GBLOCK51

Has anyone seen the HTC EVO 4G+ ....yes, that's a plus symbol. Apparently they might not be released in the US and also HTC fails to realize the significance of the kickstand

I can't post a link yet....just serch it on youtube

Orion

Yeah we seen that months ago. It's like the EVO 3D without the 3D. That's not coming to the U.S. I'm waiting for LTE and whatever super phones Sprint will have by then.

SatelliteGuy

EVO all the way! Or at least Android... iPhone just ticks me off on so many levels.

1. I despise iTunes. It wants to take over everything..computer, phone, life.
2. It's absolutely rediculous that the iPhone cannot be used as a mass storage device.
(Sure, it CAN be. If, once again, you use iTunes to access it)
3. It's a flat out scam by Apple to not give you any way to expand the storage in this
day and age of super cheap memory.
4. As someone already pointed out, cant change the battery. I use my phones
excessively, and in rural areas. (When a phone is SFS, that battery does NOT
"last all day")
5. No WiFi tethering. Not even with a fee.
6. Only apps Apple approves of. Except for providers locking them down, like ATT, I
can load far more variety of apps before having to hack the phone.

The iPhone is an amazing piece of technology. That's the most annoying part of all. It really is an amazing device. This is evidenced once you jailbreak one. Apple has most of the coolest stuff locked down and disabled. And stuff it should have, that is industry standard, like a SD slot, is missing simply to pad Apple's pocket.

That's why I have an EVO, cuz every time I pick up an iPhone, I feel cheated, like driving a Z06 Corvette thru a school zone fulla cops.

RoboMonkey

Leaving Sprint for ATT now that we've got LTE and I'm sick of the lack of my 4g signal.

Besides I never use more the 2gb so having unlimited 3g isn't a reason for me to stay as I'm sure by the time LTE comes out Sprint will say no unlimited LTE.

Bank on that.

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Lord Vader

One BIG BIG reason I love my EVO and Android in general--customizability.

Seriously, as great as the iPhones are, and they are technological wonders, one can't customize them as much as with an Android phone. So far, I've been able to root my EVO, partition its 16GB SD card, and put Myn's ROM on it and do things I'd never be able to do with an iPhone.

Oh, plus its largest screen in its class helps this >40-year-old with his reading ability. Yes, I've enlarged the fonts, but that can only go so far.

hortstu

There is only one thing about the iphone that makes me insanely jealous. The quality of the photos that it takes compared to the evo. If I was smarter and more motivated I'd mod an iphone camera into an evo.

YES! YES! AND YES! This is one of the major reasons I refuse to get an Ipad. That and apple is a major polluter in China and then all the trade BS too. Yeah I know HTC is probably almost as bad.

AND HELL YES!

YES

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Gary Friderichsohn

Audio is important to me so I sure hope my next phone has a way to use add-on amps and DACs from the likes of iBasso or Fiio. Of course it would be best if the phone came with very good DAC and amp, but that is asking a lot. The price would be too high for those to whom audio is not that important. The iPhone has this ability through the use of a LOD, but I do not want an iPhone for reasons previously mentioned in this thread. The camera in the EVO4G is good enough for me that I feel no need to pack a digital camera around. But, I still feel the need to pack my Sansa Clip+. I do now find myself listening to streamed music more and more. Things such as MOG which stream 320 kbps. The audio from the EVO is ok, but I wish it was better. A comparison to the HiFiMan HM-101 ($40) on a laptop shows how deficient the EVO is in good sound.
So I am waiting for my next Android to have ICS w/usb Hosting, LTE, and a kickstand. My contract is up in November. I'll likely wait until then.

AshtonDurkhun

I'm sitting here saying "why?" maybe I'm just not an intense phone user as you guys, but my 4G is still serving me well. My only complaint is the abysmal battery life (which with enough tweaks I've gotten to borderline-acceptable though it's a joke compared to my WM Intrepid which got 7 days of minimal usage between charges if I ran it down low) My only concern is that Sprint will be dropping support for the device and I already bricked 1 EVO and am sure I'll eventually do it again...

I will admit the iPhone has a better screen, but it's too small, I have enough trouble reading forums on my Evo (which are the primary sites I use since my bank and CC have dedicated apps).

Also as somone else said, and I concur, I HATE iTUNES! Especially when I can just turn on Samba and schedule file sync on my android devices... and organize my music by FOLDER instead of ID3 tag (which as most of my music is older and ripped from CDs, is not present or gets "automatically filled in" completely wrong...) For me the only perks of the iPhone are battery life and lack of crashes (and if your jailbreak then you often lose the latter)

And who says there's no pay wireless tethering on iPhone? Unless the 4GS broke it, there's MyWi (MyFi? MiWi?) which worked great in the short time I used a 3GS (though honestly I could never use it on AT&T due to limited bandwidth) but it does require jailbreaking. It does cost $20, which is rather high for an app but honestly, if your going to tether a lot, it's worth it's weight in gold.

I'm seriously curious what you all are doing that eats up the EVO's resources (outside of gaming, I know that's a killer)

Also, somone mentioned PSP games... I cannot imagine the pain-in-the-tail control scheme you'd have trying to play them on an EVO since it has no Dpad or major hardware buttons...

wodin

I have yet to see any compelling reason to upgrade, although ICS might be it. But then that might be a reason for rooting and ROMing too.

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WifiMaxed

There is already a replacement for beloved EVO 4g. Called the HTC edge atm. Hopefully Sprint will.do the right thing and get this beast and call it EVO 2. HTC is hurting on its last financial report so hopefully there willing to work with sprint that put them on the map with original EVO and can come together to make edge a EVO 2 with a kickstand for god sakes

9to5cynic

^ I'm not familiar with that device, but I'd prefer they reserve the name 'Evo 2' for a while... I am not fond of the branding they've done. The Evo 4G did well (back ordered for months after release), so now what - half their android devices have "Evo" in the title...

I'm a bit bummed by that. It'll make me (has made me) far more skeptical of the future 'Evo' lines...


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@ wodin - Definitely root the phone for ICS. It'll be worth it. They are getting close too! And you get a lot more bang for your buck rooting IMO. And the root sub-forum is very active and full of nice online people.

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Tre Lawrence

Yeah, what's up with all the EVOs all of a sudden?

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9to5cynic

No clue. I don't get it. I did understand the following evos thought (mostly)

EVO 4g - the original one
Evo Shift - little brother
Evo 3d - The techie uncle

But last time I went to a sprint store there were dozens of evos (not quite).
Evo Design, Evo Tablet, Evo Spoon, Evo Bookcase, Evo mk.2 ... **

WifiMaxed

You can read about the Feb sneak peak of htc first quad core phone. Can only hope this will be our next EVO.
HTC Edge: First Quad-Core Phone Revealed (Images)

youdoofus

bad part is that this is kinda dated info... its from november and lord knows whats happened between then and now

WifiMaxed

Looks like HTC edge is going to.skip CES this week but will appear at MWC. 1.5 quad core HTC edge. Read for update @ link.

HTC Edge To Skip CES in Favor Of MWC ? Release Date: Late Q1 / Early Q2

WifiMaxed

Now this can come with a kickstand and upgraded front and main shooters. ICS and LTE is a given. This is looking pretty good as a EVO successor.

HTC Edge vs HTC Ville - Leaked Specs Comparison - YouTube

wodin

I just saw it! I was just browsing the Sprint store and saw an announcement for the Galaxy Nexus 4Glte in 2012. Too bad I'm not on the list for the LTE rollout. Oh well, the wait begins!

WifiMaxed

Well this interesting. Talk about the edge being released in Februay. I am thinking they just talking about its debut at MWC. Sprint can jump on this HTC edge, think may just found an upgrade for my EVO.

Possible February Launch for HTC Edge

CriticalCritic

Two big questions. Does it have a kickstand, and is the charging port on the bottom of the device (when held upright)?

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dan330

i want the next evo to be big... with no button on front.. big 5.x screen. with a kickstand...4core... lots of RAM..

i can then keep my OG evo and the new BIG evo... swap between the 2 as needed.

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Gary Friderichsohn

I would like them to improve battery life, improve audio, more RAM, and in most other ways be the same as the EVO4G. Of course, a dual core at least should be a given by now. If they just improve the audio I can forego carrying a DAP. USB Hosting would be nice, but then I would be carrying a Fiio17 or similar so getting away from carrying other things is my priority.

Tre Lawrence

I am actually a bit intrigued with the GNex.

soonerfreak

I don't feel like the Nexus and LG phone will be enough to launch the LTE network. Since HTC and the EVO were there to launch Wimax I would be shocked if they didn't have a quad core phone sitting there for LTE. MWC can't come soon enough.

WifiMaxed

I have been reading about the HTC's 1.5ghz quad core "Edge" which would make a worthy successor to EVO4G. I keep running across HTC's 2.5ghz quad core code named "Zeta" Does anyone know anything about this HTC device? I have read that both the "Edge" and "Zeta" are going to be at MWC 2012. MWC can't come soon enough!

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WifiMaxed

I guess I answered my own question. I have to say this is freakin pretty awesome. I guess either 1 of these devices would make a great EVO2. enjoy the article.

HTC Zeta & HTC Edge to be announced at MWC 2012 - Business Exchange

mrtim250

I like my EVO..I really do. However..after it being rooted incorrectly, not by me..I was hospitalized at the time, my friends grandson did it..never again. I wound up having a friend who works at our local Sprint store do it for me, while he was at work. It worked way better than it had ever worked even when it was new. Now, after 2 or 3 months and several drops later,I find myself pondering what next? So far the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch is a strong contender, maybe even the newer Samsung S II + or whatever its sobriquet is. Either one would be a suitable replacement to my EVO.

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0" tablet PC, great little tablet, and is made by Samsung, as is better than half the electronics in my house. Maybe the Galaxy S II or the S II + might turn out to be the biggest POS ever made by Samsung..but I seriously doubt it. It makes no difference to me weather it the current Galaxy S II or the next newer version, which ever one I can afford when I am able to upgrade the 1st of May. My bet is that either one would be a good replacement for the EVO.

ocnbrze

welcome to the forums!!!!!!!!!
well by then the galaxy nexus will be out for sprint. and this phone looks awesome. i just took my upgrade for the evo 3d and i love the phone. but the specs for the galaxy nexus is pretty amazing. plus it has lte!!!!!

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AHWagner

Is the Galaxy Nexus going to be the next "big thing" for Sprint? I remember a few months before he EVO was released (and therefore afterwards), it was Sprint's flagship phone. I have an upgrade available April 1st.

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Covert_Death

same, in just a few days, as are all day 1 evo owners (upgrades are 2 months and 2 weeks early from 2 years), i am eligible for an upgrade. I have my eye on the Gnex, upgraded GN or not i want nexus this time around because I got real sick of the slow updates and short term support for our phones

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scottborasjr

HTC One X For Sprint Details Surface, Rumored To Be Codenamed 'Jet' And Possibly Arriving In June

This seems about as close as we are gonna get.

Rxpert83

GRR, give us quad cores!!!!!!

scottborasjr

Here's another article: HTC EVO successor to "Jet" onto the scene June 10th - Sprint 4G Rollout Updates

JP88

IMO the dual-core Snapdragon Krait chip thats supposed to be in the Sprint version seems much more impressive than NVIDIA's Tegra 3. The Tegra 3 will probably have slightly better battery life and probably scales better, but there are almost no applications that are properly optimized dual-core chips yet. Though to be perfectly honest I may just hang on to my Evo 4G until I start hearing real news of Adreno 3xx. Just knowing that its in the works makes me hesitant to get too excited about the HTC One Series on phones

CapThrowback

Sprint's next-gen HTC EVO rumored to have kickstand, larger battery | Android Central

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jericko

"non-removal battery"

That sucks!

Lord Vader

I agree. In fact, that might be a deal-breaker for me. I currently use the 3500mAh high capacity battery in my EVO. Moreover, I have a couple extras to swap out when I'm not able to recharge my phone. This 2650 mAh battery is almost 1/3 smaller than the current maximum capacity one I use, which means it's likely to run down more quickly, and since I can't swap it out--I'd be forced to plug it in somewhere--I'm effectively without the use of the phone during the time it's charging.

Who's the "genius" who thought of this? Some iPhone wannabe???

CriticalCritic

My guess is that it's a necessity resulting from implementing the kickstand. I assume the kickstand will not be designed poorly like the Evo 4G, but I still expect that it will tuck into a recess on the back of the phone. If this is the case, AND they are planning on sticking a larger battery in there, AND making it thinner, then I might expect that the battery shape may need to be unique or implemented in some way that will not allow for wasted plastic on structuring a durable battery compartment to allow for ease of replacement.

Granted, I would also still prefer the replaceable battery, but I value the kickstand more though.

Lord Vader

Considering I don't use the kickstand that much, its value to me is nowhere near the value of a removable battery.

dan330

also.. i am in the opinion that non-oem batteries do not perform as well as the OEM designed batteries..

so a 2650 OEM battery might do just as good or better than 3500 non-oem.

then you add in the better power efficient CPU and maybe a few other new tech designs to help save power consumption...

maybe this 2650 kwh phone will last a really long time.. and surprise us all.


i did say "maybe" !!!!

Lord Vader

My Seideo 3500mAh batteries are the best maximum capacity batteries out there and perform just as well as the original, relatively speaking.

gonowhere

Proof is in the pudding, I'll wait to see what "actually" comes out and how it performs before stating something is a deal breaker before its even out or tested.

kct1975

I agree!

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kct1975

Just FYI...I have an Extended Battery from Sprint that I bought at the time I got my HTC EVO phone and I love the Extended Battery.

NaterTots

This is the first phone of the "one" series that really impresses me. It has a decent sized battery and when you consider that it will have a more efficient CPU it may run for quite awhile.
With the newest 4.67 tons and my 2600 battery I can have 2 gmail accounts, gtalk, latitudes, a yahoo account all syncing throughout the day and still play 7 1/2 hours of Pandora with 30 minutes of phone calls.
I just hope that it is possible to have the battery replaced if its old.

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EVU

Looks like EVO4G lovers (me included there) will get its next evolution in the HTC One.
It pretty much stays true in spirit to what the original EVO4G was but with updated internals.

Some will say the EVO3D was the successor to the 4G but I never felt that way even with the 3D turned off.

lltalentzll

The Htc One X will not be on sprint. Sorry.... In order to improve the mood. Htc did announce and Htc Evo Lte which is an improved versoin of the One X. The kickstand has been improved and may other things.

HTC Evo 4G LTE Hands On: One Serious Piece of Slick

Ohhh amd the best news is..... I will be out in.....

Wait for it....







Q2 this year. So anyday now we could finally see a true next gen Evo!

Gatr

HTC EVO 4G LTE Headed to Sprint, Has a Kickstand | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE preview (video) -- Engadget

What do you guys think? Is it now time to upgrade our Evos? I have had my upgrade credit since last October with Sprint, but have seen no reason to upgrade. I live in Omaha, and we never got Wimax, so I never got to use 4G. It would be awesome if a majority of people in this forum upgraded at the same time so we could all move over at the same time.