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hi this is Brian Bennett for cnet.com and today we're taking a first look at the HTC One X which is available for 1 99 99 on AT&T if you're a fan of HTC you know the One X is the flagship handset in the company's 2012 product line this version of the One X runs a dual-core 1.5 gigahertz Snapdragon s4 processor unlike the international model that comes with a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 chip still this phone is plenty fast has 16 gigabytes of RAM and one gigabyte of ROM the One X also connects to a tee tees new 4G LTE network for fast data other goodies include Android 40 Gingerbread and HTC's latest version of its sense UI version 4 with it's big 4.7 inch 1280 x 720 pixel screen the HTC One X is a sizable smartphone at 0.36 inch thick however the device is thin enough to grip comfortably I also really dig its futuristic polycarbonate unibody construction which despite being plastic has a premium feel it's a big departure from the usual metal designs HTC typically uses it reminds me of the Nokia Lumia 900 another well crafted and aggressively designed handset on AT&T above the screen is a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera below to display are the three usual Android Ice Cream Sandwich buttons on the right is a very slim volume bar while on the left is the phone's micro USB port on top is the power button and headphone jack and just like the other HTC One series phones the One X features what HTC calls image sense basically that means the device has a special processor just for processing images performs very quickly and boasts a boatload of scene modes special settings and filters the camcorder function also captures video in full 1080p HD quality and lets you snap stills while recording two beats audio processing technology is also on board as well and will automatically detect when you connect a beats branded headset and select a matching equalizer audio profile now the new HTC One X isn't all peaches and cream for instance there's no SD card slot for extra storage and the battery isn't removable the device also uses a micro sim card so you'll have to convert to the smaller size to swap for an older phone I'm Brian Bennett and this has been a first look at the HTC One X 480 be sure to check out our full review at cnet com