It seems like HTC EVO is the biggest competition right now for the IPhone. I see what you guys are saying. The only thing is Sprint says 4g but you can't even get a signal in Lancaster SC. It only works good where the towers are. I had a contest with a friend at work with the HTC Evo. We pulled webpages to see who could pull them the fastest. Well of course IPhone won!!!! Now we were in the building and the excuse was Iphone won because it was in the building and if we were to go outside that the HTC would blow it out. I then told him who wants to go outside everytime they need to pull something up. AT&T works marvelous for me everywhere I go except for deep in the country where no cell phones work regardless of who you have!!!! Never had any issues. I had the first HTC touchscreen that came out. The Silver phone but cancel my service because of poor reception. The HTC EVO has alot going for it but again it only tried to copy the IPhone. HTC EVO has two cameras but it doesn't have one in the front of the phone to enable Video Call. IPhone is again the first but the immitaters will follow. Thats like Dish trying to keep up with DirecTV. They do all the things that DirecTV does and tries to make it better. Still you have the customers that started with DirecTV that hasn't had any problems will stay. If you never had DirecTV and then you see Dish and they have a special offer you will think Dish may be better. But only because you haven't experience the beauty of having DirecTV. Same with IPhone alot of the people that say other phones are better has not had the IPhone for themselves to see. As far as price the IPhone 4 is only $199. HTC evo is $299 with $100 dollar mail n Rebate!!!! Now there is alot of things that I do like about the HTC and one thing is the Big Screen it has. Good for watching movies and videos. As much as I love the Evo 4G's 4.3-inch touch screen, the size of the phone is still a bit of a turn-off to me. Though more durable, when it comes to sexiness, the iPhone wins, hands down. Now lets look some CNET reviews:
IPhone Call Quality and General Performance:
Call quality was just a hair behind the Evo 4G. It was by far the cleanest-sounding iPhone I've used when calls connected. But you've heard of the antenna issues, and in our tests call audio completely disappeared or became garbled when we touched the "magic spot." I know this doesn't affect everyone, but it's a big deal. It's a good thing the phone's improved battery life makes up for it. We squeezed out almost 8 hours of talk time over 3G.
HTC EVO Call Quality and General Performance:
The Evo 4G was superb, with some of the best call quality I've heard. It was clean, crisp, and clear on both sides of the call. That's right, I used the three Cs. Running on 4G is a blessing and a curse. You'll get awesome data speeds, but you'll be lucky to make it through a day. Plus, if you're running it on 3G, that large screen still drains the battery. Over 3G we were able to squeeze out 5.5 hours of talk time. One negative: if you're only on 3G, you'll still pay a $10 premium for the Evo 4G.
So you still have to pay for 4g even if you use it on 3G but still drains the battery like crazy. HTC I'd rather stick with IPhone on this one. On to the next review.
IPhone Sexiness and Durability:
The iPhone 4's edges are a little sharper and it's not as pleasant to hold as it once was. The screen is clearer than crystal clear. Its glass finish is supposedly more durable to scratches and drops. Its design is sexy but I don't consider this the sexiest phone out there anymore.
HTC EVO Sexiness and Durability:
This screen really wows. It's not as high resolution as the iPhone's, but in this case, size matters. The design is solid and clean, but it's still a little awkward to hold because of its larger size.
I've seen both and even though HTC EVO screen is really big it doesn't get a clearer picture than the IPhone.
Now in the overall Review from CNET HTC won 4.5 to 4.3!!!!!
The iPhone 4 took the early lead but stumbled in Round 3. The Evo's 4G features were simply unmatched in this case. To no surprise, the iPhone fought back in the multimedia and Web-browsing round(which is why I like the phone so much)--although the Evo held its own, too--but ultimately, the antenna issues were a vulnerable spot for the iPhone ( which will soon be updated and the antenna issue will be resolve and the IPhone will still be champ to me. For now, the HTC Evo 4G remains the champ.
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This is a review from a customer that had The IPhone and Sprint let him hold the HTC EVO for a few weeks so he can see which one he wants. He basically had categories and he said which one was the best to him. Below is the conclusion:
ReplyDeleteAfter a couple of weeks putting both phones through their paces, I decided I made the right decision in upgrading to the iPhone 4.
Why? Well, mainly because it's work to switch platforms. You have to learn how to use the new device, and find and download apps to do the same things you did on the old device. To be worth the cost and trouble, the new platform has to do something new and great that the old platform can't do. While there are distinct differences between the iPhone and its Android competition, neither is superior enough to the other that it's worth the inconvenience of switching if you're satisfied with your current platform.
But what if you have neither yet and you're trying to decide between an Android phone and an iPhone?
Well, first you need to consider which carrier you want to go with. The problems people have with AT&T's service are well publicized -- if that is a concern, or if you already have a favorite carrier you want to go with, then choose a phone that works with your service.
If you don't care which carrier you use, then this is the way I'd choose: If photo and video quality are important to you, go with the iPhone, because it's better at those things. Likewise, if style is an issue, go with the iPhone. Otherwise, after working with both the iPhone 4 and the HTC EVO 4G, I would recommend the Android phone as the better choice, for its Google integration, Wi-Fi tethering, open applications and a choice of Android hardware vendors and wireless carriers.