Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Meizu MX3 vs Huawei Ascend Mate7

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Meizu Huawei
Announced September 2012 September 2013 September 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black (front panel), several color options (back panel) Obsidian black, Moonlight silver, Amber gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
139 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm
(5.47 x 2.83 x 0.36 in)
157 x 81 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 185 g (6.53 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 850 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
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 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5410 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, HiSilicon Kirin 925
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Mali-T628
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No Yes, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.1 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1800 pixels (412 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (368 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 73.93% 77.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash 28mm wide LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, 1.4 �m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection, WDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM (3GB on 32GB model)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No Yes, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2400 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 429 h (2G)
Up to 393 h (3G)
Up to 648 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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