HTC EVO 4G - will it hit or an equivalent hit the uk later in the year?

RareEntitee · 12 May 2010 at 06:15

the specs for the handset are top notch - andriod os, 8mp camera, hd 720p video recording output via hdmi.

so i was wondering if it wer able to come out in the uk, i've heard it cant due to the lack of support from our networks on its capable hardware of wimax and 4g, but surely itd be backwards comatible until our networks put in the investments to upgrade.

im thinkin htc will do somthing after apple let loose its next iphone unveiling,

though i do have to say the desire model is still pretty darn yummy too

anyhoo tata

Tunney · 12 May 2010 at 08:30

You're correct. The EVO won't work in this country because it uses a mix of CDMA and WiMAX wireless technologies, neither of which are compatible with UK networks.

HTC release a lot of phones. I'm sure that there will be an equivalent or better model for Europe announced soon.

krooton · 12 May 2010 at 10:48

Not until Desire sales start to fall I would have though.

Mort · 12 May 2010 at 11:48

Just brought a desire, so no doubt it will be the day after it arrives

much like when I got my G1, the very next day the G2 was announced for release

V4NT0M · 12 May 2010 at 12:17

I was thinking the same, it's a great device with some awesome features like HDMI out... Thing is that it's basically the same size as the HD2, whilst the massive screen would be great for games and movies and the device is slim it's just a bit too big i think to use as an everyday phone.

Nick1881 · 12 May 2010 at 12:22

We are a long way off WiMax in the UK too.

I used to work for Fujitsu and they were trialing it then ditched the whole thing. Shame as it sounds good on paper, though the people working on it said it was a lot of hassle.

El Gringo · 12 May 2010 at 12:39

Is the Desire the current top spec model in the UK? (ignoring the X10)

Are there any similar ones on the short term horizon?

V4NT0M · 12 May 2010 at 12:59

Desire is pretty much the top spec atm along with the N1 & X10, not seen many that are higher spec that are coming out soon in the UK.

-BA- · 14 May 2010 at 15:56

Totally depends on what you measure your top spec by. You left the HD2 out of the list and it is still an excellent handset with the largest screensize. Granted a 4.3 inch screen isn't everyone's cup of tea but I love it.

GeX · 14 May 2010 at 17:28

Skyfall said:
Desire is pretty much the top spec atm along with the N1 & X10, not seen many that are higher spec that are coming out soon in the UK.

Samsung Galaxy S, better CPU, screen, GPU and out next month iirc.

Super Tigers · 14 May 2010 at 17:34

GeX said:
Samsung Galaxy S, better CPU, screen, GPU and out next month iirc.

Looks a very powerful phone, hope the battery copes!

Amp34 · 14 May 2010 at 19:26

GeX said:
Samsung Galaxy S, better CPU, screen, GPU and out next month iirc.

But it's a Samsung.

(And has the teenie samsung look, gloss black with curved edges and early learning centre style OS).

Anyone know any other HTC phones out in the near future? Other than the possible HD3 there is no real leaks that I can see.

muon · 14 May 2010 at 19:48

GeX said:
Samsung Galaxy S, better CPU, screen, GPU and out next month iirc.

CPU isn't necessarily better (how do you compare the two?). 1 ghz S5PC110 vs 1ghz Snapdragon.

But yes GPU is supposedly a lot better. Videos samsung have released show it being really smooth in graphics centred situations.

edit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(processor)
http://www.gadgets-reviews.com/samsung-introduces-s5pc110-and-s5pv210-application-processors.html

Both are actually using an ARM based cpu.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture#ARM_cores

V4NT0M · 14 May 2010 at 20:49

GeX said:
Samsung Galaxy S, better CPU, screen, GPU and out next month iirc.

Out next month in the UK? I was looking at the Galaxy S for when my contract is up but I doubt it'll be here in the next 6 months, hopefully i'll be proved wrong.