HTC Windows Phone 8X specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

HTC Windows Phone 8X
  • Released 2012, November 130g, 10.1mm thickness Microsoft Windows Phone 8, up to 8.1.1 16GB storage, no card slot
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Adreno 225 Micro-SIM About 190.4 USD
  • 4.3" 720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP 1080p
  • 1GB RAM Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • 1800mAh Li-Ion

HTC Windows Phone 8X overview

HTC Windows Phone 8X is a smartphone that runs on Windows Phone. It was released on 2012, November. HTC Windows Phone 8X has 4.3 inch, S-LCD2, a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 2. HTC Windows Phone 8X uses Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset, Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU, Adreno 225 GPU. HTC Windows Phone 8X supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Micro-SIM. It has 8MP Single main camera, 2.1MP Single selfie camera. HTC Windows Phone 8X uses Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery. The price of HTC Windows Phone 8X is about 190.4 USD.

Score the key features of HTC Windows Phone 8X compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 30 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 36 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 48 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

HTC Windows Phone 8X full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
4G bands 2, 4, 5, 17 - AT&T
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (LTE for AT&T version)

LAUNCH

Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, November
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 132.4 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm (5.21 x 2.61 x 0.40 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM

DISPLAY

Type S-LCD2
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~58.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2

PLATFORM

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP, EDR/ 4.0, LE after Amber update
GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage) MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player MP4/H.264/WMV player Document viewer/editor Video/photo editor Voice memo/command/dial Predictive text input

BATTERY

Type Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red, Limelight Yellow
SAR 0.59 W/kg (head) 0.32 W/kg (body)
Price About 190.4 USD

TESTS

Display Contrast ratio: 1020:1 (nominal) / 1.873:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -83.2dB / Crosstalk -74.8dB
Battery life Endurance rating 31h

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