HTC is joining the Windows Phone 8 party with two new handsets—the higher-end 8X and a mid-range 8S. Apart from its rather similar design to Nokia's Lumia 920, the top-of-the-range 8X has a 4.3" 720p HD screen and runs on a 1.5 GHz Snapdragon processor.
While Nokia is the phone-maker most often quoted alongside Microsoft, HTC's CEO Peter Chou kicked off the presentation of these two new handsets by declaring that "Windows Phone is an important part of HTC’s heritage. We have more experience making Windows phones than anyone else, and we’ve sold more Windows phones than anyone else." Take that, Nokia!
Available in a selection of eye-catching colours (red, yellow, blue, black) with a casing cast from a single piece of polymer-based material, the HTC 8X is a high-end large-screen phone. However, its design isn't particularly original. Maybe if Nokia hadn't already presented its stylistically similar Lumia 920, we may have found the 8X more inspiring. But, as it stands, it almost looks like some kind of spin-off from the Finnish firm's range. Even the super-slim edges promised in HTC's teasing ads have been already seen in the Lumia. That said, the HTC beats the Lumia 920 on the scales, as the 8X weighs 65 g less than Nokia's model, at 130 g.
In terms of tech specs, the 8X has a 4.3" Super LCD 2 screen (720p HD, 1280 x 720 pixels, Gorilla Glass 2 coating) and runs on a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory.
There's an 8-Megapixel camera on the back (f/2.0 aperture, 28 mm wide-angle), with a backlit sensor and an LED Flash. It can also film Full HD 1080p video. There's a front-facing 2.1-Megapixel webcam too.
The 8X has a 1800 mAh battery, and—seeing as it's HTC—you'll find Beats Audio technology onboard.
This handset boasts 3G and 4G LTE connectivity, as well as NFC, and is due to land in November.
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While Nokia is the phone-maker most often quoted alongside Microsoft, HTC's CEO Peter Chou kicked off the presentation of these two new handsets by declaring that "Windows Phone is an important part of HTC’s heritage. We have more experience making Windows phones than anyone else, and we’ve sold more Windows phones than anyone else." Take that, Nokia!
Available in a selection of eye-catching colours (red, yellow, blue, black) with a casing cast from a single piece of polymer-based material, the HTC 8X is a high-end large-screen phone. However, its design isn't particularly original. Maybe if Nokia hadn't already presented its stylistically similar Lumia 920, we may have found the 8X more inspiring. But, as it stands, it almost looks like some kind of spin-off from the Finnish firm's range. Even the super-slim edges promised in HTC's teasing ads have been already seen in the Lumia. That said, the HTC beats the Lumia 920 on the scales, as the 8X weighs 65 g less than Nokia's model, at 130 g.
In terms of tech specs, the 8X has a 4.3" Super LCD 2 screen (720p HD, 1280 x 720 pixels, Gorilla Glass 2 coating) and runs on a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory.
There's an 8-Megapixel camera on the back (f/2.0 aperture, 28 mm wide-angle), with a backlit sensor and an LED Flash. It can also film Full HD 1080p video. There's a front-facing 2.1-Megapixel webcam too.
The 8X has a 1800 mAh battery, and—seeing as it's HTC—you'll find Beats Audio technology onboard.
This handset boasts 3G and 4G LTE connectivity, as well as NFC, and is due to land in November.
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