HTC Evo 3D 4G Unveiled
This unassuming device measures a standard 5 inches long, is a narrow-enough 2.6 inches wide and is nearly half an inch thick. It weighs 6 ounces, owing to the chunky 1730-mAh battery designed to power 4G data.
Camera
Note the twin 2D and 3D camera—both HD—surrounded by a rubberized dark-gray back.
Side View
The phone’s right side includes the 2D and 3D camera toggle switch next to a prominent shutter button, designed for easy picture-taking and video shoots.
Powering Up
The landing screen reveals the new HTC Sense 3.0 UI, enabled by a 4.3-inch Super LCD 540×960 qHD (quarter-high-definition) resolution 3D display. Users can swipe the screen to swivel rapidly, carousel style, through all seven home screens on this device.
Import
As usual with today’s HTC Android phones, when a user adds his or her Google account with the phone, the handset imports the users applications, contacts and even the wallpaper. In this case, the Evo 3D 4G borrowed the wallpaper photo from our Motorola Droid X. This means that Android phone owners will have an easy method of importing content from their current phones to the new Evo 3D 4G.
Bookmarks
One home screen imports a user’s bookmarks from previous searches. Tapping on any palette brings you right to that Website.
FriendStream
HTC Sense 3.0 FriendStream is a fine way to aggregate social-network contacts from Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Music Widget
The Evo 3D 4G music widget lets users choose from eight preloaded songs.
Gmail Access
New Sense 3.0 icons for Gmail at the bottom let users manage their messages.
Twitter Access
Heres a look at the Twitter for HTC Sense application in action.
Keyboard
Heres a look at the roomier Gingerbread keyboard on the Evo 3D 4G.
Contacts
This is the Contact list on the Evo 3D Sense 3.0 UI.
3D Still Shots
What’s that, you say? Why is it blurry? Well, it was shot in 3D, so you can only see it pop properly with the 3D’s stereoscopic screen. Sorry, but we wanted to show you the 3D in action. Videos looked the same way, providing HD video capture at 720p and playback up to 1080p. The Evo 3D 4G is the first U.S. smartphone to shoot and display 3-D pictures and videos.
3D Sharing—Not Yet
We tried to share the 3D pic above with Facebook. No can do! Well, users can still see the pic once uploaded to the social network, but only in 2D.
Photo Gallery
Heres a look at the stills gallery, where 3D pics are lumped with 2D pics.
Front-Facing Camera
The Evo 3D 4G’s 1.3MP front-facing camera is in action with the author of this review.
Importing Apps
Evo 3D imports an Android phone user’s existing application downloads, but also adds HTC Watch, Gameloft, a 3D Spiderman game and others to the mix.