shinshoryuken
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Oh man...xda ...I woulnt worry too much
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HTC One |OT| The Beauty is a Beast
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Oh man...xda ...I woulnt worry too much
AlphaSnake
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It is a little annoying. I prefer the power button to be on the side and perhaps not quite as flush. But it's such a minute gripe that it's not even worth wasting text or air over. LOL
I actually have mixed feeling. The position on the top of the phone makes it quite hard to reach, but at the same time, when I used my brother's S3, i keep turning the screen off by mistake. So not sure where would be the best place to have the power button.. or maybe have a really unique looking power button like Sony Xperia Zl..
All my phones had top power buttons, so I'm fine with it. Also, I never accidentally turn this phone on in my pocket, which is another plus for the position. It's pretty flush, so not that easy to get to with my case on. However, that's not a big deal for me. Much like the Bear Motion case encroaching on the volume rocker. Having some of these buttons harder to reach is actually a plus for someone like me. I always end up hitting those buttons by mistake as I shuffle the phone around in my palm. PEACE.
genericsuperhero
Member
Does anyone else keep getting notified from the transfer tool? I don't need to transfer content, and it notifies at least once a day. I disabled Transfer in the apps list, so we'll see if that stops them.
SirMossyBloke
Member
I had that, lasted a couple of days and stopped. However everytime I type a notification comes up at the top asking about my keyboard. Very odd but not intrusive.
Quick question: Is there any documented performance loss from leaving Power Saver mode on all the time? If there's no drawbacks, I think I'll leave it on and see what kind of battery life I can get. What do most of you do with this mode?
A brief review after 24 hours with the phone:
Build - I'm impressed with the build quality. Fit and finish are stellar on mine. The aluminum construction feels more solid than any phone I've held before. Weight is fine. Only slightly heavier than my Dinc2, according to my hand-scales. The screen is immaculate. I can't really compare to anything more than my Dinc2, so it's a clear step up in size, resolution and color reproduction for me. The phone looks tits, period.
Performance - It's clearly worlds faster than my Dinc2, so my reference is pretty useless. I have no complaints with the responsiveness. This is the first Android phone I've used that's legitimately as responsive as an iPhone. I don't play games, so can't really tell you anything about that. Web browsing is smooth and fast, and things swoop in and out of the screen smoothly. I do have issue with the two hardware buttons, however, as they're nowhere near as responsive as the screen itself. I find myself having to retap the buttons to confirm inputs. Maybe it's just something I have to get used to, but that's probably the biggest sore spot for me.
Comfort - The phone isn't heavy IMO, and the size is smaller than the Note, which I was originally thinking about getting. So I find it comfortable to hold in my engineer's hands. I have to shuffle the phone around in my palm to reach different parts of the screen, but I expected this from such a big screen. I use two hands often, which is more comfortable for me anyway. I do have difficulty getting to the power and volume buttons, especially with the case I'm using. However, that's actually a good thing as I've had nothing but fits with hitting the volume rocker on all my phones, even my first iPhone 3G. Nothing worse than missing a client's call because my phone is accidentally in silent or vibrate. So for me, the hard-to-reach buttons are a plus. Buyer beware, however.
Misc - I haven't checked out all the features yet. I'm still dicking around with my main apps. However, one thing important to note is that this phone is SLOW AS BALLS CHARGING. That's no understatement. I swear it took close to 4 hours on my first charge. I drained it to 3% out of the box, and the first charge took forever to hit 100%. I don't know if I'm gonna have a problem with that or not. Those quick charging sessions on my commute might not be enough anymore. I will note that I've been getting the best battery life of any cell phone I've owned to date. 18.5 hours so far and still on 24% left. That's despite half an hour of speakerphone calls. I'm pleased. This phone should take me though my day without issue. However, if I have a heavy use day, I might have issues getting enough charge back into this thing. Then again, maybe it charges the bulk quickly, then trickle charges the last bit. In which case, I'll be fine. PEACE.
A brief review after 24 hours with the phone:
Build - I'm impressed with the build quality. Fit and finish are stellar on mine. The aluminum construction feels more solid than any phone I've held before. Weight is fine. Only slightly heavier than my Dinc2, according to my hand-scales. The screen is immaculate. I can't really compare to anything more than my Dinc2, so it's a clear step up in size, resolution and color reproduction for me. The phone looks tits, period.
Performance - It's clearly worlds faster than my Dinc2, so my reference is pretty useless. I have no complaints with the responsiveness. This is the first Android phone I've used that's legitimately as responsive as an iPhone. I don't play games, so can't really tell you anything about that. Web browsing is smooth and fast, and things swoop in and out of the screen smoothly. I do have issue with the two hardware buttons, however, as they're nowhere near as responsive as the screen itself. I find myself having to retap the buttons to confirm inputs. Maybe it's just something I have to get used to, but that's probably the biggest sore spot for me.
Comfort - The phone isn't heavy IMO, and the size is smaller than the Note, which I was originally thinking about getting. So I find it comfortable to hold in my engineer's hands. I have to shuffle the phone around in my palm to reach different parts of the screen, but I expected this from such a big screen. I use two hands often, which is more comfortable for me anyway. I do have difficulty getting to the power and volume buttons, especially with the case I'm using. However, that's actually a good thing as I've had nothing but fits with hitting the volume rocker on all my phones, even my first iPhone 3G. Nothing worse than missing a client's call because my phone is accidentally in silent or vibrate. So for me, the hard-to-reach buttons are a plus. Buyer beware, however.
Misc - I haven't checked out all the features yet. I'm still dicking around with my main apps. However, one thing important to note is that this phone is SLOW AS BALLS CHARGING. That's no understatement. I swear it took close to 4 hours on my first charge. I drained it to 3% out of the box, and the first charge took forever to hit 100%. I don't know if I'm gonna have a problem with that or not. Those quick charging sessions on my commute might not be enough anymore. I will note that I've been getting the best battery life of any cell phone I've owned to date. 18.5 hours so far and still on 24% left. That's despite half an hour of speakerphone calls. I'm pleased. This phone should take me though my day without issue. However, if I have a heavy use day, I might have issues getting enough charge back into this thing. Then again, maybe it charges the bulk quickly, then trickle charges the last bit. In which case, I'll be fine. PEACE.
SirMossyBloke
Member
The charge is slow on purpose to help keep the battery lasting longer over time. Something about the S600s quick charge being disabled.
As far as the bottom buttons being unresponsive, I read that you can recalibrate the touch sensors in the options menu and pressing really lightly during calibration. Not tested it though.
As far as the bottom buttons being unresponsive, I read that you can recalibrate the touch sensors in the options menu and pressing really lightly during calibration. Not tested it though.
cartoon_soldier
Member
Is there a way to change the animation when waking phone up using power button?
it seems to render the background and then the widgets or unlock options.
it seems to render the background and then the widgets or unlock options.
Marty Chinn
Member
Or I could ignore that crappy external dongle and get a 64 gig version.
To be fair it's the best one I've seen as it's really small, compact and tactile (19 x 17x 7mm). Great for people need more than 64 gb. But of course you don't need this as you've explained.
AlphaSnake
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What's up with the home and back buttons not lighting up half of the time? Wtf
Marty Chinn
Member
It's based off the light sensor.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Right, which I'm messing around with now by covering it. But it doesn't work in the dark either. :|
The Faceless Master
Member
the Note 2 charges faster than the One!There was a charge time comparison and it seem all the flagships from this and last year had charging length problems, I'll try and find the graph if I can.
EDIT : Ok Maybe NOT
sure, if 64GB is enough...
indeed, gotta make sure the battery lasts longer when it's not removable.
OriginalThinking
Member
Yeah bounce back (patent now invalidated) was effectively out of the question when Apple got sue happy. As for response lag, that's a Jellybean thing. But more powerful hardware doesn't hurt.
Response lag was a thing for every single Android phone, except this one.
Goddammit now that bounce back in invalidated, someone needs to integrate that into Android. Its so disorientating to scroll through a page in the browser and then abruptly stop when it gets to the end.
I felt that way when I first got my Nexus 4. You'll get used it after a few days. I don't even notice the absence of bounce back anymore.
The Teachinator
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No problems here. When I had my Samsung I found that is hit the power button while watching something. It was pretty annoying.
Really? What kind of lag are you referring to? Its such a nebulous term when it comes to tech.
Something I've realized is that people who only used Android doesn't notice the "lag". They'll even use an iOS device and still not notice it. People who come from iOS notice it immediately.
The lag Im referring to is the scrolling in browsers or picture gallery always produces a slight lag. Sometimes not noticeable by looking at it, but always noticeable when you use it.Try "flicking" the page up or down and watch the inertia scrolling. It's either unnatural or has a slight lag. Swiping left to right also produces the same effect. Also, very noticeable when you pinch-to-zoom.
Strangely, the same lag doesnt occur as often on the home screens, if at all. But thats because you're going from screen to screen and no scrolling is involved. Some apps also have lag in the animation. On Flipboard, grab a "card" and hold it, and just scroll up and down and you'll notice the lag. How this affects everyday usage? Well, when you want to scroll through multiple "cards" or just randomly do it, the lag is noticeable.
Its not "laggy", just not as responsive as iOS. It feels very unrefined.
HTC One doesnt have any of these issues, so far. The abrupt end-of-page stop is still very jarring.
Marty Chinn
Member
Isn't the abrupt end-of-page problem only in the browser? I see bounce back all over the place except for there.
I agree about how smooth it is. It's the first android phone that has felt as smooth as an iPhone. It's not just Google's changes to the os either since my friend's Galaxy S3 has judder all over the place.
The Faceless Master
Member
Someone with a USB host adaptor check and see if PS3 or 360 controllers work...
cartoon_soldier
Member
Only "lag" I am noticing and I think it has to do more with the Sense animation is when waking phone up from sleep, things don't instantly appear on screen. Which is a jarring change from the N4 for me.
Example, if the phone directly goes to home screen I see the background first and then the search bar/icons.
Response lag has not been an issue for the recent samsung phones either. My note 2 is silk.
Posted from my ipad.
Well if you could always inform AT&T that you're travelling and offer to pay them to unlock the phone. If AT&T declines that offer you could still use the phone overseas by paying for roaming. Of course either option is more lucrative for AT&T than if you purchased an unlocked phone and swapped to a cheap PAYG SIM at your destination...
Thanks. I ended up buying the case from the Sprint store down the street (thanks for the tip). It's a great looking case and I feel much more comfortable with the phone now. I'm not a fan of how difficult it is to adjust the volume with the case on, but I'll get used to it.
Moneyhats2k5
Member
lol. They will fawn over it
Oh, on the inside they most definitely will. But on the outside will be "it's too big!" "No iMessage!" "No AppStore!" "No Apple!"
I consider these positives.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Change up your lockscreen and homescreen every week and keep showing them. They'll eventually cry.
Marty Chinn
Member
Why is not iMessage a positive? I wish there was something like it on Android.
SirMossyBloke
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9IwDQXccXg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Video posted of the sound comparisons between the One, Note II and Lumia 920. Shows speakerphone, music and speaking on video. Really goes to show how much of a difference the front facing speakers make.
Video posted of the sound comparisons between the One, Note II and Lumia 920. Shows speakerphone, music and speaking on video. Really goes to show how much of a difference the front facing speakers make.
Well, iMessage is pretty great. I will miss the group message functionality.
I plan to do a lot of this in the first few weeks. I'm actually most excited for the customization aspect of the phone.
shinshoryuken
Member
Nope.
No kidding. HTC needs this phone to do well.
Everdred
Member
I'm worried about the same thing, that's why I opted for the dev edition.
Anyone have some weird image distortion when using Zoe? it just happen...randomly...for a split second.
Not sure how to describe it, maybe i'll upload the video...
edit, something like this. the distortion is like in couple of the zoe i took.
https://share.htc.com/aEEJ27R93#opening
Not sure how to describe it, maybe i'll upload the video...
edit, something like this. the distortion is like in couple of the zoe i took.
https://share.htc.com/aEEJ27R93#opening