Apple iPhone 5c vs HTC Windows Phone 8X

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  iPhone 5c: 7 mm narrower

  iPhone 5c:

  59.2 mm

  Windows Phone 8X:

  66.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone 5c: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 5c:

  4 in

  Windows Phone 8X:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 5c:

  Apple A6 (32 nm)

  Windows Phone 8X:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

• Depth

  iPhone 5c: 1.1 mm thinner

  iPhone 5c:

  9 mm

  Windows Phone 8X:

  10.1 mm

• Height

  iPhone 5c: 8 mm shorter

  iPhone 5c:

  124.4 mm

  Windows Phone 8X:

  132.4 mm

• Release year

  iPhone 5c:

  2013

  Windows Phone 8X:

  2012

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone 5c

   Height:

   124.4 mm

   Width:

   59.2 mm

   Depth:

   9 mm

2. 2. Windows Phone 8X

   Height:

   132.4 mm +8 mm versus iPhone 5c

   Width:

   66.2 mm +7 mm versus iPhone 5c

   Depth:

   10.1 mm +1.1 mm versus iPhone 5c

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone 5c

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

2. 2. Windows Phone 8X

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

Windows Phone 8X has approximately 15.6% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 5c.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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