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What features do you want on the Evo 2?
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Doomstang
Android Enthusiast
this is terribly disappointing. one can hope that a quick hardware revision will bring us our kickstand back. without a kickstand, its not an evo.
Start the petitions...they will get the picture rather quickly. I already replied to sprint's tweet and complained about the lack of a kickstand
Not at desk, posting while on phone, wondering if kickstand accessory is HTC other?
BGR has a quick review up and they say the phone is fast as hell. No lag at all. So just with the better screen and the better processor I would do the upgrade.
Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D hands-on! | BGR
Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D hands-on! | BGR
evomattnc
Android Expert
Curious HTC source definitely says kickstand like twice, lithographed and in portrait or landscape...
No, we like the kickstand, your mileage may vary.
No flames, please.
No flames, please.
silencer271
Well-Known Member
so no hulu or netflix or kick stand or 3mp ffc.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Edited my post...it has a small disclaimer stating Android Forums as the source...LOL...oh well.
evomattnc
Android Expert
Really? I use it everyday. I sit at a desk at work and i sit at a table when i eat...the kickstand is great at work and at lunch...you need to get the full potential out of your evo
I have sold people on this phone by kickstand alone lol
evomattnc
Android Expert
Netflix will come.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Just had a revelation about the kickstand. Looking at the pics of the battery cover on the EVO 3D, it looks like the seems go all the way to the side of the phone, making the battery cover more seamless.
What if, the "accessory" kickstand is a replacement battery cover that has a "seamless" kickstand? That might go in line with what BlueScreen had mentioned regarding the kickstand, right?
What if, the "accessory" kickstand is a replacement battery cover that has a "seamless" kickstand? That might go in line with what BlueScreen had mentioned regarding the kickstand, right?
Sgt. Slaughter
Member
YEah the lack of Netflix and DRM talk that went on and also the front camera and kickstand inaccuracies from BSOD earlier I'd like to hear back from him when he gets free on those.
I know everyone is gonna say he deff works for HTC and I dont doubt it but unless someone has physically met the guy and can vouch for him then there will always be questions. I understand revisions are made but not ones to this magnitude from the time he spoke about it to the showing here.
I will recant it all if his response includes that the netflix drm stuff is stuff just added and not prepared for the show however as that would be believable.
I know everyone is gonna say he deff works for HTC and I dont doubt it but unless someone has physically met the guy and can vouch for him then there will always be questions. I understand revisions are made but not ones to this magnitude from the time he spoke about it to the showing here.
I will recant it all if his response includes that the netflix drm stuff is stuff just added and not prepared for the show however as that would be believable.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Nope. Not a single day that I don't use the kickstand. At work, I don't have a dock, so I prop the kickstand up while it's charging and place the phone on desk clock mode.
While out eating with friends or family, if someone mentions a great youtube video that they've seen, I pull up the video (using the internet because it's more reliable than the youtube app) and prop the phone up on the kickstand.
At home, I use it in a similar manner as I do at work, but if I need to show a video, I use the HTC hdmi dock.
It's a personal thing I guess. I don't use it at all. My only reason for using it would be to watch video content while doing other things. Unfortunately, with Evo not having the best battery life, watching content is the fastest way to kill the battery while I'm on the road. So it's a feature I use sparringly. Besides, I have other devices (lap top) that fill in that purpose.
Just to prop up the phone for non-video watching purposes is something I guess I just don't get.
Just to prop up the phone for non-video watching purposes is something I guess I just don't get.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Wow, really? I put the EVO in my pocket every day without any problems. That's a bummer.
To bad qHD is nothing new... Moto seems to use it on all their top tier phones.
Full DRM, covering multiple types, compatible with Netflix, is built into processor, no question.
HTC has an agreement with Blockbuster, it's Netflix that's the hold-up, not HTC.
HTC has an agreement with Blockbuster, it's Netflix that's the hold-up, not HTC.
Sgt. Slaughter
Member
agreed!
I use mine every single day. My phone is my clock at night and the kick stand helps that. Doesn't make sense at all b/c now the only way to watch movies on it is to hold the phone in your hands.
being more "pocketable" makes ZERO sense as a reasoning for taking the kickstand out.
original00
Lurker
Ok. Let's play devil's advocate and look back at the info BSOD provided..What actual information did he provided (that was not already leaked) vs information that was incorrect. Call it a game. I think the clear miosses were the netflix announcement and the kickstand.
Of course it would be easier if he came on to explain (but that would be too easy)
Of course it would be easier if he came on to explain (but that would be too easy)
Selling a replacement back as an accessory makes more sense than pocketable.
Lower entry cost, less flames from detractors, more aftermarket Benjamins.
Not surprising.
Lower entry cost, less flames from detractors, more aftermarket Benjamins.
Not surprising.