TECHNOLOGY TODAY: HTC EVO 4G

Sprint HTC EVO 4G, the most powerful android till date. The suspense on Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G price and release date was finally broken by Sprint CEO Dan Hesse who announced 4th June to be the final release date of America’s first 4G smartphone “HTC EVO 4G” in an event in New York .

EVO 4G will be available in all Sprint retail channels and national retail partners, RadioShack, Best Buy and Wal-Mart. You can also purchase android powered HTC EVO 4G phone from newly launched HTC online store. As reported earlier the snapdragon powered beast will be retailing for $199 with 2 year service contract after a $100 mail-in-rebate (excluding tax). We already know that Sprint’s EVO 4G is the most robust Android handset to date and as powerful as the Droid Incredible but its 4G WiFi hotspot capability makes it most powerful android. 4G WiFi hotspot capability will be available as a top-up on base plan with extra $29.99 per month (pricing excludes surcharges and taxes), a price that would include access to the EVO’s 8-device WiFi hotspot capability and won’t come standard with existing EV-DO plans

The HTC Evo 4G features:

a 4.3-inch 800×480 capacitive TFT touchscreen with multitouch capabilities out of the box;
Android 2.1 OS with HTC Sense UI;
8-megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recording;
1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video conferences;
1GB of flash memory where you can install apps;
512MB RAM;
1GHz Snapdragon processor;
802.11b/g WiFi;
GPS/aGPS with free turn-by-turn navigation;
Bluetooth 2.1 A2DP + EDR;
4G WiMAX technology / 3G EV-DO REV A;
FM Radio;
HDMI out port;
3.5mm headset jack;
microUSB port;
8GB microSD card out of the box (expandable up to 32GB);
Digital compass, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, and a Light Sensor;
1500mAh battery;
Kickstand on its back.