Quad-core shootout: Four of a kind

27 July 2012
Buckle up people, because this is going to get rough. When the world's four most powerful smartphones are about to go ballistic, it is the right time to take this website's name literally. The stage is set for the four titans of the Android world...

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  • Anonymous
  • t7X
  • 28 Jul 2012

trent, 28 Jul 2012same thing once again. Your conclusion always remains diplo... moreIt's obvious judging by the overall results of the tests (and in the conclusion part) which phone is the winner. Gsma is just being too modest to declare the s3 as the winner, and doesn't want to give the slap on the face to the htc fans out here.

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    • tito
    • M8r
    • 28 Jul 2012

    AnonD-64641, 28 Jul 2012Htc onex is the best..I do not agree, sold it, too many problems maybe due to tegra 3,...not optimized at all!
    Now s3, with latest update is perfect,also beats beats audio, camera finally happy, no problem with home pages, touchwiz, widgets,....everything works as it has to!
    Of course htc is loosing points in the market!same problems with one s that I still have and that will be sent foe the 3rd time to assistence!

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      • Anonymous
      • L4D
      • 28 Jul 2012

      3:2 aspect ratio is great to view images from DSLR...

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        • Anonymous
        • ptP
        • 28 Jul 2012

        AnonD-64680, 28 Jul 2012I work for a carrier and the one x does appear to have a lo... moreThe first batch of the htc x one that had been sold at amazon did indeed suffer from some quality issues and many complaints. I got my one x in a brick and mortar electronic shop some time after the one x got officially released and did have no problems at all.
        I played a littlbit with the siii in the electronic shop but the one x was much nicer and "sexier" to hold and handle. I am not happy about the lack of sd card slot, but the overall haptic and visual appearance of the one x is second to none. I am just loving it.

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          • shady
          • 4J7
          • 28 Jul 2012

          HTC One X won one of the gpu benchs, you just put the scores out of sequence - it wasn't a clean sweep for the s3 as the article states.

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            • Giang
            • vNM
            • 28 Jul 2012

            I'm the owner of world first dual core phone, LG Optimus 2X, and this is running very poor software, they planned to release ICS for it in Q2 2012, but still no update till now. My suggest is think wisely before buy any of LG phone.

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              • trent
              • 3JQ
              • 28 Jul 2012

              same thing once again. Your conclusion always remains diplomatic. When you are comparing four different phones, why are you so afraid of declaring one phone as a winner. Of course we know it all boils down to user's personal preference, but then there is no point in carrying out this comparison. I think you should declare one phone as a winner, whatever you feel as a leading smartphones website. I always feel your flagship smartphones comparison has no proper conclusion. Believe me, its really disappointing.

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                • Blankman
                • nE9
                • 28 Jul 2012

                If the LG has had software updates to fix its video problems, then I think I'd buy it if I was to choose between them.

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                  • AnonD-61159
                  • QuD
                  • 28 Jul 2012

                  I own an htc one x and I love it!!! However it is clear galaxy s 3 is the best here without a shadow of a doubt

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                    • AnonD-64680
                    • mxe
                    • 28 Jul 2012

                    I work for a carrier and the one x does appear to have a lot of faults and gets returned frequently

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                      • AnonD-59288
                      • 3Ac
                      • 28 Jul 2012

                      Anonymous, 28 Jul 2012Beats Audio isn't as perfect as you might think. It kicks b... moreNo you misunderstood what i've written!..i didn't mean that beats audio is something WOW! but it's an extra software part and audio chip exclusively for the One X! i know that it boosts bass and mid-low range!and i also own sennheiser cx-XXX headphones and Ultimate Ears and they are far better than the Dr. Dre's ones'!In one word, i just mentioned the exclusively collaboration between HTC and Monster dude ;)

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                        • Anonymous
                        • tA$
                        • 28 Jul 2012

                        Samsung Galaxy SIII is the only phone of those four candidates that support native video call,
                        so, i vote for Samsung GSIII, since i use video call quite often.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 0U$
                          • 28 Jul 2012

                          s3 is the king for now!and the next konig will be galaxy note 2!

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                            • AnonD-64648
                            • vjw
                            • 28 Jul 2012

                            Honestly, I would go for the LG Optimus 4X HD.

                            Reason being

                            1) it's the cheapest
                            2) microSD slot + removable battery
                            3) its performance might not be on par with S3 or even the One X, But I think for everyday use it suffices

                            Only thing I'm worried is LG's horrible track record of phone software... thank God for XDA

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                              • AnonD-5950
                              • 73M
                              • 28 Jul 2012

                              Nice review but Naaahhh!

                              Just wait for Qualcomm S4 pro to crush everything.

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                                • fwM
                                • 28 Jul 2012

                                AnonD-25865, 28 Jul 2012I wonder if GSMArena did this on the phones' latest firmwar... morei agree that gsmarena should have used the latest firmwares but even if they use the latest there will be two things in htc one x can not be fixed:
                                the bad camera and the overheating.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • fXc
                                  • 28 Jul 2012

                                  AnonD-59288, 28 Jul 2012Well i always support GSMarenas reviews cause they are the ... moreBeats Audio isn't as perfect as you might think. It kicks bass, but thats it. When compared to Senheiser or Bose, Beats becomes a sad sad story.. It has little mid to high freq response, thus resulting in lots of bass, but not nearly as clean as any other top brands.. :)

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                                    • hiro
                                    • tes
                                    • 28 Jul 2012

                                    Alright android fans don't shoot this comment down by the quad core smartphones tested here are really immature. For example two smartphones from the same company htc one x (inter) and one x (us) and the one from the us smashed the quad core international one. Pure facts but synthetic benchmarks only

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                                      • AnonD-64641
                                      • v{T
                                      • 28 Jul 2012

                                      Htc onex is the best..

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • i8E
                                        • 28 Jul 2012

                                        Pratik, 27 Jul 2012Why not discuss on build quality? s3 recent cracks on back.... moreSo how can you protect your ridiculous camera part?