My next Windows Phone - Rich Edmonds

HTC TITAN

I'll exist after the successor to the HTC TITAN

It'south a difficult question to answer, "Which Windows Phone would you buy adjacent?" Information technology'due south specially difficult when nosotros simply take three appear Windows Phones for Apollo. We've seen what both Samsung and Nokia have to offering in terms of hardware for the next version of Microsoft's mobile operating system, only in that location'southward i major partner that has all the same to take the flooring. Yeah, I'yard talking about HTC. I would very much similar to purchase the upcoming HTC 8X.

I hear the shouts and screams. "Why?!" Well, the Taiwanese manufacturer has supported Windows Phone since the beginning (besides equally Windows Mobile) with a number of devices. I've always liked their first generation Windows Phones. I've made my opinions clear in the past how the company could have taken the platform by tempest through actively promoting their hardware. HTC then brought u.s.a. the Radar and my favourite Windows Phone – the massive TITAN. Sporting a thin design, comfy torso and beingness fairly calorie-free-weight fabricated information technology a no brainer for me.

At present don't mistake me for a moment. I enjoy using all Windows Phones – I enjoy the OS experience. Nonetheless, I believe I'one thousand slightly picky when it comes to hardware. The Lumia 800 is a superb device, and the Lumia 820 and 920 are both going to provide bang-up options for consumers. But they're just not for me. Yes, Nokia has services, support and OEM apps to boot, but there'southward something about HTC's larger handsets that excites me. Plus I find Lumia handsets to be slightly on the bulky and heavier side of the calibration.

Of grade, I cannot praise a Windows Phone and not land any issues I've experienced. The HTC TITAN, while constructed in an effective style, is far likewise weak for everyday utilize. I apply my smartphone a lot. Whether it's for maps, transport, email, contacting friends, calling a loved one, or attempting to complete DODONPACHI MAXIMUM, it definitely gets used. I've likewise dropped the TITAN I own a few times, which has left the screen with a couple of dents, scratches beyond the back of the casing, as well every bit a sizeable chip in the pinnacle corner (which my girlfriend humorously decided to paint over). It'south easily damaged.

ATT HTC One X

So, I savour using my HTC TITAN, but why do I want to get the HTC 8X (aka Accord)? It's considered the successor to the TITAN II, and if it'southward to resemble the Android One X in any manner (as is rumoured), I'd exist a happy chap. I like the huge screen, and prefer HTC LCD displays to Samsung AMOLEDs – though I understand the Lumia 920 uses PureMotion Hd+, which is interesting and innovative technology.

We oasis't seen much in terms of photos or leaks that would confirm my decision to buy the 8X, but the rumoured 4.seven" brandish, dual-core chip, 8MP shooter and NFC is enough to sway me with a similar design to what I've grown accustomed to with my TITAN. If HTC score high with weight and thickness (or better yet, brand it thinner and lighter than the TITAN) then I'm immediately sold. While I enjoy Nokia's services and the apps y'all bring to the Marketplace, I enjoy the Windows Phone experience overall to be able to option some other OEM.

I'll definitely accept a Nokia Windows Telephone as a secondary handset though, just so I can take full advantage of options bachelor. We'll -of course- accept to wait until the HTC event this coming Wednesday, simply I'm silently excited to see what the manufacturer brings to the tabular array. Give me an Apollo TITAN / One X hybrid and y'all tin can accept my bank business relationship details, HTC.

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