Official HTC EVO Review Thread

[timsmooth]

Call Bluff is there I think. Tcpmp does not exist, no bt audio to route media audio to the bt headset. No TV apps period outside of Sprint tv. WinMo has about 250 channels. Mobi Tv, spb tv, the channer, My Player, and Sprint TV.

There is a Speed increase between the 2 phones, but not enough to floor me or anything. I will do a you tube on sprint tv and clock which one opens up faster. Youtube ripper on Android is terrible becuase it does not work. I like tlk radio, but there no way to listen to it on Android. Browser barely supports flash native or Skyfire. Winmo has Spb radio and I can listen to hundreds of tlk radio stations.

Instead of splitting audio and routing phone call audio to the Bt headset and Media volume to the speaker while on call Android forces them both through the BT headset, but once call ends media volume comes back out the speaker. Stupid.

Android does have its perks, but I am giving up a lot of stuff. I wish sprint had the HD2, and I would leave Android to grow up. Evo will end up being my back up or sold. This is my opinion. Everyone has there own expectations of the phone others may expect different things. I am not a fan boy so I wont just accept a honey dipped half way attempt at calling this the best phone ever.

I would look past a lot of things if I could hear my audio through my headset. I would also like to see some more tv and videos on this big screen. Bottom line the TP2 and the Evo are latteral movements. For me it is like going from making 54,000 to 60,000 dollars a year, but the 60,000 dollars comes with a 6,500 dollar mandatory tax. Point is I feel like I am getting less and paying more. I get a lot of eyecandy from the evo though.

[linzgeneral]

Originally Posted by timsmooth

Call Bluff is there I think. Tcpmp does not exist, no bt audio to route media audio to the bt headset. No TV apps period outside of Sprint tv. WinMo has about 250 channels. Mobi Tv, spb tv, the channer, My Player, and Sprint TV.

There is a Speed increase between the 2 phones, but not enough to floor me or anything. I will do a you tube on sprint tv and clock which one opens up faster. Youtube ripper on Android is terrible becuase it does not work. I like tlk radio, but there no way to listen to it on Android. Browser barely supports flash native or Skyfire. Winmo has Spb radio and I can listen to hundreds of tlk radio stations.

Instead of splitting audio and routing phone call audio to the Bt headset and Media volume to the speaker while on call Android forces them both through the BT headset, but once call ends media volume comes back out the speaker. Stupid.

Android does have its perks, but I am giving up a lot of stuff. I wish sprint had the HD2, and I would leave Android to grow up. Evo will end up being my back up or sold. This is my opinion. Everyone has there own expectations of the phone others may expect different things. I am not a fan boy so I wont just accept a honey dipped half way attempt at calling this the best phone ever.

I would look past a lot of things if I could hear my audio through my headset. I would also like to see some more tv and videos on this big screen. Bottom line the TP2 and the Evo are latteral movements. For me it is like going from making 54,000 to 60,000 dollars a year, but the 60,000 dollars comes with a 6,500 dollar mandatory tax. Point is I feel like I am getting less and paying more. I get a lot of eyecandy from the evo though.

I feel you bro. This is why though I am getting the EVO next week I am not selling my TP2. You make a pretty compelling yet detailed case for why Android is not significantly better than Windows as many would have you believe. Better, perhaps in many areas, but certainly lacking and disadvantageous in others- many of them practical.

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by timsmooth

Call Bluff is there I think. Tcpmp does not exist, no bt audio to route media audio to the bt headset. No TV apps period outside of Sprint tv. WinMo has about 250 channels. Mobi Tv, spb tv, the channer, My Player, and Sprint TV.

There is a Speed increase between the 2 phones, but not enough to floor me or anything. I will do a you tube on sprint tv and clock which one opens up faster. Youtube ripper on Android is terrible becuase it does not work. I like tlk radio, but there no way to listen to it on Android. Browser barely supports flash native or Skyfire. Winmo has Spb radio and I can listen to hundreds of tlk radio stations.

Instead of splitting audio and routing phone call audio to the Bt headset and Media volume to the speaker while on call Android forces them both through the BT headset, but once call ends media volume comes back out the speaker. Stupid.

Android does have its perks, but I am giving up a lot of stuff. I wish sprint had the HD2, and I would leave Android to grow up. Evo will end up being my back up or sold. This is my opinion. Everyone has there own expectations of the phone others may expect different things. I am not a fan boy so I wont just accept a honey dipped half way attempt at calling this the best phone ever.

I would look past a lot of things if I could hear my audio through my headset. I would also like to see some more tv and videos on this big screen. Bottom line the TP2 and the Evo are latteral movements. For me it is like going from making 54,000 to 60,000 dollars a year, but the 60,000 dollars comes with a 6,500 dollar mandatory tax. Point is I feel like I am getting less and paying more. I get a lot of eyecandy from the evo though.

you have not wrote the truth. one you haven't wrote what you need tcmp for, except for the one odd format you were talking about earlier, so if you keep bringing that up its still only one point. Your audio bluetooth thing is a lie. the bluetooth is seperated with android, now if the evo isn't working like that then thats a different story but on the nexus it routes seperately. I will use my bluetooth headset and the music will continue to stream through car stereo bluetooth while im on a call, don't lie to these people. I don't know about spb music specifically but there our many radio station options not to mention xm radio (who actually uses spb music???) Also i'm not going to mention i have full adobe flash on my nexus and soon on the evo, and winmo only had skyfire, man you're crazy. I feel you right out of the box, evo running 2.1 and unrooted you can't wifi tether but when everything operates 10x better and faster i can't compare the 2 because just because they dont play YOUR specific media channels. tell spb to step their game up and creat an android app. I am a little disappointed that the bluetooth audio won't route the same but aosp builds of android will fix that. thats why stock roms suck, but don't blame android.

[edub186]

Originally Posted by timsmooth

Call Bluff is there I think. Tcpmp does not exist, no bt audio to route media audio to the bt headset. No TV apps period outside of Sprint tv. WinMo has about 250 channels. Mobi Tv, spb tv, the channer, My Player, and Sprint TV.

There is a Speed increase between the 2 phones, but not enough to floor me or anything. I will do a you tube on sprint tv and clock which one opens up faster. Youtube ripper on Android is terrible becuase it does not work. I like tlk radio, but there no way to listen to it on Android. Browser barely supports flash native or Skyfire. Winmo has Spb radio and I can listen to hundreds of tlk radio stations.

Instead of splitting audio and routing phone call audio to the Bt headset and Media volume to the speaker while on call Android forces them both through the BT headset, but once call ends media volume comes back out the speaker. Stupid.

Android does have its perks, but I am giving up a lot of stuff. I wish sprint had the HD2, and I would leave Android to grow up. Evo will end up being my back up or sold. This is my opinion. Everyone has there own expectations of the phone others may expect different things. I am not a fan boy so I wont just accept a honey dipped half way attempt at calling this the best phone ever.

I would look past a lot of things if I could hear my audio through my headset. I would also like to see some more tv and videos on this big screen. Bottom line the TP2 and the Evo are latteral movements. For me it is like going from making 54,000 to 60,000 dollars a year, but the 60,000 dollars comes with a 6,500 dollar mandatory tax. Point is I feel like I am getting less and paying more. I get a lot of eyecandy from the evo though.

I understand your case, but haven't you noticed most winmo user are switching over. That windows you are using now will be the same for the rest of its life. Winmo is changing after this year and android is pretty much the only open source phone out.

Yes winmo has some amazing apps, but once all the devs get a hold of the evo and start creating apps and making them better Roms, Winmo is done for.

I have been a Winmo user since the Motorola Q and nothing much has really changed besides the cosmetics, company put on it to look more appealing. So to compare this phone to a winmo phone that been out for some time and still give you problems with amazing roms from Mighty Mike, Energy and many more other devs its definitely a problem.

Winmo is like an NBA player who was dominant years ago but age has caught up to it and there is no room for improvement. There is nothing going for it from here on out.

[radar369]

WOW..........this box is pretty small...........and the phone is a lot smaller than I thought too!

[karong]

Originally Posted by radar369

WOW..........this box is pretty small...........and the phone is a lot smaller than I thought too!

Wow thats the first time I heard someone say the phone is SMALLER than what they thought

[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by karong

Wow thats the first time I heard someone say the phone is SMALLER than what they thought

i think what throws people off is how thin it actually is

[OR78]

For sure this phone is way thinner and lighter than I thought. My Sprint store purcase went very smoothe too. Alteady synced to my computer with calendar and contavts as well asfacebook. All worked like a charm. This phone is sick!