HTC EVO or HTC EVO Shift January 28, 2011
Reviewer: The Fallen Angel with a broken Wing "I Cry Out But No One Can Hear Me ..." (Dark Corner Deep Within the Mind) -
I just recently got the EVO Shift and it's an awesome phone. The main difference between the EVO and EVO Shift is that the EVO has a bigger screen and dual cameras *Front & Rear* where as the EVO Shift is smaller in size, only has one rear camera, and a slide-out Qwerty keyboard. The differences are very subtle and not really gonna make much of a difference between the two. If you're gonna watch alot of videos/multimedia then the EVO might be best but if you're just looking for a phone of general tasks like texting, web-browsing, etc. then the EVO Shift might be better. In my honest opinion the Slide-Out Qwerty keyboard isn't really necessary. The set-up for the on-screen keyboard is so simple and easy that you'd rarely use the slide-out keyboard. My old phone *LG RUMOR* had a slide-out keyboard and I got so used to using a slide-out I didn't wanna go back to using a touchscreen keyboard like I do on my iTouch. So I got the EVO Shift instead of the EVO. I still like the EVO but I found I'm rarely using the slide-out keyboard bcuz the on-screen keyboard is better made than the iTouch that mistyping happens very rarely. The word recognition is great that you don't have to type the whole word. So the slide-out keyboard loses it's purpose. Overall it's a great phone and I think I'm gonna be pretty happy with it.
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Finally my Perfect Phone January 30, 2011
Reviewer: J. L. Miller
Love this phone. It has everything I want and nothing more. I mean seriously who even uses a front facing camera??? I sure don't. Second, as easy as touch screen typing is, sometime i want to be able to see the full screen of the device when i'm typing and this is what the keyboard is great for. I also really like the touch pad which basically replaces the arrows keys and is really nice for navigating around the web.
Other than that this thing is faaaast and I would imagine that it does get better battery life than the Evo, but I've never owned an Evo. The benchmark tests show that the 800MHz processor is actually faster than the 1Ghz in the original since it is the second generation of the processor. Seriously have enjoyed this phone so far. You should also note that HTC phones upgrade to the newest Android versions far earlier than all other Android manufacturers.
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Phone is good, Sprint's hot spot service is terrible February 15, 2011
Reviewer: Steven "vdmboy" (Dallas TX) -
the hardware and Android are pretty good, a lot of features, clearly more targeted to the technical user than the iPhone. Android has a lot of nice features, though - the main screen with a lot of information available without having to load an app , e.g. weather that automatically displays your current location, time easily read, and a lot of informational icons at the top of the screen that give notifications of new messages, and other items .
it comes equipped with a lot of apps, and the ability to customize the features is nice. the hardware is solid, feels good in the hand. the sound is not great, and I wish the volume buttons were higher up on the side, as I tend to press them every time I pick up the phone . battery life for voice and non-4G and non hot spot use is good - 4-6 hours talk time and about 1 day standby.
the 4G and the Hot spot services form Sprint, however, are just awful. not sure if 4G is real, but the data speeds are very slow in both 3G and 4G. the hot spot function is sorely lacking, and so slow, that it is unusable - best speed in Palo Alto CA is 120K download and 40 K Upload- very panful, and again, unusable. the Sprint techs can't seem to do anything about it.
so as much as I like the phone, (and recommend it for non-iPhone users, who don't need high speed data rates) I will be going back to a Verizon MiFI and a voice only flip phone. Verizon's data service yielded 1-1.5Mb down and 700k+ upload speed consistently. if you are looking at Sprint with this phone to provide broadband connections for WiFI only devices in addition to telephony - try something else. Sprint's service is not ready for prime time
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Love Love Love my EVO Shift February 13, 2011
Reviewer: T.T.
OMG!!!!! I just have to say after only one day after purchase I LOOVVVEE MY EVO SHIFT!!!! It has everything you need and much more. It has lots of versatillity that allows you to use it to the fullest. I like the full querty keybord and touch options, easy navigation and Apps for days.
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Feature-loaded, user friendly: smart choice in a crowded smart phone market February 12, 2011
Reviewer: 35-year Technology Consumer "8-tracks to 802.11" (Mid Atlantic, USA) -
We've been using mobile telephones in our house since 1995, and the parade of discards since then represent choices made to deliver basic services (phone calls, and with the ones just retired, text messages) and at the cheapest prices.
The HTC Evo Shift 4G was only added to Sprint's lineup a month ago, making us early adopters of this model, even if smart phone is decidedly mainstream now...
Much of what is good --or bad-- about using 3G/4G/WIMAX services is going to be very dependent on your service provider's network relative to your current location (and indeed, many of the commercials we watch are not about the phone, but about the network) and the applications you interact with.
So while your experience my vary, our experience with this phone in the places we use it has been awesome at every turn. Great features, intuitive interface and --since we still use it to make phone calls too-- good call audio quality.
While the screen is smaller that its Evo 4G product line companion, this is largely mitigated by the slide-out full QWERTY keyboard...a blessing for those who can't seem to master soft keyboard displays.
The phone ships with an impressive array of apps, and the Android marketplace makes finding and installing new ones simple. Two strong performers are Google-powered Voice Search and Navigate: both are eerily good at delivering search results and driving/walking directions. Thi phone's voice-to-text interface is also very good. Surprisingly, a voice-based dialing app that is part of the operating system's collection of widgets seldom gets one right.
We discovered one minor issue with the placement and size of the call volume buttons at the bottom left of the QWERTY tray when it's extended. Your left thumb will inadvertently press them by accident, resulting in the related on-screen display briefly appearing on the screen. It's a minor issue that you will quickly self-train to avoid.
Finally, a note about pricing if you are considering this or any other high-end phone: comparison shop and pay attention when you're ready to upgrade. For the hardware purchase, you can expect to find considerable differences in the prices (even when upgrade discount and rebates are included) from different vendors. Be sure to check out each each of your provider's "store" (brick and mortar, by phone and online), big box stores and even Amazon's new wireless store. It's worth investing a couple minutes in this research to save a considerable amount on the purchase price.
Becoming a smart phone user begins with shopping smartly!
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