Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Nokia Lumia 625

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Nokia
Announced September 2012 September 2012 July 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Released - November 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and 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)
120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 60.11% 65.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash 28mm wide LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
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 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1700 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 552 h
Talk Time - Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)