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HTC One (2014) Watch Thread

shansoft said:
If that 4MP under 100% crop is better than 20MP that scale down, I will take that 4MP anytime.

MP is not everything, look how shitty those 13MP camera (G2,S4..etc) takes. Not to mention the horrible Z1 camera with 20MP when it first came out.
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Having owned a HTC One, I know it's a good shooter and that MPs don't tell the whole story- the problem is that at 4MP you really can't do much except print a 5x7 (8x10 would be REALLY stretching it)... any cropping, scaling, etc and you're SOL. Since this is HTC's second iteration of the One they really should address this- even 6MP would give you a little wiggle room for post-processing.
 
http://m.pocketnow.com/2014/02/26/all-new-htc-one-teaser

Teaser I posted earlier hints at Sapphire glass being used in some sort of way...

Added instead of a new post:
Remember that HTC talk with Microphone of producing a phone that can also be loaded with Windows Phone? It might not surprise me if HTC would allow that option be given to the user. Maybe even dual-boot, but most likely not. Note: Microsoft recently dropped a lot of requirements for WP.
 
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Nice. But I do wish the "bezel" of plastic around the edge of the was a bit thinner.
 
Term-X said:
Nice. But I do wish the "bezel" of plastic around the edge of the was a bit thinner.
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THIS! This is the first thing I've noticed. Who in their right mind to make this changes? what's the point of that?
 
They finally chose to upgrade the front camera which has not seen an upgrade in a long time, looking forward to seeing how this thing turns out. Still debating this or the Z2 based on what has been shown so far
 
What battery size is in the new HTC One ( 2014 ) ? I hope on par with the Z2 @ 3,200mAh
 
Zorachus said:
What battery size is in the new HTC One ( 2014 ) ? I hope on par with the Z2 @ 3,200mAh
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C'mon meow.. this is HTC.. they use the smallest they can get away with. Prolly 2500 mAh at best. :p
 
CHANG3D said:
And yet still last longer than the Samsung GS5 in real world tests..
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Quite possible. Definitely too early to tell now. But at least you'll have the option of putting a Zero Lemon battery on the GS5 to last several days if you want or keeping a spare battery around. But still, that shouldn't stop HTC from putting a larger battery in their phone to get even better life out of it and kind of combat battery wear since their batteries are sealed in and almost impossible to replace (without ruining the phone).
 
Rumors abound for 4.8 MP sensors (will be marketed as 5UP)
 
CHANG3D said:
Rumors abound for 4.8 MP sensors (will be marketed as 5UP)
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Neat, hope this camera doesn't hold them up from initial stock like it did last year. I know a few people wanting to test out or buy the One but the stores having none in stock forced them to go with the S4.
 
CHANG3D said:
And yet still last longer than the Samsung GS5 in real world tests..
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Not that Samsung has great battery life outside the Notes but HTC has had below average battery life for most of their devices. I liked my HTC phones but battery life is a terrible weakness.
 
ChronoReverse said:
Not that Samsung has great battery life outside the Notes but HTC has had below average battery life for most of their devices. I liked my HTC phones but battery life is a terrible weakness.
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please read the reviews for HTC One vs Galaxy S4 real world battery life or battery life revisited. Plenty of "proof" about HTC's battery life superiority over the last generation flagship despite Samsung's claim of more battery life on paper.
 
CHANG3D said:
please read the reviews for HTC One vs Galaxy S4 real world battery life or battery life revisited. Plenty of "proof" about HTC's battery life superiority over the last generation flagship despite Samsung's claim of more battery life on paper.
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Erm, not really. I follow both the One on XDA as well the GS4. The One doesn't have amazing battery life (nor does the GS4 for that matter). With that said the One (and most LCD phones) do blow the AMOLED GS4 out of the water in web browsing tests.

You're blowing hot air pretty much since battery life isn't even one of Samsung's claims (because they know their GS4 doesn't have amazing battery life unlike phones like that LG phone which name escapes me at the moment).



I am a bit biased by having owned three HTC phones in the past I suppose. The One X in particular had AMAZING battery life reviews and then I found out that in real life it's just as bad as any other phone (and maybe even worse).
 
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ChronoReverse said:
Erm, not really. I follow both the One on XDA as well the GS4. The One doesn't have amazing battery life (nor does the GS4 for that matter). With that said the One (and most LCD phones) do blow the AMOLED GS4 out of the water in web browsing tests.

You're blowing hot air pretty much since battery life isn't even one of Samsung's claims (because they know their GS4 doesn't have amazing battery life unlike phones like that LG phone which name escapes me at the moment).



I am a bit biased by having owned three HTC phones in the past I suppose. The One X in particular had AMAZING battery life reviews and then I found out that in real life it's just as bad as any other phone (and maybe even worse).
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so you about you're biased. Enough said. I'm using facts.
 
I have owned both and neither is stellar in the battery department. The One is excellent in standby (i.e. If it's just sitting in your pocket) but actual screen on time is a toss up. If you are watching a movie they both last well over 4 hours screen on time. If you are gaming or having a marathon session browsing the Web you would be hard pressed to get 4 hours screen on time with either. S4 you can swap out the battery while One you better have an external battery or use it while plugged in.

This is from my own use of each phone for several weeks. Both are excellent phones but battery life running stock ROM's is not a strong suit of either. My preference was the One but I moved to a Nexus 5 which was better in all respects except battery life was worse than either the One or the S4. Ended up with a Note 3 that provides me with the best overall experience for how I use a phone.
 
I cannot speak for the One as I did not own one but did own a 4g LTE before it, we were sold that phone over the GS3 because the battery supposedly lasted longer. Unfortunately the battery quickly lost its capacity and it soon became a problem, a problem that was not reasonable to fix. That was the only phone I have had in years that we did not keep through the full 2 year contract.

There has been some disconnect between real world usage and bench marks that left a scar we wont soon forget with HTC.
 
rudy said:
I cannot speak for the One as I did not own one but did own a 4g LTE before it, we were sold that phone over the GS3 because the battery supposedly lasted longer.
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What is a 4G LTE?
 
marshac said:
What is a 4G LTE?
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The Sprint variant of the One X; the Evo 4G LTE.

Though the Evo LTE improved on the One X by having a removable battery and expandable storage (I think, maybe one or the other), I still would have chose the S3 for the extra RAM and I prefer the SAMOLED characteristics over any LCD even despite the lower color accuracy.
 
CHANG3D said:
so you about you're biased. Enough said. I'm using facts.
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I'm biased by the FACT my experience with HTC phones is that online reviews have always overstated battery life.

Since you are relying on these reviews, you're hardly a reliable source either. At the very least, I've actually owned HTC phones and did rather structured controlled battery tests as opposed to the typical XDA forumites refrain of "my battery life has become AMAZING" without bothering to properly controlling the test scenario.

Of course, I'm actually willing to admit things that aren't necessarily in my favor since I'm actually trying to be truthful and have no actual inclination for or against either Samsung or HTC. I don't feel the need to push an agenda. Nonetheless, HTC acquired the reputation for poor battery life with good reason. It doesn't help that they're also the one vendor who messed with Android multi-tasking adversely to improve their battery life.
 
ChronoReverse said:
I'm biased by the FACT my experience with HTC phones is that online reviews have always overstated battery life... Since you are relying on these reviews, you're hardly a reliable source either. At the very least, I've actually owned HTC phones...
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Making assumptions is where you fail.
 
Okay I'll bite. Let's see your battery life tests on your HTC One.

I've done tests on my One X where I even compared different kernels, settings and ROMs to see where battery life could be eked out beyond an XDA forumite going "this new kernel has made my battery life AMAZING".
 
ChronoReverse said:
Okay I'll bite. Let's see your battery life tests on your HTC One.

I've done tests on my One X where I even compared different kernels, settings and ROMs to see where battery life could be eked out beyond an XDA forumite going "this new kernel has made my battery life AMAZING".
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I haven't rooted the HTC One probably am not going to either. However, I have a HTC Evo and an Evo LTE (given to me by office mate), and they're both stock. Although I'm willing to root those, I'm not going to waste my time. And, the Evo LTE without cellular service, sparsely used, lasts a week, while it's grandpa lasts like 3 days - all with original battery. Once again, no cellular service and sparsely used. With that said, I also got a rooted Samsung Galaxy and an also rooted Galaxy S2 here. The Galaxy S2 lasts 4 days and the Galaxy lasts 2, and the S2 has a replacement Anker battery while the Galaxy has original - and again, no cellular and sparsely used. That said, I don't blame Samsung for providing a worse battery life, because my own SINGLE user experience doesn't mean every damn Samsung phones suck. I am not that conceited.

Why do I take multiple reviews about battery life from well-known tech websites and reviewers over your word for it? Seriously, do you really want to go there?
 
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ChronoReverse said:
Okay I'll bite. Let's see your battery life tests on your HTC One.

I've done tests on my One X where I even compared different kernels, settings and ROMs to see where battery life could be eked out beyond an XDA forumite going "this new kernel has made my battery life AMAZING".
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My battery life with HTC One M7

Under moderate use, I was browsing bacon reader in a cement building, constantly hopping between HSPA+ 4g and 3g
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Under a bit more conservative use at home on wi-fi
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Those who state it doesn't have good battery life more than likely run it at 1.5GHZ+.
 
New leaks:

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All but confirmed a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 over Snapdragon 800... (unless it has 3 GB of RAM over 2 GB)

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(Note: In case you are wonder what phone it is in the middle (小米3), it's a Xiaomi MI-3.
 
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lilfiend said:
My battery life with HTC One M7

Under moderate use, I was browsing bacthsteader in a cement building, constantly hopping between HSPA+ 4g and 3g
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Under a bit more conservative use at home on wi-fi
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Those who state it doesn't have good battery life more than likely run it at 1.5GHZ+.
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Those pictures are deceiving. The biggest tell tale sign of battery life, is 'Screen On Time' and that should always be the top category taking up the most percentage, like 70% or so.

So please post Screen On time with those battery numbers, that tells so much more. And I can tell you the HTC M7 is just OK on battery life, if you really use it. I doubt it gets 5h On Screen time at best.
 
Zorachus said:
Those pictures are deceiving. The biggest tell tale sign of battery life, is 'Screen On Time' and that should always be the top category taking up the most percentage, like 70% or so.

So please post Screen On time with those battery numbers, that tells so much more. And I can tell you the HTC M7 is just OK on battery life, if you really use it. I doubt it gets 5h On Screen time at best.
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I agree with you about posting just the screenshot from settings -> battery. It doesn't really tell you anything. You'd at least need to know what the screen brightness and on time were, and even then, you're still have a number of other variables affecting battery life. All in all, it's pointless to post those battery screenshots.

I've never had my screen not be the top use of battery unless I had my screen dimmed all the way down. Under normal conditions (I browse the internet heavily on my phone) the screen has always been the top battery consumer.
 
Yup. This is why I mentioned my testing was controlled. I'd set the screen brightness, use the exact same physical location (to enable similar wireless/cellular conditions) and run through the exact same gauntlet of tests (with even the version of the app controlled with a Titanium Backup).

It's kinda hilarious that there's even the caveat "Those who state it doesn't have good battery life more than likely run it at 1.5GHZ+." at the end when the Htc One runs at 1.7GHz stock. Under the same conditions of little screen on time, I can get 2 days of standby time too with a GS4 running at 1.9GHz (!) but I'm not going to go claiming the GS4 has great battery life (it's mediocre at best).


As an aside, the M8 is rumoured to have a 2900mah battery which is actually beefy for once. Assuming Htc implements the same level of software optimizations as LG, that means LG G2 levels of battery life (which are reportedly very good) should be possible which is nice.
 
Clone alternative to the HTC One M8 (but more like the M7) with a better button layout and more MP for those guys to likes MP over quality.



Goophone model is about the same size and shape as HTC’s phone and has pretty decent specs, including a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, and a 1.7 GHz MediaTek MT6592 octa-core CPU. It has a 12.6MP rear camera and 5MP front-facing camera and features a microSD card slot.

Without the dual camera lenses (and with on-screen buttons below the display), the HTC M8 looks almost as much like an original HTC One as it does a second-generation model. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. They’re all pretty decent looking phones.

Goophone’s M8 has just 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, and it’s expected to ship with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean software. But with a starting price of $230, those features don’t seem all that bad. It’s likely that the new HTC One will sell for at least twice as much.
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Just so funny that GooPhone can clone the Galaxy S5 really well, but the HTC One is not possible due to quality design and material. Tells you something about cheap manufacturing...
 
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CHANG3D said:
Clone alternative to the HTC One M8 (but more like the M7) with a better button layout and more MP for those guys to likes MP over quality.





Just so funny that GooPhone can clone the Galaxy S5 really well, but the HTC One is not possible due to quality design and material. Tells you something about cheap manufacturing...
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I'm sure they could easily clone the aesthetics down to the last detail if they wanted, but it's not worth it to because it would eat into their margins too much. I guarantee Samsung makes more on every sale than HTC does. I applaud HTC for making a more premium product while knowing they won't sell near as many and with less margins than Samsung though.
 
Official press image from Telus:
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Official Accessory (holey cover, Batman!) and GPe rumor:
 
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Interesting cover... though I'm not sure if I would personally get one to cover up such a nice looking phone.
 
These specs have pretty much been confirmed at least for the 32GB version anyway.

5" 1080p
Snapdragon 801 2.3GHz
Android 4.4 kit-kat with Sense 6
5MP front facing camera
Duo rear facing UltraPixel camera of unknown MP with lytro-esque effects
BoomSound with Amp
2600mAh battery
Wave and double tap to unlock
Smart answer where it answers when you move the phone to face

Details of the 64GB version is unknown, but there are rumors that HTC may add more incentives to get the 64GB version and justify the extra cost such as bigger 2900mAh battery and 3GB of RAM. But it may be just fanboys dreaming.
 
Why the hell is there a huge black bar with the HTC logo on the bottom? It serves no prurpose right? Either have capacitive buttons on it (like previous versions) or get rid of it. Havint it + onscreen buttons = worst of both worlds. Great choice HTC :mad: It wastes so much space for no reason at all.
 
MrCrispy said:
Why the hell is there a huge black bar with the HTC logo on the bottom? It serves no prurpose right? Either have capacitive buttons on it (like previous versions) or get rid of it. Havint it + onscreen buttons = worst of both worlds. Great choice HTC :mad: It wastes so much space for no reason at all.
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Probably holds something internally in that area. My best guess.
 
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