Are you ready for this?  This might be the hottest Android battle in PhoneDog history.  In one hand, Aaron has the HTC One, and in the other hand, the tried-and-true Samsung Galaxy Note II.  It's part one of a dogfight battle - one has a gorgeous metal build and new camera features, while the other one has fantastic tablet-like capabilities, an S Pen, and nice software value adds.

The HTC One offers a 1.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 CPU, 4.7-inch 1080p HD display, 4-ultrapixel camera (more on that in the video) with HTC Zoe, 2 GB of RAM, 32/64 GB of storage, 2,300 mAh battery, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 5, which features BlinkFeed.  The Samsung Galaxy Note II rocks a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos CPU, 2 GB of RAM, a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED HD (720p) display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, 3,100 mAh battery, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz.

In 2013, it's all about what you need in a mobile device, and they're both great phones.  It's the HTC One, going up against the Samsung Galaxy Note II - a device that's done very well in PhoneDog's Official Smartphone Rankings.  Battery life, build quality, software, camera, and more will all be considered in this ultimate dogfight battle!  Part 1 of 2.