HTC EVO 4G Review

utorak, 01.11.2011.

HTC EVO 4G Review

On bottom, you will find the Micro-USB and HDMI ports. There's also a kickstand on the back that lets you prop the phone up on a desk.

The HTC EVO 4G, launching from Sprint today, is the first WiMax-enabled phone available to U.S. consumers. It has a 4.3-inch display, a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 8 megapixel camera and 1.3 megapixel forward-facing secondary camera, and 3G/4G mobile hotspot capability, all running on Android OS 2.1.

BUILD & DESIGN

Make no mistake, the EVO 4G is big. It isn't bulky by any means, but it is just a bit taller than an iPhone, and definitely wider. It is very thin, which means that it is still comfortable to hold in the hand.

Even though this device is relatively large, it isn't too heavy. The feel is solid, with no flaps or access doors on the sides.

The overall design is quite sleek and modern. The "buttons" under the display are touch sensitive, so the front of the device is unbroken. Almost everything is black, with a few silver elements on the speaker grille and branding logos, plus red accents around the camera lens and kickstand on the back of the device.

That kickstand deserves special mention; the EVO 4G is the first phone I have encountered that has one. It works very well in landscape mode, and makes watching video on the device much more pleasant and enjoyable.

Unfortunately the kickstand doesn't quite work in portrait mode. The phone can be balanced on the stand in portrait mode, but it is somewhat unstable and if you touch the display the phone will likely tip over.

Display

The 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen on the EVO 4G is absolutely gorgeous. That is due in part to the significantly larger display on this device as compared to other mobile phones.

Colors are rich and vibrant, and everything just looks good, whether you're doing text-heavy tasks like checking your email and surfing the Web or looking at photos and watching videos. This isn't an AMOLED display, but the EVO 4G doesn't really seem to need it.

As far as the touchscreen is concerned, I did find it to be a little "twitchy" and it seemed at times to be too responsive, if that makes any sense. Sometimes I would accidentally get my fingers too close to the Messages or Voicemail icons when holding the phone and launch applications I didn't mean to. It could be that I'm not used to the phone yet, having only had it for the past few days, or it could be due to the fact that there is less of a border around this screen than on some other phones and I need to adjust my grip.

Keyboard

The EVO 4G does not have a physical keyboard, instead relying upon a virtual keyboard that you "type" on with your finger. I found the virtual keyboard to be much easier to use on the EVO than on other devices I've used recently because it is bigger, thanks to the 4.3-inch screen. That means I'm much less likely to tap in the wrong place.

Since everything is spread out a bit more, I also didn't find the word completion utility as distracting and frustrating as usual. That tends to be one of the first things I turn off when I try out a new device, but the extra screen real estate on the EVO 4G helps to solve that problem.

Other Buttons & Controls

The headphone jack is on the top of the phone, as is the power button. The rather long and narrow volume buttons are on the top right side. The charge/sync port and the HDMI video-out port are on the bottom of the phone.

The lens for the forward-facing camera is just to the right of the speaker centered above the display, and right above and between the letters "p" and "r" in the Sprint logo.

On the back of the EVO 4G you will find the camera lens and dual led flash on the top, with the kickstand near the bottom of the device.

The battery compartment cover is relatively easy to remove if necessary. The microSD card slot is underneath the battery. An 8 GB card comes with the phone; cards up to 32 GB in capacity are supported.

Wireless/Call Quality

Call quality test results are mixed; some of my callers praised the voice quality, one caller said that I sounded somewhat muffled, and a fellow smartphone reviewer gave the EVO 4G a "C" rating. Indoors results were more favorable, of course, with reports outside that there were some issues with background noise and hissing. I was not in a particularly noisy or windy environment, so I'm not exactly sure what caused the problem.

I was quite pleased with the call quality on my end; whether I was calling a landline phone or another mobile phone, everything came through loud and clear. I didn't hear any background noise, and I also didn't have any trouble hearing my callers.

The EVO 4G is the first smartphone released in the U.S. with WiMAX, which theoretically gives it peak downlink speeds of up to 12 Mbps, and an average downlink speed of 2-4 Mbps. In my tests, surfing the Web was at least as fast as a Wi-Fi connection. More on this later.

The Sprint Mobile Hotspot utility is one of the highlights of this smartphone, allowing you to share the WiMAX connection with up to eight other devices; I tested it this morning and had no trouble at all connecting my iPad. I was able to send and receive email and surf the Web with no issues at all, and I was also able to receive voice calls while I was using the EVO 4G as a portable hotspot. The connection also automatically switched from 4G to 3G when I went inside my office, where I am unable to get 4G coverage.

Entertainment

This is where the EVO 4G really shines - there's so much to do, it can actually be hard to decide: there's mobile video, games, a fully featured music player, and web browsing at blazing fast speeds.

If social networking is your game, Peep is a really nice Twitter client, and fun to use. Facebook is also included, but if you're looking for a more streamlined experience you should try FriendStream, which unifies the status updates and photos from multiple social networking services to make connecting with friends even easier. And the included Qik application makes it easy to capture video and share it with friends privately or through Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

If mobile gaming is your thing, the included Teeter game is a good start. It offers marble madness or labyrinth style gameplay, and the tilt controls work very well. The graphics are smooth, and the game provides a nice introduction to the possibilities that are available in the Android Market.

The music player is very nice, and the external speaker is quite surprising--it puts out very loud, very clear sound. It should be all you need when you travel, though headphones will definitely provide a richer sound. Unprotected AAC and MP3 file playback are supported. The fact that a CD spine and clear "CD case" edges are added to the cover art is a nice retro touch. There is also an FM radio app included with the phone, though you must plug in a wired headset in order to use it, as there is no internal antenna on the EVO 4G.

Battery Life

This is a potential area of concern, due mainly to the camera and the 4G wireless. I've only had the phone for two days so far, and each day I have been warned after four to five hours that I had reached only 15% charge and needed to plug the phone in. This may not be a problem with more normal usage patterns, as I took a great many photographs, made lots of calls, surfed the Web heavily, and watched both YouTube and Sprint TV.

More time with the device is needed to make a firm judgment, but I suspect that a more typical pattern of using the phone throughout the day and then plugging it in to recharge at night will be sufficient for most users.

It is also possible to turn off the 4G wireless if necessary, in order to conserve battery power during emergency situations.

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