Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) vs HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA)
Side by side comparison between Sharp Aquos S3 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
,
6"
IGZO
IGZO
1080x2160
12
MP
MP
16mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3200
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
vs
4.3"
SLCD2
SLCD2
720x1280
8
MP
MP
2.1mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
1800
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
23 Advantages 
1 Advantage | 21 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| PDAF: phase detection autofocus / Autofocus |
| Full HD (1920x1080) |
| (front) Full HD (1920x1080) |
| 4G LTE-A / 4G LTE |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| +14 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Model | Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) |
| Other model names | Sharp Aquos S3 6GB RAM + 128GB FS8015 | Verizon HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA |
| Country or region available |     China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam |  USA |
| Brand | Sharp | HTC |
| Release date | 6/1/2018 | 11/13/2012 |
| Depth | 8 millimeters (0.31 inches) | 10.12 millimeters (0.4 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 74.2 x 148.2 millimeters (2.92 x 5.83 in) | 66.2 x 132.4 millimeters (2.61 x 5.21 in) |
| Weight | 167 grams (5.85 ounces) | 132 grams (4.62 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum frame, glass front/back | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Display type | TFT-IGZO | TFT Super LCD 2 |
| Screen size | 6" inches | 4.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~58.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1080x2160 pixels | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 402 PPI | 342 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass 2 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| System version | Android 8.0 Oreo | Windows Phone 8.0 Apollo |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 |
| CPU | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.2GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Quad-core) 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260 Silver (Quad-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Krait (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 512 650Mhz | Qualcomm Adreno 225 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| RAM memory | 6GB LPDDR4X | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 128GB (114GB available) | 16GB |
| External storage | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 300/50 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO TD-SCDMA 1900/2000 UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat6 (Bands 1,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,28) TD-LTE (Bands 34,38,39,40,41) | LTE 700 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, TD-SCDMA, UMTS, TD-HSDPA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | (dual camera) 12 megapixels 13MP | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Dual-LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/1.8 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 1.4µm pixel | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Digital and optical zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | HDR photo on both cameras | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 16 megapixels | 2.1 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 1920x1080 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | feature not registered |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, WMV, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 + A2DP/LE | 3.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 3200 mAh | 1800 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 18W (9V/2A) Wired fast charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Qi wireless charging | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 15 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 300 hours (12.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Gold • 2.5D glass screen • Quick Charge 3.0 • Qi wireless charging 7.5W | • Colors: Blue, Black, Red • Studio-quality sound with Beats Audio built in • Noise reduction • DLNA • Dual-mode CDMA/GSM phone |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sharp Aquos S3 (High edition 128GB) | HTC Windows Phone 8X (CDMA) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |