Having owned both the 920 and the 8x...those are night and day comparisons. What, it's a crime to use color now? Didn't you also get the word that MS wanted more Live tile inspired colors? SO, blame MS for telling HTC to use a color palette. Design wise, night as day my friend. You have sturdy, huge, hammer of dawn 920. And then you have the Sleek, slender, and elegant 8x. Hence a reason why my 920 is in a box right now. just doesn't strike me as a smart phone. More like a point and shoot camera that can surf the net, email, etc. It's huge man! C'mon, don't deny it. But some people like/don't mind huge. Girls say size matters, but there is a point where too big starts to hurt. lol. Again, the phones are design wise, tottally different. They don't even have the same shades of the colors. except black I guess.