Htc One - Wow! (merged)

jabbamk1 · 17-01-2013, 15:31

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Just to make you aware, the S-Pen isn't really a new innovative feature - they've sold capacitive touchscreen styli in the pound shop for a while!

Yes it is, the pen has buttons to do things the £1 stylus cannot do, the software on the note 2 is tailored to work with the pen in ways a normal stylus cannot.

So even though styluses? Styli? Stylus's? have been around for ages the SPen is something new and innovative because of the features and integration with the OS.

Stiggles · 17-01-2013, 17:21

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Originally Posted by dontpannic

Just to make you aware, the S-Pen isn't really a new innovative feature - they've sold capacitive touchscreen styli in the pound shop for a while!

Its entirely different!!!

Step666 · 17-01-2013, 17:29

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Originally Posted by dontpannic

Just to make you aware, the S-Pen isn't really a new innovative feature - they've sold capacitive touchscreen styli in the pound shop for a while!

Read, then post:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Step666

How many could interact with the device without touching the screen? None.
How many could measure over 1000 different levels of pressure? None.
How many of them have buttons on for additional functionality? None.

swordman · 17-01-2013, 18:06

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Originally Posted by slick1two

I think lack of removable battery is an issue but not so much the SD card thing. People still buying nexus devices at 16gb no sd slot and people buying iPhones with no slot for years. Lack of sd is not that big a deal. With many cloud storage solutions and Google offer drive and google music you don't need to fill the phone up with lots of media. Can stream stuff over network now with faster 3g speeds and 4g. The one x+ came with 64gb on onboard and cheaper than an iphone with that amount of storage. 32gb will even be enough for most people. That's more than what google offered with the Nexus 8gb and 16gb.

I don't think it's too much of an issue. Lack of removable battery for me is a bad one though, but this phone will have a 2300mah battery so should provide more juice and the snapdragon s4 is pretty good at battery conservation. So both the issues of sd card and battery could be resolved somewhat with bigger onboard storage and bigger battery.

They both are issues to some people and they exclude those from buying the phone regardless of how many you think it is.

Samsung and Sony have both passed HTC now which is a little sad as they were great phones in the early android days.

swordman · 17-01-2013, 18:07

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Originally Posted by dontpannic

Just to make you aware, the S-Pen isn't really a new innovative feature - they've sold capacitive touchscreen styli in the pound shop for a while!

Thats a joke yes?

slick1two · 17-01-2013, 20:40

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Originally Posted by slick1two

HTC M7

http://www.t3.com/news/htc-m7-image-leaked-online

Does that look like a cross between an iphone 5 and a BB Z10??

Blackberry Z10

http://bgr.com/2012/12/20/blackberry...tphone-261527/

Nevermind all that pen stuff! How about what I posted today, in the above quote? Thoughts?

John_Patrick · 17-01-2013, 20:49

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Originally Posted by slick1two

Come on, Smart Stay? There have been apps for keeping the screen on for ages, had that on my HTC Hero years ago.

Really?

How is that possible with a phone with no front facing camera?

Oh.... You mean the app will hold the screen on for a set timeout? Not exactly smart eh?

John_Patrick · 17-01-2013, 20:55

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Originally Posted by slick1two

I think lack of removable battery is an issue but not so much the SD card thing. People still buying nexus devices at 16gb no sd slot and people buying iPhones with no slot for years. Lack of sd is not that big a deal. With many cloud storage solutions and Google offer drive and google music you don't need to fill the phone up with lots of media. Can stream stuff over network now with faster 3g speeds and 4g. The one x+ came with 64gb on onboard and cheaper than an iphone with that amount of storage. 32gb will even be enough for most people. That's more than what google offered with the Nexus 8gb and 16gb.

I don't think it's too much of an issue. Lack of removable battery for me is a bad one though, but this phone will have a 2300mah battery so should provide more juice and the snapdragon s4 is pretty good at battery conservation. So both the issues of sd card and battery could be resolved somewhat with bigger onboard storage and bigger battery.

The irony about cloud storage eh....

The networks, app developers, the phone makes all push cloud storage yet we still don't have the networks to fully utilise it to its full.

Those that can afford unlimited data packages (that still have a decent amount of call and text allowance are in the minority I think, they are the only ones who can truly use cloud services.

swordman · 17-01-2013, 23:59

I actually use online storage for back up solely .. I can't at present see any other use for it in the current climate.

Possibly with 4g and unlimited data but until then.

slick1two · 22-01-2013, 01:00

The M7

http://bgr.com/2013/01/21/htc-m7-photos-leak-299637/

I think this sense version they got running on it, looks terrible! Yes it's minimal but it looks cartoony i mean WTF. Even the icons in the dock. looks like 8 bit bbc micro icons. HTC, what gives??

As for the phone design, not sure, need more angles of it. But I preferred the look of the J Butterfly and Droid DNA.

grumpyoldbat · 19-02-2013, 09:53

So there's an HTC announcement in London and New York today. I guess all the details will be revealed there.

jemimabond · 19-02-2013, 10:57

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Originally Posted by grumpyoldbat

So there's an HTC announcement in London and New York today. I guess all the details will be revealed there.

Yip, rumoured to be unveiling the M7 and the similar but smaller M4 which is interesting me.

Had been looking at the One SV and the 8X as come monday Im within my 75 day early update period but think Ill hold off now to see if the M4 comes to Vodafone soon and for how much.

slick1two · 19-02-2013, 12:47

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Originally Posted by jemimabond

Yip, rumoured to be unveiling the M7 and the similar but smaller M4 which is interesting me.

Had been looking at the One SV and the 8X as come monday Im within my 75 day early update period but think Ill hold off now to see if the M4 comes to Vodafone soon and for how much.

Couple of rumours knocking around too. The phone will use a canon sensor for the camera. There is also talk of an Ubuntu powered tablet also to be announced.

New sense version looking a bit windows 8ish. Not sure how I feel about that, but looks interesting.

Press event kicking off in a few hours. Will keep an eye on this. If it's killer, I may flog the Nexus (class phone, not great camera, and less storage)

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/mobi...ead-of-launch/

Another image leak.

Does that design not scream BB z10?? Really looks alike,

Rush · 19-02-2013, 13:20

Looks very similar to the Z10, doesn't like as nice as the One X, Butterfly or even Sensation (in terms of design) Also I know a lot of people didn't like Sense, but i think it will be a shame if they have ditched there signature HTC clock/weather..

slick1two · 19-02-2013, 14:00

Ok this pretty much confirms it!! Tablet on the way too!! This is really exciting to see what HTC have up their sleeves! Have not seen any leaks of the tablet. And it will be Ubuntu based. Not a large app selection though but a new platform on some good hardware could be something to keep an eye on. Would Android apps be compatible? Since both are linux based.

http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.htc.com/uk/

Clock counting down is in sync with the HTC countdown clock. Ubtun pretty much spells it out with the "tick tock Tablet time".

slick1two · 19-02-2013, 14:52

http://live.cnet.com/Event/HTCs_next...unch_live_blog

There is coverage of the launch event on cnet, for anyone interested.

slick1two · 19-02-2013, 15:33

http://reviews.cnet.com/htc-one/

paulbrock · 19-02-2013, 15:43

video stream available here. Do have to put up with people talking over it occasionally though.

http://www.androiddoes.net/news/brea...t-live-stream/

paulbrock · 19-02-2013, 15:45

bizarre, includes an IR sensor again, for the purposes of TV/set top box control. My phone 5 or 6 years ago used to do this, till IR fell out of fashion.

slick1two · 19-02-2013, 15:47

Ummmm bye bye Nexus 4. HTC I'm coming home!!!

slick1two · 19-02-2013, 15:49

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Originally Posted by paulbrock

bizarre, includes an IR sensor again, for the purposes of TV/set top box control. My phone 5 or 6 years ago used to do this, till IR fell out of fashion.

Yeah not really fussed about the remote control thing. Everything else is looking mighty fine. But i'd deffo have to get it sim free and not on a network. Like this new live feed interface. And if the camera is as good as they are saying then that's got me sold.

grumpyoldbat · 19-02-2013, 15:50

Just seen it described as an iPhone running Android with a Windows Phone skin. I can sort of see what they mean!

paulbrock · 19-02-2013, 15:52

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Originally Posted by slick1two

Like this new live feed interface.

does it support Google+, or is it just a Twitter/Facebook thing?

paulbrock · 19-02-2013, 15:54

the continual use of 'Zoes' as a noun doesn't work for me (livestream). Sounds like its just an alternative to Vine

paulbrock · 19-02-2013, 16:02

HTC just announced you can play with them TODAY in phones4u, oxford st, london

17-01-2013, 15:31	#26
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by dontpannic Just to make you aware, the S-Pen isn't really a new innovative feature - they've sold capacitive touchscreen styli in the pound shop for a while! Yes it is, the pen has buttons to do things the £1 stylus cannot do, the software on the note 2 is tailored to work with the pen in ways a normal stylus cannot. So even though styluses? Styli? Stylus's? have been around for ages the SPen is something new and innovative because of the features and integration with the OS.

17-01-2013, 20:40	#31
slick1two Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,796	Leaked screen shot of what is believed to be a render of the M7 Quote: Originally Posted by slick1two HTC M7 http://www.t3.com/news/htc-m7-image-leaked-online Does that look like a cross between an iphone 5 and a BB Z10?? Blackberry Z10 http://bgr.com/2012/12/20/blackberry...tphone-261527/ Nevermind all that pen stuff! How about what I posted today, in the above quote? Thoughts?

22-01-2013, 01:00	#35
slick1two Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,796	Ok this seems to be the real deal this time The M7 http://bgr.com/2013/01/21/htc-m7-photos-leak-299637/ I think this sense version they got running on it, looks terrible! Yes it's minimal but it looks cartoony i mean WTF. Even the icons in the dock. looks like 8 bit bbc micro icons. HTC, what gives?? As for the phone design, not sure, need more angles of it. But I preferred the look of the J Butterfly and Droid DNA.

19-02-2013, 14:52	#41
slick1two Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,796	Live blog with pics http://live.cnet.com/Event/HTCs_next...unch_live_blog There is coverage of the launch event on cnet, for anyone interested.

17-01-2013, 17:21	#27
Stiggles Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 9,293	Quote: Originally Posted by dontpannic Just to make you aware, the S-Pen isn't really a new innovative feature - they've sold capacitive touchscreen styli in the pound shop for a while! Its entirely different!!!

17-01-2013, 17:29	#28
Step666 Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,274	Quote: Originally Posted by dontpannic Just to make you aware, the S-Pen isn't really a new innovative feature - they've sold capacitive touchscreen styli in the pound shop for a while! Read, then post: Quote: Originally Posted by Step666 How many could interact with the device without touching the screen? None. How many could measure over 1000 different levels of pressure? None. How many of them have buttons on for additional functionality? None.

17-01-2013, 18:06	#29
swordman Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 6,342	Quote: Originally Posted by slick1two I think lack of removable battery is an issue but not so much the SD card thing. People still buying nexus devices at 16gb no sd slot and people buying iPhones with no slot for years. Lack of sd is not that big a deal. With many cloud storage solutions and Google offer drive and google music you don't need to fill the phone up with lots of media. Can stream stuff over network now with faster 3g speeds and 4g. The one x+ came with 64gb on onboard and cheaper than an iphone with that amount of storage. 32gb will even be enough for most people. That's more than what google offered with the Nexus 8gb and 16gb. I don't think it's too much of an issue. Lack of removable battery for me is a bad one though, but this phone will have a 2300mah battery so should provide more juice and the snapdragon s4 is pretty good at battery conservation. So both the issues of sd card and battery could be resolved somewhat with bigger onboard storage and bigger battery. They both are issues to some people and they exclude those from buying the phone regardless of how many you think it is. Samsung and Sony have both passed HTC now which is a little sad as they were great phones in the early android days.

17-01-2013, 18:07	#30
swordman Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 6,342	Quote: Originally Posted by dontpannic Just to make you aware, the S-Pen isn't really a new innovative feature - they've sold capacitive touchscreen styli in the pound shop for a while! Thats a joke yes?

17-01-2013, 20:49	#32
John_Patrick Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Newcastle Posts: 904	Quote: Originally Posted by slick1two Come on, Smart Stay? There have been apps for keeping the screen on for ages, had that on my HTC Hero years ago. Really? How is that possible with a phone with no front facing camera? Oh.... You mean the app will hold the screen on for a set timeout? Not exactly smart eh?

17-01-2013, 20:55	#33
John_Patrick Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Newcastle Posts: 904	Quote: Originally Posted by slick1two I think lack of removable battery is an issue but not so much the SD card thing. People still buying nexus devices at 16gb no sd slot and people buying iPhones with no slot for years. Lack of sd is not that big a deal. With many cloud storage solutions and Google offer drive and google music you don't need to fill the phone up with lots of media. Can stream stuff over network now with faster 3g speeds and 4g. The one x+ came with 64gb on onboard and cheaper than an iphone with that amount of storage. 32gb will even be enough for most people. That's more than what google offered with the Nexus 8gb and 16gb. I don't think it's too much of an issue. Lack of removable battery for me is a bad one though, but this phone will have a 2300mah battery so should provide more juice and the snapdragon s4 is pretty good at battery conservation. So both the issues of sd card and battery could be resolved somewhat with bigger onboard storage and bigger battery. The irony about cloud storage eh.... The networks, app developers, the phone makes all push cloud storage yet we still don't have the networks to fully utilise it to its full. Those that can afford unlimited data packages (that still have a decent amount of call and text allowance are in the minority I think, they are the only ones who can truly use cloud services.

17-01-2013, 23:59	#34
swordman Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 6,342	I actually use online storage for back up solely .. I can't at present see any other use for it in the current climate. Possibly with 4g and unlimited data but until then.

19-02-2013, 09:53	#36
grumpyoldbat Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,636	So there's an HTC announcement in London and New York today. I guess all the details will be revealed there.

19-02-2013, 10:57	#37
jemimabond Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: scotland Posts: 1,617	Quote: Originally Posted by grumpyoldbat So there's an HTC announcement in London and New York today. I guess all the details will be revealed there. Yip, rumoured to be unveiling the M7 and the similar but smaller M4 which is interesting me. Had been looking at the One SV and the 8X as come monday Im within my 75 day early update period but think Ill hold off now to see if the M4 comes to Vodafone soon and for how much.

19-02-2013, 12:47	#38
slick1two Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,796	Quote: Originally Posted by jemimabond Yip, rumoured to be unveiling the M7 and the similar but smaller M4 which is interesting me. Had been looking at the One SV and the 8X as come monday Im within my 75 day early update period but think Ill hold off now to see if the M4 comes to Vodafone soon and for how much. Couple of rumours knocking around too. The phone will use a canon sensor for the camera. There is also talk of an Ubuntu powered tablet also to be announced. New sense version looking a bit windows 8ish. Not sure how I feel about that, but looks interesting. Press event kicking off in a few hours. Will keep an eye on this. If it's killer, I may flog the Nexus (class phone, not great camera, and less storage) http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/mobi...ead-of-launch/ Another image leak. Does that design not scream BB z10?? Really looks alike,

19-02-2013, 13:20	#39
Rush Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 420	Looks very similar to the Z10, doesn't like as nice as the One X, Butterfly or even Sensation (in terms of design) Also I know a lot of people didn't like Sense, but i think it will be a shame if they have ditched there signature HTC clock/weather..

19-02-2013, 14:00	#40
slick1two Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,796	Ok this pretty much confirms it!! Tablet on the way too!! This is really exciting to see what HTC have up their sleeves! Have not seen any leaks of the tablet. And it will be Ubuntu based. Not a large app selection though but a new platform on some good hardware could be something to keep an eye on. Would Android apps be compatible? Since both are linux based. http://www.ubuntu.com/ http://www.htc.com/uk/ Clock counting down is in sync with the HTC countdown clock. Ubtun pretty much spells it out with the "tick tock Tablet time".

19-02-2013, 15:33	#42
slick1two Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,796	http://reviews.cnet.com/htc-one/

19-02-2013, 15:43	#43
paulbrock Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wapping, London Posts: 16,222	video stream available here. Do have to put up with people talking over it occasionally though. http://www.androiddoes.net/news/brea...t-live-stream/

19-02-2013, 15:45	#44
paulbrock Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wapping, London Posts: 16,222	bizarre, includes an IR sensor again, for the purposes of TV/set top box control. My phone 5 or 6 years ago used to do this, till IR fell out of fashion.

19-02-2013, 15:47	#45
slick1two Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,796	Ummmm bye bye Nexus 4. HTC I'm coming home!!!

19-02-2013, 15:49	#46
slick1two Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,796	Quote: Originally Posted by paulbrock bizarre, includes an IR sensor again, for the purposes of TV/set top box control. My phone 5 or 6 years ago used to do this, till IR fell out of fashion. Yeah not really fussed about the remote control thing. Everything else is looking mighty fine. But i'd deffo have to get it sim free and not on a network. Like this new live feed interface. And if the camera is as good as they are saying then that's got me sold.

19-02-2013, 15:50	#47
grumpyoldbat Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,636	Just seen it described as an iPhone running Android with a Windows Phone skin. I can sort of see what they mean!

19-02-2013, 15:52	#48
paulbrock Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wapping, London Posts: 16,222	Quote: Originally Posted by slick1two Like this new live feed interface. does it support Google+, or is it just a Twitter/Facebook thing?

19-02-2013, 15:54	#49
paulbrock Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wapping, London Posts: 16,222	the continual use of 'Zoes' as a noun doesn't work for me (livestream). Sounds like its just an alternative to Vine

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19-02-2013, 16:02	#50
paulbrock Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wapping, London Posts: 16,222	HTC just announced you can play with them TODAY in phones4u, oxford st, london