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That phone (the One X) will ship in a S4-powered model here in the US; the official reason seems to be compatibility with Qualcomm's LTE baseband. The move perp

That phone (the One X) will ship in a S4-powered model here in the US; the official reason seems to be compatibility with Qualcomm's LTE baseband. The move perplexes me a bit, traditionally HTC has been very loyal to Qualcomm. Unless they felt the need to claim the quad-core bullet point, I'm not sure why they would bother with a totally different SoC vs. the rest of their product line.

rsynnott 15y ago
> Unless they felt the need to claim the quad-core bullet point There you go.
- shimon_e 15y ago
  It was successful for Asus. Which is another Taiwanese brand.
- ConstantineXVI 15y ago
  Didn't seem to matter to them when nVidia beat Qualcomm out the door with a dual-core chip last year. Plus, they only get to claim the bullet point for Europe; presuming AT&T is requiring LTE, their choices are: a) Wait for a quad-core Krait. Given HTC's close relationship with Qualcomm, they likely know it won't be for a while b) Wait for a Tegra-compatible LTE chip, which hasn't been proven in the market yet. Still late to market, and with parts of questionable integrity. c) Fall back on the dual-core chip and ship now. Lose a bullet point in the US market, but actually be on the market.
  - wmf 15y ago
    The sad part is that Krait is faster, so in this case better marketing leads to a worse product.
  - rsynnott 15y ago
    > Didn't seem to matter to them when nVidia beat Qualcomm out the door with a dual-core chip last year. When the Tegra 2 showed up, it was not generally considered suitable for phones; the one found in a few phones is a slightly different model to the original. Also, the Tegra 2 was quite flawed; it lacked NEON, in particular, hurting software compatibility. It's also possible that supplies of the S4 are restricted; it's a 28nm part, and TSMC's rollout of their 28nm process hasn't gone as smoothly as they might like. The Tegra 3 is 40nm, which is now a mainstream process.
nextparadigms 15y ago
One X has Tegra 3 and no LTE. You're thinking the One S.
- ConstantineXVI 15y ago
  The One X will have a LTE/S4 configuration[1]. I'm under the impression this will be the only model in the US (AT&T exclusive), and it's getting a release in Asia and Australia as the One XL. AFAIK; the One S won't have LTE at all (but does pack the same S4). [1] http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/26/2823824/htc-one-x-att/in/2590365 http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/26/2823824/htc-one-x-att/in/2...

rsynnott 15y ago

> Unless they felt the need to claim the quad-core bullet point There you go.

shimon_e 15y ago
It was successful for Asus. Which is another Taiwanese brand.
ConstantineXVI 15y ago
Didn't seem to matter to them when nVidia beat Qualcomm out the door with a dual-core chip last year. Plus, they only get to claim the bullet point for Europe; presuming AT&T is requiring LTE, their choices are: a) Wait for a quad-core Krait. Given HTC's close relationship with Qualcomm, they likely know it won't be for a while b) Wait for a Tegra-compatible LTE chip, which hasn't been proven in the market yet. Still late to market, and with parts of questionable integrity. c) Fall back on the dual-core chip and ship now. Lose a bullet point in the US market, but actually be on the market.
- wmf 15y ago
  The sad part is that Krait is faster, so in this case better marketing leads to a worse product.
- rsynnott 15y ago
  > Didn't seem to matter to them when nVidia beat Qualcomm out the door with a dual-core chip last year. When the Tegra 2 showed up, it was not generally considered suitable for phones; the one found in a few phones is a slightly different model to the original. Also, the Tegra 2 was quite flawed; it lacked NEON, in particular, hurting software compatibility. It's also possible that supplies of the S4 are restricted; it's a 28nm part, and TSMC's rollout of their 28nm process hasn't gone as smoothly as they might like. The Tegra 3 is 40nm, which is now a mainstream process.

nextparadigms 15y ago

One X has Tegra 3 and no LTE. You're thinking the One S.

ConstantineXVI 15y ago
The One X will have a LTE/S4 configuration[1]. I'm under the impression this will be the only model in the US (AT&T exclusive), and it's getting a release in Asia and Australia as the One XL. AFAIK; the One S won't have LTE at all (but does pack the same S4). [1] http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/26/2823824/htc-one-x-att/in/2590365 http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/26/2823824/htc-one-x-att/in/2...