From the Forums: HTC 8X, 8S, and the no longer cool Apple iPhone

From the Forums

Welcome to another From the Forums, where we bring yous the latest and greatest discussions from the Windows Phone Key forums. Information technology has been a rather busy mean solar day with a lot of manufactures being pumped through our feed so nosotros figured it would be a jolly good idea to wrap upwards the discussions that are on-going in our community.

We've opened upwards two new forums for the HTC 8X and HTC 8S, which were both unveiled by HTC today in New York. If you're because purchasing i of the ii new Windows Phones from HTC, be sure to head on over to the designated sections to engage with other readers in relevant discussions.

Welcome, Windows Phone 8X

Ane of the hot threads today is -- of no surprise -- the HTC 8X (it'south actually relatively difficult to resist typing "One 10" each and every time). The new Windows Phone from HTC is information technology'south mid-level entry, which volition be leading the style to pigment the manufacturer in a new, modern and colourful painting. Fellow member Sentimentgx4 had the post-obit to say nearly the 8X:

"I am disappointed. The 8X is clearly lower end than the HTC Titan. After offering WP users an amazing four.vii" device (and 4.seven" was fifty-fifty bigger back then) with dual led flash and an attractive metal backplate, nosotros get this?! 4.3"?"

Information technology's certainly a valid point. As an established and song HTC TITAN fan myself, I practise see the 8X and 8S as a slight step down from what we were expecting - a Windows Phone version of the One X. Fortunately, the specifications aren't a sheer drop, there'south Beats Audio as well every bit a seriously attractive design.

Merely what are your thoughts? Will you lot be getting the 8X, or mayhap the 8S? Caput on over to the "Windows Phone 8X by HTC" thread to voice your opinion(s).

The iPhone is no longer 'absurd'

The Apple iPhone, particularly the recently appear iPhone 5, has been in the debate arena quite a fair fleck. Has it lost its 'absurd' cistron(south)? Are people who will exist purchasing the next iPhone are doing so simply because "it'south the adjacent iPhone?" Check out the following video:

Quite extreme, right? Forum user Simon Tupper replied to a thread on our forums that debates this exact effect.

"I similar the iPhone v, it looks similar a solid device, just I prefer windows phone merely considering it fits me. I have a lot of skillful to say well-nigh Apple's products, when you lot have the coin to pay of form. I take a PC W7 and a Macbook Pro, they both are good, simply I tend to use the MacBook more, since it is faster, my pc is more than for gaming an anything that needs college performances.

I call back that people like the iPhone because it's just what yous need... information technology is not likewise complicated similar Android(elders and some girls know what I am talking about) and it does more than WP7. So I encounter why the iPhone is still popular, but if WP8 delivers, then some android and iPhone users may switch to WP and I really hope and then."

I'd like to agree with what he'due south written in pretty much information technology'southward entirety. It'south all down to Windows Phone to actually deliver. The iPhone v unimpressed the market place, and so Microsoft has to step in and take the stage. Only fourth dimension will tell, but for at present head on over to the "The iPhone is no longer cool" thread and add your $0.02.