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New EVO Owners: Please Report Your Build Quality

Hardware Version 0002.

Zero issues so far. No light leakage, no raise screen, no crashing, no tin sounding audio etc. Everythings rock solid and the battery life is GREAT after rooting with Fresh Rom .02 and all.

Kinda sad rooting and Fresh Rom .02 was needed to make the battery work right though.

HTC's engineers must really suck at optimizing there own shit. Epic fail HTC!

Thank god for hackers right! :D
 
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I would love to report how my new evo's build quality is but i cant. I have been on 2 waiting lists, one since the 4th and one since the 8th and both places are telling me it will be a week or more still. My best buy has not had a shipment since launch and radioshack since last week and they said they only got 4 of them. Makes me wonder if they are working out the build issues on the fly and thats whats slowing them down?
 
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Date Purchased: Launch Day 6-5-10
Hardware Version: 0003
Store Purchased: Corporate Sprint Store

Issues: Battery life OK (lots of phone usages), occasional grounding problem on top of screen

Overall the phone has been rock solid. No major issues that I would really complain about. Waiting patiently for the official Froyo 2.2 release. Hoping that it fixes the battery life just like 1.56 update did for the Hero. Also hope they lift the 30 fps cap in the update.
 
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For those with HW003s, where did you pick them up? I've got a bit of light leakage and the grounding issue. I'm sure as hell not leaving Sprint or the EVOs in general, but I would like the peace of mind of one that doesn't have those (or any other) issues. I've got chargers out the wazoo, so battery issues don't affect me. :D




Got both of mine from Best Buy. Hmmmm haven't checked my wifes yet. Probably better do that. ;-)
 
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Unfortunately i am returning my evo back to Sprint or selling it/giving it away.

My brother is going to take over my sprint line with his Palm pre
and I am going to take his verizon line and i just ordered a droid.

My issues are not completely about the build...But Sprint

HTC ISSUE:

The light leakage has gotten worse and like my screen clicks now at the bottom.

My Webcam no longer works. People can hear me on fring but they can not see me.
This problem has been fluctuating left and right. It works, it doesn't work, it works it doesn't work

My Phone last night has started random reboots...How and why idk. It did it 4 times last night.

Phone Freezes for some reason on the web when i am on 3g. Works fine on Wi-fi...Don't know why...Happened last night


Android issues:
Force Closures are getting to be very frequent for handcent, picsay, and stock camera app. I tried to take pictures at the club....No go for me

Sprint:
Idk what is going on but for some reason now that i am back in NJ, I am dropping calls a lot.

I really loved this phone when i first got it, dealt with a few issues for the past few weeks but now my phone is basically starting to remind me of my eris and hero...not fun anymore.

I want to wait out and get a 3rd batch evo but that may take awhile. Sprint said that they were backordered....

I ordered a droid...I am going to play with it...it's been forever since i had a droid(like november) and i hated the camera on that
but i may just have to wait till motorola droid x comes out..

I read this somewhere...
"HTC makes the sexiest android devices yet the crappiest build"
 
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I got mine 6-11 from Radio Shack. The phone says hardware version 0003.

I have had no issues. The battery life is not great, as I was expecting. I am a very lite user and can only get 12-13 hours. But, I admit that I don't understand how to do all of the fixes on this board that could possibly extend it. The good part about the battery is that it charges very quickly.
 
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Hardware build 0002. Got mine directly from Sprint online on Tuesday June 8.

Have had no particular hardware issues. I might have ever so slight light below the search button but the glass seems uniform and it doesn't affect anything (I don't even see it since it is under a case). Grounding seems good. I can use all of the screen on a flat surface with the exception that the notification bar is very hard to "catch" and pull down. Everything else on the screen works.

So far everything I have tried on the phone works. I admit I am not using it fully yet (no music loaded, never tried to conference call, although the front camera seems to work fine) but navigation works great, and I am able to do all that I want at this time.

Battery has been good to great for me. I haven't gotten less than 13-14 hours and the last few days I have mostly been home and not using it much (a few calls, and just checking the phone, texts, etc.) and I am on 1day 15 hours with 46% left!
 
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Mine is an 002 and have no issues other than the head phone jack didn't work for a couple of days but seems to be working now. Maybe a loose wire or solder joint.

I have a 0003 that I just got yesterday and I'm having the same issue. My headphone jack will sometimes not connect to the headphones, so the music plays through the speaker even with them plugged in.
 
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All phones from Sprint Online:

Wife's Phone 06/04
Build 002
- Light Leakage
- Raised screen on bottom
- Grounding Issue
- WiFi signal SUCKS

My first phone 06/04
Build 002
- Light Leakage
- Raised screen on bottom
- Dead zone on bottom of screen, did not register any input
- WiFi signal SUCKS

My second phone 06/17
Build 003
- Light Leakage
- Raised screen on bottom
- WiFi signal SUCKS
 
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