HTC one or iPhone 5? Battery life and longevity

ltrls987

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hey all, I'm debating between the iphone 5 or htc one to replace my blackberry 9700.

From a gadget perspective, it seems the htc more features, faster processor, better camera, etc...

However, I'm in healthcare, and the apps for the field are better and more comprehensive on the iphone.

So the key determinant is probably going to be battery life and future proofability. Any input?

In terms of being future proof, I noticed was that iphone outperforms htc on graphical benchmarks, whereas htc seems to be faster on CPU based benchmarks. Any idea what this translates to in terms of future applications? (ie: any idea if next gen apps will be more CPU dependent versus GPU dependent?)
 

Dari

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Wouldn't the iPhone be better if you're concerned about industry apps?
 

Bateluer

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So the key determinant is probably going to be battery life and future proofability. Any input?

In terms of being future proof, I noticed was that iphone outperforms htc on graphical benchmarks, whereas htc seems to be faster on CPU based benchmarks. Any idea what this translates to in terms of future applications? (ie: any idea if next gen apps will be more CPU dependent versus GPU dependent?)

On TMO, I'm able to go with my One nearly 30 hours with average use for me. Non-work hours, on WiFi though. It spends most of its time on HSPA+ though, no LTE. I was quite surprised to find its battery life was this good. That said, its also possible to kill it in about 3 hours. GLBench, for example, will take 20% of a fully charged battery and make the phone glow red.

Android isn't a heavily GPU dependent OS and GPU power mostly comes into play when doing gaming or video playback. If you don neither of those, its not an issue. Also, both the GPUs in the iP5 and One are very powerful and the performance crown between the PowerVR and Adreno 320 comes down to synthetic benchs and e-penis meaurements.

HTC has a relatively poor habit of supporting their devices. The SoC in the One is currently top of the line, and HTC has promised a 4.2.2 update. Eventually. But after 4.2.2, it gets progressively bleaker.
 

swanysto

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Personally, I find the One to be more my style. However, if I was in a field where the iPhone had superior apps, I would switch to it. I don't think anything would be more frustrating than having a big, fast phone that doesn't have the apps I need.
 

pantsaregood

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If you're concerned with being "future proof," the iPhone 5 is doubtlessly the way to go. Apple has a fantastic track record with device support, while HTC doesn't.

Otherwise, the HTC One is far and away a better device. They're not even the same generation.
 

randomrogue

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The answer is right in front of you. Get the phone that does what you need. Why would you consider a platform that doesn't support that apps you need?
 

vshah

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i get through 24 hours with 50% remaining. i'd call it medium usage - 1-2 hours of screen on time.
 

cronos

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The answer is right in front of you. Get the phone that does what you need. Why would you consider a platform that doesn't support that apps you need?

This. Buy the phone that suits your needs now, not the one that maybe you can manage with or you hope maybe someday will.

Speaking of which, my One's battery is not bad at all. In fact I'm very satisfied with it. I charge it once every 1.5 days on average. According to GSam Battery Monitor the average battery life (for my usage) is 1d 15h. The last time I waited until it went all the way down it lasted for 40 hours with 5 hours of screen time.
 

hans030390

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I've been really impressed with the One's battery life, and the auto-brightness setting is very generous with brightness. With medium usage (no games or anything too draining), I can get by at least 36 hours before it starts to get low. I haven't even tried to be battery conscious with it because it does so well. I've even left the screen on for an hour straight...very little drain.

Honestly, the biggest drain on battery for me is when the One doesn't have a strong, consistent signal OR if you're moving around a lot and it has to pick up other connections often.
 

ibex333

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I don't know about the healthcare apps, but overall I'd suggest to get the HTC One and not the iPhone.

Let me tell you a quick story:

I recently upgraded to the Galaxy S4. Its an awesome phone, but I was frustrated by constant lag, inferior camera colors(to the iPhone) and horrible in-call quality. Disappointed, I quickly returned the phone and exchanged it for an iPhone 5. I proceeded to bitch on these forums about the drawbacks of Galaxy S4 and Android phones in general.

Boy, was I an idiot! Apparently what I didn't know is that the quality of iPhones severely deteriorated since the 4s. When I got my new shiny iPhone 5, I was horrified to find out that the in-call quality was EVEN WORSE than the Galaxy S4!!! On top of that certain issues in the menus appeared, such as certain thigns not responding to my taps right away and some-such. I quickly ran to the Apple store to exchange the "faulty" phone, but the tech there told me the phone is just fine, and there is nothing wrong with the sound quality. I told him I have a 4s at home that sounds 100 times better, and so does the "crappy" Galaxy S4!!! The guy insisted that they will not exchange the phone because its working great!

I kept using the iPhone 5, but I quickly because disillusioned with it. I constantly missed the "back" button and the "menu" button of the Galaxy. I missed the pulldown menu where yo can quickly disable Wi-Fi or enable airplane mode, and I realized that the bigger screen DOES help after all, and when rooted, with crap-ware uninstalled an Android phone is actually quite smooth and responsive.

I also watched some videos about iOS 7, and I realized that I was in denial, and Apple is actually not doing much to improve it's iOS or it's hardware no matter how much I want it to.

Finally I did some research on HTC One,and noticed that it has a feature to boost in-call sound. Right now, I am enjoying my "used" Galaxy SIII which I bought from a guy on the forums, and waiting for the June 26 release of the Galaxy S4 google edition. If you ant to go the HTC One route, there's going to be a google edition of that on 26th too.

I am certainly not going back to Apple until they get their act together and I suggest you stay away from them too.
 
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Um, the iPhone has more apps for the health care field, period, they're very good.

Don't buy an Android phone if you want apps available on the iPhone.

People telling you to buy an Android phone in this thread have no idea what they're talking about as far as health care related apps on the iPhone, physicians overwhelmingly choose iPhones as their smartphones, and that's not likely to change, if ever.

You also have access to a ton of medical podcasts through iTunes, and a ton of health care specific information through iTunes U.

I use Android phones, and I'm telling you to buy an iPhone.

Battery life is a toss up, longevity definitely favors the iPhone, HTC is notorious about updates to the OS, and with the recent shakeup in execs and personnel at HTC, I would be unwilling to buy one until they prove that they're willing to update Android in a timely manner.
 
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zerogear

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lol, still? I agree, HTC One is an awesome phone, but if you have apps you need for work/industry, go for that phone/OS.