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HTC Windows Phone 8X
8.0
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Criteria Comments Rating
  • Reception and call quality Quite loud and accurate sound with slight distortions at higher frequencies. Always good reception in even difficult areas. good
  • Display Great ppi and color depth but has bad viewing angles when looking at the screen diagonally. so-so
  • Battery life Needs work but sufficient. Make sure to turn off NFC and Bluetooth if you want to last a entire day with heavy use. Also LTE+WiFi eat battery life tremendously. good
  • Camera No comments good
  • Ease of use No comments good
  • Design and form factor No comments great!
  • Portability (size / weight) No comments great!
  • Media support No comments good
  • Durability No comments good
  • Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.) I gave the ecosystem a good score because at this point even as a power user I feel like I have the right apps on Windows Phone to get my work done. good
Detailed review
I've had bad experiences before with HTC handsets: breaking hinges, dislodged charging ports, etc. The 8X however makes me forget all those bad experiences in a heartbeat. It is easily the most beautiful phone I have ever seen and anyone who sees it sitting on a table stops to look and hold it. When HTC said it would be the most comfortable handset to hold, I whole heartedly agreed with them but I have uncommonly large hands so my opinion might be less influential than others with smaller more average hand sizes.

The Pros: attractive, light weight, scratch resistant, excellent camera (not on the level with the 920 or iPhone 5 but very close in normal lighting conditions), responsive screen, unibody design, WP8 (has enormous improvements from WP7.5), amplified headphone jack, good call quality.

The Cons: WP8 is still an infant and I've already experienced sound and feature glitches, front facing camera captures at a slow frame rate, no micro-sd card slot, screen washes out blacks at diagonal viewing angles but has excellent viewing angles vertically and horizontally, Noticeable heat when using LTE, Beats audio feature is a gimmick (creates lots of distortion).