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HTC’s flagship smartphone with a quad-core Tegra 3 processor has so many codenames that it has been hard to keep up with the device. First there was Edge, then Endeavor, and Supreme. Now Evan Blass of PocketNow is reporting the device will go to market with the name HTC One X.
According to his sources, the ”X” will be placed as superscript above the word “One” for branding purposes. Evan Blass has been blogging since 2005 and has become one of the top HTC insiders, so we believe this information to be accurate.
Rumored specs of the HTC One X include:
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Tegra 3 processorAndroid 4.0 with Sense UI 4.04.7-inch display with 720p resolution1 GB RAM32 GB internal storageBacklit 8 MP rear camera with 28-millimeter, f/2.2 lens1.3 MP front-cameraBeats AudioHSPA+ 21 Mbps support (bands 850, 900,1800,1900,)WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, NFCSlightly over 10 mm thickWith all the recent leaks, the HTC One X could be the most impressive Android phone to date. It will feature all the latest hardware specs, along with Android 4.0, Sense UI 4.0, possible PlayStation certification, and Beats streaming music service.
Digitimes recently reported that over 20 carriers had placed orders for the HTC One X, so we expect this device to launch in all the large markets.
We already billed Mobile World Congress 2012 as the quad-core phone show, and it appears HTC could walk away with the best device of the show.
Update: Chris Davies of Slashgear is reporting that the device we have been referring to as HTC Ville, will launch as the HTC One S. Some sites are calling this a “mid-range” device because it features a dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, but Qualcomm has hinted that their new Krait CPU architecture will out-perform Tegra 3.
Leaked render of the HTC Ville, now HTC One S. Source: PocketNow
Taylor is the founder of Android and Me. He resides in Dallas and carries the Verizon Galaxy Nexus as his daily device. Ask him a question on Twitter or Google+ and he is likely to respond. Tagged#Evan Blass#htc#HTC Edge#HTC Endeavor#HTC One S#HTC One X#HTC Supreme#mwc2012#popular#Rumor#speculation .nrelate .nr_sponsored{ left:0px !important; }.nrelate .nr_sponsored{ left:0px !important; } 66 Comments Join the discussion!Sort by DateRating And a battery life approaching Sega’s Game Gear!
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Bill NyeGuest 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -3I swore off anything Tegra-powered, after Nvidia’s role in the G2x debacle, but I’d consider this phone just for the simple fact that the developer community for it would be huge. As great as the T-Mo SGS2 is, it’s got to be the most boring “new” phone available in terms of development.
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100Taylor Wimberly 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +3What do you mean Nvidia’s role in the G2x debacle? I’d place the blame on LG for that product.
Reply Bill ByeGuest 13 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1This is what I mean:
http://forums.developer.nvidia.com/devforum/discussion/1841/no-tegra-2-driver-source-code-no-independent-developer-support-for-nvidia-tegra-2-3-etc-/p1
Of course LG and T-Mobile played a huge role, but Nvidia seemed to be overlooked by most people…
ReplyPS Games and Beats?? WOW!! Can you imagine if they can add these on the next GNex??
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94pekosROB 1 hour ago Thumb upThumb down 0I remember those days. Geez you had to play by an outlet just to do anything.
ReplyAny chance there might be a version of this, or any other HTC tegra 3 phone, set to release with a keyboard?
Reply 100Taylor Wimberly 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0There have been rumors of a device called HTC Fireball that was headed to Verizon. It has a QWERTY keyboard and 4G LTE. Don’t know much about the CPU yet, but it could be Snapdragon S3 or S4.
ReplyIt sounds cool… That’s about it. HTC’s cookie cutter styling has grown stale for me personally although I’d love to give this phone a look once it is released. Who knows… HTC might make a fan of me again yet.
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3profjoe 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1Why would this *not* come with LTE?!
Reply 100Taylor Wimberly 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0There will probably be different versions for different countries. One with HSPA+ for international and one with LTE for other countries.
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36SGB101 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0probably as it will be euro release first, and the euro dont have LTE
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80uknowme 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1Oh good googly moogly that sounds amazing!
ReplyI really hope they ditch the buttons and use the navbar…
Reply 100Taylor Wimberly 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Yeah the render above was leaked last year. Chances are the phone looks different by now.
ReplyOh, good! Wasn’t sure where the render came from – I kinda ignored most phones towards the end of last year thx to the GNex. :-P
Reply 36SGB101 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -2the nav bar sucks, first thing i turn off, when i flash cm9.
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68CTown 11 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1Are you referring to the onscreen buttons? Then how else would you navigate without a home or back button (assuming the phone does not come with real buttons)?
Reply 36SGB101 1 hour ago Thumb upThumb down 0my mistake, i was referring to the google box at the top of each home screen.
but the on screen buttons ive not used as my device has real buttons.
Reply hindsGuest 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0This phone is a beast! the specs rival a full blown computer! I wonder what will be the next level after this!?
ReplyThe bar has definitely been raised!!!
Reply vieperGuest 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0where you get this from?`
ReplyNobody can really offer what HTC has to offer later down the line…My opinion states that HTC maybe the first to released a Quad-core high end device…and look at the standards of this phone. I could be wrong in which rarely i am, but seriously my point is Quad-Core is the new processor on the block n it seems HTC is gonna be the first to release it if not LG.
ReplyLove the phone, not too keen on the name. I preferred “HTC Edge”, that actually sounds like a phone. This just makes me think of Futurama.
ReplySo its One^X? but 1^X with X being any number is just 1… I don’t get it.
Oh well, I’ll probably still get the phone.
36SGB101 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +7the X is for; X rated
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42Andy_jr 19 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0That’s the first thing I thought of also. I guess we’re just geeks. ;^)
Reply 50Vance 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Yep… I can wait around for this…
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89Richard Yarrell 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -17Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.
Gotta say this is looking BOSS no doubt. Let’s wait and see what daily usage would really be like. This won’t show to market till May or June….
ReplyWell the spec sounds amazing but the big question will be how well Sense plays with ICS. I have to admit I was a big fan of Sense on the 2.* Android range, but I’m an even bigger advocate for stock ICS. I’m interested to see if they can sway my opinion…
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6Ennon 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2One X?
Terrible name choice. One X = 1X = EDGE = 2G = slow as balls. At least that’s what I think of right away haha
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4kicost 21 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Good to see HTC with Tegra 3 :)
Reply pitacrispsGuest 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2Will Three Days Grace sue over the naming of this phone? Haha.
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2wuZheng 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -14.7-inch display… deal breaker, I thought the Nexus One was comfortable at 3.7 inches, 4 inches was perfect, 4.3, pushing it, but 4.7? It might as well be a Galaxy Note… (read: mini-tablet, not smartphone)
Reply 100Taylor Wimberly 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +3I have the Galaxy Nexus with 4.65 inch display and found that size still works great for one hand operation. The large 720p display is great for watching video.
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47fatspirit 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -1HTC Chameleon
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89thekaz 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +5Sweet specs, but after tasting Vanilla on my Nexus, I am not sure I could go back to Sense…
ReplyI don’t think you would have to wait long to get some Stock Android ports for it.
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86Hall Lo 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +3Amazing! Please include a better battery as well HTC!!
ReplyRight! The phone looks very good (in terms of specs) – all it needs is a good battery.
If they’ll add a much better battery than my Galaxy Nexus (1750mAh) I’ll definitely buy this phone. I need a phone that last at least one full day – my GN lasts about half a day…
I like both ICS vanilla UI and Sense UI so there will be no issue with this.
BradGuest 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2I love how they call it there flagship phone when the sad reality of any phone is once you get it home and out of the box a week later its out of date and HTC no longer updates the UI or no longer supports there device and a “new” phone rolls out
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89redraider133 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +4HTC should do what samsung is doing with the galaxy line and bring it to every carrier making it their flagship phone for each carrier.
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54WlfHart 20 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -1Anybody else feel like the constantly changing name is an attempt to keep up hype despite having been announced what seems like an eternity ago?
Reply“According to his sources, the ”X” will be placed as superscript above the word “One” for branding purposes”
Fun fact: one raised to any power is just going to equal one… not sure why they are going with that name. Other than that, the phone sounds great
Also, there is a typo: 32GB storage is listed twice in the specs
Reply 100Taylor Wimberly 18 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Fixed :)
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77greeny42 19 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +4What’s in a name?
It’s the guts I care about. I’d buy it if it was the Unicorn Princess 5000
Reply ashclepdiaGuest 18 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Best reply I’ve read so far!! hahaha.. almost spit my coffee all over my phone!
Reply Cod3rrorGuest 19 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1I hope it has no front buttons and it’s all screen with a narrow, small bezel.
ReplyBeing of year behind in tech sucks, I just got a dual core HTC and now this is coming out. Why oh why can’t I be patient and wait to upgrade
Reply ashclepdiaGuest 18 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1Doesnt matter, soon as u buy this there will be rumors of a quad core 2ghz ICS w/ 2gb RAM and “top of the line camera” that comes with a full blown surround sound bluetooth speaker set up anyways
:p
I want to buy this phone just so I can call it “Malcolm”.
Reply MalcolmGuest 13 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Thank you for wanting to name the phone after me. :-)
ReplyAfter seeing Transformer Prime performance, I am a fan of Tegra 3
ReplyAwesomee!!
ReplyDrop the Sense UI and add an SD slot and I’ll gladly hand over my cash.
Reply ashclepdiaGuest 18 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 032GB not enough for ya? lol
ReplyIts not that it isn’t enough, but I like to have the options for expansion. More is always better in my opinion. I currently have a 32gb Transformer, sporting a 32gb micro SD card and an addition 32gb in the keyboard.Seems like overkill, but I like having options.
ReplyI tend to sway toward HTC devices. But even reading this and seeing the LG spec shots, it seems that LG may be about to pick up a new customer.
ReplyI got 2 upgrades up my sleeve right now, but I’m fine with my GNex for the time being.
ReplyHave been a fan of HTC devices since the Nexus One, and HD2 (WM) phones. Specs certainly look top shelf, looking forward to seeing / using it.
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11VS 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -1I think the name should of be reversed.
HTC X “1″ with the numeral being the superscript. If this is to be a flagship, it’d be easier branding for sequels with this sequence vs what is being proposed.
HTC Two “X”? HTC Three “X”? Maybe it’s just me, but it doesnt seem to tie in as one product line. Maybe they are going to go the Sammy route and just use the “X” Superscript on the various versions they provide the carriers. Even then, what do you use for the 2nd generation? “XX”? HTC One “XXX”? Really?
Maybe I’m just fixating on it to much. A rose by any other name is still a rose…
/shrug.
Reply DisbeliefGuest 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -34.7 inch phone, seriously… if this goes on Samsung may as well add a radio to its 40 inch 9000 LED TV line-up by year 2020 and have the most wicked phone eva….
Seriously, I am disturbed and upset that things went past 4′ inch, I was talking myself into buying next phone at 4.3, but now apparently I will be buying something outdated if I go for 4.3, cause now 4.7 is the new kid on the block. I mean what kind of hand one has to have in order to use the phone comfortably with 4.7 screen?
Then comes the battery, what kind of battery do we need if i want to run it for 2 days? Fukushima???
This is why many manufacturers end up scratching their heads at IPhone’s success (I am no fanboy, love Android much more)
This why iphone using pretty much 5 years of virtually the same design, can wipe ass with most of the phones to this day:
1. Size (3.5 is not the biggest size, but with great res looks great)
2. Pocketability (i am never bothered carrying Desire or Iphone form factor phone in Jeans, try that with GSII)
3. Battery life (are you kidding me? 4.3 inch phones die within 12 hours of non-intense use)
Why not learn from competitors?
3.5-4′ HD screen
1 GB RAM
16-32 GB ROM
8-12MP snapper (Carl Zeiss or alike)
Android 4+ (maybe with shell on top, but with option to turn the shell off (i hate Samsung’s wiz for instance, but like Sense) to have faster updates and plain Android experience, which HTC have talked about, but never lived up to its words)
What of the above (other than screen res.) have not been done before?
Is it that hard to put in one package?
Common people do not give a damn, about cores and speed and frankly speaking I do no see much use for such computing power on a phone at the moment and by the time it may be used, the phone will be obsolete most likely.
Sad state of affairs, to say the least.
HTC make HTC incredible with HD screen and borrow camera optics from Nokia N8. I will buy one! While you are at it, borrow some design from Nokia’s latest phones too. Too bad Nokia went for Windows, Epic fail and RIP for once a great company.
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17Numbertwo 11 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0Just dont buy it then, stop complaining! theres other phones out there, thats the greatness of android, variety!
Reply 68CTown 10 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0I can be more than happy with a dual-core Snapdragon S4 but why did HTC forget the 720p screen and NFC? In my opinion it could have become the best HTC phone easily, especially on T-Mobile!
ReplyBecause ‘one x’ is the flagship phone not the ‘one s’
ReplyThis phone looks sweet. If only it had a 3d camera with a kickstand. Oh well, I would still buy it if it was ics with quadcore and lte chip for sprint.
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