Studio prints a 46" canvas from an HTC One photo, rendering the megapixel war moot

13. sharks (Posts: 236; Member since: 16 Feb 2013)

Too many people think that having more MP is always better, but the HTC One is clearly a product very well designed with incredible technology in its 4MP camera! This article adds even more weight behind the One and why you need to get it. It's simply the best smartphone of 2013.

28. Retro-touch (Posts: 277; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)

I don't believe marketing lies when people have thoroughly tested the pics it produces and I can clearly see through evidence that its not as good as they'd like me to believe

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913p8.php

Check that source and compare the photos, seeing is believing

37. Jack58221 (Posts: 157; Member since: 23 Feb 2013)

as they said in closing " the HTC One was not expected to win" and they made sure of that. first group of pics were zoomed way in to the point of being able to count pixels in the One's pics. if you zoomed in on the gs4 you would be able to see inconsistencies in their pixels to. HDR pictures have to go to the One. all the others were even IMO.

So I will ignore the "bias opinions and twisted views" of gsmarena and go with the "marketing lies".

51. smutty.puppet (Posts: 24; Member since: 24 Apr 2013)

so you dident know that gsmarena means samarena?!! realy?

34. lhtbinh1909 (Posts: 89; Member since: 02 Apr 2013)

you should read the real source at AndroidCentral's forum, the owner did some photoshop before printed it

44. lallolu (Posts: 550; Member since: 18 Sep 2012)

You are soo right. Whatever HTC or fanboys may say, 4MP is little. 8MP would have cut it.

40. mafiaprinc3 (Posts: 575; Member since: 07 May 2012)

nah it aint!

19. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3795; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)

If most consumers have decided they "will let it (S4) pass", then why is it the fastest selling model yet? 10 million sold in a month. It took the S3 50 days to reach that mark. Clearly, your synopsis is incorrect.

23. roldefol (Posts: 4364; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)

But that's the same logic Apple uses. The iPhone 4S was a disappointment, eh? How many dozens of millions did it sell?

That didn't make it the best phone though, just the best marketed.

26. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3795; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)

Clearly, the best phone will almost be a matter of opinion. I happen to think the S4 is better than the One & not just simply because it sells better. And while I'm not an Apple fan, clearly the 4S was not a disappointment to all the people that bought it & still buy it today. But anyway, we're off topic, so I'll drop it, but we're all entitled to opinions. That's why freedom is so great.

27. mr.techdude (Posts: 571; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)

Thank you roldefol for elaborating as what I said, g2a5b0e I never said the s4 was terrible its just like how apple had there iphones such as 3gs to 4 was a massive leap killing off competition then the 4s came with siri was like great but the 5 was eeehhh, how much did the iPhone 5 sell? Truck loads. And I'm not talking about consumers who get brainwashed and don't know what the hell the specs is on a particular smartphone as long as there is apple or Samsung even HTC logo on it its the best, no not them. Real consumers who know what there expecting from a smartphone and not concentrating on the brand itself.

7. WHoyton1 (Posts: 1635; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)

galaxy is 13 mp but doesnt matter.....

8. roldefol (Posts: 4364; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)

Edited. :] I fully expect Samsung to push it to 16 in the S5, as they are in the S4 Zoom. Maybe it's the right move for them, but I prefer the work HTC and Nokia are doing.

9. darkskoliro (Posts: 1090; Member since: 07 May 2012)

I found the megapixel war useless since the introduction of those cybershot cameras by sony quite a few years ago. It was 16mp but the image quality make me puke, plus in those days dual cores were JUST released, plus there were no ssds so opening those photos took forever...and heaps of space on the measly 512mb card

16. tiara6918 (Posts: 2110; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)

The old cybershot models were even better, sure the new ones have higher megapixels but the results were terrible and couldn't even compare to the earlier models. I agree with you

20. roldefol (Posts: 4364; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)

My dad upgraded from a perfectly good 6 MP Nikon to a 12 MP Canon Powershot. I could not understand this. All it meant for him (as a family photographer who prints nothing larger than an 8x10) was bigger files, but he was sold on the higher megapixel count.

24. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)

Obviously, he's not too bright.

30. roldefol (Posts: 4364; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)

He bought two Samsung Brightsides (PA rated 2 out of 10). Nuff said. Bright guy, but useless when it comes to tech. God help me if he gets sold a smartphone.

32. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)

OMG, you have my sympathy!!!
I was going to switch my second line to voice only (instead of just disconnecting it) just last month for my Mom. A Verizon Customer Service rep' emailed me the two models with touch displays (because that's what she wants is a touch display - her GS2 got fried by a defective wall outlet) but, when I saw the specs (and PA rating) on that Brightside I went ahead with the disconnect order.
They should rename the Brightside "The Dumside"!!

35. roldefol (Posts: 4364; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)

I could forgive the unresponsive touchscreen. I could even forgive the horrible pixelation. But it doesn't even have decent audio quality! Calls sound very muffled on my end. It's like they made a nice keyboard and then just layered all their worst reject parts on top of it. Thanks Samsung!

39. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)

Dude, based on the specs alone, I completely dismissed it; I got my Mom a DROID 3 ($80 bucks on CL) that I'm hacking to T-Mo (since her line is active until Feb '14 and she only pays $5 for the line and $15 for International Calling). She just wants a decent size screen and likes the simplicity of Android with Direct Dial widgets and the large number dial pad - she's 72 (and, she HATED the LG GS70 flip phone my sister got her - HATED IT!!)

29. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)

To an extent I agree with you but, must also affirm the fact that size does matter because there's no way that 8 (or 4) can give me the same satisfaction as a whopping 13. But just to play devil's advocate, just yesterday I was with a friend here in New York City at a local Radio Shack where she was upgrading from an EVO to a Galaxy Note 2; I know it's hard to believe I have friends on Sprint. Never mind she gets crappy data connections but, that besides the point and I apologize for my digression. Anywhoot, she asked the perplexing question:
well doesn't the Note 2 also have an 8MP camera just like the EVO?? (Her, debate was Galaxy Note 2 over Galaxy S 4 -why? I explained to her (in layman's terms), yes but the Galaxy Note 2's has a much better sensor than the EVO and that there really is no comparison - Note 2 is way superior. As far as Galaxy S4 vs Note 2, yes S4 has a better sensor but, for her it's only going to mean higher file sizes. So, she got the Note 2; she also considered the iPhone 5 (yeah, iHave friends with I phones too) but, then she realized that she'd have to walk around with a desktop to "sync" it and have to spend a lot of time at Starbucks (for the free Wi-Fi).

BTW, Radio Shack:
★SanDisk 64GB MicroSD - $49.99
★20% off any accessory with new phone purchase
★$10 Coupon for next purchase with new phone purchase
(Not sure how long this goes on, we were in there yesterday - MicroSD should be good for the current Sale Week, though)!!

31. roldefol (Posts: 4364; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)

Thank you for that egregious advert.

"there's no way that 8 (or 4) can give me the same satisfaction as a whopping 13"

Care to elaborate? Is that photo quality satisfaction, or numerical bragging rights satisfaction? Phone manufacturers are in the business of putting out quality product, not stroking your ego.

47. TheBitterrTruth (unregistered)

and what bout 41mp Pureview? :D