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El Presidente

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HTC One X review | from TechRadar's expert reviews of Mobile phones

That's the first review I've seen so far, no doubt more will pop up throughout the course of the day/week. I'll add them as and when they come in. This is also for the European, Tegra 3 version.

They complain the battery is what you'd expect from HTC, and compare it to the Desire HD. Well I have the Desire HD and the battery does me fine. No doubt custom ROMs (when they become available) will improve things. Also worth noting, they can't have had it very long and I find lithium batteries improve after the first 5-8 charges.

They also claimed there's a little bit of lag when clearing apps from the notification menu and turning the screen on. Otherwise, they say it's an amazing phone.

FOR
Great screen
Stunning design
Powerful processor
Many inbuilt services

AGAINST
Awful battery life
Laggy touchscreen
Video grainy

If Orange have any in store, I'll post up my initial thoughts later today.

Endgadget: HTC One X review -- Engadget

There's absolutely no doubt that the One X is a masterpiece of an Android device: it obliterates pretty much all of its competitors by giving even the mighty Galaxy Nexus a run for its money. HTC's really crafted something special here, with a brilliant combination of branding, industrial design and user experience. This handset looks and feels stunning, with top-notch materials and build quality, the most gorgeous display we've ever stared at on a phone, a fantastic camera that's fast and easy to use and a laundry list of every possible spec under the sun. Sense 4 is thin and light enough to enhance -- not detract from -- stock Ice Cream Sandwich. Pinch us, 'cause frankly, we're smitten.

Still it's not all rainbows and glitter. While it's incredibly quick and smooth in actual use, we're surprised that the quad-core Tegra 3 in the One X performed slightly worse in our benchmarks than the dual-core Snapdragon S4 in the One S. Battery life is by far our biggest concern and we really hope that HTC addresses this head-on with future software updates. It'll be interesting to see how its LTE equipped twin (which is also Snapdragon S4-based) fares in those areas when it launches in the next few weeks -- let's just hope AT&T keeps the firmware as unadulterated as possible. Ultimately, buying a One X is a lot like getting a unicorn -- it's wild, fast, white, beautiful, expensive and fickle. Time will tell if dressage school tames this power hungry beast.

Slashgear: HTC One X Review - SlashGear

HTC has a lot to prove. Whether it was down to resting on its collective laurels, misreading the market, or simply getting its 2011 product line wrong, last year turned out to be something of an annus horribilis all round. Rivals accelerated past, Apple broadened its iPhone range across price points, and in contrast HTC phones looked derivative and lumpen.

They
 
HTC One X review | from TechRadar's expert reviews of Mobile phones

That's the first review I've seen so far, no doubt more will pop up throughout the course of the day/week. I'll add them as and when they come in. This is also for the European, Tegra 3 version.

They complain the battery is what you'd expect from HTC, and compare it to the Desire HD. Well I have the Desire HD and the battery does me fine. No doubt custom ROMs (when they become available) will improve things. Also worth noting, they can't have had it very long and I find lithium batteries improve after the first 5-8 charges.

They also claimed there's a little bit of lag when clearing apps from the notification menu and turning the screen on. Otherwise, they say it's an amazing phone.

FOR
Great screen
Stunning design
Powerful processor
Many inbuilt services

AGAINST
Awful battery life
Laggy touchscreen
Video grainy

If Orange have any in store, I'll post up my initial thoughts later today.
Strange, other reviews I have read this morning from Engadget, The Verge, Slashgear have all said the Battery has been good, even after a pounding they gave it..
 
Strange, other reviews I have read this morning from Engadget, The Verge, Slashgear have all said the Battery has been good, even after a pounding they gave it..

Yeah, I think Techradar have differing/unrealistic expectations on battery life. As I mentioned, they said the battery on the Desire HD was bad, but even using the stock software, I never had an issue with it.
 
Yep agreed, either way the reviews have been very positive, especially the screen, can't wait to have a look in person at this little beauty..
 
Strange, other reviews I have read this morning from Engadget, The Verge, Slashgear have all said the Battery has been good, even after a pounding they gave it..


Engadget Said:

"Battery life, however, looks likely to pay the price for this. With brightness set to 50 percent, WiFi on but not connected, the One X's 1,800mAh juicepack managed six hours of continuous video playback -- that's two hours short of its sibling, the One S. Obviously, this sort of activity is likely to use the phone's multiple cores, but we found that Tegra 3's 4-PLUS-1 setup still continues to slurp the battery on very light use -- we didn't notice that extra companion core taking any sort of burden off the phone's power consumption. Checking our battery status, it seems like HTC's Super LCD 2 screen -- perhaps unsurprisingly-- was also to blame for a life span that didn't last a full workday."

The Verge Said:

"Initially, I thought that battery life was going to be a major concern for this phone. After all, the notion of four Cortex-A9 cores spinning at up to 1.5GHz paired to a dazzling, bright 4.7-inch display doesn't exactly instill confidence that you're going to make it through a day on a single charge. In fact, I didn't at first
 
yeah there was an update that got pushed out quickly to sort out that battery issue, but it seems to be able to handle quite a bit of hammer before the battery dies.

i cant see myself doing what they were doing on a daily basis but its encouraging so far.

although the screen is extra large, isnt the SLCD2 tech more efficient than our older screens anyways? and boy after looking at the pixel difference between the gmail icon on the One X vs One S? that's gonna win it for me.

If HTC pushed an update in practically 24-48hours to address the battery issue, I wonder if this attentiveness is going to continue with future bugs and issues?

one thing i need to test is the car panel...does it come with the One X? I have a perpetual license which I wonder if I can transfer over...
 
Engadget has a review of the international HTC One X (and the One S) up, and they are flabbergasted by it. If the HTC Evo One is anything like the One X (international), Sprint will have a definite winner on its hands. Phandroid said the Evo One isn't supposed to be the flagship phone (that's Sprint's GN), but I think it's going to be a tough sell once the Evo One hits for people who don't care about vanilla ICS.
 
If the Evo One or whatever they end up calling it is as good as the international version, I've found my next phone. Engadget was particularly impressed by the camera on the One X (this coming from Myriam Joire, who is a notorious mobile camera critic/enthusiast), which is one of my biggest gripes with my Motorola Photon. Reading the Verge review now.
 
This will and before all reviews, going to be my next phone! El Presidente thanks for the gathered reviews! I watch all and pretty much the phone is a beast! Someone complained about the camera and the others said they received updates :D which is always good! My thing is when Iphone saturates the filter on the camera to make the images darker, no one say's anything!? I like what the One X does, what you see is displayed accurately and with natural colours! Did you see the night time shot from Endgadget review...stunning results! ;)
 
Engadget has a review of the international HTC One X (and the One S) up, and they are flabbergasted by it. If the HTC Evo One is anything like the One X (international), Sprint will have a definite winner on its hands. Phandroid said the Evo One isn't supposed to be the flagship phone (that's Sprint's GN), but I think it's going to be a tough sell once the Evo One hits for people who don't care about vanilla ICS.

It's interesting that Engadget thought the camera was one of the best, if not the best and The Verge wasn't too impressed with it...
 
This will and before all reviews, going to be my next phone! El Presidente thanks for the gathered reviews! I watch all and pretty much the phone is a beast! Someone complained about the camera and the others said they received updates :D which is always good! My thing is when Iphone saturates the filter on the camera to make the images darker, no one say's anything!? I like what the One X does, what you see is displayed accurately and with natural colours! Did you see the night time shot from Endgadget review...stunning results! ;)

NP's! I'll be adding more reviews as and when I find them, if there are any I miss, let me know and I'll add them.

I've not really looked at the test pics, more so at the reviews themselves, but I'll check them out later tonight. I have been impressed by what I've seen though.
 
NP's! I'll be adding more reviews as and when I find them, if there are any I miss, let me know and I'll add them.

I've not really looked at the test pics, more so at the reviews themselves, but I'll check them out later tonight. I have been impressed by what I've seen though.

Agreed!
 
A quote from the cnet review that made me chuckle...

"The weight has been kept down because HTC has chosen polycarbonate (which feels like plastic) for the casing"

Would Ms Lomas, or anyone else from cnet for that matter, care to guess why polycarbonate feels like plastic? :D
 
Added a review by Paul O'Brien of Modaco. If you've not heard of him, he's a legend and I'll pay more heed to his review than most of the tech sites. I'm not discounting them, I've just got major respect for that guy.
 
Hey Guys I'm a fanatic of HTC and this is a awesome phone,here's a review from PhoneArena...

HTC One X Review By PhoneArena

This is a awesome phone and it can swallow each and other phones easily lol :D...

And my friend is gonna buy this phone from UK during this month end or next month and I'm gonna enjoy playing games with him in this phone :D...

Enjoy guys !!!...

If you guys need a video review see this...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mex0T__AkHg
 
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