Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III vs. HTC One X: Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator
Loudspeaker performance
We put the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III and the HTC One X side by side in our loudspeaker performance test. The Galaxy S III comes on top with a better all-round mark (Good) while the One X got an Average rating.
In voice output the Galaxy S III is way ahead and it's slightly louder when reproducing pink noise, too. Keep in mind that if you're using ringtones, which resemble an old-fashioned phone ringer, the One X and Galaxy S III are almost on par.
Speakerphone test | Voice, dB | Ringing | Overal score | |
HTC One X | 65.1 | 66.0 | 75.8 | |
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III | 75.1 | 66.5 | 75.0 |
You can find all the information about how and what we test in our loudspeaker performance test page.
Audio quality
The Samsung I9300 Galaxy s III turned out to be one of the most talented musicians around and managed to edge out the One X in the audio quality test.
The two have almost identical volume levels when connected to active external amplifiers, but the Galaxy S III has much cleaner output with no weak points whatsoever. The One X on the other hand has higher than average distortion levels, which is rare to be seen in a high-end smartphone.
Things were a bit closer when we plugged in a pair of headphones. The Galaxy S III still got the better results on most parts of the test, but at least the One X managed to score a point with its lower stereo crosstalk. It's not enough to prevent this round from going in favor of the Samsung flagship though.
Test | Frequency response | Noise level | Dynamic range | THD | IMD + Noise | Stereo crosstalk |
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 |
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III frequency response
HTC One X frequency response
You can learn more about the whole testing process here.
Reader comments
- DonNasi
- 27 Dec 2016
- 0TF
Htc one x the king of all phones
- wasem
- 24 Nov 2014
- Nrf
Samsung s3 is better than one x in cpu, camera, touchwiz, The sounds but htc one x had slow cpu and very bad, the camera is bad and no touch wiz
- AnonD-250641
- 12 May 2014
- Trk
HTC one x is Simply Best