HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Nokia Lumia 920: which one do you prefer?

25. threed61 posted on 19 Sep 2012, 12:23 3 10

The only downside to the 920 is the weight, it's a hands down winner for me.

66. dexter_jdr posted on 20 Sep 2012, 10:09 0 0

its not much for a downside. only few people would put weight in "things i should check in my next smartphone" list.. but hey, not all people have similar tastes. besides its NOKIA. they make great hardware

11. clevername posted on 19 Sep 2012, 11:31 8 0

Any other time you would be right, but the bezel on the 8x just looks obsurdly large. Maybe it was.just the angle, idk.

27. Veigald posted on 19 Sep 2012, 12:28 3 0

Nokia to me also, but mostly for the genuine design (not the HTC copycat one) and not the least; Nokia apps. Those apps bring a ton of added value imo.

43. papss posted on 19 Sep 2012, 19:02 0 0

I don't know much about all the good apps but am excited to get some hands on time.

46. aoikemono27 posted on 19 Sep 2012, 19:56 0 1

The 8X doesn't look like any other phone I've seen, aside from the One X, which is also HTC. Nokia doesn't have a monopoly on unibody or polycarbonate, not to mention the design looks totally different otherewise between the two. Nokia keeps on screaming about innovation but they are still recycling the N9 design from last year.

9. a1000smiles4u posted on 19 Sep 2012, 11:27 2 0

+1
its really annoying

18. vvelez5 posted on 19 Sep 2012, 12:01 10 0

Google chrome with Adblock plus. I don't see any ads anywhere.

24. bolaG posted on 19 Sep 2012, 12:19 0 0

^ this +1

7. clevername posted on 19 Sep 2012, 11:27 7 0

I'm no apple hater, I love all OS's equally...except BB os...but please for the love of all that is cellular, stop trolling! That wasn't even a good effort!

56. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 19 Sep 2012, 21:45 1 1

what's up hating BB OS? BB10 will be and is a great platform!

61. clevername posted on 20 Sep 2012, 03:16 0 0

havent used it so i cant say. as for everything before bb10? well, just dont like it.

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62. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 20 Sep 2012, 03:23 0 1

just try Playbook, it might look and feel like that but still going to be better!

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31. Seymur posted on 19 Sep 2012, 13:38 4 0

Go buy it. Apple needs brainless people.

54. amirlukmanhisyam posted on 19 Sep 2012, 20:39 0 0

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- Improved, more stylish design
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17. raunak posted on 19 Sep 2012, 11:58 0 1

maybe, but just a bit.
I mean, it might look like they copied lumia's design but I think the reason they used more colours is that wp8 really looks great with colours and all those tiles so its only natural for them to use attractive colours . Just look at Ativ s and you'll know what i mean - i doesnt look like it was made for wp at all (and thats my opinion of course). As for the polycarbonate, htc is using it for quite some time now.

47. aoikemono27 posted on 19 Sep 2012, 20:00 0 0

They look nothing alike, besides the unibody and polycarbonate, which Nokia doesn't have a monopoly on. The 8x is far more curved and the shapes are completely different, as well as camera placement, ear piece, and various other things. At least HTC had the guts to make a blue colored phone, and thankfully not a baby blue one. I would've liked it a bit darker though.

50. aoikemono27 posted on 19 Sep 2012, 20:15 0 1

High-end LCDs in phones do not have refresh problems. You are attributing qualities to Nokia that everyone else already has. Both phones are polycarbonate. Polycarbonate is PLASTIC. They are both sturdy phones with premium materials. The 8X has all matte finishes at least, whereas the 920 uses shiny gloss, which is more intrinsic to cheap plastic, on it's more colorful variations. The 8X is the one with the 16:9 ration, NOT the 920. Nokia maps and other software have good substitutes already, and many of the technologies will be incorporated in the Bing/WP ecosystem that any WP can use. This is Windows Phone. The software is locked and the experience is suppose to be the same on every phone, including the performance. You are choosing between the hardware, not the software. About the only thing really innovative about the 920 is the OIS. Wireless charging has always been on top tier phones with removable backplates and swappable batteries as accessories.

15. raunak posted on 19 Sep 2012, 11:48 4 0

black and grey colours have matte on lumia 920 so its not slippery smooth

16. clevername posted on 19 Sep 2012, 11:48 1 0

Get a case and have the better phone. Lol

45. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 19 Sep 2012, 19:26 0 0

atleast when you scrach the lumia, it wont be so ovious that you are not careful!

48. aoikemono27 posted on 19 Sep 2012, 20:03 0 0

It's fake metal, like the blue S III. It's not real. Also very cheap looking in person.

22. -box- posted on 19 Sep 2012, 12:06 1 0

Wrong:http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-8X-vs-Nokia-Lumia-920-vs-Samsung-ATIV-S-specs-comparison_id34647 Of the announced flagships, only the ATIV S is offering MicroSD expansion. However, both the 8S [emphasis] and 820 offer MicroSD expansion:http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-8S-announced-more-colors-to-the-Windows-Phone-8-masses_id34646#1-

26. -box- posted on 19 Sep 2012, 12:25 2 0

Better with software updates, too

39. snowgator posted on 19 Sep 2012, 17:48 0 0

Just an FYI, iubba: Before the ATIV was even announced, a "top end Samsung WP 8" was pretty much assured on WP Central. I am hoping so. T-Mo has been a great supporter of WP, and some top end options for all you would be nice.

51. lubba posted on 19 Sep 2012, 20:17 0 0

HTC has been good to me. And today they showed they're good to everybody. I wouldn't skip tmo for an expensive carrier such as ATT for a specific phone. I'd go Android first. Yes tmo is a great support of WP. Hopefully more high end on the way.

52. aoikemono27 posted on 19 Sep 2012, 20:18 0 2

You have no shame by saying the 8X looks anything remotely like the 920. You also have no shame by saying Nokia has patented the idea of using COLORS on their phones. The audacity of someone else using colors! Even Apple is shocked.

59. RomeoJDR posted on 20 Sep 2012, 00:30 0 0

Quote from another editors hands on "HTC Windows Phone 8X could easily be a doppelganger for Nokia's Lumia handsets, either the Lumia 900 or upcoming Lumia 920. Honestly, if I squinted my eyes I could almost make out Nokia's logo above the device's 4.3-inch screen instead of HTC's." Guess HTC has their own set of fanboys to deny the polycarbonite copy that is the 8X.

53. lubba posted on 19 Sep 2012, 20:22 0 2

There is no patent on bright colors. Just because one company does it, doesn't mean another can't. Hey white is used across the board and Nokia has a white WP. I'd say the design on HTC is better, slimmer, smother, and curvier which is nicer.

60. RomeoJDR posted on 20 Sep 2012, 00:45 0 1

Of course there is no patent on bright colors and anyone can use them. That doesn't mean that its not low class to make such a blatant copy of someone else's design. The color options are just the icing on the cake.