The HTC Windows Phone 8X has been anticipated due to its startlingly high display resolution, Beats Audio sound package, and the latest Windows Phone operating system. The handset launched in the United States recently on the Verizon network, and select authorized online retailers are currently offering it at a $129 on contract price in your choice of blue or black body. For gamers and PC users alike, the Windows Phone 8 operating system from Microsoft offers a seamless connection for the HTC Windows Phone 8X to your computer, tablet and Xbox console.
The main camera on the handset is a rear facing 8.0 megapixel camcorder that offers an extra wide 88 degree video and image range. That rear snapper comes with an f/2.0 lens aperture that accepts more light than the standard smartphone camera, and a front facing 2.0 megapixel chat cam with video call support is up front. The HTC Windows Phone 8X provides video capture at 1,080P HD resolution and 30 frames per second, and the Beats Audio full range sound system joins a YouTube video player and built-in music player in the multimedia package on board the handset.
As mentioned earlier, the handset has an extremely high display resolution at 720 x 1,280 pixels, delivered at what might be the highest pixel density we have found on handset so far, at 342 pixels per inch. The HTC Windows Phone 8X weighs 4.59 ounces (132 g) and measures 5.21 x 2.61 x 0.40 inches (132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm). The 4.30 inch Super LCD 2 screen benefits from a protective layer of scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 2, and the Beats Audio software has a unique sound amplifier which works through the 3.5 mm audio jack and the handset speaker. This improves the audio signal for better sound overall on the Verizon HTC Windows Phone 8X.
More than 16 million different colors are visible on that display, standard light and proximity sensors offering auto brightness adjustment and battery conservation. The HTC Windows Phone 8X has a 1,800 mA battery with single charge talk time of 11.3 hours, roughly 40% better than the typical 4G smartphone. The hardware package on board includes a dual core Krait central processor and separate Adreno 225 GPU that handles all graphics requests.
They are both part of a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 microchip package on the handset, 1.0 GB of RAM system memory is on board, and 16 GB of data storage are built-in. The handset comes out-of-the-box with Facebook, Twitter and Picasa applications preloaded, and the HTC Windows Phone 8X delivers Near Field Communications (NFC) functionality out-of-the-box.
