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Evo 3D 'pro' reviews

Android 17 said:
You know, some reviews seem to be indicating that the screen on the phone isn't the best, but yet the only negative I've read about is viewing angles.

Do people really care about viewing angles so much on such a small device? It's intended to be primarily a one-person device.

As long as the screen looks fine when looked at straight-on, that's all that should matter on a cell phone.

If that's really the only complaint, I consider that pretty acceptable.
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Monitors for desktop PCs, phone screens... viewing angles I care not.
 
treven21 said:
Apparently only snobs with their thumbs up their..........

It's pretty ticky tac to knock a phone over that and the 720p over the 1080p. I'll take consumer reports review as gospel as they are not going to endorse the EVO 3D unless its legit.
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When the phone was announced they said it would record 2d videos at 1080p so it's not ticky tac to knock a missing feature.

To the people commenting on the call quality, it wasn't just places in NYC that had problems with it, C-net is in SF and said it should have been better too yet they had no issues with the evo 4g call quality and the sound example they give on the website does sound a bit lower quality compared to the evo 4g as well IMO.
 
Span_Wolf said:
I just noticed something funny about the Engadget review. In the comments somebody asked why the 3D rated lower than the Sensation, and the writer of the review commented saying because the Sensation was a better phone. The original commenter replied asking how that's possible considering they are almost exactly the same phone, but minus 3D on the sensation, and the writer never replied lol!

But to be honest it doesn't really make any sense considering they are the same base phone but without 3D, less on-board storage, less RAM, no wimax support, and a smaller battery on the Sensation. So the E3D isn't the same phone with added 3D, but has a lot of features over the Sensation, yet the Sensation gets reviewed higher? In the E3D review they even say that the qHD display looked exactly like the Sensation's in every way, yet docked points on the E3D's display while in the Sensation review saying that it looked fantastic. What is going on here?! :eek:
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This recent video by AndroidCentral indicates that the UI/scrolling is actually slightly smoother on the Evo 3D than on the Sensation:

YouTube - ‪Sense 3.0 on the HTC EVO 3D and HTC Sensation.‬‏

Food for thought.
 
HTC EVO 3D Review: Does a third dimension belong in the EVO line?

An odd statement on build quality "HTC is known for making solid handsets but this isn't one of them. It's not the cheapest phone we've ever touched, but it's probably one of the cheapest handsets we've seen from HTC."

I wasn't aware of this, excited about it: "The EVO 3D ships with an app called Media Share, which is a DLNA application that allows you to stream media to your HDTV or to other DLNA-compatible devices." (most other apps I've tried for DLNA are kludgy and resource-intensive)

"Call quality is a solid experience that most will have no qualms about. There were only a couple of times that background noise was apparent during a call, but the receiving end said that the call was loud and clear. While you'll probably be using the EVO 3D as a media device more than a phone, at least you know it makes a good call."

"We usually don't see HTC throw together a phone, especially when its had a year to work on this device, but that's exactly what seemed to have happened with the EVO 3D."

Which pretty much sums up my assessment. Yeah, there are lots of enhancements made, but other than 3D nothing really sets it apart from other phones, as was the case with the Evo 4G. I'll probably give it a 30-day whirl and see how talk of the Samsung Galaxy II on Sprint progresses, which should last me until the Nexus 3 (if it comes to Sprint) in Q4.
 
jcunwired said:
HTC EVO 3D Review: Does a third dimension belong in the EVO line?

An odd statement on build quality "HTC is known for making solid handsets but this isn't one of them. It's not the cheapest phone we've ever touched, but it's probably one of the cheapest handsets we've seen from HTC."

I wasn't aware of this, excited about it: "The EVO 3D ships with an app called Media Share, which is a DLNA application that allows you to stream media to your HDTV or to other DLNA-compatible devices." (most other apps I've tried for DLNA are kludgy and resource-intensive)

"Call quality is a solid experience that most will have no qualms about. There were only a couple of times that background noise was apparent during a call, but the receiving end said that the call was loud and clear. While you'll probably be using the EVO 3D as a media device more than a phone, at least you know it makes a good call."

"We usually don't see HTC throw together a phone, especially when its had a year to work on this device, but that's exactly what seemed to have happened with the EVO 3D."

Which pretty much sums up my assessment. Yeah, there are lots of enhancements made, but other than 3D nothing really sets it apart from other phones, as was the case with the Evo 4G. I'll probably give it a 30-day whirl and see how talk of the Samsung Galaxy II on Sprint progresses, which should last me until the Nexus 3 (if it comes to Sprint) in Q4.
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They said the cheap feeling comes from the Battery Cover. I was concerned about that when I saw one of the video reviewers take it off. It looked flimsy, especially compared to some of the others like the Sensation.
 
sikclown said:
They said the cheap feeling comes from the Battery Cover. I was concerned about that when I saw one of the video reviewers take it off. It looked flimsy, especially compared to some of the others like the Sensation.
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Well I mean what do you expect? It's a plastic battery door. I wonder what's up with the recent obsession with reviewers and the batter door. I've yet to see anyone actually break it. The Sensation uses a different type of material for it's back cover, because the housing is totally different than on the 3D, so you can't really compare the two directly. And if you ask me, I've held the Sensation and it didn't feel amazing sturdy. Since the cover wraps around the whole phone, it jiggles a little. I'd say the 4G feels a little more solid(of course that can change with the 3D).

Not trying to blast you or anything, but when a reviewers main gripe about a phone, is the battery door. I'd say HTC is doing SOMETHING right
 
jcunwired said:
I wasn't aware of this, excited about it: "The EVO 3D ships with an app called Media Share, which is a DLNA application that allows you to stream media to your HDTV or to other DLNA-compatible devices." (most other apps I've tried for DLNA are kludgy and resource-intensive)
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I've been using iMediaShare on my Evo since last year - I've liked it. Don't know if it's a naming coincidence or same thing...
 
RichboyJhae said:
Well I mean what do you expect? It's a plastic battery door. I wonder what's up with the recent obsession with reviewers and the batter door. I've yet to see anyone actually break it. The Sensation uses a different type of material for it's back cover, because the housing is totally different than on the 3D, so you can't really compare the two directly. And if you ask me, I've held the Sensation and it didn't feel amazing sturdy. Since the cover wraps around the whole phone, it jiggles a little. I'd say the 4G feels a little more solid(of course that can change with the 3D).

Not trying to blast you or anything, but when a reviewers main gripe about a phone, is the battery door. I'd say HTC is doing SOMETHING right
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Hmm firstly I meant to say that the reviewer only commented that the battery cover was cheap but the rest of the phone was what we expected from HTC. I brain farted on that comment for some reason. However, secondly nothing is worse than a broken battery cover which I have experience with (HTC Mogul comes to mind) and not all plastic is equal. If I want to be concerned with it I will be just like a reviewer (well most anyway) will pull from their library of experiences for comparison and concern.
 
Anyone notice the more recent reviews of the phone seem to be generally more positive than the early reviews?

It's possible the 3D display has enough of a learning curve associated with finding the "sweet spot" that your initial impression may not last as you get used to the device.
 
Jensen said:
Anyone notice the more recent reviews of the phone seem to be generally more positive than the early reviews?

It's possible the 3D display has enough of a learning curve associated with finding the "sweet spot" that your initial impression may not last as you get used to the device.
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It's also possible that they just spent more time with the device rather than rushing out a review to be the first arrival on the scene ;)
 
I'm not sure how reputable this site is, but here's another:

HTC EVO 3D (Sprint) Review | TechClump

It's not very in-depth though, so I'd take it with a grain of salt. It does however mention issues with call quality and and wireless signal:

There is a big problem with the internet connectivity; it was due to the phones own reception problem. When compared to the HTC EVO 4G the EVO 3D had weaker signals 80% of the time. And that meant a lot of frustration when trying to surf the internet, even when the signals were full.

It is a little worrying that the reviewer said it had weaker signals than the EVO 4G, but hopefully it's just a few faulty units out in the wild, which would be perfectly reasonable considering the large amount of initial units being shipped.
 
sikclown said:
They said the cheap feeling comes from the Battery Cover. I was concerned about that when I saw one of the video reviewers take it off. It looked flimsy, especially compared to some of the others like the Sensation.
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Honestly, it looks like the one from the Evo 4G and sound like it coming off. I have the 4G atm and everytime I take the cover off, it feels like it might break. However, when you get it off, you realize it really is a bit bendable and goes right back on without a hassle.
 
Android 17 said:
There is a big problem with the internet connectivity; it was due to the phones own reception problem. When compared to the HTC EVO 4G the EVO 3D had weaker signals 80% of the time. And that meant a lot of frustration when trying to surf the internet, even when the signals were full.

It is a little worrying that the reviewer said it had weaker signals than the EVO 4G, but hopefully it's just a few faulty units out in the wild, which would be perfectly reasonable considering the large amount of initial units being shipped.
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I'm hoping that this is not universally true. My signal is not that great anyway - my wife's Hero gets better 3G and voice reception than my phone, and can consistently load a website much more quickly over 3G than my Evo. If the Evo 3D is any worse it will go back pronto.

Honestly, coming from the Pre to Evo 4G I was not impressed with signal quality. My Pre could connect to my wireless network from much farther distance than the Evo can (although voice and 3G were a bit better on the Evo).
 
Emmexx said:
Honestly, it looks like the one from the Evo 4G and sound like it coming off. I have the 4G atm and everytime I take the cover off, it feels like it might break. However, when you get it off, you realize it really is a bit bendable and goes right back on without a hassle.
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I think in the first wirefly review video he takes the battery cover off of the 3vo and bends it quite a bit. My first thought was wow that looks to be a lot more elastic than the Evo battery cover. So my initial impression from seeing the cover being taken off was this was an upgrade of sorts.
 
And yet it still gets 4.5 out of 5 stars. I'll be the judge of "uneven call quality" when I get the phone in my un-congested 60k city. Thanks!

themouse said:
PCWorld agrees with PCMag in that call quality is a con.

HTC EVO 3D Phone Review | PCWorld

I'm pretty forgiving in that I'll accept secondary functions not performing up to par... but call quality being anything short of excellent on a flagship phone is pretty disappointing.

Do notice they mention gorilla glass.
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jcunwired said:
PhoneDog video reviews are up on YouTube, showing terrible reception. Not good.

HTC EVO 3D Video Review Part 1 | PhoneDog

HTC EVO 3D Video Review Part 1 | PhoneDog

"It's more of an evolutionary upgrade from the original EVO, but it offers a number of features that make it worth buying. Unfortunately, it's not the best when it comes to call quality and data speeds, so those that live in a Sprint fringe area may have to choose another smartphone."
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The network load time is horrid! Hope that can be corrected? Is that more the Sprint network or device?
 
Sketchr said:
It was my understanding that currently all calls are done in 3G even if you are using the phone in 4G and in that coverage area. Is this not correct? Or is this only currently on Verizon?
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EarlyMon said:
That's correct - the CDMA radio is used for voice and 3G, the 4G (WiMAX) radio is simply like adding a wifi connection on top of that.
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:confused:

I'll assume you misread EarlyMon, since your statement is correct other than "That's correct" (or there have been massive changes that I missed). Currently all calls are NOT done over 3G (or 4G for that matter), but are done over their slower 1x network. 3G and 4G are used exclusively for data. As EarlyMon said, the CDMA radio is used for Voice and 3G, and the 4G radio is separate.

I'm not sure about Verizon doing calls over 3G or not, but their LTE radios are separate as well, just like the WiMax ones in Sprint units.
 
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