yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M7) General] youwonder:
Have to disagree, with my Gnex (32gb, verizon) I had a good 22GB taken up by a combo of apps, music (terrible battery life plus verizon data caps = google play music is not a good idea), and one backup in CWM just in case. Currently on my note 2 I have a healthy 10GB free, but I literally got the phone 2 weeks ago, and am playing with different ROMs to see which I like. I expect to need the SD card slot available on it.

SD card slots/removeable batteries have their place for some people, for others to insist that just because they don't need one means _everyone_ doesn't need one is silly.Now, I'm not too worried myself, as I don't have to lug around my music collection with me on my phone, as I'm on ATT now with more data for less money and my phone doesn't die in 3 hours of screen on time(god damn google/samsung, how did you make battery life so bad on that device even with LTE disabled and a 2100mah battery?). so I can actually stream without worry, but there are those that have their(good) reasons.

I really hope HTC nails this launch, I really want to want one, if that makes any sense. I'm tired of owning samsung devices, and if HTC gives me a good reason to switch I'll do it in a heartbeat.
[One (M7) General] :
Not saying everyone doesn't need one, but when users of this forum, and reviewers of the device state such facts the sheep simply follow their word. But, typically the sheep sit at their desk 8+ hours today whete there is generally an electrical outlet which can charge phones!
[One (M7) General] -]Megacharge[-:
Here's an important review to check out, from Notebook check, they also have some excellent pictures in good lighting to show off the reflectiveness of the back-plate.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/HTC-One-smartphone-hands-on-and-video.88897.0.html
[One (M7) General] Riyal:
Note that I am not frustrated with the lack of microsd slot since I can live with smaller storage but guess again. Am I one of those very2x rare 1% in the whole world? My point is it's not obsession it's what we call necessity.
[One (M7) General] guidogsbn:
Thats correct. While configuration my wifes XZ and still waiting for my HTC One it is making me angry to spill time trying hardly to pull out these rubber things just to plug in an USB cable or use the SD Card slot. Making a daily use harder and not easier is a marketing harakiri. So the XZ is really not easy to handle.
[One (M7) General] chris115379:
this one is also very good:

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one-review-902.php
[One (M7) General] vegetaleb:
I still wonder if the silver One has paint over aluminum (which will surely end with scratches) or this color is the real aluminum...

Too bad the black version is glossy at the back :(
[One (M7) General] kenny17430:
New

Photo comparison

HTC One vs. Xperia Z vs. iPhone 5 vs. Lumia 920 [NEW]
[One (M7) General] kenny17430:
New photo review:

HTC One UltraPixel camera review [NEW]
[One (M7) General] Fruktsallad:
New in-depth preview from swedish blog/forum Swedroid:

Translated link: http://translate.google.com/transla...d.se/hands-on-med-htc-one/#more-73077&act=url

Original, swedish link: http://www.swedroid.se/hands-on-med-htc-one/#more-73077
[One (M7) General] skg22086:
BGR india

BGR India has a review up ..

http://www.bgr.in/manufacturers/htc/hands-on-htc-one/

states that Blinkfeed can be disabled.. can anyone confirm this..? i think they might have made a mistake .. :confused:
[One (M7) General] primo37:
New review from phones4u

http://community.phones4u.co.uk/htc-one-top-of-the-premium-pops/
[One (M7) General] fraencko:
Here are our HTC One videos, all of them being in German (you'll get the drill, nonetheless):

Hands-On Hardware

Hands-On Software

Benchmarks (CF, Antutu, GLBench), Benchmark comparison & camera results
[One (M7) General] kultus:
I have for you the best HTC One camera review to these days with full res pictures. Sorry but I cannot use google translate at work.

Please use google translate from czech -> english and add it to first page:

http://mobilenet.cz/clanky/htc-one-mame-v-redakci-vyzkouseli-jsme-fotoaparat-s-ultrapixely-11478

ENJOY!!!
[One (M7) General] omersak:
posted this on the Megathread, guess it's relevant here too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23nQyOpixiU

Erica delivers the best HTC One video yet (yes, taken at MWC).
[One (M7) General] simpelsense:
http://www.areamobile.de/video/htc-one-benchmarks

New benchmark review in german. Htc ONE gehts compared to the Sony Z, Htc One X and the Galaxy Note 2.
[One (M7) General] beno619:
Re: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated 6th of March)

New Review from expertreviews

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1298431/htc-one
[One (M7) General] vapotrini:
Saw this review in another thread but don't see it here: http://jonchoo.blogspot.pt/2013/03/htc-one-review.html

Honestly, I was waiting to see what the S4 would offer but after reading this review and the other from expertreviews, I'm sold.

I don't care what Samsung brings to the table, this is my next phone.
[One (M7) General] simpelsense:
http://www.areamobile.de/b/1934-fotovergleich-htc-one-und-sony-xperia-z

Just a picture comparision between Sony Z und Htc One.
[One (M7) General] riz157:
Another good review in German. It's good to see durability of the phone as he bangs it few times around 1:15 second into the video. Check it out. Also plays music around 5:08.

http://youtu.be/0Td00QW9WQ0
[One (M7) General] vegetaleb:
Another preview of the One outside MWC http://tech2.in.com/features/smartphones/first-impressions-htc-one/812132
[One (M7) General] riz157:
Camera is very good compared to iPhone 5 anyway. See video

http://youtu.be/5cKTOh1Tru4
[One (M7) General] katamari201:
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_might_get_delayed_due_to_components_shortage-news-5667.php

All these reviews and hands-on will be proving pointless if it's not gonna be released until May at the earliest for so many countries. HTC really shot themselves in the foot with that ultrapixel camera. Not only does it have subpar daylight capabilities with its low resolution, the nighttime ones aren't as good as the Lumia 920 to justify the reduction in pixels, and even worse than the Xperia Z in many cases. Now that same camera is causing device shortages and delays. HTC didn't do their homework and due dilligence with sorting and vetting suppliers. This also sounds like the whole ultrapixel thing was a last minute rushed affair with little preparation with manufacturing partners and they originally had a 12-13MP sensor to begin with.

I wanted a metal phone, IPS display, and amazing camera. Looks like the only one that will fulfill that will be the Nokia EOS, that is if it comes out by the summer. Because that's when the HTC One seems to be destined to even be available, and between the two, I'll take the Pureview camera by a mile, or 1.6 kilometers.
[One (M7) General] omersak:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI_pN8S6bv4

A non-english video review.. of sorts.

they gave it a 9.34/10
[One (M7) General] umd:
Finding a review has become harder between all those "UltraPixel shortage" news.

Another one:

http://www.tabletphonex.com/htc-one-hands-on-review.html
[One (M7) General] sr1ks:
Re: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated 7th of March)

http://techie-buzz.com/mobile-news/htc-one-camera-samples-and-google-octane-benchmark-score.html

Not a proper review but just nital impressions from HTC press event
[One (M7) General] vapotrini:
Unboxing video, in German. You can use youtube's cc function to get a rough translation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twIXvs9NEDM

And not a review but listen to these speakers...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bTm5B6Hok
[One (M7) General] Narom88:
[YOUTUBE]qcgdLi6ene4[/YOUTUBE]

Sense 5.0 walkthrough
[One (M7) General] Mark_B:
Got the ONE today (in Germany from o2) and i'm really impressed. It's a wonderful phone with a nice camera (better as the camera from my Note 2) that is not so good as the one from Nokia 808 but indeed a very good smartphone cam with nice pics in the evening.

Here you go with my shots (all in normal mode, nothing changed and tweaked): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zhcrbyvyqvahzsj/kl4bE58NVM

By the way: The Converting, Design, Speakers and Display are top notch, the best i have in hands since...yeah since ever! Speaking are although nice and clear on both sides.

But one thing:

The speakers are not 5x louder as in iphone 5, my girlfriend have one and i compared it. The speaker from THE ONE are much better and 2x louder, but not 5x as HTC announced. But anyway wonderful speakers for a smartphone.

All in all a wonderful phone that HTC here created :victory:

Now i hope for a quick one click root like it was for the S3 and Note 2 :)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Thanks for the camera samples mate

It's clear he One X produce better overall photos in terms of definition and quality (after 3.x update), and in low light the One is indeed much better than the One X but not by a long stretch in terms of actually definition (color definition mostly)

How do you describe the camera quality compared to the iPhone 5?
[One (M7) General] vegetaleb:
Here's Xloud for the OneX but could work on the One too,also try to use the ''Noozxoide eizo'' app

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2107720
[One (M7) General] Mark_B:
I only can compared low light pics at the moment cause no sunshine here in germany in sight...only rain and dark clouds after all, no good testing purposes for daylight photos. But for evening and night shots...the iphone 5 has no chance here cause the htc pics are much brighter and the noise level is better...overall you see many more in detail.
[One (M7) General] raimondomartire:
R: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated 7th of March)

Please, tell anything on signal strenght and call quality

Inviato dal mio MI 2 con Tapatalk 2
[One (M7) General] RCJ89:
When I used the one, the signal strength on GPS/WIFI/Calls were all strong and call quality is excellent
[One (M7) General] Mark_B:
Now a compare is in my dropbox between Note 2, iphone 5 and htc one and for me the one is the best but judge yourself

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zhcrbyvyqvahzsj/kl4bE58NVM

The Note 2 is extremly noisy and pixalated, the iphone 5 have wrong colors in my eyes and the one...just natural as i saw the scene in real life.

Call quality can i subscribe only as very natural for me and the caller on the other side. The signal strengh is good, no probs after all and better 3g in my eyes as with the note 2...same for wlan!
[One (M7) General] xsardax:
Mark_B, how is call sound? Is it loud enough? I do not doubt in clear voice, just it's loudness?
[One (M7) General] Mark_B:
Yes Dude, its loud...very loud. So loud that it is absolutly no problem to hear it in the city in your pocket. Twice as loud as galaxy note 2 with loudness mod and 5x times clearer :good:
[One (M7) General] ajaffarali:
One more video on the HTC One from the Middle East

http://www.tbreak.com/features/htc-one-preview
[One (M7) General] kenny17430:
New indeepth review !

The Verge HTC One review [NEW]
[One (M7) General] slannmage:
It looks good but lack of removable battery or Micro SD are real downers as I need a Micro SD slot and the removable battery of my old GS2 is something that saved me many times when at festivals. You don't have to go to them stupid booths, just swap out the battery. The rest of the phone looks great, I think Sense sucks, it doesn't look like HTC have done much to it, not a problem though for Android phones as you can easily put a custom rom on, it's annoying to have to though.

I'll wait for what Samsung show later this week but HTC have set the bar high, if Samsung improve the speaker, mic and camera while giving a 1080P OLED screen with a removable battery and Micro SD then I'll probably got with a GS4. However the main problems I've had with Samsung phones are the speaker, mic and camera, they're so poor quality and they really hurt the phone. So if they don't focus on making them much better than I wont be interested. I love TouchWiz now though, Samsung just add feature after feature of really cool innovative things that leave the others catching up, which is a far cry from what it used to be.

Though I do want to switch to Windows Phone, sadly the only good handset it has is the 920 and tbh it was already quite dated when it came out but the camera.

I'm not a fan of metal on a phone though, it's a great conductor of heat which is a bad thing because when it's cold outside, your phone is too cold to hold and it can be equally uncomfortable in the heat of the day. Also metal scratches like a ***** and then if you have to wrap it in a case, then the looks of the phone are pointless.
[One (M7) General] wapz:
Re: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated11th of March)

The 'review' on The Verge is a first impression at best. They have only used the device for three days, and failed to mention even basic stuff like this is the first 802.11ac capable phone or even usable storage space on the 32gb version. As a first impression I guess it does do a good job, however.
[One (M7) General] Mark_B:
After using the one today first time at home over the speakers to talk i must say thats the only bad thing about this phone.

The speak quality is poor and you have an consistent noise/hissing on the htc one side in background out of the speakers. The part on the other side told me i sound unnatural like i stand in a big empty room without furniture..tinny like.

As good as the speak is when you do it normaly at your ear as big it fails over the speakers....and thats inapprehensible cause the speakers are wonderful in playing music or videos...:confused:

Can it be a software problem?
[One (M7) General] :
You won't get that sort of technical details in standard reviews like Verge/Engadget/CNET etc.,

Now, there is one reviewer in Engadget, whose reviews are simply fantastic. Richard Lai does some awesome reviews.

Check this review about PadFone 2: http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/25/asus-padfone-2-review/

I am not talking about the PadFone, but about the quality of reviewer.

Apart from this, there are a few other review sites which I like --

GSMArena, Anandtech (though they are very Apple-focussed), swedroid.se etc., There maybe a few other which are not that well known, and you may not get all device reviews from these. www.androidnz.net is one such site. They did some amazing articles, they focus majorly on Samsung devices, but also a few other devices too. But their reviews have some terrific details.
[One (M7) General] nebulaoperator:
I think it clearly says regarding LTE in HTC One in Europe here :

HSPA/WCDMA:

Europe/Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz

GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

850/900/1800/1900 MHz

LTE:

EU: 800/1800/2600 MHz

US (AT&T): 700/850/AWS/1900 MHz

US (TMO): 700/AWS MHz

US (Sprint): 1900 MHz

Asia: 1800/2600 Mhz

http://www.htc.com/uk/smartphones/htc-one/#specs
[One (M7) General] Maedhros:
lol @ the verges complaint of the contacts application.

Their beef is that there are too many different ways to accomplish the same task >.>

Anyone who has used a HTC device knows that its contacts application is extremely robust. An someone who has hundreds of regularly used and regularly updated contact, I can safely say that without HTCs customizations, android would be a no no.
[One (M7) General] :
Re: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated11th of March)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xVC8-oJJbs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Looks good.
[One (M7) General] sr1ks:
First Impressions from TechnoBuffalo

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/03/11/htc-one-first-impressions/

so far so good.. not making the mistake the verge did by posting battery stats on the second day of use.
[One (M7) General] matheus_sc:
Re: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated11th of March)

The verge give 5 for battery and, 6 for câmera. For Iphone 5 gives 8 and 8. The Verge its not in my bases for now.
[One (M7) General] umd:
What the hell?

The Verge review says it's low light performance is excellent(exact word from video) and video shots are clean, bright etc. but he "feels" that the photos look mushy and not that sharp and gives the camera "6" out of 10 and call it "mediocre". This is just inconsistent.

Sometimes some reviewers just come up with things like that I really don't get why.
[One (M7) General] CreepyDroid:
Did anyone review the GPS performance yet ?
[One (M7) General] jotha:
Thread cleaned

I have cleaned the last 2 pages of this thread from trolling and nonsense (at least most of it). I am tempted to close this thread alltogether as it just shouts: "Trolls unite!".

I will give it a day or two of examination though. So keep civilized and focused on the topic.
[One (M7) General] deagleone:
AW: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated12th of March)

Quick review...

Outside, cloudy sky...

restart the phone, enter pin, start gps-status, turn on gps, fix in less than 2 seconds...

one'ed...
[One (M7) General] Indiwiz:
not a review, but here's the unboxing from phonedog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aupMGFE88Po . i must say, it looks even better every time i see it.
[One (M7) General] BoneXDA:
V3 also finds the device impressive, outstanding screen and performance, but coming short on battery life and camera quality. * * * * / * * * * *

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/review/2254225/htc-one-review
[One (M7) General] prfrma:
Re: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated12th of March)

Engadget review.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/htc-one-review/
[One (M7) General] primo37:
Review from engadget.com :)

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/htc-one-review/

"We got almost nine hours of battery life with constant use." Well that's really good !!
[One (M7) General] Uncledeewz:
Re: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated12th of March)

That's really good actually. Read some of the comments in that review and apparently people think that 9 hours of constant use is bad... Either they misread and confused it with 9 hours of run time or they have insanely high expectations. I thought the sgs3's battery life was acceptable and it seems the One is even better. This looks to be my new device as each day passes:)
[One (M7) General] CreepyDroid:
Just copy image adresses and open them in new tabs

---------- Post added at 10:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 PM ----------

It was removed in the 1.27, even the people who got it in germany doesn't have it. The videos I saw on youtube all had 1.26 firmware.
[One (M7) General] victor711:
http://www.phonedog.com/videos/htc-one-unboxing/
[One (M7) General] katamari201:
1. These are professional sites. They know what to look for, in the shortest amount of time. There's a difference between a critical reviewer who uses the phone heavily and can compare to a million other phones they've already reviewed, versus some schmoe who gets a phone once every two years and thinks its the best thing in the world. OMGz MY FONE da BESTESS! Their reviews are not wrong, they are just more discerning and/or demanding. How demanding depends on the individual website. I don't read poppycock pansy glorified press releases fawning over a phone. Every phone has flaws, and competition. I expect their viewership also demands the same standards.

2. Battery doesn't magically get better (much) if you use it for more than a week. They are not gonna change their phone habits for a particular phone. Even GSMArena fancy battery stats are no better than benchmarks. Their location and usage patterns will vary greatly and they will post based on their experience, not what YOU want them to post.

3. Who the hell said they hadn't tested the phone for a week? Pure assumption? They get these phones in advance. If HTC thought they had a record of suspect reviews, why would they keep on sending them phones?

4. More words and more pages doesn't mean better. Some sites are glorified instruction manuals detailing every frivolous app and feature. The same can be said for longer testing periods, which doesn't always mean a better review. I like my reviews highly opinionated, as a tech consumer, who uses them for their intended purpose. If you get offended by the slightest criticism, there is absolutely no point in you even reading a review. You are better off following HTC on twitter as they send you an endless stream of grand exclamations about how wonderful their phone is, which is exactly what you want, right?
[One (M7) General] naouris:
TechRadar Review

Another excellent review of the Htc One by TechRadar:good:

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/htc-one-1131862/review/13#articleContent
[One (M7) General] Manav Asopa:
another review.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/htc-one-review/
[One (M7) General] BoneXDA:
Very mixed observations on camera and battery life so far, wonder if review units differ in some way? Some love both, some have issue with the MP count, some with drainage, The Verge doesn't like either the Apple fanboys hahal.

TechRadar loves the camera (nice samples too, recommend seeing all), but says there's too much power drainage when processing power is under stress. "Sadly HTC has refused to learn from its mistakes: the battery life is still poor and there's still no expandable memory, and the screen, while undoubtedly crisp and high quality a majority of the time, doesn't stun us with its quality." - now that's also interesting.

They all agree however that it's an awesome phone, and the best build one on the Android market. :)
[One (M7) General] kenny17430:
Gizmodo HTC one review
[One (M7) General] Shasarak:
They're sensibly rude about the lack of a card slot:

This worried me a bit as well, given how much video I watch on my phone:
[One (M7) General] diego9016:
This is also a great camera comparison:

Link
[One (M7) General] BoneXDA:
This is one area where AMOLED scores a TKO, video just looks so darn good on those otherwise oversaturated screens while providing 10+ hours of playback. Like most here I prefer the natural colors, yet recognize like UltraPixels, OLED is a compromise that may be worth taking. Interested in the PHOLED technology revealed tomorrow.
[One (M7) General] :
http://www.stuff.tv/review/htc-one
[One (M7) General] BoneXDA:
Movie texture, contrast and visibility rock on SAMOLEDs IMO, but Techradar wrongly puts the blame on HTC. In the end it all comes down to company preference and you'll mostly browse light background pages, consume bright content and look to take well-lit photos, and the HTC One is perfect for the job. Wheres dark colors and high contrast dominate movies that are meant for theater viewing and it's dynamic texture is problematic to recreate unless the blacks of the screen are really, really dark, and that's where AMOLEDs shines (sic).

This is how an office looks in real life and in a movie world. The former would be no doubts oversaturated viewed on an AMOLED panel while the latter would not push enough contrast in a bright environment on a SLCD or TFT. One technology is not better than the other, just focus is different, and I myself certainly don't watch as much video content (on my current crappy phone), so I prefer SLCD or IPS.
[One (M7) General] tenshi888:
Camera test of the One vs everything else

http://m.technobuffalo.com//2013/03/12/htc-one-vs-latest-smartphones-camera-comparison/
[One (M7) General] kenny17430:
SlashGear review of the HTC one
[One (M7) General] combat goofwing:
Re: [Review] Centralization Review of the HTC one (updated12th of March)

Good review by Paul obrien on the tv remote feature

http://www.modaco.com/page/news/_/android/htc-one-your-tv-remote-r1002
[One (M7) General] bugsy:
Love the summary:

"but until the HTC One we'd never really fallen for an Android phone. Until now. The One takes the customisation of Android, the liveliness of Windows 8 (in BlinkFeed and Zoe) and the premium styling of Apple to create a very special smartphone indeed."
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
"HTC One vs Sony Xperia Z quick camera shootout: Is less more?"

http://blog.gsmarena.com/htc-one-arrives-at-the-office-we-snap-some-camera-samples/

(BAD results for HTC One) :(