Competitors asked if a 3.5-inch handheld palette was good for consuming web content, wasn't a 4.3-inch display -- like that on the HTC EVO 4G better?
Grabbing headlines were the Apple iPhone 4, RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800, the HTC EVO 4G, and Motorola's new DROID X and DROID 2, all of which were launched last quarter.
Verizon has said it plans to implement the technology in 2014 and Sprint has said it plans to make HD Voice an option on the Sprint-exclusive HTC Evo 4G LTE.
It's totally unfair to Kyocera that we played with its new Zio M6000 mid-tier Android smartphone mere hours after our first look at the HTC EVO 4G, but while we were excited to see a cheaper phone with an 800 x 480 screen, the end result is pretty disappointing.
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With integrated HD-video (720p) capture and the 4G speeds of HTC EVO View 4G, slow uploads and grainy video are a thing of the past.
As the perfect combination e-reader, media player and portable computing device, HTC EVO View 4G offers a 7-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen display with pinch-to-zoom for a premium entertainment experience with HD-quality video and rich Web browsing experience.
Is the increased buzz a sign that Sprint is accelerating its 4G deployment, perhaps to support its new HTC EVO phone, which runs on 4G, or other upcoming 4G devices?
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During the week of CES, Sprint Nextel announced one new phone, the Evo Shift 4G from HTC, which runs on -- take a guess.
The iPhone 4 was the top selling smartphone in the United States during the first quarter, NPD said, followed by the iPhone 3GS, Motorola Droid X, HOTC EVO 4G, and HTC Droid incredible.
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Those features have since been baked into several HTC phones currently on the market, such as the EVO 4G, Incredible and Desire.
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Bita Goldman, 28, an attorney in New York, said she carries an extra charger with her for her HTC Evo smartphone, which runs on Sprint's WiMax 4G network.
Some of HTC's handsets (like the EVO 3D, myTouch 4G Slide and EVO 4G LTE) have keys offering better tactile feedback.
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On this front, Sprint has had some success with the HTC EVO and partnered with Wired, Reddit and Ars Technica to spur 4G app development.
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Right now, HTC has only one 4G phone in the U.S., the EVO on Sprint Nextel, but the company is rumored to be launching several more, including its first 4G devices compatible with the LTE standard, in 2011.
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