HTC One X Problems
The Display
The first thing you notice about a smartphone is its display. Although the One X features an amazing display on paper, it comes with many problems. First, you can experience discoloration of the screen if you press the digitizer too hard. Even more, the discoloration can appear even if you don't press the screen at all. My phone was dropped on the floor from 0.7 - 1 meter. Ever since, I noticed a yellow tint in the left bottom corner. It was not too big, but it was damn annoying, especially on white background. I've had many phones in my lifetime, and most of them got dropped on the floor sooner or later. But none reacted like this. And you don't want to know the biggest problem about the HTC One X display... If your device is out of warranty and you plan to change the display, you will never find a spare part that will match perfectly. Most of those spare displays are not even LCD2. So if you have a One X, take big care of it.
The Wifi
This problem does not appear on all HTC One X models, but when it does it's a mood breaker. You will never get full signal on your One X WiFi indicator, even if you stand at 1 meter from the router. Why? Well, the quad-core version has a problem with the WiFi antenna, making almost impossible to see any WiFi networks without pressing the backside of the phone. By pressing, you will make the antenna touch to the connector and rebuild the circuit. But this happens as long as you press the back of the phone. That's stupid, right? The fix for this is pretty simple, once you open the display (I strongly advice you not to try it by yourself, because you will damage the screen).
The Heat
If you own a HTC One X you know what I'm talking about. It heats like crazy once you use it for more than reading your mails. I was not able to find a fix for this problem, and I do think it's a hardware problem.
The 3G Signal
The One X automatically switch from HSDPA to 3G when the signal is low, making the battery drain faster. And if we are on this subject...
The Battery
I have not used the Samsung Galaxy S3, but the battery on HTC One X drains like crazy. I have never managed to use it via 3G for more than 2 hours. Maybe that's normal, but I got way better battery time on my N8, also on my iPhone 4.
The Sound
As I said in the beginning, the video quality when you record a video it's amazing. But the audio for that video is terrible. I have no words to describe the poor quality of audio recording. It's trash, just trash. I was really disappointed by this, because I really loved the camera on One X. Until now, there is no fix for it. The sound via headphones is great, but the speaker is not that great either. Although it features Beats Technology, my old iPhone 4 had better speaker sound than One X.
The charging time
You know what I hate more than a poor battery? A slow charging time. The first time I got my hands on One X, I got the battery down to zero in no time. I thought to myself: "I'll just plug it in my USB port and it will charge in no time while I'll play with it some more". After 20 minutes, my phone was still drained. The problem? The One X charges better when connected to electric socket, and not via USB. If you plan to charge it via USB, it will take a lot of time and you better forget it.
Other HTC One X problems
These problems were not encountered by me, but I've read about them on various forums. Sometimes, the screen acts crazy, showing random errors. Another problem encountered by users is not waking up when pressing the Power button. Other users experienced freezes when the phone was used for a long period of time.
