How is htc one

The One is gorgeous. The aluminum slab's design is both totally unique and somehow still understated. HTC did a really clever job of making the phone's various parts double as its design flair — the front-mounted speaker grilles give the phone a rugged, industrial look, and the edge-to-edge glass looks sleek and polished.

But the One is actually incredibly comfortable to hold: the slightly curved back nestles into your palm, and the chamfered edges slope from back to front, so your hands curl naturally around its sides. Even if I never did stop pressing the center-located HTC logo trying to go back to the home screen, the One feels a lot better than most phones this size, and I did eventually learn how to shimmy the phone up and down in my hand to reach the various parts of the screen and body.

Once you turn it on, the One gets even prettier. Its 4. By itself, the screen makes the One a great option for watching movies or playing games, but the front-firing speakers above and below the display take things to a whole other level.

With the phone held sideways, the two create a surprisingly powerful and wide stereo effect. The whole setup is called BoomSound, and while I despise the marketing term, I love the effect. At the risk of repeating myself, I love the look and feel of the One. While using the One, I all but forgot I even had another phone. When HTC introduced the One, it skimmed across a lot of what seem like important features.

Have we told you about the camera!? Strictly speaking, all those claims are true. The One does capture a lot of light, and takes surprisingly bright images with a aspect ratio instead of by default, which you should change where my iPhone 5 captured only darkness, and thanks to its optical image stabilization it can basically see in the dark and take steady photos.

It's also really fast to apply filters or switch scene modes, and it shoots so fast I sometimes didn't believe it had actually taken a picture.

The speed also allows for a cool feature called Zoe, which takes one second of video before you press the shutter and three seconds after — it's actually shooting video and stills simultaneously, and then stitching them together so you can scrub through the video, but then grab a full-res still from whatever spot you want. Less useful is the HTC Share tool, which lets you soundtrack and upload "highlight videos" of Zoes, videos, and still shots to the web — it's cool, but it's kind of like Vine, except your clips only last a few months and no one's ever going to use it.

Of course, you can also upload to Facebook and the like, and that's a much better option. That's all nice to have, but it doesn't change the fact that the pictures I took on the One just don't look very good. Sure, shots are bright and colors are good, but it's clear noise reduction processing is running roughshod all over the photos you take, leaving them soft and mushy even in good lighting.

Nothing looks sharp or crisp, no matter the situation. Things look fine at Facebook or Instagram sizes, which HTC is clearly betting is all you need, but when you zoom or crop, photos lose a lot of their luster. I like the shots I'm able to get with the One's camera — I've started taking more pictures in dark restaurants, or on the street at night — but I'm not always impressed with the shots I get. This phone has everything else, certainly, with nothing but high-end specs across the board.

In another interesting twist, dual speakers one on each side of the screen act in unison to deliver a livelier audio experience for watching movies or listening to music. Paired with an onboard amplifier and Beats technology, HTC has given the system the rather unfortunate name BoomSound. It reminds me of the kind of cheesy trademark Philips used to plaster all over its old boom boxes. That said, the One's speakers do pack a hefty punch, producing rich audio with a satisfying helping of bass.

The phone's audio system has wide stereo separation as well, plus a surprising amount of volume. In fact I found that I could rely on the One's speakers in a pinch when my portable Bluetooth speakers weren't handy. While nowhere near as loud as, say, a Jawbone Jambox or Jabra Solemate , the phone provides enough audio oomph for small groups in quiet rooms.

Above the display sit a 2. Below are just two capacitive Android buttons, while a headphone jack and volume button are up top. What's really interesting is how the power button also doubles as an IR blaster to control home theater equipment. A volume rocker is placed on the right side, and a SIM card slot holds court on the left.

On the bottom edge sits the phone's Micro-USB port. It may not be the freshest Jelly Bean flavor available, currently 4. As is typical of this sort of added interface, the latest version of Sense offers more enhancements you may or may not find useful.

The first is something HTC calls the BlinkFeed, a main home screen consisting of dynamic tiles that display content from a wide variety of news outlets, blogs, and Web sites including CNET. If you're familiar with popular news aggregators such as Flipboard and Pulse , then you get the idea.

There are drawbacks to BlinkFeed that you should be aware of, most notably that you can't turn the feature off, at least not entirely. By default the BlinkFeed screen is set as the phone's primary home screen.

You can, however, select any of the HTC One's home screens as its starting point. Another annoyance I ran into is that BlinkFeed pulls content from a stable of vetted sources. While that's fine for casual news viewing, you'll probably run into roadblocks trying to tweak it to display more-targeted outlets.

I admit that I like the revamped Sense user interface. Besides BlinkFeed, the skin has a cleaner look with icons that are less crowded across and within the app tray. Also odd is that unlike in stock Android Jelly Bean, the app tray doesn't side-scroll; it scrolls vertically. The scrolling motion also jumps through icons by the page, not smoothly at a set rate, which takes getting used to.

Gone is HTC's iconic weather clock widget, which has graced its phones since way back in the days of Windows Mobile. You will still find information about time and weather forecasts at the top of the home screen, but displayed in a much more low-key fashion. An icon here and on the lock screen displays current conditions by taking the shape of a sun, clouds, and so on. It will even blink at you with eye-catching animations such as falling rain or snow.

Confirming that the line between tablets and smartphones is blurring more every day, the HTC One also features an IR blaster on its top edge. I have to say, this feature comes in handy more than I would have originally thought. After going through the simple, if rather lengthy, setup process, which asks you to lay out the TV channels you receive in detail, I was able to control my home theater set effectively. That meant switching channels via my cable box, adjusting volume on my Onkyo receiver, plus opening the guide to sift through available programs.

What's also pretty slick is how I could tap icons of shows I had marked as my favorites to immediately begin watching them if they were currently on. Other useful software tools you'll find on the HTC One include a task list maker, a voice recorder something many phones lack , and Kid Mode. Kid Mode locks the handset up tight, along with all your apps and services, and only lets tykes access a special kiddie view complete with age-appropriate games and distractions. I like HTC's homegrown music player, too; it's intuitive and easy to use, plus it has a slick visualization function if you're into that sort of thing.

Sprint just couldn't resist adding its own smattering of bloatware to the HTC One. SprintZone rolls up access to your Sprint account and its own software, video, and music storefront in one location. Sorry, but I'll pass. Thankfully they're all tucked away in a folder, both in the app tray and on the home screen by default. On the Verizon version of the phone you'll find the usual selection of irremovable bloatware and carrier apps.

Core hardware A flagship smartphone wouldn't be worth its salt if it weren't backed up by a bevy of screaming components. You'll be glad to know that the HTC One doesn't disappoint. Good Brilliant HD screen Excellent build quality Top of line performance Decent battery back-up Bad Position of power button makes using it cumbersome Pictures are grainy and lack detail at times.

Error or missing information? Please let us know. HTC One Competitors. HTC One Compare. Displaying 5 of 5 reviews. I'd like to start my review by highlighting the not so good features of this device. The camera on this device is great during day light but worst under low light. It has a pink hue when clicked under low light conditions.

Although this can be easily fixed by replacing the camera but HTC should've got it right the first time. Another feature is the Battery life. Although the battery last the whole day on moderate usage but I'd expect more from HTC. The ONE has an aluminium uni-body which makes it look sexy and sleek, it is also the best part of the device. Awesome features like blink-feed, Zoe, Ultra pixel camera makes this a device to die for. ONE is a paradise for hard-core gamer's. You can play heavy-duty games and this device wont disappoint in that regard.

Also the experience of playing games and watching movies is a bliss, thanks to the Full HD 4. Love it or Hate it. I've made my choice and I don't regret it. My HTC, the one and only! Is this review helpful? Not for indians. Htc one. Its a dual sim phone Htc has worked a lot on display for this phone and gives all of their on display htc one comes with 4. Running on jeally bean operating system 4. Having a ram of 2 gb makes mmakes possible for playing some good games. Julian Knox Nov 7, on Gadgets Recommends.