Affordable 0 price tag for a premium piece of hardware. Stellar battery life and solid performance. Impressive audio for a smartphone
Outstanding build quality
Gorgeous display
Excellent audio experience
Camera's low-light performance is top-tier
Sense 5 is responsive and adds value
Superfast processing power
Best smartphone display we've used
Great design
Plenty of storage
Gorgeous aluminum design
Brilliant 4.7inch 1080p display
Stunning
Richprofile sound
Buttery smooth performance
Build quality is amazing
Design is unique
Phone is well-weighted
BoomSound changes the way you use the phone
Display is unbelievably good
Snappy performance no matter what
Wide-angle front-facing camera is helpful with group shots
Silver version i
Beautiful display
Good ultrapixel camera with HTC Zoe
Battery life could last a whole day
Almost no lag
High quality aluminum case
Infrared port for TV control
HTC Sense 5 user interface
Extensive communication features
Convincing 4.7-inch display with 1
080 x 1
920 pixels (1080p
SLCD3)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 SoC
Application and graphics performance
Marvelous performance
Features and speed Incredible craftsmanship 1080p video recording on both cameras HTC Zoe and HTC Share are great fun Weighted feel is comfortable and easy to hold
Gorgeous design
Camera does very well in low light
Powerful quad-core Snapdragon 600 chip
Stunning 4.7-inch
1080p display
Clever features like Zoe Share and Highlight Reel
The editors didn't like
No Expandable Storage
Lacks Android 4.2
Non-replaceable battery
HTC One | $199 | AT&T
T-Mobile
Sprint
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Design
Display
Performance and Hardware
Battery Life
Call Quality
Camera
Video and Photo Samples
No expandable storage
No replaceable battery
The Verizon HTC One is a powerful device
HTC One | $199 | Verizon
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Hands On/Video Review
Video an
Mediocre camera
Poor battery life
Sense still has some issues
Not the largest display out there
No crazy cutting edge features. No memory card slot – although 32GB of built in storage should suffice for most
Video quality is pretty good but lighting can be inconsistent and shaky. Sense keyboard can be frustrating
Dan
Battery life needs help
Already running an obsolete version of Android
Almost too large for my taste
Non-expandable storage
Mitchell
Battery life
Slow charging
Barely smaller than its 5-inch competition despite smaller display
Camera is not on the flagship level
Poor power key placement
BlinkFeed generates a lot of data traffic
Stuck on Android 4.1.2 which means
It's missing some features of Android 4.2
Like Quick Settings
Which HTC won't make up in its own UI
It's also missing a Menu button
Which isn't supported by some Android applications
Ugly
HTC's information-or
The sealed case design means no SD expansion slot or user-replaceable battery. The BlinkFeed software can't be completely removed
Battery can't be removed
Limited 4G LTE coverage
Button layout could be better
Zoes feel half-baked
Battery life could be better
Zoe function is gimmicky
Too much AT&
T software
Odd button arrangement
No wireless charging
Zoe feels a bit gimmicky
Can be a stretch to operate with one hand
Expensive. No removable battery or memory card slot. Camera performance suffers a bit without HTC's software processing
Heavy Android skin. No removable battery or memory card slot. Lots of bloatware
Gimmicky Zoe feature
Below-average battery life
No removable battery
Zoe feature feels gimmicky
Subpar battery life
Subpar camera quality
No user replaceable battery
No microSD card slot
Strongly flavored Android skin. No removable battery or SD card slot. Sprint LTE is currently limited market
So much bloatware. UltraPixel camera creates problems with cropping and zooming
No removable storage
Battery isn't user replaceable. Has only 2 of the usual 3 capacitive buttons
Strongly flavored Android skin. No removable battery or microSD card slot. T-Mobile has very little LTE coverage so far
Volume and power buttons can be hard to locate
BlinkFeed can't be disabled
Camera performance
Average battery life
Runs slightly older version of Android
No microSD expansion
A little too large
Zoe not that impressive
BlinkFeed
While useful
Definitely apes WP tiles/Flipboard
Comes with Android 4.1 (4.2 is promised
Though)
Sealed-in battery
Mediocre battery life
Phone runs hot
BlinkFeed isn't that useful yet can't be removed
Sense is better than ever
But still not better than stock Android. Comes with an outdated version of Jelly Bean. The camera is good in low light
But lags everywhere else. No microSD card slot — choose between 32GB and 64GB at the time of purchase
Overall camera quality is meh
And could use better image stabilization. Windows Phone platform still lacks many bigname app and game titles
Non-removable battery
Non-expandable memory
Camera resolution could be higher
Sprint 4G network buildout lags competitors
Camera is a bit disappointing
UltraPixel is a bit too hyped up
Camera is good but not great
Camera only takes 4MP shots
Has inadequate color saturation and sharpness
Off-center Home button can be annoying
Phone is quite tall
Difficult to use with one hand
HTC TV needs more options to be useful
Purchasing/Availability
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Build issues
Button layout is not convenient
Bad reception sometimes
Slow battery charging
No card reader
UltraPixel-Camera could be better
No microSD slot support Battery is easily taxed on moderate to heavy use
A few aspects of the Sense 5 UI feel like a step backward
Great build, Superb screen, Very capable processor
No microSD, Runs slightly warm at times, Can't disable BlinkFeed homescreen
The HTC One is a stunner to look at, and its screen is superb. The processor should be able to cope with anything, and sound quality is great. I'm not sold on BlinkFeed and wish I could remove it to free up a home screen. Zoe, too, might turn out to be a...
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Published: 2013-04-03, Author: Matt , review by: telegraph.co.uk
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