBH)
S3 is 4'7
S4 should be 5'

If they keep making the S even bigger, I might as well get a Phridge, I mean a Galaxy Note :lol at least it comes with a pen

[leemajors]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/19/4122798/htc-one-delayed-because-of-component-shortage


HTC One fans were disappointed to learn last week that the phone had been delayed to late March or early April. Now,The Wall Street Journal reports that the flagship meant to turn around HTC's performance is being hampered by its past defeats. "The company has a problem managing its component suppliers as it has changed its order forecasts drastically and frequently following last year's unexpected slump in shipments," says an unnamed executive. He and others blamed the One's delay on shortages, particularly of the metal casing and camera parts. "HTC has had difficulty in securing adequate camera components as it is no longer a tier-one customer."

[lefty]

17 page review :wow :lol

http://anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review

[Phillip]

i want this phone so bad