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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  • markoko
  • pux
  • 24 Mar 2013

Tom, the only matter of laugh here is you, so just stop trolling. I decided to go for HTC One only because of cheap feeling GS3 makes, that's a fact and you can cry about it all you want. I DON'T care about non removable battery (I never change batteries) and lack of sd card (32gb is ok for me). To make it easier for you, nobody says GS4 is a bad phone, but overall at this momment, One offers more. Next year I will maybe buy GS5 if I estimate it is the best choice for me and my needs at that momment, I am not fanboy of any brand and I don't have a problem with switching from one to another.

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    • sam1902
    • wHs
    • 24 Mar 2013

    HTC team is running out of brains.........why not a simple 13 MP camera, why HTC has to risk it every time? they dont want to learn anything from Sammy. Blinkfeed is not going to make much of a difference. no SD card?????? worst of all its bigger than its rival. even though i will buy it :) i love the design.

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      • Anonymous
      • vuK
      • 24 Mar 2013

      AnonD-77852, 24 Mar 2013The camera is great on this phone. As for those disadvantag... moreHaven't u heard of turning the phone off lol.

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        • AnonD-77852
        • gDK
        • 24 Mar 2013

        The camera is great on this phone. As for those disadvantages can actually be advantages. Internal storage is way faster than SD card and it's lifespan is much, much longer as well. The sealed battery means the phone can have a unibody design and it helps a lot to not being able do remove the battery in case the phone is stolen. I can remote find it by GPS. How do you find your phone when somebody removes the battery from your phone?

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          • Human
          • TC}
          • 24 Mar 2013

          AnonD-122899, 24 Mar 2013The camera is far from being awesome. Can you not see how f... moreTake a look at the noise in XZ picture.

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            • Anonymous
            • 2An
            • 24 Mar 2013

            disappointing battery for small DISPLAY. 4.7" IT SHOULD BE ABOVE 50 HOURS...
            POOR HTC

              [deleted post]I'm not embarrassing myself, i'm just laughing over the things HTC One is missing. And i'm laughing over it in the same way as i laugh over iOS for missing tons of features.

              No matter how much you love HTC One, it wont stop it from having some huge disadvantages by not having a microSD card slot and removable battery.

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                • Ty G.
                • K79
                • 24 Mar 2013

                Some go for htc one, others go for sgs4, sony, ip5 etc etc.. now, to trollers who have nothing good to say about the htc one, if we htc one fans buy your sgs4, ip5 etc etc etc or any other brand as long its not the htc one, will you trollers be happy?

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                  • AnonD-122899
                  • ucA
                  • 24 Mar 2013

                  con, 24 Mar 2013Haha, beer cans, nice one. U made this up pretty much like ... moreThe camera is far from being awesome. Can you not see how fuzzy the pictures are when zoomed in? I can hardly see the words "Silver Project" on the big banner but on the other hand, the words are so clear for the Sony Z. 4MP is just the very wrong move by HTC.

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                    • AnonD-122899
                    • ucA
                    • 24 Mar 2013

                    [deleted post]Same to you. You have your views about not having removable battery is fine but can't others have their own views too? This is a comment section and I think everyone can express what they wanna say.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • PU0
                      • 24 Mar 2013

                      Congratulation to HTC one,the best in show handset in world mobile congress 2013

                      http://betanews.com/2013/03/01/htc-one-wins-best-new-device-at-mobile-world-congress/

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                        • Anonymous
                        • vuK
                        • 24 Mar 2013

                        Loepoes, 23 Mar 2013Nope, Nokia N9 is still the best looking phone ever. Everyt... moreyou're right,people who says nokia's look cheap are blind. open the back cover of a nokia and see the attention to detail, beauty is more than skin deep.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • PU0
                          • 24 Mar 2013

                          HTC one was awarded the best mobile handset in mobile world congress 2013.

                          http://www.asianewsnet.net/HTC-ONE-awarded-best-device-at-Mobile-World-Congre-43400.html

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                            • gjj
                            • t7X
                            • 24 Mar 2013

                            Nexus 4 is still better

                              • m
                              • mesh
                              • sXp
                              • 24 Mar 2013

                              Having owned the one since the 25th can say it's a quality phone pros are : looks good and feels great to hold. Screen sharp.Boomsound is amazing can't stress enough about the difference it's makes. It's fast even when multi-tasking. I rate the battery life I easily get 12hrs of quite heavy use out of it. The clarity of calls is excellent. Im on the fence with the camera it's good but definitely room for improvement. Low light is impressive though. Blinkfeed can take it or leave it, it's not for me. Cons not many really I'm just picking holes, it gets quite hot if playing a game for a while, not having a menu button at the bottom takes some getting used to and the positioning of the screen unlock button could be better. A tip if buying a case is that the official HTC case ( the red, grey and dark grey plastic one)is that it's makes it difficult to press the back and home keys.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • vuK
                                • 24 Mar 2013

                                people on here know nothing about design :D

                                  • m
                                  • mesh
                                  • sXp
                                  • 24 Mar 2013

                                  Having owned the one since the 25th can say it's a quality phone pros are : looks good and feels great to hold. Screen sharp.Boomsound is amazing can't stress enough about the difference it's makes. It's fast even when multi-tasking. I rate the battery life I easily get 12hrs of quite heavy use out of it. The clarity of calls is excellent. Im on the fence with the camera it's good but definitely room for improvement. Low light is impressive though. Blinkfeed can take it or leave it, it's not for me. Cons not many really I'm just picking holes, it gets quite hot if playing a game for a while, not having a menu button at the bottom takes some getting used to and the positioning of the screen unlock button could be better. A tip if buying a case is that the official HTC case ( the red, grey and dark grey plastic one)is that it's makes it difficult to press the back and home keys.

                                    Anonymous, 24 Mar 2013I owned a Dell streak 5 a couple years ago.Now I prefer som... moreHTC One with a 4.7 inch screen is a bigger phone than a Samsung Galaxy S IV with a 5 inch screen.

                                    So that means that you will actually have more problems to reach over the HTC One with a 4.7 inch screen than you will with the Samsung Galaxy S IV that have a 5 inch screen.

                                    So your point is moot and bad.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PU0
                                      • 24 Mar 2013

                                      Tom-Helge, 23 Mar 2013Good luck trying to see if you can see the differences in t... moreI owned a Dell streak 5 a couple years ago.Now I prefer something smaller as I felt that 5 inch is too overwelming to be kept in my pocket but 4.7inch does fix in perfectly.

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                                        • AnonD-27765
                                        • t7X
                                        • 24 Mar 2013

                                        The main selling point of this phone is the design. It just looks so gorgeous.