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"Absolutely amazing device! Poor Battery Life." on by Kedrick411
Pros: Features, 4G coverage in Houston, Design, Video Playback Quality, 8 megapixel camera, Customizable
Cons: Battery Life
Summary: Bottom-line, just as I said previously; amazing device, just wish the battery life was better.
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"Exactly What You Need!" on by aesierra7
Pros: Very snappy hardware. Screen is amazingly awesome, very crisp and clear. Plenty of apps to choose from. Battery Life is pretty good, since I began using task killers.
Cons: The background tasks are horrible. Its good that there are task killers to ultimately save you battery life.
Summary: Bottom-line When I had the Pre I was so happy with something compact and sexy. But the Evo 4G is such a better build quality and overall specs are amazing. It's big, very big, but that is something that well makes it stand out. Both cameras front and rear facing are pretty good. Video is very clear and its not like I'm going to film a movie with it so it does what it needs to do. Coming from the Pre I miss the dedicated ringer/vibrate switch but I've gotten use to that. Kick stand comes in handy when you just want to rest it somewhere since if you lay it flat on its back you could possible scratch the lens on the rear camera. So if there is anyone wondering if they should get this phone...the answer should be yes. Its very well built and quite frankly awesome overall.
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"My Evo ate my friends iPhone..." on by dantastic23
Pros: So many Pros! FAST. SMART. The touchscreen is incredibly responsive. Startup is a lot faster. The 4G speeds I have not yet experienced and I am still extremely impressed with the functionality. I use the wifi hotspot for my iPad and its great.
Cons: Talking with it to my ear can be uncomfortable at times. I just haven't found the right way to hold it I guess. I think it is my ears fault to be honest.
Summary: I wouldn't have had it any other way. This phone is lightning fast and super efficient. I would recommend to those I am closest with and I already have. Two friends have left their iPhones shortly after test driving my Evo.
Great job HTC and awesome job Sprint! I finally have a phone that I am proud to own!
Oh... the kickstand - while you wouldn't think would be too useful - comes in very handy! -
"Better than the iphone!" on by ArtZuh
Pros: Screen, operating system, processing speed, possibilities
Cons: Battery life could be an issue, but definitely competes well with iphone battery life, and has major option lacking in iphone -- get a back up battery!
Summary: I've used an iphone for the past two years (most recently, 3gs). What interested me, frankly, was the amazing low monthly contract price for 4G service. So I was expecting to give up some iphone glitz to save more than 100 per month per month on phone charges (made possible by integrated mobile hotspot on the Evo -- I can toss the $60 per month mifi).
But I am feeling zero "no iphone" pain. This thing rocks. The big screen is awesome. The browser is awesome. The processor is snappier than iphone, and even on 3g this thing can do amazing stuff (life watch TV for instance?).
The best part is the openness -- tons of interesting apps on Anroid market and also -- yeah! -- I feel like I'm out of the Apple ecosystem prison. Apple's refusal to play openly in order to protect simplicity and market share -- and charge you more for being in the closed system -- that finally just started to irritate the crap out of me. Android is wide open and it's a refreshing experience. Every time I read a story about someone who couldn't get their app approved I felt like I was living in a Soviet gulag. Go to a Sprint store and play with one of these things and check the contract price, you'll be amazed. -
"Simply Amazing" on by terra4mer
Pros: Large, vibrant screen, 4g speed, 8mp camera, very quick response (probably the most responsive screen I have ever used), fast processor, great speaker phone. The battery life is better than expected!
Cons: Thickness and weight; not bad but not great.
Summary: I was hesitant to purchase this phone after I was sucked into the hype of the Palm Pre. However, HTC has a good track record as does the Android operating system. Not only did I bite the bullet, but I gnarled it down and cant be happier. This phone is just awesome. With all of the amazing features this phone has to offer, its close to becoming my portable multi-media player, which means my iPod Touch may find its self on Craigs List or Ebay.
I use this phone for work and receive tons of emails with attachments. It opens up PDF files and other MS Office docs quickly and is easy to read.
I have played around with the video camera and the quality is not bad. The camera might not be as crisp as it should be considering its 8mp quality. It feels like there are working parts in the phone when zooming in on your subject. I cant say much more, however. I have not had a chance to mess with this area of the phone.
Overall, I'm miles more satisfied with this phone than I was with Palm. 4g is ffffaaaaasssstt!
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