Verizon said it wanted to fill in patchy areas in its current network and secure a large enough chunk of spectrum that subscribers could get clear reception on one device anywhere in the country.

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The chromed plastic volume rocker, power button and screen orientation lock switch nestled in the plastic radio reception strip at the top of the device are decidedly less luxurious, however -- the travel of each was shallow, and the finish on the plastic appeared a bit cheap to our eyes.

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While Q4 did feature the new Windows Phone 8 handsets, in which HTC was investing a lot of media capital (and no doubt some behind the scenes bargaining to be labelled the signature Windows Phone 8 device by Steve Ballmer), the HTC 8X Windows Phone has been dwarfed by the reception and apparent sales of the Nokia Lumia 920.

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