[One (M7) General] Terminator19:
God I am so fed up with either haters or/and fanboys.

The HTC one is an utterly fantastic handset in nearly every area and IMO the better device compared the GS 4 (GS 4 has some nice things though i.e. screen size, air gestures, gorilla glass 3 [want to see how it fares in real world usage first though], yet it seems like so many haters/fanboys despise it (maybe because it is coming out on top of every review site so far and being praised for mostly everything aside from the camera [which is down to useless reviewers and preproduction models and old software), clearly HTC must have done something right. Always bring some excuse up as to why it is crap and dog **** compared to the GS 4, be it:

- QC/build issues..... oh no a tiny gap on the top, it has ruined the phone, the design, the rest of the build quality is just **** now...... granted the buttons not always responding is annoying but for god sake, it is the first batch, every device/company has problems, this is the price you pay to be an early adopter, I bet you when and if the GS 4 has any problems, they will just be swept under the carpet

- 4MP...........zOMG not sharp/detailed due to lack of epeen MP number, sucks lumia 920 can do well in low light but has higher MP, yes but it doesn't have the same physical pixel size dumb ass........what about the rest of the camera, hmm, best video recording especially in low light conditions, great macro shots and great in low light conditions and not to mention all the damn cool features i.e. zoe, slow motion recording plus as Brain said there are advantages to less MP i.e. size of photos amongst other things

- no SD slot (granted I can see why this is important to some)

- non removable battery. You can buy power packs that don't much bulk, you can carry portable chargers, you are near some form of a wall socket or USB each day....... How often do batteries fail, not very often, just look at iphone and other phones with enclosed batteries and the one is using a li-poly battery so it shouldn't wear out/age compared to li-lion, also generally enclosed batteries are less likely to break since dust, moisture etc. can't get in as easily and you aren't able to wear out the connectors by removing the battery

More the fact I love how they ignore all the good stuff i.e. some of the amazing photos yet as soon as a bad photo or review or whatever is posted, it is jumped on straight away :rolleyes:

Also, shame on gsmarena's review/comparison to the GS 4, clearly bias towards the gs 4, you can just tell by the way they write about it, sound so excited/enthusiastic about their features, come to htc one and it just comes across as dull, love how they didn't mention anything about the camera improving with a software update/newer batches either especially when they linked to the article about the new software like a day before. Pretty obvious any way when you look at all the articles comparing the gs 3 and then look at all the articles for the one X/S or should I say lack of articles on them. Know to take their reviews with a pinch of salt from now on.

I think the GS 4 is a superb device, but for me touchwiz and the design kill it completely (again), htc has some very strong unique points over the gs 4 that win me over i.e. camera overall, front speakers, design/build/perceived quality and most importantly, sense.

Would be great if I could get HTC to send me one to review! :D Further prove all them haters wrong (again!) especially in the camera department ;)

By way great thread, check this daily for the latest info. Thanks! ;)