Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Acer Liquid E2 Duo

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Acer
Announced September 2012 May 2013 April 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red White Frost, Black Mist 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)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
131 x 68 x 9.9 mm
(5.16 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX 544MP
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 66.82% 62.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, 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
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1900 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 450 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 9 h