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HTC EVO 4G Video Review

The good: The HTC Evo 4G delivered respectable 4G speeds, and the mobile hot-spot feature lets you connect up to eight devices. The smartphone has a front-facing camera for video chats and also comes with an 8-megapixel camera with HD-video-recording capabilities. The Evo ships with YouTube’s HQ video player, Android 2.1 with HTC Sense, and an HDMI port. Other highlights include an extra-large 4.3-inch touch screen and a 1GHz Snapdragon processor.

The bad: Sprint’s 4G network is limited at this time, making the mandatory $10 premium data add-on tough to swallow for anyone outside of the coverage area. The Evo lacks support for Bluetooth voice-activated dialing. Battery drains quickly with 4G.

The bottom line: The HTC Evo 4G is easily Sprint’s best smartphone and one of today’s top Android devices. It also shows the promise of 4G, which will grow as Sprint’s WiMax network expands, but until there’s broader 4G coverage, it’s hard to agree with the mandatory premium data add-on fee.

Specifications

General

  • Product Type Smartphone With digital camera
  • Service Provider Sprint Nextel
  • Body Color Black

Cellular

  • Technology CDMA2000 1X
  • Phone Design Candy bar
  • Antenna Internal
  • Polyphonic Ringer Yes
  • Call Timer Yes
  • Conference Call Capability Yes
  • Voice Recorder Yes
  • Caller ID Yes
  • Speakerphone Yes
  • Wireless Interface Bluetooth , IEEE 802.11 , IEEE 802.16e
  • Additional Features Integrated digital compass

Communicator Features

  • Operating System Google Android 2.1

Messaging & Data Services

  • Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
  • Messaging Services Google Talk
  • Mobile Email Yes
  • Internet Browser Yes
  • Included Services YouTube , Sprint TV , Android Market
  • EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Yes
  • Messaging / Data Features Text messages , Instant messages , E-Mail , Voice mail

Digital Camera

  • Camera highlights With a resolution of 8 megapixels, this model will give you better pictures than other phones.
  • Sensor Resolution 8 megapixels

GPS System

  • GPS Navigation GPS receiver

Organizer

  • Alarm Clock Yes
  • Calendar Yes
  • Reminder Yes
  • Calculator Basic

Display

  • Type LCD display
  • Technology TFT
  • Display Resolution 800 x 480 pixels
  • Diagonal Size 4.3 in
  • Color Support Color

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC , AMR , MP3 , WAV , WMA , MIDI , AAC +

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x Micro-USB , 1 x Headset jack – Mini-phone 3.5 mm

Power

  • Type Power adapter

Battery

  • Technology – Lithium ion
  • Capacity 1500 mAh

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