For readers who are considering buying the HTC 8X or the Apple iPhone 5, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design:

The HTC 8X comes with a 4.3 inch S-LCD2 capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The iPhone 5 comes with a 4.0 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 640 x 1136 pixels resolution.

The HTC 8X comes with 132.4 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm dimensions and weighs 130 grams. The iPhone 5 comes with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimensions and is comparatively lighter, weighing 112 grams.

Hardware and Operating System:

The HTC 8X is equipped with a 1.5 GHz dual core krait processor and Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The iPhone 5 is equipped with a 1.3 GHz dual core swift processor and Apple A6 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The HTC 8X runs on Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system, which can be upgraded to WP8 Amber. The iPhone 5 runs on the iOS 6 operating system, which can be upgraded to the iOS 7. Both the devices have 1GB of RAM.

Camera:

The HTC 8X sports an 8 MP primary camera with features like autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2.1 MP. The iPhone 5 also sports an 8 MP primary camera with similar features. The secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery:

The HTC 8X comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery. The iPhone 5 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 8 hours on 3G.

Readers who are considering buying the Nexus 10 or the iPad 4, click here to read a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia.

Price in Australia:

The HTC 8X is priced at around AU $309.95 and the 4G LTE variant of the device is priced at around AU $329.95. The iPhone 5 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $769.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $849.95 in Australia.