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Mensrea said:
pezus said:
Mensrea said:

The thing is, this year, HTC's One is clearly better than the S4. The problem is, that samsung caught fire last year because of aggressive advertising. They won't just slow down now with so much momentum.

HTC made the best Android phone this year, and that's clear, but they don't have the advertising muscle, or the hype to sell it.

Just look



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It's clear who made the better phone, unfortunately, it's also clear which one will sell better.

Why would it be clear based on two images?

Design. One is made of flimsy plastic, and the other is made of aluminum.

 

In more depth though. The HTC one has a much better camera, a lighter skin of Android that works better, and a better screen.

 

If there is any one post in this forum that trolls any more than another, its yours. Also you sound biased. You need to get your facts straight. 

 

1. The phone is not made from flimsy plastic. It's made from polycarbonate. A material that is about 300 times stronger than plastic, scratch resistant, and very durable. I dare you to whack your head with a GSIII phone and tell me if you're still okay.

2. In what sense is the HTC one's camera better? Because it uses ultrapixels? Or is it because they said it was better? You always sacrifice something when you choose something and HTC's camera takes better than average low light pics, and bad flash pics. I.e it's comparable to the camera's in current flagship smartphones for one exception; if you were to enlarge a picture taken by  the one, it would look awful but HTC wouldn't tell you that would they, hmm guess ultrapixel 4mp is not impressive afterall.

3. Your 3rd point is assumed, your 4th point is subjective, and your 5th point is opinionated. How do you know HTC's skin is "lighter"? What makes it lighter? For all you know it could just as well be "heavier" and more in depth. And what makes it work better? Because you think it works better or because you want it to work better? And what makes the screen better? Is it because it's smaller or because there's no real menu button on it?

My point is, until you've actually used both devices, you might want to come with facts. Facts hold.



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Galaxy phones look and feel cheap. Personally, I think the HTC One looks much better, and I assume it probably feels better....i think the black HTC One looks super sexy.





Mensrea said:
Baalzamon said:

So wait, the HTC One is better just because its aluminum? What about a user such as myself who uses a case and doesn't care what it is made of? What about a user such as myself that is a heavy user while storm chasing, and absolutely needs the ability to replace the battery on the fly, because they certainly don't last for a whole day of chasing. And the better camera...what? You've seen pictures? Because both are considered to be great cameras with lots of features (and if one of the things you need to be doing is enlarging photos at all, stay away from the HTC One no matter what). Lets see, what else, oh yea, the Galaxy S4 has a 5" screen versus the 4.7" screen on HTC One.

It isn't at all clear based on those pictures which phone is better, as there is a lot more to it than that. They are both great phones. It is, however, clear that you just don't like Samsung based on your ability to just act like the HTC One walks all over the Galaxy S4.


Well, the design is better, and you can't discredit that just because you use a case.

Battery feature is valid, I'll give you that.

Camera on HTC one is superior, there was a comparison over on the verge. I can't find it now, but I will look.

Anyway, S4 has 13 megapixels, but megapixels don't really matter, it's about the sensors, and what you do with the pixels. HTC One uses ultra pixels, which let in more light, for clearer pictures. You clearly don't understand cameras.

Also, HTC one has a better screen, they are both 1080 p, but the galaxy uses Pentile, which makes it look washed out. Being a little bit smaller also makes it look better as well. Besides, who needs a 5 inch phone anyway? Sammy is getting ridiculous with the enlargement of their phones.

 

I don't dislike Samsung, it's just clear that they got beat this year in terms of quality. Do your research, and stop defending a piece of plastic like it's your grandmother, and I just beat her.

 


I just recently responded to a post similar to this but yours isn't as bad. However you still seem to assume some things.

1. You say the design is better. I just want to point out that this is your opinion. The design of one phone can be better to one person whereas the design of another phone can be better to someone else. That is always opinion.

2. In what sense is the HTC one's camera better?  You always sacrifice something when you choose to do something different and HTC's camera takes better than average low light pics, and bad flash pics. i.e it's comparable to the camera's in current flagship smartphones (its been compared to the Xperia Z, Iphone 5, Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 and they all stacked up very well) for one exception; if you were to enlarge a picture taken by  the one, it would look awful but HTC wouldn't tell you that would they, hmm guess ultrapixel 4mp is not impressive afterall.

3.  The phone is not made from "a piece of plastic" like you claim. When you say it like that you only make yourself sound biased and need to rely on bashing to win your argument. It's made from polycarbonate. A material that is about 300 times stronger than plastic, scratch resistant, and very durable. I dare you to whack your head with a GSIII phone and tell me if you're still okay.

3. Why would a full HD screen look washed out? I have a Galaxy Note 2 and it doesn't look washed out. And the S4 screen being bigger is an advantage too. And what are you talking about? HTC just made the Droid DNA which is a 5 inch phone sooooo its not only Samsung, its HTC too ;)

The S4 is a very well built phone, and Samsung uses quality to build them too and people enjoy them. I've done my research. I've owned HTC and Samsung phones before. I don't hate HTC and I don't hate Samsung. So how about you do your research.



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pezus said:
bananaking21 said:
Otakumegane said:
I have no doubt in my mind that the S4 will still sell gangbusters. Though I fear they're going down the Apple route as of late.


what is the apple route? it would help if you explained

Doing incremental upgrades to their phones I guess. Yet you still see people out there saying the S4 is "overspecced"

Don't people say that about the PS3 and 4 too ;)?



 

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Haha oh HTC, your so cute with your pretentiousness lmao. Any predictions on how much the S4 will out sell the HTC phone.?



 

theARTIST0017 said:
Otakumegane said:
I have no doubt in my mind that the S4 will still sell gangbusters. Though I fear they're going down the Apple route as of late.


Why? Apple makes a new phone, they add something that's already been done (4G, etc etc) Samsung makes a new phone, they innovate (Smart features, hand sensors, eye tracking, etc etc)

You see the difference right? Apple doesn't innovate. People buy into Apple because its Apple. But Samsung actually does something different with each iteration. The S2 didn't look that much different from the S1 did it? No! Just as the Wii U looks similar too the Wii, my point is...

So your point is go beyond the appearance of a product :)?



 

There's no point of arguing which phone is better. First of all, I doubt any of you have even gotten a hand on either phone let alone used one for an extended time. Secondly, I'm sure that both phones are great and people would be satisfied with either one.



Mensrea said:

Anyway, S4 has 13 megapixels, but megapixels don't really matter, it's about the sensors, and what you do with the pixels. HTC One uses ultra pixels, which let in more light, for clearer pictures. You clearly don't understand cameras.

Considering you are using the word "ultrapixel," which is simply a marketing word, I'm going to say that you are the one that doesn't understand cameras. It is a 4 megapixel camera. And I'm telling you now, while it might take better 4x6 shots, it isn't physically possible for larger pictures to look better because it will start getting pixellated.



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pezus said:
Mensrea said:
Baalzamon said:

So wait, the HTC One is better just because its aluminum? What about a user such as myself who uses a case and doesn't care what it is made of? What about a user such as myself that is a heavy user while storm chasing, and absolutely needs the ability to replace the battery on the fly, because they certainly don't last for a whole day of chasing. And the better camera...what? You've seen pictures? Because both are considered to be great cameras with lots of features (and if one of the things you need to be doing is enlarging photos at all, stay away from the HTC One no matter what). Lets see, what else, oh yea, the Galaxy S4 has a 5" screen versus the 4.7" screen on HTC One.

It isn't at all clear based on those pictures which phone is better, as there is a lot more to it than that. They are both great phones. It is, however, clear that you just don't like Samsung based on your ability to just act like the HTC One walks all over the Galaxy S4.


Well, the design is better, and you can't discredit that just because you use a case.

Battery feature is valid, I'll give you that.

Camera on HTC one is superior, there was a comparison over on the verge. I can't find it now, but I will look.

Anyway, S4 has 13 megapixels, but megapixels don't really matter, it's about the sensors, and what you do with the pixels. HTC One uses ultra pixels, which let in more light, for clearer pictures. You clearly don't understand cameras.

Also, HTC one has a better screen, they are both 1080 p, but the galaxy uses Pentile, which makes it look washed out. Being a little bit smaller also makes it look better as well. Besides, who needs a 5 inch phone anyway? Sammy is getting ridiculous with the enlargement of their phones.

 

I don't dislike Samsung, it's just clear that they got beat this year in terms of quality. Do your research, and stop defending a piece of plastic like it's your grandmother, and I just beat her.

 


Like has been said already, the S4 is smaller than the S3.

Dont mind him. Htcs droid dna which is a fairly new phone is 5 inches



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