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December 3, 2012

WCDMA HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S Launched, Priced At RMB $3999 and $2399

(GSM Insider) - Finally, the first batch Windows Phone 8 devices arrived at land of Dragon - HTC Windows Phone 8X and HTC Windows Phone 8S. HTC, China Unicom and Microsoft joined hands and unveiled these two devices to the market. 


At the HTC's Windows Phone 8 event, there were appearance by the executives of HTC, China Unicom and Microsoft. It was an important event for Microsoft because the first Windows Phone 8 arrived at China. This is a step forward for the Windows Phone to enter the Chinese market. HTC 8X and HTC 8S launched ahead of rivals Nokia Lumia 920T, Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Lumia 820 and Samsung ATIV S.


WCDMA HTC 8X comes with package available from China Unicom. The HTC 8X package priced at RMB $3999 that included the device and talktime.


There are two plans available for the WCDMA HTC 8S. With RMB $2399, you can choose the plan the suits you the best. 


The specs of HTC 8X WCDMA version revealed by China Unicom. It supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE and WCDMA networks. It is the first Windows Phone 8 device to support 21Mbps speed of China Unicom. WCDMA HTC 8X has 4.3-inch display with 720p HD resolution that made from Super LCD 2. The rear camera is 8-megapixels while the front camera is 2.1-megapixes. The processor is 1.5GHz Snapdragon MSM 8260A dual-core and Adreno 225 GPU. The RAM is 1GB while the internal memory is 16GB. But no supports for microSD expansion. Other features included GPS, bluetooth, WiFi/WAPI, NFC and others. No FM radio and no video call feature for WCDMA HTC 8X. The dimension of WCDMA HTC 8X is 132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1mm while the weight is 131g. 


HTC 8S WCDMA version comes with 4.0-inch WVGA display. The processor is 1GHz Snapdragon MSM8227 dual-core processor and Adreno 305 GPU. It has 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory. It supports microSD expansion up to 32GB large. It has 5-megapixels rear camera but no front camera. Other features included Bluetooth, WiFi/WAPI, GPS and others. The dimension of WCDMA HTC 8S is 120.5 x 63 x 10.28mm and the weight is 113g. 

If you are interested this HTC 8X and HTC 8S for China Unicom, visit local stores now for more information. 

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