Comparison: nokia lumia 920 vs htc one x
Despite being two terminals significantly apart from the fact that banners of two different ecosystems, Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One X share the same arena of battle: the fact of having on their screens, cameras and composition of hardware inside its main arguments to compete with the rest of the teams on their respective platforms, as well as, why not, with those from other environments.
And is that if a user were to raise the possibility of taking a movable panel large format, which also carry a powerful camera and video, as well as equipment processor and memory play in favor of optimum performance. Let's see more calmly which of these devices can be more seductive to a potential customer who is not clear about which of these two to get.
Design and display
They are both very bulky teams. For phone Nokia size it is larger, both in width and thickness "" reaches 10.7 grams "", as well as heavier "" 185 grams versus 130 grams of the HTC One X. To answer this difference, we would have to wait until reaching the chapter on autonomy, so that there will be users who consider the step on the scale justified. The two terminals are built from a monobloc cover, which in the case of the Nokia Lumia 920 is based on polycarbonate "" as in the case of the Nokia N9, Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 900 "", while the device of HTCbet on metallic materials.
As for the screen, we are faced with panels that are close in size, although the tenths of difference can make a difference. On the one hand, we have a 4.5-inch IPS panel in the Nokia Lumia 920. The size is very comfortable: it has the best of the large format although without dilating its proportions to indexes that make it difficult to handle with one hand. In addition, it equips the highest resolution of the entire smartphone sector. Nokia has christened this new standard as PureMotion HD +, which in practice develops a canvas of 1,280 x 768 pixels "" giving as result in a density of 332 dots per inch, substantially above theRetina quality of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Plus, it refreshes content with a very smooth 60 Hz sweep.
On the other hand, the HTC One X has a Super LCD 2 screen. It is the alternative to HD Super AMOLED, achieving good brightness and contrast indexes. Its size is 4.7 inches, which is very good to be able to view videos in detail, but it may print an excessive size for certain users. The resolution reaches the panel is 1280 x 720 pixels, of an extract concentration of 312 dots per inch.
Connectivity
As both high-end devices, these phones feature powerful connection profiles. In both cases, to begin with, we find Wi-Fi sensors with all their extras. That is, we can not only use them to enter wireless Internet access networks, recognizing the 802.11 b / g / n standards, but also to make transfers through the Wi-Fi Direct system or to participate in multimedia networks without DLNA cables. or to convert the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One X into portable modems, making the connection to mobile networks of these phonescan be shared with other computers through the Hotspot function.
And precisely in the section on mobile connections is where we find the first difference between both devices if we analyze connectivity. Both are mobiles that recognize 3G networks through HSPA. But in the case of the Nokia terminal, you can also access 4G environments through LTE "" not in Spain for now, where this standard still does not have commercial support.
Another point that brings the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One X closer is in the proximity communication chip "" by contact, rather "" NFC. Thanks to this system, we could pair two compatible phones for data transmissions, as well as to make payments with the mobile "" a feature that will be available on Nokia's mobile phone through a tool that will be developed together with Windows Phone, and in HTC mobile through Google Wallet.
In physical take note the presence of the regulatory minijack 3.5 mm for headphones and a port microUSB 2.0. In the case of the Nokia Lumia 920 it can be used to connect external memory units that the phone will read; in the HTC One X this will not be possible, but it will be compatible with MHL adapters, so that we could send a high definition signal to a compatible television. They both do not lack Bluetooth wireless connection.
Multimedia and camera
At this point, any high-end phone offers a performance in the multimedia plane that leaves few fringes to the critic. What these devices may suffer from is the fact that they do not recognize, at least officially, the DivX or MKV formats. For the rest, the two teams are off-road terminals with which we can listen to the most common video and audio formats.
Both also offer native services to access content on demand. The HTC One X has the HTC Watch portal for movie rentals, in addition to Google solutions to get music, movies, series or books. The Nokia Lumia 920, meanwhile, offers a couple of options to listen to music over the Internet and for free: Nokia Music and Nokia Mix. It also has an application for downloading and reading electronic books, as well as a content platform based on Windows Phone.
The cameras are, perhaps, the point of reference in this section. On the one hand, the HTC One X equipped a unit with eight megapixel sensor. It is based on BSI technology, which improves the capture of light. It allows you to capture videos with FullHD quality and a scan of 30 frames per second. The camera application controller includes an interesting feature burst, face recognizer and an intelligent system that selects the best shot after a sweep. Also it captures images while shooting video.
For its part, the Nokia Lumia 920 integrates a sensor which is also BSI, but in this case 8.7 megapixels and equipping technology PureView, released in the Nokia 808. However, it is not very clear how it will work in this model, since this device does not equip the same inordinate resolution as its counterpart with Nokia Belle. The PureView system, broadly speaking, works by condensing several pixels into one, so that it gives the possibility of amazing enlargements without noticeable loss of resolution. In this case, there are currently no clues as to whether it will work the same way. What it does it is an interesting integrated image stabilizer for when you want to capture video, peaking in quality FullHD. Regarding the secondary sensors, both the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC One X can capture images of 1.3 megapixels and make video calls with high quality 720p.
Processor and memory
The proposal of both devices is very different in the processor section. While the HTC One X relies on a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 chip clocked at 1.5 GHz, the Nokia Lumia 920 sports a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 unit. Although a priori one might think that the processor installed by HTC ensures greater solvency than in the Nokia device, this is subject to the way in which the system squeezes the possibilities of the team. In this sense, the Nokia Lumia 920 is enough and there is plenty of a dual-core to move the Windows Phone processes, while balancing agreater efficiency in the consumption of your battery.
In what the two phones are completely equated is in the memory section. Both the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC One X carry a GB of RAM, as well as 32 GB of internal capacity as standard. In neither of the two could we resort to extensions via microSD.
Operating system and applications
The distance becomes noticeably more evident in this section. While the HTC One X carries Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as standard ”” the penultimate version of the Google platform , although it can already be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ””, the Nokia Lumia 920 has the distinction of being the first mobile with Windows Phone 8 that has been seen in operation. While the HTC mobile has an excellent integration with Google services ”” Gmail, Chrome, Google Drive ”¦” ”, the Finnish device presents its arguments for the Microsoft suite ” ”Hotmail / Outlook, Office, SkyDrive ”¦” ”.
The customizations of both platforms are another matter. The HTC One X boasts the HTC Sense 4.0 layer, one of the most applauded in the Android ecosystem, with which there are great possibilities by putting the desks to our liking with shortcuts or floating windows ”” widgets . In the case of the Nokia Lumia 920 this is more limited. Or not. The customization options with Windows Phone 8 require the combination of the three-size tiles with which we can give direct access to the applications and different content ”” photos, music, contacts, groups, etc.. Beyond that, and the uniform color of the mosaic that these little squares form, there is no more.
Android, on the other hand, has more applications in its download store, Google Play, than Windows Phone offers through Marketplace. However, as it is a Nokia Lumia, the Finnish device is equipped with a series of exclusive utilities and solutions that help distinguish it from other mobiles on the market in general, and from the Microsoft ecosystem in particular. Some of these are Nokia Maps, Nokia Drives ”” in this sense, the comparison terminal has HTC Locations ””, Nokia City Lens ”” an augmented reality solution”” Or Nokia Transportes, among others.
Autonomy
There is no official data on the behavior of the 1,800 milliamp battery of the HTC One X in use and sleep. In the case of the Nokia Lumia 920 we can point out that this device uses a 2,000 milliamp power supply unit, with which it develops up to ten hours of conversation and more than 16 days of standby.
Feedback
The HTC One X is a very attractive terminal. Its large screen, the options offered by its powerful camera and, above all, the performance that seems to be guaranteed by its solvent processor are very notable arguments in favor of this terminal. However, it lacks something that does shine in the Nokia Lumia 920. In addition to a design that for many may be more attractive and original, the Finnish's mobile gives the appearance of being more balanced, integrating more naturally with the functions and possibilities of what, for many, is the revolution operating system, Windows Phone 8. Although theHTC One X is bulkier, the Nokia Lumia 920 is heavier, so each user should assess what is more affordable.
