At least one online smartphone retailer is offering the Verizon Windows Phone 8X from HTC for one penny on contract. $0.01 and a standard two-year contract is all that is required to purchase the HTC Windows Phone 8X running the latest Windows Phone 8 operating system. The Verizon 4G LTE network is the largest in the United States, boasting more than 440 major markets. And the Verizon Windows Phone 8X also includes access to Data Sense, a feature that is exclusive to Big Red until early 2014.
The HTC Windows Phone 8X is available for a reduced sale price now starting at $0.01.
Data Sense allows you to customize and track your data usage, to ensure you never go over your data plan. The HTC Windows Phone 8X offers quad band HSPA+ and quad band GSM / EDGE radios, and Verizon has generously left them wide open for global access. This is the first Windows Phone ever designed with the exclusive Beats Audio sound enhancement package, which boosts the audio signal for the handset’s speaker and headset jack. Beats Audio improves sound volume across all supported platforms, whether you are watching a video clip, enjoying your favorite music, or playing an HD game.
Slim and light, he HTC Windows Phone 8X measures just 0.40 inches (2.1 mm) in thickness, weighing just 4.59 ounces (130 g). NFC and DLNA wireless connectivity options are present, and popular social networking applications Facebook, Picasa, Twitter and YouTube have been pre-installed along with a mobile version of Internet Explorer 10. The handset offers a large 4.30 inch display, a super LCD two model, which delivers exceptional pixel density at 342 pixels per inch. The display also uses more than 16 million colors for rendering visuals, delivering a true HD resolution of 720 by 1,280 pixels.
A layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 2 offers scratch resistance and protection from the hazards of everyday life, and a full 15.0 hours of talk time and 12.5 days of standby battery power can be achieved by fully charging the handset’s 1,800 mA battery. The Windows Phone 8X by HTC has a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 system chip anchoring its hardware package, and the CPU is a dual core 1.5 GHz model. An Adreno 225 GPU handles all graphics processing, there is 16 GB of built-in storage space on board, as well as 1.0 GB of RAM memory.
Both front and back cameras offer an extra-wide 88 degree lens, with the front facing 2.0 megapixel chat cam offering nearly triple the coverage area of most other front facing smartphone cameras. The rear facing 8.0 megapixel camcorder on the Verizon Windows Phone 8X is excellent for night-time and low-light use, thanks to the built-in LED flash, back illuminated sensor (BSI) and f/2.0 lens aperture. Video is recorded in 1,080P HD resolution, and multiple customization features are offered.
The HTC Windows Phone 8X can be purchased at a discounted price tag now starting at $0.01.
