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World-class camera. Get more people in the shot, including you, with the new ultra-wide-angle front and back cameras. 8X takes sharp, crisp photos—even low-light conditions.
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Perfect-fit design. This is the most comfortable phone you’ll ever hold. Its seamless form feels great in your hand and on your ear. The ultra-unique matte finish comes in a variety of distinctive colors.
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Exclusive built in amplifier for Beats Audio™. Enjoy high-def, uncompromised sound for all you do. Boost sound with less distortion than other phones for the ultimate entertainment experience.
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It’s here: A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize—all serving up people and passions that matter most.
8X features an ultra-wide-angle front camera lens that fits in every face in the group and the surrounding scenery. Share it all on the brilliant screen that is rich and vivid—even when viewed in bright sunlight. -
It’s here: A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize—all serving up people and passions that matter most.
8X features an ultra-wide-angle front camera lens that fits in every face in the group and the surrounding scenery. Share it all on the brilliant screen that is rich and vivid—even when viewed in bright sunlight. -
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It’s here: A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize—all serving up people and passions that matter most.
8X features an ultra-wide-angle front camera lens that fits in every face in the group and the surrounding scenery. Share it all on the brilliant screen that is rich and vivid—even when viewed in bright sunlight.
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Rollover for a closer look!
It’s here: A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize—all serving up people and passions that matter most.
8X features an ultra-wide-angle front camera lens that fits in every face in the group and the surrounding scenery. Share it all on the brilliant screen that is rich and vivid—even when viewed in bright sunlight.
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It’s here: A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize—all serving up people and passions that matter most.
8X features an ultra-wide-angle front camera lens that fits in every face in the group and the surrounding scenery. Share it all on the brilliant screen that is rich and vivid—even when viewed in bright sunlight. -
It’s here: A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize—all serving up people and passions that matter most.
8X features an ultra-wide-angle front camera lens that fits in every face in the group and the surrounding scenery. Share it all on the brilliant screen that is rich and vivid—even when viewed in bright sunlight. -
It’s here: A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize—all serving up people and passions that matter most.
8X features an ultra-wide-angle front camera lens that fits in every face in the group and the surrounding scenery. Share it all on the brilliant screen that is rich and vivid—even when viewed in bright sunlight. -
It’s here: A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize—all serving up people and passions that matter most.
8X features an ultra-wide-angle front camera lens that fits in every face in the group and the surrounding scenery. Share it all on the brilliant screen that is rich and vivid—even when viewed in bright sunlight. -
It’s here: A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize—all serving up people and passions that matter most.
8X features an ultra-wide-angle front camera lens that fits in every face in the group and the surrounding scenery. Share it all on the brilliant screen that is rich and vivid—even when viewed in bright sunlight.
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Windows Phone 8X by HTC
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- "HTC’s Windows Phone 8X and 8S take the Windows Phone lead."— BGR
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Capture twice the picture with the ultra-wide-angle front camera lens.
Capture twice the picture with the ultra-wide-angle front camera lens.How many times have you wanted to take a picture of you and your friends in front of somewhere cool, but the photo just captures your head and nothing of the background. Or, you don’t really get your friends in the shot, either. Get more people in the shot, including you! Now, easily fit more people in the shot with an exclusive 88° ultra-wide-angle front camera that captures nearly triple the area of most other front cameras. Enjoy more people, more background, more memories.
Capture twice the picture with the ultra-wide-angle front camera lens.
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World-class camera for the photographer in you. Take amazing photos—even in low light.
World-class camera for the photographer in you. Take amazing photos—even in low light.HTC ImageChip ensures you capture the highest-quality, crisp, true-to-life photos. The camera features our best-in-class f/2.0 lens, optimizing the experience for low-light, so your pictures will be great even when the lighting isn’t, such as dimly lit restaurants, indoor gatherings or at sunset.
World-class camera for the photographer in you. Take amazing photos—even in low light.
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Quickly capture every picture with the physical camera button.
Quickly capture every picture with the physical camera button.Capture the moment forever with instant activation (even from the lock screen!) with the distinctive external camera button. Instantly point, shoot, share.
Quickly capture every picture with the physical camera button.
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Iconic design.
Iconic design.The 8X provides a simple, human feel combined with an innovative, unique unibody construction resulting in a phone with a perfectly sculpted, continuous form, without bumps or protrusions – and for the camera, the buttons are completely flush with the body, adding to the iconic design aesthetic.
Iconic design.
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Unique colors and finish.
Unique colors and finish.The ultra-unique, premium matte finish comes in a variety of distinctive colors to be bold, sophisticated, and adventurous – just as diverse as the people who use them. The 8X will be available in California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red and Limelight Neon.
Unique colors and finish.
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Brilliant display in any viewing condition.
Brilliant display in any viewing condition.Images look better than ever—even in direct sunlight or at off-center angles—on the HTC laminated display screen with its brilliant color and crisp contrast. The tough, lightweight, scratch-resistant Gorilla® Glass screen fends off every day wear and tear so you enjoy a long-lasting beautiful, clear display.
Brilliant display in any viewing condition.
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Amplified by Beats Audio™.
Amplified by Beats Audio™.The 8X has a dedicated amp built right into the phone, so it pumps more power to your headphones than ever. Plus, Beats Audio is coming to Windows phones for the first time ever. Take that combination and transform your listening pleasure with deeper bass, crisper vocals and detailed high notes for music, games, movies and videos.
Amplified by Beats Audio™.
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Your world delivered live.
Your world delivered live.These days information is constant and updates are non-stop. Live Tiles let you arrange your Start screen just how you want it and make it easy to see everything that’s going on with the people and passions in your life in real-time. You can make a Live Tile for anyone and almost anything, and pin it right to your Start screen. Pin a person or an app and you instantly know what their latest updates, deals, changes just by looking at your phone. Resize, rearrange and recolor for easy access to what matters most to you.
Your world delivered live.
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Size: 132.35 x 66.2 x 10.12 mm
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Weight: 130 grams with battery
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Display: 4.3 inch touch screen with Gorilla® Glass 2
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Screen: HD 720p
All Specs
CPU speed
Qualcomm® S4 1.5 GHz, Dual-core
Platform Windows
Windows® Phone 8
SIM card type
MicroSIM
Memory
Total storage: 16 GB, available capacity varies1
RAM: 1GB
Network
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz2
HSPA/WCDMA: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
GPS
Internal GPS antenna with GLONASS
Sensors
G-Sensor
Digital compass
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
Connectivity
3.5 mm stereo audio jack
NFC capable3
Bluetooth® 3.1
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n
Sound enhancement
Studio-quality sound with Beats Audio™ built in
Enjoy bigger sound and superior fidelity with exclusive built-in amp
Main Camera
8 megapixel camera with auto focus, LED flash, and BSI sensor (for better low-light captures)
F2.0 aperture and 28mm lens
1080p video recording
Dedicated HTC ImageChip
Front Camera
Capture more with the ultra-wide-angle front camera
2.1 megapixel front camera
1080p front camera video recording
F2.0 aperture
Dedicated HTC ImageChip
Multimedia
Audio supported formats:
Playback: .aac, .amr, .m4a, .mp3, .wav, .asf, .wma (verison 9 and 10)
Recording: .wav (w/OneNote)
Video supported formats:
Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, m4v, asf, .wmv (version 9 and 10)
Recording: .mp4
Battery
Embedded & rechargeable Li-ion Polymer battery4
Capacity: 1800 mAh
AC Adapter
Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5 V and 1 A
- Available storage is less due to phone software.
- Network bands in regions other than Europe and Asia Pacific may be different, depending on the mobile operator and your location. Upload and download speeds also depend on the mobile operator.
- NFC availability depends on the mobile operator and your location. Please check with your mobile operator.
- Battery times (talk time, standby time, and more) are subject to network and phone usage.
A Standby time specification ("specification") is an industry standard that is only intended to allow comparison of different mobile devices under the same circumstances. Power consumption in a standby state is strongly dependent on factors including but not limited to network, settings, location, movement, signal strength and cell traffic . Comparisons of different mobile devices using such a specification can therefore only be done in a controlled laboratory environment . When using any mobile device in real life circumstances for which the mobile device is intended, the standby time could be considerably lower and will be strongly dependent on the factors as mentioned above.
Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice
Rated 4.4 out of 5 by 265
reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 A gorgeous phone that makes other phones look not-so-beautiful-after-all.
I have been using a California Blue HTC 8X for nearly a month now and I must admit that while I was ecstatic by the design, I also had a lot of apprehension due to its fineness. The 8X is my first device from HTC that’s so beautifully crafted, so light that I find myself very often weirdly caressing the smooth polycarbonate material. My other HTC devices that I’ve owned look incredibly bulky and rude next to the 8X. This is most obvious with the grey Titan II sitting next to the lively California Blue device. HTC, through the design of the 8X, clearly wanted to re-invent itself and they have succeeded.
However, the HTC 8X is not perfect despite its eye-catching, flashy design. For a device that has a 4.3” screen, it is unusually tall. This is particularly noticeable when compared to the 4.7” Titan II. That’s kind of weird when I have to reach the soft buttons at the bottom of the screen or the power button at the top. It requires much finger twist and a bit of Fantastic 4 Reed Richards elastic superpowers to use the soft buttons with just one hand. HTC should have gone with at least a 4.5” screen to make the device more usable. That’s the price to pay to give the HTC 8X a gorgeous 1280x720 screen with pixel density of 342ppi. The Titan II is no match at this level. Photos are crisp; browsing the web is a pleasure.
The front camera is amazing with its ability to capture more in one photo than any other phones can handle. It’s just great to fit in my daughters and myself when doing video calls with Skype, but not so in terms of photo quality. But the pictures are still better than any other phones I’ve used though. The 8MP back camera offers good quality photos during day use and requires a little fiddling with the settings in low light conditions. That’s not a real problem for me as I don’t usually take photos after dark. Strangely, I find the picture quality on the 8X to be better than on the 16MP camera of the Titan II.
The HTC 8X is definitely the most fashionable device I’ve used so far. Every time I take it out, it manages to catch the attention of all those around me with an incessant emission of WOWs.
January 30, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Bugdad Great Design and Great Function
I have had the HTC 8x for several weeks. I have been excited about getting to try the new Windows 8 phone. My main concern about the phone was the screen size as I was coming from an EVO LTE.
I have no issues with the screen size and it is quite clear and bright in all light situations. I am able to reach all parts of the screen for one handed operation. The design of the phone with its curved back and somewhat rounded front glass makes it feel really nice in the hand. The dedicated buttons on the bottom of the phone are easily accessible and easy to understand.
My first impression when I opened the box was “Wow” I like the color. I received a California Blue model, reminds me of Lakers Purple – a plus in my opinion. The other colors of the 8x look impressive as well, would have been difficult to choose if the choice wasn’t made for me.
Picking up the phone for the first time I was pleasantly surprised. It felt solid, nice weight and the soft touch back keeps the phone in your hand nicely. The buttons on the phone are raised just enough to find them without looking. The volume rocker and the dedicated camera button on the right side of the phone and the power button on the top right are just where I am used to looking.
The back of the phone has the speaker and camera and flash. The speaker is loud and pretty clear when streaming music. The rear camera is good and almost on par with the EVO LTE (which is amazing). Front facing camera with wide angle lens produces nice quality shots while getting the “big” picture.
My phone is not activated on a network so I cannot speak to the call quality. One of my relatives reports to me that call quality on T-Mobile is outstanding. Using my beats headphones with the 8x gave great audio.
Bottom line is that HTC has followed its tradition of producing innovative, high quality phones with the HTC 8x. It is definitely a solid phone with great feel in your hand and eye catching looks. You will be happy if you make the choice to get one.
January 30, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Darieum Finally... a "sensual" phone!
The first thing that became clear in my mind when I first took the 8X in my hands was that this was not going to be a common user experience. The handset truly comes across as to be able to please all senses that come in contact with it. Touch it: rounded edges, seamless, supple, solid. Look at it: gorgeous unibody design, stunning screen that truly gives Windows 8 justice. Listen to it: I am a music lover and I could easily switch to this device as my main portable mp3 player.
Oh, the camera! Trust it, use it as often as you can... it will not disappoint you! Great battery life (vast improvement over my Evo 4G). Overall I tried really hard to find something to gripe about and all I can think of is the volume controls: they are so flush with the body that sometimes I have a hard time finding them! All in all I highly recommend the "sensual" 8X!
January 30, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Panda Great Windows Phone, especially for people who like to take Self-portrait
I have been a loyal Andriod and HTC users, but this HTC phone gets me to give a try back to Windows. The hardware of this phone is great, in particular the frontal camera, it is really of great quality and the angle is wide enough that we can easily put four people inside the camera just by holding the phone at arm length so we can preview how we are "arranged" in the screen easily -- older phone either the frontal camera is a bit blur so you have to use the back camera (so you can't see the screen!) or you need to extend your arm as long as you can (so again you can't see the screen clearly).
It is also very durable, since I do not get a chance to buy a screen protector or case, so I have been a little bit worry about scratching the phone, but it still looks brand new after 3 weeks!
January 30, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Englishcoach Hello 8X!...Love at first sight!
Ok, so I love my old phone (HTC OneS) and I don't want to disrespect him but...I'm in love...with another phone! haha
I can not get over how slick the 8X is. It is light weight, sits perfectly in your hand and talk about amazingly clear display.
The phone itself is gorgeous and solid. It feels like it already has a "protective cover" as the blue shell isn't made of hard plastic...it's more like a dense rubber. Love!
The camera takes outstanding photos outdoors (although I need to play with the indoor settings as those photos don't turn out so well).
The Internet is super fast on this baby. It loads Facebook in a flash and makes mobile web browsing much easier.
What more can I say...HTC you have outdone yourself.
January 31, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by urbandave Amazing desing and hardware togheter
An excellent design, perfect to the touch and fits great in the hand. Also an intelligent design that dhace the phone look extremely thin, yet is robust and resilient. A hardware running Windows Phone 8 makes great, no lags or problems. Best, a camera up to the top and a front camera unsurpassed image quality and optics. You have a whole new world to discover playing with the front camera and thanks to HTC has stopped being an accessory in unused mobile phone. I recommend it without hesitation to anyone!
January 31, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Jimm A Handy Tool
I use my 8X for project work as a dramatist. The ease of having pdf versions of scripts, apps to write down ideas, minute meetings and keep a schedule of all my appointments is brilliant. Add to that the fantastic way I can use the high spec cameras to take photos to later share with collaborators - whether design inspiration, costume ideas, location ideas - is fantastic.
This phone feels like a mobile office and portfolio wrapped up in one. And when a project is finished, I can easily transfer everything to my computer, ready to start on the next one. Superb.
January 31, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by jonfromlondon A standout and unique smartphone
HTC has done well with the 8X, offering a unique product design and colour options that is far removed from the usual bland industrial design favoured by other manufacturers.
Thanks to the tapered design, the 8X feels great in my palms. The 4.3" display is perfect for me, not too small and not too big. Coupled with Windows Phone 8, it is perfect for one handed use. All I need to do is swipe. The display isn't quite as brilliant as the One X, but it is still good and more importantly, sharp.
Powered by a screaming fast Snapdragon S4 SoC with dual core Krait CPU, the 8X is fast. The already fast Windows Phone gets a well needed boost. Operations are instantaneous, and any lags are minimal. The only thing that would hold this phone back is your mobile connection speed.
The 8MP f/2.0 camera is good, but not great and suffers from noise. But images still turn out pleasant and it was capable of capturing images at low light. Great for capturing images for use on web pages and social networks, but it won't replace your compact camera yet.
However it is the front facing camera that blew me away. While the image quality is average, the use of ultra wide angle lens impressed me. I can now easily capture group shots with my friends without too much hassle or lending my phone to a stranger.
The battery life is adequate. I do wish HTC would have either included a removable battery option, or increased the battery capacity, even if it means increasing the thickness of the phone by 1mm. It will between half a day to a full day depending on usage. Power users will likely want to top up throughout the day.
All in all, I like the 8X. It is a unique device that stands out among the sea of bland smartphone design. The lack of expansion slot and battery life will put off some people, but as a whole, HTC has done really well with crafting the 8X.
January 31, 2013