Official HTC EVO Review Thread

[Ticklemepinks]

Originally Posted by Cicatrize

This video is better than his review...I think it's his siblings fighting in the basement. Epic:

http://www.youtube.com/user/JiigsAwi.../1/cZXE4LcPN9U

lol

epic!!!!!

[marctronixx]

LOL "the account is closed"

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by twennywonn

This video review has been paid for by D.A.R.E

apparently someone D.A.R.E.(D) him to smoke something b4 his review LOL

[madoc]

Originally Posted by supers2k

if battery doesnt last long enough im picking this up
Innocell 1750mAh Slim Extended Life Battery
http://www.seidioonline.com/ProductD...7HTP2&CartID=1

Thanks for the link!

Query: where do those of you with extra batteries charge them? Are there separate chargers that handle the spare?

I guess I can use my TP2 as the charger for my spare, but I am just curious how others handle...

[JeffKay]

I'm betting battery life will be the big issue for the EVO. I buy an external charger and extra battery for every PDA phone I've owned. When I get home from work, I slap in the fresh battery and put the used one in the charger. Easy money!

[tokuzumi]

I'm glad the SD card is under the battery. With FroYo coming (at some point...don't want to go off on a tangent with this conversation), and the ability to put apps on the SD card, this will force you to shut down the phone prior to ejecting the card. If you didn't, the average user would just eject the card, and not unmount it, and potentially mess up the software on their phone. Granted, flash cards are hot swappable, but, for the average user, this is the best method. I'm thinking the card won't be removed very much by most users.

I have maybe removed my SD card 10 times, mostly to backup, or when flashing roms on my Hero.

[fenixjn]

Originally Posted by clockcycle

Personally with a Class 2 card, I have noticed a huge bit of lag just taking pictures, loading/viewing the album, searching for music or just reading the directory. The card's access is visibly slower compared to my Class 4 and Class 6 cards.

-CC

P.S. a 8GB Class 2, is better than the 256k, 512k, 1GB and 2GB they used to bundle

While I dont use the phone so much for pictures I do use it for GPS navigation. I remember that if the card is slow, the maps will be really slow to load that generates a lag between the current position and the position displayed on the screen... I currently have a TP (yes and it still works great) and I have found that the maps load faster with at least a class 4 card... good thing I can move my current card (8GB) to the new device

[apristel]

added a few.

[BRIVERS73]

I got my EVO yesterday & haven't put it down since. There are quite a few reviews floating around so I decided to throw together a list of things that I really like about the device & things that I will have to try to get use to.

LIKES
·The Design: This thing looks slick! Sprint & HTC did a great job breathing life into this beast!

· The Display: It’s not AMOLED but the screen on the device looks outstanding. I can honestly say I don’t think I will ever go back to a smaller screen after owning a 4.3” one

·The OS: Android got me hooked in one day. Google has done an extraordinary job with their OS & I look forward to the future with them.

·The Speed: Thanks to the processor among other things, this is the fastest phone I ever had the pleasure of using. Everything I do is instantaneously, even the 1st boot up leaves my TP2 in the dust.

·The Browser: IMO Google’s browser is hands down the best browsing experience I’ve ever come across on a mobile phone. Everything works so seamlessly. My only gripe is some of the images, like the smart phone quick links on the top of PPCGeeks, appear blurry.

·The search button: This button comes in real handy when you wanna do a quick web search, look up a contact or even find a certain file on your device.

DISLIKES

·Micro SD card access: It took some persuasion for me to remove the Micro SD card from which it was set. Not sure why HTC decide to go this route
·4G: I’m in Chicago & get from 1 to 2 down at home but when I’m downtown I get from 3 to 5 down.
·Email: I don’t like the fact that I no longer have push email as a stand alone ( One that isn't Exchange Server dependent ) Hopefully there's an app for that) & I can’t move emails to custom folders I created.

All in all, I really like this device & I think Ima keep it for a while..

[darren.wlsn1]

no slingbox yet blows. wifi pay bs also.