The First Two Windows 8 Phones: HTC Windows Phone 8X vs. HTC Windows Phone 8S

HTC announced the first two windows phones, HTC Windows Phone 8X and HTC Windows Phone 8S last week. Though they came to the word at the same time, there are still some differences between the two windows phones.

HTC Windows Phone 8X vs. HTC Windows Phone 8S

Specs	HTC Windows Phone 8X	HTC Windows Phone 8S
Size	132.35 x 66.2 x 10.12 mm	120.5 x 63 x 10.28 mm
Weight	130 grams with battery	113 grams with battery
Display	4.3 inch touch screen with Gorilla® Glass 2	4 inch super LCD touch screen
Resolution	HD 720p	WVGA resolution
CPU	Qualcomm® S4 1.5 GHz, Dual-core	Qualcomm® S4 1 GHz, Dual-core
Memory	Total storage: 16 GB, available capacity varies RAM: 1GB	Total storage: 4 GB, available capacity varies Expansion SD card slot supports micro™ SD memory card for additional storage (card not included) RAM: 512 MB
Connectivity	3.5 mm stereo audio jack NFC capable Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n	3.5 mm stereo audio jack Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Battery	Embedded & rechargeable Li-ion Polymer battery Capacity: 1800 mAh	Embeded & rechargeable Li-ion Polymer battery Capacity: 1700 mAh

MultiMedia Playback
Both HTC Windows Phone 8X and HTC Windows Phone 8S are able to play the audio and video formats in the list below:

• Audio: .aac, .amr, .m4a, .mp3, .wav, .asf, .wma (verison 9 and 10)
• Video: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, m4v, asf, .wmv (version 9 and 10)
• Recording: .wav and .mp4

These two windows phones really support in playback better. As to the single recording formats, these free video converters will help you make conversions so that you can play them on more devices and share on more websites.

Camera
The HTC Windows Phone 8X features an 8-megapixel primary camera with autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus and 1080P video capture with continuous autofocus and video lighting, while the HTC Windows Phone 8S sports a 5-megapixel primary camera which also offers autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus and face detection, along with 720P video capture.

HTC always bring us a colorful world, and this time it does too. The different cover colors are waiting for you to select. If you are tired of Android and iOS phones, HTC windows 8 may be your next choice.