[goldenfish]

I personally am going to get Galaxy S3, but, im wondering what your opinion is, considering each phone overall rather then focusing on one point such as camera or display.

[DudeRugs]

s3 has much better battery life, and apparently the onex has some lag with sense UI.

Apart from that both are pretty close i'd imagine, especially value for money wise. I have the s3 and the overall experience is pretty amazing, everything flows so smooth and fast. I've not tried the onex so cant really say what its like.

Though i've heard of there being alot more faults with the onex than the s3.

[SmallStudent]

(Original post by goldenfish)
I personally am going to get Galaxy S3, but, im wondering what your opinion is, considering each phone overall rather then focusing on one point such as camera or display.

both phones work great overall: One X has all-round specs.. but Galaxy S3 works much morrree better! Because as well as being an all-rounder the S3 is much more responsive/faster and works like a CPU(hence the 1.4 GHz processor)

[Gofre]

(Original post by SmallStudent)
both phones work great overall: One X has all-round specs.. but Galaxy S3 works much morrree better! Because as well as being an all-rounder the S3 is much more responsive/faster and works like a CPU(hence the 1.4 GHz processor)

A CPU is the processor, it's something phones have and not something they're like.

[whyumadtho]

The S3 is so ugly... That button.

[SmallStudent]

(Original post by Gofre)
A CPU is the processor, it's something phones have and not something they're like.

oops my bad, thanks (Y)

BTW, i meant that it works like an actual computer(ie laptop) as it's spacious,responsive and can do 'almost' just as much.

[Gofre]

(Original post by whyumadtho)
The S3 is so ugly... That button.

I know, I really don't see the appeal of this phone's looks

(Original post by SmallStudent)
oops my bad, thanks (Y)

BTW, i meant that it works like an actual computer(ie laptop) as it's spacious,responsive and can do 'almost' just as much.

The S3 in this regard. Performance is almost as good in the One X, the screen is just as spacious and they run pretty much the same software. It's really a matter of personal preference [=

[birdsong1]

No external battery - extra juice, and i want the option of a battery pull.

No sdcard slot - self-explanatory.

Plus, the s3 is faster (in and out of benchmarks) and lasts longer. That pretty much clinches it for me. Only reason to even consider the one x is screen.

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my Galaxy Nexus

[olympus123456]

One issue with S3 is heating. Using a heavy app is making it really hot to hold in hands. Otherwise its worth getting it.

[TheCrackInTime]

(Original post by whyumadtho)
The S3 is so ugly... That button.

It's subjective really, but I quite like the design of the S3. One person's ugly is another's beauty and all that.

[Supertoaster]

I have the One X and my Gf has the S3 The battery in the S3 is about 30% better i'd say from when mine is dying and she is laughing at me, which is a lot. having no SD card slot isn't a problem for me, 32GB is more than enough for a phone and you get free 25gig cloud storage, even if it did have an SD card it would never leave the phone.

There were a few problems with the One X because it was rushed out a little, like a small amount of screen lag when switching screen, but they have all been ironed out since release.

To me the only arguement to me is, would I rather have a much better looking, cheaper phone, or more expensive ugly phone with better battery life

[EmilyAl]

I don't have either, but when I had a HTC it broke, and my friends who have had HTC's have had the same problem, so I'd go for the samsung.

[Snagprophet]

Tbh I am impressed with the HTC One X when I got to have a play with one. I'd be happy with one, particularly as it's cheaper than the Galaxy S3, so I have a feeling you are getting a better deal with the One X for now.

[Inverse]

(Original post by EmilyAl)
I don't have either, but when I had a HTC it broke, and my friends who have had HTC's have had the same problem, so I'd go for the samsung.

That's a great reason to automatically assume that a new phone which you've never used will "break", (you don't even define how your old phone "broke")
try making useful comments.

It's the best phone money can buy at the moment. It also costs less for almost double the amount of stock storage you will get on the S3.

[Inverse]

(Original post by birdsong1)
No external battery - extra juice, and i want the option of a battery pull.

No sdcard slot - self-explanatory.

Plus, the s3 is faster (in and out of benchmarks) and lasts longer. That pretty much clinches it for me. Only reason to even consider the one x is screen.

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my Galaxy Nexus

The RGB display on the One X is hugely better and has a higher density than the inferior Pentile display on the S3. Its screen is naturally brighter than the S3's because of this, so all you have to do to save a considerable amount of battery is turn the brightness down slightly. It displays white as white, whilst the S3 displays white with a blue tint. As I have explained many times, RGB displays mean that there are all three sub-pixels (red, blue and green) in each pixel, whilst there are two sub-pixels in each pixel in a Pentile display; meaning that it has to alternate to the third when necessary.



The One X is cheaper. You can pick it up for £420 on Amazon with almost double the initial storage of the S3, (32GB description, but a few GB less in terms of usable storage) with the S3 costing £500 with 16GB storage. (I am aware that the S3 has expandable storage options)

The One X's Tegra 3 chipset unequivocally boasts the most developer support. Huge amounts of applications/games are being made and optimized especially for the Tegra 3 chipset. To emphasize the already existing "Tegra Zone" application for the device, Sony has just officially partnered with HTC and showed off the One X at a press conference. This means that there will now be an astronomical amount of gaming content coming to the One X. You will never find that happening for the S3's Exynos chipset.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNwiCZKK0cI

Its polycarbonate casing is far more durable than the S3's simple plastic material.

The S3's Touchwiz UI's, whilst completely subjective, is renowned to be inferior to the One X's Sense UI.

The One X has more support from other developers on forums such as XDA-Developers, with custom ROMs, themes and apps constantly being released for it.

There are just a few reasons as to why it is superior.

[Waqar.]

I don't see how people can say S3 has a good battery life. Mine lasts a day and I don't quite see what's so special about the whole phone. It's definitely better than my old HTC diamond though

[birdsong1]

(Original post by Inverse)
Its polycarbonate casing is far more durable than the S3's simple plastic material.

Er, they're both polycarbonate, and the white One X isn't compatible with jeans.

(Original post by Inverse)
The One X has more support from other developers on forums such as XDA-Developers, with custom ROMs, themes and apps constantly being released for it.

And you're measuring this how, by counting the number of new ROM threads popping up each week? Because obviously just counting the total doesn't really make sense here.. right?

(Original post by Inverse)
To emphasize the already existing "Tegra Zone" application for the device, Sony has just officially partnered with HTC and showed off the One X at a press conference. This means that there will now be an astronomical amount of gaming content coming to the One X. You will never find that happening for the S3's Exynos chipset.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNwiCZKK0cI

He specifically said "the first" partner. And, even without a partnership, it would be foolish to simply ignore the best-selling phone by far.

(That goes for any game developer, really. Nova 3 was optimized first for the Galaxy S3, for instance. They didn't need a "partnership" because it's still obvious they have to build games for where the money is.)


The screen, as you and I both said, is largely a winner for the One X, though not completely. Some people may well prefer the S3's coloring enough to overlook the (not-all-that-noticable anyway) pentile display.

And, of course, none of your points actually addressed my main grievances: the lack of external battery and sd card. I want a battery I can upgrade and pull if necessary (I don't trust anyone to provide me with a platform so perfect that'll never be a necessity), and I want memory I can upgrade, should my previous requirements turn out to be insufficient. HTC imitating Apple in these regards was simply a no-no. Apple is branded so strongly that they don't have any direct competitors with those features, and counting on the same thing to happen to them was a huge mistake.

[Inverse]

(Original post by birdsong1)
Er, they're both polycarbonate, and the white One X isn't compatible with jeans.

And you're measuring this how, by counting the number of new ROM threads popping up each week? Because obviously just counting the total doesn't really make sense here.. right?



He specifically said "the first" partner. And, even without a partnership, it would be foolish to simply ignore the best-selling phone by far.

(That goes for any game developer, really. Nova 3 was optimized first for the Galaxy S3, for instance. They didn't need a "partnership" because it's still obvious they have to go where the money is.)


The screen, as you say, is largely a winner for the One X, though not completely. Some people may well prefer the S3's coloring enough to overlook the (not-all-that-noticable anyway) pentile display.

Nevertheless, the One X's build quality is superior. I have a skin applied on my device, so that does not bother me.

No. I am measuring this by the amount of experienced developers devoting their time to the device. Join the community, spend some time there and see for yourself. (if you wish)

What is the point of this statement?

That's not a valid argument. Some people may well prefer an old black and white screen on a device released years ago. We're comparing which is technically superior. Either way, I haven't met a single person who likes washed-out blue tints replacing what should have been white.

[birdsong1]

(Original post by Inverse)
The S3 is not constructed from polycarbonate. Please provide me with evidence that it is.

Provide me with evidence that the One X is constructed from polycarbonate. Best you can do is "HTC said so", but judging from your extremism in this regard, a similar answer won't be acceptable here.

(Original post by Inverse)
No. I am measuring this by the amount of experienced developers devoting their time to the device. Join the community, spend some time there and see for yourself. (if you wish)

How do you measure which of those devs are devoting how much time to the device? Are you surveying them, because that sounds unlikely.

(Original post by Inverse)
What is the point of this statement?

You implied that games won't be built for the Galaxy S3. This is simply fallacious; just like with Windows, devs have to build games for the platforms with users, because that's where the money is. The Galaxy S3 is already promising to have the most users.

(Original post by Inverse)
That's not a valid argument. Some people may well prefer an old black and white screen on a device released years ago. We're comparing which is technically superior.

No we're not (partially because there is no such thing as "technically superior"; amoleds are superior to slcd in some respects, inferior in others). The only useful comparison here is what's best for the user. If you had a screen that has 20,000 PPI, for instance, verses a screen that has 30,000 PPI, then the user's not going to notice the difference between the two.

In this case, the user already barely notices the effect of the pentile (although I'm still willing to acknowledge, the One X screen probably looks better overall).

[Inverse]

(Original post by birdsong1)
Provide me with evidence that the One X is constructed from polycarbonate. Best you can do is "HTC said so", but judging from your extremism in this regard, a similar answer won't be acceptable here.



How do you measure which of those devs are devoting how much time to the device? Are you surveying them, because that sounds unlikely.



You implied that games won't be built for the Galaxy S3. This is simply fallacious; just like with Windows, devs have to build games for the platforms with users, because that's where the money is. The Galaxy S3 is already promising to have the most users.



No we're not (partially because there is no such thing as "technically superior"; amoleds are superior to slcd in some respects, inferior in others). The only useful comparison here is what's best for the user. If you had a screen that has 20,000 PPI, for instance, verses a screen that has 30,000 PPI, then the user's not going to notice the difference between the two.

In this case, the user already barely notices the effect of the pentile (although I'm still willing to acknowledge, the One X screen probably looks better overall).

Don't attempt to answer a question with a question. Questions should be answered chronologically.

I look at the frequency of releases in comparison to my/other users' satisfaction with them.

I did not imply that. I implied that there will be far more support for the One X in this regard.

That's completely irrelevant. We are comparing the S3's screen to the One X's, not some fabricated screen with an absurd PPI.

I was wondering if you've actually owned either of the devices, or are you just basing your argument from articles you've read?