Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC 8X

Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC 8X-Two Windows Phone 8 handsets are up against each other this time. Both are flagships and battling hard for supremacy. After lot of speculations, HTC finally announced the arrival of flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone HTC 8X, codenamed Accord in September 19th event held in New York. It’s really an impressive piece of smartphone the Taiwanese vendor have presented in this event. It boasts 4.3 inch Super LCD 2 display with impressive 342 ppi pixel per inch density which is slightly higher than Lumia 920, the other flagship Windows Phone 8 handset from the Finnish vendor. Camera quality is simply brilliant, secondary camera is there as well. Along with 16 GB of internal storage HTC 8X boasts up to 32 GB micro SD card slot. Nokia Lumia 920 lacks micro SD card slot which seems to be a major drawback of the handset. Let’s take a look at the comparison-

Specs	Nokia Lumia 920	HTC 8X	Winner of the round
Battery	2000 mAh Li-Ion	Li-Ion 1800 mAh	Lumia 900
Operating System	Windows Phone 8	Windows Phone 8	Tied
Processor & GPU	1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4, Aderno 225 GPU	1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4, Aderno 225 GPU	Tied
Dimension	130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7 mm	132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm	HTC 8X
Form Factor	Bar, full touch screen	Bar, full touch screen	Tied
Weight	185 gm	130 gm	HTC 8X
Display Type	PureMotion HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen,332 ppi	Super LCD 2, 342 ppi	HTC 8X
Resolution	720x1280 pixels	720x1280 pixels	Tied
Display Size	4.5 inches	4.3 inches	Lumia 920
Sensors	Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass, gyro, barometer	Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass, Ambient Light, gyro sensor	Tied
Additional Display Technology	Nokia ClarBlack, Corning Gorilla Glass coating	HTC Sense UI, Corning Gorilla Glass coating	HTC 8X
RAM	1 GB	1 GB	Tied
Internal Memory	32 GB	16 GB	Lumia 920
Micro SD card slot	No	Yes, 32 GB	HTC 8X
Primary Camera	8 MP PureView, f/2.0 aperture, 1/3 sensor size	8 MP, f/2.0 aperture	Lumia 920
Features	Carl Ziess optics, floating lens, auto focus, dual LED flash,Digital Zoom,Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, face and smile detection, pinch in zoom	auto focus, LED flash,Digital Zoom,Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, 3D sweep panorama, face and smile detection,best shot	Lumia 920
Video recording	Yes,HD 1080p	Yes, HD 1080p	Lumia 920
Secondary Camera	1.3 MP, 720p video	2 MP, 720p video	HTC 8X
Music Player/Video Player	Yes	Yes, Beats Audio Sound Enhancement	HTC 8X
FM radio	No	No	Tied
GSM Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900,	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	No Comparison
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	No Comparison
4G Network	LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100	No	No Comparison
GPRS/EDGE	Yes, Class 12, EDGE speed up to 237 Kbps	Yes, Class 12, GPRS Up to 86 kbps and EDGE up to 237 Kbps	Lumia 920
Speed	HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps	HSDPA, HSUPA unspecified	Lumia 920
Bluetooth	Yes, v3.1 with A2DP,EDR	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP,EDR	Lumia 920
Wi-Fi	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,Wi-Fi hotspot,Wi-Fi Direct	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,Wi-Fi hotspot,Wi-Fi Direct, dual band Wi-Fi	Tied
NFC	Yes	Yes	Tied
USB	Yes v2.0	Yes v2.0	Tied
GPS Navigation	A-GPS support with GLONASS	A-GPS support with GLONASS	Tied
Java Support	No	No	Tied
Colors	Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White	California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red and Limelight Yellow	No Comparison
Browser	HTML5	HTML5	Tied

Final Conclusion

It’s tough to pick the best one between the duos as both are too close to be separated. In display, camera segment both are extremely close. 4G LTE connectivity is the best part of Lumia 920 and beats HTC 8X. Also the battery used in 8X is slightly feeble as compared to Lumia 920. But light weight HTC 8X with smaller dimension is more catchy.

Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC 8X