HTC One review: To rule them all

22 March 2013
Arguably one of the most exciting pieces of smartphone design in recent times, the HTC One is also properly powered and flaunts a screen that should please even the most demanding eyes...

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Ty G., 24 Mar 2013So what is your phone?My phone, ehhh, phablet is a Samsung Galaxy Note, witch is an awesome phablet :-)

    AnonD-16443, 24 Mar 2013You just a blind man Tom, or you might work at Samsung ha h... moreSure, please go for the HTC One, no one is stopping you from getting it.

    But it still wont change the fact that the camera on the HTC One is extremely horrible in daylight.

    And ofc the other 10 reasons with disadvantages i listed in an earlier post.

    Just because you will buy the HTC One doesn't mean the phone is free from disadvantages.

    But be happy that the phone only have 11 disadvantages so far, witch is not many at all compared to the 50+ disadvantages i listed up for the iPhone 4S on the XDA-Developers forum one time earlier.

      Anonymous, 23 Mar 2013Nokia N9 ha, ha,ha,ha . . .Ooops!! I almost fell off my ... moreSo you have had your say. Now go back and play some stupid games on whatever ugly phone you've got.
      Pity so many people have no taste and go for souped up specs that they're never gonna use....

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        • nDU
        • 24 Mar 2013

        LED notification LED ??

          Anonymous, 24 Mar 2013you're right,people who says nokia's look cheap are blind. ... moreFinally somebody who can appreciate the simple beauty of a phone. I'm not going to state that the Nokia N9 is (or ever was)the best phone,only that,as far as looks are concerned nothing even comes close.
          Compare it to any Bang&Olufsen device,technically maybe not the best but aesthetically just plain gorgeous...

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            • 24 Mar 2013

            Tom-Helge, 24 Mar 2013I'm not embarrassing myself, i'm just laughing over the thi... moreSo what is your phone?

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              • gCv
              • 24 Mar 2013

              The one is a brilliant phone. Now that i have a tablet for most of my multimedia needs removable battery and SD slot are not a deal maker for me.
              Allthough the touchwiz UI is ugly it still has features that a don't think i am willing to give up. This will be a very hard choice for me to replace my s2 because i love how the HTC one looks but s4 has a smaller body with a bigger screen, better camera and features like no other phone on the market..
              Will prolly choose after my personal hands on!
              Once again great review GSMarena :)

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                • 24 Mar 2013

                AnonD-16443, 24 Mar 2013So I guess you buy your car without care toward the model a... moreI totally agree with you :)

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                  • 24 Mar 2013

                  Nobody, 24 Mar 2013I'm so glad that there is so few people like you, who are b... moreSo I guess you buy your car without care toward the model and design... Car as well as smartphone today, reflects its owner personality...

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                    • 24 Mar 2013

                    What make HTC one impressive is the list of hardwares that set it apart from other competitors.No doubt,we see HTC making every endeavors to raise the bar in the smartphone race.For that reason,I personnally feel that it deserse to be given an applause regardless of whether it will catch up their sale with Sammy G4 or not.

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                      • 24 Mar 2013

                      I like how they design the UI. It is just how I want my android customize like how the task switcher shown. Design is beautiful and blinkfeed surely give me new experience because I use nexus s before and xperia now. But with camera only 4MP although it is ultra pixel but still if this come with the same price with xperia z than it is too expensive. Make it 8MP ultra pixel then it is worth it, but I consider they lower the price as 4 ultrapixel is enough for mobile photography

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                        • 24 Mar 2013

                        AnonD-16443, 24 Mar 2013You just a blind man Tom, or you might work at Samsung ha h... moreI'm so glad that there is so few people like you, who are buying phones for fashion .

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                          AnonD-127883, 24 Mar 2013Impossible to waste money to buy this kind of phone.Not money don't say

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                            • 24 Mar 2013

                            Impossible to waste money to buy this kind of phone.

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                              • 24 Mar 2013

                              Tom-Helge, 24 Mar 2013HTC One with a 4.7 inch screen is a bigger phone than a Sam... moreThat is because they made more space for the speakers on top and on the bottom. The speaker quality sound is not too bad. One can not possible put the speakers on top of the screen and when it was behind the screen many people complained.

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                                • 24 Mar 2013

                                AnonD-122899, 24 Mar 2013The camera is far from being awesome. Can you not see how f... moreIf you see the video of the cars passing by and try to look at the car plates you will see just how fuzzy the plates are.

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                                  • 24 Mar 2013

                                  I just saw this smartphone here in Taipei and got to play around with it. Great smartphone but they really messed it up for the locals by selling a 3G only model here in Taiwan. Imagine Apple shipping the iPhone 5 to Taiwan with a 3G only model. It is as if locals do not travel abroad these days.

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                                    • 24 Mar 2013

                                    [deleted post]Smartphone world today is changing fast! Just accept it. You cant blame manufacturer, just buy a new one or use ur old phone forever

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                                      • 24 Mar 2013

                                      Tom-Helge, 24 Mar 2013I'm not embarrassing myself, i'm just laughing over the thi... moreYou just a blind man Tom, or you might work at Samsung ha ha ha! In fact, I am going to buy HTC One because it offers a powerful hardware, only a bit below SGS4, combined with beautiful and premium chasing and UI. If next year SGS5 can offer a great quality chasing with all lovely hardware and software like now, I will buy it surely.

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                                        • 24 Mar 2013

                                        Samsung trolls and fanboys leave this thread, don't like HTC one buy another phone. Stop talking BS.