HTC 8X, Black 16GB (Verizon Wireless)

Dont order this phone. I ordered what was advertized and got some peice of crap thrown in the box . save you money

Phone:Thin, lightweight, long battery life for size, lightening fast speed and hot spot use.Lots of great complements from friends and coworkers.The HotSpot speeds are faster than the office hard lines.Cons:Enclosed unit, cannot swap batteries or replace with larger capacity battery.Operating System:No pros in my book.Cons:No dial by name feature- you know D, I, A to dial Dianne. You have to search through the contacts or know the phone number.Downloaded an App? It won't remind you next time you are in the App Store. Wait, did I already download that app?The color blocks are boring. I like pizzaz and rich icons.Separate photo button. Lets not use the universal shutter icon like everyone else, which is touch. They have a button on the side of the phone to activate the photo ap and take pictures. Turning you phone from landscape to portrait, better remember where the button is, because its not on your screen. This is a pain, especially when having a friend take a photo. They cannot figure out how to take a photo.No reboot button. Only on and off. Sometimes a reboot is niceDo I really need to continue?...

I never thought I would love a phone more than my beloved iPhone 4S but was on the fence about upgrading to the iPhone 5 for $199.00. Why? I was simply bored with the iPhone and didn't feel the 5 was worthy of shelling out the upgrade money for. I've also owned a few Android phones in the past so I was open minded when I went shopping for a new phone. I chose the HTC Windows 8X in Black and here's the top reasons why:1. I was bored with iOS and android. The 8x offered a whole new system to experience.2. Incredibly easy to use and set up.3. It's not a huge phone. This phone is sleek and light weight but offers a larger screen than my old iPhone 4S.4. I love the live tiles and how they offer status notifications.5. The display is simply gorgeous. Bright and beautiful. Be prepared for people to ask what phone you are using.6. This phone is FAST. It literally blows my iPhone out of the water in speed between screens, task etc....7. Wireless charging. Works perfectly on my Nokia DT-900 wireless charger. Super handy to be able to just set it down.8. Practically free! 0.01 right now on Amazon to upgrade.All my contacts, pictures and iTunes music transferred with ease over to the 8X using the Windows phone app available in Apple's app store. Speaking of apps..... All the apps I needed and used; Facebook, Words with Friends, Netflix, Pinterest etc....were all available on the Windows App store. The phone also Bluetooth paired without ease and without issues to my Uconnect system in my SUV. It does not allow the voice to text feature to work on Uconnect because the 8X doesn't support MAP, but neither did my iPhone so it wasn't a loss. The camera takes great pictures. I did discover that by default the camera is set to 6MP and you have to change the setting to 8MP if you want better quality pictures. Battery life has been just as good as my iPhone 4S after making some tweaks to applications and syncing options. Call quality is fine.My only minor gripe is the power button on top which is difficult to feel.I'd highly recommend this phone to first time smartphone users and existing users who are looking for something new and fresh. I'd also recommend checking out the app store before buying to make sure your can't live without apps are available.

I just received this phone today so I only have a few hours of usage. But, I am so impressed with this phone I decided to write a quick review.I have been a Blackberry user for the past six years. My wife has an iPhone and all of my coworkers have Samsung Galaxy's and iPhones. So, even though my own phone is antiquated, I have seen the newest, most popular phones out there.I was torn between a Samsung and a Windows Phone. I decided to go with a Windows Phone mainly because I wanted something different from the iPhone/Android systems. I read many reviews on Amazon on various Windows Phone devices. I finally decided on the HTC 8X.My phone arrived today and I am blown away by the quality and innovation of this thing. I purchased this phone on Amazon without ever seeing it in person. So, my biggest fear was that I might have purchased a sub-par phone that iPhone/Android users would laugh at me.But, after using this phone for the past few hours, I am already addicted to it. It is beautiful. The phone itself is solidly constructed. It doesn't feel like some MS/HTC afterthought. It feels like a well thought-out design.The Windows Phone Metro user interface is beautiful. The tiles are a great innovation and makes iPhone look like an Atari 2600.The screen is gorgeous. Yes, it is not as big as some Samsung phones, but the resolution is crisp and clear. This phone actually fits in your pocket. A few Samsung owners I know have admitted that the phone is a bit too big to carry around.As for apps, this Windows Phone has plenty. It may not have Angry Birds (I didn't actually check) but if you want that, this phone is not for you anyway. Here's some apps I already installed:KindleAudible BooksESPNExcelWordPowerpointFor maps, there is Bing Map. It works great. I already use Bing Map on my desktop so no adjustment to something new there.I'll add more as I continue to use this phone but I just wanted to share my initial impression of Wow!Day two update:I tried out the sound system today. Holy cow this sounds great. Not sure about the "Beats Audio" feature. It seems that it simply bumps up the treble and bass. So that is a bit gimmicky. But there is no denying the high quality of the sound. It sounds way better than my iPod.I have a Win 8 desktop. This phone easily syncs with my Outlook account and my Amazon music library.What I am still trying to figure out is texting photos and movies in WiFi-only mode. I'd rather not use my cellular data connection to text images but I haven't been able to figure out how to send those things on WiFi. I need to turn on my data connection in order to send/receive images via texting.UPDATEA few days ago, my screen developed two flickering horizontal lines about 2/3 of the way down the screen. Then, a day after that developed, the entire bottom half of the screen became unusable. It altered between flickering and just being frozen. I pushed down on the bottom portion of the screen and that problem went away but I still have a few lines 2/3 down that flicker. It is a shame because the screen was so beautiful before that problem occurred. I'm debating whether or not to return this thing. A search online shows a lot of people having issues with lines appearing on HTC phones so what would a replacement phone accomplish?On the plus side, I really love the Windows Phone 8 operating system. Microsoft has done a fantastic job.

It only worked for a few days, but I did receive my money back.