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I like every platform. Is there something wrong with that?

Android More often than not you’ll find people in this industry that label themselves as "fans" that are rooting for a particular platform that they have grown to love. But for me? Well, I happen to like and dislike different parts of every...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 55 40 Reactions

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Large phones have won the battle, but not the war

Android Have you ever heard the phrase, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,”? If you haven’t, then congratulations - you're probably the trendsetter in your neck of the woods. It’s a perfect phrase to describe how I’m feeling when it comes to my...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 114 81 Reactions

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How could I have forgotten the importance of removable batteries?

Android Lately I’ve been taking a lot of things into consideration. There’s less than 3 months before I’m due for an upgrade. While I’ve narrowed it down quite a bit an important factor to phones that I had completely forgotten about since getting...

Apr 14th by Anna Scantlin 208 162 Reactions

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The HTC One needs a broader campaign and a different name

Lifestyle There have been numerous talks, comparisons, and even some reviews out for the HTC One already from mobile users around the world. However, while it seems that there’s a lot of focus on the device is going on here in the mobile industry...

Apr 5th by Anna Scantlin 82 56 Reactions

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Consumer expectations have killed "decent" battery life

Lifestyle Once upon a time, consumers faced a dire choice. On the one hand, we'd use our phones for a full day with no Internet access and no need to charge them for days on end. If Internet connectivity was a must, we'd lug around briefcases for...

Mar 22nd by Chase Bonar 150 107 Reactions

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Battery life is key, but is often overlooked

Android Somebody should step up and make battery the key feature in a smartphone. Battery life is among the top complaints from smartphone users, including myself. Companies need to stop focusing on how thin they can make the device, not to...

Mar 7th by Anna Scantlin 113 80 Reactions

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The Oracle called, here's two things she just told me about The One

Android And so it begins. The comparisons. The "I want it, and I want it now" arguments. The importance of hardware and design in justifying a handset's $800 pricetag. It's a double-edged sword, this industry. No, I'm not talking about the...

Feb 21st by Chase Bonar 81 49 Reactions

HTC EVO 4G getting a small maintenance update

Android It's certainly been a while since the HTC EVO 4G was in the news, but today the nearly three year old handset has made its triumphant return. Sprint today revealed in its official Community forum that the EVO 4G will be receiving an small...

Feb 14th by Alex Wagner 10

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Do you need more storage in a device?

Lifestyle There’s a rumor that has surfaced that suggests that Apple may be releasing another iOS device that has 128GB of storage. We already know that iPod (Classic) got all the way up to 160GB of memory, but would people use that much memory in a...

Jan 27th by Anna Scantlin 31

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Is there a phone you wish you had purchased but never did?

Lifestyle When “upgrade time” creeps closer on the calendar I start to take closer notice of the devices around me. This is about the time I begin to truly realize just how many choices we are offered when it comes to smartphones, and how hard it is...

Jan 25th by Anna Scantlin 26

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When did your phone start to show its age?

Lifestyle Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed that my phone has been unable to handle quite a lot of the tasks I’ve tried to do with it, and my phone has actually started… force closing. This is exactly what happened to my EVO 4G. Not good!

from 2012 by Anna Scantlin 108 89 Reactions

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Do you only buy from certain manufacturers?

Android Apple, Samsung, HTC, BlackBerry, Motorola, Kyocera, Pantech… almost too many to list. We’ve all probably gone through our fair share of phones that we love, and consequently phones that we loathed. Have you ever had an experience with a...

from 2012 by Anna Scantlin 155 97 Reactions

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Jealous of Jelly Bean

Android There’s something that’s becoming increasingly more enticing about Android lately, and I’m not sure if it’s all of the cool stuff they’re coming out with or the fact that their software is named after desserts. It’s hard to tell. I was...

from 2012 by Anna Scantlin 28

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Can the HTC EVO 4G LTE rejuvenate the EVO brand?

Android Last night in New York, HTC and Sprint came together to announce their "latest collaboration." While the HTC EVO 4G LTE isn't quite the name we were expecting (or hoping for, for that matter), the device is pretty close to what rumors have...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 17

Sales of 4G smartphones grew to 35 percent in Q4 2011, study shows

4g Today we heard both T-Mobile and Verizon touch on their 4G networks and how they are now and how they'll be growing. Now a report from the NPD Group has covered the devices accessing those networks, offering up details on the popularity of...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 7

HTC confirms Wi-Fi security bug on some Android phones, says a fix is already developed

Android A new bug has been discovered on some HTC Android handsets that could reveal some Wi-Fi security information to certain apps. The issue has to do with apps that contain the "ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" permission which, when loaded onto one of the...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

HTC EVO 4G, EVO Design 4G, and Samsung Epic 4G receiving updates from Sprint

Android The Sprint device updates just keep on flowing. Hot on the heels of the introduction of an HTC EVO 3D maintenance update, Sprint today announced that updates for the HTC EVO 4G, EVO Design 4G and Samsung Epic 4G are also on the way. The...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 12

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Are size and beauty or is power more important to you?

Android In light of rapid advancement and the addition of mind-blowing components like dual- and other multi-core processors, gigantic 4.3- to 4.7-inch displays and blazing network speeds, battery life has taken a pretty big hit. Without...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 25

Sprint now pushing security update to HTC Android devices

Android If you happen to be the owner of an HTC device on Sprint, you may want to fire up ye olde software update right about now. Sprint just announced that it's now rolling out a security update to its HTC devices to address the security...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 11

Some HTC Sense devices found to contain security vulnerability

Android HTC users, take note: a new security flaw has been found in some Sense-enabled handsets that allows apps with Internet permissions to gain some sensitive data on your handset that's being collected by an HTC logging app. According to the...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 22

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Which mobile operating system should HTC buy?

Android HTC is on top of the world. Although Samsung is on their heels for the fan-favorite Android maker title, HTC has clearly been the favorite for some time now. The Taiwanese company has put together the complete package – hardware like the...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 150 101 Reactions

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What would a world without HTC-made Android phones be like?

Android From the very beginning of Google's venture into the mobile world, HTC has played a major role in the rapid growth and popularization of Android. Although they were in the mobile game long before Android entered the scene, the HTC brand...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 136 102 Reactions

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Will there ever be another Android phone with as much impact as the EVO 4G?

Android Two years ago, if you threw the word “Android” around in conversation, the eyes of the people you are talking to would probably glaze over and you would be met with an empty, “Huh?” Sure, a few tech heads knew what the term meant, but the...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 19

HTC EVO 4G maintenance update begins rolling out

Android Heads up, HTC EVO 4G owners: a new maintenance update is now heading your way. Just a couple of weeks after Gingerbread made its way to the EVO 4G, Sprint has begun issuing a maintenance update that'll include fixes for issues with...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 10

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HTC EVO 4G dropping to $99 on-contract on June 24th

Android The HTC EVO 3D will finally launch next Friday, June 24th, but if you're just not feeling the look and feel of the new EVO or can't live without a built-in kickstand, we've learned that Sprint will be also dropping the price of the HTC EVO...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 36 30 Reactions

HTC EVO 4G's Android 2.3 Gingerbread update now available

4g HTC EVO 4G owners, the day many of you have been waiting for is here. The EVO 4G's Android 2.3 Gingerbread update is now available for manual installation, just like Sprint said it would be. After diving into the System Updates portion of...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 27

Confirmed: HTC EVO 4G Gingerbread update landing on June 3

4g Are any of you HTC EVO 4G owners a tad jealous that your 4.3-inch brother, the Motorola DROID X, was just updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread? Well don't fret too much, as documents posted by the folks at Android Central have revealed that...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 8

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Nexus S 4G makes its way to the top of PhoneDog's "Top Smartphones" list for Sprint

4g Ever since the launch of the EVO 4G, Sprint has taken a serious liking to the little green robot. They have expanded their smartphone lineup in every direction, adding devices of all flavors, prices and styles. With such a broad selection...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 8

HTC EVO 4G now features Android 2.3, Sprint site shows [UPDATED]

4g The HTC EVO 4G seems like a pretty safe bet to get an upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, especially after an HTC rep allegedly confirmed that the update will be arriving in Q2, so it's just a question of when that update will begin...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 6

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Was the Netflix launch for Android a bust?

Android Application jealousy is something that everyone suffers from at some point or another. No matter which platform you find yourself on, there’s probably one application (or more) that your friends have on another platform, but you don’t. Or,...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 127 102 Reactions

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HTC EVO 4G

Featured User Review

Sep 12

Mike Lowe

"Best phone available, period!"

Overall

4.8

Being an OG EVO guy, I was looking for a phone that would excite me the same way the first one did, and this has done that and more! Everything about the phone is stunning, from its beautiful display (which is a hair skinnier and taller than the GS3) which makes it very easy to handle, to the kickstand,which get this...works both directions! The camera is amazing, and comparing it to other smartphones, i have to say it as good if not better than the GS3 and iPhone 5. It also comes with a... more...

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4 Battery Life
5 Design / Form Factor
5 Apps & Media Support

HTC EVO 4G

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HTC EVO 4G LTE Video Review Part 2

Aaron reviews the HTC EVO 4G LTE , Sprint's newest Android superphone and a close (but better, in many ways) cousin to the HTC One X on AT&T. Coming soon for $199.99 on contract, EVO 4G LTE offers a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 4.7-inch HD (720p) display, 8-megapixel camera with ImageSense and 1080p HD video recording, a front-facing shooter, 1 GB RAM, 2,000 mAh battery, 4G LTE connectivity, and a kickstand. It also has a physical camera button, which is a... more...