I decided that instead of await the next Google phone, I'd stick with the HTC that I know and love.
I've gone for a 4G HTC One, replacing my 3G HTC One X.
Holy crap, this is one sexy piece of tech!
The case is Aluminium and has been put together to incredibly fine tolerances.
The phone OS is simply the latest Android flavour, so is brilliant. HTC have been more invasive with their BlinkFeed social media stream guff, which can't be removed from the home screen any more. However, you get to decide what screen is the home screen (i.e. first to appear when you unlock the device) so that's not a problem as I've set up the screen I want and designated it the home screen.
I think the HTC One X didn't get Gorilla glass, it was given something else, which never quite looked or felt as good as Miss Emily's iPhone screen. The One has got Gorilla glass, and boy, it is lovely to touch and look at. The display is crystal clear, as you would expect, and their auto-brightness function is better than that on my Nexus 10 tablet.
4G is immense.