HTC One X

Overview

The HTC One X is the flagship member of HTC's new One family of smartphones. It features a 4.7-inch, 720p HD display and is powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor clocked at 1.5GHz. The One X runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC's new Sense 4.0 interface with ImageSense camera features.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 74 expert reviews

Excellent:

49
Good:

22
Average:

0
Bad:

3

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Last revision on February 26, 2014

Reviewers Liked

A beautiful, powerful phone
Fantastic camera
Runs Android 4,0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) out of the box
Powerful camera and camcorder
Blistering LTE data speeds
Excellent voice quality
Superior 4.7-inch HD screen
Long battery life
Fast 4G LTE speeds
Good construction quality and great specs
Refined Sense 4
Deep customization and smart UI

Reviewers Didn't Like

HTC’s signature protruding camera lens will get scuffed and scratched over the life of a twoyear contract
Beats Audio makes music sounds louder, but not better
AT&T exclusivity is a shame
May be too large for some hands
No voice dialing over Bluetooth
Poor call quality
Audio pickup in videos is abysmal
Non-expandable storage
Occasional lag with HTC apps
Some Wi-Fi issues
Battery isn't removable
Gets warm frequently
Battery life could be better
No 4G data support

Expert reviews and ratings

The HTC One X is easily my favorite phone on the market today. The sexy hardware design, the updated Sense 4 user interface, and the amazing camera team up with blazing performance to make the One X an unstoppable force of nature...

By TechSpot on April 04, 2012

The HTC One X+ for AT&T gains quad-core power and pumped-up internal storage to help keep it in the thick of the pack, if not quite on top of...

By itreviews.com on January 05, 2013

Update : We've now got our hands on an HTC One X complete with Android 4.0.4 and Sense 4.1 - read on to see if it really makes that much of a difference. The HTC One X brings the best processor, an HD screen and a sublimely thin chassis as the...

By TechRadar on August 17, 2012

The HTC One X is without doubt a very good Android phone, running the latest version of Android, with a good user interface and an excellent screen. However, the camera is reasonable at best, with the only real highlights being that it can take photos...

By ePHOTOzine on July 02, 2012

After a string of largely forgettable devices last year, HTC has finally returned to form with one of the most impressive smartphones we've seen since the introduction of the iPhone 4. There's little, if anything, to dislike about the HTC One X....

By APC Magazine on June 27, 2012

Don’t get your mind made up by the fact that the cons list is longer than the pros; with all qualities being summed up the HTC One X lives up to its flagship status, and rightly so. The 4.7 inch Super LCD 2 display with its 720p resolution is...

By Kitguru.net on June 11, 2012

After a series of losses, the company announced that they will be producing fewer phones. And this is one of the phones – the HTC One X. Featuring a large 4.7-inch display and a 1.5GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor, the phone is probably the last...

By techgeek.com.au on May 28, 2012

When we compared the four HTC One-series phones, I listed the One X as the best of the bunch for a number of reasons. Yet when it went up against the iPhone 4S, it lost by a single point, the closest any phone has ever reached. If Google is fortunate,...

By GadgetReview on May 23, 2012

100

Name: Type: Specifications: Price as reviewed: The HTC One X continues in the fine design tradition that HTC established once they'd purchased sharp design firm One & Co. Whether in black or white, the unibody build here is a corker, if perhaps a...

By Tech Digest on May 21, 2012

The HTC One X is one of the best smartphones on the market, and the best Android phone you can buy right now, period.It’s fast, it’s gorgeous, it’s lightweight and it has a stellar battery that lasts all day. The camera is also...

By Wired on May 17, 2012

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