I preordered an HTC One on April 9th for $574.99 + $4.95 shipping + $50.31 tax = $630.25 total. It arrived yesterday and I spent a lot of time with it: unlocking the bootloader, rooting, restoring all my apps from my Nexus 4, and customizing it. So far, I’m loving it! I think this time I will actually keep it longer than 4 months (at least 2 years) before changing phones again. I wiped and reset my Nexus 4 and listed it on Craigslist. Anyway, here are the specs of the HTC One:
+ 32GB capacity
+ 4.7″ screen, Full HD 1080p, 468 PPI
+ Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 600, quad-core, 1.7GHz
+ 2 GB DDR2 RAM
+ HTC UltraPixel Camera (4MP)
+ Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n
+ Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
+ NFC, Bluetooth, GPS, etc.
Also, I know this phone has MHL capabilities and that it can be connected to a TV with HDMI, but I didn’t have the MHL adapter. So, on Sunday I ordered one on eBay for $5.99 + $0.52 tax = $6.51 total. I thought it was going to be some cheap quality adapter that comes with no box. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I received it today. It came in a nice packaging that’s suitable to be sold in a retail store, and the quality of the adapter is pretty good. If anyone needs an MHL adapter, I would recommend buying it from the eBay seller: 360wireless.
I wasn’t sure if it would work with my HTC One, but when I plugged the phone to my TV using this adapter, a notification popped up that said video output detected and my phone’s screen promptly showed up on the plasma TV in 720p resolution. I don’t know if I can make it output in 1080p resolution… if I find out, I’ll update this post. One more thing I found out is that an external power source is not needed for the HTC One to output video to the TV! Usually power needs to be connected to the MHL adapter for it to work.
