Samsung Galaxy S3 vs HTC One X

[dannybedford]

thanks people, i have now watched so many comparison videos and am still torn. I much prefer sense to touchwiz, i prefer the screen on the one x and the camera, and i love the font aligning on zoom when browsing. But the samsung is a bit quicker, has better battery, more quirky features and better storage. i think because i'm quite a basic user, browsing, music, news, silly apps and i havent even filled the 4 gb on my current phone, the one x could be for me.

But that's today....

 

[fcukhtc]

I've had both the HTC One X on ATT for about 32 days and just got the intl SIII. In general the SIII just feels much smoother and much more responsive probably has something to do with Quad core. Battery life is a better, its prob bc its running HSPA+ vs LTE, but here where I am HSPA+ is great. The screen is better, but I like AMOLEDs.....so its personal preference.

Definitely. I was surprised at the difference in smoothness and responsiveness between the two. The S3 definitely has the upper hand in this department.

The 1XL just isn't lacking enough in this regard for me to regret not getting the S3. Because I prefer everything else about it.

1XL looks, camera and screen >

Though I would like to have an S3 for a few days to see how good s-voice is because that might change my mind.

 

[fcukhtc]

I'm bouncing back and forth as well. I own an HTC One X AT&T and the AT&T version of the SIII.

My major points for keeping the HOX:
Build quality
Screen Its hard to describe how clean it looks...
Software updates (I complained about wireless and 1 week later there was an update...)
Camera UI is a lot more polished IMHO (burst shot button and what not)

Things I dont like about the HOX:
Photos are noisy (Indoor mostly) - I think Sammy has the better capture (Big deal for me)
Bluetooth every day device syncing is flaky
Power Button is not getting any easier/ I cant seem to get used to it (Really annoying)
No Expandable memory and only a 16 gig (which I only got 9.something gig out of for storage)

One thing I really like about the new version of the SIII is a common name and look for all carriers. I don't know how many times I had to explain to someone that this model is the same as that model but its on the different carrier so the name is different... It just feels like this will be more of a united ownership which IMHO is what the android camp needs. HTC tried but failed imo with the One series to do that.

I much prefer the build quality and screen of the 1XL too. And here in Australia we got a 32gb model (24gb after stock phone data) and this is enough for me to not care about expandable memory.

The power button is horrible for me too, sometimes it seems unresponsive and is in an awkward position but this is not enough of a deal breaker. I only had the phone 6 days before returning it for an ELF so not sure about the bliuetooth problem yet.

 

[AntimonyER]

Hey everyone, I merged these two threads together, and also I moved the resulting thread to our new Device/Carrier Comparison forum

 

[shawn1224]

I played with the GS3 for about 30min in store today whilst returning my 1XL.

First thing I noticed is the responsiveness is so much quicker/better than the 1XL. With everything from swiping between home screens to opening/closing apps, changing settings, accessing media from the gallery, etc.

But the display is nowhere near as nice as the 1XL. The camera and video is poorer and the general look of the screens/phone is cheap and tacky.

If the 1XL had the smoothness and responsiveness of the GS3 it would be without doubt the greatest phone.

With that said I still prefer the 1XL.

Run CM9 or aokp and watch what your One XL can really do.

IMO, no matter how much HTC tries to optimize sense, it will always be a lil clunky and hinder the device. Pure android is always the way to go.

 

[fcukhtc]

Run CM9 or aokp and watch what your One XL can really do.

IMO, no matter how much HTC tries to optimize sense, it will always be a lil clunky and hinder the device. Pure android is always the way to go.

What's CM9 and aokp? Apps for what?

I've been given a loan phone whilst my 1XL is sent back to Telstra to be tested for replacement so I've got to wait about a week.

 

[El Presidente]

What's CM9 and aokp? Apps for what?

I've been given a loan phone whilst my 1XL is sent back to Telstra to be tested for replacement so I've got to wait about a week.

They're custom ROMs without Sense. CM9 is CyanogenMod 9 and AOKP is Android Open Kang Project. Sort of the same, but not by the Cyanogen guys.

They are stripped down and basic, but your phone will fly!

 

[fcukhtc]

They're custom ROMs without Sense. CM9 is CyanogenMod 9 and AOKP is Android Open Kang Project. Sort of the same, but not by the Cyanogen guys.

They are stripped down and basic, but your phone will fly!

Okay, thanks.

This is my first android, I don't know that I'm confident enough to go rooting it and installing custom ROMs.

I mean I want to but what's the likelihood of stuffing something up?

Having it run quick with instant response and fast load times will be great though.

 

[El Presidente]

You have a Telstra One X don't you? AFAIK, the procedure for that is relatively easy as HTC give you the tools to do it via their htcdev website.

It's easy enough to do, it just voids your warranty (although if your handset has a definite hardware fault, HTC should replace it).

 

[fcukhtc]

Yes, it's a 32gb, dual core, LTE/4G Telstra HTC One XL. I get so confused with all the different names for the same model.

When I get my replacement I think I might root it. Can I always go back to the stock setup if I don't like it?

I love the look and function of it stock, but if it can run that bit smoother and faster it may be worth it because I use it for everything all day. Social networking, media, work, browsing, forums, etc

 

[El Presidente]

You don't have to lose the stock feel. A lot of the custom ROMs use Sense but are slicker and feel a lot smoother than HTC's stock offering.

Not sure what's available for your handset, but certainly for the Tegra 3 One X, the Sense based ROMs are a massive improvement over stock.

 

[fcukhtc]

Okay, cool. I'll look in to it

 

[hogofddyn_]

I might be wrong on this, but I decided against the SGS3 due to it using the exfat file system (rather than ext4) and went for the One X.

Exfat seemed to cause increasing lag and force closes/freezes the more I used it on my original SGS, friends have complained about the same on the Galaxy Tab + SGS2, so when I heard that they hadn't changed the filesystem for the SGS3 that killed it for me. Didn't get a Galaxy Note for the same reason.

 

[AntimonyER]

Hey, I have moved this to our new forum, the Device/Carrier Comparison forum. Thanks for understanding

 

[3djedi]

I keep seeing all over the net how the S3 blows away HOX in the benchmarks. However, this is the international models. Here in the states BOTH phones use 1.5ghz snapdragon processors. So I was curious as to how the benchmarks compared when using two stateside models of the S3 and HOX. Anyone seen these figures?

One thing I really like on the S3 is that "smart stay" thing that keeps the screen turned on while you are looking at it. Do you think someone will develop an app that might mimic this idea?

 

[Ingenieur7]

Another chart I want to share:

 

[Android26]

USA S3 isn't out yet to be tested and benchmarked.

 

[gibbs1984]

Benchmarks generally mean feck all anyway, they can be manipulated to say untrue readings too.

The real test is how the OS performs when using it yourself rather than using a test.

 

[paulrh]

I keep seeing all over the net how the S3 blows away HOX in the benchmarks.

What can definitely be said to be the truth is that Samsung are very good at marketing their products. HTC are not even also-rans in this department.

 

[trick202]

Smart stay is already available on other handsets thanks to XDA devs.

I thought sense was bog-slow on my One X, but now I use Nova launcher and it's the phone it should have been since the off.

 

[3djedi]

looks like they are very evenly matched! HOX beats s3 on 6 out 12 benchmarks and S3 beats hox on 6 out of 12!

AnandTech - Samsung Galaxy S III Review - AT&T and T-Mobile USA Variants

 

[breadnatty08]

Engadget just reviewed the American models and compared them. Can't link since I'm the app but it's right on the front page.

 

[Blackfryar]

Smart stay is already available on other handsets thanks to XDA devs.

I thought sense was bog-slow on my One X, but now I use Nova launcher and it's the phone it should have been since the off.

Have to agree. I use apex launcher and its way faster than the stock sense.

 

[Ingenieur7]

The US version of the SGS III is out! It is 4G LTE capable and has 2GB RAM:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZt9z1LCY5Q&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiK4FtTlp8o&feature=plcp

 

[3djedi]

Does changing the launcher do anything for the multi tasking issue?