Unfortunately, if you have a large music library, you'll be out of luck: The One X has only 12GB of usable storage and no microSD card slot. If you have tons of music and want to carry it all with you, I would recommend using Google Music to stream your library to the phone over LTE. You'll have to make sure that you aren't going over your monthly data limit, but at least you'll be able to listen to your entire music library on the go.

Camera

As I mentioned earlier, HTC's camera app is much better than the standard Android one. With the One X you can apply a variety of Instagram-like filters to your photos, and the camera software features a "burst mode" that allows you to take pictures in rapid succession and keep the one you like the best. This is useful for photographing family pets or other subjects that just won't stay still. The 8-megapixel camera on the One X was decent, but had its share of faults. Images were sometimes blown out, with colors appearing oversaturated. Outdoor shots came out looking sharp, but photos taken indoors did have a shocking amount of graininess to them. The front-facing camera wasn't much better, though I don't think it'll be used much outside the occasional self-portrait or Google Hangout. Overall, the camera on the One X works well for everyday photos, but it won't replace a stand-alone camera any time soon.

Thanks to its dual-core processor, the One X is able to record HD video in 1080p. The video quality came out looking great, and I didn't notice any problems when filming indoors or out. One nice thing about the One X is that you can still take pictures while recording video by pressing the camera button. A nice extra that I hope other smartphone manufacturers take note of. Sadly, while the video itself was very good, the audio was awful: People sounded as if they were underwater, and audio in the video I shot of a busy street corner could have been of someone rolling around a tin can full of gravel. In short, you won't be filming your next blockbuster on this phone unless you are planning on entering a silent film festival.

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