HTC One X Pro Reviews

As we've said before, we don't care if it's Apple, HTC, Samsung, Google, or whichever company it is that has produced a certain device. It also doesn't matter if it's Android or iOS... or bada, webOS or Windows Phone. What matters for us is the quality of execution of the particular device (in every respect), and how well it'd serve customers during their day-to-day routine. Lately, we've seen some outstanding Android smartphones. However, the HTC One X simply isn't one of them. At least not until HTC fixes its software. The device often feels and behaves like a rushed product, and this is something that you can't fix with a powerful processor, be it a quad-core one. It's also something that we do not expect to see in a top-shelf, premium handset. If you simply fell in love with the phone the moment you saw it – that's a-okay. But it won't change the fact that it's not as good as it should be. That's not to say that the One X is a bad device. Quite the contrary – it's great, especially if you enjoy watching a lot of video, or play lots of games on your phone. These are the areas where the iPhone 4S can't compete with it. However, the iPhone does have a more approachable design, better camera, easier to use interface, as well as a much more polished and stable software, which won't cause you so much trouble. That's the phone we'd pick to manage our daily grind among these two.

With the HTC One X we were prepared not to be disappointed, but that isn't the case. HTC's attention to detail in design has created a device that looks great as well as being practical to use. Yes, it's large, but it works as a large device and the display is fantastic. We had also prepared ourselves to find that HTC Sense was too oppressive. Yes, HTC has played with Android at every level and there may be some things you don't like, but it does now feel like a lighter touch. It's definitely HTC, but we've spent more time appreciating the additions, rather than berating the flaws. There's also plenty we haven't touched on - the convenient HTC Car interface, the movie editor, the integrated address book experience. Yet, this isn't a perfect phone. We found the camera was oversaturated by default and could do some things better, the keyboard takes up too much space with little benefit, Google Maps is shunned for Locations and media streaming from a network didn't want to work. But these aren't insurmountable problems, easily fixed with tweaks or third-party apps (and we're sure HTC will fix the media streaming problem). The HTC One X is an excellent and fitting flagship handset. It's a great smartphone to live with: a cleaner, fresher HTC experience, packed into a device with the power to impress and a design that will turn heads.

It was really surprising to see HTC fall from a record-breaker to an underperforming company in just a few months. Thankfully, the firm's management has recognized the need for a change and has taken a number of timely actions in order to turn the ship around. The HTC One X is one of the first handsets produced with these new policies in mind, but after spending some time using it, we feel that there's still work ahead of HTC. We really like the new design language that the company has employed. It's previous phones were well-built, but too thick and masculine. Now, the One X comes to introduce us to a new, slimmer and much more elegant appearance, which should further popularize the brand among the mass public.

HTC has a lot to prove. Whether it was down to resting on its collective laurels, misreading the market, or simply getting its 2011 product line wrong, last year turned out to be something of an annus horribilis all round. Rivals accelerated past, Apple broadened its iPhone range across price points, and in contrast HTC phones looked derivative and lumpen. They’re not accusations that could easily be levelled against the HTC One X. The new flagship is distinctively designed and well constructed, has an admirable camera and a solid screen. The Tegra 3 chipset is capable of both speed and endurance depending on what’s demanded of it, particularly gaming and HD video, though the non-expandable storage could prove limiting if your connection isn’t up to streaming from cloud storage such as Dropbox .

Let's not beat around the bush here: we love the HTC One X. You can see how we feel about the battery life, but it's not an insurmountable problem... it's just frustrating that you'll have to be frugal at times with your smartphone usage to get through the day. But beyond that the HTC One X is a beautiful piece of kit. It's stylishly designed, light, has a cracking screen and comes with enough future-proofing to make us believe our grandchildren may still have one. The fact it's rocking the latest version of Android will appeal to many too - except those that don't want to get involved with the complexity of Google's OS. It's not a tricky system to learn, but whether you buy the HTC One X will come down to two things: do you want a phone that rewards you the more you explore its features? And can you live with an iffy battery life? If the answer is yes to both of these questions, run down to your local retailer and pick up an HTC One X. You won't be disappointed.

The HTC One X is easily my favorite phone on the market today. Even Samsung's Google Galaxy Nexus pales in comparison in my eyes. The sexy hardware design, the updated Sense 4 user interface, and the amazing camera team up with blazing performance to make the One X an unstoppable force of nature that I simply must have in my hand. I am quite certain that there are going to be quad-core Samsung-built Android devices with equal speed and camera performance in the near future, but I doubt that Samsung has the grapes to put out an industrial design as bold as that of the HTC One X.

The One X is HTC's new flagship Android phone, combining an impressive looking polycarbonate design with a huge, HD display. A quad-core processor and the latest Android software adds to an impressive looking package, though the lack of a microSD card slot will annoy some potential buyers.