HTC One hands-on
0. phoneArena posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:41
Let’s get the obvious out of the way people! The HTC One is one damn fine looking device, especially when it’s utilizing a sturdy metallic casing. Going with a metal unibody design, which HTC details specifically as a zero-gap aluminum body, our hands can’t stop falling in love with the sturdy feel. In comparison to other recent things, the only thing close to this design that we can remember, was the HTC One S from last year...
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1. loken posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:42 8 3
back sorta looks like xperia ion with all those lines
10. serge327 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:54 9 0
yeap, the back look like Back of Xperia P, Ion, also some similar to xperia s...
43. AnTuTu posted on 19 Feb 2013, 14:11 5 1
No matter what you say it is the best looking mobile I have ever seen. Let's appreciate their design and technology team for this beast.
Well done HTC :)
2. RiseAgainst94 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:43 12 2
If someone buys Android, they want to experience Android. Why make the UI similar to Windows Phone when you have an entire different operating system dedicated to live tiles? Stock Jelly Bean is the way to go. Everything else about the device is very nice.
15. RiseAgainst94 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:55 3 0
I'm not saying it is bad, but when someone looks for the best high end Android device they will be disappointed to end up with a UI closer to WP than Jelly bean. I love WP (I have one myself), but I prefer the latest Android and this is far from it.
40. ahhxd717 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 12:16 2 0
From someone who has the latest Android build, it's not like stock is the ABSOLUTE BEST UI ever. Idk where that comes from. Obviously, it's pretty subjective. I preferred the social networking integration of Sense (when I had HTC handsets) and Touchwiz, as well as more customization options present in Sense. Not to mention the much more useful Sense dialer. I don't think stock Android is the default best UI, but I kinda see what you mean. As long as the skin still incorporates the features in the latest android releases, I think UI differentiation is perfectly fine. It's not like anything in 4.2 was awesome. The lockscreen is rather horrendous in my opinion.
9. willard12 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:53 1 0
Hopefully, because it's android, the can get rid of the live tiles if they choose to customize it that way just as you could get rid of HTC's social and news widgets in previous versions of sense. The tiles look like a battery hog.
18. RiseAgainst94 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:56 1 0
An article on CNET said that the editor asked the HTC reps if she could remove the tile interface and they said you can swipe it away but it will always remain on in the background...
47. John.V posted on 19 Feb 2013, 15:13 1 0
Yup, the HTC BlinkFeed is on there from what I told. You can access the usual homescreen layout (widgets and all) by swiping to the left.
16. alila2 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:56 1 0
actually , the BlinkFeed looks nice and kinda unique , its way more alive than windows tiles,don't think it take away from android but rather add, though it shouldn't be a fixed home screen .
19. RiseAgainst94 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:59 0 0
It is nice and I actually agree that they may even have one-uped WP UI on their first go, but the tiles take up a lot of space and the latest version of Android seems a lot more intuitive.
I hope you do not have to swipe down to keep seeing articles, news, etc. It is so annoying on my WP that I end up swiping left and finding my apps on the page where they all are. It makes more sense to swipe left and right to keep seeing more tiles.
38. htc_prep posted on 19 Feb 2013, 12:11 0 0
@riseagainst94
its one aggregated page. once you swipe its the standard launcher page arrangement. you can disable this FEATURE if you dont want to look at it or you can put on a custom launcher.
on my S3 i have APEX launcher for the stock look and feel.
on my evo 4g lte I have Launcher 8 in combination with the Sense launcher because its nice to be DIFFERENT.
52. Hunt3rj2 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 20:15 0 0
HTC made it completely possible to switch right back. If you don't like it, it's just flipping a setting to the old style homescreen.
57. BitterTruth (unregistered) posted on 20 Feb 2013, 13:16 0 0
If you want to experience android and windows phone at the same time then ONE is for you :)
63. phissith posted on 28 Feb 2013, 11:17 0 0
Android experience or not, anything that improve the OS (notification) is a welcome in my book! Improvement is improvement, let's leave OS war out of this!
3. TerryCrowley posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:47 5 2
As much as Rise Against sucks as a band I gotta agree with RiseAgainst94. The likeliness to Windows Phone will be this devices downfall. This was supposed to be a comeback :/. R.I.P HTC.
4. RiseAgainst94 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:49 2 0
This is a very old account, I do not listen to them anymore, but glad you agree.
5. zeropants posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:49 1 0
#1 - Lets take a bunch of hi-res photos of a new device, then put our huge watermark right across the middle of all of them, blocking out parts of the actual phone!
#2 - That sounds great! Everyone loves ruined photos! You sir, are a genius.
#1 - I know, I have a gift.
8. RiseAgainst94 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:52 1 0
They're hardly visible, but I agree. Weird to take a high res pic just to put an unnecessarily massive watermark on them all.
34. Berzerk000 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:37 0 0
I didn't even notice the watermark until I saw your comment...
6. Coolest4ever7 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:51 1 0
I hate the UI but that could be solved by a launcher
11. henrickrw posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:54 3 7
As usual great design from HTC but at the end another piece of crap.
Say what you feel about Samsung but HTC is not selling millions as Sammy.
Will stick to my note 2 and s 3 until the s 4 arrives
13. WWThinker posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:54 3 4
This so-called the flag-ship HTC One can be ignored. No uSD slot, no dual-SIM support. Lacking of the 2nd feature can be forgiven, but missing the uSD support is simply a SIN. Passed.
17. _Bone_ posted on 19 Feb 2013, 10:56 0 1
It's really cool that it kicks off with 32gigs, if the 64gig version will be in ~$70 range, you'll forget about the lack of microSD, and for good reasons: the device is so fast that reading stuff from removable storage would bottleneck the whole thing..
48. John.V posted on 19 Feb 2013, 15:15 0 0
Yeah, I'm sad that there's no microSD slot, but glad they included an IR blaster
20. N.Reynolds posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:02 1 0
Please no ugly carrier logo on the front or too large on the back!
21. Taters posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:07 0 1
Haha HTC. Sigh.
They managed to make a 4.7 inch phone taller than a 4.8 GS3 and way taller than the 5 inch Xperia ZL. Plus they somehow managed to make the capacitive buttons less ergonomic. But it gets even worse..... They put the power button on the left top edge...... Wtf. I don't know what is worse, in the middle like the DNA or on the top left on the HTC One.
26. alila2 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:18 1 0
the left top button is an infrared , love it , its genius , endless possibilities , for example , hey honey, from now on, i'm a new breed of men , i'm going to let you have the remote control and watch all your soap opera shows , she'll be like awhhhhh how sweet BJ 4 U, then the devilish infrared screwing fun begin .
29. Taters posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:29 1 1
That is great and all but unless it has the swipe to wake up gesture on the Z10 or a physical home button then that is still a ridiculous to place the power button on such a tall phone.
33. alila2 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:35 0 1
i just learned that it also serve as a power button like you said which make you 100% right , should have been placed on the right side.
39. Retro-touch posted on 19 Feb 2013, 12:14 0 1
Either way big f@#k up in my book, why not just put the bloody power button on the side, not to mention the UI is WP style and app drawer...let's not even go there, wait...where is the recent apps key, apparently you have to double tap home button which is awkward and long press home for google now
42. htc_prep posted on 19 Feb 2013, 13:39 1 0
the blinkfeed or what ever is a page that can be removed. its not the FULL UI. its styled on Flipbook/ google currents guidelines and grows on the genie.apk that the first androids shipped with ( news and weather app)
and HTC has always had their power button on the top right... so for HTC users its in a uniform place.
Samsung usually places their power button on the top side right. for galaxy users its in a uniform place.
45. Izoe posted on 19 Feb 2013, 15:02 0 0
Actually placing it on the left side makes it easier to press. If it has to be on top, the right is the worst place it could be, unless you are left handed that is. try it out with your phone and see. Glad they did this, I actually suggested placing it on the left if they didn't want to place it on the side in my post a few days ago.
53. Hunt3rj2 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 20:16 0 0
Top left is fine. If you're right handed like most of the world, you will naturally have your finger near the button when you try to press something on the back.
58. gwuhua1984 posted on 20 Feb 2013, 14:39 0 0
That's not necessarily true...
Do you use your right hand to hold the device and swipe screens with your left hand if you're right handed? I'm sure it's the other way around.
22. alila2 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:09 1 0
John V. I love you man, like your reviews and all , but would you please drop this Jooooooooooohn thing, its sooooooooooooo not needed ( cool ) ( unprofessional ). I mean it doesn't have to be a cold turkey , next review let be Joooooohn V. the one after Jooohn V. by the time you review the S4 you'll be good to go.
23. gwuhua1984 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:10 1 0
Hopefully the speakers will be as good as they claim. I watch a lot of movies with my phone and using speakers when I drive, if that's as good as they claim, HTC will make a sale for sure from me (after i compare X Phone and SGS4 with this).
24. mdolphins9998 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:17 0 0
I love, it actually looks like a hybrid I-phone/HTC HD2, and the only thing that sucks is that it has no Micro SD card slot!!!!
27. Doppiadi posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:18 0 0
I think HTC did the homeworks really well. For what I can see very simple/elegant design, well built, sleek user interface, good innovations with the camera. Maybe the screen resolution is a bit useless, 720 would have been still pretty decent and less energy hungry. Right now we only have to see battery tests to see if this can truly be one of the top 2013 phones.
28. DerryAhmad posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:22 0 0
It looks like they put Flipboard onto their homescreen added with the ability like the Livetiles.
60. WWThinker posted on 21 Feb 2013, 08:43 0 1
You must be joking! Innovation what? No uSD card, no user replaceable battery, no dual-SIM support, so thick at 9.3mm! So many phones offer 1920x1080 hence this is no innovation? 4.7" is probably a little better than many others but this is no innovation!
If innovation means a hardware with good specification, then HTC One is certainly more innovated than the iPhone5.
61. Jonathan41 posted on 25 Feb 2013, 02:33 0 0
Okay, you tell me what smartphone available on the market or coming to the market in the near future has the flowing:
-Infred sensor for use a remote control
-Front facing stereo speakers
-4 Ultrapixel camera
-Pixel density over 450ppi
Not to mention it will be the first phone on the market with the Snapdragon 600 processor
I'm sure I missed something but, I think HTC is doing just fine in the innovation department.
32. eyedoc81 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:35 0 0
"Isn’t she lovely? Isn’t she wonderful? Isn’t she precious!? Well, we know that’s what Stevie Wonder would say after taking a meticulous look at the just announced HTC One – "
Isn't he blind??? Classy.
35. ramoman posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:53 0 0
htc sense tv remindes me with sony video unlimited and music unlimited also hhhhh nice way to be unique
36. marchels14 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 11:55 0 0
Looks like blacberry z10, i see a sue from blacberry and microsoft.
55. chadrick0814 posted on 19 Feb 2013, 22:18 0 0
Based on the dates announced, it would be hard to argue that HTC copied, developed, and mass-produced a device in a matter of a couple weeks.
41. rusticguy posted on 19 Feb 2013, 12:37 0 0
Is this windows or android ... that's what one would say if Stevie Wonder really had a look :D
44. SmartPhoneStream posted on 19 Feb 2013, 14:44 0 0
Looks cool, i want to see how the Snapdragon 600 performs and then want to see the Snapdragon 800 when that comes out
49. kclgphilsbsa posted on 19 Feb 2013, 15:17 1 0
im a samsung Fan, but im already turned on with these..
i like it, but still ill wait for s4 and moto X if they will actually change the landscape..
XZ just offered new on the stage regarding water and dust resistance..yet XZ didnt manage to bump some fantastic elements> screen and camera
