Android spies looking in cases at at Radio Shack store found some promo sheets about the HTC EVO 4G coming from Sprint in 4 weeks on June 6. He then took photos of the fliers which were posted online.
Features noted in the HTC EVO 4G the flyers include HTC Scenes,
and four full weeks of education about he HTC EVO 4G smartphone. It is also suspected that it will sell for around $200.
The HTC EVO 4G is about the size size as the HTC HD2 with a 8 megapixel camera, front facing 1.3 mp camera(for Skype / video conferencing) 4.3 , Wi-Fi, touchscreen with added bonus of 4G data speeds through Sprint's WiMax network. The browser supports Adobe Flash and you can set up the HTC EVO 4 as a mobile hotspot and record/watch HD video.
There will be special plans developed for the hotspot service which could be used for group online gaming, cloud-based apps, augmented reality and shared video.
The HTC
EVO 4G smartphone is expected to have data speeds 10x
faster than 3G, Android 2.1 with HTC Sense. It will be previewed at
screening of the Prince
of Persia in New York on May 12.
It will compete with the
smallerwell-reviewed
HTC Droid Incredible, BlackBerry
Bold 9650 (BlackBerryTour2), and new Windows Phone kinds of KIN we
mapped out in our spring release
calendar. Another suspected release date for the HTC EVO 4G
has been June 13.
Some bloggers are saying the HTC EVO 4G is an iPhone killer and
that they will leave AT&T for Sprint and HTC EVO 4G.
The HTC EVO 4G is about the same size as the always selling
out
HTC HD2 from T-Mobile.
Reviews
refer to the large 4.3 inch AMOLED touchscreen (larger than the iPhone)
showing video as absolutely gorgeous. The camera takes great photos.
The HTC Sense UI is user-friendly and combines contacts. The onscreen
keyboard with Swype is spacious and easy to use. Browsing is delightful
with pinch to zoom. The processor is super fast making the HTC HD2 the
best smartphone T-Mobile has to offer.