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HTC Evo Brings 4G-Powered Android Superphone to Sprint
While AT&T and Verizon have been duking it out over who has the most 3G coverage and firing iPhone, Droid, and Nexus One salvos at each other, Sprint has been quietly sitting back waiting to deliver its unexpected coup de grâce. Yesterday, at the CTIA mobile event in Vegas, the second tier provider announced the first 4G phone available in the U.S. -- and it's a monster.The Android 2.1 powered, HTC Evo 4G runs on Sprint's young WiMax network that can (theoretically) deliver download speeds up to 10-times faster than current 3G technology. In addition to the promise of blazing data speeds, the Evo packs what may be the highest-end hardware we've seen in a phone. Like the Nexus One, the Evo has a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor and 512Mb of RAM (just a few short years ago that would have been impressive in a desktop PC), but it ups the built-in storage to 1 GB and bumps the screen size up a full half an inch to 4.3 inches. The large screen is put to good use by HTC's custom Sense UI skin, which makes extensive use of large widgets for delivering information at a glance.
Even more impressive, the Evo hosts an 8-megapixel flash-equipped camera capable of recording 720p video. And if the 4.3-inch screen isn't enough, the phone can be hooked up to your HDTV through HDMI. The Evo even includes a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for placing video calls.
Sprint may have also thwarted one of AT&T's biggest points of pride by bringing simultaneous voice and data connectivity to the Evo. The Evo appears to sidestep this restriction of CDMA (the same tech used by Verizon) by reserving WiMax and EV-DO for data only, and routing voice calls over CDMA. We should note that while this seems entirely possible, Sprint hasn't officially confirmed.
The only fault to be found in the Evo is the use of a traditional TFT LCD screen instead of newer, higher-contrast AMOLED screens found on the Nexus One and the HTC Legend. Sprint said the phone will be available sometime this summer, but refused to divulge pricing of either the phone or a 4G data plan. Our friends at Engadget got some hands on with the Evo at CTIA, so check out the video below. [From: Engadget and Sprint]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsKadyreedMar 24th 2010 4:09PM
I'm a long time Sprint customer. Looking forward to this new HTC Evo. It looks great. Can't wait to try it out. $$
peterMar 24th 2010 4:45PM
the phone seems great is it an apple? the logo on the computer keeps showing the logo on the backround guy . is this sprint?
ChrisMar 24th 2010 4:48PM
Is it just me- or should he have been more careful the pics and video he was taking- I saw some free advertising for Apple in this clip-just by him shooting the pic of the main with the computer open.
JillMar 24th 2010 5:29PM
What I want to know is can I still make and receive phone calls...??????
DarinMar 24th 2010 6:02PM
Yes, it DOES look like an iPhone. Plus, the name "Android" reminds me of Verizon's "Droid" phone.
LPNASCAR24Mar 24th 2010 7:32PM
Sprint all the way!!!
Sekinu2Mar 24th 2010 7:54PM
Im getting this and taking it right to boost unlimited cdma plan.This is gonna kill the iphone babies lol
TfireMar 24th 2010 8:00PM
I had Sprint many years ago. It had so many dead places that I have had AT&T/Cingular/AT&T since then. I do lot's of travel and need a phone I can depend on for the road. What is your experience with the overall service??
IreneMar 24th 2010 8:14PM
Looks like a really nice gadget but there is one piece of information I want to know. As with 3G service, one needs a 3G network which also means one needs 3G towers. Will there be enough 4G towers to run the 4G network? If one isn't in an area where there is a 4G tower, will it work on a 3G or lower network? Since they aren't talking about the 4G data plan yet, will that data plan be comparible to the 3G data plan and will be unlimited? Before I would put my money down on a 4G phone, I feel there are still a lot of questions that will need answered. I guess working with technology has made me a little skeptical. But I look forward to see how well it works.
sekinu2Mar 25th 2010 10:46AM
Sprints 4G network is nationwide and has coverage in all of sprints markets. This phone will work when no 4 G network on the slower standard 3G networks. Data plans are alwasy what you buy. Can be by the usgae or you can buy and unlimited all in one plan .
Terry StanleyMar 26th 2010 2:05PM
Will this phone be an international phone like the HTC Touch Pro 2 ?
Terry StanleyMar 26th 2010 2:43PM
like now I use HTC Hero and have an old MotoRzr for Europe
coolfx35Apr 11th 2010 8:52PM
Now that the Evo is coming out I think it may change everything. I've always made compromises when buying a new phone. I'll get something I like but not the one I love, just to save money. Then I quickly tire of having an already out-dated device. Technology is almost impossible to keep up with. No matter what you get today it will be an inferior device in only a matter of months (sometimes not even that). But I've been thinking, if I'm going to spend the money on a device that I will be stuck with for the next two years, I might as well buy the one I absolutely love. I might as well buy the best one I can right now.
Of course I'm still just waiting and crossing my fingers for the unveiling of the cost of the device. The ONLY deciding factor in this, for me, would be the cost of the device and if the cost of the service would be any different than the plans Sprint currently offers.
http://www.Evo4Gforum.net is dedicated to HTC Evo 4G, check it out folks.c
jdff71Apr 13th 2010 5:00PM
Sweet phone, But what I want to know is, what about playing tunes? does it have an i-pod type app, and if so, will it play all my existing i-tunes music or does it need to be in mp3 format? and how much music can it hold. I see it has 1 Gb. by iphone has 16 GB. is there an SD card slot?
Alvin BergerApr 20th 2010 2:16PM
I am salivating to get this phone. My question is: can I transer all of my data, and address book to it from My Treo 700p by palm? I am willing to use a new OS, but I will not wnat to lose what I have now.
Thomas HoustonApr 20th 2010 2:41PM
@alvin, what apps are you using on your computer now to organize your contacts/sync with your treo?
dale srJun 15th 2010 11:01PM
i get new htc evo-4g and please put in aol and aim thanks