[HTC EVO 3D] ffolkes:
I consider the Evo3D to ultimately be a bump. Nothing groundbreaking.

Pros:

+ 3D screen, kinda cool now and then

+ Higher pixel density

+ Better color gamut

+ Much better focusing camera

+ Dedicated shutter button (remember when that was standard in years past?) with detent for focus lock, like a "real" camera

+ Dual core, 3rd gen processor, clocked faster

+ Much better graphics capability

+ 2x RAM

+ Supposedly 4 GB onboard storage

+ Thick aluminum bezel

Cons (with explanations):

- SCREEN IS SMALLER! People continually spout the Evo3D having the same exact size screen of the Evo4G. It does not. Evo4G = 56mm x 93mm (5208 sq. mm) while the Evo3D = 53mm x 95mm (5035 sq. mm). This might be ideal for some movies, but not really everyday use.

- Camera is much, much worse in low light. Basically unusable in mildly lit situations without flash. Not just "measurebating" (as we call it on the DSLR forums) but in actual real world use. I've lost several shots that my Evo4G handled perfectly, and the Evo3D was just a solid black picture.

- Camera is only 5 MP. Megapixels aren't really an indication of camera quality usually, but I can definitely see a lack in detail over the Evo4G. Of course that requires the Evo4G to be focused accurately, which it never seems to do. So sorta an equal trade off I guess.

- Aspect ratio sucks. Phone is too tall to comfortably hold (without greasing up the camera lens) and reading eBooks is annoying. No exaggeration, I can think of about 4 times I've *allllmost* had the phone flip head-over-heels because it was too tall and top heavy. So I'm forced to clamp my greasy paw around the camera.

- Really, really sensitive to finger grease on the lens, I have to polish it every time I want to take a picture, or else I'll get haloing and blur. This happens because the camera isn't protected or inset in any way. Not a very smart design in my opinion. All they had to do was add a little bit of a recess around each camera lens. This would have only affected the plastic lens piece that already protrudes, and not required any additional space within the phone itself.

- Plastic camera lens/bezel is needlessly huge and prominent. The cause of the above con.

- No kickstand. I know it's a gimmicky feature, but it was one of the most iconic and distinguishing features of the Evo4G.

- Weaker LED flash. I could light up a lighthouse with my Evo4G.

- No more dedicated HDMI port...now you have to BUY an adapter to use something that should just be standard.

- Crappy location of microUSB port. Very unnatural placement, and gets in the way all the time.

- Stuck with Sense. The most bloated, useless thing every devised. :( You're honestly telling me 3 FREAKIN' GIGABYTES (!!!) are used for the handful of customizations Sense provides? Holy crap. Why else would my promised 4GB ROM be down to just 1GB?

- Usual HTC quality control issues. Luck of the draw. Possible problems: dust under screen, dust in camera, misaligned LCD, 10x worse light leakage than the Evo4G, 2D/3D switch can be super loose, pin holes in the black coating under the softkeys, crackling vibrator motor, power button can be super sensitive