The HTC One, is pretty much everything that I wanted the iPhone 5 to be.
HTC One X Overview - HTC Smartphones
And before you guys dismiss it.. do a bit of research on its features. That thing is sexy as heck, and has the hardware to back it up. I only wish that Google had used it, instead of the LG they are now, for the Nexus 4.
Those lines, curves and chassis... pure xxx. Check out the Cnet camera review..
HTC One camera features and Zoe mode walk-through (video) | Mobile World Congress - CNET Reviews
From HTC:
HTC One Overview - HTC Smartphones
What really has my attention about this phone, is the camera hardware its self. They lowered the pixel ratio, but increased the sensor to a very large degree, so it allows 300% more light on to it vs most other comparative sensors. Given the fact that that it is a 4MP sensor, that also means that the processor won't have to work very hard to process images, and thus, should be blazing fast, while still producing extremely high quality images.
Remember, in the world of phone cameras that are 5-8MP's, those images need very heavy handed processing in order to produce a non-grainy image. The iPhone 5 does this very well, but I'm willing to bet that this 20mm (quite wide for a phone camera) 4MP sensor will trump it, easily... IF they don't cock it up with poor firmware. Which to be honest, wouldn't surprise me!
And really, if they did this phone right, it simply means win for everybody. It means that Apple will have to consider pushing forward even harder, and hopefully innovate instead of giving us repeat performances. I'm seriously counting on Ive's to pull us through in that respect. He IS the man, after all.
Doug