HTC Windows Phone 8X Review

The new Windows phone is in market. Made by HTC, Windows Phone 8X provides a tough competition to its predecessor, Nokia Windows’ phone in terms of design and call quality. The square-cornered design, faster processor and LTE speeds, makes this HTC Windows Phone 8X a good pick in the Windows OS segment. It has a built-in integrated Microsoft Office 2013, NFC sharing and possesses Windows OS’s edgy interface.

Display and Design

This phone looks good with its tailored mechanism. Available in four colors-black, red, yellow and blue, this HTC phone fits in hands and pockets of various sizes. It is sleek and slim in design, the texture at the back and the side is fluffy.  8X is 5.2 inches in length and 2.6 inches in width. With 4.6 ounce weight and 0.4 inch thickness, it is on the heavier side when compared to other smartphones of Android, iOS or Blackberry categories.

A uni-body body surface on the back and the sides makes the battery immobile. The 4.3 inch Super LCD Display 2 has full HD resolution of 1280 X 720-pixels i.e. 341ppi.  Below the screen are three buttons which navigate through Back, Home and Bing search.

Camera

Possessing a camera of 8 megapixels in the rear and 2 megapixels in the front, this Windows phone misses the mark in capturing great photos. The rear camera captures good pictures in broad day-light. It is illuminated with a LED flash and clicks sharp and accurate photos. There are settings to set exposure, saturation, contrast and sharpness.  The HD video capturing is good at 30 fps. With an internal storage of 16 GB and 7GB of free Microsoft Skydrive storage, there is no external storage memory available.

OS

8X carries many new features owing to the powerful OS it is built on. Though Microsoft OS’s doesn’t have much room for changes, but HTC has managed to add a store on its name. Photo editor, wallet, NFC, camera app, gaming, kids’ corner, maps, voice-to-text, voice commands, Microsoft’s new music store and Internet Explorer 10 are some of the apps in 8X.

Overall, HTC Windows Phone 8X is a good combination owing to its design and features.

This review is penned by experts at Reliance Digital.