HTC's Latest Flagship: HTC ONE X+ - Full Features Unveiled

With the HTC ONE X taking an innovative lead early this year when it comes to Android Mobile Technology by being the first Smartphone to carry a Quad Core CPU Processor and a dedicated Image Chip for taking High Resolution Images at lightning fast speed and Tegra 3 Tech for gaming it has now just released it's latest flagship model called the HTC ONE X+.

Notice the red trademark color incorporated on the HTC ONE X+

The HTC ONE X+ (expected to be released this Oct 2012) has been is HTC's answer to the many critics and user feedback about their original flagship device the HTC ONE X which was launched at early 2012 at the Mobile World Congress. The way the HTC ONE X+ looks very similar in terms of aesthetics to the original HTC ONE X but internally it has been upgraded to a much more powerful unit. In the past people have complained about the battery life which as a major issue as the original HTC ONE X had an 1850mAh battery. Now the HTC ONE X+ is packing a 2100mAh battery thus allowing the phone to last a lot longer. Because of the higher battery capacity they have been able to also bump up the Ghz in the CPU Department. Now the HTC ONE X+ sports a 1.7Ghz Quad Core Tegra 3 CPU Chip giving it even more gaming prowess as compared to its original predecessor. The Android software has also been improved to the Jelly Bean 4.1 system which incorporates the sought after features such as google now and is pretty smooth due to the Project Butter effect that the new OS provides. The Gallery has also been improved where it now allows users to check where their photos are from, where it was taken via a map system and when. The front camera has also been improved and is not able to use the same image chip that the rear 8MP camera is using thus enabling it to adjust picture quality just as well as the rear camera could and at 1.6MP it is a slight improvement to the 1.3MP that the original HTC ONE X's front camera. Sense is also upgraded and shows Sense 4+ which is a preview of what HTC ONE X owners will be getting once the JB 4.1 Android updates start rolling out. One last improvement made was in memory, though still not sporting a microsd card slot, the HTC ONE X+ now carries 64GB of Memory as compared to the 32Gb Memory of the HTC ONE X.

Here is a complete list of the HTC ONE X+ Features:

• 1.7 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU
• 1GB of RAM
• 2100mAh battery
• 64GB of internal storage in the UK, other markets may vary
• 4.7-inch laminated SuperLCD2 display at 720p (1280x720) resolution with Gorllla Glass 2
• Internal speaker with built-in amplifier
• 8.0MP rear camera with BSI sensor, f/2.0 lens and HTC ImageSense
• 1.6MP front-facing camera with HTC ImageSense
• HSPA+ 42Mbps connectivity in Europe, LTE connectivity in the U.S.
• Wifi, Bluetooth and NFC support
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS with HTC Sense 4+
• Size: 134.36 x 69.9 x 8.9mm
• Weight: 135 grams with battery

With these improvements it is now becoming a very good rival to that of Samsung Galaxy's S3 and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 2. The price difference with regards to the new HTC ONE X+ isn't far off from that of the Samsung Galaxy S3 making it quite competitive.

Here's a video comparison of the HTC ONE X+ vs that of Samsung Galaxy S3

How it'll do in the market once it is released is still anyone's guess but based on consumer feedback they are very interested in getting this phone instead of grabbing the iPhone 5.

More to come about the HTC ONE X+ in the future. Till Next Time...

-Metz-