The package contains:
HTC EVO Shift 4G
microUSB cable
Wall Charger
2GB microSD card
Get Started Guide
Basics Guide
On the left edge of the handset, we find its microUSB port and a thin looking volume rocker which surprisingly offers one solid tactile response when pressed. However, we're not too thrilled with its dedicated power button on the top side of the phone seeing that it's recessed, placed at an angle, and very difficult to make out with the finger. In addition, we find a 3.5mm headset jack placed next to it as well.
Interface:
Most people will literally judge a handset purely on raw hard numbers, but despite being powered by an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7630 processor, which is obviously clocked in lower than the 1GHz Snapdragon CPU on the HTC EVO 4G, it nevertheless matches the performance in every aspect. From opening applications to scrolling between its homescreens, everything moves at a smooth and buttery rate to make you not question its processing prowess. And taking into consideration that it's running Android 2.2 Froyo, it translates to a rich navigating performance that barely stops in its tracks to think for a second on what to do next.
When so many Android smartphones attempt to mask the platform with their unique customizations, HTC's Sense UI is one of our favorites due to its resounding added value and functionality. With the HTC EVO Shift 4G, it doesn't necessarily offer anything new that we haven't seen prior, but there is still plenty of personalization to be had with it. Specifically, there are a ton of useful widgets, both your standard ones and others from HTC, that tastefully captures that visual appeal from afar. Moreover, we find HTC's “Scenes” which are essentially pre-made themes for your homescreen that you can switch on the fly to match your current style. Finally, you can view all 7 homescreens at once by executing a pinch gesture to place it in helicopter view. Useful? Of course!
The Sense UI perfectly adheres to the needs of social networking happy individuals with its Friend Stream app, and its accompanying widget, that aggregates content from Facebook and Twitter. In addition to reading the latest messages from friends, you can even post your own tweet or Facebook status message simultaneously without the need of running two separate dedicated apps. Moreover, it even allows you to shoot a photo and upload it directly to your social networking accounts.
You will find Google Talk on board which is your primary instant messaging client on the handset. Although it lacks other services, you can always download specific apps from the Android Market to get your preferred instant messaging client.
Camera:
Regretfully, there's isn't anything pretty to see with the photos captured by the handset's 5-megapixel auto-focus camera. Although we're happy with the amount of options and manual controls its has to offer, it fails to ultimately take decent looking shots. Outdoors, images look extremely under-exposed and details are almost non-existent. However, it doesn't get any better indoors since it appears to offer slow shutter speeds which has a tendency to blur some of our shots if you don't hold the handset still for a period of time. Additionally, there is some evidence of noise with shots taken in low lighting. So in the end, you'll probably want to pass up on the HTC EVO Shift 4G if taking photos is a high priority on your list.Horrifically, the performance of the handset's 720p video recording doesn't particularly improve much since it lacks any fine details
Multimedia:
For content such as photos and videos, they're broken down by folders in the Gallery app, plus you also have the ability to browse content from your Facebook and Flickr accounts.Clearly one of the better music players found on any Android smartphone, the presentation is very polished with its cover-flow like elements when browsing between songs. Once you happen to find a track you like, it'll display the normal set of items as it's playing – like the song title, artist, and on-screen controls. Sadly, it lacks any equalizer settings or alternate visualizations, but thankfully, its speaker emits some neutral tones that are perfectly balanced; neither boisterous, nor tepid.
With its high resolution and snappy processor in tow, there is no arguing the effortless approach that the HTC EVO Shift 4G takes when playing high definition videos.
So as you can see overall this is a great phone with 4g capabilities but if you need a phone which has a great camera then skip this one for all the other things its still a good phone if you can live with a little glitches. So as usual if you have any questions just email me or post a comment.
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