HTC's Windows Phone 8X vs. the competition: fight!
HTC's unveiled a pair of Windows Phone 8 devices that seem destined to square off against Nokia's similarly polycarbonated handsets. You may not be able to easily pick 'em out of a crowd, but there's plenty of differences on the inside, and let's be frank, that's where it counts. We've pitted the Windows Phone 8 flagships from HTC, Samsung and Nokia against each other to see which one's going to be getting your cash when it comes to renewal time, and Round One begins just as soon as you jump past the break... ding, ding, ding.
Windows Phone 8X | Samsung ATIV S | Nokia Lumia 920 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pricing | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Known Dimensions | 132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm | 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7mm | 130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7mm |
Weight | 130 g | 135 g | 185 g |
Screen size | 4.3 inches | 4.8 inches | 4.5 inches |
Screen resolution | 1,280 x 720 (341 ppi) | 1,280 x 720 (306ppi) | 1,280 x 768 pixels (331ppi) |
Screen type | Super LCD 2 | Super AMOLED HD | PureMotion HD+ IPS LCD |
Battery | 1,800mAh | 2,300mAh | 2,000mAh |
Internal storage | 16GB | 16/32GB | 32GB |
External storage | None | microSDXC to 64GB | None |
Rear camera | 8 MP, AF, LED Flash, f/2.0 | 8MP, AF, LED Flash | 8.7MP, AF, LED flash, OIS f/2.0 |
Front-facing cam | 2.1MP, Ultra-Wide Angle | 1.9MP | 1.3MP |
Video capture | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p |
NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Radios | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ; WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 ; HSDPA ; LTE (bands tba) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; HSPA+ 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100; LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100 |
Bluetooth | v 2.1+EDR | v3.0 | v3.1 |
SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM 8960 | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM 8960 | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM 8960 |
CPU | 1.5GHz, dual-core | 1.5GHz, dual-core | 1.5GHz, dual-core |
GPU | Adreno 225 | Adreno 225 | Adreno 225 |
RAM | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB |
MHL | No | No | TBA |
WiFi | Dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n | Dual-band 802.11 a/g/b/n | 802.11 a/b/g/n |
Operating system | Windows Phone 8 | Windows Phone 8 | Windows Phone 8 |
