yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Sense 6 starting to push for the M7 in some regions
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/467303404935864320
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Unlocked version of HTC One M7 and Developers Version receiving Sense 6.0 update
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/469058995488317441
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Higher Performance Mode (HPM) in Stock Sense 6 software, hidden in developer options - no root or unlock needed

HTC basically kills game boost with Sense 6 thanks to the hidden High Perfomance Mode (HPM) the best news is that stock non rooted users can finally enjoy the full power of s600 as well

so if you have received the Sense 6 update on your M7 here is how to enable it

as always keep knocking on the build number until the dev options are unlocked

images form the Phonearena M8 HPM guide

remember use it when you game and turn it off after that, otherwise you torture your battery
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Sense 6.0 New Camera Tips

HTC fixed daylight auto exposure with Sense 6.0, so you no longer need to manually find the exposure sweet spot

- As a general rule rely on point and shoot auto focus for the best results in daylight, if you find your image slightly over exposed in the view finder you can quickly adjust EV on the spot

- Sharpness algorithm was also improved but it can be reduced slightly with sharpness -0.5 from settings>image adjustments

- HDR currently requires a lock at a brighter image target for best results (hold focus to lock into the brightest spot in your frame) you can also lock outside your frame and then re-frame your image

- Settings can be saved as custom camera, by accessing settings>save as camera, the new camera will appear along the cameras selection menu (Camera, Selfie, Video, etc) you can later hold/drag the new camera to re-arrange or delete

- Daylight improvements might have affected the Sense 5.x low light results negatively, for low light try to reduce your max ISO and increase EV (in order to slow down the shutter slightly but improve quality) otherwise you can rely on night mode
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One M8, M7, and other Google Play editions receive Android 4.4.3 as HTC posts kernel source

https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/474111334855237632
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC added Dimensions Plus and Panorama 360 files view ability to all Sense 6.0 devices

Google Playstore: HTC Gallery
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Sense 6.0 update is rolling out for the UK M7

HTC Software Updates status page for UK:

http://www.htc.com/uk/go/htc-software-updates/

HTC One Family – What’s New and Different in Android 4.4/Sense 6
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/477051975193083904
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Dimension Plus sample attached, taken with the M8, viewable with the latest HTC gallery update for all Sense 6.0 devices
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
The M7 will not be forgotten :)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
M7 owners beat M8 to this:

World's First Android 4.4.3 and Sense 6.0 ROM for HTC One (M7) – MaximusHD 42.0.0

HTC just crossed generation SIX of M7 software updates, unheard of for any of any HTC device they ever made.
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
https://twitter.com/shen_ye/status/480519736498081792
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC EYE Experience to Hit One M7, One M8, One Mini 2 and More
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One, One (M8), One mini and mini 2 to get Android 5.0 Lollipop
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
New HTC update status page

http://www.htc.com/us/go/htc-software-updates/
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC ANDROID 5.0 LOLLIPOP UPDATE
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Does HTC's UltraPixel camera need more megapixels?
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC planning to roll out Lollipop to Google Play edition devices from next week
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/532161542037311488

HTC camera app on Playstore
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR

HTC Eye Experience list of features per device
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
First Official HTC One M7 Lollipop ROM, base 7.15.401.1

HTC ONE – MAXIMUSHD 50.0.0
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
https://twitter.com/urbanstrata

base: 7.19.401.2
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
M7 reaches EOL (crosses 2 years of software support)

- Sense 6.0 5.0.2 was final

- GPE will get 5.1

https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/578539065512980480

https://twitter.com/moversi/status/578249335822921730
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
there might be hope:

from Mo Versi

https://twitter.com/moversi/status/578745507155083264
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
7 old flagships that you can buy as great mid-range smartphones right now (March 2015)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
https://twitter.com/urbanstrata/status/583732554953535488

https://twitter.com/standakucera/status/583647936040587264
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Android 5.1 rolling out to the HTC One M8 GPe and M7 GPe
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
https://twitter.com/wheelergd/status/634652491800571904
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC connect playstore update, adds Airplay to M7/M8/M9

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.wifidisplay&hl=en
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
LlabTooFeR released a leak of the upcoming Android 4.3 / Sense 5.0 update

Base: 3.09.401.1, Android 4.3

[ROM] MaximusHD 12.0.0 | JB 4.3 | Fast&Stable | OTA Updates | 3.09.401.1 | Soon

https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/371530699737956352/photo/1
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
more info about the 4.3 leak

Android and Me: HTC One Android 4.3 pre-release update leaked

http://htcsource.com/2013/08/htc-one-android-4-3-update-leaks-ahead-of-september-release/
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC UNVEILS HTC MINI+ SPECS - COMES WITH CONSUMER INFRARED AND LASER POINTER (HTC One accessory)

http://www.htc.com/www/accessories/htc-mini-plus/
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Blue HTC One shell gets snapped in the non-flesh (updated)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Android Central: The best Android phone you can buy, as of August 2013
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Sprint roadmap hints at blue HTC One launch on September 10th
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Kernel Source for the HTC One 2.24.x.x firmware is finally released (Android 4.2.2 + Sense 5)

HTC One Kernel Source - 2.24.401.1 / 2.24.401.2 / 2.24.401.3
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC's Mini+ and Fetch are this year's strangest smartphone accessories
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
EX Kernel 3.10 for 4.2.2 Sense 5 ROMs is now updated with HTC source release, HDR at night is now fully functional again and better compatibility overall

also note EX kernel main advantage is the ability to play 60fps videos like the stock kernel

ElementalX kernel 3.10
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
AndroidCentral: Verizon HTC One hands-on and first impressions

[YOUTUBE]/5XBLUvZqCFc[/YOUTUBE]
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One "Vivid Blue" Edition Announced
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
PocketLint: HTC BoomBass hands-on: Bringing bass to BoomSound

From the Press Release:
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Some feedback from LlabTooFeR about the red tint camera issue suffered by many

https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/375138122759426048
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One Google Play Edition - 3.07.1700.1 Kernel source and Framework support files Released

http://dl4.htc.com/RomCode/Source_and_Binaries/m7-jb-3.4.10-e22f38b.zip

http://dl4.htc.com/RomCode/Source_and_Binaries/framework_43.zip
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Limited Edition David Koma HTC One mini says "Here's To Change"
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
[YOUTUBE]-oTYzM7l5P8[/YOUTUBE]
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Sony DSC-QX100 and QX10 lens cameras bring top-notch optics to any smartphone or tablet, we go hands-on

[YOUTUBE]hcWLiR9qNqw[/YOUTUBE]

http://live.theunwired.net/photo/index.php?album=IFA 2013
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
A nice look into the history of HTC Sense

HTC Blog, Making Sense: Creating HTC’s Innovative Software Experience
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC uploads nine new 7-second videos as part of its Here’s to Change campaign

Here are two other shorts version of the commercial focused on Blinkfeed and BoomSound

[YOUTUBE]9WGPHYdkNFY[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]-oTYzM7l5P8[/YOUTUBE]
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
How To: Use NFC with the HTC One
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Vivid Blue HTC One for Verizon shown off in leaked photos
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
GSMarena: Android 4.3 update for HTC One is coming this month

There is a screenshot from IFA a newer build - 3.14.8888.1

EU and USA in the same time
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Information overload from LlabTooFeR today

https://twitter.com/llabtoofer/status/376645193635622912
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
[MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] started support for Sense 4.3 ROMs in his ElementalX kernel
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
A different shade of blue Is coming exclusive Best Buy USA

Blue HTC One coming to Best Buy as an exclusive

Check the attached photos
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Some articles comparing the HTC One to the iPhone 5s

HTC Blog: Here’s To Confirmation

Why I Bought an HTC One the Day Before the iPhone 5S Announcement

GSMArena: Apple iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c start a family war, the HTC One interferes

Spec showdown: Apple iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s versus the Android competition

iPhone 5s and 5c: comparing Apple's latest against the best phones out there
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Snapdragon 600's Adreno 320 performance head to head at the iPhone native resolution (1136x640)

Adreno 320 450mhz - GFXBench @ 1136x640p

iPhone 5 @ 640p

T-rex Onscreen = 13.6fps

Egypt Onscreen = 40.4fps

iPhone 5s @ 640p (200% iPhone 5)

T-rex Onscreen = 27.2fps

Egypt Onscreen = 80.8fps without vsync

Adreno 330 @ 1080 (Note 3)

T-rex Onscreen = 26.6fps

Egypt Onscreen = 52.fps (68.3 without vsync)

Adreno 320 @ 1080p (HTC One)

T-rex Onscreen = 16fps

Egypt Onscreen = 44fps

Adreno 320 @ 720p (MotoX, HTC One forced to 720p)

T-rex Onscreen = 27fps

Egypt Onscreen = 55fps (vsync)

Adreno 320 @ 640p (HTC One forced to 640p)

T-rex Onscreen = 29fps

Egypt Onscreen = 56fps (vsync)

Added the iPhone's 640p resolution to my Resolution scripts

So if we force the HTC One to 640p or any 640p scaled up game like Asphalt 8, Adreno 320 should match or beat the GPU on the iPhone 5s, even better if we drop to 540p
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One AT&T OTA leaked, firmware 3.10.502.2

[LEAK] [RUU rom.zip and CWM-zip][4.3] AT&T 3.10.502.2

3.10.502.2 m7_ul_jb43_sense50_mr
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One remains PhoneDog's Number 1 for both the people and expert rankings (week 79)

http://www.phonedog.com/2013/09/11/official-smartphone-rankings-week-79/
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
This article contains few hints about the camera red tint issue and upcoming fix (for those affected, my early unit is still tint free)

Phonedog, After iPhone: Two months after the switch, this is what I think of the HTC One
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One Google Play edition receiving JWR66Y OTA update
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
I have insider information that the upcoming 3.17.x.x update will feature a newer Adreno 320 driver with ES 3.0 support, the same version number as Adreno 330 drivers (up from the current v14 drivers)

OpenGL ES 3.0 V@45.0 AU@04.03.00.109.001

Egypt HD offscreen seems to have jumped from 40fps to 42fps on stock 400mhz clock, which means it should scored 47-48fps on 450mhz

guess there is a bright side to wait with HTC ;)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One 3.17.401.2 GPU drivers, Android 4.3, OpenGL ES 3.0 V@45.0 AU@04.03.00.109.001

only 2fps in Egypt HD are gained but this is v45, the very latest ES 3.0 drivers from Adreno 330

if you remember many developers reported ES 3.0 v14 had bugs, so this insures we have fully running ES 3.0 in the upcoming OTA
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC acknowledges problem with One camera, promises software update

Original source (translated)

http://htc.hdblog.it/2013/09/09/htc...a-ecco-la-pronuncia-ufficiale-del-produttore/
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
[ROM] HTC One – MaximusHD 13.0.0
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Gold HTC One casing shown off in leaked image
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Pocket-Lint: Best smartphones 2013: The best phones available to buy today
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
looks like the sound recording from my HT33W unit vs the FA364 unit is no different, it's still recording in stereo (double checked the waveforms) and same quality

this means even by June HTC still didn't run out of their HDR mic chips or the company is still supplying them anyway

I will have to test against the FA378 unit soon
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One featured in music video: Placebo - Too Many Friends

[YOUTUBE]Y5cZvbOisk4[/YOUTUBE]
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Some insights about the HTC One Camera in Anandtech's iPhone 5s review

I am surprised Anand didn't include a photo from the HTC One to compare despite the direct comparison and curiously the review did not end with Anandtech award despite all the praise (unlike the HTC One Gold Editor's Choice Award)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Continuing my research about the Adreno 320 GPU and gaming on the HTC One, here is a comparative look with the iPhone 5s thanks to Anandtech's GPU architecture reveal and benchmarks
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One made it to the final T3 Phone year award shortlist, HTC One lovers be sure to vote

T3 Phone of the year 2013 shortlist
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
GSM Arena: HTC One gold edition built by Gold Genie goes up for pre-order
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Elemental X HTC One kernel beta version 5.3 just released, we can finally OC the GPU past 487mhz

You can use my gaming scripts to boost the GPU clock on the fly

Scores: 52fps in GFX Bench Egypt HD offscreen and 18fps in Trex HD offscreen @ 595mhz
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
The HTC One design and build, still can't escape praise from the iPhone 5s reviews (The Verge)

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/20/4752296/apple-iphone-5s-review
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One Android 4.3 update on schedule, almost here
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
For those who want a pure flashable 3.17.401.1 (Rebadged 3.17.502.2) odexed ROM (Sense 5 / Android 4.3)

This base was originally pulled from the HTC One blue release for AT&T

It's posted here thanks to [MENTION=1427327]danieldmm[/MENTION]
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Android Central: iPhone 5s versus HTC One

[YOUTUBE]2x53ezGp_Gc[/YOUTUBE]
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Hands-on with the Best Buy exclusive blue HTC One
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Some insights about the HTC One DDR2 RAM thanks to [MENTION=2841310]jerrylzy[/MENTION]
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
My feedback about GPU OC past 500mhz thanks to Elemental X 5.3 and
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
My feedback about the HTC One AT&T 3.17.502.2 pure dump
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC Blog: The Latest HTC User Experience: Sense 5 and the HTC One
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
(https://twitter.com/JasonMacHTC/status/382228249151287296)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Lovers of stock kernels or custom Kernels but with default GPU throttling, you can now control it thanks to [MENTION=2841310]jerrylzy[/MENTION]

I would use Stock no gpu throttling, the stock kernel max GPU is 400mhz which already underclocked and very safe

[How To]Modify HTC One's Thermal Files For Your Own Need
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One 4.3 update starting rolling out in Taiwan 3.18.709.2
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
XDA Device Review: HTC One
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Rumors: the Europe / MEA 4.3 OTA (.401) is coming later

https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/382606148664561664

Developer HTC One to Receive some Android 4.3 this Week

HTC One Android 4.3 Sense 5.5 update running late
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
The TW 3.18.709.2 dump is posted here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2456866

This is a pure dump, you can flash it after replacing the .so file, it's odexed and comes with stock kernel, firmware and recovery
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
In the 3.17 / 3.18 base, HTC actually improved two things in Video highlights

- Now you can your own custom audio tracks

- The way the video is compiled is a little different now, portrait shots are now tiled horizontally this prevents them from looking odd (which used to end up with black borders left and right)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
update: latest versions of Asphalt8 and the 4.119.401.11 base appears to have fixed gaming issues, this game now runs stable around 30fps and above even when using the tilt sensor on stock locked HTC One (M7)

So those who want ES3.0 in their Asphalt 8 better update or purchase the game from Playstore using your Sense 3.1x.xxx.x / Android 4.3 ROM with ES 3.0 drivers, there is a difference between the initial 1006 obb file and the latest version
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One Developer Edition 4.3 Update (USA) now pushing 3.22.1540.1
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
ARHD: Android 4.3 update for HTC One
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One Developer Edition 3.22.1540.1 ROM ZIP file is uploaded on HTC Dev

http://dl4.htc.com/RomCode/Source_a...3_SENSE50_MR_BrightstarUS_WWE_3.22.1540.1.zip

HTC One Developer Edition 3.22.1540.1 ROM RUU file is uploaded on HTC Dev

http://dl4.htc.com/RomCode/Source_a...3_SENSE50_MR_BrightstarUS_WWE_3.22.1540.1.exe
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC Blog: The Engineering Behind HTC BoomSound
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Stock HTC One Developer Edition 3.22.1540.1 flash-able 4.3 ROM is uploaded thanks [MENTION=426561]scrosler[/MENTION]

[ROM] - Stock Rooted De-Odex 3.22.1540.1 - Official 4.3

You can download a pure Odexed untouched version from the second post

This is will prove valuable to .401 international WWE owners, since HTC will skip this update for Europe/Middle East and push forward toward the Sense 5.5 update in late October / November

To change the US notification bar customization in this ROM to standard WWE simply change the following:

\system\customize\ACC\default.xml

<item type="integer" name="sku_id">6</item>

you will find at the bottom of the list, you need to change sku_id to 42

6 = Brightstar US

7 = AT&T

11 = T-Mobile

42 = International WWE (.401)

you can flash it over your 2.24.401.8 ROM without data wipe, just wipe cache

Custom 3.22.1540.1 firmware package here (includes Radio and other partitions but no hboot) firmware flashing tutorial here
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
The 3.x update (3.18 / 3.22) states "improvements to color contrasts in low light situations" for the camera

Stock 3.22 kernel vs 2.48 based kernel, both photos taken in the same time, you can clearly see the blacks are now cropped by default in low light, there is almost no need to enhance it with the gallery effects, default results are much better than the over exposed Auto enhance filter

3.22 Night mode

2.48 Night mode

3.22 Night mode + Auto enhance

2.48 Night mode + Auto enhance

3.22 Night mode + Darkside filter

2.48 Night mode + Darkside filter
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
How to disable HW overlays on boot (Always use GPU for screen compositing)

Starting with Android 4.2.2, Google forces MDP compositions in build.prop, HTC however applies contradicting commands in build.prop

This is the build.prop display area in 1.29.401.3

#
#system props for display
#
debug.sf.hw=1
debug.egl.hw=1
debug.composition.type=gpu
debug.enabletr=true
ro.hwui.renderer.disable_opaque=true
ro.sf.lcd_density=480
debug.mdpcomp.maxlayer=3
debug.egl.buffcount=4

dalvik.vm.heapsize=384m
dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=192m
dev.pm.dyn_samplingrate=1

by default debug.sf.hw=1 and debug.composition.type=gpu actually disables HW overlays and relies on the GPU, this is true for all the Android 4.1.2 Sense ROMs, a very good reason behind the smoothness of the UI

GE, Android 4.3, ROM 3.07

#
#system props for display
#
debug.enabletr=true
ro.hwui.renderer.disable_opaque=true
ro.sf.lcd_density=480
persist.hwc.mdpcomp.enable=true
debug.mdpcomp.maxlayer=3

Sense ROMs 2.17, 2.24, 3.17 and 3.22 / Android 4.2.2 and 4.3

#
#system props for display
#
debug.sf.hw=1
debug.egl.hw=1
debug.composition.type=gpu
debug.enabletr=true
ro.hwui.renderer.disable_opaque=true
ro.sf.lcd_density=480
persist.hwc.mdpcomp.enable=true
debug.mdpcomp.maxlayer=3
debug.egl.buffcount=4

dalvik.vm.heapsize=384m
dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=192m
dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=8m
dev.pm.dyn_samplingrate=1
dalvik.vm.heapmaxfree=8m
dalvik.vm.heapminfree=2m

here we see debug.sf.hw=1 and debug.composition.type=gpu again forcing the screen compositions to GPU and then they contradict it by persist.hwc.mdpcomp.enable=true which forces all screen compositions back into mdp, two conflicting build.prop properties

sadly old apps or apps which still do not support MDP rendering will struggle or lag during multitasking zoom out

in order to force compositions to the GPU you will need to set this persist.hwc.mdpcomp.enable=false or remove this line completely

you can test this using apps like script manager and opera mini, when you double tap home for multitasking, the zoom out is very laggy, once compositions are working on the GPU properly it will zoom out buttery smooth

keep in mind that the switch to MDP is for battery drain reasons and the proper thing is for apps to support it but if you want to disable HW overlays and force it to GPU on boot, this is the way to solve it

more info about MDP powersaving

Update: In order to prevent drain by forcing everything to the GPU, or laggy old apps by forced MDP, we can try to allow each app to select it's preferred mode

simply comment these three lines

#debug.sf.hw=1
#debug.composition.type=gpu
#persist.hwc.mdpcomp.enable=true

some tests thanks to [MENTION=5386198]Mikanoshi[/MENTION]
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC must alter chip in One smartphone to avoid Nokia patents
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Gorgeous Ultrapixel samples from this camera focused review

COLBY BROWN, GEAR REVIEW: A PHOTOGRAPHER’S TAKE ON THE HTC ONE

I think as always over exposure / limited dynamic range reveals which photo was taken with the HTC One
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Android OEM are caught 'optimizing' their flagships to detect and score highest in benchmark, including HTC

They're (Almost) All Dirty: The State of Cheating in Android Benchmarks

To be fair, it's actually the long terms woes of Android CPU governors and Google's failure to provide performance profiles, Android OEMs are forced to "detect" apps in need of full performance, HTC actually does it for their own apps and software, for example when you run a 60fps video the "pnpmanager" silently ramps up the CPU clocks in order to play this video smoothly, custom kernels with pnpmanager disabled will stutter in 60fps playback unless you manually boost the CPU governor, in fact its the very problem where we are forced to boost the CPU governor in order to play heavy games, Asphalt 8 stutters and lags in stock, since the HTC One fails to detect this game and this game fails to demand full CPU power, once you lower the threshold of the ondemand governor to 50%, the game runs locked around 30-40fps

The CPU governors are a tricky matter, if you leave the CPU aggressive all the time your mobile battery will be needlessly wasted, Apple does it in a different way, games have their own mode where they automatically enter a full performance profiles, especially 3D games, not so far on Android it's still a matter of a specific optimization or detection

Anyway this is problem that affect stock locked users, rooted users have long learned to fix this from their end (manual CPU control)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC elaborates on Android 4.3 plans for HTC One on other U.S. carriers
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
HTC One remains Number One in Techradar's Buyer Guide ahead of the Xperia Z1, LG G2 and iPhone 5s

Techradar: 20 best mobile phones in the world today (October 2nd)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Sprint's HTC One Getting Android 4.3 Update Today With Improved HTC Sense Stability, Swype Fixes, And Sprint App Updates
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
T3 Gadget Awards 2013: HTC One wins Phone of the Year
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Complex Tech: The Best Android Phones of All Time

10 out of 25 are made by HTC
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Phonedog: I really like what HTC has done with the One line this year
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
S-OFF Achieved for the Verizon HTC One

[s-off] rumrunner s-off for Verizon HTC One
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
ARHD Blog: HTC Sense 5.5 busted! True screenshots of the incoming HTC UI