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REVIEW HTC One
The way a premium smartphone ‘feels’ in the hand is hard to describe. It’s
also quite subjective. But there is no ambiguity about the design
perfection of the HTC One. The way the buttons sit flush with the main
surfaces, the way the curved back fits into your palm, how it’s cool to the
touch, the precision of the tiny holes in the casing for the stereo
speakers, the edge-to-edge screen – it all lines up to create a phone that
is universally loved and instantly coveted.
The screen is a 4.7-inch LCD with an eye-popping resolution of 1920 x 1080
pixels. It has the highest pixel density (468 ppi or pixels per inch) of
any handheld device. However, it’s a moot point because beyond about 350
ppi, the extra detail in indistinguishable to the human eye. HTC’s
BlinkFeed is the newest addition to HTC Sense, part of the graphical
customisation that HTC has done for their Android phones. As the default
home screen, BlinkFeed aggregates feeds from your social networks and
topics of interest into a scrolling, tiled interface. Useful, but that’s what
most people have Flipboard for.
Other neat features include a wide-angle front camera (to get more people
in the frame), great sounding and ‘actual’ stereo speakers (on either side
of the screen when held in landscape mode), built in infrared emitter (to
control your existing TV and set top box) and scintillating performance,
thanks to the 1.7Ghz quad core Snapdragon processor.
The camera needs to be talked about in some detail. At just 4 Megapixels,
HTC is making a bold statement that it’s not the number but the quality of
pixels that counts. HTC claims that their ‘ultrapixel’ technology is far
more efficient at capturing light as compared to other cameraphones and
this is true in most cases. Shooting in low light with the HTC One is quite
rewarding and there are lots of nice effects too. A built in optical image
stabiliser compensates for some amount of camera shake and a cool new
feature called Zoe adds movement into your photos by merging HD video with
photographs automatically (some may call it a gimmick, but it works).
However, video quality is sub-par and the reduced resolution means you
can’t really crop your photos.
Devices should be in stores by the end of April and it’s safe to say that
the One should be at the top of your list if you’re shopping for a premium
Android phone. However, if you’re the type who can’t live without a
replaceable battery or if you like to swap micro SD cards with other
devices, you should look at Samsung’s Galaxy S4, which is just around the
corner. And for those who can spend slightly more, there’s always the
much-loved iPhone 5.
SPECIFICATIONS 4.7-inch full HD touchscreen, 1.7Ghz quad core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, 4MP Ultrapixel
rear camera, 2.1MP front camera, Android 4.1.2, Beats Audio, 2,300mAh
battery, 143 grams
Phenomenal design, build quality and attention to detail, gorgeous &
high-res screen, 32GB built in storage, IR emitter, stereo sound
Non-removable battery, no micro SD card slot, reduced resolution 4MP
camera, fingerprints show up easily on the black version
ALSO SEE Apple iPhone 5
4-inch LCD (640 x 1136 pixels), 1.2Ghz dual core Apple A6 processor with
PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, 8MP rear and 1.2MP front
camera, 1,440mAh battery, 112 grams
45,500
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