Honestly, though the details the tegra 3 provides is not mind blowing to warrant it over the S4 SOC. i played shadowgun on both, and i have completely forgotten how it looked on the One X. When playing on the XL the graphics are still beautiful, heck it still looks great on the sensation.
Mobile GPU architectural differences isnt as if you are playing between a ps3 and a ps2, You may have a little better lighting or a little more detail to shadows, its nothing major, more like a difference between a GTX 560 and a gtx 570.
i can not see any reason why one would choose the One X over the One XL, unless you prefer white over grey. LTE is more important to a phone over little textural details in mobile gaming. Battery life is also more important in mobile phones.
Impreza aren't you from NZ, Telstra in OZ has the 32gb One XL, is there not a similar provider to Telstra in NZ.
mystic_knight
The XL variation isn't available where I live, even if it was available, I doubt anyone here would appreciate it as 4G is quite scarse here.
I am not a mobile gamer as mobile phones tend to get extra hot when games are being played thus making me nervous. This is going to be my 6th Android phone in nearly 2 years - most of them have been discarded as their specs aren't enough to support any newer versions of AND and apps. This is one of the major reasons why I am looking for a phone with hardware which would serve me longer than 5-6 months at max. I had to return 4 of them due manifacturing errors eventually so it's not a big deal, to buy a new phone from time to time that is, but it is rather frustrating.
Since I picked up my Note I've been using it only to check emails, check in with 4sq, listen to music and view some text or pdf files from time to time because I have developed some kind of distrust in capablities of mobile devices. Other reason why I need such a hefty device with a large screen is because I have large palms and hands in general and typing with any smaller screen than 4'0 is a nightmare for me. A big screen is also handy for reading said text files.
As I said, I am not a mobile gamer and each individual phones' gaming options couldn't be less important to me. All I need is for it to have a large screen and enough horse power to display rather large pdfs and text files. Note was too big, it wouldn't fit in my pocket, but I guess a phone that is 4.7' or close would suffice.
Here come both S3 and One X into the picture as they are the most powerful handsets out there at the moment. Tomorrow I am going to my carriers' office and I know that One X is a definite option of what they would offer but I am not that sure about S3 as it's too fresh and it become available for taking only recently.
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