HTC 8X vs HTC Windows Phone 8S

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Comparing the HTC 8X vs HTC Windows Phone 8S across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC 8X runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while HTC Windows Phone 8S runs at 1.0 GHz, making HTC 8X the better performer.


Display: HTC 8X offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while HTC Windows Phone 8S offers 4 inches, making HTC 8X the larger display of the two. HTC Windows Phone 8S features a S-LCD display compared to HTC 8X's S-LCD 2, making HTC Windows Phone 8S the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC 8X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Windows Phone 8S offers 5 MP, making HTC 8X better for rear camera photography.


Battery: HTC 8X offers a higher battery capacity with 1800 mAh, while HTC Windows Phone 8S offers 1700 mAh, making HTC 8X better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Windows Phone 8S offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while HTC 8X offers 16 GB, making HTC Windows Phone 8S the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC 8X receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while HTC Windows Phone 8S has a rating of 3.6.

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HTC 8X
₹26,213
(Discontinued)
HTC Windows Phone 8S
₹4,449
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

09 Nov, 2012
20 Nov, 2012

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
Snapdragon S4
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
S-LCD 2
S-LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2.1 MP
N/A

Battery

1800 mAh
1700 mAh

Storage

16 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(354 ratings)
3.6/5
(145 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Windows Phone v8

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8627

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz
Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

S-LCD 2
S-LCD

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

342 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

58.04 %
59.99 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

132.35 mm
120.5 mm

Width

66.2 mm
63 mm

Thickness

10.12 mm
10.28 mm

Weight

130 grams
113 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

2.1 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1800 mAh
1700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 11.3 Hours(2G)
Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

N/A
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v3.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

N/A
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