[HTC One X] ricsim78:
I chose the Samsung Galaxy S3 over the HTC One X, though it was a tough choice and to me they are both great phones.

One of the biggest factors on my decision was based on my history with HTC phones. I had to get 2 replacement Evo 4G phones (one the camera locked up and the other kept randomly rebooting.) Sadly, every replacement I got was not as tweak friendly, the 2nd replacement Evo had a worse display and did not overclock well. I did love the Evo 4G and at the time of it's arrival, it was THE phone to get in my opinion. I was an active ROM maker here for it ( I made Azrael, Stock Turbo, and Azrael X ROMS for it). I was disappointed about the fit and finish, the light leak around the edges on an otherwise well-built device.

I "upgraded" to the Evo 3D and was so hyped up about the new 3D and more powerful hardware. After owning the Evo 3D for a few days I realized that it was no where near the hype and was not much of an upgrade. Even though the processor and video were definitely faster, the Camera was pretty lame (3D is cool...the first time you use it, then it kind of wears off). The camera quality is not good at all, even if it has a powerful flash. The audio quality really sucks on mine, especially using it to hook into my car's audio system. The speaker was not nearly as loud or as good as my first Evo. Other issues I did not like: The kickstand removal, the placement of the USB charger port, and the fact you cannot take the back off of the phone and still use the keys, HTC keeps trying to prevent rooting and making it harder and harder to do so.

I also had to get a replacement Evo 3D, twice! One the speaker stopped working for no reason, the other the camera would distort and mess up the display when you tried to use it. So that is 2 replacements per HTC phone. I owned the Evo 4G for a year and the Evo 3D for almost 2 years.

Another issue I have had is the stale ROM development for the EVO 3D. I like Sense (though debloating it is necessary for a good experience) so I did not want to use AOSP, AOKP, or MIUI ROMS (which usually do not work with 3D, 4G, or something else usually quits working). My new Evo 3D does not like custom kernels, overclocking, or most of the new custom ROMS. My other 2 were very tweakable, this one sucks. I tried many different HBOOT combos, re-rooted, everything you can do and nothing helps it.

So both HTC phones had trends: Every phone needed replacement, the newer ones I got were more problematic and less tweakable. Isn't quality supposed to improve with newer hardware models? Not HTC, they cheap out on the new ones.

IMO: Sense is better than Touchwiz, but GS3 is a better all around phone. Anything "better" (besides raw performance and features) is pure opinion and both are awesome phones.

Beats, IMO, is a software EQ gimmick and while the bass gets better, the quality of audio gets more "muddy". Unless you are doing tiny- speaker bass shootouts, Beats is useless to me. The Galaxy S3 sounds better than the One X, especially if you hook the audio up to your car's audio system. You can do a custom EQ that will kill Beats, but you don't even need to because the SGS3 sounds amazing in stock form.