HTC Evo 3D Review

One of last year's most popular phones was the HTC Evo 4G. It was the first phone to run on Sprint's fast WiMAX network, and contained outrageous specs for its time, including a front facing camera, a 1ghz Snapdragon processor. Now this year, HTC has come back with the sequel to the Evo: The Evo 3D. Find out if the newest Evo is a worthy sequel after some pictures.

Internal Components:

The Evo 3D boasts some of the most impressive specs that you can get on a phone today. It features a Qualcomm 1.2 ghz dual core processor, a 4G WiMAX antenna, and 1 gigabyte of RAM. In both theory and practice, this phone is one of the fastest on the market, blazing through all processor intensive tasks. Everything is smooth and runs without the slightest hint of lag, even with the fancy 3D animations that HTC has included in Sense 3.0. While WiMAX may not be the fastest wireless Internet protocol on the market any more, it still loads most web pages within seconds. Flash works particularly well on this device, working almost as well as on a desktop.

Grade: A


Hardware:

The entirety of the device is constructed from plastic. Fortunately the plastic is soft touch, so it feels nicer and more expensive. On the back you've got the dual 5mp cameras that take 1080p video in 2D and 720p video in 3D. Image quality is decent, but not quite as good as on the Sensation. On the right side of the phone, there is one sliding switch for changing from 2D to 3D, and a shutter button for taking photos. The only complaint I have about the buttons is that they rub against the right side of your hand, and can be quite annoying. Build quality is good and the phone feels quite hefty in the hand.The screen is qHD which seems to be the standard these days for high end Android phones. The screen is bright and crisp, and the pixels are so hard to see that they might as well not even be there.

Grade: A-


Software:

Software is one of the areas where the Evo 3D really shines. It packs the newest version of HTC sense (3.0) as well as the newest version of Android (2.3.4). Sense is intuitive, and really is the finest version of Android in my opinion. The animations are beautiful, and my only real complaint is that you can't get rid of them. One of the things that I particularly liked is the fact that you can access many of the apps right from the lockscreen, which is really useful, especially when taking a picture.

Grade: A


3D:

This is the part of the phone that is supposed to set it apart from its competitors. 4G? On all four carriers. qHD? On the Atrix and Sensation. 4.3 inch display? So last year. But what if that 4.3 inch display included stereoscopic 3D? Now we're talking. The Evo 3D makes use of the same technology that the 3DS used to provide stereoscopic 3D to its customers. Unfortunately, the only areas that make use of it are the pre- loaded Green Hornet in 3D, 3D pictures and videos, and the Spider Man game demo in 3D. That's basically it.And while the 3D is a neat feature, it needs to be put to more use around the phone.

Grade: B+


Wrap Up:

So after putting the successor to the Evo 4G through its paces, I definitely have to say that it is a worthy successor to the original. This phone is that much faster and better that I would recommend it to anybody looking for a phone on Sprint. People may rip on the 3D by saying that it is a gimmick and unnecessary feature, and they may be a bit right. But that's not why you should buy this phone. Buy this phone because it is the best 2D phone on the market for Sprint.