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[One (M7) General] KidCarter93:
Obviously it's your choice not to get the One but those things you mentioned aren't a problem to me.

I don't mind not being able to take the battery out. I would clearly prefer it if it was removable but it's not enough of an issue to have stopped me getting it.

No SD slot doesn't matter to me either because 32GB will be enough as most of my films and games are on my Nexus 7 anyway. Even if I do run out of storage, I don't mind using online storage anyway.

Blinkfeed isn't as bad as I thought it would be but even if, I decide at any point, I don't want it anymore then I can always use a custom launcher to get rid of it anyway.

Finally, battery life has been really great for me over the last week so I really can't complain. Obviously some people will have had poor battery life but, from what I've seen, most people aren't having that problem.

:)

Sent via my HTC One using XDA Premium
[One (M7) General] riz157:
I thought note 2 lte was best phone until I saw and now own htc one.

Nothing like it, non removable battery is a non issue for most. Sd card would be nice but can live without it but not if it was Samsung phone, basically looks makes up for lack of ext storage.

I'm very impressed with what htc one offers and makes up for what it lacks in. Had it been plastic and amoled I wouldn't buy it.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Although holding the power button does work sometimes, this is not true. If there is a system freeze in android, both hardware and software button will not work, hence the battery pull option.

Also the sd card option is not just a matter of size or having enough memory, its convenience of backing up my files to a place that can be stored and removed regardless of if the phone dies, internet service goes out ( how would you use your cloud service?) Etc..
[One (M7) General] Basil3:
To be honest I only read some of your post. It amazes me that people get so worked up about things that aren't even issues.

It amazes me even more that people think you have to do a battery pull on phones that have removable batteries.
[One (M7) General] ant78:
whats the problem with blinkfeed?
[One (M7) General] YoungAceAtlanta:
If by any chance AT&T or any carrier have a melt down (or my Internet provider has one ) I wisely choose to keep some files offline.. The important ones at least
[One (M7) General] Riyal:
The power button trigger is not coded on the kernel side so even if you flash a broken kernel + a broken ROM to it the force reset function would still work perfectly as it is a hardware implementation.

If what you explain was the case I'm pretty sure the One S would have been flooded by permanent brick devices because of it's confusing different types of processor where users tend to flash s4 ROMs, kernels & radios to the s3 versions and likewise.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Very true everyone about the beauty of the craftsmanship. I too was once a hater of plastic ( I still own the asus tf700, beautiful device) but have to realize it means nothing if the material is weak. For me, having a phone that durable trumps a phone that just looks nice. Part of form factor is durability and serviceability. If I drop my asus or an htc one, I can almost guarentee that it will need to be serviced or have very noticable damage. In the case of the htc one however, a tear down of that magnitude ( just look around the net the tear downs...almost not worth doing) would require you to have to send it into htc, leaving you phoneless or with a replacement.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Would really appreciate it if you read my entire post, as you would see there is no malice or disrespect on my part, just points of notice. Appreciate your post though!
[One (M7) General] zaki67:
how does the battery life compare vs the note 2, I also love the one but I am worried only about battery life.the note 2 is a very good device but I for it because of battery life mainly. Had the nexus 4 before it but the note 2 is the only phone so far that lasts a whole day with my usage.
[One (M7) General] GuestK00431:
Stick with the Note then cause the One wont get anywhere near the Notes usage.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Fair enough, however extending battery life or even replacing the battery if it dies (which all phone batteries die or diminish eventually) is nearly impossible. Hence the inconvenience.
[One (M7) General] Basil3:
Sorry, didn't mean to come off as rude. There just seems to be a lot of threads lately where people are just thinking aloud.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Yes as reckless said above, the battery life on the note 2 is second to none. If battery life is your only concern, either the note 2, droid razor max or the new lg would be your best bet.
[One (M7) General] Basil3:
It's not as good as the Note 2 (what I had previously), but better than the One X. For me, it's manageable. The Note 2 was too big for me, and I'm not a huge fan of the general feel of Sammy phones. Plus, I never used all the bells and whistles, even though I liked the thought of using them. I felt like I had to come up with reasons to use the s-pen or multi window.
[One (M7) General] anit77:
There are reports of very good battery life for the one. It comes with a 2yr warranty from what I've seen. So if the battery has issues you can get it replaced. 64gb is more than enough for the vast majority.

With an sd card you'd still have to plug the phone to a pc or at least the card into a card reader. So not sure what you're getting at here. I transfer everything via WiFi, so with a card or not makes no difference. You can also use a Bluetooth dongle if you're WiFi deficient.

With a freeze... again the power button is a hard coded feature to reset the handset. As far as extra battery life see mike1986's blog post:

http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/2013/03/removable-battery-do-we-really-need-it.html?m=1

Lastly, with serviceability. I for one can't believe it can't be done, regardless of what ifixit says. There are a variety of replacement parts available, including the entire back casing. Why would they have them if repair weren't possible.

In the end its what you like or prefer in a device that will help you justify the purchase. If you have a system for your storage and power needs and don't want to change the way you do things then maybe this unit isn't for you. But to say things can't be done is wrong. There are many options available to satisfy all of your perceived negative points. You may actually find some of them better than what you're doing now. The choice is up to you to try something new.
[One (M7) General] Nekromantik:
Im sure the devs here will be able to create a custom ROM without blinkfeed if you give them some time. :)
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Complete opposite here. Go to school and have clients that I train and having the multiwindow and spen were essential to me. One thing I could not live without is the air view in web pages. Spen functionality allows you to actually view and scroll web pages properly on a mobile phone.

Also multiwindow is amazing if you are reading and want to take notes at the same time. Also play game and watch video, copy or draw image from another page or app, have two messengers or social media open at the same time, video chat and surf wed and play video at the same time. Even xda and research online at the same time.

This is where, in my opinion, sammy really takes the lead on everyone else. Their software implementation is really good.
[One (M7) General] Basil3:
It's good to read how other people use it. If I wanted to take a quick note, I felt like there was too much of a lag between pulling out the pen and actually taking the note. I found it faster just using one of my task widgets that I had on previous phones.

I also didn't find there was enough real estate to achieve anything meaningful with multi window. One simple task I wanted to do was use a calculator to add up what I had charged clients in a week, while viewing the calendar in the other window, but it just couldn't be done. I either couldn't see all the calculator, or couldn't see enough of the calendar. I know some of the things you listed sound pretty cool, but if it was me, I would just be doing them because I could, not because it was the most efficient way of getting things done. Also, because I had long press home set to a very short delay for multi-tasking, it was super easy to switch between apps anyway.

That said, I might get the Note 3 later this year :laugh:
[One (M7) General] mitas35:
I thing you're making excuses to convince yourself not to buy the phone
[One (M7) General] john291:
I was also thinking to buy this phone(had it preordered but canceled) because i dont know for sure to get it..

Now i saw the pictures taken with the galaxy s4 on this forum i am leaning towards the galaxy s4...

But then i miss the good sound.....

Dont know yet what to do ...because the camera is a big part for me but also the sound...

Its a great looking phone tho....:confused:
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Very understandable point. I guess is just a matter of opinion. The real estate for me is perfect for my use of multiwindow. As a matter of fact , any more and the phone would definitely be too big lol. Also the ability to adjust the size of the apps in the multiwindow would alleviate that issue of not see enough of either app. I still have not had an issue.

And..... lol I will probably be getting the note 3 as well ;)
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Not excuses, legitimate points of notice :).
[One (M7) General] superchilpil:
Please just end it
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
I agree great looking phone, but falls short of the specs I mentioned earlier
[One (M7) General] anit77:
Have you read post 20?...
[One (M7) General] paul_59:
As I have only had my One for 24 hours, it's too early to tell about battery life . However if you are a heavy user and would carry a spare battery then it's not too different to buy a HTC 6000mAh battery pack . As regards lack of SD card, I would prefer the facility, but there will be a 64Gb version of the One shortly. As per reset the phone then the procedure is the same as One X : press and hold power button for 5 seconds.

So far I have no regrets, the screen is much better subjectively than HTC One X
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Hmmm very true...
[One (M7) General] melted_cow:
My One is arriving on Tuesday. I'm so glad to hear you say it's a step up from the One X in terms of battery life. I have the One X now and the battery sucks. Hopefully I'll have a good experience with the Ond
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Very true, as is the warranty on most phone batteries. However its the fact that I have to physically send my phone into htc to get the battery replaced that bothers me. Basically leaving me without a phone or a temp.... for a battery replacement. Way too inconvenient. Having the convenience of walking into a store or having a next day delivery from Amazon or ebay in just to priceless.

With an sd card if the phone breaks or malfunctions, I have the option of simply popping out my sd card and putting it into my computer or another phone to retrieve my information... aka peace of mind. If a phone without an sd card slot had the same issue, you better hope the oem is able to retrieve the information or basically your data lost. Same goes for cloud service, if you are without data and need your personal files, you are screwed. Again simply having an sd card solves these problems. Not to mention

extra memory and data partitioning capabilities. ..but that's a whole other subject for another day :).

As for the serviceability, that's just your personal opinion as to whether you think they will be efficient with repairing devices. We won't know until people actually start sending their devices in to be repaired. What we do know is anything from memory issues to battery malfunctions to screen issues will require both an extensive tear down and a shipping into htc. This means time away from my phone and inconvenience, two things I cannot afford in my line of work. Two things, I believe, htc should have planned better for...

In the end your right though, it does come down to personal preference and opinion. If these issues do not matter to you then the htc one is the perfect phone for you. In my case however, it does not fit the bill.
[One (M7) General] fernando sor:
Well then don't get it. I'm just not sure what the motivation is of all the Samsung fans writing dissertations on why the one is inferior. Everyone, even Barry who is a decent writer has not convinced me in the least that the s4,note2 is a better phone. And I own the Samsung note 10.1

Can't wait till these phones are released so I don't have to listen to one more person cry about no sdcard. Buy the s4 and note and be happy with your plastic Samsung goodness. I won't be on the Samsung forums trying to convince you that you made a mistake.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
I'm guessing you haven't read my original post or later posts thoroughly. Iam a huge htc fan, and wanted the one, but after seeing the specs and features was disappointed. You should not be so rash my friend. It's just an observation and opinion I have stated... breath :)
[One (M7) General] Basil3:
But to be honest your reservations make no sense. You had the one X, so all your reservations such as non removable battery etc were dealt with last year.
[One (M7) General] fernando sor:
You and a zillion other people...
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Dont understand what does not make sense. Sorry if I was unclear at some point. Ill try and clear it up :). I had the g2 which had the removable battery and sd card. Decided to try something new ( aka one x). After having the one x, I realized that not having the options I had on the g2 were too crippling. Twice my phone bsod on me and i was unable to retrieve my photos or clientel update list ( i usually tried to sync my information once a day, just so happened to be a busy day my phone died. Never woke up :( ). Phone reps and manufacturer were unable to get my data off the phone. Apparently the motherboard sparked on my first one and the internal memory corrupted after the battery dies on the second...talk about luck lol.

So I decided to move back to the g2 until the note 2 came out. Hence my dislike of phones without the option of a removable battery and sd card slot. Not worth the risk in my opinion. I was hoping that htc would correct this problem in the htc one.... but it turned out to be a false hope.

Hopefully that clears it up for you! :)
[One (M7) General] Basil3:
So basically you're saying you're not getting the phone, but very wisely you didn't use quite the same title as you did for your N10 thread, which was closed for being flame bait.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
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[One (M7) General] ekerbuddyeker:
Im the same as the author. Got a note 2. Love it. Especially the battery life which is un f believable. Dont use the s pen or bells and whistles. And its just a little big... Love HTC. Miss HTC being the leader (like they were with my hd2 and every device I owned before that). Want HTC to succeed and am seriously thinking about the ONE which looks like the best device I have never seen. How best to put it? I want to want the ONE. I want it to be right for me. Can live with 64gb. But battery worries me.. Will get the ONE to try it out. But look forward to the HTC FIVE which will have 5" screen and removeable battery. That will be true killer device that puts htc back in a truly competitive position.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Unfortunately that thread did turn into a huge debate which caused it to close. That was a long time ago though, and irrelevant to the current topic of htc one features. Hopefully I answered your question in the previous post thoroughly. I made a quick edit at the end if did not notice.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Same here I love htc! Since the original mytouch lol. I have never been a real big samsung fan, but there is no denying the allure of their hardware and software.

Before samsung was known for horrible build quality, lackluster updating, call quality issues and dont even get me started on touchwiz ( remember the cube layout....wtf!)... However they have come a long way. I would love nothing more than to drop sammy and go back to htc. But until htc matches the features of what samsung is offering, I cannot justify going back based on pure fanboyism.
[One (M7) General] aimetti:
I'm not sure what people are complaining about when it comes to battery life. From most reviews I've read people are getting 5-6 hours screen time. How much more do you want. My nexus 4 sure doesnt get that. And you people crying about no SD card, how much do you really need. I've gotten by with a 8 GB n4 with no issues. The only change for me is I keep my nandroids on my PC instead and primarily use google music. Regardless 32/64 GB is more than enough for a phone.
[One (M7) General] fernando sor:
And you shouldn't. Get the phone you want. There is nothing wrong with that. But assuming people want to hear the same tired argument about sdcard and battery is getting old. Just saying
[One (M7) General] ramon.nmgn:
Im an iphone user right now, and i pre ordered the HTC One.

16gb inside my iPhone and i never reached nearby 8gb... I think this will be the same for many many many users in the world.

In that case (for most people) 32gb is massive..

Besides that, what do you expect with a unibody alluminium phone? You can easy take of the back to replace battery? Its a choice, and as i said, im an iphone user and never had any issue with the battery (in 2 years). So i dont expect problems with this one either.

Just choose the phone you like, and if you think 32 gb is massive and your ok with the battery, then pick this one if you like this one.

Cheers.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Argument entails that im trying to convince you to buy one phone over the other. Lol I simply asked what people thought about these missing features that I considered issues and why I decided against my initial impulse to purchase the htc one. .:) no one is trying to argue with you or anyone else here.

I simply wanted to get other people's perspective on the phone and its features. ... hence the title and first post. If you have no real opinion on the htc one or simply don't care, then you have every right not to post or participate in the thread :). If you do however , I would love to hear your constructive and educated opinion on the subject. The choice my friend is up to you...
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Agreed! If these are non issues to you then of course non of this matters. As I stated earlier, I have specific reasons why this would not work for me, as do other users who also posted their concerns. But if you have no qualms with the construct or software, by all means enjoy your htc one ;)
[One (M7) General] ramon.nmgn:
Thanks, but my point wasnt with any offensive means.

I just wanted to make clear that their are certain choices some people have too make. And thats why there is no marketleader who makes phones that ALL people like. You cant make a phone that satisfied everyone.

I mean, im not a fanboy, it took a while before i made my choice between Xperia Z, S4 and the HTC. All three phones have their own awesomeness.

Take the phone that you like, at the end off the day, your the one who is using it day in and day out.

Goodluck with choosing the ideal phone:)
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Oh no worries I didnt take your words to be of the offensive nature! I was just agreeing with the personal preference point you made lol. Btw what steered you away from the xperia? That was also on my radar...
[One (M7) General] ramon.nmgn:
Well, i think it was a combination of the new sense 5, allu-unibody and the amazing screen.

However, the xperia comes with a great screen too, but i played with it in the local phone shop and noticed that the phone itself didnt have a premium feeling.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Ah alright, so it was more of a construct issue than a software issue. How did it feel in the hand? I'm 5'11 with pretty big hands so the note 2 feels pretty comfortable.
[One (M7) General] ramon.nmgn:
Well, i am a giant guy myself and really like the note 2.

But again, i dont like the plastic:)

Im still with an iPhone 4S just because of it descent build and quality.

I dropped my phone several time on a stony floor and it didnt effect something on my phone.

The thing with plastic is, just like the older iphone 3g and 3gs models, those goddamn haircuts... And i know that this plastic is soooo much better then those old iphones, but i doubt that if you drop it:p
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Haha very true. As I said in an earlier post, premium aluminum is the reason I choose the tf700 over the note 10.1, but software and overall functional use is the reason I choose switch to the note 2 instead of the dna or razor max. Both devices have superb build quality.
[One (M7) General] ramon.nmgn:
Friend of mine has the note ii himself, and i fell in love with the big screen. However i said before i dont like the plastic.

Next, this will be my first android device so i dont have much of an experience when it comes too the software xD.
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Eh you will get used to it. I had the orginal iphone when it came out, but once I switched to the mytouch I never looked back lol. Guarantee you will fall in love with Android. Its a much easier ecosystem to get used to now than in the past.
[One (M7) General] ramon.nmgn:
Goodbye iPhone:) you did well.

OT: im getting a 2 year plan 38€ a month. 300minutes and Sms and 1,5gb data.

Can the phone hold on easy for 2 years?
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
Hmmm well I dont have the htc one so I cant definitively say. However, most phones out right now, considering the specs they are launching with, should easily last you throughout your contract.

Now whether or not you will be tempted to switch to some ridiculously awesome beast of a phone that is announced down the road is a whole other question lol.
[One (M7) General] ramon.nmgn:
What do you mean with your last part? Im not that good in english xD srry
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
No worries. Just saying if a really good phone is announced between the beginning of your contract and end, I can promised you wont be tempted away.
[One (M7) General] ramon.nmgn:
Right now im making also the switch to a beast from the iphone lol.
[One (M7) General] KennyLegend:
So... The HTC one can't be repaired unless it's sent back to htc??

Why?

Say I broke the screen... Are guys saying it had to go to htc to be repaired??

Having repaired several iPhones and several samsung galaxy's I don't understand.. Pls someone enlighten me... I don't have a Htc1 at hand.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
http://m.gizmodo.com/5992812/htc-one-teardown-even-harder-to-fix-than-the-iphone

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+Teardown/13494/1
[One (M7) General] jah:
If it breaks then the serviceability is an HTC issue. I have a Note 2 and the One. These are different devices. I will use my Note 2 as my main business device but the One will be my full time personal device because it is so powerful and portable. Finally it looks like it's worth ukp500 and the music reproduction is much better than even the S3.
[One (M7) General] KennyLegend:
Thanks for those links.

Still very repairable though... For me anyway. One less issue for me to worry about i suppose.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[One (M7) General] pierrekid:
No problem :)
[One (M7) General] KennyLegend:
As long as it can be stripped down and parts replaced then I don't mind. That's one thing I just struck off my "why shouldn't I buy the ONE" list! ...

Until I Saw rumours Of The htc 5 and the nexus 5..now.im torn and thinking shall I wait... . Lol

Sent from my GT-I9300
[One (M7) General] kopkiwi:
Sort of got the best of both worlds.

Going to keep my S3 and upgrade for free to the HTC One. Get to keep the very solid camera, have a 64GB SD card to go with my 16GB on the S3 and there is my music storage taken care of.

32GB on the One without the need to put music or videos on there will keep it nice and free, not playing music throughout the day will also ensure battery stays pretty good too.