HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Sharp Aquos S3 mini

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.

• Weight

  Windows Phone 8S: 27 g lighter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  113 g

  Aquos S3 mini:

  140 g

• Width

  Windows Phone 8S: 10 mm narrower

  Windows Phone 8S:

  63 mm

  Aquos S3 mini:

  73 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Windows Phone 8S: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Windows Phone 8S:

  4 in

  Aquos S3 mini:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Windows Phone 8S:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

  Aquos S3 mini:

  Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Aquos S3 mini: 2.5 mm thinner

  Windows Phone 8S:

  10.3 mm

  Aquos S3 mini:

  7.8 mm

• Height

  Windows Phone 8S: 22.2 mm shorter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  120.5 mm

  Aquos S3 mini:

  142.7 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. Windows Phone 8S

   Height:

   120.5 mm

   Width:

   63 mm

   Depth:

   10.3 mm +2.5 mm versus Aquos S3 mini

2. 2. Aquos S3 mini

   Height:

   142.7 mm +22.2 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

   Width:

   73 mm +10 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

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. Windows Phone 8S

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. Aquos S3 mini

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   17:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   80.7 cm²

Aquos S3 mini has approximately 77.2% 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.

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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