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[HTC One S] nikzDHD:
Battery life - User dependant. Also other factors can impact this such as signal strength, type of data used, screen brightness. Looking at the battery stats thread it seems fine, better than my HOX and that's saying something.

10GB of user space available. 4GB for system & 2GB for apps. Plenty for apps. You have 10gb available to you for music, movies, photos etc. For some this is enough for others not so much. But with the ability to sync items to cloud storage for most it shouldn't be an issue.

Heat - Can't comment, but from various reading it seems cooler than other devices.

Not got the device but comparing to let's say the SGS2 this seems to have a higher resolution screen despite having a pentile screen.

Audio - Read it has one of the cleanest outputs on a mobile device, not heard it personally but it should be fine.

CPU - The S4 is one of the best dual cores around, so much there is a shortage and pretty soon they will switch to the S3. So grab the S4 version whilst you still can. It's plenty fast and outbenches some of the quads out there.

Sense - HTC's overlay, you'll love it or hate it. I love it. Has good contact management, lovely widgets, good for social networking, and such but can be a memory hog.

Camera - HTC has done a good job on the camera front. Like my HOX I like the pictures that it takes and the burst mode is a blessing. The software is also good and easy to use.

LED - This has a notification light, albeit 2 colours only compared to some other devices but at least it has one.

To sum it up it's a good mid range device. And should serve you well. Not having the device myself I'm only giving you my thoughts from reading reviews and taking some parts of my HOX.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
I like your comment a lot! thank u! :)

By the way, If I will buy the HTC SENSATION XE and install on it the android 4, it could be better then the HTC ONE S ? Because it has better battery, and I can use memory card.
[HTC One S] nikzDHD:
I'd say think about longer term, it's an older device. The One S is the newer device and I'd be thinking about Jelly Bean the next android version. One S being newer would more likely be quicker to get it than the XE. It'll have more support from HTC.

Looking at the specs of both phones:

HOS is faster,

HOS reportedly has better battery life,

HOS has better screen in regards to viewing angles and sunlight compared to the first generation SLCD, again this could be subjective,

HOS is thinner and ligther,

HOS has the better camera,

HOS has native Sense 4 support,

HOS has 1gb of RAM compared to XEs 768MB,

You'll enjoy either but if you can I'd opt for the HOS if storage space isn't that important to you.
[HTC One S] Nick L:
I have both the Sensation and One S and there is really no comparison, the One S is much better. I still like my Sensation but the One S is better looking and feeling, has better battery life and a nicer screen, and is much faster.

I haven't had any of the problems that people have reported here (sensitive button, poor reception etc.). Battery life has been good for me so far, and while it does warm up when you're using it heavily it's not "hot" by any means.

The lack of SD slot is not really a problem for me, but whether you can live with it depends on your usage. I've never used more than 4GB of SD card on my Sensation, so the 10GB on board is more than enough.

The only problems I would be concerned about are:

1) Chipping on the black version. I honestly think it's overblown (like most issues with all phones, only people who have problems speak up), but if you are really worried about it get the silver one. It looks even better IMO and it won't chip as the finishing process is different.

2) Getting the 1.7GHz Snapdragon S3 version instead of the 1.5GHz S4. The S3 is the previous generation chip, used in the Sensation, and is slower (despite the higher clock speed, the architecture is different) and uses more power. I don't know if there's a way to tell what you're going to get beforehand, though. Only thing I can think of is if you see "1.7GHz" anywhere on or near it, stay away.
[HTC One S] Terminator19:
Read my one S review (and all the other posts by me in that thread as well, as I have updated some stuff like wifi speeds and battery life, last update was today, so the last post will be useful for you) in sig and also read my post here addressing your issues/questions:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27056580&postcount=7

As for the heat, only gets hot when you're charging it, but this is the same for every device, in use for games etc. mine is pretty cold to touch :p

There is also a video in my last post in the neowin review thread showing a thermal output test comparison between the GS 2, Razr and the S.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Ok so I will stay with the one s.

And how is the speaker of the hos/hox ?

THANK U! and i don't understand you, which one is better - 1.7 GHz or 1.5GHz ?

So you like this device as I see :) Good review by the way! I think that this one is good for me.

And how is the speaker?
[HTC One S] nikzDHD:
Speaker for the HOX is fine, not as loud as say the SGS3 but it's consistent where as the SGS3 can be distorted on higher volumes. I prefer the ringtone sounds out of the HOX than SGS3.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Ok and when you use your smartphone as a cellphone (Make a call to someone), so how does the person on the other side hear you? Clean? Horrible ? Loud?
[HTC One S] Terminator19:
Yup, I love it! :D

Thanks :)

Speaker is great, better than the GS 2 all round.

Here is what GSMarena had to say about the audio:

Very good! Call quality is great for me.

Loud (can adjust the volume) and clean.

You have dual mics, so any background noise is blocked out :) Obviously extreme noise like cars racing right beside you and loud music might not be completely blocked out and besides you won't be able to make the other person out anyway :p
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
So far, I see that people prefer HTS ONE S :)

That's nice, and now I really want it XDDDDD
[HTC One S] pumpernickel77:
I've just upgraded to this phone from the Desire S. I was thinking about getting the One X or the S3 too but I want a high end mobile phone not a mini tablet. This phone is amazing coming from a rooted desire S, its so fast and smooth I don't plan on rooting it.

My advise is to simply get this phone.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Ok, I think I'll buy it :D
[HTC One S] iArtisan:
Jesus christ, how old are you?
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Are you asking me or someone else?
[HTC One S] wilcoholic:
1) The battery life on this phone sucks. Expect to be getting no more than 4 hours of usage on average. The iphone 4/4s gets a solid 6 hours of usage. Thats 150% more battery life and I don't need to fiddle with the settings at all to achieve this.

2) The hardware has major design flaws. First of all the black one has that chipping problem with the paint. Well I have used my phone for less than 2 months and it looks butchered as hell. People complain about the iphone 4/4s, well I dropped a gazillion times and it still looked almost brand new when I sold it. I dropped the 1S one time! and the paint already came off. The front camera is recessed and gathers dust like crazy. It's impossible to clean it because its recessed and the dust has no where to go. Crap and dust also builds up near the top plastic cap. The speakers are also located exactly on the back of the phone. So if you put your phone on your table, you can't hear it ringing. Not only that the volume is so low. I missed tons of calls.

3) The community for this phone sucks. There is barely any activity on the fora and development for custom roms is stagnating. I mean sense is crap and there is only like 1 guy working on cm9? And correct me if I am wrong but the last version of AOKP is like from 3 weeks ago with tons of bugs. Now look at the Galaxy Nexus or the 1X fora. Or look at the SGS3 fora and that phone has not even been completely released yet. Its crazy. And this is worrying cause even sense has tons of bugs. There is for example this 3g/H switching that still hasn't been fixed as far as I know.

4) Then there is this low resolution pentile screen. Well its definitely ok and you shouldn't worry about it. But you WILL notice a huge difference if you put it next to the nexus, 1X or the iphone 4/4s and you will run in to all kinds of trouble with apps. For example while my own 720p videos looks good on this phone, youtube videos will look crap no matter how high you put the settings. There are tons of these annoying things. The screen is the reason why its not quite yet a flagship device while it could have been.

That being said I think its the best android phone on the market. Its the fastest android phone on the market. It doesn't have a cheap flimsy plastic body and it has a thin and light design. Aluminum feels really good on the hand especially when its cold. Its like 100 dollars/euro cheaper than the 1X and SGS3. I'd wait for the iphone 5 though. And if that turns out to be nothing or if the wait is too long then go ahead and purchase the 1S cause thats what I recommend out of the top3 android phones.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
OK, So do you recommend me to buy it ??

Or should I buy the sony xperia s ??
[HTC One S] nikzDHD:
Just buy it. It's a fine phone. These have been snapped up by many in the UK past few days due to a cheap contract deal so many more HOS users in the pipeline.
[HTC One S] TheEndHK:
I was a Sensation XE owner(still keeps the beats earphone) and now I'm using Xperia S but I just got my One S(S4) yesterday.

So, I guess I'm the truely right person to answer your questions. First, off .... I would like to know your daily usage. Like how many hours? Music & Video lovers? WWW as the main purpose? Gamers? You have to tell us in details.

In my opinion, the three mobiles above are excellent but have all their pros and cons and safely to say target to different people.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Terminator19 : thanks, I hope that this phone is good as you said :)

nikzDHD: Is the HTC ONE S better then XPERIA S ?
[HTC One S] TheReaperUK:
Lots of hole's in your information.

Battery life on iPhone 4/4s will be better as it not doing a lot, No real multitasking, No widgets updating and sync'ing, etc.

And wait for the iPhone 5?, why, it will be another 4s/4/3s/3/2/1 with maybe 1 or 2 new features and 2+ really bad bugs/hardware problems (which apple will not admit and tell you your holding it wrong or its your fault it blow up in your pocket and burned you leg).

The One S has it miner bugs but still works as it should, have had no call problems other than its the first htc phone i've had to turn the in-call volume down to about half way as its so loud, which is good.

Txt works as it should, so does email/gmail, Sync'ing working too.

So yes if you don't want the bigger phone's (one X, GSIII) then the One S is more than upto the job.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
- I love music, but I only listen to music for one or two hours a day.

- Video - 2-3 hours (But not everyday)

- Games: 4-6 hours

- Main purpose:

1. Good for games

2. Good for music & video

3. Good as cellphone (For example: Sound quality)

4. Strong cellphone (I mean, Did not break as fast as the iPhone)

5. Doesn't have too much bugs.

6. I can put some ROMS. (rom stock)

7. Strong battery in heavy use.

8. It can stay cool in heavy use.

So which one is for me? XPRERIA S OR HTC ONE S ?
[HTC One S] TheEndHK:
Well.... to some points I've to admit it like 3G/H switching and youtube.

The first problem should be the baseband and it also happens on Xperia Ion now, just wait they release new roms to fix it.

The second thing I've also notice it on my One S, it is a bit under my expection but I never get any high hope on youtube so that's fine, I can live with it.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
"Only reason to root is to get rid of all the ads and to get rid of the 3 dot menu button that wastes screen space on the bottom." - How can I do this? :)

And which one should I buy: the 1.5GHz or the 1.7GHz?

and which one is the Snapdragon S4 and the Snapdragon S3 ?

By the way, I like your comments! And you use a launcher? Because I don't recognize the theme that you use (what is the name of your theme/launcher?)
[HTC One S] TheEndHK:
I would not say your requirements are high but heavy usage, just like me. I do suggest you to get a Galaxy S3 LTE or wait for the International Xperia GX if you get enough budget.

1. Actually, XE/Xperia S 's CPU enough for most games(It just the One S runs cooler and less power consumption, so with a better GPU). In some really big games, you may experience a litte bit lag but at the acceptable level.

2. In my opinions, XE/Xperia S 's audio quality is on pair while One S somewhat better. However, the XE does come with a nice beats earphone(normally) and beats out the Xperia S/One S 's crap earphone. To the video performance, Xperia S win hands down with its crystal clear 720p LCD. XE/OneS is not bad but definitely not come close to Xperia S.

3. XE gets better sound quality but they are quite on the same level. I can't tell you One S I just got it yesterday.

4. I treat them carefully. lol

5. Well .... there are no bugs free mobile except the google nexus series. XE/Xperia S no major bugs found on their android 2.3, quite stable. However, I don't know about their ICS upgrade. On the other hand, One S is new and got more bugs at this moment. It's normal.

6. I believe XE/Xperia S got more 3rd ROMs simply becasue they are older phones.

7. That's the worse thing on Xperia S and force me switch to One S. XE does a whole lot better on this side because it's battery switchable. Xperia S is just enough for casual users while One S should be just fine for heavy users, may not satisfy your usage.

8. Another reason for me to leave Xperia S. One S runs really cool and XE is a bit hot but I still can live with it.

If you are really really heavy use, I suggest you to get XE because the battery you can change it and it also gets a much better earphone to enjoy music and videos environment, if you buy the beat ver. The main drawback is XE has only 768MB ram, you may be better to stick with 2.3 because you have chance to run out of memory and lag on some big games on ICS. It's okay for 768MB ICS though but barely enough.

P.S. Sorry for my bad English, it's not my native.
[HTC One S] Terminator19:
I haven't done it myself and haven't really read into detail about it, so can't comment into detail about it, but here is a guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1583427

And then to get rid of the 3 dot menu button, you simply flash a recovery file, which is found in this sub-forum somewhere :p

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1531

And to get rid of ads, just install this app after you have rooted and give it SU access:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DMsImNvbS5iaWd0aW5jYW4uYW5kcm9pZC5hZGZyZWUiXQ

You currently can't get the S3 version, although we may start to see some owners of the S3 version after the next few weeks....

The S3 version is the 1.7GHz

If you want a better screen then the S3 version as it is upping the screen res to 720P apparently, however, at the cost of poorer battery life and performance due to the increased res (HTC says this won't be the case though, I would be very surprised if that is the case though) and poorer CPU/chip as well as running hotter.

The S4 is in a league of its own. Still better than the quad in the GS 3.

Thanks :)

And yup, I use apex launcher with custom dock icons. No theme applied.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
TheEndHK: So the battery of the xperia s is not so good as the battery of HTC ONE S ?

And which one of them is good for gaming ?

Terminator19 : Thanks, I think I will buy the S4 Version :P I prefer to have a better battery :P

And what else can I do in order to save the battery life? It's really important :)
[HTC One S] TheEndHK:
Xperia S got the shxt battery life, stay away from it. ONE S is good but I don't sure does it enough for you.

You have to tell us what games you play mostly. XE is more than enough for all casual games.
[HTC One S] Terminator19:
Leave "best wifi performance" turned off.

Disable any apps that you don't need in settings>apps>click on app>disable at top right

Don't have weather etc. syncing every 30 minutes etc. set to something like 2 or 3 hours.

Manually control the screen brightness as auto makes the battery life worse, install qbright from the market and set a gesture so when you swipe up or down on the homescreen or dock icons this app is opened like the below:

I have it set to currently; night is 0%, indoor 30%, outdoor 50% and sunshine 70%

Keep wifi on as much as possible and set to never sleep

Keep GSM mode selected instead of WCDMA in mobile network settings as one; the voice reception is stronger and better battery life even when connected to wifi I found.

If you aren't going to be using any internet at all for quite while (meaning no need for weather, emails to sync etc.) then turn wifi and mobile network data off.

Only enable WCDMA when you want to browse or stream something (only when wifi is not possible)

Don't use any form of a task killer, if an app isn't responding just use the built in one.

Think that is all :)

If you are going to be playing a lot of games though, may be best to keep screen pretty low.
[HTC One S] TheEndHK:
I actually do all the same stuffs you mentioned on my previous owned Xperia S. lol

Sure I will do it the same on my One S. It really helps.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
TheEndHK : The HTC ONE S doesn't support all the games (while the XE do support) ?

Terminator19 : WOW thank you soooooo much!!!!! I'll do this! :)

I really appreciate it! :)

And where can I download games for free ?
[HTC One S] Terminator19:
No problem :)

You can get a range of free games from the market:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/category/GAME/collection/topselling_free

And emulator ROMs for the N64, sega emulators by using this app:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/game-hunter/com.delicious.game.hunter
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Cool! And there's smilies for the keyboards ?
[HTC One S] Terminator19:
Yup :)

Currently using swiftkey beta 3 app.

Not sure if it is on every keyboard there is though.....
[HTC One S] echardcore:
I have decided against. Want battery removal. Want SD. If those aren't that important, this is an awesome phone. I want it badly but won't let myself be limited to 10g. I have 1500+ pics I cant live without on my phone. I have a minimal 6 gigs of storage in use right now for music alone. Along with my NAND backups (if you plan to ROOT and ROM the phone) im using 20G on my 32G Micro SD! Good luck with your decision.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
I didn't understand u ...
[HTC One S] Orical:
I came from the MT4G where I had 32gb storage and all of the customization you can think of and no matter how much I striped it down it couldn't compare to this device. There is a physical SDCard in the device that you can take out and replace with a 32 if your willing to take apart the phone, I have taken it apart and can confirm that it is removable (has no branded name just numbers) but there's no way to get around the void sticker inside the cover as it's attached on both sides like a two way sticky pad.

I originally had a problem with the fact that the battery was none removable as well but I don't have any reason to remove it, they literally thought of everything as I have been caught by the dreaded boot loop already all you have to do is hold the power button down more than 20 seconds and it will completely shut down.

I have had my chance to use a few different devices over the past few months and I honestly have to say I was surprised by how well this one did over all, you can't have everything and you have to be ok with that fact as devices are tailored to benefit different providers in one way over another. With that in mind and the minor limitations it has and the support behind those limitations it's by far one of the best devices on the market.

I'll say this "My dream device would be" a quad core 2.2ghz with at least 2gbs of ram, true 1080p display ( we're still talking about a phone here...) with 64gbs of storage Internal and expandable. Though it's not tangible any time soon it will happen (give it a year lol)...
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
So Do you like the HTC ONE S ?
[HTC One S] Meedmo:
Just get a One S.

If you don't like it after a week then sell it and get something else.

I'm running a rooted S with a custom ROM, and love this phone.

Had an i4 and sold it. Don't think I've ever gotten so bored or been so disappointed with a phone so quickly and I personally thought i4 battery life was dire.

If you use your head you can get quite a lot out of the One S battery. Terminator19 makes some good points for battery saving. Might give qbright a go myself.

As for games. No idea. Don't do games.

But music. I do music. This is without doubt the best sound quality I've had in a phone. I do use a decent pair of Klipsch headphones though.

Good luck with your choice.
[HTC One S] echardcore:
I mean that if you don't plan to ROOT the phone and install a custom ROM you are good.

I am considering the Amaze or Galaxy s2 since it lets me swap out the battery and has an SD card slot. I feel like these options make it easier to ROOT and ROM the phone.
[HTC One S] LimpyRussian:
Don't know if you're still reading replies to this or if you've made a decision yet but I got the One S the day it was released here in KS and love it. I've yet to have any issues though it did take some time to get used to not having an SD card to swap in and out. Instead I simply use cloud storage, winremote for when i'm on WiFi and TV when i'm away from home to remote my desktop and send the files to myself that way or whatever I am doing.

Hardware wise it's a beautiful phone, amazing processor, good cameras and a fair battery life if you take care of it.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Yeah I need to take care about the battery, but how will I do this ? (to take care about the battery life)
[HTC One S] gpw11:
Thanks for this post. I've downloaded the app but a how do I set a gesture to turn it on?

Thanks for any help.
[HTC One S] Psychopathic86:
I really like my One S, have not had any of the issues that you guys listed at all, it does have a nice clean output and also audio over bluetooth is flawless. Only had phone for one day so far but I would definitely reccomend it.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Thank u :)
[HTC One S] Terminator19:
No problem :)

You need to be using a 3rd party launcher such as apex, nova or go launcher and then go to the settings of the homescreen launcher and look for gestures and set the homescreen gesture to launch app>qbright or hold down on one of the dock icons and choose "set gesture" app or shortcut>qbright.

e.g. for apex the homescreen gesture:
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
What is better for the battery ? The apex launcher or the original launcher of the htc ?
[HTC One S] Terminator19:
Can't give an exact difference in battery life when using one or the other as I have only used stock sense for a very short time and that was when I first got the phone (back at the end of April), I imagine that there isn't much in it though to make it an area of concern really.

The sense launcher does use a fair amount of RAM though (more so if you have loads of homescreens and widgets), hence why some people may be experiencing the multi-tasking problem more severely than myself and others.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
I have a question. I know that I can put 12/16 apps in folder.

How can I put more than that?

And how can I change the fonts in the system?

For example:

http://img.tapatalk.com/d8c75af2-0b3f-3aaa.jpg
[HTC One S] konfidential:
Yes...buy the One S...best android phone hands down...iPhone doesn't even compare
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Does it really better than the IPHONE 4S?

Please explain why :)
[HTC One S] Closed Source Project:
That's a comparison of OSs. Don't be stupid, we know the differences between android and iPhone operating systems. Just make the choice of preference. AAndroid let's the user have WAY more control.
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
All I wanted to know is why HTC better than Iphone.