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Sprint, in conjunction with HTC, have announced the HTC EVO 4G LTE, their version of the high-end HTC One X. The 4.7 inch 720p device may not be popular in the aesthetics department, but the phone is very solid in every other area.
The highlight, of course (unless you’re counting the return of the awesome kickstand), is Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 4.0, making it the first device with software of its kind to be announced here in the United States.
HTC Sense 4.0 can’t come without (if you’re factoring in the LTE radios) the very impressive dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chip inside. If performance will be anything close to any of the HTC One phones in Europe, it’ll turn out to be a buttery smooth and beautiful experience.
An 8 megapixel camera will grace the back accompanied by an LED flash and it’s likely we’ll be seeing 1080p HD video recording capabilities. Just as with most EVO phones, there’s a nice, red band in which the sensor is nestled.
There’s also a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera and there’s a possibility it’ll record 720p HD video, as well. All of that can be controlled by a physical camera button on the side of the device. They also have the ability to take photos instantly, just as we were shown on the HTC One X at Mobile World Congress. Take a look at what HTC says is so great about its camera:
ADVANCING SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY
HTC EVO 4G LTE makes mobile photography and video easy and intuitive.
- The on-screen photo and video buttons are right next to each other so users don’t have to switch modes. This allows the user to take video and still photos concurrently.
- It makes the whole idea of “video mode” or “photo mode” irrelevant. While shooting a video, the user can just tap the shutter button and it captures a still image of that exact moment. Still images can also be captured during video playback.
- HTC EVO 4G LTE’s camera has a super-fast start-up and auto-focus time. With the fast auto-focus, users can easily stay with a moving object or person, taking numerous pictures just by holding the shutter button.
In addition, HTC ImageSense™ technology combines hardware and software advancements to the camera lens, sensor and software, including integration of a new custom HTC ImageChip, to take great photos even in adverse conditions. The best-in-class f/2.0 camera lens lets in 44 percent more light than the lenses used on most camera phones. The Smart Flash also adjusts the flash strength based on how far away the object is, so users won’t get photos where everything looks washed out.
The phone will feature HD voice capabilities for crystal clear call quality. Not only should it reduce the “tinny” effect that most people describe a bad microphone has, it also has noise-cancellation features to make sure background noise isn’t an issue for the person on the other end.
To go along with HD voice, overall audio quality should be great with Beats audio profiles. To top things off with a cherry, NFC is supported and Google Wallet will be available. All of this is headed our way in the second quarter of this year for just $200. Read on for full press details and be on the lookout for a hands-on video from Rob in the coming moments!
[Update]: Yes, the phone does have a microSD card slot. Thankfully this wasn’t overlooked by Sprint!
HTC EVO 4G LTE, Exclusively from Sprint, First HD Voice-capable Smartphone Available in the U.S.;
Offers Best-in-Class Features, including Beats Audio,
Amazing Camera and HD DisplayNext-generation EVO offers the ability to enjoy industry-leading features
without fear of overage charges or throttling with unlimited data plans
for new and existing Sprint customersAvailable in Q2 for $199.99; Register for updates at www.sprint.com/evo4glte
NEW YORK – April 4, 2012 – Sprint (NYSE: S), the only national wireless carrier offering truly unlimited data for all phones while on the Sprint network1, and HTC, a global designer of smartphones, announce the next evolution of the award-winning HTC EVO™ family: HTC EVO™ 4G LTE. HTC EVO 4G LTE focuses on exceptional improvements in camera technology, audio and voice quality on both the network and device.
HTC EVO 4G LTE will be available in the second quarter for $199.99 (excludes taxes and surcharges). The availability date will be announced later. Customers can sign up for updates today at www.sprint.com/evo4glte, and pre-order will begin Monday, May 7, at www.sprint.com.
HTC EVO 4G LTE is built on Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, integrated with HTC Sense™ 4. HTC EVO 4G LTE boasts brilliant features, including a vibrant 4.7-inch HD display, HD voice capabilities, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, large 2000mAh embedded battery and dual-cameras (8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.3-megapixel front-facing) with instant capture capability. HTC EVO 4G LTE brings back the fan-favorite kickstand built into the smartphone’s refined, slim design.
With the launch of HTC EVO 4G LTE, Sprint becomes the first U.S. carrier to announce plans for a nationwide HD Voice network beginning in late 2012 as part of Sprint’s Network Vision program.
HD Voice is the next-generation evolution of voice quality and the future of voice communications for mobile phones. The service will provide fuller, more natural-sounding and less fatiguing voice quality and should reduce troublesome background noises often found in a cafe or on the street.2 Users should expect to identify voices and hear every word better than ever. Sprint’s commitment to HD Voice starts with HTC EVO 4G LTE, Sprint’s first HD Voice capable device.
“Sprint has a long history of leading the wireless industry in innovation, and the debut of HTC EVO 4G LTE marks another chapter in that innovation story,” said Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. “Once again, we are partnering with HTC to deliver the benchmark Android device for the year with the next generation of our award-winning EVO brand. We know our customers will appreciate the focus on audio and voice quality with EVO 4G LTE, including the addition of Beats Audio and HD Voice capability.”
HTC EVO 4G LTE is Sprint’s first device with HTC’s Authentic Sound experience integrating Beats Audio™. The technology enables customers to hear music the way the artist intended with unique audio tuning that delivers thundering bass, soaring midrange and crisp highs.
HTC EVO 4G LTE incorporates Beats Audio across the entire phone experience, including playing music stored on the device, streaming from a favorite service, watching a movie or YouTube™ video, or playing the latest hot game. HTC Sync Manager software also lets users easily get their music on the device from their PC, and it works with current programs, including iTunes®.
“The partnership between HTC and Sprint has resulted in one of the most popular and successful smartphone brands of all time with over 7 million EVO devices sold to date,” said Jason Mackenzie, president, HTC Corporation. “With HTC EVO 4G LTE, we’ve created a desirable successor that is sure to excite the millions of current EVO customers and beyond with HTC’s distinct design, amazing camera and authentic sound.”
ADVANCING SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY
HTC EVO 4G LTE makes mobile photography and video easy and intuitive.
- The on-screen photo and video buttons are right next to each other so users don’t have to switch modes. This allows the user to take video and still photos concurrently.
- It makes the whole idea of “video mode” or “photo mode” irrelevant. While shooting a video, the user can just tap the shutter button and it captures a still image of that exact moment. Still images can also be captured during video playback.
- HTC EVO 4G LTE’s camera has a super-fast start-up and auto-focus time. With the fast auto-focus, users can easily stay with a moving object or person, taking numerous pictures just by holding the shutter button.
In addition, HTC ImageSense™ technology combines hardware and software advancements to the camera lens, sensor and software, including integration of a new custom HTC ImageChip, to take great photos even in adverse conditions. The best-in-class f/2.0 camera lens lets in 44 percent more light than the lenses used on most camera phones. The Smart Flash also adjusts the flash strength based on how far away the object is, so users won’t get photos where everything looks washed out.
REFINED STYLE AND DESIGN
Crafted from aluminum spaceframe in an anodized black finish, HTC EVO 4G LTE delivers cutting-edge function and style in a thin and distinctive design. The smartphone’s 4.7-inch display and 80-degree viewing angle makes it easier to share pictures and video with others. The multiposition kickstand allows users to watch videos hands-free.
HTC EVO 4G LTE customers can enjoy an unlimited data experience with Sprint Everything Data plans. Sprint’s Everything Data plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM includes unlimited Web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, starting at just $79.99 per month for smartphones3 – a savings of $40 per month vs. Verizon’s comparable plan with unlimited talk, text and 2GB Web, or $10 per month savings vs. Verizon’s 450-minute plan with unlimited text and 2GB Web.
Sprint recently announced Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio are expected to have 4G LTE and enhanced 3G service in mid-year 2012. Sprint 4G LTE will enable faster speeds for data applications, and the enhanced 3G service promises better signal strength, faster data speeds, expanded coverage and better in-building performance. The launch of these large metropolitan areas demonstrates the continued commitment by Sprint to invest in its network through Network Vision. Sprint customers in these areas will soon enjoy ultra-fast data speeds and improved 3G voice quality. Whether a Sprint customer is using a smartphone to share a video, checking the Web via a mobile hotspot, Sprint 4G LTE will make it easier. And, when someone makes an important voice call, they can expect to find a clearer connection and a stronger signal in more areas. For the most up-to-date details on Sprint’s 4G LTE rollout, please visit www.sprint.com/4GLTE.
Can’t read all that right now, does it have a microSD????
It has a microSD!!!!!!
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/4/2925487/htc-evo-4g-lte-hands-on-pictures#3219810
Look at the picture, you can see the slot!
I might switch to Sprint just to get this now!
Yes it does have MicroSD, This is my next phone. Tired of everyone saying they ruined it, to me it is its own phone its not a ONE X
it took all the innerds of a ONE X, added everything it was missing (sd card, kick stand, dedicated camera button) and turned it into its own beast… i will buy it yesterday please :)
except they skimped on the one X”s biggest flaw. Battery. 5 hours of video playback is pathetic ( on the international version). This small boost could have been a little bigger.
5 hours of straight video play is pathetic? thats pretty damn good, video playback is about the most intesive thing you can do on a phone and if you can do it for 5 hours straight thats pretty good, the OG evo is only 2.5-3
When iphone 4s, and one S, got like 7-9 hours of playblack, and my Evo 4g can get almost 4-5 hours of playback, and its stock. I don’t think 5.5 for this phone is pretty good.
I just hope that the S4 and the extra 200mAh combo can at least match the one S. The tegra version disappointed me. I was hoping for the rumored 2650 battery, that would have been amazing.
The iPhone is smaller tho and still has less screen resolution than this one. That makes a difference. If the Evo had a 3.5 inch screen it would have more playback hours too.
You really aren’t getting what I’m saying. I’m not comparing technologies. I’m comparing battery life. The razr max gets ridiculous life, the one S n iphone get 9 hours video. Even the note has a larger battery. I want my Evo to get the same battery life as the rest of the world. Wl
Sprint always delivers on their variant of high end phones. While all the carriers leave out a notification light, sprint always included one on the Galaxy S and Galaxy S2. They did it again with the microSD slot.
Gosh I want this phone, but I don’t like Sprint’s reception and customer service.
Yeah and left out nfc unlike T-Mobile and att. I’d like to have both but NFC>Led notification. But sprint did awesome with this phone
They announced it DOES have NFC…
I was talking about the gs2 :p
Same here. I had Sprint but I couldn’t get a signal at my job to save my life. I wish I could have stayed tho ‘cuz the unlimited data is much needed for streaming music, but useless if there’s no service where I’m at all day :-/
i had such hi hopes . 2000 mah battery non removable wont work for me . i have a 3500 extended now that wont last a long day for me on my og evo
You can’t compare the battery life of your original Evo with 3500mAH battery to this new Evo One with 2000mAH battery.
You are not putting into consideration the power efficiency of the new Krait S4 processor. Honestly, how can you compare the power requirements of a CPU dated over 2 yrs ago to a new high end 2012 beast?
You may very well get longer battery life on the Evo One, than you do on your OG Evo with extended battery!
why would i risk that ? why make it so i cant put a extended battery in or even swap out when one dies ? i hate being tied down to chargers. g/nex plus for me
The manufacturers have been switching to embedded batteries so people stop buying cheap knock-off Chinese batteries that wreck their phones.
probably some decent truth to this.. but also embedded batteries can be larger then removable.. would you rather have 1750mah removable or 2000 embedded? MOST customers would rather have the larger battery because MOST customers don’t carry around spare batteries to swap out. they are aiming for the masses and they have done it right
I carry a spare battery when I go out. It’s easier than carrying a charger and sometimes I may not get a chance to charge my phone during a busy day when I’m out n about so an easy swap will hold me down til I get home. Also I don’t have a vehicle at the moment so my car charger is out of the question :-/
There’s nothing plus about the Sprint GNex. I guess you didn’t get the memo.
Can haz Galaxy Nexus? Kthxbai.
2000mah battery? Now we’re talking. It’s no Razr Maxx size but a much needed boost in the battery department.
embedded battery though.
2000mah battery, what a joke. Thats the best they can do?
PASS
no quad core not buying it for that i will get the nexus
lmao okay have fun. the s4 beats t3… i really dont understand people who lack the knowledge that more cores doesn’t mean better
look at desktop CPU’s… intels new i7 quad core beats the pants off AMD’s EIGHT (thats 8) core CPU… thats FOUR more cores and STILL slower.
s4 for the win
I don’t really understand why some people take a post so personally.
nothing personal i just don’t get why people make a decision not to buy a better phone because a number is smaller then a number on another phone… thats about as meaningfull as core count is, they are just numbers, they don’t actually mean anything.
its like saying im not gonna buy a Ferrari because it doesn’t have 20’s, but i can buy a suburban that has 20’s so its better
lol, forget the i7. You don’t even need to go that high end.
The i5 with less cores still beats the AMD Bulldozer based 8 core. Buy a Sandy Bridge i5 2500k with only 4 cores and it will run circles on Bulldozers 8 cores. With the upcoming Intel Ivy Bridge core, man those 4 cores in the i5 will be even faster than ever, especially the built in graphics.People just don’t seem to understand architecture matters more than the number of cores.
amen… although off the record i did buy an 8 core bulldozer for CAD work and rendering haha, its like the only thing that this CPU beats an i7 in… and i mean ONLY
Yes you are right, programs that are highly threaded will benefit from AMD’s extra cores. In those rare cases when an individual is running highly threaded programs then you would be smart to purchase the AMD chip.
Same goes with Krait S4 vs. Tegra-3. If you want a fast cpu with fast everyday experience get the Krait S4. If on the other hand, you intend to take advantage of Tegra-3’s 12 GPUs with optimized Tegra-3 games, then get a Tegra-3 phone.
I don’t play games and most Android apps don’t take advantage of more than 2 cores, so I rather have the faster Krait S4!
android apps are natively written to utilize any amount of cores. its part of the linux kernel android runs on, yet s4 and t3 are still equal in preformance, the s4 will usually win in CPU by a SMALL margin and the t3 will always win in graphics by a decent Margin… its just whatever one you want really.
In reply to your last comment. I’m not a Linux expert, but Anand, the guy who runs Anadtech.com is pretty trustworthy and knows his stuff.
In a review of the S4 he says, “[…]Finding workloads that scale well across more than two cores is difficult… it’s just not easy coming up with current apps that scale well to four ARM cores. That’s not to say that there are no advantages to more than two cores, but you’re more likely to get a benefit from two faster cores vs. four slower ones.”
Some other excerpts:
“There’s also the fact that while very few smartphone apps will peg four cores constantly,there are periods of time when you’ll see more than two cores in use.”
“Javascript performance can be multithreaded at times…”
“Tegra 3 can hold onto an advantage in heavily threaded apps, but I’m not entirely convinced that in phones we’ll see a lot of that.”
His statements seem to contradict what you said about the native nature of Android apps utilizing any amount of cores and lead me to believe that Android apps are in fact not natively written to utilize any amount of cores.
You may be right though. Interesting, nevertheless.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5563/qualcomms-snapdragon-s4-krait-vs-nvidias-tegra-3
My Vivitar point-and-shoot has 12 megapixels, and your Canon DSLR only has 8 megapixels! Mine’s better!
I lol’d
Sprint has taken the gorgeous HTC One X and turned it in to an ugly monstrosity. To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.
Get over it or go away. This beats out the One X either way.
no quad core not buying it
The Dual core Krait S4 is faster than the Tegra-3, unless you want to play specialized Tegra-3 games. Which personally I won’t be doing. I rather have the faster CPU and faster real world everyday experience, e.g., faster webpage loading, etc, that the S4 offers.
y post basically the same comment twice
Um you do understand that more cores doesn’t really mean better. Look at the new AMD 8 core cpus and compare them to Intel’s I7 4 core cpus. The Intel I7 blows AMD out of the water. Have you even seen any of the benchmarks for the new S4 chip vs the Tegra 3?
BUT… BUT… 4 IS BIGGER THAN 2!
Razr MAXX is still better.
troll away
lol kk
Surrre it is buddy… now go sit down somewhere…
this phone is not ugly really!! is just dressed for a hollowing party that is all.
hollowing???
I dont like HTC but this aint bad now announce the sprint version of the S3 and ill be carrying two oversized phones around
Does this phone have tethering and wifi hotspot ability?
Yes.
i’m gonna be disconnected from the family flan sometime this year, so i’ll be free to pick any carrier. and i just might go sprint for this phone. ONLY thing that makes me pause is how the menu button is handled, btu it’ll probably be rom’d within a month anyways :P
and i’m aware of the typo in the first scentence, i’m leaving it there :P
Really? ‘Cuz flan is really tasty! XD
so its not going to have the dock connectors on the side? dam…
I like it. Would prefer quad-core, but ah well. I’m not buying one anyways cause I just got my Galaxy Note.
Jammy bastarda Americans. Getting better Internet. Better phones. But more importantly, phones with micro sd and kick stands? Hmphgskhdjvhdhckhxkgxlnc
america sucks in terms of phone service. carriers ridiculously overcharge for data and to buy a phone off contract costs an arm and a leg.
In Canada we don’t have cool phones, our internet is very spotty and slow, we have 3 year contracts still with $150 – $200 and our data is VERY expensive.
dang and i thought we had it bad. :( i guess our north american corner of the world has it bad.
Does this phone have the ability to tether and be a wifi hotspot?
Yes, it does.
Yup my next phone. MicroSD slot is great. the look doesnt matter to me much since it will be in a case!!
Has anyone heard of the bootloader will be locked like the EVO 3D. I know, I know, HTC DevUnlock can get you part of the way there, but upgrading radios or firmware is a real pain with S-On
This phone is a beast! The ONLY problem I see with it is the non-removable battery. I’m a strong believer in being able to swap batteries during a long day outdoors when there is no power source available. Otherwise, this is a great phone… and not as ugly as ppl say it is.
NFC why do people care i can take out my debt card as fast as my phone something i will never use i like the changes Sprint made nice looking phone nothing but haters
that’s the sickest unveiling video i’ve ever seen. great job, htc.
I just now got the 3D, and think of going back to the OG Evo. What will make me want this phone is very simple. How hard it is going to be to root and install CM9?
Well I hope this thing gets CM9, I dont think I will ever get a phone that does not have full support from the CM Team again.