Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia Microsoft
Announced September 2012 July 2013 March 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black, White, Yellow Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy 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)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm
(6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 171 g (6.03 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
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 Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 61.80% 68.88%
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 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash 28mm wide Xenon Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h Up to 936 h (2G)
Up to 936 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 31 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 23 h 40 min (3G)