iPhone 5s vs HTC One Comparison Smackdown

Lisa Gade compares the iPhone 5s and HTC One, two aluminum bodied smartphones that are available on most major carriers. Both feature sharp displays, fast CPUs and cameras with large imaging pixels. But size and OS set them apart, among other things.

[chaindrive]

Every time I watch your review, I'm amazed by how precisely you present your views without a tinge of bias. Fantastic!

[MichiganTechReviewer]

I have the 5s and my friend has the One, honestly we both agree they're amazing phones. While mine may be faster and have a better camera, it's hard to beat the front speakers, beautiful screen, and better battery life on the One. Most people would be happy with either phone.

[vegetabarrett]

Great
Covers every angle
and very transparent.
A reliable source

[CyborgSodaCollects]

Lisa you are one the most thorough and relevant web journalist out there

[mobiletechreview]

Yes we'll review the Note 3 and Note 10.1 (2014).

[mobiletechreview]

The benchmark runs offscreen tests that are independent of screen resolution. That's why we always use offscreen benchmarks in GFXBench and others.

[imsahil]

@mobiletech-Thanks a ton for this Lisa

[doctorsamora]

Amazing and honest review as always, thank u so much.

[zortman]

Man I bet u are just amazed since u probly read every single comment on these video's. Great stuff!

[thesenutsinc]

Hey Lisa I always love your reviews I just wanted to say I've been watching quit a bit of iphone 5s reviews and everyone that has shown a photo on the phone always keep the boarders up on the screen, but if you didn't know you can tap the screen to remove the boarders.

[terryevans]

Very good. Thanks. I have an iphone 5 and was thinking of switching to the HTC one as I've heard so many good reviews and it pipping the iphone 5 as the best smart

[CarlosGarcia]

Hey Lisa. Love all your reviews. Question. Would you choose the Google Play Edition HTC One or just stick to the original. I ask cause i bought a Play Edition last week but am not sure if it was the best choice. Sure Vanilla Android is nice but I hear good things about HTC and it's Sense U and extra features. Thanks!

[ojlalavallejos]

Basically if people want a simple feel to their mobile device the iphone if for you...if you want to feel smart and want your mobile device to be complex go for android

[cowkong]

One advantage I can see of the higher density screens is if you ever want to take a screenshot and for some reason want to zoom into something in particular, the higher density really makes a difference. Gimmicky, maybe, but I just did a test with my One and a downloaded screenshot of the iPhone 5. I zoomed into both chrome icons and there's a huge difference. Once again, not that important but some may find it useful.

[ojlalavallejos]

I have actually seen both of these phones and tried both of them at the same time....the iphone still has a great footprint that most people underrate....for most big handed people the iphone stills does not disappoint...the Htc is still great as always

[MrGfrausto]

hi lisa i have my phone upgrade today is it still worth getting the one one or should i get the new iphone

[andyking]

Lisa will you be reviewing and doing comparrison videos of the new note 3 and note 10.1

[snowmanism]

I kinda get tired of these "comparison" videos where the end comment is buy what you like best... well, what if people have no experience with one, I'm looking at a "comparison" video to show me why one is maybe better.. not the final, this one is bigger, so if you like bigger, buy this one.. or this one is ios and this one is android, if you like either then buy that... those are the two things we can all figure out on our own without a video..  A more in depth opinion would be nice.. Obviously the end choice is with the consumer but we watch these for the reason that the people making the video would know what a person would want.. if you are a this kinda person then perhaps you would prefer this.. but its bigger and its ios or android.. come on!

[anthonysnyder]

The HTC seems to lag behind your finger a lot more than the iPhone. Is that normal?

[friedrice]

I miss when cell phones barely came out.. That's when everyone agreed that life was too short to be complaining about someone else's property and ability to work for what they want in life.

Now it's constant arguing and b****ing about what someone prefers.

People purchase what they feel would make them happy. People work to make their family or selfs happy by buying their needs or wants in life. Life will always be this way. You shouldn't tell people what to or not to buy because it makes YOU happy. They aren't you and they never will be.

As I said, life is too short. Let people buy what they want and keep yourself happy by purchasing, doing and/or living with whatever you want. Worry about you and just you (and your kids if you have any).

Oh, right! Phones. They're personal preferences that can be used to contact people, blog feelings, find answers, play games, and listen to music. They come in various sizes with different operating systems, designed for different people. The important thing about the differences in these is the fact that they're different. It's the same thing with food, clothes and animals. I'm sure some of us would hate to wear tight or baggy clothes, eat tortillas the rest of our lives, and have only one breed of dog in everyone's house. Being DIFFERENT is good. Having OPTIONS is better. The ability to CHOOSE is amazing.