25K+ Huge Dilemma: HTC One v/s Samsung Galaxy S4

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I'm quite surprised I haven't seen one of these threads already. Looking at the biggest flagship phones for this year (till now, and perhaps for the rest of the year from both HTC and Samsung), I'm looking to buy one of them. I simply don't know which one to pick.

- I love the HTC One design, though Galaxy S4's compact shell is great as well.
- I like Sense quite a lot, TouchWiz is okay. But it's the added Software tweaks by Samsung that make the experience quite amazing, if I am to believe the adds.
- The Galaxy S4 simply has a much better camera than the HTC One.
- The Super AMOLED display has it's advantages (Daydream, pure black) but the SLCD display is gorgeous as well.

As you can see, I'm pretty messed up here :D. Don't know what to do. Don't want to end up buying an UMI X2 (or a rumored Micromax Canvas A120) or something. Why would I do that?
- Priced around 15k
- 1080p display
- Quad core
- 2 GB RAM
- 13 MP cam
- Android 4.2.1 JB
 
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Samsung in spite of having Features far more than iPhone seems feels still threatened by them so they have to compulsively mock them.

Btw I would be interested to know how well the gimmicky features like wave to answer, floating touch, pause video when you look away, smart scrolling actually work in real life scenarios ? I am seriously asking this, not trying to sound pro apple or anti Samsung.
 
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raksrules said:
Btw I would be interested to know how well the gimmicky features like wave to answer, floating touch, pause video when you look away, smart scrolling actually work in real life scenarios ? I am seriously asking this, not trying to sound pro apple or anti Samsung.
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From what I see from reviews, those are irritating and take up huge amount of battery life. I mean your finger scrolls faster than that hand gestures. yes they do work in real life scenarios, but are mostly show off.
I like the voice to text conversion on the phone, rest are show off. But still S4 is the best phone out there.
 
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raksrules said:
Samsung in spite of having Features far more than iPhone seems feels still threatened by them so they have to compulsively mock them.

Btw I would be interested to know how well the gimmicky features like wave to answer, floating touch, pause video when you look away, smart scrolling actually work in real life scenarios ? I am seriously asking this, not trying to sound pro apple or anti Samsung.
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Lets not get into this. Apple have been mocking their competitors all over the years for their other products.
And as far the gimmicky features are concerned I think they work just as good as Siri or Apple Maps. Things like these never stop companies from advertising them. It's OK for one company to do it but when it comes to other companies it is not!
We all know out of the two which company feels threatened judging by their actions.
And this is best commercial Samsung have produced till date. It explains feature very well. Of course Apple fanbois won't like the bit where they flame iPhone.
Sorry for the OT.
 
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both are so overpriced

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-htc one and sense aint anything new ,
-blinkfeed is gimmicky and some other poor stuff little but still poor like cant change wallpaper from home screen , have to go in setting to change it .. cant drag and drop icons on dock ,
Ultra pixel camera aint good in front of s4 and people say build quality,,
think about it would u spend another 20 , 25 k over ur current smartphone just for this premium build ?


and coming to s4

-all those features of air view and stuff are gimmicks and battery hogs ,,
- alot of people buy it for those gimmicks and barely end up using it ?
-yes camera is great on s4 but is it worth the price u pay over ur s3 or similar cameras i dont think so
-touch wiz genuinely sucks :/ so ugly pretty awful setting menu :/

iPhone 5 is better than both actually in some ways - the first and most coool thing is optimization of hardware and software and its so fluid and simple that a simple consumer would love it ,
yess screen is small but its a pro for some people
yes i know it doesn't has the flexibility android has but just people think there are bigger screen phone for less price make iPhonec suck
its an awesome device with pro and cons like the above two

think about it u have nexus 4 available 22k and things u get
- awesome clean android experience
- updates guys - u just cant look over it it takes months and months for other to roll out updates
- awesome value for money half over the above products
-camera is bad though compared to others


I think IPHONE and NEXUS devices the way forward for a clean and great experience and if u wanna use Ur device for 2 years bracket

its just my opinion
 
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Not going into the android vs iOS fight, if someone cares for "official" updates (not custom ROMs) and wants android then nexus is the way to go.

Many people tell nexus has bad camera and all but I would say if you are someone who is into hardcore mobile photography (is there such a term?) then key for them the phome's camera should matter. Yes you get all sort of camera software features with the expensive flagships but you need to evaluate the need of those features for your personal use.

I have an iPhone 4S and I know it's camera is really good and takes awesome pics but if I were to go on a trip, I would carry a dedicated camera and today in daily use I take less than 5 pics per month using my phone so I for one would not give importance to camera.

As far as the Samsung bloat ware (or gimmicky features) they advertise, see if you see the usefulness then only fall for them and also confirm whether they work as advertised or not. Like Siri on iPhone is total piece of sh1t for me and useless, I admit it.
 
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raksrules said:
I have an iPhone 4S and I know it's camera is really good and takes awesome pics but if I were to go on a trip, I would carry a dedicated camera and today in daily use I take less than 5 pics per month using my phone so I for one would not give importance to camera.
Like Siri on iPhone is total piece of sh1t for me and useless, I admit it.
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this true :)
i have android and ios both and google now is useful for me now ......siri is useless for me too
 
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adaneam said:
Odd power button placement and you cant use your phone while it is sitting on desk. I don't think I will be buying it. Lets see if they improve next generations.
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What do you mean you cannot use the phone while it is sitting on desk ? Is it because it will wobble due to curved back ?
If yes then that is a downer for sure. I too use my phone many a times when it is lying flat on table / desk.
 
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raksrules said:
What do you mean you cannot use the phone while it is sitting on desk ? Is it because it will wobble due to curved back ?
If yes then that is a downer for sure. I too use my phone many a times when it is lying flat on table / desk.
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Yep. Mine is a desk job and most of the time my nexus 4 is sitting on the desk. It seems, it's impossible to type or even use HTC One on a flat surface.
 
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raksrules said:
Link please. Also forget about mocking, i would be happy if the features they are boasting work most of time, then it would be great.
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http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s4-ads-grad-party-theme-sans-apple-203312/
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Nalin said:
All his reviews are biased with buckload of adverts. I never trust his reviews.
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Biased towards?
As far as HTC One review is concerned, I don't think it is biased. He has raised some valid issues with the phone.
 
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And Apple has told us that they are the best :sarcasm:

Okey I really needed to edit this post for the... I don't know whom but I really needed to do this... Issues...

1. Bezel developing cracks over time(S3 and Note had these problems and S4 is similarly designed, Same components)...
2. 16 GB phone has 8 GB usable storage. The vanilla jelly bean size is around 400MB mark. Rest all is touch wiz crap and little space for OTA updates. Remember you can put the apps on SD card unless jail-broken.
3. Gaming performance compared to iPhone 5(This one bothers me personally). The games look much sharper and fluid on iPhone 5 as compared to S4. Could be Andriod platform could be bad optimization but its not looking good for S4.

These are apart from all the usual discussions we are having all over the thread(s)
 
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Those aren't as concerning than

- OVERHEATING
- MASSIVE Battery Drain while gaming (not the normal one, overheating and excessive drain)
- Heating up of the camera module (or in that region)

Don't know what's going on!
 
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