WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:05.120 This video is brought to you by Cooler Master mobile featuring the JazzPro 00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:10.160 notebook stand. Check it out at mobile.coolermaster-usea.com. 00:00:07.759 --> 00:00:15.839 Welcome to my unboxing and first look at the HTC1. 00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:20.640 Now, we've already seen a 1X and a 1S 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:23.840 and a 1X Plus, but this is just 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:27.039 one. That's all there is to it. So they 00:00:23.840 --> 00:00:29.840 have gone instead of sort of a a hedged 00:00:27.039 --> 00:00:34.800 bets multi-tiered phone strategy and they're saying okay nope this is it this 00:00:32.399 --> 00:00:39.520 is going to incorporate all of the best technology that we can build the shell 00:00:37.120 --> 00:00:45.840 itself so the aluminum frame the aluminum body that it uses has 200 00:00:42.719 --> 00:00:47.680 minutes minimum on a machine for each 00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:52.960 individual phone that's produced. So to put this in the appropriate context, 00:00:49.760 --> 00:00:55.520 those machines cost tens of thousands of 00:00:52.960 --> 00:01:00.559 dollars potentially for high-end CNC machines and they are occupying 200 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:04.239 minutes each. They had to put a bunch of advanced techni techniques into it just 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 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, 00:01:10.479 --> 00:01:17.040 compared to the HTC8X, it is actually a very similar size in 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 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 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. 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 00:01:34.320 --> 00:01:42.000 is an Android phone and it runs HTC's Sense 5.0. 00:01:40.320 --> 00:01:46.560 All right. So, by comparison, here's a Galaxy Note 2. We should probably also 00:01:44.320 --> 00:01:50.799 do thickness comparisons here as well. I'm not going to put it quite up against 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 00:01:53.040 --> 00:02:01.200 doing that. So, it's much smaller than a Note 2. However, the resolution is 00:01:58.079 --> 00:02:05.280 actually higher. This is a 1080p Super 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:08.080 LCD 3 phone. Now, I've seen Super LCD 2 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 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:17.520 bigger, also has a 1080p screen, and Super LCD 3 is absolutely better than 00:02:15.200 --> 00:02:21.520 Super LCD 2, especially with respect to color shift. So, they both have pretty 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:25.280 vibrant colors, good text, all that stuff. Here's an iPhone 4, by the way, 00:02:23.200 --> 00:02:30.400 guys. There's a size comparison there. But Super LCD 3 doesn't really shift the 00:02:27.680 --> 00:02:35.920 colors as you move around and look at it from different angles up and down. So, 00:02:32.400 --> 00:02:38.400 here's is a 1S. So that's a previous 00:02:35.920 --> 00:02:43.280 generation phone, not quite a flagship like the Droid DNA. So this is only one 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 00:02:45.440 --> 00:02:51.760 1080p display. It also has the allnew 00:02:48.959 --> 00:02:59.200 Snapdragon S600 platform. So that includes a 1.7 GHz 00:02:55.599 --> 00:03:02.879 quad core processor, wireless AC, an 00:02:59.200 --> 00:03:04.879 Adreno 320 GPU, as well as 2 gigs of 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 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 00:03:09.519 --> 00:03:14.720 at the phone itself. There are a few things about it that are particularly 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, 00:03:17.040 --> 00:03:26.080 landscape, because these two speakers right here are stereo speakers with what 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:28.159 HTC is calling boom sound. So boom sound 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:33.120 is pretty much their way of saying it actually has sound that will actually be 00:03:30.560 --> 00:03:36.319 usable in the context of sitting and looking at your phone like this and 00:03:34.480 --> 00:03:40.400 watching a movie for example. This makes perfect sense because if you look at 00:03:37.760 --> 00:03:45.840 something like an iPhone 4 which has one port for audio that comes out of the 00:03:42.400 --> 00:03:48.239 bottom or even something like a an 8X 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 00:03:50.799 --> 00:03:55.840 where you're cupping your hand behind the phone in order to direct any noise 00:03:53.840 --> 00:04:01.519 at your face? So, Boom Sound looks incredibly cool. They've also added a 00:03:58.000 --> 00:04:04.159 1080p front-facing camera in addition, 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 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:12.879 megapixel 1080p 30fps rear camera. So, 00:04:11.040 --> 00:04:19.040 hold on a minute. Why did I just say 4 megapixel? They're calling this 00:04:15.200 --> 00:04:22.960 ultraixel. So rather than having lots of 00:04:19.040 --> 00:04:25.120 tiny tiny micro dense dense pixels, what 00:04:22.960 --> 00:04:28.400 HTC has gone totally in the opposite direction of the regular industry trend 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:33.040 and gone, okay, no, we're going to put bigger pixels in the phone because those 00:04:30.479 --> 00:04:37.840 will actually be able to capture more light because they're larger and should 00:04:35.680 --> 00:04:42.560 give you better lowlight performance. And from what I've seen sort of looking 00:04:39.520 --> 00:04:44.639 around so far, it's actually working. So 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 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 00:04:51.520 --> 00:04:57.520 transmission and a larger sensor to capture the light on as well. So this is 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 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 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:10.560 megapixels it is because they feel it shouldn't be about that. It should be 00:05:08.080 --> 00:05:13.360 about what actual quality are you getting out of the images you're taking. 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 00:05:17.039 --> 00:05:22.080 are two buttons. So, there's a back button and a home button instead of a 00:05:20.320 --> 00:05:25.919 recent app button. You can double click the home button to access your recent 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 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:34.000 that that functionality is enabled. But, uh, so it's a little bit different. 00:05:31.039 --> 00:05:38.960 They've also added their HTC Sense 5.0 UI. So there there are some intricacies 00:05:37.280 --> 00:05:43.360 to it. It works well with the apps that they include. So another thing they've 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 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:55.039 about four or five stills as well as a several second 1080p video. So part of 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 00:05:56.400 --> 00:06:02.000 Harry Potter type picture. So you're capturing a moment as opposed to just a 00:06:00.479 --> 00:06:05.680 still. So, they've included a management application, a gallery for it, but it's 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 00:06:07.280 --> 00:06:12.160 just taking a picture, you get a little bit of the leadup, you get the smile, 00:06:10.800 --> 00:06:16.479 and then you get a little bit of whatever it happens to be. Very, very 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 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 00:06:22.960 --> 00:06:28.160 beautiful finishing on the phone with the aluminum backing as well as the 00:06:26.319 --> 00:06:32.080 beveled aluminum front that meets seamlessly with the Gorilla Glass 2 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:36.240 front. So, it should be extremely durable and it looks fairly 00:06:33.600 --> 00:06:39.520 dropresistant as well because the glass doesn't go right to the edge. There is a 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 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:48.880 break. On the top, we find a headphone microphone combo jack as well as check 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:52.960 this out. So, the power button is not only a power button, but also an IR 00:06:51.039 --> 00:06:57.120 emitter and receiver. So, you can use it as a universal remote with any infrared 00:06:55.360 --> 00:07:01.120 devices. Very, very cool little innovation. And it doesn't detract from 00:06:59.039 --> 00:07:05.039 the overall look of the device either. On this side, we find a volume rocker. 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 00:07:08.000 --> 00:07:14.400 recessed. So, when you pick up the phone, because it's a little bit wider 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:18.240 here at the at the back of it, you can pick it up easily without accidentally 00:07:16.240 --> 00:07:22.479 triggering the volume buttons, which is a problem that I had with the 8X during 00:07:20.240 --> 00:07:26.520 my 30-day Windows phone trial. On the bottom, we find a USB/MHL 00:07:27.120 --> 00:07:35.199 port. So, that allows it to also output HDMI signals to compatible MHL devices. 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 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 00:07:42.319 --> 00:07:47.759 solid piece of aluminum back here and you've got a couple of cool things. So, 00:07:46.400 --> 00:07:52.160 there's a flash right next to that camera I talked a lot about before as 00:07:50.240 --> 00:07:56.639 well as a little Beats Audio logo and an HTC logo. Now, the Beats audio logo, 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 00:07:59.120 --> 00:08:05.520 or just part of HTC's internal direction, but the audio is 00:08:03.759 --> 00:08:08.639 significantly better on the device than what you'll find on a typical 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, 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:16.960 but also those front-facing speakers that I talked about before. 00:08:15.120 --> 00:08:21.599 Accessory-wise, they also include a bit of a more premium looking headphones 00:08:19.599 --> 00:08:25.520 headset than you're generally used to seeing. So, it's got a non-tangle cable. 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:29.199 It's got a red and black color scheme. Where have we seen that before, guys? 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:32.159 And of course, it includes three different sizes of ear tips. They are 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:35.919 IM, so they're meant to go right into the ear canals. They also include, at 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 00:08:38.000 --> 00:08:45.040 SIM card tool, as well as a micro USB cable, charger, a cable, and a charger. 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, 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:54.080 for one thing, it's got a 468 pixel per 00:08:52.000 --> 00:08:58.480 inch density. This is pretty much the mo I believe this is the most dense display 00:08:56.800 --> 00:09:02.720 on the market for a smartphone because it is a slightly smaller screen than 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 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 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 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 00:09:17.839 --> 00:09:24.000 switched trial, I'm really glad that that's uh something that I discovered 00:09:22.399 --> 00:09:27.920 about it. On the back, this isn't something you can see, but it does have 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:31.680 NFC, so you can easily exchange data, apps, or whatever else you want. 00:09:29.920 --> 00:09:35.839 However, there is no wireless charging built into this phone for those of you 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 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:45.920 2300 millia battery, though, so hopefully that's enough for you. Um, and 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 00:09:47.760 --> 00:09:54.399 micro SD card for more expansion. So, you're going to be stuck with either the 00:09:51.360 --> 00:09:56.320 32 gigs or 64 gigs that were included 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 00:09:59.839 --> 00:10:06.959 they include the HTC Sync Manager to facilitate moving whether it's from iOS 00:10:04.160 --> 00:10:10.399 or from another Android device to this new platform. And I think that pretty 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.