HTC EVO 4G review: The first 4G (WiMAX) phone in the US, with a kickstand and HDMI-out.
America's first 4G phone.
The HTC EVO 4G was a US milestone — the first 4G (WiMAX) smartphone on Sprint, with a big screen, kickstand and HDMI-out. WiMAX battery drain and patchy coverage were the costs, but it marked the start of the 4G era for American consumers.
01Display
58/10058/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2010 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
54/10054/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2010 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2010 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
48/10048/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2010 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
62/10062/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2010.
06Value
56/10056/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2010.
- First 4G phone in the US (Sprint WiMAX).
- Big 4.3" screen, kickstand, HDMI-out.
- Front camera for video calls.
- microSD + jack.
- WiMAX drained the battery fast.
- Heavy 170 g.
- WVGA resolution.
- WiMAX coverage was spotty.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 13-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .