The good news is that half of them are removable. In addition to Google and HTC's usual software, you'll find a dozen or so pre-installed apps on the phone. The word AT&T always appears in the left of the notification bar, wasting valuable space. AT&T's start-up animation is far less tacky and annoying than what we saw on T-Mobile's One S, but here again the network status indicator's been adjusted to display 4G LTE for LTE, 4G (instead of H) for HSPA+ and E for EDGE. We're happy to report the carrier's managed to avoid diluting HTC's vision by keeping customizations to a minimum. Since there's no difference in picture quality, we've re-posted our existing samples.īoth AT&T's One X and its unlocked cousin run Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.3, in fact) along with HTC's new streamlined Sense 4 UI. The lack of a proper dual-detent shutter button is the only blatant omission. The wide aperture f/2.0 autofocus lens, high-quality BSI sensor and super-fast processing combined with features like HDR, panorama and real-time filters provide an unrivaled imaging experience - it even captures photos and 1080p / 30fps video simultaneously (with full AF and stereo audio). On the camera front, AT&T's One X follows in the footsteps of its global stablemate (and the One S) with the same impressive 8-megapixel shooter. Call quality was decent, but LTE performance exceeded our expectations with peak speeds of 35.7Mbps down and 23.5Mbps up (!) - the fastest results we've ever recorded on an LTE device. We recorded eight hours and 55 minutes in our video loop rundown test with the screen set to 50 percent brightness - most folks will have little trouble getting a full day's use from the 1,800mAh cell. This was a sticking point in our original review, so we're extremely pleased with the improvement. SunSpider 0.9.1 (ms, lower numbers are better)Įven with LTE enabled, battery life is noticeably better on AT&T's One X than on the foreign version. All told, it's quite possibly the speediest handset we've ever played with. In our benchmarks it beat the Tegra 3 variant in almost every test, with scores matching the Snapdragon S4-equipped One S in each category. Well, you can rest easy: AT&T's One X bucks this trend and feels just as blazingly fast as the global model, if not brisker. Processor swaps and operator-imposed software tweaks don't usually mix well when it comes to performance ( AT&T's Galaxy Note comes to mind). Performance and battery lifeĬomparing a carrier-sanctioned device to its SIM-free counterpart often results in disappointment. This is particularly vexing since there's no microSD card slot on the One X. While the 1GB of RAM carries over, built-in storage is down to 16GB from 32GB (with 12GB available to the user). NVIDIA's quad-core 1.5GHz Tegra 3 chip's been replaced with Qualcomm's dual-core 1.5GHz MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 processor, which is similar to the MSM8260A found in the One S but adds that important dual-band (1700 / 700MHz) LTE radio. The phone retains the same gorgeous 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720) Super LCD 2 (non-PenTile) screen protected by Gorilla glass, but the innards have changed significantly. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy.
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