<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
8X	I-Application
by	I-Application
HTC	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
Accord	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
that	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
HTC	O
Corporation	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
8x	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
on	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
AT&T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
and	O
AT&T	O
models	O
support	O
LTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
8X	O
has	O
NFC	O
capabilities	O
,	O
wireless	O
charging	O
is	O
only	O
supported	O
by	O
devices	O
on	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
"	O
Data	O
Sense	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
that	O
helps	O
users	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
their	O
cellular	O
data	O
usage	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
connected	O
with	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vodafone	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Phone	I-Application
8X	I-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
starting	O
6	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
’s	O
the	O
software	O
still	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
big	O
barrier	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
adoption	O
as	O
the	O
platform	O
still	O
trails	O
behind	O
popular	O
rivals	O
iOS	O
and	O
Android	O
in	O
some	O
key	O
areas	O
,	O
including	O
search	O
,	O
voice	O
commands	O
,	O
and	O
voice-guided	O
navigation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
"	O
And	O
while	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
more	O
refined	O
,	O
it	O
just	O
seems	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
is	O
just	O
catching	O
up	O
to	O
rivals	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
still	O
clear	O
that	O
the	O
platform	O
still	O
has	O
n’t	O
fully	O
caught	O
up	O
quite	O
just	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Lavelle	O
from	O
TechRadar	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
HTC	B-Application
8X	I-Application
promised	O
so	O
much	O
on	O
paper	O
and	O
the	O
excitement	O
leading	O
to	O
it	O
arriving	O
was	O
building	O
up	O
for	O
us	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myriam	O
Joire	O
from	O
Engadget	B-Application
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Yes	O
,	O
the	O
8X	O
is	O
a	O
fantastic	O
ambassador	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
using	O
it	O
for	O
several	O
days	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
longing	O
for	O
a	O
similar	O
phone	O
from	O
HTC	O
running	O
Android	O
--	O
at	O
least	O
until	O
a	O
stronger	O
app	O
ecosystem	O
develops	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
latest	O
mobile	O
OS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
8X	I-Application
won	O
a	O
Red	O
Dot	O
Product	O
Design	O
award	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prof	O
.	O
Dr.	O
Peter	O
Zec	O
,	O
initiator	O
and	O
CEO	O
of	O
the	O
red	O
dot	O
design	O
award	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
“	O
HTC	O
’s	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
8X	I-Application
and	O
8S	O
not	O
only	O
demonstrated	O
an	O
extraordinary	O
design	O
quality	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
showed	O
that	O
design	O
is	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
innovative	O
product	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
earlier	O
rumours	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Phone	I-Application
8X	I-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
