First Look: HTC EVO 4G
I had the chance to play with the HTC EVO 4G for a short while thanks to Vishnu. He got the HTC EVO free when he attended the Google IO. Wow, Google is really treating the developers well by seeding them all the good device so that they can try out their new Android applications.
The HTC EVO 4G is perhaps the most advance phone currently in the market. It has a WiMAX chip which we couldn’t test out in Singapore since there is no WiMax service (except at the Singapore Strait) If I’m not wrong, this is the first 4th Generation phone in the market.
My first impression when I got the phone is that it is huge and bulky. It has a 4.3 inch screen just like the HTC HD2. It is 12.19 x 6.6 x 1.27 cm and weighs 170.1g. Strangely, the size is about the same as HD2, but it feels more bulky. Maybe because it is 20g heavier.
The HTC EVO runs on Android 2.1. Like all HTC Android phone, it comes with the popular HTC Sense UI. There are some talks online about being able to turn off Sense UI. I didn’t try that and I don’t know why would anyone want to do that. Oh well, personal preferences I guess.
The HTC EVO comes with a impressive 8 megapixel camera. It also has a 1.3 megapixel secondary camera which means you can do video conferencing. There is a MicroUSB port and a HDMI port. Yeap, you heard me right, HDMI port. Power right? Did I mention that there is a kickstand too? Great for watching video.
The problem with HTC EVO is that this phone is perhaps too ahead of it time. Sprint’s 4G network is limited at the moment. And they are charging US$10 for premium 4G data.
And by the way, the HTC EVO is using CDMA. Which means that you can’t use it in Singapore. Let’s wait for HTC to release a GSM version.
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