One X+ is considered one of the best
existing smartphones. It has solved the issues of battery and performance that
were easily seen in previous models. However, being released lately with no
much change in appearance, the product doesn’t make much impact.
One
X+ is an upgrade of the well-sold HTC One X.
Design
One X+ is a relative of One X. They share
common design and size (134.4x69.9x8.9mm). However, One X+ (135g) is 5g
weightier than One X. It also has some small details changes to refresh the
model. For instance, front touch buttons comes with red backlight, instead of
white one. Back Beats logo has been changed. Plus, the rear camera has metal
part colored in tone of the back lid while its fringe appears in red.
One
X+ has some changes.
One X+ still retains the Poly-Carbonate
chassis with two color versions: black and white. But the black finish looks
darker yet the coat feels smoother and lumpier than from One X. These small
changes enhance One X+ style and make it more gorgeous than the previous model.
One
X+ and One X look similar but One X+ is 5g weightier.
Like the previous model, the solid-state
chassis is made of Poly-Carbonate, not only making One X+ nice-looking but also
bringing an interesting handle. Despite the large size, featuring a 4.7in
screen, the device stays firmly in palm, unlike models using metal case. Scratches
and dirt are unavoidable but the back lid can be cleaned by tissues.
Screen
Similar to One X in design, the display of
One X+ hasn’t much change. The screen seizes 4in, protected by the new Corning
Gorilla Glass 2 while One X used the old Corning Gorilla Glass. This minimizes
the model’s chance of getting scratched and damaged by collision.
One X+ uses IPS LCD 2 panel, featuring HD
(720x1,280p) resolution. Plus, this product is still one of the smartphones
owning the best display in the market. 312ppi density delivers smoother and
sharp texts. Even in close-up view, pixels are hard to see. However, there’s no
difference between One X+ and One X, regarding display.
Operating system and interface
In comparison with One X, One X+ uses
Android OS with the newer Sense UI. At first sight, it’s hard to distinguish
between Android 4.0/Sense 4 in One X with Android 4.1/Sense 4+ on One X+.
It’s seeable that One X’s green and black
graphic has been replaced by a blue one with back light (like from Jelly Bean)
in One X+. During use, the difference is clear as One X+ runs smoothly, thanks
to the optimized performance of Project Bitter in Android 4.1. Besides, Google
Now search engine is available in One X+.
The Sense 4+ UI runs more fluently thanks
to the new Android plus it comes with several new features. Lock screen looks
familiar but the number of lock modes was increased up to 9.
At custom, lock screen is able to display personal
info, photo albums, new feeds, weather, stock, works, music or simply blank
wallpaper.
Camera
Having
not much change, the camera of One X+ is overall good.
One X+’s camera still retains One X’s
hardware, including BSI 8MP sensor, 28mm F/2.0 lens for gaining more light and
enhancing shutter speed. One X+’s features are completely similar to the old
ones. There’re some small differences in interface and virtual keys.
One X+’s camera provided very good quality
in normal or outdoor conditions. In low-lit or night scenes, noise was
increased but it was acceptable. With reference to image quality One X and One
X+ are on par.
The difference lies in shutter speed. In
bursting mode, One X+ delivered considerably fast speed. In outdoor condition, it
could result in 20 shots within 4 seconds, while One X’s result was 6 seconds. Meanwhile,
One X has a slightly lower speed than One X+.
Front-facing camera has resolution
increased from 1.3MP to 1.6MP. Primary camera’s full HD recording supports 28fps,
rather than 24fps in previous models.
Performance and battery
This is a remarkable upgrade. In fact, processor
speed was upgraded from 1.5GHz (One X) to 1.7GHz (One X+). The old Tegra 3
chip, dubbed T30, was replaced with Tegra 3 T33 in One X+. In multi-core
operation mode, Tegra 3 T33 speeded 1.6GHz but in single-core mode, clock rate
was increased to 1.7GHz, 200MHz faster than One X’s chip. GPU was also upgraded
from ULP GeForce to ULP GeForce 2 with better performance.
In most benchmark tests, One X+ appeared as
the leader, leaving One X far behind. In Quadrant test, One X+ got over 7,200
and sometimes 7,600, comparable to Note II using Exynos chip or Optimus G using
S4 Pro while One X got below 6,000.
In AnTuTu Benchmark, while One X got
11,600, One X+ got over 13,500, on par with Note II (2GB of RAM). The
difference in performance was also shown in Nena Mark 2 test. One X+ got 57fps,
higher than One X’s 47.5fps.
Furthermore, short runtime was also fixed. Battery
has capacity raised from 1,800mAh to 2,100mAh. HTC’s quad-core smartphone
impressed us with its operation. With Wi-Fi/3G on, continuous mail-pushing,
Internet browsing, social network updating, One X+ was able to last for 1 day,
which One X couldn’t with the same usage level.
After we turned of Wi-Fi and as well as
lowered Internet usage, with no games played, the One X+’s battery could deal
with 1 day and a half. Plus, HTC’s Android 4.1 provides power-saving mode which
enable One X+ to run for 2 days. For us, One X+ has battery 30% better than One
X. Performance is higher too but sometimes we faced temperature rising during
games or continuous 3G connection.
Storage was doubled (from 32GB to 64GB). The
appearance is stylized, solving the issue of both performance and runtime. One
X+ is one of the best and most recommended smartphones at the moment. However, the
price of $785 and the title of “an upgrade One X” make One X+ less outstanding
than its predecessor.
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General info
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2G network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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3G network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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Body
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Size: 134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm
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Weight: 135 g
Display
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Type: Super LCD2 capacitive, 16MP colors
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Size/ resolution: 720x1280 pixel, 4.7in (~312ppi
density)
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Multi-pointing: Yes
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Protector: Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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UI: HTC Sense UI v4+
Sound
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Notification: Vibration, MP3 ringtones
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Stereo: Yes
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3.5mm jack: Yes
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Other: Beats audio
Storage
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Card slot: No
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Internal storage: 32/64 GB, 1GB of RAM
Data
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GPRS: Yes
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EDGE: Yes
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Speed: HSDPA; HSUPA
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WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA,
Wi-Fi hotspot
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Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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NFC: Yes
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USB: Yes, micro-USB (MHL) v2.0
Camera
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Primary: 8 MP, 3264x2448p, autofocus, LED
flash
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Features: Dual capture mode, touch to focus, geo
tagging, face recognition, HDR shooting
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Video: Yes, 1080p@30fps
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Sub-camera: Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps
Equipment
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OS: Android OS, v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
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Chipset: NVIDIA Tegra 3 AP37
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CPU: Quad-core 1.7 GHz
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GPU: ULP GeForce
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Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity,
compass
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Message: SMS (conversation mode), MMS, Email, IM,
Push Email
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Browser: HTML5 support
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Radio: TBD
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GPS: Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
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Java: No
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Color: Black and white
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Misc.: Micro-SIM active anti-noise mic – TV out
(via MHL A/V link) – social network integration – Dropbox (25GB) – MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
– MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
– document viewer – note, voice alarm – text input prediction
Battery
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Type: Li-Ion 2100mAh
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