Quad-core shootout: Four of a kind
Four of a kind
Loudspeaker performance
As usual, we've tested how the loudspeakers on each of the phones perform. Three score Good marks with the HTC One X scoring Average, but really it's just under the threshold for getting the same rating as its peers. The Galaxy S III and LG Optimus 4X HD are slightly louder than the other two.
| Speakerphone test | Voice, dB | Ringing | Overall score | |
| HTC One X | 65.1 | 66.0 | 75.8 | |
| Meizu MX 4-core | 68.5 | 65.5 | 75.1 | Good |
| LG Optimus 4X HD | 68.7 | 66.6 | 79.3 | Good |
| Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III | 75.1 | 66.5 | 75.0 |
Audio quality
Two the four contenders fared excellently in the first part of our audio quality test. The Samsung Galaxy S III, and the Meizu MX 4-core produced excellent scores all over the field and you can be sure that they can suply perfectly clean sound to your home or car stereo. The Meizu MX 4-core clinches the top spot on this occassion due to its higher volume levels with the Galaxy S III sliding right below it in the ranking.
The HTC One X and LG Optimus 4X HD performance with no headphones attached was pretty mediocre and not suited to their high-end status. The HTC finishes a distant third due to its lower (but still rather poo) distortion levels and slightly higher volume. As for the Optimus 4X HD - we've seen $100 smartphones do better than it and that's as damning a verdict as it gets.
Adding a pair of headphones to the mix alters the picture and the Galaxy S III comes out on top. The Meizu MX 4-core doesn't produce as clean results, but it again offers higher volume levels, which makes it a close second. Once again the two Tegra 3-packing devices dissapointed, with the HTC One X still managing to do a little better than the LG Optimus 4XHD.
And here go the results for you to check out.
| Test | Frequency response | Noise level | Dynamic range | THD | IMD + Noise | Stereo crosstalk |
| LG Optimus 4X HD | +0.02, -0.52 | -74.8 | 74.8 | 0.345 | 0.318 | -81.6 |
| LG Optimus 4X HD (headphones attached) | +0.03, -0.51 | -70.1 | 69.9 | 0.815 | 0.811 | -64.5 |
| Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III | +0.03, -0.05 | -90.3 | 90.3 | 0.012 | 0.018 | -92.6 |
| Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (headphones attached) | +0.11, -0.04 | -90.2 | 90.2 | 0.0092 | 0.090 | -53.1 |
| HTC One X | +0.02, -0.08 | -82.1 | 82.1 | 0.137 | 0.393 | -80.7 |
| HTC One X (headphones attached) | +0.10, -0.10 | -80.6 | 80.6 | 0.174 | 0.459 | -60.8 |
| +0.03, -0.04 | -90.4 | 90.4 | 0.109 | 0.083 | -90.3 | |
| +0.07, -0.01 | -90.2 | 90.2 | 0.235 | 0.219 | -55.0 |
LG Optimus 4X HD frequency response
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III frequency response
HTC One X frequency response
Meizu MX 4-core frequency response
You can learn more about the whole testing process here.
Reader comments
- uttam bhuyan
- 28 Feb 2015
- YT8
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- AnonD-304997
- 10 Sep 2014
- IV8
HTC ONE X suffers from the dreaded wifi hardware fault. Common problem. HTC tries to make their phones slim and light, unfortunately at the cost of build quality.
- Android Man
- 29 Mar 2014
- mqM
totally agree have the G2 it rocks, nothing HTC will bring out, will come close, with there ultrcrap camera.