The Awesomeness of HTC One X ! At the launch of HTC One Series, Pavilion

I was at the official launch of HTC One series yesterday at Pavilion and it made me sad, looking at my current HTC Sensation. Hahaha....

I have always love HTC and it was naturally my one and only choice when I bought my first smartphone last year.  However, after looking at the HTC One X (RRP RM2099), my 9 month old HTC Sensation looks almost like an antique (and it left the other competing brands in the dust too, in MY opinion).  HTC One V was also showcased, being the smaller and less impressive of the two but still a good value at a RRP of RM999.

The HTC Pavilion Roadshow is currently on till 8 April, 2012 and is having a special purchase with purchase promotion on HTC Media link HD accessory, beatssolo and urbeats headphones during this period.  They are also giving out mystery gift to random visitors who are lucky recipients of a redemption card (while stocks last), so do drop by the Roadshow at Pavilion Concourse area.

Mr S K Wong, Country Manager of HTC Malaysia making his speech.

Launch of the HTC One Series

Left to Right : Mr Frank Teh - MD of SiS Distribution, Mr Andy Tan - CEO of Brighstar Distribution, Mr Lai Shu Wei - Head of Device Management of Maxis Communications, En Zalman Aefendy - CMO of Celcom Axiata, Mr S K Wong - HTC Malaysia, Mr Vijay Kumar - Head of Device Marketing of Digi Telecommunications, Mr Justin Zhang - HTC Asia and Mr Kevin Yip - Head of Device & Branch Operations of U Mobile.

Mr Justin Zhang - Senior Manager, Asia Product Marketing, HTC giving a product presentation.

I absolutely love the HTC One X (sorry, V, I neglected you!) and its pumped up features and would have gotten one had it not been that my HTC Sensation was less than a year old and I have committed myself to a one year affair with it.  Hahaha...

So, what do I love about the HTC One X? Here's my HTC One X review ...

• Its scratch and stain resistant polycarbonate unibody @ 8.9mm thick (of course, using a permanent marker on it would make a permanent stain, duh!)

• Its 4.7 inch contoured Gorilla Glass display with a 720p HD resolution and optical lamination. This means a wider viewing angle and reduced reflection, hence better visibility in the day time. I really love the display...I had thought it was a dummy set but this is it...it was a real set and the clarity of the display was stunning. It looks just about the right size in the hands of Ethan.

• Performance wise, it's FAST, powered by a quad core 1.5 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor. This makes it more power-efficient and gives the HTC One X a much welcome improved battery life.

• Its camera performance.  As you know, I use my HTC Sensation's camera to take quite a lot of photos, replacing my DSLR at times.  So, this is something I will ramble on for awhile. Now, with HTC One X new camera specifications, I'm so impressed with the enhancements and improvements that they have added to this feature.  The 8.0 megapixel camera comes with a f2.0 lens and this means a vast improvement for photos taken in low light conditions.  This is by far the largest phone camera aperture in the market today.  It also has ImageSense and shots taken even in minimal or no light condition to say will not have you looking like a deer caught in the headlights as the SMART LED flash automatically adjusts to match the different light conditions.  HTC One X is also the only phone currently that can also capture still and/or continuous HD photos (competitor's are of lower resolution and of a single frame) while recording the video at the same time (or during video playback itself).  A long press of the shutter will launch the phone camera into a continuous shoot mode (up to 99 continuous shots at 4 frames per second!).

• Its audio.  Integrating Beats Audio Technology, it gives a dynamic performance in this aspect.  

• Its streaming capabilities.  With additional accessories and an upward swipe of your three fingers across the phone's screen, your media file is "magically" sent to your TV (any TV with an HDMI input).  One can watch video on the TV while checking their emails or having a conversation on the phone as  the HTC Media Link HD accessory allows the TV to function like an extended desktop or simply as a mirror site, thus enabling you to work or play on a larger screen.

What I wished the HTC One X didn't have:

• Built in battery

Err...really, that's the only one thing I gripe about! hahaha.... Again, this write up on HTC One X is based solely on my opinion.  You are of course, allowed to have your own :o)
Here are the specifications of HTC One X and HTC One V.  Read them and drool .... Hahaha...

HTC One X at a glance :

CPU Speed	·         1.5 GHz, quad core
Operating system	·         Android™ 4.0 + HTC Sense™
Memory	·         Total storage: 32 GB ·         25GB Dropbox - free for 2 years ·         RAM: 1 GB
Dimensions	·         134.36 mm x 69.9 mm x 8.9 mm (LxWxT)
Weight	·         130 grams (with battery)
Display	·         HD 720p touch screen with multi-touch capability
Screen	·         4.7-inch 720p HD Super LCD 2 touch screen with1280 x 720 resolution
Network	·         HSPA/WCDMA: ·         Europe/Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz ·         GSM/GPRS/EDGE: ·         850/900/1800/1900 MHz *Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent
GPS	·         Internal GPS antenna
Sensors	·         Gyro sensor ·         G-Sensor ·         Digital compass ·         Proximity sensor ·         Ambient light sensor
Connectivity	·         3.5 mm stereo audio jack ·         NFC capable ·         DLNA® for wireless streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer ·         micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection (Special cable required for HDMI connection.) ·         Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n ·         Wireless HDMI Capability for connecting with HTC Wireless HDMI Unit
Bluetooth	·         Bluetooth with aptX® enabled (Bluetooth® 4.0) ·         A2DP for wireless stereo headsets ·         PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit ·         Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery Application Profile
Camera with ImageSense™	·         8 megapixel camera with HTC ImageChip ·         f2.0, 28mm lens with BSI sensor ·         Auto focus and LED Smart Flash ·         1080p HD Video recording ·         1.3 megapixel front camera
Sound enhancement	·         Beats Audio™ ·         Dual microphones with Noise Reduction and stereo voice recording
Multimedia	·         Audio supported formats: ·         Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9) ·         Recording: .amr ·         Video supported formats: ·         Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3) ·         Recording: .mp4
Battery	·         Built-in rechargeable Li-polymer battery ·         Capacity: 1800 mAh
Recommended Windows System Requirements	·         Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X ·         HTC Sync

HTC One V at a glance :

CPU Speed	·         1 GHz
Operating system	·         Android™ 4.0 + HTC Sense™
Memory	·         Internal storage: 4 GB ·         Expandable microSD storage of up to 32 GB ·         Cloud Storage (Dropbox): 25GB for 2 years ·         RAM: 512 MB
Dimensions	·         120.3 mm x 59.7 mm x 9.24 mm (LxWxT)
Weight	·         115 grams (with battery)
Display	·         3.7-inch touch screen ·         400 x 800 resolution
Network	·         HSPA/WCDMA: ·         Europe/Asia: 850/900/2100 MHz ·         GSM/GPRS/EDGE: ·         850/900/1800/1900 MHz *Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent
GPS	·         Internal GPS
Sensors	·         G-Sensor ·         Proximity sensor ·         Ambient light sensor
Connectivity	·         3.5 mm stereo audio jack ·         Wi-Fi®: 802.11b/g/n ·         Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
Bluetooth	·         Bluetooth with aptX® enabled (Bluetooth® 4.0) ·         A2DP for wireless stereo headsets ·         PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
Camera with ImageSense™	·         5 megapixel camera with auto focus ·         LED Smart Flash featuring 5 auto adjustable power levels for the right amount of lighting ·         BSI Sensor F2.0 aperture for maximum performance in low light ·         28mm wide angle lens ·         720p HD video recording ·         Dedicated imaging chip, giving sharper, clearer shots\ ·         Camera on video to capture a photo while recording HD video simultaneously
Sound enhancement	·         Beats Audio™
Multimedia	·         Audio supported formats: ·         Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9) ·         Recording: .amr ·         Video supported formats: ·         Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3) Recording: .mp4
Battery	·         Capacity: 1500 mAh ·         Talk time: Up to 500 minutes on WCDMA and 540 minutes on GSM ·         Standby time: Up to 617 hours on WCDMA and 533 hours on GSM
Recommended Windows System Requirements	·         Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP or Mac OX ·         HTC Sync

Ahhhhhhh...must resist! But if you are currently shopping around for a smartphone, there's no reason not to get one of this awesome phone. Go...go...get it now while you have all these extra offers given during this HTC roadshow in Pavilion. Remember, it ends this Sunday, 8 April.