Phone Comparison - HTC One X vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs HTC Windows Phone 8X

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung HTC
Announced February 2012 May 2012 September 2012
Status Available from April 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Blue, White Blue, Black, Yellow, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.4 x 69.9 x 9.3 mm
(5.29 x 2.75 x 0.37 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Windows Phone 8
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU ULP GeForce Mali-400MP Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.8 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.02% 65.84% 58.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash 28mm wide
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1800 mAh 2100 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)