Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA vs Microsoft Lumia 950

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Microsoft
Announced September 2012 November 2012 October 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - November 2015
Price - - Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame 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)
132.4 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm (5.21 x 2.61 x 0.40 in)
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in (0.21 x 0.1 x 0.02 in))
145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 132.1 g (4.66 oz) (4.66.0.04 oz (0.14.2.33 oz)) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 700 MHz Class 13 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(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 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, - Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
GPU Adreno 225 - Adreno 418
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (564 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 58.00% 70.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No 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 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels
Flash 28mm wide LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus 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, continuous autofocus, video light 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band 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 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1800 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)