HTC 8X and HTC 8S

Another day, another...wait Windows Phone 8 device? That's right, two new Windows Phone 8 devices were unveiled in New York today by HTC. Sporting bright new colours, this seems to be the new style of Windows Phone 8 devices.

HTC 8X on the left, and HTC 8S on the right

WINDOWS PHONE 8X:

Looks like a Lumia, eh? The HTC 8X is the flagship of HTC's Windows Phone line and comes in blue, white, yellow and red. Similar to HTC Android phones, it comes with Beats Audio.

Inside the hood: Inside the 8X is a dual core Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5Ghz and a 1GB RAM. 16GB's of internal storage is included, with an option to have expandable storage via microSD cards of up to 32GB. An 1800mAh battery is included, enough for you to go through the day. The battery is non-removable. 

Outside the hood: The 8X has a 4.3" Super LCD 2 display with a pixel arrangement of 1280 x 720. The back camera is 8 megapixels and records at 1080p. The front-facing camera is 2.1 megapixels and also can record at 1080p.

WINDOWS PHONE 8S:

The 8S is the lower-end one of these two devices, but it is not lacking on the specification front.

Inside the hood: Inside the 8S is a single core Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1Ghz with 512MB of RAM. It comes with 4GB of memory, and can be expanded via microSD card of up to 32GB. A 1700mAh battery is included, but is non-removable.

Outside the hood: The 8S has a 4" Super LCD  display with a 800 x 480 resolution giving it 233ppi. The back camera is 5 megapixels capturing video at 720p. There is no front-facing camera on this device. 

Does this change your view on Windows Phone 8? If you had the choice, would you choose the 8X/8S/Lumia 820/Lumia 920?