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GSMArena team, 19 August 2011

An extra dimension


HTC EVO 3D review: An extra dimension

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  • User reviews
  • EVO 3D

1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, 360-degree spin, display
  3. 3. Controls
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Synthetic benchmarks, phonebook, telephony
  6. 6. Messaging, gallery
  7. 7. Video player, music player, FM radio, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, video recording
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser, organizer
  10. 10. SNS integration, Android market, HTCSense.com, GPS
  11. 11. Conclusion
  12.  
  13. HTC EVO 3D specification
  14. User opinions and reviews
  15. Review comments (43)

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Introduction

As 3D is taking over theaters and living rooms around the world, the craze is hitting handheld too. The next thing to shake up the business or on the way to irrelevance: geeks will geek about it either way. Now that the HTC EVO 3D has grown a GSM radio, they get ready to enjoy a real 3D clash of the flagships. It doesn’t get any better than two heavyweight fighters battling it out, and someone’s got the 3D video to prove it.

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HTC EVO 3D official photos

The best part is the HTC EVO 3D, like the LG Optimus 3D, is not placing all its chips on the stereoscopic screen and pair of cameras. No sir, each of those smartphones claims to have the best there is for power and speed. We are talking mighty dual-core CPUs, loads of RAM and superb connectivity. The EVO 3D can be your kind of smartphone even if you don’t care about 3D stills and videos.

Key features

  • Quad-band GSM and dual/tri-band 3G support
  • 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
  • 4.3" 16M-color stereoscopic capacitive LCD touchscreen of qHD resolution (540 x 960); Gorilla glass
  • Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread with HTC Sense 3.0
  • 1.2 GHz dual Scorpion CPUs, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260 chipset
  • 1 GB of RAM and 1 GB of storage for apps
  • Dual 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash, massively comfortable shutter key; face detection and geotagging
  • 720p video recording @ 30fps in both 2D and 3D mode
  • Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • microSD slot up to 32GB (8GB card included)
  • Accelerometer, proximity sensor and auto-brightness sensor
  • Front facing camera with video calls
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v3.0
  • MHL TV-out (requires MHL-to-HDMI adapter)
  • Smart dialing, voice dialing
  • DivX/XviD video support
  • HTC Locations app
  • HTCSense.com integration
  • HTC Portable Hotspot
  • Ultra-fast boot times (if you don’t remove battery)
  • Office document editor

Main disadvantages

  • Less than impressive screen performance outdoors
  • Speed and productivity not on par with other dual-cores
  • Rather heavy
  • Low resolution 3D stills
  • The two cameras are too far apart for good stereoscopic close-ups

Things are certainly looking promising here, but smartphones are past the my-spec-sheet-is-longer-than-yours stage as of a few years. It’s all about the user experience now and, while powerful hardware is the first step towards providing it, you need equally good software if you are to challenge the best on the market.

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The HTC EVO 3D in the comfort of our office

A massive high-res screen certainly looks good on paper, but it takes inspiration and clever design to beat those Super AMOLEDs and those Retinas. A new Adreno GPU with a major speed boost might seem more than anyone will ever need, but competitors have not been sitting around either so it’s always going to be close. And you cannot say whether the EVO 3D has the spark by just looking at the specs.

We hope a full review would bring you a whole lot closer to finding the answers you need, so let’s get started. The EVO 3D gets unboxed right after the break.

Next Page » 2. Unboxing, 360-degree spin, display
1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, 360-degree spin, display
  3. 3. Controls
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Synthetic benchmarks, phonebook, telephony
  6. 6. Messaging, gallery
  7. 7. Video player, music player, FM radio, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, video recording
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser, organizer
  10. 10. SNS integration, Android market, HTCSense.com, GPS
  11. 11. Conclusion
  12.  
  13. HTC EVO 3D specification
  14. User opinions and reviews
  15. Review comments (43)

Reviews HTC EVO 3D review
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  • User reviews
  • EVO 3D

HTC EVO 3D review: An extra dimension - Reader comments

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  • Anonymous
  • v0X
  • 29 Jul 2013

3d phone is the future, we see lots of 3d phone in 2014 from major manufacturer

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  • Anonymous
  • v0X
  • 23 Aug 2012

is this an international release?

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  • Nick
  • fXe
  • 28 Jul 2012

The ICS upgrade is a half ass job. I say that because many of the functions have become second rate quality such as swype which I have to now add majority of the words to its personal dictionary. Predictive text for second language is completely gone...

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