[Official] Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Pre-release thread - Sprint official launch is Saturday, June 2

[Tommydaniel]

We'll just have to wait until May to find out. We must have the kickstand back!

As long as it's not 3D I will be cool with it.

 

[NYCHitman1]

as long as it's not 3d i will be cool with it.

+10000000

 

[Tommydaniel]

Apparently the camera in the One X isn't all it's cracked up to be...

Climbing Camelback with HTC One

 

[dan330]

hmmm..... there seems to be something not being used in these benchmarks.
i can understand how the better smaller size build will help the S4...

but 4 cores must have some advantages.

the tegra3 must have been rushed out.. and was not fully optimized.
the next company that releases a 4-core cpu that utilizes the S4's tech would be amazing.

 

[Tommydaniel]

hmmm..... there seems to be something not being used in these benchmarks.
i can understand how the better smaller size build will help the S4...

but 4 cores must have some advantages.

The bigger difference is the architecture used. The tegra 3 uses A9, while the S4 uses A15.

 

[bupolo]

It's not gimped. That S4 Krait puts out tons of power for a next gen dual-core. I don't care about amount of cores. From everything I have read, I would actually prefer the S4 over T3. Mostly because of the energy savings and the ability of having the radios built into the die.

Hey quick question, you referenced radios being built in, and I recall someone on this board talking about newer phones building in the 4G into the 3G chip to save room and power. Is that what you're talking about?

 

[NYCHitman1]

Hey quick question, you referenced radios being built in, and I recall someone on this board talking about newer phones building in the 4G into the 3G chip to save room and power. Is that what you're talking about?

I believe what he is talking about is the 4g chips being built onto the CPU chip

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. On the SoC, you'll have CPU/GPU/Radios all built on the same board. They say it saves tons of power, but we'll have to wait and see for real-life performance first. Logically, it should be really awesome.

 

[EarlyMon]

Is this all true about the radios?

In the past, that's been claimed often, but what's really built-in to the SoCs are the _modems_ and then the radio chips are separate. Pretty common for the Qualcomms to have always included the full modem set when others did not.

Not sure here, but I'd bet that's how it is. Radio chips are expensive - the S3 in the 3D has modem control for both GSM and CDMA, but only a CDMA radio chip is included in the phone, as one example.

Edit and PS - Just checked, yep, it's just the modems.

Also the Krait is not an A15. Just as the S3 compared to a Cortex A8 or A9, the S4 compares to a Cortex A15. The S4 continues the tradition of allowing asynchronous clocks for each core, something I personally prefer quite a bit.

Info here, warning, PDF download required from here - http://www.qualcomm.com/media/docum...ocessors-system-chip-solutions-new-mobile-age

Tough call between the Tegra 3 and the S4, but Snapdragons have been good to me, and this is the first full revamp of the Snapdragon, so I have high hopes for it.

 

[BenChase7]

Hum, you may be right about that EM. Sorry for the incorrect info. One of the reviews i posted up top though, clearly states A15 architecture in the the S4.

 

[EarlyMon]

Yep, Briefmobile said that. Not surprising, as blogs constantly claim that Snapdrragons have been Cortex-based.

Qualcomm vs ARM is like AMD vs Intel. Similar, same instruction sets, but not the same.

 

[Bnice]

I have been debating between this and the Nexus and I'm 99% sure the HTC ONE X will be my next phone. Plus I have a sweet spot for HTC phones.

 

[Sauske]

Sprint maybe receiving the One X! It's a rumor, but in the past Sprint has typically gotten high end phone from HTC. I just wish we had a Quad Core! If true that is!

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

 

[Rush]

Hey, Guys...

HTC EVO successor to "Jet" onto the scene June 10th. If this happens to be true - I know many of you, including myself will have to get this super (bad boy) device.

I guess HTC and Sprint was reading our minds - huh? We would love hear your thoughts on this.

One more thing, I really think that Sprint should consider keeping the EVO Brand Name. HTC EVO One X - sounds pretty good to me. There are so many awesome devices now-a-days to choose from. Link below.


CLICK/TOUCH HERE.

 

[EarlyMon]

It'll come down to the bootloader for a lot of people. HTC needs to wise up that we want to simply issue the "fastboot oem unlock" command and be done with it, like a Nexus.

Root isn't for everyone - but the easier and safer it is, the more people will get on board, and earlier. Always attractive to the dev community, imo.

 

[Rush]

Root isn't for everyone - but the easier and safer it is, the more people will get on board, and earlier. Alwaysattractiveto thedev community, imo.

You are so right about this, ^ EarlyMon.

I guess I was so excited about posting this news, I didn't even bother to search first. Good lookin out.

 

[dan330]

Hey, Guys...



One more thing, I really think that Sprint should consider keeping the EVO Brand Name. HTC EVO One X - sounds pretty good to me. There are so many awesome devices now-a-days to choose from. Link below.


CLICK/TOUCH HERE.

sounds like.. htc evil one

 

[PyroSporker]

Hey, Guys...

HTC EVO successor to "Jet" onto the scene June 10th. If this happens to be true - I know many of you, including myself will have to get this super (bad boy) device.

I guess HTC and Sprint was reading our minds - huh? We would love hear your thoughts on this.

One more thing, I really think that Sprint should consider keeping the EVO Brand Name. HTC EVO One X - sounds pretty good to me. There are so many awesome devices now-a-days to choose from. Link below.


CLICK/TOUCH HERE.

I wonder if the new codename HTC Jet (was Jewel?) is a take off from the HTC Supersonic aka Evo 4G?

 

[excav8ter]

I'm hoping sprint will get a couple new Android devices this year, high end ones preferably .....

 

[Sauske]

I agree with you! I've been out of my contract for the past 2yrs now! I've been patient and waiting...cause I felt like the Evo 3D was a waste of time (load of malarkey)!

 

[excav8ter]

I'm currently using the Photon....i have had no problems with it......i jst start to get phone envy when i see something newer and better comes out.

 

[Sauske]

I'm currently using the Photon....i have had no problems with it......i jst start to get phone envy when i see something newer and better comes out.

I'm the same way when it comes down to new phone, but nothing caught my eye to upgrade beside this phone!

 

[NYCHitman1]

One more thing, I really think that Sprint should consider keeping the EVO Brand Name. HTC EVO One X - sounds pretty good to me.

I have to disagree. That name just is too damn long. They need to simplify it. Something like EVO X HD or the like would be much better.

 

[falconey]

Does anyone know if the HTC One has an FM transmitter to play tunes straight to the radio? I really wish the 3VO had this feature.

 

[falconey]

I have to disagree. That name just is too damn long. They need to simplify it. Something like EVO X HD or the like would be much better.

Your option is just as long, lol. Actually your option has more syllables.

 

[NYCHitman1]

Your option is just as long, lol. Actually your option has more syllables.

While it is long in words, that isn't exactly what I meant. I meant it more along the lines of that name sucks since it doesn't really follow what we're used to in terms of brand name length.