The popularity of Android based smartphones is on an all-time high as Apple does not only have Samsung to deal with but also the ever improving HTC. Recent market results indicate that the sales of the Apple iOS based devices have decreased in comparison to the sales of Android devices. A lot has been said and discussed about the Samsung Galaxy S3’s role in this development but that does not mean HTC based devices were insignificant. Let us see what the HTC One X, released in the first quarter of 2012, brought to the table.

Powerful Processor and Amazing Display:

It is not always easy to build on previous successes and introduce a device better than the previous edition as in the case of HTC. The impact caused by Desire 2 shook the Android based market and the expectations from HTC are greater than ever before. With HTC’s profits falling, it knew it had to bring in something powerful and remarkable to the show. The processor, a quad core Nvidia’s Tegra 3, gives the device a platform to match its rivals and the 4.7-inch display screen is also very impressive with a resolution of 1280×720 which is head and shoulders over its competitors.

Heating Issues and Ample Memory:

Viewing HD videos on the HTC One X is a sensational experience but all is not good. All this horsepower and display quality heat up the phone considerably which depreciates the battery life – certainly adding as con. However, the presence of the Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) from the start does take a great deal of pain away. Albeit, memory is a concern for AT&T users as of the total 16GB, only 12GB of it is available to the use of consumers.

Amazing Camera and Design:

HTC, when presenting the phone, played heavily on the back of its camera – an 8 megapixel camera having features as LED flash, autofocus and the ability to record 1080p videos. The design of the phone has also been improved with a much sleeker and a stylish look and feel to it although at times, it may feel a bit sizeable in your hand.

Great Network Support!

The download speeds can be amazingly fast, over 20 Mb/s, if you happen to live in an area of LTE coverage. Multitasking isn’t the best of features in the HTC One X since the phone closes the relegated apps after 10s and reloads them when required again – mainly due to the 1GB RAM.

Overall, the phone may not be perfect but it certainly has the firepower to prevent the S3 having a clean road to the Android top. It is now up to Steve Job’s last design, the iPhone 5, to stop Android from dominating the smartphone market in the near future.