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[JayDean03]

Originally Posted by mein07

Went ahead and pre-ordered the Evo. Now I hope they turn on the LTE in Houston by Friday.

Don't expect it anytime soon bruh.

 

[mein07]

Originally Posted by Tetsujin23

Originally Posted by mein07

Went ahead and pre-ordered the Evo. Now I hope they turn on the LTE in Houston by Friday.

Don't expect it anytime soon bruh.

Some Galaxy Nexus owners in Houston have confirmed LTE live in some parts of Houston recently so I'm hoping for it to go live officially soon. Shouldn't be too long since we are one of the first launch cities anyway. I'm a female btw.

 

[odog24]

Originally Posted by 4318MichaelJohnson4318

so how does the NT android community feel about samsung yet again ruining us versions of their phones?

i just want a nice solid phone with a good design not some plastic thing.
there chips are really good tho

 

[joe billionaire]

what widgets do you use with apex launcher?

none of the notes widgets work smh

i need a calender at least, weather would be cool

 

[rusty shackelford]

Magic Locker is a pretty great app for free lockscreens.
If anyone is wondering.

 

[mastamind89]

Originally Posted by Cyber Smoke

Originally Posted by NICKLE DIME BAY

LMAO @ "Da Triumph"

Stop

 

 

[JayDean03]

Milocker>

 

[boredone1]

Originally Posted by QueenCitySneakerQueen

Originally Posted by BoredONE1

Originally Posted by QueenCitySneakerQueen



If you're on Verizon now isn't really a good time to buy a phone imo (I know I know wait for something better you'll always be waiting) but if you can hold off on a purchase until July you'll have some better options

What drops in July? and I can't. Family Plan. And Unlimited Data/ Text. 

What does the family plan have to do with anything? You are grandfathered in with the unlimited data/text.

I'm saying I don't pay my bill. Ma dukes does. lol I'm not switching providers. lol

 

[joe billionaire]

so i went back to stock on my note from the ics leak

idk ics on the note wasnt really anything special for me, it was really just a app update (s-note) and a few ics features which sure are nice but i dont even use, it ate more ram and used more battery, ill wait for the official usa n7000 drop and then wait for reviews

the gingerbread might be stale but its perfect for the note right now...ima wait for the completed cm9 + touchwiz the devs are starting to work on

 

[nako xl]

i feel like I get the white HTC screen every other second with my Sensation.

it can't do anything without a long load when i go back to the home screen.

 

[joe billionaire]

Originally Posted by Nako XL

i feel like I get the white HTC screen every other second with my Sensation.

it can't do anything without a long load when i go back to the home screen.

clear some cache, kill some apps ur not using that are probably running in the background
or factory reset 

 

[AZwildcats]

Originally Posted by 4318MichaelJohnson4318

so how does the NT android community feel about samsung yet again ruining us versions of their phones?

I'll be waiting for the iphone 5 to see if it superior. If not, international version will be copped

 

[cyber smoke]

[h1]HTC EVO 4G LTE Review[/h1]Filed under Reviews by Korey Nicholson on May 13, 2012 at 7:59 PM


The HTC EVO 4G LTE is Sprint’s iteration of the One X. Many were quick to disown Sprint when they altered the design of the One X to better suit their needs. Does it really take away from the phone? The EVO 4G LTE still packs the same hardware specs, plus more than the One X, so maybe the compromise is worth it? Read on for our full BriefMobile review to see what we think of the device.






Feature Overview

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· Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, integrated with Sense[emoji]8482[/emoji] 4
· 4.7-inch HD super LCD display
· 1.5GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm[emoji]8482[/emoji] Snapdragon S4 Processor
· Near Field Communication (NFC) technology
· 3G/4G mobile hotspot capability, supporting up to 8 Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
· Wi-Fi[emoji]174[/emoji] – 802.11 a/b/g/n
· Advanced rear-facing 8-megapixel camera with f/2.0 lens, super-fast auto-focus
· HTC ImageSense to take great photos, in adverse conditions
· front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording.
· Beats Audio enables customers to hear music the way the artist intended
· 3.5 mm headset jack
· Dimensions: 5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 inches (LxWxT)
· Weight: 4.7 ounces
· Display: 4.7-inch HD 720p super LCD (1280 x 720), 16.7 million colors
· Battery: Imbedded 2000mAh Lithium Ion (Li-ion) battery
· Memory: 16GB internal memory* (ROM); 1GB RAM; supports up to 32GB microSD

Hardware Design

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A big selling point for the One series was the step up in design and build quality. When Sprint decided that it needed a little changing, people worried. When it was announced, the people’s fear became true. I want to make something clear though, the EVO 4G LTE would be the best looking phone if it wasn’t for the One X. The changes had to be made for the microSD slot to be included. The back had to be removable, but the battery had to remain unremovable.

So the kickstand was built in the divide the back of the phone from the top and from the bottom. The top piece was made of a chincy plastic that was glossy black in color. The bottom piece of the EVO has a metal text but is flat black in color. So the back is two-toned— not in a good way. I wish they would have tried to make the top piece of the device the same material as the rest of the device, then it really would outdo the One X.



Aside from the back design, the phone is everything you could possibly want. There is a built-in metal kickstand that is strong enough to support the device numerous different ways. The dedicated camera isn’t as great as the EVO 3D’s button, but it had to be thinned out to accommodate for the thinner device. The brushed metal band that runs around the device sure does look good too, but vaguely resembles the iPhone’s band.

We all would have liked for the screen to include the buttons for Android, and not HTC’s capacitive buttons. That extra half of an half really makes a difference. The device is extremely tall, but skinnier than the One X. The front of the device is almost identical to the One X as well. I have to agree with HTC’s decisions to put the hard keys in all the right locations, power button top-right, volume keys top-right, and the camera button bottom-right.

What confuses me is the placement of the ports for the device. The charging port was placed on side which goes down when the kickstand is used. Of course you can flip the phone over, but it just looks weird from behind. The 3.5mm headphone jack is at the top, and it’s mainly a nuisance. Placing both of these ports on the bottom of the device would have rectified both of these issues. Keeping the wires out of your way when plugged in should always be a concern.

Screen

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We were fortunate enough to get the opportunity to review the One X and experience the new Super LCD 2 display first-hand. “Flatly stated, HTC’s mounted the best display I’ve ever seen on a smartphone,

 

[cyber smoke]

PCWorld Rating

4.0
4.0 / 5 - PCWorld, May 11, 2012

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Pros

• Sleek, durable design with kickstand
• Solid camera with many shooting modes

Cons

• Camera's shutter button doesn't work in lock mode
• No LTE network yet

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[h1]HTC Evo 4G LTE Review: Gorgeous, but No LTE for Now[/h1]
HTC Evo 4G LTEReview, by Ginny Mies May 11, 2012

Sprint's original HTC Evo 4G was the carrier's very first 4G WiMAX phone. Two years (and a few other Evos) later, we have the HTC Evo 4G LTE ($200 with a new two-year contract from Sprint; price as of 5/10/12). But despite the name, this smartphone is currently just a 3G phone until Sprint builds out its LTE network. Outside of this issue, the Evo 4G LTE is a solid phone. The display, camera, design, and multimedia features make it the best phone currently coming from Sprint. Sprint will have the HTC Evo 4G LTE available on May 18.
[h2]Different Design[/h2]
The Evo's kickstandThe HTC Evo 4G LTE might share a lot of specs in common with the One X on AT&T, but its design is totally different. With its black body and red accents, you might mistake it for a Verizon phone; it looks an awful lot like the newly announced HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE. It holds onto the Evo design legacy, however, with a bright red kickstand. You flip the kickstand out and set your Evo on a table for some hands-free video watching. The kickstand is a little difficult to open, however. You'll need some nails to get it out. The kickstand divides the Evo's battery cover, which is part glossy black plastic and part matte, soft-touch rubber.

Measuring 5.3-by-2.7-by-0.35 inches, the Evo is slightly smaller than the One X, which measures 5.3-by-2.8-by-0.4 inches. The Evo is an ounce heavier, at 4.7 ounces, than the One X (4.6 ounces).

The Evo has a 4.7-inch 1280-by-720 HD pixel display with IPS (In Plane Switching) technology. We loaded the Evo up with a few test photos we use across phones to test display quality. These images include a colorscale test, a grayscale test, and photos of people. In our colorscale test, I could detect some oversaturation as the colors bled into one another (see sample photo). In the portrait photos, skin tones had a ruddy look--another sign of oversaturation. Details appeared sharp, however, as did text.
[h2]Android 4.0 with HTC Sense [/h2]
HTC Sense--the manufacturer's user interface over Android--has garnered a mixed response from consumers and tech journalists alike. And Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) has, by far, the best-looking interface of any version of Android. I understand why manufacturers slapped on overlays in the early days of Android: The underlying interfaces were ugly. HTC Sense is undeniably pretty. But its animations and colorful widgets have a tendency to bog down the operating system.

Perhaps my idea that manufacturers might leave Android 4.0 alone and just add a few customized widgets was just wishful thinking. To HTC's credit, Sense 4.0 is much subtler than previous versions of the interface. The company has cleared out many unnecessary icons and text that cluttered older versions of Sense. You can still pinch the screen to see all seven of your homescreens, and you get that handy customizable lock screen that we saw with Sense 3.0.

Still, Android purists might take offense to a few changes. The Recent Apps UI has been tweaked in typical Sense fashion. Rather than displaying your apps or websites as a list with thumbnails, it displays them as pages that flip as you flick through them. The Sense widgets are a bit too busy and garish for my liking, but you can easily remove them.

HTC Sense also makes some very basic tasks more difficult than they should be. For example, to change the phone's wallpaper, you have to dig through multiple menus in the Settings. Changing the wallpaper in vanilla Android 4.0 is as simple as holding down on the homescreen.

The Evo 4G LTE comes with a significant amount of carrier and manufacturer-added software, but that seems to be the norm these days. You can disable some of these so they don't show up in your apps menu. Annoyingly, you can't disable either the Sprint Music Plus player or the Sprint Zone.
[h2]Camera[/h2]
HDR Test PhotoSprint and HTC unleashed a bunch of journalists in the city of New Orleans to test out the HTC Evo's camera in the field. Like the HTC One series of phones, the Evo 4G LTE has HTC's ImageSense camera software and the HTC ImageChip, which supports a which supports an f2.0 aperture and a handful of different shooting modes, including High Dynamic Range (HDR), Macro, and Panorama. HTC also claims that One cameras have an almost no-lag shutter speed. In my hands-on tests, I found the no-lag claim to be pretty much true. My photos taken in automatic mode looked excellent, with good colors and crisp Indoor Photo Using Automatic Modedetails. Most of the shooting modes worked quite well, too, especially the macro mode (see example photos).

HDR made my photos look a bit spooky--I prefer the HDR mode on the iPhone 4S's camera. You can also add Instagram-like filters to your photos, but I don't think they look very good. A better bet would be to add a third-party app like, well, Instagram or Pixlr, which has even more filters.

Macro test photoThis Evo also has a very cool continuous shooting feature, which lets you take multiple pictures at a time. You can then use the camera app's Best Photo feature, which will automatically pick the cleanest photos out of the group. You can use continuous shooting with both the onscreen shutter button and the physical key. It is a little sensitive, however. When I was snapping photos from a tour bus in New Orleans, I accidentally took multiple pictures without meaning to.

The Evo has a dedicated camera shutter button, which is always a plus, as it helps stabilize the phone before you take your photo. Annoyingly, you can't press the button when the phone is locked to jump directly to the camera app.
[h2]Multimedia[/h2]
All HTC One phones have Beats Audio built in. Beats Audio automatically turns on when you play music, but you can opt to turn it off. I could definitely hear a positive change in music quality, especially with rock and metal music, when Beats was running. Bass sounded richer and the vocals fuller. Beats Audio also kicks in when you play a YouTube video.

Unlike the One phones, the Evo has a microSD slot so you can expand your phone's memory beyond the built-in 16GB, with photos, video, apps, and so on.

The phone also comes with HTC Watch, which is the company's movie-streaming service. If you wish to stream movies off your phone, however, I'd go with Netflix, as it has a larger library than Watch.
[h2]Performance[/h2]
Using the FCC-approved Ookla Speedtest.net app, I tested Sprint's 3G network in two cities: New Orleans and San Francisco. In New Orleans, the HTC Evo achieved an average of 1.4 Mbps for download speeds and 0.52 Mbps for upload speeds. In San Francisco, Sprint's 3G network was a bit faster, with an average of 1.69 Mbps for downloads and 0.90 Mbps for upload speeds.

These are okay speeds for 3G, but I've been spoiled by 4G. Videos started and stalled over YouTube and Web pages weren't loading as quickly as I'm used to. Even T-Mobile's HSPA+ network seems much faster than Sprint's 3G network. But until Sprint LTE comes to your city, you're stuck with 3G. Even if you have WiMax in your city, the Evo 4G LTE isn't compatible with that network.

I ran both the Quadrant and Vellamo benchmarking apps to see how powerful the Qualcomm S4 1.5GHz dual-core processor is on the HTC EVO 4G LTE. With Vellamo (which was developed by Qualcomm), the Evo had a score of 2392, slightly ahead of the HTC One S, which has the same processor and achieved a score of 2365.

Under Quadrant, the HTC Evo got a score of 5145, which put it slightly ahead of both the One S and the Galaxy Nexus. I also ran a few graphics-heavy games, like World of Goo and Osmos, and the Evo handled them flawlessly.

While we haven't yet completed our formal battery tests, I used the EVO 4G LTE for an afternoon photo outing. After 2 hours and about 50 photos later, I noticed a significant drop in battery life. You might not use the camera as heavily in a short time span as I did for this review, but one of the main selling points of this phone is the camera. I also ran a 26-minute video over YouTube with the battery starting at 76 percent charged. After the video was finished, the Evo had a battery life of 67 percent. We'll update the Evo's battery life results once we finish our formal testing.

We experienced uneven call quality with both the HTC One X and the One S, but the Evo sounded good on both ends of the line. My friends said my voice sounded clear and natural, and they didn't hear any crackling or static as they did on the One phones.

The EVO 4G LTE will be the first handset on a U.S. carrier with HD Voice. Sprint's demo of HD Voice at the EVO 4G LTE's launch in New York City showed how it significantly decreases background noise.

This is made possible by the Snapdragon processor, which uses dual-microphone noise suppression and earpiece active noise cancellation. It also relies on Sprint to finish its upgrades to its 3G network so we were unfortunately unable to test this feature. Also, HD Voice will only work if both people on a call are using an HD Voice-supported smartphone on an HD Voice-supported network.
[h2]Bottom Line[/h2]
The Evo phones have always been Sprint's strongest offering, and the Evo 4G LTE is no exception. From its beautiful design to the versatile camera to the fast performance, this is Sprint's best phone--and one of the best Android phones available. But without LTE, it feels as if it is not quite living up to its potential.
That Sprint is releasing LTE phones (the Evo, the LG Viper, and the Galaxy Nexus) without an actual 4G LTE network in place is a bit frustrating. While the company has disclosed the initial six cities for launch (Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio), it has not said when these networks will turn on. And unless you live in one of those cities, you'll find it hard to get excited about LTE. Sprint's 3G network feels painfully slow, too, especially when you compare it to other carriers' 4G networks. Sprint has announced that it will release 15 more 4G devices, most of them handsets. Unless you are 100 percent committed to the Evo legacy or are dying to upgrade your phone, I'd hold off on buying the Evo until you know that you'll get LTE or have seen what else is available before locking into a two-year contract

 

[cyber smoke]

 

[paycheck26]

I just really hope the battery life on that ycan last me throughout the day.

 

[odog24]

Originally Posted by Paycheck26

I just really hope the battery life on that ycan last me throughout the day.

it probably wont. which i why i love removable batteries. i carry an extra or 2 batteries in my pocket and i can go ham with my phone not worrying about it dying

 

[luckyluchiano]

any of you dudes got the Galaxy Nexus? I`m kinda bored with my 4s, and want to buy a Nexus off Contract, I could wait till the newer droids drop this summer, but I`m just wanting something a little diff to play with until the new iPhone drops, I wanted the Note but I`m with VZW

 

[Nike Jordan]

I got the GNex in the mail today.

It was a bit of a hassle to get it connected to T-Mobile, but it worked out.

 

[mp3911]

[h2]http://www.slashgear.com/google-nexus-tablet-tipped-in-samsung-codes-14228112/[/h2]

[h2]Google Nexus tablet tipped in Samsung codes
[/h2]
This next generation Nexus tablet has been tipped today via Google’s source codes being worked on by Google and Samsung, kernel codes being shown off as working with Samsung’s Exynos processors. This tablet has been tipped as having a Exynos 5250 (Dual core A15) and Mali T-604 graphics clocked at up to 533mhz (codename: vithar). Tipster Rawat lets us know the following information as well, as discovered in his exploration of the codes at hand:

“From poking around the kernel commits, the device they’re working on together features an Exynos 5250 (Dual core A15), with Mali T-604 graphics clocked at up to 533mhz (codename: vithar). For reference, the Mali 400 found in Galaxy S II / Exynos 4210 is clocked at upto 266mhz. SGS III and Exynos 4412 feature a Mali 400 clocked higher, and _that_ GPU comes top of the smartphone benchmarks besting even the iPhone 4S, so this should be much better.

 

[nako xl]

Sensation 4G official update drops for T-Mobile on Wednesday.

 

[JayDean03]

Thanks for the posts of the Ev0LTE cyber smoke

i can't wait to get my hands on that !#@@$

 

[bklyn style baby]

Just copped this little companion for the Evo LTE

 

[sole vintage]

how safe is it to install the new ICS firmware on the Samsung Note?

i hear the leaked German version has a bug that causes a hard brick

 

[odog24]

sold the gs2 a week ago in hopes of getting a gnex but i realized that the gnex is kinda ugly and the same as a gs2 so now ive been stuck using this evo 3d.

thinking of switching over to a blackberry. or should i wait a couple days to get a evo lte off contract.