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HTC One X vs HTC One S: Which Phone is better ?

HTC One S vs HTC One V

While the Smartphone market obsesses over their Galaxies and iPhones, two high-end contenders from HTC One series are ready to give them a run for their money. The Smartphones have the high-functioning precision that HTC always delivers and the HTC Sense UI works beautifully with the Android ICS to provide a rich user experience. Check out the complete analysis between these HTC phones:

HTC One X vs HTC One S

HTC One S vs HTC One V

Design

HTC One X has a polycarbonate unibody casing. Even though it is made of plastic, it does not look like a tacky handset built without much thought. It has a glossy trim on the edges though, which puts off the more aesthetic users. On the other hand, HTC One S has an unusual external structure with a microarc oxidized ceramic layer casing the handset. According to HTC, it is four times stronger than aluminum. However, complaints of the ‘tough’ layer chipping off have watered down its reputation a little. HTC has claimed to have fixed this problem by changing the manufacturing process. On the downside, none of the phones allow you to access the battery.

Display

HTC One X will satisfy your eyes with the Super IPS display, which is a welcome change from the top Smartphones of 2011 that adopted the S-LCD screens. HTC One S is one step ahead with a striking AMOLED screen. But it does not give it a clear advantage because both have their pros and cons. While Super IPS display looks more real, it sorely misses the universal backlight AMOLED takes full advantage of. Again, AMOLED’s downfall is the saturation which sometimes looks too gaudy.

Hardware

HTC One X uses the Tegra 3 quad-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz while One S runs on a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm dual-core processor. You might think this automatically makes HTC One X better than S, but not necessarily so. For one, with both processors running at 1.5GHz, you will hardly notice the difference on running frequently-used apps and games.

Software & Performance

Both the phones run on Android 4.0 with HTC Sense overlay. This means on the software front it is difficult to decide a winner. The Sense UI has some nice features (a Face Unlock) that clinch the deal for the phones.

Verdict: HTC One X is better than HTC One S

First off, with HTC One X’s quad-core pitted against HTC One S’s dual-core, we have to give the prize to HTC One X. True, the day-to-day tasks do not truly exploit the quad-cores potential, but it is more responsive and a better multi-tasker. Also, the internal storage of HTC One X is twice that of HTC One S, so all the more music and videos and apps for you if you buy the former. Finally, the connectivity is a lot more advanced in HTC One X with transaction and NFC capabilities and HSPA+ (168mbps) instead of S’s HSPA (42 mbps). Taking all that into account I pick HTC One X over its S counterpart, even though HTC One S is by no means a bad phone.

6 Comments

  1. Hi Sanjib Saha,
    Amit sent me over here to read this review. I was asking about the HTC One X and S, and then he said, “Ok we will write and article”.

    So Sanjib Saha, you have put a lot of work into this article. I like it a lot. Not too long and not too short. Most of all, it gives some very good information. So I was thinking about buying a new HTC One X or S and I was not sure. My old HTC HD is like 5 years old now, and it don’t work so great anymore.
    So I like the idea of more storage and now I have made up my mind to get the X…

    Cheers,
    Peter Mead

    • Comment by post author

      Hi Peter

      Great to know that you have decided to go for HTC One X. This phone is better than HTC One S. This post is especially written for you. Keep visiting Androidfirm. We will take care of your needs.

      Sanjib Saha

      • Ok I am going down to the phone shop now, I will let you know when I have got the new phone.

        This website is very good because you wrote a review just for me.

        I hope others will be able to take advantage of this webstite too.

        I wll tell everybody about it.

  2. Hi Sanjib

    I’m planning to buy a phone under 20k, i’m considering HTC One V. What do you suggest will be the best option under 20K.

  3. Hey Sanjib Saha , Accoding to me i choose HTC One X which is best in two points i.e display and battery backup. well all the above mentioned points are really amazing.

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