Official HTC EVO Review Thread

[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.

[BRIVERS73]

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

no slingbox yet blows. wifi pay bs also.

P-Slim confirmed that you don't have to pay for wifi bro

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by BRIVERS73

P-Slim confirmed that you don't have to pay for wifi bro

can ya link me and thankyou, missed that one.

[BRIVERS73]

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

can ya link me and thankyou, missed that one.

I can't find the link but the gist of it was he had wifi running on a deactivated EVO that one of his friends at Sprint let him demo. He took some pics that are on the front page of PPCGeeks as well

[d33170]

Just got my HTC EVO Google I/O yesterday. Luckily I live in SF and was able to find someone on Craigslist to sell it to me for $400. Worth every single penny. Words can't even explain how amazing this phone is. (And that's coming from an HTC HD2 WinMo owner!) Even with the 1ghz snapdragon in the HD2, it does not compare to the fast & responsiveness of the HTC EVO. Hands down, best user friendly device so far.. (compared to Mogul, TP1 & TP2, and HD2) I would never think I was ever going to say this but… Android OS is the Sh**!

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by BRIVERS73

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·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...

damn the 4g is whats really bringing back to sprint, hopefully those 4g speeds increase. thanks for the write up

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

can ya link me and thankyou, missed that one.

here you go

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=121219

[Adrianh85]

Originally Posted by 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 extroadinary 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 instaneously, 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 seamessly. My only gripe is some of the images, like the smart phone quicklinks 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 (Hopefully theres 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..

how did u go about getting ur early?

[BRIVERS73]

Originally Posted by Adrianh85

how did u go about getting ur early?

It's a google I/O phone. Got it off ebay $450 shipped, cheaper then what I would've paid for full retail

[Adrianh85]

Originally Posted by BRIVERS73

It's a google I/O phone. Got it off ebay $450 shipped, cheaper then what I would've paid for full retail

thats whats up well when it dropps i will be in ga (but my phone will be here in the pentagon bestbuy) so i girl will end up picking it up for me (i know that is a bad idea)