It's been a difficult year for HTC. After several successful quarters, things have started
looking less rosy in recent months with the company facing stiff competition and suffering from apparent brand dilution -- the results of launching too many handsets with
forgettable names, making too many compromises for the carriers, continuing to rely on
Sense, and lacking an iconic flagship to take on Samsung's mighty
Galaxy S II. We knew something important was coming for
Mobile World Congress after HTC timidly revealed the
Titan II at CES -- after all, the company has a long history of innovation.
A few days before flying to Barcelona and after being sworn to secrecy, we were quietly whisked into a San Francisco conference room with clear instructions: no pictures or video. There, in the middle of the table, was a white phone that instantly caught our eye -- the
HTC One X. To write that we came away impressed after briefly using it is a massive understatement. This was obviously a halo device made for geeks like us, something designed to take on the
Galaxy Nexuses of the world, something with the mother of all spec sheets, something running
Ice Cream Sandwich with a significantly thinner and lighter version of Sense. Better yet, there were two other handsets with the same impeccable attention to detail --
the One S and
the One V. HTC was finally showing some vision again with strong branding, gorgeous design and a polished user experience. While first impressions go a long way, there's a lot to be learned about a product by living with it for a few days. So is the One X truly HTC's comeback device? Are we still delighted? Is this
the Engadget phone? Hit the break for our full review.
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