It's June 24th, and you know what that means: the heir to the throne of the EVO 4G, one of Sprint's most successful Android devices ever, has officially gone on sale. But considering that reviews have been mixed and that purchasing the EVO 3D will lock you into a two-year contract, the buying decision is understandably difficult.
To help you find out whether Sprint's latest flagship phone is right for you, we've put together a handy-dandy table comparing the specs of all three members of the EVO family:
Spec type |
EVO 4G |
EVO Shift 4G |
EVO 3D |
CPU
|
1GHz Qualcomm QSD8650 single-core Snapdragon |
800MHz Qualcomm MSM7630 2nd-gen single-core Snapdragon |
1.2GHz Qualcomm MSM8660 dual-core Snapdragon
|
Display
|
4.3" WVGA (800x480) TFT |
3.6" WVGA (800x480) TFT |
4.3" qHD (960x540) SLCD with stereoscopic 3D capabilities |
OS
|
Android 2.3 |
Android 2.3 |
Android 2.3 |
Front camera
|
1.3MP |
N/A |
1.3MP |
Rear camera
|
8MP |
5MP |
Two 5MP shooters |
RAM
|
512MB |
512MB |
1GB |
Internal storage
|
1GB |
2GB |
4GB (note that the OS takes up a lot of that) |
Included SD card
|
8GB |
2GB |
8GB |
microHDMI
|
Yes |
No |
Kind of (via MHL adapter) |
DLNA support
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Keyboard
|
Virtual |
Physical |
Virtual |
Buttons
|
Capacitive |
Capacitive |
Capacitive |
Size
|
4.8 x 2.6 x 0.5 inches
|
4.61 x 2.32 x 0.59 inches
|
5 x 2.6 x 0.47 inches
|
Weight
|
6 ounces |
5.85 ounces |
6 ounces |
Battery capacity
|
1500mAh |
1500mAh |
1730mAh |
Price on contract
|
$99.99 |
$99.99 |
$199.99 |
Of course, a phone cannot live on horsepower alone, so rest assured that we're already testing the EVO 3D to see if its formidable specs amount to a good user experience (and yes, our review will be up soon - stay tuned!).
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