HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S hands-on: First look

19 September 2012
HTC just unveiled the two latest additions to its smartphone lineup. Called HTC Windows Phone 8X and HTC Windows Phone 8S, the devices are unsurprisingly powered by the latest version of the Microsoft WP platform...

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  • 24 Sep 2012

Design Furer, 24 Sep 2012Is it only me or does HTC Windows Phone 8X copy Nokia polyc... moreNokia copy htc Windows phone .htc first gives polycarbonate design in htc one x

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    • U{c
    • 24 Sep 2012

    AnonD-24369, 23 Sep 2012Yeah but the 8X has Beats. If Nokia doesn't have that sound... moreYou will buy 8x htc is a quality. Htc have beats

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      • Design Furer
      • niH
      • 24 Sep 2012

      Is it only me or does HTC Windows Phone 8X copy Nokia polycarbonate unibody and style, and 8S is somehow similar to Sony design language? This company is rolling out of courage to create something of it`s own. Shoot them!!!

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        • AnonD-24369
        • 4D4
        • 23 Sep 2012

        AnonD-50083, 21 Sep 2012You "heard" this "lacks OIS"?! The 920 ... moreYeah but the 8X has Beats. If Nokia doesn't have that sound quality then I will buy the 8X over the 920.

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          • i like htc phone...l
          • fxH
          • 23 Sep 2012

          I like HTC phone......

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            • Oscar
            • PAm
            • 22 Sep 2012

            Great looking phone. HTC must ensure that this phone gets more than a decent battery life to support the users, unlike HTC one x ,which otherwise is great phone but lacks a good battery life.

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              • AnonD-50083
              • 6pe
              • 21 Sep 2012

              sara, 20 Sep 2012I heard this lacks camera image stable-lization. That is bi... moreYou "heard" this "lacks OIS"?! The 920 is the ONLY phone that has OIS right now! That's an amazing innovation that only ONE company has brought; you can't hold that against HTC!

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                • AnonD-36731
                • vx$
                • 21 Sep 2012

                http://bit.ly/UkKQ73, 21 Sep 2012HTC 8X vs Nokia Lumia 920: The Big FightPeople who need 4g would go the Lumia 920 and others maybe the HTC 8X as the weight of the 920 (185g vs 130g) is kinda insane.

                I guess some people would also prefer the wider aspect ratio or just want the extra internal storage of the 920.

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                  • AnonD-6305
                  • P%h
                  • 21 Sep 2012

                  lol, 20 Sep 2012dead platfrom without any appsAhh ... BS..please name me a software that is not available on windows phone... There is always an alternative. Its not about the quantity, its about the quality. Google can't stop bragging about number of apps, but in truth there are alot of crappy apps, sorry to burst your bubble :)

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                    • http://bit.ly/UkKQ73
                    • Mfx
                    • 21 Sep 2012

                    HTC 8X vs Nokia Lumia 920: The Big Fight

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                      • AnonD-63316
                      • MCr
                      • 21 Sep 2012

                      I guess you'll like this first look too. HTC Titan running Windows Phone 7.8:
                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUr2nwRnKb0

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                        • Ankit
                        • U@k
                        • 21 Sep 2012

                        Grt 1st copy of lumia 920....:p

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                          • Lala
                          • P@1
                          • 21 Sep 2012

                          Lumia and Xperia copycats.. Well, maybe 8X is licensed because of Nokia's design patent. But who knows? But anyway, they look absolutely better than the Ativ. Hahaha

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                            • Oscar
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                            • 20 Sep 2012

                            Great looking phone. HTC must ensure that this phone gets more than a decent battery life to support the users, unlike HTC one x ,which otherwise is great phone but lacks a good battery life.

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                              • sara
                              • nQe
                              • 20 Sep 2012

                              I heard this lacks camera image stable-lization. That is big drawback apart from lack of micro sd card and low power battery,

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                                • oppa99
                                • iy$
                                • 20 Sep 2012

                                Like the desire x only with windows.
                                Question: When will it be possible to choose whether i like windows or android on my phone, because specs are the same.
                                On a PC nobody would accept, if you could only install windows and for example for LINUX you need an additional pc, but smartphone customers pay every ammount of money

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                                  • nGp
                                  • 20 Sep 2012

                                  Why have abig event when its not finished,,HTC should be their with working models to mess with generating mass publicity and chance to show off the device..Great press release releasing a phone that not finished..

                                  Ford have just unveiled their new car can we take it for a spin or has it got any MPG figures or top speed figures,,SORRy its not finished yet.

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                                    • kike lema
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                                    • 20 Sep 2012

                                    Peter Chou, after this, you should be fired inmediatly. No doubts!

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                                      • Gjj
                                      • 20 Sep 2012

                                      16gb on a flagship? Not even 32gb?

                                      Yet again, HTC failing on the basics...

                                      :O/

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                                        • AnonD-4709
                                        • t7E
                                        • 20 Sep 2012

                                        needs front led, 20 Sep 2012the 8x has 1080p front camera - this is very good for self ... morefront led camera flash is dangerous to the eyes