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Detailed review
Htc One X vs. iPhone 4s

The iPhone 4s the king of smartphones but who is this new knight the Htc One   X. The king with a 8 megapixel  shooter, retina display, iOS 5, and his new sword Siri. But this knight has some weapons of his own coming with 8 megapixel camera, 1080p video recording, 720 p hd screen, and his sword ice cream sandwich and Htc Sense 4.0. Who will win who will die and will this new knight become the new king or will the king continue his legacy. Time to find out.

Hardware 
The iPhone 4s has a 3.5 inch screen and is overpowered by the One X's bulging 4.7 inch screen. But it really isn't that much bigger than 4.3 inch screen phones and compared to the iPhone it is taller and skinner instead of shorter and thicker. The iPhone's speed is run by an A5 1 gigahertz dual core processor and a GB of RAM. On the other hand the One X's has a very snappy and quick 1.5 gigahertz Qualcomm Snapdragon s4 dual core processor and also comes with 1 GB of RAM.

Winner: Htc One X
Due to it's very snappy dual core processor 

Display
The iPhone 4s with very shiny armor due to its retina display coming out with 326  ppi while the Htc One X's armor isn't as shiny but comes a Super LCD Panel 2 and 720 p hd screen though only comes out with 316 ppi though it can pack a punch with gorilla glass that can withstand 100 pounds of force but the  iPhone has a chink in his armor because it's  made of glass so one drop and you can say goodbye.

Winner: iPhone 4s 
Due to its amazing Retina Display.

Camera 
Eyesight and quick reflexives are a huge part of battles and both phones come with a jab of its own. The iPhone comes with an outstanding 8 megapixel camera with a f/2.4 auto focus lens that lets plenty of light in and comes with 1080p hd recording but the Htc One X also comes with a 8 megapixel camera but has a f/2.0 auto focus lens that lets even more light in than the iPhone's shooter. The One X also comes with 1080 p hd recording. The One X is probably hoping for the battle at night because his eyesight lets more light in.

Winner: Htc One X
Due to its amazing auto focus lens and 8 megapixel camera.

Software 
The iPhone has iOS 5 but still lacks in widgets and personalizing. Compared to Htc Sense 4 and Ice Cream Sandwich it's a wooden bat to a sword but it makes that up with Siri your digital assistant. You can send text or call someone with just your voice but the best thing of all is that you can have random talks with her like if you say hi then Siri says hi back.

Winner: Htc One X 
Even though the iPhone has Siri it's more like a toy than a tool and the One X has a great software interface.

Look and feel 
The coat of arms if usually on the shield and it's no different here. The iPhone is made out of glass and metal on the side with the volume rocker and the mute on the left side. The One X on the other side is made out of polycarbonate matte on the back and glossy on the side. The volume rocker is on the left side.

Winner iPhone 4s
Even though it's smaller it feels nice in the hand.

Performance and Battery Life
The One X has speeding fast 4g lte compared to the pony of 3G speeds of the iPhone and the battery life on the One X is outstanding but the iPhone simply out performs it because the screen isn't as bright and doesn't have 4g lte.

Winner: Htc One X
4g lte is hard to keep up with it and even though the battery life it is no match if you live in lte market.

If you have been using a prepaid phone you should go with the iPhone 4s due to its simple interface but if you already have had a smartphone you should go with the Htc One X. So the knight lives up to the challenge and the king falls after so many great battles but has a son soon to challenge anybody in it's way the iPhone 5.