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[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] realtype:
Got mine on Wed and loving it so far. Like HTCOne215 I upgraded from a HTC Amaze 4G. I wasn't due for an upgrade until November but I really wanted the One so paid the $100 migration fee and moved over to a Simple Choice plan (which is cheaper anyway).

I know most the pros and cons of the phone have been discussed repeatedly so I won't go over every single one, just the ones that stand out the most to me (so far)

Pros:

- Design (x10). Pictures don't do this phone justice at all. It's absolutely gorgeous in person. I still can't get over how thin it is and the metal surfaces look/feel amazing. I don't understand why someone would spend $50 more for the GS4.

- Speed. As multiple reviews have stated, the phone moves at the speed of light.

- IR blaster. Pretty cool (Sammy's not the only phone with clever features). Now I can control my surround sound, TV, and Comcast box without searching for 3 remotes

- Screen. It really doesn't get any better than this as far as cell phone LCD's are concerned

- Did I mention that the design is amazing?

Cons:

- Blinkfeed is useless. Practically zero customization with only like 15 included feeds, and no way to add your own. If I could add my own rss feeds, especially now that Google Reader is shutting down, my opinion would be the opposite.

- Only 4 (usable) homescreens! Yeah I know most Android users only use 1-3, but I've always used 5 since my Nexus One and it was nice to have the extra 2 'just in case' (and for experimenting with widgets) on my Amaze. This makes the inclusion of Blinkfeed which takes up an entire panel even more aggravating.

- Capacitive buttons. Sensitivity seems to be off and a lot of times I'll repeatedly press one of the keys with no response until after like the 5th try. I thought the lack of a menu key would be an issue, but so far it hasn't been.

- No Google Wallet. I know this is more T-Mobile/the wireless industry than HTC, but I think having NFC enabled phones without Wallet (or other payment options) is nearly a waste.

I still haven't properly evaluated the camera even though I've played with the UI quite a bit. I'm not gonna lie though, to me the camera is one of the most important features in a phone and I wish the One's had more MP (at least 8). That said, from the sample photos I've seen on engadget and other sites, the biggest problem with it seems to be noise.I'm really hoping that HTC can somehow combine the Ultrapixel design with 8mp and better noise reduction for truly the Ultimate cell phone camera in its next flagship.

I'm looking forward to the 1.29 software update (currently at 1.27) that supposedly improves the capacitive buttons and camera performance.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] craighwk:
Dang, those pics are blurry as heck. Hopefully just a problem with that particular shot / transfer.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] J-Hop2o6:
Yea, someone needs to tap the screen to focus. But of course you can get better pics than these.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] vash1053:
I don't have one, but it's brand new with an outdated OS... Same song and dance from lazy manufacturers/carriers.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] oryan_dunn:
Other than principle, what is so important in 4.2.x that you need? Seems that most of the interesting developments have already been served by apps (Swype, etc.).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history#Android_4.2_Jelly_Bean_.28API_level_17.29
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] vash1053:
I'm sure the manufacturers appreciate this type of mentality :P 4.2.x is much the same as 4.1.x, just improved in every way. I may not "need" it, but why would I go out of my way to go backwards? It doesn't make sense.

And I'd be more worried about Key Lime Pie anyway.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] oryan_dunn:
I thought that early on, there were issues with 4.2 and that's why the manufacturers stuck with 4.1.x. I think 4.2.2 was the release that fixed a few of those issues, and that was released mid-February, and the One launched globally in March. Not too much turnaround time there. My guess, HTC just skips 4.2.x and goes straight to KLP.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] J-Hop2o6:
^^ Think I read somewhere that HTC has 4.2.2 already in the works for the H1. Hopefully we get that soon, plus the KLP version not long after its release.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Element515:
Pretty sure they skipped 4.2.1 because of the issues with it
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] vash1053:
I don't claim to know why they didn't go with 4.2, but it has been out for over a half a year now. There's really no excuse for shipping a flagship or flagship-esque device with an outdated OS. But people are complacent, so the manufacturers/carriers continue to get away with it.

I was thinking of getting a One, but this has made me remember what it's like to use a non-Nexus device. There's no way I could go back now. Hopefully they don't keep ya'll waiting too long for KLP!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Nick L:
Couple more thoughts, now that I've had some time with it:

-GPS locks very quickly.

-BT streaming audio quality isn't great, there's quite a bit of hissing. No problems with headphones or the built in speakers, though. Hopefully that will be fixed in a software update.

-Regarding the capacitive buttons, I don't think it's an issue of sensitivity, but rather that the area that is accepted as a touch is smaller than on other devices. As long as I'm tapping on the right place, I can trigger the back or home even with a very light touch.

-Phone gets pretty warm, which makes sense as they're basically using the body as a heatsink and there's a very powerful SoC inside.

-Loving the design more and more.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] scottspa74:
[MENTION=2993923]s1lenz[/MENTION], that's funny you mention having to use pinky at bottom, I hate that. But didn't notice it so much on One.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] J-Hop2o6:
I have to do the pinky on the bottom trick most of the time to ensure it won't slip out of my hand.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Shadow Samurai:
To be honest. Sense five is wicked fast and very light compared to the past! They've already released source code and 4.2 doesn't really bring any "useful/must have" features that 4.1 doesn't have. All I really care about is having a very quick and responsive phone which is what I got

Sent from the one and only HTC One
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] s1lenz:
what J-Hop said. The back is so slippery I get paranoid about dropping it on the floor. Most of the time I whip out the phone its over concrete, wood flooring or some other hard substance.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] ptweasel:
I have no big complaints so far. Most everything I've tried has worked flawlessly. I'm too busy worrying about dropping it until I get the case I want.

I've had an issue with WiFi, but I can't definitely say it's the phone. If I connect to my wireless g network, it works as expected. If I connect to my wireless n network, I get low signal strength and low speed. I'm more inclined to think it's my network's problem.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] HTCOne215:
One thing I just noticed, you are no longer allowed to add your own sounds for notifications! That's crazy. Also, they've gotten rid of a lot of the Sense widgets such as photo frame. I didn't realize they wanted to gut Sense down so much, this is a little extreme!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Nick L:
You still can I think, you have to put your file in the "Notifications" folder on the internal storage, then it should appear in the list when you go to select your notification sound.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] lojak29:
Great phone just found one of 2 stores that had 20 in stock.I picked one up 580$ outright cash.

Coming from the early HTC days where the amaze and sensation had terrible speakers this is a major + for HTC.

Nice nice camera ,the zoe cam is just plain bad***;)

Don't doubt the 4 ultrapixel cam,it looks like 8 if not better .

Over all the phone reminds me alot like sprints htc evo lte layout and feel ....just a lot faster and cleaner exterior design .

Get the phone if you are debating,it's worth every penny .
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] stevedebi:
There are folders for notifications and rings. Just put the files there. The only thing I've been unable to change is one of the reminders.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Joshnor713:
My comments coming from an Evo LTE...

- Can't notice the difference between SLC2 vs SLC3, but I do notice the resolution increase. Things look so sharp.

- I like Blinkfeed (don't know why people bash it so harshly). Wish it had more feed options but it's a good start, helps me find articles I wouldn't have found before, so does it's job for me. Only real complaint is that most of the images have bad quality, which doesn't show good (especially for a 1080P screen).

- The speakers are amazing. First thing I did with them was played a trailer, and I was blown away.

- We already know the metal/build is fantastic, but want to point out that it's a very smooth feel, not glossy-like.

- Buttery-smooth (no exaggeration). People called the LTE smooth, but it had plenty of lag spots and Sense reloading. With the One, it's not Sense like you know it. Complete over-haul. So fast and fluid, "classy" feel, multitasking is back, and no Sense reloading!

My only complaints are:

- Although the same screen size as the LTE, it's significantly bigger. I know its due to the extra speaker, but wish some of the black trim around the display was utilized, to justify it more.

- Still not used to the power button after 3 days. Just awkward.

- Capacitive button backlights don't turn on until the ambient lighting is pretty low. Wish they were more sensitive to lower light, because sometimes they're hard to see. The button presses aren't over-sensitive, you kind of have to press them spot on.

Fantastic phone HTC, I hope this saves them. They deserve it after making a device like this.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] craighwk:
HTC really hates notification LEDs, don't they? Seems like it gets smaller and smaller with each phone, as it's about the size of a pin-head now! Wish they would have made it larger and multi-colored, as I love to customize my apps for different color notifications.

And yes, the Back and Home buttons don't seem to light up consistently. I wish there was a way to keep them on all the time. I wonder if I can cover up the sensor somehow without ruining the aesthetics of the phone. On the Rezound you could since the background was black, so black tape worked great.

The speakers are about as loud as my Note 2, so I wasn't as blown away by them. The overall sound is a LOT better, though. Beats audio is a bit of a bust for me since I mostly listen to music in my car through Bluetooth and the extra bass about kills my stock speakers, even if I turn the bass down on the stereo -7.

The screen is fantastic. Zoe is a really sweet feature and I'm still trying to figure out all that it can do. I love the way it creates 30 second highlight videos from your pictures. The phone has a lot less bloat than I expected and I am not even sure I feel the need to root it. It just feels right.

I love that the volume keys are on the right side of the phone. I always felt like that's where they belong. The power button, however, is a bit annoying to press as it's all the way on the top left side of the phone, making it quite the stretch for one handed use.

For whatever reason, I was startled by the box it came in. It was a mini pizza box, basically. A big change from the square boxes that most phones seem to come in. No headphones included, which I found odd for a beats audio phone.

The phone is fluid and fast!

These are just some random things I've found. It's a great phone and its greatness has been detailed to death already. :)
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] kirdroid:
Positives:

Great materials feels nice to touch and hold :)

That sound on front facing speakers.

Screen..hate that saturated amoled screens.

Also, Sense is much simpler and refined now. Gone are that crazy animations and transitions...keep it simple.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] angel.mariano:
I just checked the website for the case, and i have to say those are the best looking cases i ever seen .. I like the blue one..
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] adil17:
Can you link me to the case please, would appreciate it.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] angel.mariano:
Speck case

http://www.speckproducts.com/smartphone-cases/htc/candyshell-grip-for-htc-one.html

Here is another one in case you like slim cases

Incipio

http://www.incipio.com/cases/smartp...ses/htc-one-cases/htc-one-frequency-case.html
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] doonroy:
Everything is outstanding with my phone except for the camera.

In fact, the camera is also great, but my camera can't seem to focus on close objects wells, even after switching to macro mode. And the body of the phone gets hot quickly after like 5 minutes of camera usage. Afterwards can't really focus on close objects at all. Anyone else? :confused:
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] blackangst:
I picked up my Speck case in the retail store. I just went for the candyshell clear...its minimal, and of course clear. Im waiting for THIS ONE to come in clear as I would love a kickstand. I had a Seidio with kickstand on my S2 and miss it, although I dont miss the bulk and rubbery feeling of it. I carry my phone in my pocket and the rubbery ones dont slide in and out easily.

edit: interesting the Speck website doesnt have the clear one listed...wonder if they made it specifically for TMo?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Ulukita:
I use Airdroid to push and download my own custom ringtones, alarms, and notification sounds over WiFi. It's free and should help you. The browser access of all of your phones content anywhere is nice too.

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Ain't that the truth. I missing the extra real estate from my GS3 because of the stupidly placed on screen menu key. They haven't made up their mind even with all the phones that exist. The HTC logo screams I'm a button...but j/k two buttons is all you get :(
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] oryan_dunn:
Blame complacent app developers. Complain to the developers of the apps that have the menu button along the bottom.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] kirdroid:
We can blame HTC for not giving the option to map that menu key to long press the back button or something else. It's HTC's phone so they could have at least done this. They already had this problem with one x so they knew the problem and still didn't give the option.

Anyway it doesn't bother me since I'm goin to flash a custom rom eventually but HTC could have done better here.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] oryan_dunn:
Perhaps, but it's been since the release of ICS on the Galaxy Nexus that the Google guidelines have said to not rely on a hardware menu key. It's not that hard to put a little 3 dot icon in your app somewhere.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] craighwk:
Silly Nice thing: My previous phones completely cut volume to my music when using Bluetooth and the GPS wanted to speak to me. Now, it just lowers the volume and speaks over it, so when that drop hits, I don't miss it because the lady wants me to turn left. :D
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] djdark04:
This phone is amazing. Coming from a Samsung GS2. After the unveiling of the S4 I knew HTC one will be my choice. The phone is super responsive and the lcd screen is the best I've seen yet. I thought the camera would be average, but I was very surprised at the quality I was getting with a 4mp camera. Zoe is not amazing, but a pretty cool feature. The design and build of the phone is incredible. Also the call clarity of this phone is so much better than what I was getting on the S2.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] knurdle:
I've had my phone about 2 days now.

Screen is amazing, speakers are good.

Hard to say on the battery life because it's only been 2 days and I charge my phone constantly.

GPS is great, locks quickly. I came from a GS2 and Samsung's GPS has always been horrible.

Camera is really good, I like the Zoetrope feature a lot. Plus the daily slideshow/music video it produces is awesome.

It's the first phone my wife has said she wants outside of her blackberry. She loves her keyboard and wouldn't give it up. The photos/zoe feature has made her reconsider.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] npalmy:
I am on day 4 on the phone and so far love the screen, volume and speakers, and the camera. And of course the phone just looks so hot and classy.

The only negatives are loss of screen size due to the HTC "bar" on the bottom and the HTC logo.

Coming from a nexus GSM phone the HTC is so different and the learning curve on unlocking and rooting is much more painful, but now that it is done I am enjoying the experience.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Jorakal:
I agree. I used navigation for the first time yesterday. GPS locked in about 3 seconds. Much faster than any other phone I've had.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] djdark04:
I agree with the loss of screen size due to the buttons on the bottom. Sometimes when I watch a video I imagine what if the bottom speakers were replaced with them, but then we would have potentially lost the "boom sound". :p
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Turb0wned:
Only thing I hate is the stupid facebook crap on my gallery.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] blackangst:
You may need to go into your FB app and turn off auto sync.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] knurdle:
The FB stuff in my gallery bugs me as well and I tried turning off auto sync but it was still in there.

I've also noticed something really annoying for me personally.

Notification volume and ringer volume are tied together.

When I'm at work, I like to set my notification to silent and ringer to a really low volume and I can't do that on the one.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] yusssi:
I am very interested in knowing what "a lot of work" you did to get these icon changes on the ONE? do you have a tutorial or a post somewhere? Please let me know....

THX!!

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for what I have learnt, HTC's 'ultrapixel' is just a term they use to refer to the camera's aperture. It still a 4MP camera with a f2.0 aperture.....They could have done better in the MP area, SHOULD HAVE......
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] altimax98:
Couldn't be more wrong...

UltraPixel is a gimmicky name, but the tech behind it is something that should have been done a long time ago.. the actual micron pixels used to capture the light are almost x2 the size of those found on the S4. Larger pixels mean more light into each which allows for lower ISO and better low light performance. On the flip side the pictures in perfectly bright light do lose a little detail compared to a 13mp camera. Ideal is 8mp with the micron larger pixels but that technology isn't yet compact enough for use in your A-Typical smartphone.

I, and most semi-pro photographers would take the HTC sensor over any of the other ones with the exception of the Lumia.

It has nothing to do with the aperture... and do yourself a favor and read this entire review

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review/4
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] yusssi:
I did myself the favor and read what you so arrogantly pointed out for me to read. Thank you mr. God! (Now I have learnt MORE, and will KEEP ON LEARNING :good: )
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] voodoodoo1226:
Moved
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] bobsbbq:
Wow looks nice. Who's icons are those? I made some years ago for WM called Touch of Glass and posted a template. There are several other people who made some as well. I think there are several people who would be interested in this setup. Could you post this is the themes and apps section which links and or credits so others could use them as well?

Here is the link to the icons we made for WM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=740832
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] blackbolt22:
Absolutely love it. Flawless except the home button bugs out but since I've installed a ROM based on international version.. that issue seems to be gone :)
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Mikee4fun:
I made those icons using a template file Dinik supplied. I am not going to release anything at this time until I have some issues polished out and get permission from Dinik if he is still around. By the way, I loved your work on the WM roms back in the days, I did a lot of work myself, just never released anything public.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Mikee4fun:
There are forums in the EVO LTE and I am sure elsewhere that can get you started. I personally do not have a tutorial but as long as you re sign your apk's most will still work. I have issues with the current version of google play right now and resigning that app.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] adil17:
Any more thoughts guys?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Aetherhole:
I absolutely love mine. I've run a good gamut of phones in the last few years -- iPhone 2g, 3gs, 4, Samsung Galaxy S, S2, S3. The HTC One is by and large the best all around phone. It is one of the best feeling phones I've ever used and looks like a flagship model. HTC's sense software is the least invasive of the android skins. In fact, stock software is among the best (aside from vanilla android).

The music software is also one of the best for android, as well. One of the hardest things for me to transition between Apple's ecosystems and android (and back and forth) was the music software. The video software is not quite at the same level, but it is still pretty good.

The only thing I'm not entirely sold on is the Ultra-Pixel camera. Low-light photos work as advertised and is better than any other smartphone camera, but the normal-lit photos leave just a little bit to be desired.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] gtwozero:
I am coming from a Gnex and I love my HTC One. Sense 5 is pretty snappy and it didn't come with as much bloatware as I've seen in previous HTC phones. I watched some reviews on youtube that cover the features of the new "Ultrapixel Camera" and find it much more enjoyable to use. I initially thought that HTC Zoe was kind of a gimmick but once I started using it frequently I found it to be a pretty awesome feature. Im rooted with S-On and am running the Bulletproof kernal by Flar2, and it has made my phone even more amazing as my battery lasts much longer than stock. I'm also running titanium backup and just froze all the bloatware which has aided in the "snappiness" of this phone.

The only gripe I have is that it currently has a Spigen sgp screen protector and the capacitive buttons aren't nearly as responsive as they were with out the protector, but I'd rather have my screen protected so its not a deal breaker, but does get annoying.

All in all, I cant seem to put my phone down, Now Im just waiting for LTE :D
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] drazyw:
Easily the best phone I've used to date. I love it. Coming from a Galaxy Nexus and a Lumia 920. My only complaint about the HTC One is the Camera. I'm not pleased with the quality. The 920 is hands down better in the camera department. My problem with the camera is that the further out to the sides of the images you get, towards unfocused areas, it's got some pixelization, where are the 920 will have a nice smooth blur. The HTC seems to be applying a very harsh dithering process here.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] rfn379:
Love this phone. Performance is amazing and build quality is outstanding. I used to hate HTC but I am glad I gave this phone a chance.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Husam2011:
Hate it, FU** YOU HTC! Loved the screen, with the exception of greyish blacks, loved the speakers, but my camera got screwed up in a week and in under a week a dead pixel showed up.. If not for these, i would stay, but i'd rather have a S4 for the quality (user of t989) but i might regret it as i really loved the speakers, which is the only reason i got the HTC One.