The HTC Evo 4G LTE Android smartphone delivers the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) 4.0 operating system out-of-the-box with the HTC Sense UI v4.0 Android overlay, and went live on the Sprint 4G LTE system in the United States on July 15, after it had been running on the Sprint 3G network since June 2. With a large and high resolution display, powerful dual core processor and built-in hands-free viewing features, the handset was an immediate hit for Sprint. The HTC Evo 4G LTE was also one of the first smartphones on the Sprint network to deliver simultaneous HD video and image capture.
One really unique feature that the handset offers which would be nice to see in all smartphones is the built-in kickstand which flips out from the back of the handset. This allows hands-free viewing of movies and video, as well as web surfing. The 4.70 inch display is one of the largest you will find on any current smartphone, and it delivers 720 x 1,280 pixel resolution. That is offered in a high end pixel density of 312 pixels per inch, and that Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen is protected by a layer of scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass. The display also uses more than 16 million colors to render visuals.
Light and proximity sensors are built in, and the handset delivers up to 7.50 hours of consecutive talk time from a single charge of the on board 2,000 mA battery. The chip package on board the handset is a Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon suite, built around a powerful and speedy 1.5 GHz Krait central processor. An Adreno 225 GPU is on board and exclusively handles all graphics processing, and the HTC Evo 4G LTE handset comes with 1.0 GB of RAM system memory. MicroSD and microSDHC storage cards up to 32 GB size are supported, and 16 GB of storage are built-in.
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As mentioned earlier, the rear facing 8.0 megapixel camcorder allows for simultaneous high-resolution video and image capture, and records video in 1,080P HD resolution in stereo sound. Snapshots can be taken in just 0.7 seconds, and the f/2.0 lens actually captures up to 40% more light than typical f/2.4 lenses found on most smartphones. A back illuminated sensor (BSI) makes low light camera operation a snap, and the handset also delivers autofocus, face and smile detection, a panorama mode and special effects package. Up front there is a 1.3 megapixel chat cam which offers video call support, and the handset comes equipped with a Stereo FM radio with RDS display features. A YouTube video player has been included, and the full range Beats Audio sound package is also on board.
