HTC EVO 3D; Dual Core 3D Android Smartphone; Specification & Price

HTC EVO 3D; Dual Core 3D Android Smartphone; Specification & Price

HTC EVO 3D; Dual Core 3D Android Smartphone; Specification & Price

HTC rolled out the their first 3D device, HTC EVO 3D CDMA version device in USA through Sprint network. Don’t Worry! HTC EVO 3D is available also in GSM version, which can be used with any carriers worldwide and it is coming soon to all the countries including India, UK, US and more. HTC is really over the Android now. As the 3D technology started popping up in our Living Room TV set and in the movie theatres, why can’t we have that technology on our phones too and take the fun to the next level?. HTC may be thinking about that and guess what, that is what HTC EVO 3D is all about. HTC EVO 3D is the America’s first 3D mobile device and first 3D device from HTC. LG already announced their 3D phone LG Thrill 4G also called LG Optimus 3D with the At&t but, didn’t moved out yet. But, HTC made a great entrance and is really selling a lot HTC EVO 3D’s. Let’s have a look around the phone;

HTC 3D EVO is available in both GSM and CDMA version. Both have same Specification and features.

HTC EVO 3D : Appearance

HTC EVO 3D has a 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3” inch 3D S-LCD capacitive touchscreen display. The phone offers 3d Glass/Specs free 3D experience out of the box. The display support multi touch text input and has a Gyro Sensor for precise touch experience. There are four touch sensitive keys in the front of the device as you can see in other Android phones. I kind of feel like the HTC EVO 3D is similar to the HTC Sensation 4G, everything except the front frame. which is already a hot selling product around the world.

There are some special buttons on the side of the device. On the right side of the device, you can see a dedicated button along with that, you can see a mode select switch which allows you to select 2D/3D camera mode. Pretty nice ah! There is a HDMI connecting port and a 3.5 mm head set port. The back of the device is pretty texturized to give you more grip to the device. I must say, the silver coloured camera and mode selection buttons on the side can be seen from the front view itself. i didn’t liked that placement of button. HTC EVO 3D is available only in black colour. The device weights only 170g and 11.9mm thick on the side.

HTC EVO 3D : Software and Hardware

HTC EVO 3D is an Android v2.3 Gingerbread device with HTC’s own HTC Sense v3.0 UI. The device has a powerful 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8660 chipset with 1GB RAM. 4GB internal storage is available which can be expanded upto 32GB using external card slot. The device is powered by a Li-Ion 1730 mAh, which is not really good one ‘cos the phone uses lot of power to the 3D technology rendering.

HTC EVO 3D : Camera and Other Features

This part is really interesting, HTC EVO 3D has a 5MP autofocus camera with Dual LED flash. As the camera can take stereoscopic pictures (2MP) and shot 3D videos(720p) you can see two lens on the back side. This will shoot simultaneously and gives you the 3D output. The camera can shoot 2D videos at 1080p, which is really great. There is also a secondary camera in HTC EVO 3D for video calling.

Other features; HTC EVO 3D has a lot of great features other than the 3D display and 3D ready camera. The phone offers SRS virtual surround sound while using the headphone, it supports 3G at HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX 802.16 e and  DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (That’s really great), Facebook, Flickr, Twitter applications, Stereo FM radio with RDS, plays almost all types of videos including 1080p videos, support for MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA formats, GPS, A-GPS, Google maps preloaded and more.

HTC EVO 3D : Price, Competitors and Final Words

The HTC EVO 3D is a power house. The phone really can beat the Samsung Galaxy S2 which has the same specs but no 3D technology. Always think about the need before buying. I had met lot of people who has an Nokia N8 with 12MP camera and they don’t want to use the camera. Here in the case of HTC EVO 3D you paying extra to get the 3D technology into your pockets. 3D is a branch new researches are taking place and so, i dont think this will be the best you can get with 3D. If you don’t want 3D then, you can go for Motorola Droid Bionic, Motorola Photon 4G, Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC Sensation 4G, Samsung infuse 4G which all offers almost same specs without 3D.

Price, HTC EVO 3D CDMA version is out through the Sprint US network. It is available for 199.99$ for 2 year contract. The regular price listed is $549.99 without 2 year contract. The CDMA version can only be used in the Sprint network and if you really want to use it with other networks wait for the release of GSM version. The release date is not yet announced. The price in India and US will be around $650(Rs 32,990) approx. Thank you for reading.