Google Pixel 3 vs HTC Windows Phone 8S

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Pixel 3:

  OLED

  Windows Phone 8S:

  LCD

• Weight

  Windows Phone 8S: 35 g lighter

  Pixel 3:

  148 g

  Windows Phone 8S:

  113 g

• Width

  Windows Phone 8S: 5.2 mm narrower

  Pixel 3:

  68.2 mm

  Windows Phone 8S:

  63 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Windows Phone 8S: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Pixel 3:

  5.5 in

  Windows Phone 8S:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Pixel 3:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

  Windows Phone 8S:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

• Depth

  Pixel 3: 2.4 mm thinner

  Pixel 3:

  7.9 mm

  Windows Phone 8S:

  10.3 mm

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. Pixel 3

   Height:

   145.6 mm +25.1 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

   Width:

   68.2 mm +5.2 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. Windows Phone 8S

   Height:

   120.5 mm

   Width:

   63 mm

   Depth:

   10.3 mm +2.4 mm versus Pixel 3

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. Pixel 3

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   78.1 cm²

2. 2. Windows Phone 8S

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Pixel 3 has approximately 71.4% more rectangular screen area than Windows Phone 8S.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.