Hardware Build #3 Is A Totally Different Handset

[dfrailey]

Could some of you rev 3 owners post your serial numbers (mask the right most digits if you'd rather not give out the whole number), so we can try to figure out which serial numbers are rev 3 -- unless someone already knows the answer to this question?

(Many sellers and retailers aren't willing to power up the phone before the sale, when I ask what hardware rev they have.)

Thanks...

 

[thejamesjr]

HTC EVO 4G: New Epson Screens – Inferior Contrast Ratio (Video) : Product Reviews Net

Rev 2 vs Rev 3 Screens Shots (not looking good!).

 

[heavychevy]

I have a Rev 3 with the good screen.

 

[skpd]

I have a Rev 3 with the good screen.

I assume you got that on launch day? (not from the last shipment)

 

[thejamesjr]

What I understand, everyone is saying that the Rev 3 screens don't look as nice as the original Rev 2 screens...

Rev 2 - more brightness w/ a pinkish hue (Novatek).
Rev 3 - less brightness and whiter (Epson).

I think the newer Rev 3 looks nicer though... what do you guys think?

 

[charlezz]

I got my new EVO yesterday...version #3. I had minimal light damage but didn't want to have issues down the road. I will say there does seem to be difference in luminating of screen, response on screen, even a bit lighter. I don't know might just be me and reading thread but build seems better with #3 and no light leakage.

 

[dwntwnall4u]

Just replaced my 0002 version for a new 0003. So far I noticed light slight leakage which was not on my 0002.
Reason for replacement of 0002 was low/poor in call volume and dust under upper left side of screen.
Now I have a few days to make sure this one is good.

 

[sagedil]

Why couldn't you put this in your other thread you created yesterday on your handset #3 battery topic?

Just what trolls do.

 

[heavychevy]

I assume you got that on launch day? (not from the last shipment)

Actually I got mine on June 9th (a few days after launch). I actually think it may have been a launch day phone because the store I went to didn't have any (unspoken for) handsets the day I went in (though they had several in the store), so I left a deposit since they weren't expecting any for another 7 days. Well they called me the next day saying they had a phone for me (assuming some people canceled pre-orders).

 

[dodgeram02]

Just what trolls do.

really???get a life..

 

[RickJ]

Just what trolls do.

Actually, trolls are the ones that come into someones elses thread and take a dump instead of seeing the OP's name and then just moving on.

 

[sikclown]

Stop throwing the T word around

 

[SoFLO]

How many threads will you make about #3? Surely all these posts could be made within the same thread.

 

[sikclown]

How many threads will you make about #3? Surely all these posts could be made within the same thread.

This I have to agree with. Good job on the merge

 

[vgsantiago]

You need to calibrate the g sensor.

setting, sound and display, and g-sensor calibration.

Just place it on a flat surface and hit calibrate.

Does wonders to eliminate lag.

+1, calibrating every once in awhile defintely helps

 

[dantesinferno]

Ditto. I have a build 3, ordered on the 4th directly from Sprint.

Minor lifting in the left hand corner. Minor light leakage from both the left and right corner.

Don't think it has the grounding issue.

That is not the case - I have a Build 3 phone and there is minor light leakage beneath the home and back buttons and I can already tell the bottom left hand corner of the screen may have some issues in the future. Hopefully it holds together well but there are definitely subtle differences in the "flushness" to the body between the bottom left and bottom right hand corners.

 

[taz92]

Is it considered light leakage if u can see light from the power and hdmi ports at the bottom of phone?

 

[sweteg]

Guys, don't hate on sagedil. Our comments were made before a mod merged the OP's thread together because he made almost 2 identical one 2 days in a row.

To add to this thread, I purchased mine on 06/11, my build is from 5/26 Ver 0003 Nova. No problems with mine. Maybe light leakage but I'm still confused to what kind of leakage you guys are referring to. Is it the light you can see behind the 4 lit buttons or something completely different? I read up on it but can't find actual pictures (other than screen separations). I can't see the 4 backlights unless I'm looking at it from a top down angle.

 

[linzgeneral]

HTC EVO 4G: New Epson Screens

 

[geomens]

Just picked up my replacement at Radio Shack this evening and all I can say is version 2 and 3 are like having two different handsets. Version 3 has a different rear frame, a totally different battery door and a totally different battery. The list goes on. The vibration is MUCH MUCH better very strong the screen is brighter and whiter looking (more vibrant) The digitizer in now sub phone frame ALL AROUND, the battery door has more attachment points to it so it fits much better but is harder to take off now. The whole back of the phone is also a different color its a rubberized flat black now. More to come.

PS screen rotation is almost instantaneous now no lag at all.

I have version #003 and got my phone on June 4th. I thought my phone is the same as every other Evo out there but then I have not seen any other Evo but mine lol

 

[unplugged1]

This post is intended for those poor lurkers who review this thread and may actually begin to think that there is ANY discernable difference between versions of the Evo.

Look at these threads and see if ANYONE has shown there to be a consistent difference between any two versions. Some claim the battery door is different or improved (we have no proof and many versions have no problem with the door in any case), some claim the battery is different (this has been disproved), some claim the screen is different (later screens might be, but the Evo version makes no difference), some claim the grounding issue is different (this has been disproved because it affects some and not others with all versions).

It boils down to this: There are plenty of opinions of folks who have convinced themselves that there is a difference in versions. There has been no proof that one version is different. In fact, just the opposite. Every time someone claims there is a difference, one of the owners of an early version states that their version has the claimed difference.

The happy fact, plain and simple, is that HTC appears to demonstrate better production quality as the Evo assembly progresses. Problems appear to be less and quality improved as the Evo become a bit more mature. This is what happens with assembly lines. But please understand that a version number means relatively little. You might have better luck with assembly quality, but the phone is no different. Don't waste your time on looking for the elusive version X. When you get your phone, look at it and check for problems that have been reported in ALL versions. Making sure it is a particular version is NOT going to guarantee you that your phone is even marginally DIFFERENT than an earlier phone.

 

[solid_s_1117]

I'm picking the phone up on Friday and as long as the screen functions I could care less what version it is.

 

[PaulMcCartney]

How many threads will you make about #3? Surely all these posts could be made within the same thread.

Yeah.. Should there be an official hardware revisions thread?

 

[unplugged1]

Yeah.. Should there be an official hardware revisions thread?

Not until there is actually shown to be a single hardware revision....

 

[louielouie]

I picked up my EVO on 6-25 from BB. It is the version #3. The battery door has almost like a rubberized finish. I did notice some light leakage at the bottom but no screen separation. Other than that, I see no differance from the demo I played with at Sprint the first day it came out.