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The body of the HTC one is milled from a single aluminum block . (Photo: kwe) Friday 03 May 2013
HTC proves with the one that you can build extremely high quality and attractive smartphones in the Android camp. Probably the HTC one the best smartphone currently on the market. But good looks alone is not enough to be a champ. Can the noble aluminum Taiwanese also technically convincing?
It is a paradox: Although HTC always produces absolute top smartphones, the company has been fighting for over a year with drastically declining sales and profits. In the past quarter net income shrank by 98 percent to 2.2 million euros. Not even the new HTC One could not change. Because due to delivery problems, the unit is only a few weeks in sufficient numbers.
The two speakers not only sound good, they are also the One . (Photo: kwe) As CNet reports, company CEO Peter Chou is however confident that the new smartphone HTC will bring in spite of late come back on track. The demand is quite high, you should only work hard now to fulfill it.
Chou’s optimism is not unwarranted. For as the boss says the HTC one is an outstanding smartphone – at least in the sense that it is significantly different from the competitors, the “look alike” according to Chou. His goal is to make HTC a trusted and excellent premium brand, says the CEO. Is the HTC managed with the One
milled from a block
As for design, material and workmanship, this can be answered with a very clear “Yes”. The HTC one is in a unibody, which was milled from a single block of aluminum. Plastic is found only on the sides and in some lines on the back, which are mainly due to the antenna reception – but these strips are the smartphone well
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The back is slightly arched, so HTC made two effects: First, the law is with 143 grams extremely lightweight device comfortably in the hand and on the other it looks much flatter sides by narrow than it actually is 9.3 centimeters . This impression is reinforced by beveled edges.
The smartphone looks flatter than it actually is . (Photo: kwe) columns between housing, polycarbonate side and looking in vain screen on the HTC one. Volume rocker and power switch almost not protrude from the frame and the SIM card disappears like with the HTC X on a sled in the bomb-proof frame. No matter how you twist and turn the device., It always feels great and looks great
The front of the HTC one is dominated by two large speakers on the top and bottom. Owes them a device for a smartphone exceptionally rich stereo sound. Since they also sit in the aluminum body, the speakers along with the black display frame are also a visual treat.
class screen
from elegant housing is one of the best screens, which currently sits in a smartphone framed. The LCD is 4.7 inches in size and offers 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, which is a huge point density of 468 ppi. The screen shows colors very natural, contrast is also seen from the side very readable and has no color cast at an acute angle for viewing. One weakness shows the screen at best in direct sunlight, as it can not shine too bright.
gaps between polycarbonate and aluminum can not be found on the HTC One . (Photo: kwe) The inner values ??of the HTC one is a bear. As with most other current Android flagship one might even say, the device is powered. Worry, Qualcomm clocked at 1.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor 600 along with 2 gigabytes of memory could run out of breath at any task, are unfounded. On the contrary: If you want to relieve the not removable battery, can safely use the power saving function. You can not feel the difference for peak performance and the battery, which already participates loose a long day at work anyway, if necessary, holds even for half a day longer by.
No room for memory cards
addition to the permanently installed battery, the sealed design of the HTC one another disadvantage: The internal memory can not be expanded through microSD cards. However, 32 gigabytes enough for most users, even if you have to pull off another 4 to 5 gigabytes of memory available for system and user interface.
HTC’s user interface has greatly lightened by the way. Sense 5.0 does not only simple, it also dispensed with unnecessary animations and other unnecessary frills. Though: the acclaimed HTC as the cool feature “Blink Feed” probably see quite a few as unnecessary ballast, they are keen to loswürden. This is a type of news reader brings, among other news from social networks, news headlines or photos directly on the homescreen. The principle is reminiscent of Flipboard or Google Currents, the representation of animated tiles on Windows Phone.
In principle, no bad thing. But unfortunately, you can stream the contents to be displayed, not free to. And news from Twitter or Facebook can be presented much clearer with other apps or widgets. Without root privileges (administrator rights) it will “blink feed” is not happening. One must not let the home screen, but can under “Settings” -. “Personalize” to select a different screen and leave the left flasher feed
Unusual Camera
addition to exceptional design, HTC has gone its own way even with the camera. Instead of focusing on getting more pixels, the Taiwanese a back illuminated sensor with very large pixels (“Ultra pixels”) have installed that can still deliver very good pictures without color noise in low light conditions. The disadvantage is that the 4.1 megapixel camera can provide the one-less image information. The falls especially on blocks by disturbing when one zooms in digital objects. Who photos with the HTC One shoots in daylight, should enable the HDR function, in which several shots with different exposures are combined into an optimized image.
“Zoe” is fun
class is the camera software “Zoe”. Here the One makes a second and three seconds after you press the shutter button a series of images with sound. From it you can then select the best photo among other things, remove distracting cars or pedestrians from images, merge action photos or perfect group photos.
Very successful is the function in which automatically a short film with effects and music is created from Zoe videos and pictures. Unfortunately, you can only choose between six different date styles and also do not use their own songs as background music.
“Zoe” brings action the picture. (Photo: kwe) Who
the HTC one does not want to put it down while watching television, the smartphone can be used as a universal remote control for nearly all current TV sets or home theater systems. This worked perfectly in the test. But also the integrated electronic program guide works only in the ideal case without any problems. If you have not subscribed to any channels offered on cable, for example Germany, the One turns with a prediction on the selected program to the wrong channel.
There is also a telephone
What is also important in high-end smart phones: The HTC one is also a very good phone – especially regarding the sound. Callers sound very natural, spurious noise is almost impossible to hear. Say the same of a receiver HTC-one call.
All in all, the HTC one is currently probably the best smartphone you can buy. Design, processing, performance, and software are an absolutely complete package. Only the permanently installed battery, the lack of microSD card slot and the flashing feed requirement could interfere with some users. For them, possibly the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the better choice.
Source: n-tv.de
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