Sprint EVO 4G Superphone
The Nexus One is already a worthy competitor for the iPhone, but the Sprint Evo 4G may prove to be the first phone that is BETTER than the iPhone. Both Engadget and Gizmodo agree that the Evo will combine the best hardware on the market with the new Android 2.1 OS to deliver one of the best, if not the best, phone available.
Specs (according to Engadget)
The handset is centered around a 480 x 800 4.3-inch TFT LCD, with a Snapdragon QSD8650 1GHz processor under the hood (the CDMA version of the QSD8250 in the HD2 and Nexus One), and even a helpful 1GB of built-in memory and 512MB of RAM -- hello app storage! Even the battery is bigger than the HD2, and the camera is an 8 megapixel monstrosity with flash, that's capable of 720p video, and is augmented by a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera for good measure. The phone features HDMI out (though you'll need an adapter for turning it into a TV-familiar HDMI plug), 802.11b/g WiFi, and an 8GB microSD card. There's that still-rare Android 2.1 underneath an updated version of HTC's Sense UI. But... despite all these wild features, what actually sets the EVO 4G apart is the fact that it's Sprint's first 4G phone. The handset runs a combo of EV-DO Rev. A and WiMAX, with calls still being made over CDMA and the EV-DO / WiMAX options for data.
CLEAR, the 4G Wi-Max provider the phone would use, currently serves 34 million people in 27 cities, but has plans to expand its 4G network to serve 130 million people in 34 major cities by the end of the year. The best part of this device may have nothing to do with the device itself, but could be the software that it ships with that turns it into a wireless 4G hotspot for up to 8 devices.
Sprint still has not announced an exact date for its release, but if you're as interested in the EVO as I am, you can sign up to be notified when it is released on Sprint's EVO site.
For more information, pictures and a 3D demo of the phone check out Engadget, Gizmodo, Daily Finance and the Sprint EVO site.
