C ▁ 8 X ▁promised ▁so ▁much ▁on ▁paper ▁and ▁the ▁excitement ▁leading ▁to ▁it ▁arriv ing ▁was ▁building ▁up ▁for ▁us . ▁Yet ▁when ▁it ▁arrived , ▁we ▁found ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁medi oc re ▁hand set ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁W P 8 ▁ph ones ▁HT C ▁is ▁launch ing . ▁Which ▁means ▁it ' s ▁not ▁even ▁the ▁best ▁value ." ▁ ▁My ri am ▁Jo ire ▁from ▁Eng ad get ▁wrote : ▁" Yes , ▁the ▁ 8 X ▁is ▁a ▁fant astic ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Windows ▁Phone ▁ 8 , ▁but ▁after ▁using ▁it ▁for ▁several ▁days , ▁we ' re ▁long ing ▁for ▁a ▁similar ▁phone ▁from ▁HT C ▁running ▁Android ▁-- ▁at ▁least ▁until ▁a ▁stronger ▁app ▁e cos ystem ▁develop s ▁for ▁Microsoft ' s ▁latest ▁mobile ▁OS ." ▁ ▁The ▁HT C ▁ 8 X ▁won ▁a ▁Red ▁D ot ▁Product ▁Design ▁award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Peter ▁Z ec , ▁initi ator ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁red ▁dot ▁design ▁award , ▁said : ▁“ HT C ’ s ▁Windows ▁Phone ▁ 8 X ▁and ▁ 8 S ▁not ▁only ▁demonstrated ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁design ▁quality , ▁but ▁also ▁showed ▁that ▁design ▁is ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁innov ative ▁product ▁solutions . ▁We ▁are ▁pleased ▁to ▁award ▁the ▁‘ red ▁dot ’ ▁to ▁HT C .” ▁ ▁Some ▁review ers ▁noted ▁some ▁problems . ▁The ▁phone ▁re bo ots ▁randomly , ▁which