1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:05,120 This video is brought to you by Cooler Master mobile featuring the JazzPro 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:10,160 notebook stand. Check it out at mobile.coolermaster-usea.com. 3 00:00:07,759 --> 00:00:15,839 Welcome to my unboxing and first look at the HTC1. 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:20,640 Now, we've already seen a 1X and a 1S 5 00:00:15,839 --> 00:00:23,840 and a 1X Plus, but this is just 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:27,039 one. That's all there is to it. So they 7 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:29,840 have gone instead of sort of a a hedged 8 00:00:27,039 --> 00:00:34,800 bets multi-tiered phone strategy and they're saying okay nope this is it this 9 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:39,520 is going to incorporate all of the best technology that we can build the shell 10 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:45,840 itself so the aluminum frame the aluminum body that it uses has 200 11 00:00:42,719 --> 00:00:47,680 minutes minimum on a machine for each 12 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:52,960 individual phone that's produced. So to put this in the appropriate context, 13 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:55,520 those machines cost tens of thousands of 14 00:00:52,960 --> 00:01:00,559 dollars potentially for high-end CNC machines and they are occupying 200 15 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:04,239 minutes each. They had to put a bunch of advanced techni techniques into it just 16 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:07,360 to manufacture this thing. So I'm going to go ahead and put it down here and 17 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:12,880 we're going to start actually I'm not going to put it down here. We're going to start with a size comparison. So, 18 00:01:10,479 --> 00:01:17,040 compared to the HTC8X, it is actually a very similar size in 19 00:01:15,119 --> 00:01:22,479 spite of the fact that the screen is a little bit larger at 4.7 in. So, if I go 20 00:01:20,479 --> 00:01:26,560 ahead and turn it on. So, I'm just going to try and get an HTC logo on the 21 00:01:24,159 --> 00:01:32,240 screens here. There we go. You'll see it goes a little bit closer to the edge. 22 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:37,200 There's the sound when it boots up than the 8X. So, that's a Windows phone. This 23 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:42,000 is an Android phone and it runs HTC's Sense 5.0. 24 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:46,560 All right. So, by comparison, here's a Galaxy Note 2. We should probably also 25 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:50,799 do thickness comparisons here as well. I'm not going to put it quite up against 26 00:01:49,119 --> 00:01:55,119 the other phone because this is Diesels and I'm sure he'd freak out if he saw me 27 00:01:53,040 --> 00:02:01,200 doing that. So, it's much smaller than a Note 2. However, the resolution is 28 00:01:58,079 --> 00:02:05,280 actually higher. This is a 1080p Super 29 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:08,080 LCD 3 phone. Now, I've seen Super LCD 2 30 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:12,000 and Super LCD 3. This is a Galaxy S3, by the way, guys. The S4 is a little bit 31 00:02:09,599 --> 00:02:17,520 bigger, also has a 1080p screen, and Super LCD 3 is absolutely better than 32 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:21,520 Super LCD 2, especially with respect to color shift. So, they both have pretty 33 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:25,280 vibrant colors, good text, all that stuff. Here's an iPhone 4, by the way, 34 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:30,400 guys. There's a size comparison there. But Super LCD 3 doesn't really shift the 35 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:35,920 colors as you move around and look at it from different angles up and down. So, 36 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:38,400 here's is a 1S. So that's a previous 37 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:43,280 generation phone, not quite a flagship like the Droid DNA. So this is only one 38 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:48,959 of the first uh one of the first two or three phones on the market that has a 39 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:51,760 1080p display. It also has the allnew 40 00:02:48,959 --> 00:02:59,200 Snapdragon S600 platform. So that includes a 1.7 GHz 41 00:02:55,599 --> 00:03:02,879 quad core processor, wireless AC, an 42 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:04,879 Adreno 320 GPU, as well as 2 gigs of 43 00:03:02,879 --> 00:03:07,519 memory. So, we're into the setup wizard. So, I'm going to go ahead and get that 44 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:11,200 started, and we'll be back in a moment. So, now let's take a really close look 45 00:03:09,519 --> 00:03:14,720 at the phone itself. There are a few things about it that are particularly 46 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:19,599 innovative. So, number one is I'm going to take it, I'm going to hold it in portrait, then I'm going to go bam, 47 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:26,080 landscape, because these two speakers right here are stereo speakers with what 48 00:03:22,159 --> 00:03:28,159 HTC is calling boom sound. So boom sound 49 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:33,120 is pretty much their way of saying it actually has sound that will actually be 50 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:36,319 usable in the context of sitting and looking at your phone like this and 51 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:40,400 watching a movie for example. This makes perfect sense because if you look at 52 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:45,840 something like an iPhone 4 which has one port for audio that comes out of the 53 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:48,239 bottom or even something like a an 8X 54 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:52,159 that has one speaker on the back of the phone. How many times have you done this 55 00:03:50,799 --> 00:03:55,840 where you're cupping your hand behind the phone in order to direct any noise 56 00:03:53,840 --> 00:04:01,519 at your face? So, Boom Sound looks incredibly cool. They've also added a 57 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:04,159 1080p front-facing camera in addition, 58 00:04:01,519 --> 00:04:11,040 so that's a 2.1 megapixel still 1080p 30fps video camera in addition to the 4 59 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:12,879 megapixel 1080p 30fps rear camera. So, 60 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:19,040 hold on a minute. Why did I just say 4 megapixel? They're calling this 61 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:22,960 ultraixel. So rather than having lots of 62 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:25,120 tiny tiny micro dense dense pixels, what 63 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:28,400 HTC has gone totally in the opposite direction of the regular industry trend 64 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:33,040 and gone, okay, no, we're going to put bigger pixels in the phone because those 65 00:04:30,479 --> 00:04:37,840 will actually be able to capture more light because they're larger and should 66 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:42,560 give you better lowlight performance. And from what I've seen sort of looking 67 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:44,639 around so far, it's actually working. So 68 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:49,199 in spite of fewer pixels, you're able to get better dynamic range and oh yeah, so 69 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:53,440 it's got a 1/3 inch sensor as well as an f/2.0 lens that gives you more light 70 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:57,520 transmission and a larger sensor to capture the light on as well. So this is 71 00:04:55,040 --> 00:05:03,280 a very different way of going about it. In fact, if you look at HT the HTC1 72 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:06,639 product page on HTC's website, you'll see that they don't even list how many 73 00:05:04,639 --> 00:05:10,560 megapixels it is because they feel it shouldn't be about that. It should be 74 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:13,360 about what actual quality are you getting out of the images you're taking. 75 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:18,560 Now, one of the other things that's changed about the front here is that instead of having three buttons, there 76 00:05:17,039 --> 00:05:22,080 are two buttons. So, there's a back button and a home button instead of a 77 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:25,919 recent app button. You can double click the home button to access your recent 78 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:29,680 apps and then you can hold it down to get to Google Now. So, that's the way 79 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:34,000 that that functionality is enabled. But, uh, so it's a little bit different. 80 00:05:31,039 --> 00:05:38,960 They've also added their HTC Sense 5.0 UI. So there there are some intricacies 81 00:05:37,280 --> 00:05:43,360 to it. It works well with the apps that they include. So another thing they've 82 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:49,520 changed about the camera is you can use a mode called zo ze in order to take 83 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:55,039 about four or five stills as well as a several second 1080p video. So part of 84 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:58,320 their their whole thing here is they want it to be more like sort of like a 85 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:02,000 Harry Potter type picture. So you're capturing a moment as opposed to just a 86 00:06:00,479 --> 00:06:05,680 still. So, they've included a management application, a gallery for it, but it's 87 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:09,039 a very cool concept. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds neat. So, instead of 88 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:12,160 just taking a picture, you get a little bit of the leadup, you get the smile, 89 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:16,479 and then you get a little bit of whatever it happens to be. Very, very 90 00:06:14,319 --> 00:06:21,440 neat stuff. So, let's keep moving around the phone. On this side, we find not a 91 00:06:18,639 --> 00:06:24,400 whole lot. Just a spot for a micro SIM. Other than that, you can see just the 92 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:28,160 beautiful finishing on the phone with the aluminum backing as well as the 93 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:32,080 beveled aluminum front that meets seamlessly with the Gorilla Glass 2 94 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:36,240 front. So, it should be extremely durable and it looks fairly 95 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:39,520 dropresistant as well because the glass doesn't go right to the edge. There is a 96 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:44,080 little bit of a buffer zone, although that's not to say that if you dropped it directly on the glass, it wouldn't 97 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:48,880 break. On the top, we find a headphone microphone combo jack as well as check 98 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:52,960 this out. So, the power button is not only a power button, but also an IR 99 00:06:51,039 --> 00:06:57,120 emitter and receiver. So, you can use it as a universal remote with any infrared 100 00:06:55,360 --> 00:07:01,120 devices. Very, very cool little innovation. And it doesn't detract from 101 00:06:59,039 --> 00:07:05,039 the overall look of the device either. On this side, we find a volume rocker. 102 00:07:03,280 --> 00:07:09,680 And what I like about it is it's a little bit it's it's flush or slightly 103 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:14,400 recessed. So, when you pick up the phone, because it's a little bit wider 104 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:18,240 here at the at the back of it, you can pick it up easily without accidentally 105 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:22,479 triggering the volume buttons, which is a problem that I had with the 8X during 106 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:26,520 my 30-day Windows phone trial. On the bottom, we find a USB/MHL 107 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:35,199 port. So, that allows it to also output HDMI signals to compatible MHL devices. 108 00:07:33,039 --> 00:07:39,039 Finally, there's a little uh Oh, sorry. There's a Nope, that's it. There's on 109 00:07:37,599 --> 00:07:44,639 the back a little noise cancelling microphone and an overall very symmetrical looking design. This is a 110 00:07:42,319 --> 00:07:47,759 solid piece of aluminum back here and you've got a couple of cool things. So, 111 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:52,160 there's a flash right next to that camera I talked a lot about before as 112 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:56,639 well as a little Beats Audio logo and an HTC logo. Now, the Beats audio logo, 113 00:07:54,720 --> 00:08:01,120 maybe this is part of just the the general I don't know if it's Beats audio 114 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:05,520 or just part of HTC's internal direction, but the audio is 115 00:08:03,759 --> 00:08:08,639 significantly better on the device than what you'll find on a typical 116 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:13,680 smartphone. Whether that's the headphones, which have a reasonable headphone amp on them, which is great, 117 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,960 but also those front-facing speakers that I talked about before. 118 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:21,599 Accessory-wise, they also include a bit of a more premium looking headphones 119 00:08:19,599 --> 00:08:25,520 headset than you're generally used to seeing. So, it's got a non-tangle cable. 120 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:29,199 It's got a red and black color scheme. Where have we seen that before, guys? 121 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:32,159 And of course, it includes three different sizes of ear tips. They are 122 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:35,919 IM, so they're meant to go right into the ear canals. They also include, at 123 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:40,800 least with our demo model, not to say the retail one won't have more stuff, a 124 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:45,040 SIM card tool, as well as a micro USB cable, charger, a cable, and a charger. 125 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:52,000 All right, so this will be the shot where I finish up with all the little other little things that I forgot. So, 126 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:54,080 for one thing, it's got a 468 pixel per 127 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:58,480 inch density. This is pretty much the mo I believe this is the most dense display 128 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:02,720 on the market for a smartphone because it is a slightly smaller screen than 129 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:07,040 there was on the Droid DNA. It's only 4.7 in, making it a little bit easier 130 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:11,120 for someone like me to use. In spite of my small hand syndrome, I'd say already 131 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:15,440 that just because of the shape of it, it's easier to hold on to than the 8X 132 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:19,920 was. So, since this is the device I'll be using for my 30-day Android I 133 00:09:17,839 --> 00:09:24,000 switched trial, I'm really glad that that's uh something that I discovered 134 00:09:22,399 --> 00:09:27,920 about it. On the back, this isn't something you can see, but it does have 135 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:31,680 NFC, so you can easily exchange data, apps, or whatever else you want. 136 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:35,839 However, there is no wireless charging built into this phone for those of you 137 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:40,560 who were hoping to see that option. You pretty much cannot open it up. It has a 138 00:09:38,399 --> 00:09:45,920 2300 millia battery, though, so hopefully that's enough for you. Um, and 139 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:49,680 same thing with respect to not being able to open it up. You can't add a 140 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:54,399 micro SD card for more expansion. So, you're going to be stuck with either the 141 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:56,320 32 gigs or 64 gigs that were included 142 00:09:54,399 --> 00:10:01,920 with your phone. It comes with Android 4.1.2, but it is upgradeable to 4.2. And 143 00:09:59,839 --> 00:10:06,959 they include the HTC Sync Manager to facilitate moving whether it's from iOS 144 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:10,399 or from another Android device to this new platform. And I think that pretty 145 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:14,959 much wraps it up for this unboxing and first look. Thank you for checking it out. Online is tech tips.