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[Galaxy Note II General] jujuburi:
Let's be total honest here, One is WAY better than Note 2, in terms of performance, build quality and design. But I won't switch to it, why? Because I don't want to spend extra money for it as my Note 2 is just 4 months old and I still like OLED than LCD.
[Galaxy Note II General] Krustee Kreme™:
Agreed on the whole "I had an HTC before and will never have one again". Seriously, their phones always had an issue whether it was software related or hardware. But that's just my experience. I'm never going back. Regardless of how fast it is or how much better. I'm satisfied with the note performance and battery life and especially that it has official cm10.1 support. Awaiting key lime pie and future updates on this beast! :D :thumbup:
[Galaxy Note II General] mm79k:
this topic is about the all new "One" not the "One X"
[Galaxy Note II General] sinancetinkaya:
One is newer device, of course it will be faster than Note 2.

Would I go for One? No!

Why?

No MMC slot, embedded battery, less battery capacity.
[Galaxy Note II General] apprentice:
I was the ultimate HTC fanboi up until the original Note came along. It was then I realised Samsung were King when it came to innovation and superior software. I bought the S3 then the Note 2, the Galaxy Camera and the Note 10.1 tablet. I have become a Samsung fanboi without doubt!

However...

I am suddenly taking an interest in both the Sony Xperia Z and now the HTC One. Why? Well purely on a design basis. The Galaxy range is becoming a bit boring in the looks department. I understand that plastic is good for making my devices lightweight and durable but they don't ooze premium like the HTC ONE and the Sony Z (and dare I say the iphone 5 - yes that's quite an admission for an anti apple guy!)

My conclusion is for now I am waiting on what the Samsung Galaxy S4 brings to the table and more importantly the Galaxy Note 3, before I consider jumping ship again. For the time being I am a Samsung fan and I love the Note II but it's about time we had higher resolution AMOLED screens, twin speakers and aluminium chassis for what are ultra premium products.
[Galaxy Note II General] Halle:
Sv: HTC One vs Note II

The HTC One has a LOT more pixels to move around wich means that the extra 100mhz CPU power can't even begin to make up with it = laggy? (unless it has an awesome GPU). Also the screen 4'7 is too small for my taste.

This also means more power required from a much smaller battery in the One. Two things I really love about the Note II is the awsome battery life and the ability to simply switch battery if needed.

The One's design looks great however putting the rear speaker in the front looks retatded I think, and to put a "Beats Audio" logo on the back of that beautiful phone is also retarded :)

In autumn 2013 the Note III will be out and I can honestly say, I will keep my Note II till then!
[Galaxy Note II General] victorator:
All positive and negative aspects aside has anyone noticed how ugly HTC phones have become? Especially the back.
[Galaxy Note II General] plskillme:
Oh I'm sorry, I thought this was about One X because I've read someone comment about it. Thanks for mentioning it.
[Galaxy Note II General] Shan89:
Isn't it easier to put it this way without much of explanation.

Cpu = Htc one , it's 40% faster then the one in note and 40% more powerfull, battery consumption is less for around 50%

Display = Htc one , much better sharper crisper , brighter , viewing angles, much more usable on daylight and colors are more accurate then on amoled.

Battery = this one is unknown , but considering it has less power hungry chip smaller screen SLCD3 more power hungry display then amoled and full HD we can expect around 8 hours screen on time. Possibly more still unknown.

Design and build quality = Htc one no doubt about it.

Features = kinda hard call , HTc one comes with plenty of new things while note holds of it's own.

Camera = reported to be currently the best one on the market especially in the dark ( 300% more light then on other devices )

About one X since you mentioned it , you really didn't know how to use HoX no offense still don't ( tho you're right when you compare stock vs stock ) , hox is on a different level now, runs games full effects no laggs ( that can't even s3 & note 2 do ) Battery life has literally doubled , check in my signature screen shoots you'll see almost 7hours screen on time with heavy usage and high brightness at some point.

Anyone final words: Htc one is great but i think us who have quad cores should skip it and wait to see what will sammy bring us in note 3, s4 and what will snapdragon 800 do , it's twice faster then s600. Just my 2 cents.
[Galaxy Note II General] plskillme:
I did a mere comparison of the two devices, the One X & Note 2 stock devices because that would be the first noticeable differences for prospective buyers. Is it a norm nowadays where you go to an electronics shop where customers would ask clerks of how their phones behave/function while running on custom ROMs? The answer is a no. First they compare the physical aspects of the phone literally head to head and next is what's under the hood.

@TOPIC - sorry for going off-topic.
[Galaxy Note II General] Shan89:
Agreed about that one :highfive:, but we're *XDA geeks are we not * and all we do is flash more or less :p and on the way learn few things here and there :good: Anyway we're way off topic lol , excuse us guys.
[Galaxy Note II General] b1nb1n2012:
You should wait and make a comparison between S4 and One.
[Galaxy Note II General] at997998:
HTC One

cpu win

Note II

dispaly size win

3100mAh battery win

replaceable battery win

s pan win

4g win

sd card support:crying: win

note2 win
[Galaxy Note II General] Pat.:
Smaller screen ? .... no its alright cheers.
[Galaxy Note II General] nabilsweet007:
I m not gonna move back to 4.7 or 4.8 or 5.o inch screen.will replace n2 with n3 only
[Galaxy Note II General] zekurosu:
htc always lose my interest on their devices due to poor battery capacity & performance...

heck, i dont wanna carry a charger everywhere i go

and dont get me starting on no external sd slot ... :D
[Galaxy Note II General] snudel:
HTC lost me when they started to include chips to prevent me from rooting and flashing.

samsung is always so easy to root...

apart from that, the N2 is the only Android phone i owned so far, which can run a wekkend without charger.

i am already getting nervous, when the battery indicator goes 50%.
[Galaxy Note II General] artorelis:
'On the note II you got a 5.5 Inch.... '

Stay with Note 2, Man. Nobody wants to go back to 4.7 inch screen. Agree with you completely ;)

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Respect :thumbup:

I will do the same.
[Galaxy Note II General] lollobek:
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is still one of the best terminals on the world that is a little faster but there is no use on the android platform that does not use the programs which need a good processor :thumbup:
[Galaxy Note II General] scote:
I would not buy a phone that does not have both a removable battery and memory card.

HTCs are buggy, the N1 which I had before had a faulty touch screen sensor that would go crazy if you dared to use it for more than about 5 minutes, then to had to turn the screen off and back on to make it work properly again. My Note 2 is the first Samsung phone I've had and I am amazed at how stable and fast it is. The sammy customisations and skinning are done in a tasteful way that does not digress from the original android look and feel too much unlike htc sense which i consider to be bloatware. On some of the older phones htc were unable to provide android updates due to sense.

HTC do feel like they have better build quality though, and that probably sells a few more of them when people are holding them side by side in the phone shop, a mistake I made myself probably since this is the first Samsung I have owned.
[Galaxy Note II General] manish.t92:
Everyone know which is used galaxy note 2, It is awesome device in mobile world....
[Galaxy Note II General] lauchon:
Guys, have you seen this??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mu9imlyj5o&feature=youtu.be

I own a SGN2 and I love it, but just see what thhis new HTC One can do, I think it's amazing... they are innovating.

Still there are a lot of things to see (baterry life, picture quality, lag problems or other) to come up with a finall veredict, but HTC is doing things that I would love to see it on my SGN2...
[Galaxy Note II General] zkyevolved:
Very cool video! That sounds like something I'd be interested in (software wise) hehe.
[Galaxy Note II General] jujuburi:
Thanks for sharing the video sir. Very cool.
[Galaxy Note II General] riz157:
I like my note 2 lte but I absolutely hate the plastic finish.

HTC one finish is amazing best looking smartphone out there.

Software prefer sense over touchwiz.

Note 2 is very fragile and build quality is poor. Htc one looks solid and good at the same time.

Screen resolution htc kills the note 2 that's the other thing which is awful about note 2, probably no one thing which annoys me most about note 2.

So I'm getting rid of my note 2 and planning on getting HTC one.

These are the main reasons why I'm switching.

Ofcourse I will miss the external memory and larger screen but the above mentioned reasons are enough for me to switch.

I could wait for S4 but fear it will be plastic again.
[Galaxy Note II General] jimsey:
very cool video, the zoe thing looks quite awesome, i'm sure it's more than software though and is reliant upon the hardware features of the one?

One of my few criticisms of the note 2 is that the camera is no better than the one on the 2 year old galaxy s2, and the camera is the "feature" I use most on my Phones.

I''m often tempted by the promise of better quality pics though( starting the note camera and waiting for autofocus really frustrates me and I foten miss the shot or get blurry results); I'm currently tempted by the Lumia 920, Sony z and HTC one, but the notes screen size and spen make it hard to leave, definitely couldn't go below 5" - so only the sony is really tempting
[Galaxy Note II General] MarionCast:
I really can't stand HTC's software overlays (aka Sense). Now, this BlinkFeed?! It's too imposing. If I want to catch up on the latest news and whatnot, I will open Currents. I don't want it in my face ALL the time whenever I turn on and use my phone.

UltraPixels doesn't sound too convincing. PureView (on the 808 at least) was more innovative and, even until now, remains unbeatable in the smartphone camera category. UltraPixels is a bit meh. More like poorly executed PureView if you ask me.

I can't fault the specs though. I saw the benchmark results and WOW. 22k+ on AnTuTu?! etc. etc. I hope it doesn't have overheating issues like the previous Snapdragon S4 (Nexus 4, anyone?).

If I didn't have the Note II right now and I had the cash to choose a top-of-the-line smartphone, I wouldn't cash in on the One. I'd wait for the Galaxy S4. I'm not convinced by the One. It doesn't really have that killer feature that makes it stand out from the rest (unlike the Note II, with its unbeatable 5.5" display which, while not Full HD, is unbeatable in terms of smartphone display real estate -- no, the Huawei phablet isn't available here yet).
[Galaxy Note II General] Alexei Volkoff:
The first time I held a Note 2 in my hand I still owned my HTC HD2. I thought to myself: "Who, in his right mind, would buy a phone this big? Samsung must be crazy!". Then I bought the S3 and now guess what phone do I own? Yeah! :o The fact is that once I get used to a bigger screen I can't see myself going back to a smaller one. Even the S3 looks small now. Downsizing from 5.5" to 4.7" is a big leap. Some people do it because they never get used to the size of the Note 2 but unless that is your case, think twice.

Also, with the S4 around the corner, I'd wait a bit. Even if you don't like the S4 it will probably push down the HTC One's price.
[Galaxy Note II General] Mashari_F:
Wait for s4, bigger screen and of course battery, same cpu but at 1.9
[Galaxy Note II General] riz157:
That's a very good point S4 will more likely drive the price of HTC one down. Patience is most definitely a virtue.
[Galaxy Note II General] Wh1techapel:
I'm new here, but seriously???

I couldn't imagine why anyone would think the iPhone 5S would be setting new trends??
[Galaxy Note II General] riz157:
Iphone fan boys live in hope.:D

Apple are going to have to pull their finger out otherwise further decline is on the horizon.

It's a good thing HTC one is being sold on the 15th gives me a chance to take a look at S4. If it's plastic sammy can keep their rubbish. Did it once, paid 500 for plastic but won't do it again.
[Galaxy Note II General] irzero:
Alum isnt all that. i noticed very annoying shiny ugly marks along the chamfered edge. This phone will look crap within days. unless you put a big case on it and then whats the point in nice finishes. I can tell you now the screen isnt all that either. Its almost as big as the note and heavy too for what it is
[Galaxy Note II General] ruk212:
I like the design of the htc one ' I was kinda hoping the s3 had that same form factor but it was more curvy which I got used to ' before I Got the note 2 I had the urge to import a HTC DNA as I'm in the UK but decided not too as I imagined having a 5.5" screen and huge battery i wasnt really bothered about the s pen I just seen it as a suitable upgrade from my s3 ' and l love it ' im struggling to keep the case on as the phone is big enough as it is with a case just annoying ' plus i already dropped my last one had a hairline crack so got it exchanged :D ANYWAYS... i couldn't accept the HTC one as a suitable upgrade because the battery sucks ! ...and dont say it may have great power management because it won't l.e not for power users like 85% of the population are ' the HTC one is for soft users I.e my girl who updates her status on Facebook around ten times with average phone calls and texting she'll make it through the day' look at the optimus g pro for instance 5" screen and a ((3140ma)) battery which makes sense I'm not sure about you but I don't give a damn about art deco and unibody designs ' give me a monster processor a huge screen and a jigantic battery which is replaceable plus SD card and I'm happy as a pig in **** :cool: so I sumize the HTC one ( original name :D ) is an epic fail and anyone who buys one might as well que up for the iPhone 5s :D lolz ..rant transmission ended.

P.s hyperdroid ROM is BEAST
[Galaxy Note II General] riz157:
Thanks for feedback. I suppose I'm more annoyed with myself getting suckered into buying S3 and Note 2 Lte even though I hate plastic finish. In my defence At the time there wasn't much choice at all.

S3 screen is sharper crisper which I expected on Note 2 too:) and was bitterly disappointed when I discovered it wasn't.

That's why I'm going for design and build quality rather then memory and s pen.

Samsung really are trying to sink htc by launching S4 on the same date htc one is being released, good strategy. Alot of people will hold of pre ordering One until they can see S4, I'm one of them.
[Galaxy Note II General] Zanr Zij:
2 things I can not come back:

- Much smaller screen like 4.7" vs 5.5"

- Battery life less than 7.x hours screen on heavy usage.

Almost other things of HTC One are very good esp about design, matterial. Balance device accept battery!

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] KyleDevlin12:
Lol I think these smartphone companies have a bet between themselves, all have agreed on f***ing up something or the other in their devices, build quality, design, batterylife etc and sees who still sells more :P cuz there still isnt a perfect phone out there. So ironic

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] lopman:
Both phones are great in their own way.
[Galaxy Note II General] artorelis:
Agree with you completely. Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is my first REAL SMARTPHONE (after two years spent with Nokia E72 :( ) and this device is amazing.

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Plus SMALLER SCREEN.... :)

No way I could change my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 into HTC One!
[Galaxy Note II General] riz157:
I think that's true sammy with their crap plastic finish :banghead:and HTC without external memory. :mad:

Out of the two I'm going for the one which has polished ui, build quality, better material, durable, better design.

I think if Sammy make s4 (built with maximising profit in mind)with plastic then they will lose some customers, not too many but nevertheless few.
[Galaxy Note II General] Dannyada1988:
The camera seems to be the most important selling point, actually , the specs of One is great.As for the upgrade,everyone will has his opinion.
[Galaxy Note II General] Alexei Volkoff:
You are soooooo right! Couldn't agree with you more. :good: Still, I believe the Note II is the less flawed of them all. At least Samsung hasn't adopted (yet) this stupid policy of non-user replaceable batteries and, heaven forbids, no external memory card phones.

And yet they put so little effort into making cameras better, Nokia aside. Do people really still believe more pixels will translate into better quality, especially with such tiny sensors? Phones are so big these days that there is, I'm sure, more than enough space to fit bigger sensors. As for cost, the sensor that are fitted on cheap compact cameras are bigger and cheap. No one is asking for a 35 mm sensor or APS-C. Even one of the sensors they fit in the lower range compacts would bring better image quality in low light and at high sensitivities.

What about a true physical shutter button? Phones used to have them. Why did they abandon them?

And Xenon flashes? I know it might be complicated to fit them in such slim bezels but it seems to me they aren't even trying. They just dropped them altogether.

What about a anti-vibration system that actually makes a noticeable difference? I have yet to see one.

There are so many areas they could work on in order to improve cameras, but they still insist on that pointless pixel count race.
[Galaxy Note II General] koalauk:
Absolutely

And the joke is on Us hahaha
[Galaxy Note II General] xdapao3:
HTC One: substantially smaller screen and, above all, non-removable battery = useless.

It's not even worth checking out the rest of the specs, the non-removable battery alone is an instant deal killer to me.

May all of the companies making these worthless P.O.S. fail and die.
[Galaxy Note II General] Wh1techapel:
That's a bit strong, not everybody will have the same needs as yourself. I use a Note 2, I've not opened the back of my phone since first installing the battery and switching it on. So to me, the removable battery is useless.
[Galaxy Note II General] irzero:
HTC cant have a removable battery because its in the middle of the device between the PCB and the screen.

There is no excuse for no SD Card really.

The hard part with making a solid build phone and a removable battery are obviously hard because no one has yet done it. Nokia Seem the best at it.
[Galaxy Note II General] xdapao3:
"the non-removable battery alone is an instant deal killer to me."

Enjoy having to deal with battery runtimes (however good as on the Note II) and enjoy having to chain down your smartphone to a wall charger for hours every 24/48h.
[Galaxy Note II General] irzero:
Whilst the Note 2 battery is impressive. I also like to have a couple of fully charge batteries around for when i really dont want to be tethered to a wall. In fact the reason i went back to Samsung was for this exact feature combined with the amazing OLED screen. I really didnt know how much better this screen was. Originally i wasnt impressed since i wasnt getting any more pixels with the bigger screen but now i use it its superior in every way.

The HTC screen is poor. Its 1080p and bland and dull
[Galaxy Note II General] naimmkassim:
Note 2 we can use extended battery like anker 6200mAh..but can htc one use it???:p
[Galaxy Note II General] xdapao3:
Sorry... what?!?

My last smartphones have been a Galaxy S, SII, Note and now Note II.

All of them have removable batteries, I dropped several times each the first 3 ones I mentioned, NEVER use a case, and they all always worked flawlessly and without a scratch.

THAT is "solid build" and "quality materials".

These integrated-battery, metal/glass P.O.S. ALL seem to be very fragile and/or scratch prone. Look at the god-awful iPhones, HTCs, Nexus 4 and so on... I almost always see them in a case... And their owners think of them as "solid built" with "premium quality materials" and laugh at my "cheap plastic" Samsungs...... ROTFLMAO!!!!!

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Yeah I love AMOLED displays.. The Note II's screen is a pretty big leap forward, quality wise, compared to the OG Note.

Unfortunately, the screen dimensions are the ONLY thing which I deem a step back compared to the OG Note (looks apart which I don't really care for all that much anyway), and that was what has hold me back upgrading until the 2GB RAM finally pushed me to do so.

As I argued before its launch, 5.5" 16:9 is a STEP BACK compared to 5.3" 16:10, I do NOT like it.

Ideally, my smartphone should have a 6.5" 16:10 display. That would be awesome...
[Galaxy Note II General] Pat.:
I look at HTC & all i see is negatives ..

Small screen

No SD slot

Fixed Battery

Metal body

Metal bodied phones like my old HTC dHD feel cold to the touch which I hated, they have less shock resistance & they can dent/crease like a friend of mines did.

Metal sounds cool but why do you think the bumpers on cars are plastic ; )
[Galaxy Note II General] D3_:
Pedestrian safety. Less weight for better fuel efficiency. Cheaper to replace when you back the car into a pole. :P
[Galaxy Note II General] fade2black101:
Meh, I disagree.

I much prefer the build quality of some of the HTC's or the iPhone. I don't want my phone to be made of flimsy feeling plastic.

Also, given the amount of things ive read about how people have cracked their screen with only small drops on the note 2, I will tend to air on the side of caution when reading your post.

Similarily, the tone of it seems biased in the extreme. Coming from several HTC's before this, I'm not overly impressed with the build quality of the note 2.

In regards to the non removable battery on the HTC One. Dunno if anyone has used a HTC Mozart before, but it has a kinda "unibody" design with a removable battery by sliding out the bottom part of the phone. Actually works really well and looks very classy and solid indeed.

I wish they would do something like that rather than completely seal the battery inside.
[Galaxy Note II General] irzero:
The HTC phones are very solid but their designs leave something to be desired. The HTC one X had a pimple on the back for a camera. The new HTC One is their best design but the chamfered edges will suck within weeks. Alum dents so easy its not even funny when you have such an expensive device. The button layout has to be the worst its near impossible to get used to the 2 button design and when an option button is needed it puts a big black bar at the bottom of the screen. So why have buttons at all if you need the black bar.

When i say i really hate the black on white with an LCD its an understatement. Black on white is for OLED because it saves power and looks ace. So why are HTC doing this with LCD? its a total waste of power and the light that does get through looks ****e because the 1080p has poor luminance. EPic Fail HTC
[Galaxy Note II General] D3_:
I trust you've come to this conclusion through actual continued use of the device then?