Conclusion
Now it’s to sum up everything HTC One S is in a nice conclusion. Here we will talk about the disappointments and the great parts about the device. HTC have made a statement by releasing this device. They aren’t slowing down. The performance the HTC One S gives is extremely good and it’s specs are great across the board.
Camera
The camera quality is perfect for this shots you need on your phone, in fact, it is one of the nicest cameras I have seen on a phone. The focus is quick and it also has zero shutter lag which is the most needed feature for any camera for those quick shots. The ability to start recording or taking a picture on the same viewfinder is brilliant and something I’m shocked hasn’t been done before. The video recording on this phone is also exemplary and performs extremely well. The only issue with the camera is the fact it does try to focus when you press the camera key, instead in constantly looks for focus. This is a good feature but it would be nice for it to focus when the camera button is press as to not miss any important shots.
Screen
The screen on the HTC One S is a Super AMOLED and it looks fantastic. There are no issues here in terms of quality and brightness. It is one of the nicest displays to look at, the resolution sits nicely at 540 x 960, which isn’t the highest on a mobile device, it certainty isn’t low by any means. HTC did a great job on the screen implementation here and the quality speaks for itself.
Performance
Moving on we come to the performance of the device and in terms of benchmarks the HTC One S scores beautifully and is the fastest dual core device on the market. This might be due to the fact it has a lower resolution, but at the end of the day it gives a fantastic performance and navigating the entire device was nothing but smooth.
There is a few drawbacks of the HTC One S, the fact it doesn’t have any expandable storage, so once you get the 16GB you are stuck with it, although you do have the 25GB drop box aswell, it obviously requires an internet connection. Also the fact it doesn’t have a removable battery is something of a concern as batteries get worse over time and there is no easy way to replace it on the HTC One S and in this day and age there really is no need for that. This is small issue and shouldn’t affect most people but still something to note.
So the idea here is that HTC are aiming this device at the same people they are the HTC One X and there really is only two differences between the devices. The screen size(size of device) and the fact the HTC One X is a quad-core, which trumps the dual-core One S in every way. So at the end of the day it really comes down to screen size and whether you want the extra performance as the price difference is negligible. This could be a bad thing for HTC as more than likely most people will go for the bigger device with faster performance, bigger screen with a higher resolution or just go for the HTC One V which is much cheaper compared to the HTC One S and One X and still offers decent performance.
So the HTC One S award…… 
Gold, It’s really the only choice for this device. It has it’s drawbacks but at the end of the day it does exactly what it’s designed to do. It has a fantastic camera and performance is great across the board. The only issue is that there are other options that might better suits your needs, but that being said the HTC One S is still a fantastic device and it’s performance speaks for itself. It has a great strong feel to it and remains extremely slim. The screen is amazing to look at and again that is what you want in a phone.
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Thanks to HTC for providing the HTC One S for review.
