[Android General] deeznuts:
This is what i thought while listening to the quality on that youtube comparison. Here's my overall thoughts:

S5: slight upgrade from the S4. Some gimmick updates for marketing reasons like fingerprint scanner, heart rate monitor, etc. It's water resistant for simply only a spill of liquid from a 12oz glass, i wouldn't trust taking this underwater for photos and who goes 2ft deep in water to take photos anyways? 2gb of ram. Yes people want to say 2gb is plenty but these people obviously don't play games like dead trigger 2, multi task camera app, email, internet, etc. For the average consumer, sure 2gb is "enough." For people in the year 2014 that enjoy more in life, not so much. Not going to comment on touchwiz as there's no real reviews on it yet with lag and how much space it takes up from the 16gb of storage. Almost forgot to mention One Mono Speaker and still on the back of the phone, what is this 2010 still??? Build quality, well if you still like that 2008 plastic feeling cheap device then sure. I would think by 2014 ALL carriers would learn something from Apple 5S and HTC One for solid build quality not just for looks but some drop protection too.

HTC New One: Again slight upgrade from the original One. Marketing purposes it has "slightly" stronger speakers, wasted screen space with HTC logo, and now has an SD card slot. By the way, probably the ONLY device of 2014 that is still using the Snapdragon 800 chip as well and of course again only 2gb of ram. I'm sure Sense 6 will be nice and some software upgrades but again under the hood, impressive for a 2nd quarter 2013 device, not so much for a first quarter "flagship" 2014 device. HTC again 6-8 months behind everyone else. As far as build quality i say this is top tier without a doubt. The one device that a person could probably feel comfortable with NOT having to put a case on it for drop protection.

Z2: The second device to support the new Snapdragon 801 chip (S5 Also) which seems to help with camera operations and overall speed and less power consumption. From reading it seems Sony's software is only about 5gb of storage and very light feeling which makes it that much faster and less power consuming vs. probably S5 touchwiz. Camera is same hardware but upgraded software so i'm sure steller pictures, maybe the S5 will be comparable, maybe the new HTC One will too? Water resistant enough to take it at least 5ft under water for pictures, something people would actually use. Only 2014 device so far that isn't a Phablet/Tablet that will have 3gb of ram so that means faster photos and better multi-tasking on the 801 chip along with a light software UI, how can you go wrong here? I think it's beyond obvious the clear winner is the Z2 without a doubt. Sure people can nit pick tit for tat but at the end of the day it's pretty obvious considering the big picture. Can't forget Sony's new dual front facing "STEREO" speakers, the only other device on the market that can compete with HTC in this area. Oh but HTC, you're not water resistant are you? Sony is and still has dual facing Stereo speakers, again too many solid points on Sony's side then the rest here. Time will tell of course after all 3 hit the markets and the youtube videos pop up and people actually use the devices. Build quality i'm hating the Glass front and back. Front screen ok can understand, will still get a Zagg screen protector the second i get the device when it gets out the box. Back plate Glass though, you would think people by now would have learned from Apple's mistake with the iPhone 4. I had an iPhone 4 when it first came out and had a Speck Candy Shell case on it. One of the slimest and most protection basically possible for this and mainly any device with the Candy Shell line. Well dropped it one day from my sweater pocket only about 3-3.5 feet off the ground. Must have landed on the corner where the camera was and took the phone out of the case to look at it. All around the the camera lens it was cracked on the Glass back all around that corner. Even with a case this solid and a simple drop, straight crap! The Z2 will get a similar case and fingers crossed it's not made as cheap if the same thing happens!

What's on paper though, what pictures are out there, all the hands on at least with the Z2 and the S5, it's a no brainer the Z2 is what's up. HTC, lets see the disappointment from you in March since again, you can't keep up with the rest in a timely manner. Still to date HTC having bugs in their new flagship as reported and it's 20 days from announcement? Good luck HTC, good luck!