June 25, 2012
Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback! This is one of the best phone that I have used so far, phones that I have used or own in the past included the HTC Inspire, SGS2, Samsung Captivate, Iphone4/4S, 3GS, Samsung Focus. First off this is the AT&T model so it runs on a different chipset compared to the international version (Qualcomm S4 dual core + LTE vs Nvidia Tegra 3) but the difference in performance is unnoticeable. The S4 is actually very power-efficient and even with a 1800mAH battery + LTE power drain, I've manage to get the device to go for a full day (24 hrs) without needing to recharge the battery, needless to say battery life is much better than I thought it would be. The combination of 4G LTE plus a huge 720 4.7 inch screen makes this a power hungry device and I'm glad HTC got so much life out of the 1800 mAH battery. Do I wish the battery was bigger, yes, but I am glad at the battery performance right now. Now the size of the phone can be an issue for some, having big hands, the phone fits well, it is a tad big and will take some use trying to operate it with one hand, moving from a phone with 4 inch screen to one with a 4.7 inch is a dramatic switch. The super LCD and 720 display makes this probably one of the best display on a smartphone, and while the iPhone 4S might have a better ppi, the diminutive screen size makes it a lot less enjoyable to use in my opinion. Sense 4.0 is a lot better from other version of sense, it is so much less intrusive and allows ICS to shine instead of being dragged down. The camera on the One X is also very good, the new Image Sense sensor really gives it much more speed, allowing you to capture many frames per second in burst mode beating out other major phone camera champs including the SGS2, the nokia lumia 900 and the iphone 4S. Image quality is good, you can tell the image came from a camera phone, but it is good enough for day to day use, if you want better images, you might need a dSLR or a microfourthirds ICL system. The one major gripe I had about it is the built in memory with no option to put in a microsd card, in this day and age, would it be so hard to add a tiny slot for the microsd or even include 32 gb like the international version instead of going with a tiny 16gb (only 10 of which is usable). While you do get a free 2 year 25gb dropbox which I highly recommend you take advantage of, DropBox is just an amazing and convenient service, I do really wish there was more physical storage so I do not have to worry about deleting pictures or not having enough room for offline media such as music and what not.