Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X+

The HTC One X couldn’t beat the Samsung Galaxy S3, so HTC has pitted the One X+ against it now. How will it get on against this mightiest of opponents? Has it got a chance? We haven’t got any sales figures for the HTC One X+ yet, so we’ll have to rely on specs. Let’s take a look.

Dimensions

The two phones have similar proportions, no huge difference here. The S3 is slightly longer and wider, and a bit thinner, but the margins are narrow.

Weight

The One X+ is a little heavier than the Galaxy S3, but it is still the smaller of the two.

Display

The Galaxy S3 sports a sizeable 4.8-inch Super AMOLED capacitive multitouch display with a 1280x720 pixel resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and a pixel density of 306 pixels-per-inch (ppi).
This is a truly excellent display: brightness, colours, contrast and overall picture and text quality are fantastic.
But, the One X+’s touchscreen is no slouch either. It’s the same kit as the One X, which means a 4.7-inch Super IPS LCD2 capacitive display with a 1280x720 pixel resolution and the same Corning Gorilla Glass 2 reinforcement as its opponent.
The pixel density is slightly higher than its rival at 312ppi and although this means you get high quality visuals it isn’t going to make a noticeable difference from the Galaxy S3.
Both touch displays are top-notch. This one’s a draw.

Processor

At least on paper, the edge here goes to the One X+. Its quad-core Tegra 3 chip is clocked at a screaming 1.7GHz. The international version of the Galaxy S3 also carries a quad-core chip, but the US edition sports a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon.

Memory

International editions are evenly-matched with 1GB of RAM, but the US version of the Galaxy S3 packs a full 2GB (to help compensate for the missing quad-core processor).

Storage

The HTC One X+ has 64GB of internal storage, but doesn’t have SD support – there’s 25GB of Dropbox instead. The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes in 16, 32 and 64GB versions, and you can bump it up by a further 64GB. 

Cameras

The One X+’s camera setup is mostly the same as the One X’s, which means an 8-megapixel back-illuminated sensor (BSI) with LED flash, a dedicated imaging chip, rapid multishot and simultaneous 1080p HD video and still image capture. Samsung has a pretty similar setup in terms of features and functionality, the Galaxy S3 has an 8-megapixel BSI primary with simultaneous 1080 HD video and image capture along with multishot. The phones both have rear 8MP cameras, and the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a 1.9MP front camera. The One X+ is close behind with a 1.6MP offering.

Others

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is on ICS, but is getting Jelly Bean as we speak – Sprint and T-Mobile already have it. The HTC One X+ has Jelly Bean out of the box. Both phones have a 2,100mAh battery, as well as NFC, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
The Galaxy S3 shipped with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Samsung’s TouchWiz interface but it’s currently in the process of being updated to 4.1 Jelly Bean. Unlike the original One X, HTC’s One X+ comes with Jelly Bean preinstalled and with HTC Sense version 4+, a new build with some extra tweaks.

Final Thoughts

The One X+ isn’t a huge leap forward from the original HTC One X, but seeing as how that device and the Galaxy S3 were reasonably evenly matched there’s not a big change to the result this time round.
Both are highly competent flagship models with up-to-date builds of Android and plenty of power.
The main difference is in their aesthetic style, structural design (ie: Samsung’s yucky plastics) and the varied Android interpretations through the Sense 4+ and TouchWiz interface overlays.

Else, the S3 is already one of the top-selling smartphones of all time, and the One X+ won't likely approach that. At last, thank you for read this, hope to help you, have a good time.