Friday's probably going to be a huge day for smartphone sales, so Q&A website Fixya.com decided to give holiday shoppers a helping hand by pointing out the major issues with some of the most popular smartphones on the market: the iPhone 5s, the Samsung Galaxy S 4, the Moto X and the HTC One.
Seeing
that we're a bunch of Apple fanbois and fangrrls here, we'll talk about
the failings of the other phones first before pointing out the issues
with the iPhone 5s. To begin with, Samsung's Galaxy S 4 has problems
with overheating -- primarily due to the fact that it is made from
plastic that doesn't dissipate heat all that well. The Galaxy S 4 is
also known for "severe battery drain over the course of a given day" and
a darker-than-usual display.
According to gripes from Fixya's readers, the Moto X suffers from a lack of local storage. It has the least on-board storage of all competing smartphones, and like the iPhone, has no way to increase storage with a memory card. Like the Galaxy S 4, the Moto X's display has issues. In this case, it has "text pixelation and saturation (overly bright colors)," partially due to the 720p display's fairly low resolution. Camera quality is also listed as a turnoff, with Fixya saying that "the Moto X is likely not going to be a popular phone with consumers who are heavy camera and photography users."
For the HTC One, battery life is awful -- according to Fixya, that's due to the "big screen and fast processor." It also takes a long time to recharge, with users reporting that it takes as long as five hours to charge up. HTC One users also report a "subtle hiss in the background while making phone calls and ... when listening to music." The phone also has problems shooting images in the middle of the day (they're too saturated), but does quite well in low-light
Seeing
that we're a bunch of Apple fanbois and fangrrls here, we'll talk about
the failings of the other phones first before pointing out the issues
with the iPhone 5s. To begin with, Samsung's Galaxy S 4 has problems
with overheating -- primarily due to the fact that it is made from
plastic that doesn't dissipate heat all that well. The Galaxy S 4 is
also known for "severe battery drain over the course of a given day" and
a darker-than-usual display.According to gripes from Fixya's readers, the Moto X suffers from a lack of local storage. It has the least on-board storage of all competing smartphones, and like the iPhone, has no way to increase storage with a memory card. Like the Galaxy S 4, the Moto X's display has issues. In this case, it has "text pixelation and saturation (overly bright colors)," partially due to the 720p display's fairly low resolution. Camera quality is also listed as a turnoff, with Fixya saying that "the Moto X is likely not going to be a popular phone with consumers who are heavy camera and photography users."
For the HTC One, battery life is awful -- according to Fixya, that's due to the "big screen and fast processor." It also takes a long time to recharge, with users reporting that it takes as long as five hours to charge up. HTC One users also report a "subtle hiss in the background while making phone calls and ... when listening to music." The phone also has problems shooting images in the middle of the day (they're too saturated), but does quite well in low-light
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