As being the 4G LTE-capable version of the original, the HTC Evo 4G LTE can be considered as one of the most anticipated smartphone nowadays. As we all know that the original model has gained a great selling in the market. This phone comes as the CDMA device so it won’t work on any GSM network worldwide. The following are the specs overview, features, price, pros and cons of this 4G-capable smartphone for your own consideration.
Design
In terms of overall design, HTC Evo 4G LTE comes with the slate touchscreen bar style featuring the three touch-sensitive buttons below the display. Measuring 5.31 inches (tall), 2.72 inches (wide), 0.35 inches (thin) and weighing about 4.73 ounces, this smartphone is clearly having the identical dimension with HTC One X but with a bit heavier body-weight. Its bright display measures 4.7 inches with 1280x720 HD resolutions, IPS technology and the high 312 ppi of pixel density. At the back side, there’s a fold-out kickstand which is very helpful for users especially when watching videos or browsing the internet.
Hardware and OS
For the performance booster, the HTC Evo 4G LTE packs the dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor with 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of ROM (microSDHC compatible). The device is also equipped with the Adreno 225 GPU to deliver the better graphical appearance of games and applications. For the main system, the phone boasts the latest Android OS 4.0.3 version (Ice Cream Sandwich) combined with the beautiful HTC Sense user interface. The standard battery of 2000 mAh can deliver the talk-time of up to 7.5 hours.
Camera
For the digital photography needs, the phone sports the 8 megapixels camera (color CMOS) with several useful features including back-side illuminated sensor, auto-focus, LED flash, simultaneous image recording and HD video, geo-tagging, face detection and smile detection. This camera can also be functioned as the HD camcorder with the quality of 1080p @30 fps with stereo sound recorder and video stabilization feature. For the video calling necessity, there will be the 1.3 megapixels camera (color CMOS) with the HD quality of 720p.
Internet Access and Connectivity
To access the web, the device uses the dual-band CDMA networks (2G), CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev.A (3G) with the speed of up to 3.1 Mbps and dual-band LTE 800/1900 network with the speed of 50 Mbps UL and 100 Mbps DL. This phone also supports for wireless networking featuring its Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP and Near Field Communication (NFC). For the local connection or PC sync, there will be also the high-speed microUSB port (MHL) 2.0 version.
Price, Pros and Cons
The price of HTC Evo 4G LTE is $199.99 with two-year contract from Sprint. The benefits of this smartphone are the sleek design, useful kickstand, bright and huge display, and bigger capacity of battery pack, 4G capability and the good camera specs. On the other hand, the device only works on CDMA network so that the consumer outside US will have to wait for the GSM-capable version or maybe opt for the other models of Evo family. [IS]
