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[One (M7) General] XDA mark:
The main reasons I am going for the HTC One instead of the Z/S4 are:

- It's design and build quality especially

- The front facing, dual speakers (boomsound)

- 1080p SLCD3 display

- Perfect performance (S600 chipset)

- UltraPixel camera (yes, after everything I have read/seen, I am very curious to use it myself) :p

It's just a very, very nice overall package. The fantastic reviews also help. I have seen websites (like pocketnow and technobuffalo) give their highest scores ever to a smartphone. After listning to some podcasts from Pocketnow I also understand why. It's just a joy too use, and since I have seen multiple websites say this, I believe them.

On the other hand, my choice to go for the One is also made simpler by the alternatives. I had the Xperia Z: it looks good, but it's a pain to use ergonomicly. The GS4 looks like my GS3, so no "wow" looks, but ergonomicly it's nice. The One brings both good looks, fantastic build quality and an ergonomic design.

Then there are the "last year" - specs for the Z (S4 Pro chipset) and the pretty washed out screen. The GS4 has the best specs, but it's only a tiny bit better then the One. And the much better looking and feeling design of the One is worth so much more.

EDIT: I forgot to mention the small reasons I'm going for the One (copy/paste from the sir above me)

-The wide angle front facing camera

-The video recording quality

-The sound quality of your recorded video

-The low light picture quality

-The in-call quality

-The IR LED

-Sequence shot

-Zoe

-Highlight reels
[One (M7) General] john291:
What i like the most

Its gonne replace my galaxy s3(wich i love also) so what i like most about the htc one:

-Great design and built quality

-great sound from the front speakers

-great sound from the delivered headphones

-The best recording mic from all the phones out there

-great low light performance

-The ir blaster(remote control)

-the best screen out there...

-Zoe

-The in-call quality

-Sequence shot

-The wide angle front facing camera

-great recording cam

-Great movie and gaming experience because of the stereo speakers upfront..

So i cant wait any longer till it arrives.....
[One (M7) General] marmankites:
So, mine arrives tomorrow - I bought before ever seeing one in the flesh just on the design! (currently on Nexus4) but I played with my my sisters new HTC One today.

I have a Macbook Pro and Imac that I use for business and home. The One looks STUNNING alongside these products. It fits in better with my unibody mac more than an Iphone ever would! The build, design, in your hand is AMAZING before I even turned the screen on I was sold.

Turn the screen on... Sold again. WOW clarity, colours, its amazingly sharp.

Camera - Super fast, Super good.

General performance is super snappy, I was planning on rooting and putting stock straight on, now I wont.

Speakers - Best I have ever heard on a mobile device of its size and thickness.

My Beats Mixr headphones sound even better than through my Nexus4.

HTC One = WIN - very premium
[One (M7) General] uygar2580:
Goodnight for all. What about charging time ? It take 3 hours on my one x. Some games(real racing 3, hungry shark evo..) drains battery too fast. I'll recharge my onex to play continue my games but it takes too long. Thanks.
[One (M7) General] whmcal:
I like my HTC One because:

Best speakers I have ever had on a phone

In-call sound quality very good too

Reliable and quick GPS

Speed and smoothness in transition across screens and in browsing

Sharp, bright screen - unrivalled ppi ratio

Blinkfeed integrated feed - quicker to access than Flipboard and includes calendar/agenda

Build quality is very good

Battery can last a day without issue (though my z10 and note 2 do a bit more)

USING: BB Z10, HTC ONE and GALAXY NOTE 2
[One (M7) General] XDA mark:
Pocketnow tested the charging time, because they thought the Snapdragon 600 chipset supported Quickcharge 2.0 (which would cut charging times up to 75%). They said it was an avarage 2 hours to go from 0 to 100% though. I did some research and I think only the S800 chipset will support this Quickcharge 2.0 technology.

Sadly.. it would have been great to go from 0 to 100% in 30-45 minutes :)
[One (M7) General] RoachPapa:
AW: Things I like most about HTC One are... :)

3 hours and via USB about 4h. Thats slow, but battery life is good enough.

Gesendet von meinem HTC One mit Tapatalk 2
[One (M7) General] Riyal:
What I like about HTC One is...

Pro:

All!

Cons:

Non removeable battery

no microsd slot/they didn't release the 64gb at the same time with the 32gb

4mp ultrapixel(Should have made at least 6-8mp ultrapixel I wouldn't mind the little buldge)
[One (M7) General] ABD EL HAMEED:
Hi can any body how good is it I'm thinking of buying one later this year but i'm confused between it and the s4 since I live in a Egypt I'm gonna see the octacore version of the s4 here but I really like htc devices I wanted the one x when it was released over the s3 in the end I got stuck with the s2 lol so any way should I get this or the s4 the only thing that is holding me back is the octa core thing but I really don't like the other things on the s4 while I like everything about the one the amazingly beautiful built quality and the snappy performance and since it's using snapdragon chip there will be a lot of development support to it and the software itself is amazing plus the ultra pixel camera and the display

Thanks in advance:)
[One (M7) General] whmcal:
Now this has been answered, could we get back to the thread topic?

USING: BB Z10, HTC ONE and GALAXY NOTE 2
[One (M7) General] gavinfabl:
If you read my blog with my daily review update on the HTC One and comparison review vs many other top phones, I think you will realise I love everything this phone does. Sound, camera, Blinkfeed, design, battery life, integration of software and more. Link to review parts 1-5 http://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/?s=HTC+one&submit=Search
[One (M7) General] Florin82:
The fact that it is so good that it makes plastic Samsung fans feel so uneasy that they need to start trolling threads all over the forum. I counted 4 such closed threads and looking at the posting history of those who started them i could notice they were all S4 forum posters. Anyway, how stupid can people get?
[One (M7) General] Try4Ce:
PRO

- Overall system speed - VERY snappy. Almost unreal, to be honest. Had many devices, but the One sure feels the most speedy one.

- Screen sharpness and contrasts. My device suffers from the screen tint, going for a replacement later today. But I saw my brothers screen and that looks absolutely fantastic. Unmatched screen quality IMHO.

- BoomSound external speakers deliver exceptional good sound. Unbelievable what kind of sound quality comes out of that little device.

- Sense 5.0 and additional software. I never was a fan of Sense since it used to totally clutter the system and slow it down. But Sense 5.0 really saw alot of useful changes that makes the system run fast again. It looks beautiful with all those nice dark color tones and good contrasts. Additional software like the TV-App and the all-new Music Player really add to the experience, as well as the camera and the interactive, beautiful image gallery.

- Overall haptic. The device feels extremely premium to the touch and at the same time, its unbelievable light. When I first took it in my hands, I thought its a plastic fake because of the light-weight, considering its a premium aluminium casing.

- Camera low light performance is outstanding, plus the sound recording in video mode / Zoe mode. Really a pleasure to use.

- Reception is very good. I have better WiFi and mobile data signal than on my previous devices.

- Call quality is great. People understand me loud and clear and the people I call sound very clean thanks to the boom sound speaker. It really is kind of a new experience ;)

CON

- First one is a personal con - Got a yellow screen tint that reduces brightness and contrasts. Doesn't look natural compared to the 2 other devices I saw, plus my "old" Nexus 4.

- capacitive buttons. I learned to adore the software keys on my Nexus 4. They're highly customizable and respond great to the touch input. Had some difficulties with the capacitive buttons on the One, especially the *****y back button. Really miss a menu button, too.

- Camera performance in good light condition is great, but not as outstanding as some of the competition. For a smartphone camera, it still delivers great images, tho. But some of the others get alot sharper and natural images, like the lumia 920 or equivalent. Colors on the One sure do look natural tho.

- Bluetooth A2DP quality is a little skechy sometimes. I had the BT A2DP quality patch working on my Nexus 4 (328kbps) and streaming quality was really awesome. With the One I get some distortions in higher frequencies, even tho the Device claims to have AptX support. Clarity on the other hand (or audio balance) is better on the One than on the Nexus 4. Weird ... Hopefully its just a software thing.

- Locked out Bootloader. HTC just doesnt want to realize rooting is one of the most important things in the Android world. I haven't rooted my device yet, but my brother has, and there is still the issue you cant properly flash kernel images in recovery mode, only with extra scripts which have to be included in the flashing script itself. Kind of a bugger.
[One (M7) General] benny145:
The screen is great but the speakers are the best bit I'm most impressed with, better than I was expecting them to be......I have been learning Spanish for years and often watched Spanish news/video clips on previous phones, but using headphones as the sound was too tinny otherwise.....with the HTC One you can leave the headphones off sometimes if you have a good quality audio source (like the Spanish news app for 'rtve.es'), and I can still make out every word/sentence and follow everything easily. It's not just that it's loud but also seems to be good quality. I also use other apps like 'NBC Nightly News' (good app by the way), and don't need headphones for that either any more.

Hopefully the HTC One is not a 'one-off' in terms of front facing speakers; design elements come and go with phones but this is one they should stick with for future models.
[One (M7) General] LeKtRiCzzz:
I like the in between the casing
[One (M7) General] BenPope:
Tenuous. Actually, insanely ridiculous; your complaint is effectively that flashing the bootloader requires performing steps to flash the bootloader! Oh my gosh!

Nooooooooo! Doing something requires an automated process to do it?

What were you hoping for? Mind control?
[One (M7) General] Kukubski:
The things I like most about HTC One are:

Screen

Build quality

Silky smoothness of the interface

Performance in games

Battery life (compared to HTC One X and overall)

Speakers

IR Remote
[One (M7) General] Try4Ce:
Are you actually understanding me? I talked about KERNEL images, not bootloaders. That the bootloader needs to be unlocked is normal, even tho it still stays "secured" after that (S-On). I flashed numerous devices already, from different brands and models. I am no noob when it comes to flashing stuff onto our beloved devices. Used TWRP and CWM as well already.

BUT: What I meant is: You need to place extra scripts within a ROM or KERNEL zip file to flash an actual kernel. Since HTC devices are one of those which feature a secured Bootloader -> S-On and S-Off for better understanding -> a custom kernel (boot.img) cannot be flashed within clockwork recovery or team win recovery. There is an extra script that has to be implemented within the actual kernel zip file to tell the device to flash the actual kernel during the next boot.

If you dont do so, placing the extra script into a flashable kernel zip, the new custom kernel wont be applied. You have to do it via fastboot while your device is connected via usb to your computer. If you messed up something in the past with an HTC phone, you wasnt able to recover properly when there wasnt a computer around. Had that issue a couple of times with my One X, so I had to wait until I returned home or to a place where a computer was around... With an Android SDK or the HTC flashing tool. Frustrating task.

Its good there is an extra script now, but from factoy, HTC still doesnt allow flashing custom kernels within the recovery (CWR / CWM, TWRP).

With all the previous devices I had, like the SGS2, SGS3, SGS3 LTE and Nexus 4 (had the Desire HD and One X as well, but same thing there), you can flash kernel images within clockwork mod easily. On HTC devices you cannot do so, except if you have Super-CID and S-Off.

That is a small limitation to careless flashing and modding, nothing big since there is a little workaround like a script for the next boot up, but still, HTC is limiting us with their closed bootloaders.

I hope you get my point now. I am not talking about flashing bootloaders. I dont actually know how you got the impression i am talking about bootloaders... :rolleyes:
[One (M7) General] -josh-:
...that it's made me fall in love with HTC again.
[One (M7) General] wb9999:
The things I like are:

1. Speed. It is awesone. I had to go back to my Sensation yesterday while I swap my HTC One, as I'm switching networks. The Sensation now feels really sluggish, whereas last week I thought it was really fast after installing a new Kernel. The One loads up apps immediately, and web pages load as quick as on my PC (wifi connected at 200 Mbps using an AC router).

2. Sense 5. So much nicer, smoother and sensibly organised than Sense 4.

3. Sound. The speakers are fantastic. I'm happy playing Spotify songs directly on my phone instead of using Sonos.

4. Design. So much nicer to look at and hold than a Samsung Galaxy (which is too plastic in comparison), and, dare I say it, an iPhone. I really was thinking about getting the rumoured iPhone 5S as a replacement for my Sensation, but was hooked on the One after 30 seconds of holding it in the shop.

5. GPS. Fix time is crazy fast. Google Maps is now a pleasure to use, after the disappointing GPS on my Sensation.

What I don't like:

I'm struggling to think of any negatives. Maybe Blinkfeed being the default home screen, but it's easy to hide it.
[One (M7) General] osnola ivax:
Just this

WOWSERS
[One (M7) General] lysergic:
Personally I think that camera and gallery are the killer feature...
[One (M7) General] Iamnorthener:
Lol @ Tetsumi06 post I understand you 100%.

I love the sound and I have never had anything that plays music/video as smoothly and clear as this before. It's amazing.
[One (M7) General] Spewy1:
@ Tetsumi06

I agree wholeheartedly. This is the phone you want to use all the time and show off to friends and colleagues.

Good review, gave me a good laugh.
[One (M7) General] gavinfabl:
@ Tetsumi06 I cried with laughter. Such a great post :)

The phone features a safety zone for kids, are they kidding. Nobody but me will be holding it. And if anyone wants to touch it, they have to wear gloves!
[One (M7) General] miHah:
Haha, thats what happened with me in HTC One Launch in Muenchen :D I couldn't hand the device back to the man "presenting" it!! I just held it and ..touched it. And the funniest thing about it .. I had my girlfriend next to me trying to reach for the One and hold it without success! :D well she got it eventualy but than I screamed "MY PRECIOUS!!!" and everyone were like "OMG" :D

funny thing, but they thought I was joking hahaha :D

PS: I wasn't joking :eek:
[One (M7) General] Gadget_Grover:
1) The screen on this beast is amazing. I've had SAMOLEDs for a while so brightness wasn't there but its back thanks to the HTC One

2) I never thought I'd like Sense let alone love it but Sense 5 has changed that completely. Its the most polished Sense to date in my opinion. I think the colours, icons and text style compliments the screen, it all just looks well tied together

3) Build is amazing, and thats all I'm going to say about it because words dont do it justice, get one in your hands Sammy fanboys

4) Speakers are by far the best speakers I and I'm sure anyone has ever heard of ANY smartphone. Loud and crystal clear. The difference between Mono and Stereo is night dand day! Those who say they don't listen to music on their phone speakers but on their headphones, trust me this phone might be the reason you start listening to it on your phone.

5) Infrared TV remote - This has been very under rated in my opinion, not many people seem to be excited about it. I think it was a feature that excited me as much as the speakers, screen and build quality did. Why look around for remotes when you have your smartphone on you all the time? You can ring a smartphone to find it but can't ring a remote lol. Its not a permanent replacement by any means due to the lack of tactile feel but its not far off. Most people go through their cable guides on screen whilst probably disturbing the viewing of another person in the room. You can now just go through the TV guide on your phone and if you like what you find, change the channel with one tap or set a reminder to pop up on the Blinkfeed. The infrared range is way stronger than I thought it would be. I remember trying out an IR remote app on my old Nokia 6600 back in the days and I'd have to literally sit in front of the box to make it work which defeated the purpose of a 'remote' but HTC have brought it back, and a big thanks to them.

So overall, this phone is nearly perfect, I just think the screen should've been 5 inches in the same formfactor and the placement of the touch buttons could've been a little better. God knows what the folks at HTC were smoking when they decided on the button placements.

Loving the phone though

One'd!!
[One (M7) General] benny145:
More things I like after using the HTC One for a week:

1) Sense 5 is great - no need for a third-party dialer any more, it looks great and is instantly responsive. The messaging app looks good, and the calendar app is polished looking as well. A combination of design, font and HD resolution makes them pleasurable to use.

2) The GPS locks almost instantly - although I am using it with 'GPS Status and Toolbox', which will update the A-GPS data on launch. I have a GPS lock as soon as the screen opens for whatever app I'm using, absolutely no waiting at all.
[One (M7) General] BenPope:
Mea culpa: s/bootloader/boot.img

My point still stands. Flashing a boot.img from the phone is automatable to be the same as before.

You don't need a computer, your convenience is not compromised, unless you make your own boot.img, and then it's barely any additional work anyway.
[One (M7) General] miHah:
Its nice to hear about GPS thing :D I had some problems with One X tbh :)
[One (M7) General] KidCarter93:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39627908&postcount=322

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[One (M7) General] Kennedya12:
Would anyone mind talking about the stock browser and if they prefer it over chrome? Is there a quick tab switch gesture like in chrome where you swipe left/right to swap tabs?
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trojanwarrior86:
Hi guys,

Its my first question so dont be tough on me.

I rooted my legend and installed CM9(this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1562595) but i see i cant make video calls.

I donwloaded some patches from dorregaray but they didnt install from the CWMod recovery.Are they not good for this android?How to skype video calls on that OS pls help>
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcnbama:
Hello,

Being new to the Nexus series I am curious to know how things work with OTA. I never got those one that SGSII. So I've looked through a few threads and I do not see a clear answer to the question of "do you lose root after OTA update? Assuming your stock rooted nothing else changed. No custom recovery. If you do lose root. How do you get it back? Can you just use one of the toolkits to fix it? Do you have to wait until the devs figure out HOW to root this particular version again? Again someone without a custom recovery just a stock rooted phone. Thanks for your help. I'm just debating in staying stock without a recovery. I tried several roms and now I'm back to stock and I kinda like it....
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rizy7:
If you have stock and a custom recovery then your custom recovery might be able to keep root for you. Alternatively you could try OTA rootkeeper but that is not guaranteed to work. I was rooted stock with a custom recovery when I received the 4.2.2 update and it installed fine through my recovery but after that I lost root and my custom recovery.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gigabitex2:
You can use voodo root keeper from play store, it saves root and can be restored after update. It has worked every time I have used it :thumbup:

sent from my N7 :smokin:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcnbama:
Great! That seems easy lol. I guess that works across multiple Android versions?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gigabitex2:
It has worked on my nexus7 from version 4.1 to 4.2.2 and on my n4 I've used it for 4.2, 4.2.1 and 4.2.2. Just remember to save root/ unroot before update and restore after you receive ota. Hopefully it will work for keylime but only time will tell.

sent from my N7 :smokin:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pitbull_Raven:
Hi all.

N7 32GB WiFi only running stock (but rooted) 4.1.2 and 2 user accounts. Have recovery installed (TWRP). Want to up to 4.2.2.

Question: is there any ROM I can flash over 4.1.2 without having to wipe in order to get to 4.2.2? I don't mind having to root again if needed, but would prefer a straight forward one shot solution if possible.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pitbull_Raven:
Bu-bu-bu-bump!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tigrey:
I swear you can flash over anything, but it can make stuff really unstable. So that's why people recommend you don't.

IE you can flash PA 2.99 over PA 2.54 but it'll break lots of stuff
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darth:
Yes, you can "dirty flash" just about any rom as long as its an update of same rom. The problem is tho, any problems you have....everyone will tell you to do a fresh clean flash.

So dirty flash if you want....as long as its an update of the same rom you are on......but if you get issues, search a bit for answers, but may as well backup your apps and clean flash before you seek help. Cause that is what you will be advised to do. If problems remain, and you searched without finding an answer....then post your troubles.

;)

Sent from my cell phone telephone....

---------- Post added at 11:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:54 AM ----------

Oh....if you are talking stock rom updating....then yes, you will probably be wiped. So just backup your apps first.

Sent from my cell phone telephone....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
Always better to do a full wipe in my experience.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pitbull_Raven:
Thanks all. Guess I won't be dirty flashing :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darth:
Just so you know, on custom roms, many many people dirty flash without any issues.....I'm one of them. ;)

Stock and unrooted.....don't even know if its possible tho.

Sent from my cell phone telephone....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ynrozturk:
I dirty flash all the time and haven't really run into any problems. I'm too lazy to do a clean install but that's just me - it would be better if I did. Just backup everything to Google Drive or something and go for it. If you plan on not flashing again for a long time, clean is the way to go. If you flash new ROM's and ROM updates all the time (like me with Paranoid Android) then dirty flashing isn't too big of a deal in my opinion.

Just make sure you have all your proper backups first, that's the most important thing, in case an oopsie happens.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pitbull_Raven:
I usually flash like a maniac on my mobile phones, but this Nexus is shared with my wife and we have two profiles set up. Didn't want to go through the entire setup again.