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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
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.
Document editing
No
World phone Indicates the phone supports international GSM frequency bands for coverage abroad.
I've been with Sprint for 10 years, now, and have had this phone almost 2 years...and still love it!<br /><br />The only real negative I can say is about the poor battery life, as others have said. However, to compensate, I have it run on Wi-Fi when I am at work and home (which keeps the battery practically full the entire day) and I also keep a charger at work, at home and in the car.<br /><br />Other than the battery life, the few problems I've had with this phone were all resolved fully and quickly by Sprint customer service. <br /><br />I'd definitely recommend this phone!
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
By
sojourner in MD
from
Bethesda, MD
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
1.0
the worst in battery life!!!
3/29/2012
Pros
Average design
Average functionality
Cons
Dull Display
Inadequate memory
Worst battery life
Best Uses
Email
Making Calls
Texting
Web Browsing
Comment:
When it came about more than 2 yrs ago, it was a good Android phone albeit with a poor battery life. However, the battery life gotten worse and worse within a few months' of usage. I don't have that many apps installed on my phone. But often it says the memory is low. So I have to clear the cache from installed apps or often uninstall some apps so I could install some new ones. Had many issues with this phone such as: rebooting without warning, not being able to make or receive calls, taking forever to power up, etc. Complained to Sprint about the problems with this phone; took the phone to their store for troubleshooting. Nothing helped. Just had with this phone. Sprint technical help is no help at all.<br /><br />Compared with the many phones available today, this phone is not at all worth buying. I personally would not buy another HTC phone, since all their phones have problem batteries. I prefer Motorola or Samsung phones. I think Motorola makes the best Android phones since my wife had a DroidX and now a Razr Maxx. They are very good and I have never seen the kind of problems I have with Evo 4g.<br /><br />I would not recommend this phone or any HTC phones to anyone.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
By
cyberick86
from
Minneapolis
4.0
good performance with a few drawbacks
3/25/2012
Pros
Attractive Design
Brilliant Display
Easy Navigation
Cons
Dig keypad errors often
Poor Battery Life
Best Uses
Email
Making Calls
Organizing Contacts
Organizing Schedule
Texting
Web Browsing
Comment:
Good overall phone, a little large, has a great need for charge dependancy. I have the largest battery available for this phone when i bought it, and its good for abour 12 hours with average use, before needing to be re-charged.
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