Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia Microsoft
Announced September 2012 October 2013 October 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2013 Available - November 2015
Price - - Rs. 34,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Yellow, white, black, red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm
(5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330 Adreno 430
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 6.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (518 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 71.44% 74.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels
Flash 28mm wide Dual-LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 3400 mAh 3340 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)