HTC One S Review

Good media performance

The video player has been tweaked a bit as well. It will still only play MP4 videos but you now have the option to capture a frame from a video and save it. The player also lets you use Beats Audio so it’s not only limited to music. You can even edit the video right there using the trim option.

Connectivity
There’s plenty of connectivity options right from 3G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, TV-out via MHL. Two features that are missing include USB On-the-go and NFC. Other than Google’s default fleet of Android centric apps that also now include Google + with its messenger, HTC has bundled some of their own features as well, which include GPS-enhanced services. First up is Locations which is a 30-day trial of a versatile and easy to use Navigation (with Voice) software. HTC Hub is the company’s own little Android Market for downloading tweaks for HTC Sense as well as a few choice apps that would work well for the handset. You will need to Sign in/Create an HTC account to download the apps but it’s a bit redundant seeing as you’re taken back to the Google Play Store to actually download the app.

Plenty of bundled apps to play around with

Misc. Features
There are plenty of handy features that come with the One S, out of the box. You have HTC centric apps like the Mirror, a Task Manager to kill apps and services, Flashlight, Notes that syncs with your Evernote account to a data transfer app that works between compatible devices and many more. The HTC Sense keyboard is not the best that I’ve come across, so if you are looking for a good alternative, I found SwiftKey to be an excellent choice. It’s a lot faster and more accurate as well.

As slim as they come

You also get productivity apps like Polaris office and a PDF viewer is on board for document files. HTC’s Car setup gives you a landscape display with oversized icons that make it easy to access features on your device while you’re driving.