New York: HTC announces 8X...

HTC has announced the 8X at their event in New York, the Windows Phone 8 running handset features some impressive specs but nothing new.

The phone packs a 4.3-inch SuperLCD2 display with 720p resolution (720x1280), powered by Qualcomm's S4 processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM which runs Windows Phone 8. Camera's include a 8-megapixel rear-facing camera paired with a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls. Internal storage is at 16GB and can be expanded by MicroSD card (up to 32GB).

Similarly, The device has been said to be available in November but no price has been given, I'd estimate a price of £290-£340.

UPDATE: The price of the handset is £399 from Unlocked Mobiles

Nokia announce Lumia 920 & 820 with WP8...

Nokia has just recently announced two new Windows Phone 8 handsets at there event in New York. The devices namely, the Lumia 820 and 920 feature Microsoft's newest Windows Phone version as well as ClearBlack displays.

The Lumia 820 is the less costly of the two coming with a 4.3-inch display with WVGA resolution (800x480), powered by Qualcomm's S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM. Camera's include a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera and a front-facing VGA camera for video calling. Internal storage is at 8GB and can be expanded using MicroSD card.

Then we have the Lumia 920, the flagship device of the two, coming in with a 4.5-inch display with 720p resolution (720x1280), powered by Qualcomm's S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM. Camera's include a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera with Nokia's PureView technology and a front-facing 1-megapixel camera for video calling. Internal storage in the device weighs in at 32GB and can't be expanded.