HTC One X+ Review
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An 8 MP module with f/2.0 aperture is what we find on the One X+, accompanied by an LED flash. The ImageSense ISP chip is governed by the typical for HTC's One series a unified interface, which allows you to take photos and shoot videos without switching screens. Picture-taking is almost instantaneous, and the burst mode is much faster now than on the One X, which might have to do with the faster silicon inside.
There are Panorama and HDR options, as well as the embedded Slow Motion mode, which we are used to see in HTC handsets starting with the One series. A blue orb above the on-screen shutter keys starts a scroll list of many color effects you can apply to your pictures and videos.
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Camera interface | |||
Unfortunately the same issues that we had with the One X are present on the One X+, too, which could be expected, as we have the same camera unit. Contrast and saturation seem too high, and shots of the clouds turned out purplish instead the gray they were, especially visible in the violet lines that mark the borders between lighter and darker areas. With the HDR mode turned on, photos get much better exposed, but it is quite slower than the normal, automatic mode, that most people are using.
Indoor shots turned out fine, with no over or underexposed region or weird hues cast over the photo. Noise-suppression software lowers the detail a bit, and the LED flash is not particularly strong, even from a five feet distance.
Sample images shot with the HTC One X+ Fullscreen
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The 1080 video capture is also a mixed bag. While frames per second have reached the typical 30 number outside, which was an issue with the One X, and the focus is no longer as jittery, there are plenty of artifacts to go around. Color, saturation and noise-suppression are also off the mark in video mode.
HTC One X+ Sample Video:
HTC One X+ Indoor Sample Video:
Going inside, the jittery autofocus we know and don't love from the One X is back here, too, and it took us several trials to make it work as it is supposed to. The frames per second count fell down to 22 inside, which is also inferior to the other high-ends out there.
As advantages we can point out the very fast exposure compensation when panning around from light to dark objects in front of the lens, and continuous autofocus works well for change – the handset focuses very rapidly when an object appears in the frame closer to the lens, but is slower to focus away when you take it out. Still, both speeds are more than we can say for most other handsets in terms of continuous autofocus, where most of the time it barely even works without tapping on the screen to focus.
Multimedia:
We already mentioned that the music player and the gallery aggregate your tunes, pics and video from various sources under one roof, but in the music player this is less evident, only allowing you access to your 7Digital music store locker, plus TuneIn Radio, and you can't mix and match playlists among them.
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Video playback supports DivX/Xvid files out of the box, but up to 720 HD definition, whereas MPEG-4 files play up to 1080 definition, thus you'd have to hit the Play Store for something more versatile like the MX Player app.
The default video player interface allows you to adjust screen brightness directly from it, turn on Beats Audio, or capture a screenshot during playback, but no zooming option, or the ability to watch video while doing something else, like Pop Up Play in Samsung's Nature UX. There is a trimming command, which lets you cut footage captured with the camera on the fly, but for external videos you have to start the editing app.
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Video player of the HTC One X+ | ||
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86 Comments
1. nwright94 (unregistered) posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:26 24 4
1gb of ram a con? My android tablet ran perfectly fine on 1gb and so does my iphone.
2. No_Nonsense posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:36 12 12
Relative to other Androids which have now started shipping with 2GB of RAM.
24. rizevnarastek posted on 02 Nov 2012, 11:24 12 0
Yeah others may use 2GB of RAM but the 1GB in One X+ is of a faster clock ;)
Phonearena also forgot to mention it now supports USB OTG and GLONASS as well as (A)GPS ;)
35. OptimusOne posted on 02 Nov 2012, 17:00 1 3
is 2 gb of ram really needed? I can run jellybean perfectly on 256 mb of ram
41. Mxyzptlk posted on 02 Nov 2012, 20:19 5 19
Yes it is. For a quad core phone with a bloated UI, yes 2gb should be the bare minimum.
55. networkdood posted on 03 Nov 2012, 08:17 1 0
You can't fix stupid...
60. OptimusOne posted on 04 Nov 2012, 00:20 4 0
yes you can
its called "murder"
76. Nathan_ingx posted on 08 Nov 2012, 09:11 0 0
Besides playing games or watching movies and doing some work side-by-side at one go...what do you do??? You surely won't leave a game halfway and decide to watch a movie and continue with the game later from where you left it! ...or vice-versa with 5-6 applications running in the background!!
Relation with the core and RAM can be minimal at times... They're not always tied together.
59. darkskoliro posted on 03 Nov 2012, 19:36 1 1
you can? o_O what device
16. hung2900 posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:55 7 6
With Sense it's exactly a con. My old One X cannot multitask normally due to 1GB of RAM.
42. Nadr1212 posted on 02 Nov 2012, 21:13 0 0
I think they meant that this phone is 2 good to only have 1 gig of ram.
54. PapaSmurf posted on 03 Nov 2012, 07:38 5 0
"We have 1 GB of RAM, compared to 2 GB in the competition high-ends, which means you won't be able to have the endless list of open apps they allow, yet we never felt the need to close anything manually, the phone did it for us. It only maintains running your last eight open apps chronologically, so if you open more in a short period of time and expect to return to the first where you left it, no go, you'll have to reopen it from scratch."
From those words, it seems as if the 1GB of super speedy RAM did not give him any trouble at all. So to put the RAM as a con is absurd. This speed demon deserves at least a 9.
PA is getting really biased and lazy with their reviews lately. The only reviews I actually trust is from Aaron on Phonedog.
3. Mxyzptlk posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:37 6 24
1GB of ram on a quad core phone? What were HTC thinking?
4. Nathan_ingx posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:39 14 2
They must be thinking, "Hey, this should do".
12. bigstrudel posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:50 5 10
They were thinking that there is no reason to have 2gb ram in a phone right now. They are right.
14. g2a5b0e posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:54 12 2
This isn't the first quad-core phone with 1GB RAM, so don't sound so surprised. The international S3, the first One X, and Optimus4X HD all were too. For most users, it's more than enough. I know you're a big Apple guy, Mxyzptlk & that's fine, but don't pretend as if you know enough about the architecture of Android phones to make such bold statements.
39. Mxyzptlk posted on 02 Nov 2012, 20:17 1 7
I don't pretend. I know. Why release a quad core phone with so a small amount of RAM? Don't get mad at me for pointing out the obvious flaw in design.
45. g2a5b0e posted on 03 Nov 2012, 01:50 5 1
I'm not mad about anything. 1GB of RAM is hardly a design flaw. Your ignorance only continues to show.
63. Mxyzptlk posted on 04 Nov 2012, 01:01 0 3
It is a design flaw. Its ignorant to think its not. You have a quad core device but only 1 gig of ram to do anything. Sense is pretty bloated on resources.
67. TMach posted on 04 Nov 2012, 11:48 0 0
Arrogance plus ignorance makes a lethal combination..........bet you've not even touched this phone much less use it! Boring is simply that, boring. My SGS3 runs just fine with 1gb of RAM and so does my HTC One X+ and some!
48. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 03 Nov 2012, 04:23 2 0
HTC doesn't need anymore than 1GB because they have purposely limited multitasking. You can only have 8 programs running at once and the rest gets automatically closed out. This is an issue and annoyance for some who are ultra multitaskers while a blessing for others.
49. rizevnarastek posted on 03 Nov 2012, 04:32 2 0
LOL as android always did... it shut apps down when the space run out. Here you know you have 8 apps open + n background tasks... At least the thing is so friggin fast it takes half a second to open an app again.
20. xtremesv posted on 02 Nov 2012, 10:03 10 0
My Galaxy S III runs perfectly fine with 1 GB. More RAM will always be better but in the present time not needed unless you're a heavy multitasker and I mean hardcore.
21. rawkuss posted on 02 Nov 2012, 10:05 3 0
Only making the screen .33 of an inch taller? What were they thinking? Didn't your Iphone 5 only come 1 gb of ram?
22. tedkord posted on 02 Nov 2012, 10:56 6 2
They were thinking, "Well, at least we can sell it in Mexico..."
26. imkyle posted on 02 Nov 2012, 11:32 1 1
Nexus 4 with a quad core processor and 2GB of ram, PLUS stock Android gets around 4800 on quadrant, while this get in the high 6000's and even 7000's.
27. rizevnarastek posted on 02 Nov 2012, 11:44 0 0
And no lags at all.... with beautiful 3D animations...
let someone say Sense is (still) laggy :)
36. OptimusOne posted on 02 Nov 2012, 17:02 1 0
nexus 4 got 7600 in quadrant on stock kernel and stock overclock
10. Nathan_ingx posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:45 5 1
Well, atleast it has got some goodies inside that makes it sweet!
19. wassup posted on 02 Nov 2012, 10:01 14 1
why? I think the iPhone 5's score needs to be lowered some.
Luckily, your opinion doesn't matter, you are worthless.
23. tedkord posted on 02 Nov 2012, 10:59 4 3
I agree. With no multitasking and only one gig of ram, this thing is barely better than an iPhone. Thank goodness its at least got Android.
61. OptimusOne posted on 04 Nov 2012, 00:23 0 0
theres this thing called "rooting" and a thing called "custom rom"
93. JasonJia11 posted on 01 Dec 2012, 20:46 0 0
There's multitasking, and 1 gig of ram is plenty for multitasking. stop being so greedy about getting 2 gigs of ram, unless of course, you truly were a VERY hardcore multitasker. some people are just so greedy these days, about: 2 gigs of ram, better battery life(2100 mah is enough, and that's the same amount the Galaxy S3 has...), 5 inch screen, 1080p display, 15 mp camera, quad-core processors, etc. just appreciate what you can get than what you had 5-10 years ago.
9. hunted posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:42 3 0
Pa the con 1gb ram is not good. How many of the phones do you think comes with more than that?
11. slaggyb posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:49 12 0
The useles galaxy s iii mini got an 8.9 with it so not capable processor just cos it got galaxy s iii branding... PA is gradually turning into a joke..how the hell is 1gb of RAM a con?
15. hung2900 posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:55 1 11
With Sense it's exactly a con. My old One X cannot multitask due to 1GB of RAM.
46. Berzerk000 posted on 03 Nov 2012, 03:06 0 1
No, it can't multi-task due to Sense. HTC made multi-tasking broken with Sense 4 on purpose, I don't know why though. They might have fixed it in Sense 4.1 or 4+, but I don't know.
18. g2a5b0e posted on 02 Nov 2012, 09:57 1 4
Not true. It is a mid-range phone & was therefore reviewed as & compared to other mid-range phones. The One X+ is a high-end phone is therefore reviewed to a higher standard.
30. Izzy_V posted on 02 Nov 2012, 13:22 4 0
Don't believe it too much, it's their way of saying, "We can't explain why the SGS3 Mini got a higher rating than several phones that deserve a 9(+) or a higher rating but we think having "SGS3" in the title is good enough."
PA has been ruining reviews for months now and they can't find enough reasons to deduct point from phones that are better than the SGS3 and iphone 5 but they do it anyway. And the ones they do point out are found on other phones they didn't deduct points from for having the same con(s). It's happened with the One X, now with the One X+, the Razr HDs, the Sony Xperia line (both mid-end and high-end), and almost any other phone that isn't Samsung or apple branded.
33. darkskoliro posted on 02 Nov 2012, 14:58 1 0
The scores from PA are always bs. That is unless you are a samsung or apple fanboy, you can embrace in the much higher scores compared to other phones.
25. rizevnarastek posted on 02 Nov 2012, 11:27 8 0
I'm sure detailed review of the battery life will be in hand.
So a different Tegra3 chip (it's not just overclocked) with GLONASS support as well as GPS and A-GPS. 2100mAh battery and HTC promises up to 50% longer battery life (with power saving feature enabled of course). They updated the camera app to shoot jitter free movies with 30fps and put a bigger sensor (1.6MP) on the front facing camera that now includes ImageSense and can retouch your photos. If you phone goes to sleep while you're shooting some pictures, one press on the power button will bring you directly back to the camera app. The whole phone is snappy and faster then the competition. Sense now has the infinite scroll back and a ton of improvements. Stock internet browser works like magic. Text reflow is stutter-free. the SMS app now has options to pasword protect and block lists. The stock keyboard is now wtihout the arrows by default (you can bring them back in settings) and the menu (3 dots) can be remapped in different ways. Updated the gallery app to work similar to the Music app. For sotrage hogs it has 64GB of space and 1Gb of extra speedy RAM (phones with 2 GB RAM have lower clock). They finally enabled USB OTG so you can hook up just about anything you seem fit, from keyboards to HDD's.. The phone doesn't heat up as much as the original One X did so one can hold it comfortably even while playing games a tad longer. For audiophiles there you should know that the Beats implementation work better here than on any other HTC device. Sound really is beter and now it even has a special amp to power the rear speaker, to produce higher volume with less distortion. I'm really fond of HTC's skins for Sense (especially the "Concrete" one) as they look great and make the visual exprience beter. Of course everything is still open to improvement. That said, if Touchwizz would allow to change it's colors, it's theme and look... just maybe then they would have something against HTC's beauty.
This is a great phone. It's REALLY FAST, pretty, with a BEAUTIFUL screen second only to SLCD3 on J Butterfly. The organic design combined with the matt finish and red accentsmakes it exquisit to hold in hand and others pale in comparison but if you already own an HTC One X then you don't need to stutter. The original One will recieve JB and Sense 4+ in the coming days, some already have, so you won't be missing much besides some hardwere perks.
53. PapaSmurf posted on 03 Nov 2012, 07:21 1 0
You should do the reviews for this site. Thank you for informing us on important things Daniel left out in the review.
+1
56. rizevnarastek posted on 03 Nov 2012, 09:51 0 0
Thank you. What can I say, I'm a geek enthusiast and I know a lot of stuff about a lot of stuff and I like to get the facts straight.
28. Lawks posted on 02 Nov 2012, 12:10 0 3
"The HTS Sense 4+"
>HTS
...........................
29. babyk posted on 02 Nov 2012, 13:02 3 0
there is a 1 gb con for one x plus but not for the international version of s3
31. denied911 (banned) posted on 02 Nov 2012, 13:27 0 1
The HTS Sense 4+ doesn't get in the way of the unique Jelly Bean features...
what is HTS?
some new brand or something
34. NewLife2011 posted on 02 Nov 2012, 16:52 0 0
This phone cannot arrive soon enough. It'll be my first Android phone so I don't forsee having any major issues with Sense. The whole "pure Android" thing doesn't really mean anything to me because I've never experienced it. Nor am I in a hurry to experience it if means I get no LTE and only 16gb of memory. Been there done that.
37. babyk posted on 02 Nov 2012, 17:58 4 0
see the problem is if 3 gb ram comes out people are gonna say well 2gb dont have enough cuz android needs alot or ram etc etc thats BULL. 1gb has enough ram. Not becasue everyone has 2 gb it means 1 gb isnt enough anymore you guys let technology take over yourl smart brains... thats all part of making money
38. TMach posted on 02 Nov 2012, 19:30 3 0
The front camera is 1.6 and not 2 megapixels! Jeez, at least get the facts right!! This review is full of inaccuracies which rather makes it difficult to take seriously. I have had this for a day and don't have any issues multi tasking plus after almost 24 hours, I still have the battery at over 50%.
As for the 1GB RAM comment, the S3 and Optimus 4X HD both have 1gb so not sure how that is a con...............score should be 9/9.5. If you've actually used this beauty, you'll know what I mean.
43. tiara6918 posted on 02 Nov 2012, 21:27 2 0
The only thing for htc to do now is to advertise this phone and think of marketing strategies in order for this one x+ to sell well. I hope that they'll do something with the camera since that is it's only weakness
44. bigstrudel posted on 02 Nov 2012, 22:10 5 0
The camera on the One X is still very good. Especially its burst mode and basically instant shutter speed. I've never gotten a blur from this camera. People are just spoiled these days.
57. yoyo93 posted on 03 Nov 2012, 14:55 0 2
PA The only website where great flagship phones get 8.5's while crap like the galaxy mini get 8.9 because of the brand 'Galaxy' sorta like 'Apple'
70. babyk posted on 06 Nov 2012, 12:46 0 0
ARE YOU KIDDING ME LUBBA? NEW DESIGN FIX SENSE UI? Theres nothing better than sense right now. Htc has made it even better with sense 4+. With regards to the design i wont even make a comment. SMH
73. bill22882 posted on 08 Nov 2012, 07:42 0 3
this phone is a disaster this is one of the worst i have ever owned.
look elsewhere before you waste your hard earned money on this pile of plastic
this has so many issues i dont know where to start. i have had 3 in three months and
none of them can they seem to resolve
i give it a half a star out of 10
