HTC reveals new 8X and 8S Windows Phone 8 mobiles
The names may evoke the One X and One S, but HTC’s new Windows 8 phones are stylistically very different from the company’s existing Android range. HTC unveiled the two handsets at an event in New York today, promising a November release for both.
Top of the range is the HTC 8X. Clad in a polycarbonate shell (with no access to the battery – like we say, different from HTC’s Android range), its specs put it up there with other high-end smartphones: a 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 Super LCD screen; 1.5GHz dual-core processor; 1GB of RAM; 16GB of storage; NFC; and front and rear cameras, the latter of which is 8MP.
The 8S, in comparison, looks a little underwhelming on paper; despite the name, it’s not the One S to the 8X’s One X – it’s more akin to the cheaper One V, perhaps. The body is plastic (again, the battery is encased and unswappable) and the screen is a 4-inch WVGA number – although it does rock Gorilla Glass for added toughness. The CPU is a dual-core 1GHz, backed up with 512MB of RAM. You get a 5MP camera with 720p HD video, but there’s no front facing camera and a mere 4GB of built-in storage; you’ll be able to boost that by up to 32GB thanks to the microSD slot, however.
Both models, unsurprisingly, offer Beats Audio technology. Bassheads, rejoice.
[via stuff.tv]
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