I mean dual core a gig of ram is high end for me. As long as it has an SD card slot. Lumia 822 is not high end because of the screen. Besides the Lumia 928 is there any other rumored wp for Verizon?
First thing, make sure you don't fall into the trap of comparing Androids to Windows Phones when you say that dual core and a gig of RAM is high end for you. There's no comparison. A low-end Windows Phone is going to give you virtually the same experience as a higher-powered one, because the OS uses that power so much more efficiently than Android does. There's no need for Quad core Windows Phones like there is for Android, for instance, as Android needs it just to keep the OS running smoothly, while Windows Phone doesn't use it because it would mean shorter battery life. There's a trade-off. More cores = shorter battery life.
Second, when you say that the 822 is not high end because of the screen, I disagree. Sure, it has lower resolution than the 8x does, but IMO the screen is a higher quality screen than that of the 8x. Darker blacks, and easier to see in sunlight. All those extra pixels don't do a bit of good if you can't see them. And IMO the WVGA looks just fine on a 4.3" screen.
You need to look at what you NEED in a phone, and what YOU will use it for more than looking just at the spec sheets. If you will primarily use it for music, yeah, the 8x might be better for you for the Beats. But the 822 has really good sound, IMO (I listen to it through my car stereo every day), and it also has a graphic EQ, and on top of that it has a slot that will hold a 64 GB MicroSD. 8x doesn't have that. Nor does it have the apps that Nokia has. I looked at both phones side by side, and chose the Nokia.
Don't go by a spec sheet. Go look at the phones yourself, and choose what YOU like.