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HTC Windows Phone 8X
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
HTC Windows Phone 8X
HTC · 2012

HTC Windows Phone 8X

HTC Windows Phone 8X Windows Mobile smartphone. Announced Sep 2012. Features 4.3″ display, Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 2.1 MP front camera, 1800 mAh battery, 16 GB storage, 1000 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 2.

Display 4.3"
Chipset Snapdragon S4 Plus
RAM 1 GB
Storage 16GB storage, no card slot
Camera 8 MP
Battery 1800 mAh
OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, up to 8.1.1
Build 130g, 10.1mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, November
Status Discontinued

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

Display

Type S-LCD2
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm 2 (~58.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2

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

Body

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

Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

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

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 2, 4, 5, 17 - AT&T
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (LTE for AT&T version)

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother 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

Our 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 (old) Endurance rating 31h

Misc

Colors California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red, Limelight Yellow
SAR 0.59 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, November
Status Discontinued
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
Type S-LCD2
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm 2 (~58.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Card slot No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM
Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Single 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
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
Type Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP, EDR/ 4.0, LE after Amber update
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 2, 4, 5, 17 - AT&T
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (LTE for AT&T version)
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother 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
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 (old) Endurance rating 31h
Colors California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red, Limelight Yellow
SAR 0.59 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)
Price About 170 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
28.5/100
Entry-level

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Processor 21.5
Display 54.7
Camera 44.3
Battery 35.6
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