HTC Windows Phone 8X

HTC Windows Phone 8X

General Information

  • Colors:
  • California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red, Limelight Yellow
  • SAR:
  • 0.59 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)    
  • Price:
  • About 170 EUR

Network/Bearer

  • 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:
  • LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - 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

Physical Specifications

  • 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 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • 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, Beats Audio, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

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

Features

  • Sensors:
  • Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  • Messaging:
  • SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
  • Browser:
  • HTML5, 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

  • Browser:
  • HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery

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