Samsung and Apple better be careful with Karna HTC HTC combines stunning design for its future , and the ultimate display of explosive power to offer one of the best smartphones around her .
HTC has a full HD display crammed into a 4.7 - inch , which brings 468ppi - well above what is needed for the eye to distinguish , and it definitely brings luxury sharpness throughout the use of the phone .
On top of that there are CPU and RAM combo hardly be better , 32GB is more than enough storage and top-end Bluetooth , Wi - Fi and 3G / 4G connectivity , all topped off with a completely re- imagined version of HTC Sense . What's not to like?
It's at the end of his scale smartphone prices rose sharply , although it can have around £ 34 per month on a two year deal in the UK , which is not too bad at all compared to the competition . In the SIM free deal , it's actually very impressive : £ 480 for the phone without having to monkey around with the network .
Given that more than £ 100 more to get it on PAYG deal , it's not bad at all .
The design of the HTC One is something that you just have to experience at hand . Where the people who take the Samsung Galaxy S3 will go ' Oh , it's a bit of plastic , right? But ooh , it's quite light ' and those who face the iPhone 5 will be , to a person , say ' Ooh , it's so light is not it? You do not expect it to be light ! ' The people who tried HTC would just sing : " Oh , it was really good "
HTC One review
And you know why ? Because HTC is one of the best designed phones on the planet . Not satisfied with creating a new machining process to allow the body to be all aluminum , Taiwanese companies have extended the edge of the screen to the chassis even further than before , meaning you get a 4.7 - inch Full HD display without any extra heft you might expect .
It is even thinner than its predecessor , HTC X ( we know , that the naming strategy leaves much to be desired ) and a good slide in the pocket . This is not good lightweight , weighing more than most of the competition , but instead of feeling overweight , combined with metal chassis oozes premium is building . Samsung may hope not many people hold these phones side - by-side with the new S4 if the option to buy will be much more of a concern for Korea .
In addition , there are a variety of designs to win a bit of fun that when you first try HTC . For example , a hole that allows the engine sound coming from the speakers double leg facing forward ( you can say BOOMSOUND ? ) It looks amazing , and the lines at the back of the phone gives a nice texture to the movement of things , helping to break up the constant greyness aluminum .
You could argue that straight look too much like either the iPhone 5 , with its chamfered edge , or front Z10 BlackBerry , and you 'll have a good point because this phone does not reinvent rectangular - to - round - edge formula that we are so used to , but in the hands of the curved back brings a new dimension to things .
There is zero construction - gap at work here as well , which means that you will not find a gaping gap , hole or leak light to make you feel like you're not spending your hard-earned money for something beautiful .
Volume controls on the right side of the phone in the same dazzling metal , and contrasts nicely with the plastic / rubber that forms the side . Our sample actually shows quite a lot of wiggle in this area , and slightly detracted from the overall premium feel .
The power button is on top , and doubles as an infra - red blaster - however , this is one point poor because they do not have a whole lot of traveling .
Similarly , the placement of this button , even on phones that have shrunk while accommodating a larger screen , still a little uncomfortable . We have to shake the phone in the palm of the hand to turn on and off on many occasions , and many times we can not use our thumbs to hit the entire screen without jiggling the phone up and down .
That's another problem with the design : it's quite slippery due to the metal chassis . We fortunately have only ever had two serious drops when we were about a foot from the carpet (basically scratch for it to turn off the alarm in the morning ) and even more alarming stepped out of the taxi , but there have been a few near misses when trying to maneuver around the screen .
If only the power button on the side , or a physical home button to unlock the phone , this whole issue would be negated to a great extent .
But as already mentioned , HTC has walked away from physical buttons - where after placing the trackpad on the Nexus One , now it's stripped down capacitive buttons from three to two , with a choice of multi - tasking going way of the dodo . You can still get the same functionality by double tapping the home button , but it's not the same .
Overall though , you can guess we were impressed with the construction and design of the HTC One . We do not even see the end of the hardware here - although we seem to have been unlucky with our sample , because there are some design flaws visible - so the chances of chipping metal ( ' because it's just what he did .... " OK , Apple ) a little to at least - providing you do not throw it in the asphalt . Seriously , we tried it ... do not do it .
We thought we'd scratched so many times during our testing , but each time it was just a little amount of dirt or dust which swept directly . Tick in the design of TechRadar , HTC .
