The HTC One X 4G Android smartphone, the next in a long line of mobile handsets to claim “best overall Android smartphone” status, just actually may be deserving of that title. Coming to the brand-new and speedy 4G AT&T LTE wireless network on May 6, Amazon is currently pre-selling the device to ensure that prospective HTC One X buyers are not met with an out of stock status if the handset sells like AT&T and HTC have planned. Exclusive to that AT&T LTE network, the HTC One X runs the Android 4.0 operating system dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) out-of-the-box, and is pre-selling for $149 at select AT&T authorized online retailers with a standard new two-year activation during the prelaunch, pre-order period.
Pre-order the HTC One X starting at $149.
The ICS Android 4.0 operating system delivers a unique Face Unlock security feature, Home Screen Folders for quick access to your favorite and most used applications, improved multitasking abilities, and a new Voice Input Engine that lets you dictate text for as long as you want, in any language you want. Other significant improvements have been made to the Android operating system, and the HTC One X is currently available in either gray or white colors. With a skinny profile, 0.35 inches (8.9 mm), the popular HTC Sense 4 user interface and Android overlay, high-end resolution, extra large screen and Beats full range audio system, the handset certainly appears to have a feature set which will make it immediately popular, and a current retail price that should be attractive as well.
The 4.70 inch S–LCD 2 capacitive, multitouch screen is one of the largest in the entire smartphone marketplace, and the pixel density of 312 pixels per inch and overall screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels both lie at the extreme high end of the entire 4G smartphone marketplace. Protecting the display and giving both scratch resistance and glare reduction is a Corning Gorilla Glass overlay. Accompanying that ICS operating system on the HTC One X is a Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon microchip package that includes a dual core 1.5 GHz Krait central processor, and Adreno 225 chip for graphics duties. 1.0 GB of RAM memory and 16 GB of built-in, user accessible storage round out the hardware profile.
In the camera package, a rear mounted 8.0 megapixel camcorder joins a front facing 1.3 megapixel chat cam. That rear snapper comes equipped with an LED flash, Back illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) and the ability to record video in 1080P HD resolution. In the multimedia package on board the HTC One X, the full range Beats by Dr. Dre Audio package joins a proprietary YouTube video player, and a built-in music player that sorts by album, artist, and play lists. Pre-order the HTC One X starting at $149, which is $50 less than what AT&T is offering pre-orders for.
