HTC EVO – No battery problems here
I wanted to post about something that I lamented over for quite some time. I recently purchased an HTC Evo on the Sprint network and ditched my IPhone original. Hands down, without a single bit of remorse, I can safely say it was a good choice. Although, like many of you out there, I did twist and turn and worry about the battery issue and the FPS issue, but now after having owned one for just about a month I can also safely say, don’t worry about it.
The biggest concern I had with the Evo was battery life. No matter where I looked I found people crying about the battery. I did find a few sites and youtube video’s of folks not having any issues so I decided to give it a try. Suffice to say, when I use the Evo heavily, the battery drains. Shocker. I play a game, turn on GPS, etc, it will drain a bit faster than if I don’t. But on a regular days use I quite easily get a solid 12 hours. That is not total stand by either, that’s a checking emails, making a few calls, generally using the phone. Safe to say that with the out of the box battery, it’s not a big deal. Also, you can find some after market batteries that should give more battery life but I haven’t tried them.
The second big concern I found was FPS. The EVO is locked at 30 fps and can’t go higher. Well, honestly, I could care less. I haven’t really noticed a big difference. I suppose if I put my Insignia TV next to a LG or Sony and stare really hard i’ll eventually see some difference but honestly, do you care that much? You shouldn’t.
The next big factor was the network. Sprint is right now better than AT&T, at least in DC. With ATT I would drop calls in my own living room. That is very frustrating. I live in the city and to drop calls on the couch is just unacceptable. Besides, Sprint has 4G partially rolled out in DC, and let me tell you it is fast. If it were really reliable I could ditch Comcast as well. I use the tethering on the EVO for work and that works well also.
So, if you are wondering if the EVO is a good bet or not, I have it, use it regularly and its a solid phone. Video on it is top rate, the screen size is great and the kickstand is just cool. One bad thing about it, 100 dollar mail in rebate. Give me a break. Mail in rebates should die, seriously.
