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[EVO 4G General] PikkonX:
The potential full price of this phone scares me since my official upgrade isn't until October. Guess I better start saving as soon as my vacation is over in April because I'm planning to get this on day one. No clue when the Hampton Roads area (Norfolk, VA Beach, Chesapeake) is getting 4G though.....
[EVO 4G General] abcdfv:
Good bye kidneys, hello SuperSonic.
[EVO 4G General] jvz555:
http://now.sprint.com/evo/?ECID=MA:AB:20100323:4G:EVO:FEAT:300x600

OMFG!!:eek::eek::eek:

I am so excited!
[EVO 4G General] Darkshneider:
Youll need those lol.
[EVO 4G General] WOOPTIEWOOUS:
snapdragon

iv been waiting for this release to come and now the vogue is gonna be history iv been told of this project just prior to tp2 diam2 release just they didnt give it a name or id so finally its out of the box wtg sprint .. Im a 15 yr customer hope i can be on the frount lines now to call sprint... was expecting this in december but march will do there never on time also just one more note there is 2 more hidden phones to come out as well was superised on the os for this one thou but guess i need to get out the cap and put it to the unknown
[EVO 4G General] casperlt1:
Lol, I'd sell my left nut for that thing.
[EVO 4G General] YoungAceAtlanta:
Hm wit the power of this phone. Idk about the N1 anymore. this is just a beast of a phone.. Its not all chunky with its power so that makes it even more attractive
[EVO 4G General] jmxp69:
I have a feeling they could actually charge a kidney for this phone and get some takers.

Seriously though: 4g surcharge?? Any idea if this will apply to non-4g cities?
[EVO 4G General] apristel:
wonder if the will have pre-ordering...

sign me up
[EVO 4G General] jmxp69:
They had a teaser for SP customers the night before but took it down just after midnight ET. Would be a sweet ass perk for SP customers to get that bad boy a month early.

I may have caught a break with this though...my 12 month SP upgrade is 7/1 <snicker>.
[EVO 4G General] Ace42:
Damn that's a killer phone, can't wait to get it in my hands.
[EVO 4G General] Daremo_23:
i hit my 1 yr upgrade point at 6/1, i'll take whatever break i can get for this killer.
[EVO 4G General] gthing:
I suspect if they indeed charge more for 4g you will be able to buy a 3g only plan regardless of where you live.
[EVO 4G General] animal7296:
I do not have an upgrade till Aug 1 2011:( my phone somehow is not the primary line even though it was the first one activated. My wifes was in march and mine was in feb of last year but she is the one that shows eligible. Oh well I will have to mess around with her EVO when she gets it.
[EVO 4G General] alexthearmo:
The only sad thing about this phone is they aren't using amoled. Unless I'm mistaken. Anyone want to tell me otherwise? Please tell me otherwise:D
[EVO 4G General] superstudinor:
Nope, tftlcd
[EVO 4G General] chococrazy:
I dunno why, but the Sprint's computer must have glitched. Or I flew under the radar. I don't get updates, as my dad buys us 5 phones in bulk to get a discount from sprint. Somehow they didn't take my upgrade from when I first activated my line.
[EVO 4G General] jmxp69:
I hope so. Talk about adding insult to injury. The kick in the sack is, I'd probably pay it.
[EVO 4G General] gthing:
There would be blood in the streets.
[EVO 4G General] jmxp69:
Bah! They should just resolve to do it now. Imagine the revenue it would drive encouraging non-SP customers to up their spend. Anyway, I doubt they're that smart.
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
i still cant believe it has a hdmi out thats amazing...

if only it had a cpu a little faster than the rest... i would have been great if it had a 1.2ghz cpu
[EVO 4G General] bcnice20:
well i dunno about yall but im getting the n1 soon as its available and when my upgrade hits in october im defintely getting this as well ill just tether that 4g speed from my evo to the n1 and have 2 badass 4g phones
[EVO 4G General] watzone69:
EVO + L = LOVE (backwards)
[EVO 4G General] bcnice20:
i can almost gurantee you someone around here will eventualyy figure out how to make it do that
[EVO 4G General] Aridon:
Pure sex. With the absence of a phone this size with a keyboard I'll probably have to go with this one.
[EVO 4G General] notasimpleway:
You know, I'm gonna be completely honest here...The kickstand is freakin' sweet! What a great idea! I can't tell you how many times I just wanna sit my phone down and watch something on it... Brilliant...Quietly Brilliant! :D
[EVO 4G General] gthing:
When they said kickstand I thought "wow - that's the lamest thing I've ever heard of." But then I saw it, and it looks awesome. I was imagining some tacky plastic monstrosity hanging off a hinge on the back.
[EVO 4G General] notasimpleway:
Did you see the back of it and how they designed it into the back of the phone? It looks great. It's not tacky at all. Kinda looks like it was suppose to be there all along!
[EVO 4G General] entropism:
Just in time to put on my free employee line. *rubs hands together all evil like*
[EVO 4G General] mrinehart93:
HOLY CRAP. I think I just jizzed all over my monitor.
[EVO 4G General] catpunt:
doesn't anyone care about amoled?

that's the one reason i might still go with the n1...

seems like a big oversight to me, since no matter what you are going to be looking at that screen all the time

check out the n1 screen vs the others (including the hd2 in the upper-right, which has the same screen as the evo):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brSQk7QxMZs
[EVO 4G General] RTessi:
summertime just took on a whole new meaning to me... WOW!

R
[EVO 4G General] difrent7:
Oh man i can't wait for this beast! I just wish i lived in a 4G market... come on Tampa!!
[EVO 4G General] bitbang3r:
Engineering-wise, it's not hard to do. At the hardware level, hdmi is just a cluster of really fast serial ports. They basically solder the micro-HDMI connector to the board, and wire it straight to the pins on the baseband processor. No DAC or passive components involved. Now, directly-usable VGA or component video output (via passive adapter that literally just changes the physical plug) would be another matter entirely (expensive, bulky, and pointless)...

I just wish the Evo and Nexus One at least had a real mechanical switch behind the fake-button touch panel like the Raphael did (using the touch sensor to determine WHERE you were pressing, but using a real switch to determine WHEN you were pressing and give a nice, gratifying tactile 'click', so you didn't have to be careful to avoid accidentally touching it). Even with haptic feedback, I'm SO over pressing a button spot, then having to wait for up to a second or two for confirmation that the phone actually noticed. Or worse, pressing it again because you didn't feel the kickback within 300-500ms, then having it register two presses in rapid succession. @#*$(*#&...
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
when i saw the back of the phone i thought the kick stand was a huge slide to unlock slider... then i saw it poped out.... pure sex meng i love this phone more every min...
[EVO 4G General] Sporkman:
4g or not ill have this beast for sure ... only way i wont is if sprint gets stupid on the price
[EVO 4G General] Lessthantito:
YAY!! I have been wanting this phone since I saw the leaked blurrycam shots, I wonder whats up with the one with the white back that was in some blurrycam video a week or so ago. Sprint will have the best phone on the market pretty soon. HTC/Sprint really beefed this thing up with the HDMI 8 mp/720p cam I just hope it doesn't have the Verizon red earpiece once it comes out
[EVO 4G General] askwhy:
So...Completely...Torn...

If I do go with an EVO (or an N1 - either way), I am not going to extend my contract for just $150 off such an expensive item, and I can't get both, so I have to seriously ask myself if the extra features on the EVO are actually things I need or want. The specs on that thing are mind-blowing, obviously. The advantage of 4G, the (first?) 8M smartphone camera, the HDMI and video playback, the extra memory, and so on. Still, I think the N1 is going to be a better fit for me personally. Why? Regarding the EVO...

-No 4G in Fort Collins, and it's not on their new list of 'upcoming' cities. Denver is, but I avoid Denver whenever possible, and have no clients there.

-No Trackball. I came to the Hero from WinMo, so a trackball was a new thing for me, but I like it. Physical or optical doesn't concern me, but after getting used to one, the total lack does.

-No need for second camera (personally). While I would like a better standard one, I am not going to start finding people to video conference with just so I can have another way to show off my phone. Maybe one day we will all operate that way, but that day is not today, or even this year.

-No need for the HDMI out (personally). It's a huge and important step forward, adding a standard and current generation A/V output to our smartphones. I can see how this will be really cool for a lot of people -- but I am not one of them. Even if the video this thing captures is (finally, for once on a phone) passable, or even reasonable quality, that still won't turn me into a little-Spielberg or something, running around filming my life and showing it off on every screen I see. For real high-def while traveling, my laptop has a port for that too.

-No Mini-USB. Not such a big deal. In fact, the micro-USB is possible a more 'firm' connection than mini, but all my cables and chargers and adapters are mini. I can't fault HTC for picking micro, whatever their reasons, but I would have prefered mini.

-Physical Appearance. I like the N1 better, oh yes. I do not like the red highlights on the EVO's backside at all. They might be 'in' (see: Samsung 2009) but that doesn't mean I have to like them. The N1 is gorgeous, front and back, and the EVO is for me, a step in the wrong direction. Svelte, yes, but not 'smooth' like the N1.

Anyways, I am thrilled to finally see the 'Supersonic' arriving, but I am not sure I want to wait just so I can pay more for things I won't actually use. I have been all fired up over the N1 for quite a while now, and it still looks like a work of art to me. I can't wait to have one.

I hope everyone enjoys their new phones this year, be they EVOs, or N1s!
[EVO 4G General] sbddude:
FYI, 8650 is the multimode version of Snapdragon, not CDMA only so this may work for umts/gsm abroad.
[EVO 4G General] cmccracken:
Its extra brilliant since the Evo has a second camera on the front of the phone. Skype anyone?
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
i was thinking the same thing i think this phone is going to be a great skype phone

on a 4g network it will have more than enough bandwidth to support a video call...
[EVO 4G General] rszimmer:
there is a hands on video on you tube. I am new so I can not post the link
[EVO 4G General] wtphoto:
I would love to get this but detroit doesnt have 4g and there is no info from sprint on when there will be. so I guess ill be waiting and getting the N1 when it comes out.
[EVO 4G General] ElAguila:
I had thought the early specs for this phone was amoled. That would have been nice. Also depending how they price the 4G plan the N1 may still be a good alternative.
[EVO 4G General] jerrygon:
iphone Killer....

Lol... Just had to show you this...
[EVO 4G General] abcdfv:
Anyone know of any companies that buy blood?
[EVO 4G General] tatonka_hero:
you do realize that the phone will also run on 3G, right? It doesn't require 4G to operate, the same way the Hero doesn't require 3G to operate.
[EVO 4G General] kkruse:
Aw shucks. Too bad I just got my hero in january. :mad:

Seriously... Anyone wanna buy my mother lovin hero? :D
[EVO 4G General] abcdfv:
http://www.qctconnect.com/products/snapdragon.html#Technical Features for QSD8x50 chipsets

So possible GSM support.
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
haha that actually made me lol... u made my day thanks :)
[EVO 4G General] kkruse:
Seriously thinking of putting it on CL. I was trying to find some humor in that too :D
[EVO 4G General] scriz:
I just came. Looks like I'll be selling off my Hero on CL once this comes out. Mmm...c'mon re-enlistment bonus!
[EVO 4G General] scriz:
Youtube video with Hands On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnQcsC-qjpo
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Thank God I work for Sprint. I'll be getting this the day it comes out

http://now.sprint.com/evo/?ECID=vanity:evo
[EVO 4G General] networx2002:
Can you get me one
[EVO 4G General] ElAguila:
Yep. But if the 4G is over my budget and the cost of the phone is too high I would probably go with the N1. But I would definitely like to get my hands on one of these though
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Hah, I wish. It's hard enough to get myself one, we have to wait our yearly upgrades just like everyone else
[EVO 4G General] dcdave63:
If Sprint had ANY marketing intelligence, they would release this on Memorial day weekend, because all of those people on the revolving 2 years contracts on AT&T will have their latest contract expire in June. Every June they have been releasing the iPhones....think about how many might jump on to a network with 2 to 50 times speeds greater than what they have now on AT&T? How many New Yorkers, San Franciscans, etc... who are only able to get 2G service could now get a better phone, similar apps and a phone that actually works at the best speeds available anywhere??
[EVO 4G General] DanWalker:
hmmmmm...

Well I have an insurance policy for my Hero that pays out 499.99 should something happen to it. So when this bad boy hits the stores, assuming I won't have to change my plan here in the Detroit area and that my unlimited everything is all i need...my Hero may have an untimely boating accident. :eek:
[EVO 4G General] DanWalker:
Didn't realize you were in Detroit...Yeah I was thinking the same thing, Detroit is slowly losing the battle in every way, I fail to see how any part of Ohio out ranks the "once motor city capital of the world" and gets 4G. Very sad.
[EVO 4G General] scriz:
Cincinnati and Cleveland, hah..I love being an Ohioan ;x
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
your a liar.... i worked for sprint for 2 years sprint employees actually get the phones LATER than the customers.

if your going to buy one full retail price i guess u can do it the launch date if the manager lets you but you cannot buy one via the edrp program or with your advantage lines.
[EVO 4G General] unknown_owner:
I don't think this phone will cost as high as $699 or $799. Look at the Hero. It went on sale at Best Buy recently for $79 with a new 2 yr activation. Sprint offered it for $150 after MIR and upgrade discount. With the MIR and upgrade discount the TP2 was at $349!! I think that the Android phones will generally cost less than the Windows Mobile phones. Or HTC released one of their first Android phones at a low cost to see how the market responded to the Android OS. The N1 is only $179 on t-mobile's network; I think the EVO will be around $200-$250 after MIR and upgrade discount. Probably $500 retail.

Either way, I think I might get one. Does anyone know if it will share the same dimensions as the N1 or HD2? Trying to get a feel for the size.
[EVO 4G General] steb0ne:
About the same as the HD2
[EVO 4G General] toastcfh:
The Evo will prolly cost as much if not a little more then the hd2. They are basically the same device. Except the Evo has wimax capable radio and the hd2 sports winmo. Other then that its the same device. I just wonder how Sprint is gonna make the plans fair to be able to talk people who won't get to use 4g and still want the device. I assume they will make 4g some kinda add on package and have different stokes for different folks. I part of the majority that doesn't have 4g in my area. So ill never get to use it most likely. I just don't wanna pay more a month for a service that isn5 available in my area. I'm sure a lot of other people feel the same way
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
i really really dont think sprint is going to charge more for 4g... they didnt charge more for evdo when you were going from 1x...
[EVO 4G General] david279:
I think a $1 pay per day would be ok. something like $15 for the month. that would be fair.
[EVO 4G General] regaw_leinad:
wouldn't 1 x 30 (days) equal $30?

maybe i did the math wrong...:confused:
[EVO 4G General] david279:
im thinking they give you a package 15 dollars a month....just thinking.
[EVO 4G General] smjfosho:
can this be rooted?

no trackball, no optical.
[EVO 4G General] regaw_leinad:
I dont remember using my trackball to root my hero.... lol
[EVO 4G General] smjfosho:
well i meant, in recovery you have to use trackball.
[EVO 4G General] regaw_leinad:
oh, well remapping the controls wouldn't take very much :)
[EVO 4G General] smjfosho:
oh like because it has 4 buttons, it could be updownleftright?
[EVO 4G General] regaw_leinad:
perhaps, but dont forget the volume up/down buttons :p
[EVO 4G General] smjfosho:
oh very true, huh, then this device should be sick.

not a fan of the circle buttons though,
[EVO 4G General] regaw_leinad:
eh, i'm guessing anybody who started using it would probably get over it pretty fast lol
[EVO 4G General] smjfosho:
very true, i would love to have that beast of a device.
[EVO 4G General] dmc971989:
except the evo has an 8 megapixel cam, and another 1.3 megapixel cam on the face, as well as a kickstand, and a bigger battery, and an HDMI output

im sure im missing a few other things as well but it looks to me like the EVo is to the HD2 what the Pre plus is to the Pre

P.S. send me your addy via PM, ill send you good coffee (green mountain coffee, my employer)
[EVO 4G General] kys89012345:
theres something i''ll buy!:D
[EVO 4G General] gthing:
Sprint employees had to wait 6 weeks or something to get the Pre. You don't think it will be the same for this phone?
[EVO 4G General] magicalan:
am getting it before it comes out probably i have a friend that worked on the phone and he knows the VP of sprint so it might be goood ill post pictures the day i get it :)
[EVO 4G General] theraginasian:
I'm banking on Best Buy doing that whole "RewardZone Gets It Early" thing. Put the Hero in my hands two days before release, don't see any reason why they won't do the same for the EVO. Totally stoked. Sticking with Sprint though all the years of miserable customer service have finally paid off! YES!
[EVO 4G General] Avalaunchmods:
Omg everyone

OMG EVERYONE LOOK AT THIS WEBSITE!!! I CANT BELIEVE THIS

YOU WILL BE IN SHOCK;)

theres an electronics convention and the iphone is no where to be found on the top stories.

i think this is a first. but o look at what is there. sprint and EVO? crazyyy

:D:D:D:D
[EVO 4G General] DanWalker:
3 things...

There are only 3 differences between the Evo and Nexus that I can see really being a factor, for me anyway; 1. Screen Size 2. Internal Storage and 3. Sense UI. I don't really care about the 4G or wimax being that I can't get it Detroit. Will these two really function that much differently? I was all psyched to get the Nexus before the Evo was announced and I'm still kind of leaning that way. Any opinions?

Another thing that crosses my mind, obviously they are both pretty serious pieces of equipment but with the recent delay of the 2.1 upgrade release someone mentioned that since Google is releasing the Nexus all updates will come through Google and therefore will be fast than Sprint. Anyone one else think this may be true?
[EVO 4G General] bitbang3r:
As much as I'd like to believe that, HTC has a serious fetish with making half-baked hardware and UI changes for the sake of marketing and aesthetic fashion statements, seemingly with complete disregard for the impact they'll have on real-world usability.

Just look at the original Touch... they ditched two hardkeys that were, by definition of Windows Mobile 6, officially required to be present as hardkeys ("menu" and "ok"), then idiotically activated the touchscreen for incoming calls, and left it active when you failed to notice the call because their vibrator was a half step short of useless unless you were literally holding the phone in your hand when it ran. They either never bothered to usability-test it with users who carried phones in their pockets, or they just plain didn't care.

In all honesty, I've never looked forward less to my next phone than I do now. :(
[EVO 4G General] DanWalker:
I've had the same thought about a few different manufacturers of phones. I have always wanted to get the job as R&D for these products. Even now my Hero vibrates so lightly that like you said if I'm not holding it I don't even know it's vibrating. Unless of course it's sitting on a solid object and I hear it bouncing around.

So here's my official request...pick me pick me...I'll tell you why your design works or doesn't lol.
[EVO 4G General] oohoy:
i dont suppose you can use clearwire's wimax connection on this phone ? or does it has to be sprint brand 4g only ? though their both share the same tower and all...
[EVO 4G General] regaw_leinad:
didn't you just say that about the N1??

who you trying to impress? :p
[EVO 4G General] abcdfv:
Pretty sure Sprint owns Clear, or is partnered with them or something, so I'd say it'd work.
[EVO 4G General] Abbens:
I am so getting this phone when my contract ends with tmobile in october!
[EVO 4G General] magicalan:
yeah but since this one came out .. i told him about it and he knew about the phone -.- he never told me lol
[EVO 4G General] unknown_owner:
Windows Mobile phones tend to run at a higher premium than other phone. Maybe because there is some licensing that you Sprint/HTC has to pay for and they pass that cost onto the buyer. Since Android is a open source OS there isn't a licensing cost associated, so the phones tend to be way cheaper. Won't really know until they announce a price for the hd2.

Aside from that, I saw that the Hero can go for just under $300 on ebay used. I'm thinking of beating the influx of Hero phones on Ebay by selling mine real soon.
[EVO 4G General] networx2002:
Sprint holds 51% of clear
[EVO 4G General] jmxp69:
Check this out: http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g...extra-using-sprint-4g-network-htc-evo-4g.html

Apparently no surcharge for 4g.
[EVO 4G General] nimitz87:
well damn...you guys say upgrades are once a year? that means I have 9 months to go:mad::(

Chad
[EVO 4G General] wbchristmas:
That's why some of Sprint's plans are coming down in price!
[EVO 4G General] koolhand79:
Hopefully the CSR was correct. They often seem to have no idea what they're talking about. But this one I am hoping is 100% TRUE
[EVO 4G General] celticchrys:
:(

Don't be sad! Just think of how many other awesomely cool models will come out that build on this between now and the fall! Or: think of how you'll get such a better price on it by fall, once the initial launch price has been brought down a little.

This is what I keep telling myself(contract also up in the fall). That, and maybe a version with a hardware keyboard will drop between now and the fall.
[EVO 4G General] nimitz87:
hah yeah that's what I did with my hero...I'm never one to go out an buy it the very first day but man oh man this device looks promising.

my one BIG concern is the battery, its the same size as the Hero and I'm sure this thing is going to eat thru it much faster, w/ 4G, BIGGER screen, etc.

what do you guys think?

Chad
[EVO 4G General] Manicmobileaddict:
tp2 price never came down

to my knowledge.
[EVO 4G General] Manicmobileaddict:
it's ok, it does dialysis too.

It has a filter and an iv in and out.
[EVO 4G General] nimitz87:
$599 on Sprint's site.

I have to think the EVO will be that or higher the iphone 3gs goes for $799

Chad
[EVO 4G General] Manicmobileaddict:
hd2 kickstand

kinda like the extended battery kickstand for the hd2.
[EVO 4G General] networx2002:
Is this think out yet? ;););););););) Tired of waiting.:(:(:(
[EVO 4G General] 95gs-t:
I'm tired of waiting too. They need to HURRY UP!
[EVO 4G General] stilv:
cant wait for this phone

HTC Developers http://HTCdev.NET

HTC EVO (facebook fan page)
[EVO 4G General] watzone69:
Whoa, where did you see that??? I don't see a price anywhere on Sprint's site.