Please help me...Need to choice between S3 and One X... ..Which model is much more better??
All the salesman that i meet suggest to me the Samsung S3 but the processor is 1.4Ghz compare to One X is 1.5Ghz...

Depend on your needs. Somehow 1.4 and 1.5Ghz not much difference rite?
Is that the only issue u worry about?

exynos do the talking

ei..Samsung S3 build quality not good..if u drop from ear height..high chances pecah screen..while HTC One X tahan

agreed. gs 3 more fragile than iphone 4.
while htc one x can be used as a hammer.

I'm working as an engineer....so i'm really want to buy a good smartphone for my work...act i'm really like S3 (like the graphic but not sure about their program and capabilities) but i'm already using HTC Sensation XL (Not so user friendly but good looking HP)...

and how often do you drop the phone?

to TS...if price is not an issue. get S3

but if you wanna save, get HOX. bcoz the price is cheap now



i used to own a HOX before jumping over to S3.

pros of HOX
- better design (actually i feel the S3 looks fine as well in real. but since this is what the majority prefers (HOX > S3) i have to include it here.)
- better screen, SLCD2 with RGB matrix
- more better graphic games due to tegra zone
- Sense have better widgets than TouchWiz

cons of HOX
- battery life is.....unsatisfying. and the battery is not replaceable
- it goes hot under extensive usage. S3 will get hot as well but not as severe as HOX
- no memory card slot. if 32gb is enough for you this is not an issue
- performance and real time usage still lacking. you still can spot some lags and delays here and there once in a while


pro of S3
- expandable storage. i'm using 16gb + 64gb microsd now. imagine 32 + 64 or 64 + 64
- battery life is superb and the battery is replaceable. i can provide screen shots if there's doubt on this
- better feel on hand. this is because of the curvy design
- fast and very smooth. i'm not meaning on benchmarks, but in real usage. this is the only phone (other than my old iphone 3gs) so far that doesn't show any lags or delay. i've loaded some apps on to it but it still remain smooth and fast. i can make a wild guess it will be smoother than a ip4s
- the S.AMOLED HD still retains the pros of a typical S.AMOLED screen

cons of S3
- design.....might need some getting used to. i'm totally fine with it now
- screen is still SLIGHTLY not that good compared to HOX. (but honestly you're not gonna spot the difference unless u use a HOX side by side)
- TouchWiz still need better widgets compared to Sense
- build quality might feel a bit cheap to some


This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jun 5 2012, 04:24 PM

It's seem S3 look like better...hehehehe will buy the phone by tomorrow...

test both b4 u buy....dont even bother to look at the polls...as mostly are done by fanboys....lol

I DO NOT AGREE WITH:
TW had been improved, now it's evenly match with the Sense.

Screen? It's really vary on user. Super AMOLED or IPS.
Take note that HOX's screen is yellowish. Try find the VS reviews for these devices.

I AGREE WITH:
Durability, HOX wins! Imagine, it can used as hammer.
SGS III have terrible durability, even the SGS I is stronger than it.

More games for HOX and less games for SGS III. True.

No memory card slot is not really important as 16GB or above(HOX is 32GB) is usually more than enough.

Performance/Realtime usages, it's reported HOX have some hiccups. Not sure if it's firmware issues or hardware.

Battery life for HOX is very poor. SGS III wins!

Temperature? Is that even important to tell? Roughly the same actually, but, SGS III is slightly colder.

This post has been edited by DarkSilver: Jun 5 2012, 04:26 PM

Definately HOX

Sony just announce HOX is a PS certified phone.

HOX no lag and screen display is the best on the market now.

Camera in HOX can take 99 photos at one go vs S3 of only 20.

Aperture wise, HOX f/2.0 vs S3 of f/2.6

that's why i mention widgets in TW. because i find most of the other stuff to be evenly matched or better than Sense. but the widgets are still lacking

16gb is not gonna be enough on S3.when you get the phone the available storage is only 11.35gb. that's why i got a 64gb microsd

i feel the temperature part is another extra point to be told. because last time using my HOX, under extensive usage like gaming, it gets really hot, but depends on users how acceptable the level is to them



what i'm saying above are based on my observation and opinion because i used to own both devices. fanboys from either HOX or S3 can come and defend the phones with wtv points they can think off, but facts will remain facts

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jun 5 2012, 04:34 PM

regarding the temperature....mine seldom gets hot, maybe the later OTA fixed it...?

my last rom on HOX is venusaur. the heat is acceptable for me but i'm not sure for other users, as i can feel its really quite hot

maybe you can try gaming for more than half an hour or so


and another point, heat is gonna affect the battery life as well. li-ion / li-po batteries don't go well with heat. applies to laptop batteries as well

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jun 5 2012, 04:39 PM

Wah....got many fan for both phone....Thanks for your advise....really appreciated it...looks like my heart 50% to HOX and 50% for S3

you should try both. go for hox if you prefer sense ui

You will get better opinion from those who have used both. I am one of such users. My choice SGS3 in overall performance n satisfaction

better go and try both la....

Hmmm both...nice idea but i'm prefer to using 1 phone only...

s3 exynos will perform much much better than onex's tegra 3.......

tegra 3 is a useless crappy shitty chipset.......lousy processor n graphics performance

I'm a HOX user, I think the only 2 things that HOX is better are its screen and its GPU.

Other than that, S3 should be better.

Haha they're asking you to try both before making a decision, not asking you to buy both

Test both only you can know which one is better, every person have different preference.

My vote goes to HOX, the pros and cons is the same as mention by Zenetix. But i can live with 16hrs - 30hrs of battery life (depending on usage) and 32gb is more than enough for me.

But if you need a phone with a battery that can last longer and expandable memory, than go for S3

This post has been edited by akira87: Jun 5 2012, 05:13 PM

I vote for SGS3 coz it looks and performs better than HOX.
Never get interested with HTC..

Selling your XPS for S3?

And u design processor chips for a living?

Pls do not give baseless comments.

Nope, keeping it even if I get the S3 later

Wow got notification to update my HOX to 1.29. Will see any improvement for already very good phone.

So rich!

I've got no other smart phone experience since HOX is my first, but, the phone's 2 months old and there are 2 OTA updates already, does that consider as good support?

yes. it means that they are fixing bugs.

in terms of specs S3 is better... but HTC generally has better build quality and feel. That's my take...

HOX is more worth it considering the price, if u dun care about price then I think S3 slightly better.

Exynos is great! i mean it. best performance ever! but long term support for software updates, i choose HTC. Even if its late, its a good and reliable update. I used SGS2 and the initial release of ICS updates are so teribble(need many leaked firmware and updates to make it right). Samsung always "almost" abandon their previous flagship when they have new flagship device. SGS1 didnt even get ICS OTA even if its almost the same spec as Nexus S.

Well this is speaking for official updates, those who use custom rom you paham me already. no need to worry so much lah. only wait for source code release and we are good to go.

Eventhough im not in s3 because its shape, i still vote for s3 because samsung. I loved samsung gadgets. Trying to use other product such as apple but at the end i come back to samsung back. For htc, im not interested. Peace yoo!

htc's build quality, design and software is better than s3.

Dunno la. Dats my opinion.

+1 bro i m support ur statements.....

1st hp was htc legend i luv the build quality from htc.... and samsung will feel plastic whatever model u choose....

but in term of rooting i luv samsung so much coz its really2 easy to root.... after learn to root u will learn how to flash and after that u will be never ever waiting update from official samsung software update....

for software update i think htc is much better from samsung....

Purely personal choice,
I go for one x for its design, screen and of cause price.

And I dun think sgs3 is inferior to one x.

Personally speaking, i like the voice quality of the HOX HTC,but like
i said its my personal choice.
i havent tested the s3, perhaps i will, just to see if there is a vast difference.
Cheers

I have to agree with the bad build quality of S3, even worse than 4S.
But S3 has its goods too:
-better performance than One X
-more features
-removable battery and microsd slot

One X is not bad too:
-better graphics with Tegra 3
-more durable
-nice polycarbonate design

It's up to TS to choose still...

If you said Htc's build quality then you are wrong, as you can see in HOX V2-V4 forum many people complain there are many defects in the HOX, dead pixel, flickering screen, yellow tint, wifi problem, sim card problems, battery problem, etc....

However, S3 i dont see many problem until now...In term on quality control I think Samsung is better this time.

Well, I have tried both HOX & S3, and I will vote for S3, S3 is very very smooth like silk, well HOX i still will feel very minor lag when multitasking/gaming. And One more thing, HOX is very very hot! It can go up to 52 degree celsius when gaming, which is very bad for the hardware component

aiya TS go find 3310 enough.. imba phone forever

because samsung s3 was just launched recently. we'll wait and see.
s3 also got a few problem already. screen cracking,pink tint, light bleed etc etc.

This post has been edited by alvin ong: Jun 5 2012, 07:50 PM

the thing is how frequent u see users reporting these problems ?

pink tint so far i only see one user reporting in the thread. where's screen cracking and light bleeding?



as for HOX....the first few V basicly 60% of the thread is about users reporting hardware defects

u do a quick google search about S3 hardware issues the result also very minimal. how about HOX ?

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jun 5 2012, 07:58 PM

There's 1 or 2 user reporting screen crack in S3 forum just 1 or 2 days ago.

Yeah....HOX QC is bad but there's 1 to 1 exchange for hardware. But I remember there's 1 user got his S3 screen scratched & changed for RM600 b4 discount.....and the discount was for being the 1st malaysian to has his S3 screen scratched..oouch, how ironic

This post has been edited by bluebeary: Jun 5 2012, 08:41 PM

Guys, no point of arguing which phone is better than which. A similar question will return with many answers. Is better to cool down before the argument is getting more intense

Both HOX and S3 has their own pros and cons. I suggest TS to have a hands on on both device and define which criteria is significant to your requirements then choose accordingly. Everyone in this forum will have a different requirement in choosing smartphone

well said.

just use the one you prefer and be happy with it

Which phone is better turning into which phone is less problematic.

Both phone are good. They have pros and cons. What you need to know is which suites you best. There are minor difference between them which may or may not suite you.

I believe HOX won't be the only PS certified phone.
Sony will eventually add other phones from other manufacturers too.

About the burst shot, 99 shots take up lots of space. 20 is just fine for me. Scrolling through 99 pictures just to find the best pic is too burdensome for me.

This post has been edited by Chocobos: Jun 5 2012, 09:33 PM

Burst mode is particularly important in sport photography or children photography whereby you need to capture the best moment due to active movement.

And S3 still need to choose burst mode in the settings to enable burst mode which could cause you to lose the greatest moment you wanna capture, One X no need, just open camera app, shoot 99 pics all the way.

Lazy to choose the best photo? Come on, it has the best photo feature and HTC will automatically select the best shot for you.

my personal feel about SIII v One X.

Performance benchmark wise SIII>One X
Beauty/sleek wise SIII>One X
Features SIII>One X
Robustness n built quality ONE X>>SIII
Price SIII>One X
BTW...
SENSE pwn Touch Wiz (HTC has one of the best UI in Android phones)
while SIII looks sexy, sleek n nice to hold (pebble shape is hand friendly IMO)
HTC ONE X feels dead SOLID n the sense of toughness is there...
performance wise not much of diff between these two...
Downside to ONE X is just lack of sd card slot n sealed battery. If they build One X unibody polycarbonate like the sensation concept, it will be just perfect =)

SIII built quality is not really good for the premium price you pay... u guys should search youtube for drop test to find out why...

Derail abit from the topic..what is HOX? google return nonsense answer

HTC One X

HOX= Htc One X

some one in taiwan actually try to use HOX as hammer, guess what the out come ....

three knock and screen broke....


dont simply trust everything online

watch finish then think again.

Something more practical:

so you really believe that video?
explain this

explain this

and

also.
even iphone also wins s3 despite being so fragile.

This post has been edited by alvin ong: Jun 5 2012, 11:54 PM

The vote become 50%-50%..

one x screen cracked at 3rd drop.
gs3 screen cracked at 2nd drop.

that is because when the S3 hit the ground, the battery becomes lose and it cause the phone to switch off. that lady din even readjust the battery and concludes the screen is no longer working. really "good stuff" for htc fanboys or samsung haters like you

she did put the battery back and tried to turn it on but it wouldn't.

GSM arena's review says it well.

if you want a phone that looks like a flagship, go for one x
if you want a phone that performs like a flagship, go for S3

so up to you. looks? or performance.

engadget says
"No matter how hard the Galaxy SIII tries, it just isn't greater than the sum of the HTC One X's parts." - Sharif Sakr, Engadget


This post has been edited by alvin ong: Jun 6 2012, 12:06 AM

in fact in the videos i seen b4, most/all screen do crack face down drop test but only SIII failed the basic functionality test, buttons, capacitive functions all unresponsive n kaput... the rest only glass screen kaput, but not LCD... this might be due to the fact that SIII gorilla glass is completely fused with the AMOLED screen, thus glass kaput=whole phone AMOLED kaput, replacement $$$$

haha, i'm not goin deeper into this argument.
i dont really care, because....

whether S3 or 1X win, its already a win for ANDROID.

even tech noobs around me are starting to choose between S3&1X, seems less people interested in tiny 3.5inch anymore.

the glass is fused to the display. so if the screen get shattered badly, the display wont work. i've explained mine. i doubt you will answer my question because you are htcfag. oh wai

no use telling all this to him. in his mind htc > all

Well said friend

but as you can see from the one x drop test, the touch screen still works eventhough it's cracked.

s2 was my 3rd samsung phone.

not fanboyism, it was hardware reliability issue, samsung phone very tough. never gave me problems.

and becuz, htc battery n specs always lose to s2. previously, htc batt well known for being weak, im a very heavy user.

now htc n s3, batt still s3 wins. i'd go for s3 screen cuz i abit fed up with the candy eye saturated s2 super amoled+ screen d so i dont mind getting sthg abit softer (i.e. s3) but hey, it's a 4.8" HD. and about pentile n RGB thing, i think ppl just get abit too serious, like pixel peeping. maybe i should be more serious then i'll be concerned n bothered but i know some ppl who r bothered.

i always hv extra batt in my car, so i never concern about gasak my s2 battery knwing ive an emergency fully charged batt for making calls n other important operation.

in conclusion, if you r a heavy user, just get an s3. no point always looking for a charger for a non removable battery superphone n using so reservedly.

otherwise, IMO, both is a good choice simply a matter of personal need but in my 20/20 sight, i'd still get a galaxy always as long as HTC flagship has not superceded d galaxy line. IMO, who the hell needs 99 shots /second lol get a real sport camera. even in need, how often do we shoot 99 shots. i just feel it's a very petty matter to be highlight over s3's 40 shots per burst. but rmb, galaxy line has been always on the top . there is a reason for that

ps/ i do agree s3 looks ALOT prettier in real, bordering elegant, hox is prettier but s3 is more elegant. I bet pebble blue will be awesome, dark blue with shades of black, how cool is that right, like dark knight. myb s3 should come out one black dark knight version lol. I heard unconfirm rumor said that there will be other colors available too, is it true??



This post has been edited by wayfeel: Jun 6 2012, 02:06 AM

I tested the real S3 lately, white 1. The real 1 looks okay actually, one X is nicer though. But not to say that nice either, both also look kinda meh. Sony is the 1 that looks really nice, or any with sharp edges.

lumia 900, juz kidding, ts shuld go for long term usage, which is for me, it is s3, with removable battery, extra sd card..

to me sense experience is deal breaker. in sense it's much easier to link up friends FB accounts and phone number with pics.

S3 however has unlock bootloader and now already rooted. this is not a luxury on One X.

so if you want to use custom roms go for S3. stock rom i think sense wins hands down

Stock firmware SGS III vs Stock firmware HOX, SGS III wins... HOX have hiccups aka micro-lag. SGS III have basically no hiccups, run smooth all the way.

Durability? SGS III sure lose... It because the newer technology had merged the Gorilla Glass with the Super AMOLED.
Thus, when the glass have got shattered, the display can't be used at all.

Display? IPS vs Super AMOLED.
It's vary on users. Some people love Super AMOLED and some love IPS.

Custom Firmware? SGS III wins! Tons of developers for sure.

This post has been edited by DarkSilver: Jun 6 2012, 03:48 AM

better read what i write, don't blindly defend . . .. .

Are you sure HOX have micro-lag? Micro-lag in what sense, which area?
My HOX is lag-free, non-rooted using stock Sense ROM.
Did you install any task-killer? Please delete this app ASAP as this is a rubbish app which I dunno why so many ppl believe it can perform wonders.
Or did you install any pirated apps or other apps recently that causes the lag? Please delete it as well and try again.

Lov my HOX.. ex Note User...

I dont understand how some ppl can say the sgs3 screen is good? I put my hox side by side with my friends sgs3 and the hox display is so much better. So much sharper!

SIII's 1.4Ghz Exynos trumps One X's 1.5Ghz. Look at those users who have used both phones, most of them recommend SIII


View the comparisons made in the spoiler:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=51744089

This post has been edited by ken2291: Jun 6 2012, 11:50 AM

Well in the early days. If Samsung still going with their patterns from the previous flagships, you wont have that many devs for a long time.

Every HTC devices have still have TRUE devs working on them, not just some cooking devs. For example see HTC Sensation VS SGS2(in original development section). Most devs are there for a long time until it is truly cannot be supported(like Desire, LeeDroid hasnt updating it anymore). and see who got CM9 working flawlessly very early? its Sensation. SGS2 need to wait until offical ICS OTA, and then the source code la, then can get a pretty much working CM9 without dirty hacks.

HTC dropped source codes early, while Samsung, do dropped them a bit later plus with some outdated coding style. Some dev told me, HTC updated their code to the Google code, while Samsung, downgraded Google code, to Samsung older code, hence harder development. Early development, yes on SGS2 but now most of them are chefs or KANGs available only. I would really hope Samsung change their long term support perspective.

Well that is in term of development, not attacking which one is better or worst actually.

like some other said, for Looks like flagship, wanna proudly show your stock UI(Sense) to people, go for One X. For performance(i really like Exynos, thats the truth), speed bragging rights, go for S3. I still feel my SGS2 faster than my HOX, but i choose something cooler. HOX is perfect for me.

and also, i tend to choose what these devs have, ARHD and LeeDroid, confirm long term support for custom rom

finally, I am not saying SGS3 is not good, its the first thing that i will brag to my friends for benchmarks, performance and anything. I choose HOX cuz its HTC, and it feels like home to me. I checked every defects possibility before buying, meaning that i accept whatever cons that HOX have.

anyway, long time ago people would ask is this "android" phone or iphone? now no more iphone ler... we battle among ourselves. Android wins. and to people who got overexcited being a Samsung or HTC fanboy, its just a PHONE!! get over it, go make friends(or maybe make love hahaha) and do sports. or play some games.

S3's screen is good. Just not as good as HOX's.

well said! +1!!!
like a boss bro.

okay a quick question, as far as i know, Sense in HOX has this feature where it will auto-link and manage every social media contacts into your phone contact according to it's contact name or phone number. what about the new touchwiz in S3? did samsung do any improvement in their phonebook management with this new touchwiz as they claim? thx. =)

check this out samsung fags.

HTC One X purely because of the design , especially white . Handphone is an asthetic gadget , so naturally it need to has good design . Galaxy SIII is too traditional in this department , as I like my stuff to be less curvy .

Well, left my mark on S3 after testing both.

Some dudes I know had issues with HOX as their customers came back for warranty issues on their sets for I-don't-know what reasons.

But, I do agree that design-wise, HOX is slightly better compared to S3. The game graphics on HOX is better as well.

Like all the other comparisons, the battery life, the card slot and all others. I believe most of us here would do all the comparisons and end up buying the one we "prefer" more. I gave my choice to S3.

Add-on: Like what Luffy said, now it's a battle between Android. Not a battle between Android and Apple.

This post has been edited by digitalz: Jun 7 2012, 02:46 PM

Samsung and HTC always have a tough fight on Android devices.

This is unavoidable when 2 best phones land on earth.

Last year we also have thread SGS2 vs HTC sensation. This year SGS3 vs HOX, next year ?
My opinion is like others, have to test yourself. If you like both, then buy both.

But sometimes, I feel like "Does TS really want to buy SGS3/HOX or just creating thread, people giving opinion, troll,flame war and then thread closed"
Just like before, plenty of thread like this end up with war between two die hard fans of each side.
Take a look of sgs2 vs iphone 4, g nex vs iphone 4s, sgs2 vs sensation and even android vs ios.
Not to mention intel vs amd and nvidia vs ati(amd) in hardware section.

This post has been edited by letze: Jun 7 2012, 03:56 PM

s3

so TS made his choice edi ? if yes then just close this thread

i already reported the thread, hope there will be some cleaning up soon

Thanks for all advise....I'm already buy both phone yesterday....Between HOX & S3 there got pro & cons...