Verge Review
The HTC Evo 4G is perhaps Sprint's most important phone ever. When it was released in 2010, it was Sprint's best phone by a long shot, and one of only a few truly great Android devices. Two years later, Sprint's in dire need of another winner, and it's searching far and wide: the company paid dearly to carry the iPhone, and is also now selling the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Sprint's next flagship phone, though, might be another Evo. HTC recently released its One series of devices, the One X...
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Basic Specs
| Thickness |
0.35 inches |
| Weight |
0.29 pounds |
| Form factor |
Slab |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
4.7 inches |
| Carriers |
Sprint |
| Operating system |
Android |
| Launch OS version |
4.0 |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Height |
5.3 inches |
| Width |
2.7 inches |
| Thickness |
0.35 inches |
| Weight |
0.29 pounds |
| Form factor |
Slab |
| Color |
Black / Red |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Display
| Screen size (diagonal) |
4.7 inches |
| Technology |
Super LCD 2 |
| Pixel arrangement |
RGB |
| Resolution (Y) |
1280 px |
| Resolution (X) |
720 px |
| PPI |
313 |
| Touchscreen type |
Capacitive |
Connectivity
| Carriers |
Sprint |
| CDMA |
Yes |
| CDMA frequencies supported |
1900, 800 / 850 |
| LTE |
Yes |
| WWAN data standards supported |
LTE, 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev. A, EV-DO Rev. 0 |
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi support |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a |
| GPS |
Yes |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| NFC support |
Yes |
| Tethering / mobile hotspot |
Yes |
| Media streaming |
DLNA |
Processor
| Manufacturer |
Qualcomm |
| Brand / family |
Snapdragon S4 |
| Clock speed |
1.5 GHz |
| Number of cores |
2 |
GPU
| Manufacturer |
Qualcomm |
| Model |
Adreno 225 |
Memory
Storage
| Internal size |
16 GB |
| External |
Yes |
| Max external size |
32 GB |
| External type |
microSD |
Front Camera
| Resolution |
1.3 megapixels |
| Video resolution |
1080p |
Rear Camera
| Resolution |
8 megapixels |
| Flash |
LED |
| Focus type |
Autofocus |
| Video resolution |
1080p |
Software
| Operating system |
Android |
| Skin |
Sense 4 |
| Launch OS version |
4.0 |
Interface
| Video out |
Yes |
| Headphone jack |
3.5mm |
| Other ports |
Micro USB |
Sensors
| Sensors |
Proximity, Ambient light, Accelerometer |
Battery
| Capacity |
2000 mAh |
| Removable |
No |
Benchmarks
| Quadrant |
5070 |
| Vellamo |
2335 |
| GLBenchmark 720p |
56 FPS |
| GLBenchmark 1080p |
29 FPS |
| AnTuTu |
6612 |
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