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Approximate retail price:
$100
Summary:
The HTC Evo 4G is a smart phone designed for use on the Sprint Nextel network, including its WiMAX "4G" network. It runs on the Android operating system. This model has a 4.3-inch touch-screen display, an 8.0-megapixel camera, and a virtual QWERTY keyboard.
The HTC Evo 4G is a smart phone designed for use on the Sprint Nextel network, including its WiMAX "4G" network.
It has a 4.3-inch touch-screen display, measures 4.8 by 2.7 by 0.5 inches and weighs 6.0 ounces. It runs on the Android operating system.
The Evo 4G has an 8.0-megapixel camera that can record high-definition video, a front-facing camera, and a music player. It also features a virtual QWERTY keyboard that's useful for messaging and Web searches. This phone has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth for wireless hands-free communication, and GPS navigation capability. Web browsing, e-mail, and texting capabilities are also included. It can act as a mobile hotspot for Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
This HTC phone has a standard 3.5mm jack and a HDMI jack. It includes an 8GB memory card, and supports memory cards of up to 32GB.
About This Brand
HTC has blossomed from a little-known player to one of the top smart-phone brands in the market, with a wide variety of innovative Android and Windows products. Its lineup consists primarily of multimedia-focused touch-screen models with large, vivid displays. It introduced the first phone running on the Android operating system. HTC is also notabe for the world's first 4G smart phone: the EVO 4G; and one of the first phones to capture 3D photos and video, the EVO 3D, both with Sprint.
Features & Specs - HTC Evo 4G
Requires data service These phones require a plan for browsing the Web or accessing e-mail and other media services and sites.
Requires data service
Yes
Requires messaging service These phones require a plan for sending and receiving text, picture, or video messages.
Requires messaging service
Yes
Case style Indicates the phone design: folding, rectangular, sliding, swivel, or a combination.
Case style
Rectangular
Camera (megapixels) Specifies, in megapixels, the maximum resolution of the built-in camera. A camera with a 0.3 megapixel value is also referred to as VGA.
Camera (megapixels)
8
Memory card Many phones have slots that accept memory cards, typically microSD, to expand storage capacity by as much as 32GB. The removable cards can also serve as an easy way to shuttle files between your phone and other devices--provided that the phone's maker didn't bury the card slot behind the battery cover.
Memory card
MicroSD
Broadband data Indicates the highest-speed mobile broadband data network the phone supports in the U.S. Generally, LTE, WiMAX, and HSPA+ are considered the fastest, and EV-DO and HSPA and HSDPA are much faster than 1xRTT and EDGE. Most broadband phones will default to slower data networks when the fastest one they support isn't available. We also indicate which models are considered "4G" based on the definitions from the carriers. Check with your carrier to see which broadband data networks are available in your area.
Broadband data
WiMAX "4G"
Bluetooth Voice indicates the phone works with wireless Bluetooth headsets and most hands-free car systems; stereo means it supports stereo Bluetooth headsets for music and other multimedia; data indicates the phone can wirelessly exchange pictures, contacts, and other files with other compatible Bluetooth devices, such as a computer, cell phone, or PDA.
Bluetooth
Voice, data, stereo
Wi-Fi Cell-phone data networks--even those designated as "3G broadband"--are much slower than the broadband Internet connections many people have at home. But a rising number of phones have a built-in Wi-Fi radio that allows them faster Internet and e-mail access via home networks and Wi-Fi hotspots. On some phones, the Wi-Fi is just for Web browsing; on others, you can use the connection to make calls using Voice Over Internet Protocol. Others support data via the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard. This lets the phone connect via WI-Fi to share content with other compatible certified devices such as a TV, printer, and computer.
Wi-Fi
Web
Display diagonal size (in.) Display diagonal size is the general active area of main display measured to the nearest tenth of an inch. Some folding models have an additional, external display for viewing the time, music tracks, and other functions.
Display diagonal size (in.)
4.3
Touch screen Full touch-sensitive displays respond to light contact with a stylus, finger, or both. They provide an alternate, and sometimes more direct, method to input data and launch phone features and controls. But they often require two hands to operate, and they smudge more frequently than their non-touch counterparts.
Touch screen
Yes
QWERTY keyboard Keyboards make composing and editing text and e-mail messages much easier than a keypad does. Some phones have keyboards that try to save space by having some letters, numbers, and symbols share a key. Those "condensed" keyboards, though still more convenient than a keypad, are not quite as easy to handle as full QWERTY keyboards.
QWERTY keyboard
Yes
Document editing All smart phones, and some conventional cell phones, allow you to review documents. Some models add the convenience of creating, deleting, and editing them out of the box.
I have not been a fan of this phone since I got it. But, that whole 2 year contract thing kinda has me stuck. Can't stand the lack of battery life. If you plan on using this phone a lot, keep a charger nearby. Other than that, not a bad phone to own. Can't wait to get an iPhone.
By
Anonymous
from
Cincinnati
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
1.0
Does many things not well
2/2/2012
Pros
Attractive Design
Brilliant Display
Cons
Difficult Navigation
Needs quick phone access
Non QWERTY Keypad
Poor Battery Life
Poor OS
Small Buttons
Best Uses
Making Calls
Comment:
Voice to text feature makes frequent errors. Qwerty key pad is small, very sensitive, and prone to error, requiring frequent and laborious correction. Several minutes cold start-up time. <br />Difficult or impossible to un-install Sprint junk-apps. Some apps simply disappear, never to be found again. Sprint help desk needs help. Impossible to upload photos to computer. Poor instruction manual. SIM card not removable for transfer to a new phone.
By
Anonymous
from
Corpus Christi, Tx
5.0
Love my Evo
1/27/2012
Pros
Attractive Design
Brilliant Display
Easy Navigation
Good Interface w/email
Zoom
Cons
Best Uses
Email
Making Calls
Organizing Contacts
Comment:
I've had my Evo 4G for over a year now and I still love it, I wouldnt trade it for the iphone4 or anything else if it has a smaller screen. The screen on the Evo is 4.3 and I love it. it spoils you and you'll never want to downgrade to a smaller screen. Aside from the screen size, the camera takes really good pictures for a phone. The video is not The Best but its still a good enough video camera for when you need one. The 4G works great and it's fast, but make sure you turn it off when your not using it cause it will drain down you battery. I think a lot of people leave it on and thats why people comment about how bad the battery life is. Truely, it's not as bad as some other comments say it is. Unless your seriously on your phone/texting/internet/pandora/games all day long. I would suggest thats your first problem. I'm not saying im never on my phone so I wouldnt know. I'm on and off my phone throughout the entire day and my battery starts to die at night. The usual time I plug it in anyway. So makesure you keep your 4G off when your not using it! <br />Another thing I want to add is that I have a Body Glove on it and I've dropped my phone numerous times and it's still in perfect condition. I had the screen cover on it as well but they dont last forever (about a year) so I've taken it all the way off and my screen doesnt scratch easily at all. My phone is in my purse with my keys and other items and still no scratches like my other phone I had (Instinct) I would suggest this phone to anyone, it has great features and easy to instal and UNinstal apps if you no longer want them on your phone.
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