Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs HTC Desire 601 vs Xolo Q1000 Opus

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC XOLO
Announced September 2012 September 2013 December 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - December 2013
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black, Silver, Red 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)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
143.3 x 72.9 x 8.95 mm
(5.64 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom BCM23550
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB 4 GB (1.16 GB for apps, 1.68 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 62.11% 65.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash 28mm wide LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1.16 GB for apps, 1.68 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 426 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 48 min (3G) Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 11 h (3G)