Where's the interest in the HTC One S?

I'm actually a bit confused by this as well. Essentially in America the HTC One S is the 4.3 inch version of the HTC One X. Out of the two I'd probably prefer the One S, it just seems so much more accessible (and like it would fit in your pocket)

For me, the S has three strikes against it:

No microSD card is a no go for me. The cloud IS NOT the answer, not even close. There is no cloud on international flights. Domestic flights, if you get a wi-fi flight, have excruciatingly slow connections and streaming actually is against the terms of use. Then we get into the cell companies cracking down on data use while everyone else is trying to encourage us to use more data. Pretty messed up. And on the subject of cell companies, their networks are far from fool-proof. No, the cloud is not the answer. Give me my card slot back.

No removable battery is something I'm hesitant about. I'm rarely far away from someplace that I can pick up a charge. That's not the issue for me. For me, it is the fact that every once in a while, every phone I've ever had has experienced a freeze up that was only solvable by yanking the battery out for a few seconds. I can't imagine not being able to do that.

Last, sense. I've been using Vanilla Android or versions with very low tampering since my G1. I'm not big on the mixed reviews I read about Sense. I'm also not big on the idea of, "Hey, just root. You'll get mostly stock Android with only some minor bugs like GPS/camera/whatever not working."

I'm worried about the 16GB restriction with no way of increasing it. That's probably the only reason I'm erring towards the One X at the moment.

Rob

Are people worried about battery life for a non-removable 1650 mAh battery running on an LTE network?

StarMenace said:

I'm ok with no microSD slot for expandable storage. The Nexus S doesn't have it either and I was originally hesitant about that at first. After using it for a year though I really have no issues with it.

The non-removable battery is pretty much the only thing I'm concerned about. However, if it works for millions of people using iPhones then I suppose it can't be THAT big of a deal. As far as the freezing goes, I agree, but then again, iPhone users have that problem too once in awhile. I'd at least try it but it really needs to have good battery life then. We'll see what it's like after it is released though.

I know Sense in the past has been bloated and really takes up a lot of processing and memory power but with Sense 4 I've heard they really streamlined it a lot. The UI looks gorgeous but again, that's something we'll find out more when the phone is actually released and used out in the general public.

I've only used Nexus devices so Vanilla Android is all I've used as well. I'd like to see what the Sense is like though. To be honest, I'm a little bored with Vanilla Android. I was hoping that moving from GB to ICS would help with that boredom. To be truthful, it was great the first month or so, now it's just another Android OS. At least it's not iOS though...

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I understand that iphone users can do it with removing battery, but I'm still a bit skeptical. Is there a reboot method if freezing or something does happen?

I've decided to go ahead with the One S, My Desire is on its last legs and death is imminent..

Was looking at the Sony Xperia s But after seeing it in the shop it left me feeling a bit meh, and also reading Battery life or lack of it that has put me right off. I know smartphones these days drain battery levels but something look seriously wrong with the Sony.

Fingers crossed this time next week I will have a nice new HTC.

I think this is a good phone from what I see but with the HTC ONE X, I think the spot light is dime towards the HTC ONE S. I think HTC should have just drop one phone.

The HTC One S beats any other phone including One X in any test:

HTC One S review -- Engadget

Could be a good reason to buy it...

i think i prefer the form factor of the one s. phones are getting too big and how they perform single hand use is very important to me. currently got a 9900 and going from that to a 4.7" screen monster would be just too much of a leap

One-S owner here in the UK, collected mine yesterday. Had it on charge overnight (took it off charge at 07:30 this morning) and been using it most of today.

First impressions?....its good, really good.

My previous phone was a Nexus-S which would need a charge by mid afternoon or i would have to cut back on the internet use in order to see out the day....the One-S currently has 67% battery left after 8 hours use...impressive.

The screen is great, there has been some sniping and bitching in the press that it doesnt have the resolution or pixel count of other top end phones out there...no it doesnt, and it doesnt suffer for it either....hand on heart i cant tell the difference between the display on my friend's iphone, my HTC or the Nexus i was using until yesterday....modern screens are so good that reviewers are splitting hairs in looking for something to criticise.

The form factor is superb, it's a premium build utilising a fantastic metal unibody....no creaking or flexing, sturdy stuff and yet less than 8mm deep....i've ordered some screen protectors but wont be needing a case....Samsung please take note.

ICS is great, i have pared back most of HTC's 'Sense' skin....you're either a fan or not and i'm not so i've stripped it right back to a more bare bones experience. The UI is slick, no judder, no pausing, apps open instantly and multi-tasking is a breeze....it's what we've come to expect from more powerful devices but it's worth commenting on anyway.

Storage isnt an issue for me, 16Gb was enough on my Nexus and will be plenty (for me) on the One-S....those who carry around thousands of music tracks will want more but there are other Android devices with more storage if this is going to be a problem....or (dare i say it) get an iphone 64Gb?!

So, why did i get this phone?....the looks are a big part, as good as my Nexus-S was, it always felt cheap....the One-S is a keeper for me, that glass screen and metal build should last for ages and keep their good looks.
The Qualcomm S4 chip was the other big reason, pre-release rumours had suggested it may be as powerful as some quad core offerings and certainly more efficient with its battery use....this seems to be true, its a joy to have a smart phone i can hammer all day without getting battery anxiety by mid afternoon....it that respect HTC (and Qualcomm) have moved the game on, they should be applauded for this.

Finally a few friends this morning have come out with the expected "why didnt you wait for the Galaxy S3, iphone-5?" comments....basically it's pointless waiting, the market is moving too quickly for most users to keep up with.
From a technological point of view do you wait for the Galaxy S3 this spring?....but what if the iphone-5 is better in the summer?....the rumour is that Qualcomm are planning something special with the S4 and quad-cores towads the end of the year, do you wait until then?....what about the rumours of Nvidia's 2.5Ghz processors?...you could spend your whole life waiting, get a good phone now and enjoy it.
Then there is the cost, if i changed my phone every time something 'better' came onto the market then since 2010 i would've needed to own an iphone-4, an HTC Desire, a Nexus-S, a Galaxy S2, an iphone-4S, a Galaxy Nexus etc....at

Just got mine today, really nice to look at but coming from a Desire it's a little bit bigger than I expected but i'm sure I'll get use to it... one thing that has puzzled me is I have only synced my contacts yet the memory is at 2.21gb for internal memory with 2.15 free and phone memory is 9.93gb with 9.85 free...why is this if this is a 16gb phone, I know you wont get the full 16gb but didnt expect to get just 12gb..

Just bought mine today from 3 (on PAYG for

cliff0796 said:

Just got mine today, really nice to look at but coming from a Desire it's a little bit bigger than I expected but i'm sure I'll get use to it... one thing that has puzzled me is I have only synced my contacts yet the memory is at 2.21gb for internal memory with 2.15 free and phone memory is 9.93gb with 9.85 free...why is this if this is a 16gb phone, I know you wont get the full 16gb but didnt expect to get just 12gb..

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That's what I was afraid of. In either the Engadget or Verge reviews, one of them mentioned something quickly about only being 12GB of actual storage space. I thought it was bad enough that HTC was saying 16GB (on any 16GB memory card I've ever owned, that comes out to just above 14GB of actual space) but now only having 12GB?!? Um, no thanks. Give me back my microSD card slot!

Well, even on the 16GB sd card in my Nexus there was only 14.83GB available of which I had used 4GB. I'm not really concerned about the capacity of the One S at this time - I don't view it as a substitute laptop so can shift stuff around if necessary.

But for info, the storage currently reads:
Internal
Total Space -2.21GB
Apps - 193MB
Available - 2.03GB
Phone Storage
Total Space - 9.93GB
Available - 8.47GB

I believe you can move the partition (vaguely recall reading that - haven't checked).

I'll let you know what remains once I've deleted all the "music", wallpapers and general crap that no-one ever wants - why they think we want this stuff is completely beyond my comprehension!!

Hand on heart; I would have preferred a sd slot, but let's hope I don't regret my decision!

Soupdragon said:

I'll let you know what remains once I've deleted all the "music", wallpapers and general crap that no-one ever wants - why they think we want this stuff is completely beyond my comprehension!!

Hand on heart; I would have preferred a sd slot, but let's hope I don't regret my decision!

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Look forward to it as I have lost my phone to my oldest so I cant look in to this
And I totally agree with you in regards to the SD card, got a 16gb in my Desire and now got to mess about transferring stuff through my computer