Phone Functionality
There’s no direct button on the phone to make a call; you have to go to the Android home screen to hit the “phone” control to get a dial pad. EVO’s screen is large enough to allow your “favorite” contacts to be listed above the dialpad.
The EVO’s touch scrolling isn’t as baby bottom smooth as the iPhone (but then again, no phone is). Haptic feedback helps on typing, and you get pinch-and-zoom for both Web pages and photos.
Web
The EVO is a great 3G phone. Mobile-oriented pages such as CNN, ESPN and The New York Times jump to completed view in 3-4 seconds, while full HTML sites such as Digital Trends’ home page take around 8-9 seconds.
I took a day trip to Philadelphia, the closest city to New York with 4G service. There, all these pages loaded twice as fast – a near-instantaneous 1-2 seconds for mobile-oriented sites, 4-5 seconds for more full HTML pages.
That kind of incremental Web access speed barely warrants a whole new network. But EVO’s mobile hot spot adds a whole new level of the need for speed. Used with an Apple iPad, EVO loaded pages three to four seconds faster in 4G than in 3G, not as fast as I expected, and still glacial compared to “real” WiFi. For instance, The New York Times loaded in 13 seconds with EVO’s 3G connection, 10 seconds in 4G and seven seconds in my home WiFi network. Used to provide WiFi to an iPad and a couple of iPhones, EVO’s speed dropped a second or two.
Camera
Yes, the EVO has an 8 MP still camera and a 720p video recorder, but both are compromised by the silly pinhole plastic lens, the cellcam equivalent of putting a Porsche engine in a riding motor. Photos are big and colorful, but often lack definition and edge detail, are sharp in one part of the image and out-of-focus in another, and are filled with digital artifacts, a lot of which could be solved with a better lens.
-This sample footage has been compressed for the web.
Like 4G, HD videos also fall short of expectations. Big, yes, and better than any VGA cell camcorder, but footage is unexpectedly choppy and fuzzy when compared to even the cheapest HD pocketcams such as the Flip. Videos also are large – a 10 second clip runs nearly 8 MB, and a 2:30-minute clip was 15 MP was 145 MB and took nearly 20 minutes to transfer from phone-to-PC via Bluetooth – all HD clips are too bulky to email.
And with only a touchscreen shutter release, it’s hard to keep EVO still enough to snap a clear image.
But considering how poor cell photos and videos usually are, this is really quibbling.
Battery Life
Quoting talk times for EVO is a waste of time since so little of your usage will be spent chatting, and there’ll be differences between 3G and 4G usage. Besides, neither Sprint nor HTC has releases talk times at press time.
I spent six hours in on-and-off-usage in 4G in Philadelphia before I got a 15 percent power remaining notice. Apparently, even with its enormous battery, using the hot spot really soaks up the juice. With average mixed usage, expect to have to refill its lithium ion tank in the late afternoon.
Conclusion
The EVO is a true breakthrough, not only for its impressive concoction of next-generation features and functions, but it’s overall look-and-feel. Even in “just” a 3G coverage area, the HTC EVO is an impressive cellphone, and will become more impressive as its 4G-enabled capabilities such as video chatting become available. In a 4G zone, it’ll likely be unmatched by another carrier until the iPhone LTE hits stores in 2011 at the earliest.
Highs:
- 3G/4G connectivity
- Built-in mobile hot spot
- Bright, colorful, 4.3-inch screen
- 8 MP camera with dual LED flash
- Front-facing camera
Lows:
- Hot spot, 4G shorten battery life
- No external dedicated camera activation/shutter button
Still learning all of the features….My only disappointment is how quickly the battery drains, I feel like I need to carry the charger everywhere with me.
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Go to eBay and look for evo oem extended battery its like 10$ better than paying 50$ in store
The HTC EVO with Sprint is the best phone yet! I have had mine for two weeks and abosolutely LOVE IT! I have been with Sprint for 13 years and, have tried Verizon, But SPRINT is by far better, I think everyone should switch to Sprint and puchase the HTC EVO or any phone for that matter. And for the comments on here that Sprint does not care, that is a shock because any phone issue or problem I EVER had they overnight me a new one right away, and acc issues they take care of them right away! There is no phone company better!
I do not currently have a smart phone. With all the choices available, their is much to learn. But as a phone insurance claim rep handling Sprint claims, I am very wary of the HTC A9292 EVO. Despite glowing reviews and comments from owners, this device has some major defects. With 45 to 50 percent of every call I take involving an EVO, here are the major defects I have noted and the ones every current owner or potential owner should know:
The screen is very suseptable to cracking in minor incidents. Be sure to purchase a protective case and have it strapped to your body.
Numerous calls where the screen went blank or became foggy. Rather than repair, Sprint prefers to call it "moisture damage", thus bypassing having to repair it. This is a very common claim and very upsetting to the customers who have not been around any water or significant moisture. Can you blame them?
Charging port is prone to have problems. Again, here is a repairable problem that gets identified by Sprint as "moisture damage" or "misuse".
Prone to being lost. While not the fault of the phone, it is amazing how many owners are so irresponsible in keeping their phone safe and then wildly complain about having to pay the $100 deductible. And while that deductible may sound a bit high, it is far better than paying the full price, around $500 to $600, to get a new one. And if you truly believe you can replace it for less than $100, you might be able. Just be prepared to sell your soul by having to sign up for another 2 year binding contract.
Phone is prone to being stolen. Likely the same type of individual who loses their phone. It has become obvious to me that the persons who steal the EVO are not aware of the first 3 issues above. But hey, if you steal it and have problems, no big deal since you paid nothing for it. Just go out and steal another and sell it to another unsuspecting soul.
Would I, as a claims rep, recommend this phone? Only if the cost to purchase or replace is no big deal. Otherwise, stay away and look at some other choices on the market. That will save you a lot of heartache (and money), especially if you depend on it a great deal.
AJSG if you love the EVO then the Shift will disappoint. 5 mega pixel camera instead of the 8MP. It doesn't have the front facing camera. It has half the processor of the EVO, no mini HDMI port and last but not least the screen is small. It is a waste if you are used to the EVO.
As for my experience with Sprint….it was okay. I walked in to a local store and waited on a very busy staff. Once one of the reps was free I was helped. I wanted to buy a new EVO because I had gotten mine soaked at Daytona Beach, Luckily I had the LG Optimus S as a back up phone, well the guy asked why I wanted the HTC and I told him mine was drown in the beach while I fell asleep and the tide started to rise. he said "Bummer, let's see what we can do to get it fixed." Keep in mind the visit was on a Sunday afternoon. He walked me through the insurance process and was told I had to wait 7-10 business days before it would ship due to high demand. Three days later on Wednesday, the phone arrived at my front doorstep. The whole time I was patient, courteous and polite. I gave them the time they needed without being agitated or upset about my phone and the next thing I know I had my replacement phone.
I have had friends tell me to "root" my phone. I don't think I will. What reason do I have to crack my phone. I pay $125 a month and everything is already accessible and does everything you would want it to do after it was rooted. It isn't an unreasonable price to ask for the worlds best phone. It takes money to make money and you can do everything with this phone. I use it to help run my online store, track sales, email clients, read pdf files and so much more.
don't be scared……thunderbolt
For those people whose batt are draining, dowload advanced task killer and system info from market, it will kill all programs not in use that drean your batt. Those two work very well together, their widgets are nice too, one click removes it! I have an aquarium tank with little swimming fishies all the time as my live wallpaper [double tapping the screen feeds the fishies (eat THAT iPhone)] and i've yet to have much batt issues. ATK and Sys Info, trust me.
I've had my EVO for roughly 6 months now and i simply LOVE this little machine!! Everyday i am amazed at the capability and performance of it. No other phone compares to it, iphone is a close second but iphones lack of flash player, widgets, low mp cam, and unable to mount micro sd is sad. EVO can do so much more than that other phone. Yes, there are a lot more apps for the iphone but talk to google about that. Google will blow apple away in the short future, you just wait. Evo is an amazing phone. My wife is getting the Shift, lets see how that is.
u can get a bigger battery, it will make it chunky, but i guess it will help!
Basically the phone had some major software problems but when it called my ex-girl friend with out me touching it I returned it. infact it called allot of people and i couldn't get it to stop calling.
I have had my EGO for about 3 months now and let me say it works flawlessly. Several of my friends have iPhones and are all looking to switch. As for the battery thing download adv task killer app and it solves your problem by shutting down the stuff your no longer using.
I was waiting to hear someone comment on the sound quality during conversation. I returned my EVO in three days because the sound was so distorted. It made a squeaking noise which was so distracting. My primary use of a phone is to have a conversation and the sound must be comfortably audible. I tried my friends EVO before returning mine and it was the same. Is this a malfunction of the phone or could it be the Sprint Network.
I love the phone, but it must fulfill it's primary function.
Yrs I agree awesome phone but battery life dies in less then five hours the only down fall
Cathy. Calm down.
Iphone sux
EVO 2.3.3