Following many months of rumours, Sprint and HTC’s Android 4G smartphone is finally here. The HTC EVO 4G (originally codenamed “Supersonic”) has a new 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen together with multi touch and also operates HTC’s up-to-date Sense user interface around Android 2.1 mobile OS.
With a very large screen, the EVO is actually perfect for watching online video media. Not just will it service many video codecs, it also possesses High-definition multimedia interface output plus has a kickstand for hands-free movie viewing.
The EVO 4G also is delivered with an 8-megapixel digicam with “HD-capable” video clip capture. Not surprisingly, it is powered with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor chip, additionally observed within the HTC developed Nexus one mobile.
Like the HTC Legend, Desire and HD2 Mini, the EVO 4G operates the refurbished Sense interface. Introduced at Mobile World Congress, the brand new Sense UI provides a few valuable new features for simple navigation such as a new attribute called Leap. In essence, Leap will be a sophisticated technique for handling multitasking; it is actually a little reminiscent of Palm’s webOS deck of cards visualization. Pinch anywhere on the home screen, and you may leap to seven thumbnail versions within your open pages. Via there, you can go to any of those available programs or even close one.
Yet another fresh function is a new widget labelled Friend Stream. It permits you to view your friends standing changes, shared links, and photographs all in one seamless view.
Sprint says its 4G network provides peak download connections upwards to ten times faster as compared to 3G. When Sprint was discussing its WiMAX program (through the actual Clearwire system) for some years now, we have not observed very many WiMAX-enabled gadgets beyond computer cards and modems. At CES, Sprint introduced the Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot that may handle WiMAX networks, where available.
The EVO 4G is coming this summer to Sprint, however pricing is yet to be introduced. Check back shortly for a closer look in addition to hands-on report on the actual HTC EVO 4G.