HTC’s
Sense keyboard
HTC has never been wonderfully successful
with its own on-screen keyboards and the One X+ is not an exception. We
immediately exchanged it for the SwiftKey, which meant giving up on the new
Google-powered word prediction that came with Jelly Bean.
HTC’s
sense keyboard
PlayStation
Mobile
Guess what? The app still does not work –
which rather loses the meaning of PlayStation Certification.
Conclusion
There is no doubt, with the One X+, HTC are
providing more to Android knowledgeable users outside the US. What is still
uncertain is whether it brings many useful things in aspects that you are
interested in? The answer is “Yes” – but just when you satisfy some relatively
narrow requirements. If you are fond of the physical design and the excellent
display on the original global version of One X but are still afraid of the
internal storage limit of 32GB and second-best performance, this superphone is
really worth consideration. It is extremely fast, defeating its competitive
phones in tests that require heavily in particular computation, and its
graphics engine provides smooth experience even on tasks and games which are
the most demanding. Moreover, the phone achieves any of these things without
badly affecting the battery life.
With
the One X+, HTC are providing more to Android knowledgeable users outside the
US.
On the other hand, if you do not really pay
much attention to the original global version of the One X right from the
beginning, and if you just have many regular needs for your phone, you should
be careful with this phone. Standing at the top of flagship smartphones,
Padfone 2 and Nexus 4 (together with its relative, Optimus G) has hurt many of
egos with their shockingly exceptional and fast S4 Pro chip – and this new One
X+ just cannot catch up with the. Meanwhile, Samsung GS III and Note II are
accompanied by better cameras and battery life. If you look through the
foundation separation, you will see that iPhone 5 also does the same thing.
Compared to these phones, HTC One X+ is such a missing opportunity. It might
have been a S4 Pro-powered phone. It should have been changed in order to
provide better photo shooting and video recording abilities and it should have
had more colors but instead, HTC has decided to stay on the safe side at least
up to now.
In
fact, one of the biggest impressions left over by the One X+ is that it
highlights all the continuing strengths of the regular One X.
In fact, one of the biggest impressions
left over by the One X+ is that it highlights all the continuing strengths of
the regular One X. This device has benefited from extremely positive updates
since we first reviewed it, with great improvements to all-round performance and
battery life, and it's due to get Sense 4+ within the next couple of months
too. If you don't mind taking out a contract on a phone that is already seven
months into its cycle, and if you can find the One X at a bargain price as a
result of the One X+ weighing down at the top of the HTC stack, then it's
perhaps a more savvy purchase than its newer, flashier big brother.
In reality, one of the most impressive
things left over by the One X+ is that it highlights almost all of the power of
the normal One X. This device has benefited from very positive updates since we
first evaluated it, with huge enhancements for performance and the battery
life, and it is about to own the Sense 4+ in the next couple of months. If you
do not bother signing a contract with a phone that was brought to life, and if
you can find the One X at such a bargain price as a result of the One X+, it
will be a rational purchase than its newer and glossier brother.
Info
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Price: $650
Advantages
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Cute design
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Exceptional real-life performance
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The maximum storage of 64 GB
Disadvantages
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A battery-hungry processor
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The main camera is not as good as the
competitors’
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There is no choice for different color.
Verdict
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The One X+ adds many things to the original
global version of the One X (no LTE), especially for those who are familiar
with using and enjoying music, but camera and battery life both seem to be not
as good as other senior Android devices.
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Specifications
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Dimension: 134.3x69.9x8.9 mm
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Weight: 130g
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Display type: Super IPS LCD2 capacitive
touchscreen, 16M colors
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Display size: 720x1280 pixels, 4.7 inches
(~312 ppi pixel density)
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Memory: 16/32 GB (26GB user available), 1GB
RAM
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Bluetooth: v4.0 with A2DP
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USB: micro-USB v2.0 (MHL)
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Camera: 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED
flash; video 1080p @ 24fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
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OS: Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream sandwich),
upgradable to v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
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Chipset: Nvidia Tegra 3
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CPU: Quad-core 1.5 GHz
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GPU: ULP GeForce
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Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity,
compass
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Battery: non-removable Li-Po 1800 mAh battery
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