I have been such an avid IOS and Android phone user for the past couple of years because of how much they had to offer and yet using it was quite seamless and natural. Now Microsoft wants a piece of that pie and has been releasing version after version of phones in partnership with brands such as Nokia, Samsung and HTC. Somehow it wasn't received well and not much hype was built around it to interest the common buyer and for tech heavy people the features and designs that they came with wasn't at par with that of the other smartphone competitors. That has begun to change at the start of this year with the introduction of the new smartphone lines now carrying Windows Live Tiles 7.5 and Windows 8 Metro Tiles OS. Here you'll get to see what HTC has been able to create in the HTC 8X.
I'll most likely discuss more about the new Windows 8 which features Live tiles in a future post but just to give you a gist of what it offers that is different, Microsoft has made applications, which are normally represented as icons or widgets in other OS platforms, that you want displayed on your main screen into tile formats that display information you choose. These tiles get updated with images, messages and so on and it can be adjusted in any size and in any position on the main screen and is quite smooth to operate. Generally the tiles are colored in very vibrant color schemes that is meant to appeal to people that want to stand out. The Windows 8 Platform does provide a lot of promise and it seems that Manufacturers like HTC has taken this into account and has answered the call to create something to match that need in particular with the HTC 8X.
HTC has been praised when it comes to the way they have been designing their phones since the start of this year with the launch of their HTC One X. They have now started to apply the same design concepts with the HTC 8X and was able to create an iconic design that might very well be the most iconic design for a Windows 8 SmartPhone. But with design they have also impressively matched with hardware as they have incorporated the same imaging technology that made their HTC One X such a big hit.
Here's a quick run through of what the HTC 8X has to offer:
HTC really took a lot into consideration with how the HTC 8X is designed and just to show case the process of how they did it, here is a behind the scenes look of how they were able to conceptualized the HTC 8X.
In the battle of the Smartphone OS Titans, Microsoft is really showing a lot of promises in terms of what it is bringing to the table and if played right they could potentially become a big player in this fight for Smartphone OS supremacy. For now HTC 8X is seemingly a good contender to be that flagship but is it enough to capture a big chunk of the pie, that is still something we would have to see.
No comments:
Post a Comment