The HTC One X for AT&T Review
by Brian Klug on May 1, 2012 6:00 PM EST- Posted in
- Smartphones
- Snapdragon
- HTC
- Qualcomm
- MSM8960
- Krait
- Mobile
- Tegra 3
- HTC One
- NVIDIA
The One X has a 4.7“ 1280x720 display that’s beautiful, dubbed the ”infinity screen.“ In fact, that’s really all you need to know about it - it’s absolutely wonderful, and honestly if you’re concerned with mobile displays just stop right there. At above 4.5” diagonal, 720p seems to be the new norm, and the combination of that 4.7" diagonal size and 720p on the HTC One X results in a PPI of 312. HTC shipped a device with an LCD display last year whose pixel density exceeded the iPhone 4/4S Retina Display for the first time in the HTC Rezound, which was 341 PPI.
Nevertheless the HTC One X still has subpixels small enough that I can’t visually distinguish them at all but from the most extreme distances. In addition, because it’s LCD you get an RGB stripe as opposed to PenTile RGBG like what currently ships on Samsung’s SAMOLED HD displays at 720p in the Galaxy Nexus.
I did some poking around, and my HTC One X (AT&T) review unit has a Sony display:
[DISP] mipi_video_sony_hd720p_init: assign initial setting for SONY_NT id 0x18103 Cut1, PANEL type = PANEL_ID_ELITE_SONY_NT
The panel goes extremely bright, at over 500 nits maximum, and has top of the chart contrast. As always I characterized the One X display using a combination of ColorHCFR and an i1D2 and Francois’ excellent Voodoo Screen Test Pattern generator application.
I’ve made both the color.chc file and measures available. The CIE diagram shows that HTC’s Infinity Display has very close to sRGB coverage, however color temperature is on the red side at just under 6000K. That’s really my only gripe, and curiously enough the One S with SAMOLED qHD displays are closer to 6500K than the LCD packing HTC One Xes.
Viewing angles look good on the HTC One X, there's no visible color shift at extreme angles. Outdoor viewing is also pretty good on the HTC One X, thanks in part to optical bonding between the display glass and LCD itself. One fewer air gap means fewer Fresnel reflections which quickly turn a display into a mess outdoors.
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ssddaydream - Saturday, May 5, 2012 - link
Will a mod please ban this character? See the posts above.WORSE THAN A TROLL
kyan - Sunday, May 6, 2012 - link
Ok guys, I'm gonna have to ask ya for some treasure hunting.There was a youtube video I saw at work that did an amazing comparison video of the one x, iphone 4s, sony phone with bravia display tech, and galaxy nexus. I cannot find for the life of me where it is. Important note that the language was in chinese, and the review was meticulous and precise. Cookies for the person who can find it..
kyan - Sunday, May 6, 2012 - link
xperia s, one x, iphone 4s, galaxy nexusGoi - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - link
I'd like to know what percentage setting on the One X equates to the 200nits that was used in the review. I've read so many people disputing the possibility of the One X lasting 6 hours with the screen on based on their own experiences.ArmedandDangerous - Sunday, May 13, 2012 - link
Any updates on the Tegra 3 HOX review? :) Can't wait to read the comparisons. I've already got the phone, but would like to know your views either way :Dmanik. - Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - link
Awesome one, yet again.marchi - Sunday, September 2, 2012 - link
I don't understand how the HTC One X is said to have an industrial design?It's made of plastic, which is not something I would think of as industrial or strong
The design looks rather boring and in no way looks solid or tough