HTC Windows Phone 8X vs ZTE Grand S3

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

  Windows Phone 8X: 10.8 mm narrower

  Windows Phone 8X:

  66.2 mm

  Grand S3:

  77 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Windows Phone 8X: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  Windows Phone 8X:

  4.3 in

  Grand S3:

  5.5 in

• Memory variants

  At 16 GB storage

  Windows Phone 8X:

  1 GB RAM

  Grand S3:

  3 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Windows Phone 8X:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

  Grand S3:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Height

  Windows Phone 8X: 22.6 mm shorter

  Windows Phone 8X:

  132.4 mm

  Grand S3:

  155 mm

• Release year

  Windows Phone 8X:

  2012

  Grand S3:

  2015

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 8X

   Height:

   132.4 mm

   Width:

   66.2 mm

   Depth:

   10.1 mm

   Weight:

   130 g

2. 2. Grand S3

   Height:

   155 mm +22.6 mm versus Windows Phone 8X

   Width:

   77 mm +10.8 mm versus Windows Phone 8X

   Depth:

   9.8 mm

   Weight:

   Unknown

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 8X

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Grand S3

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Grand S3 has approximately 63.6% more rectangular screen area than Windows Phone 8X.

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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