Any reviews for the new HTC EVO V yet?

[cellphone-guy]

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The screen was crooked near the lower right corner (extra space if you look closely).
4G is a GIMMICK. 3D is also a GIMMICK. To get 4G you pretty much have to be outside, and go through the process of searching for signal... hope you can get one, even in areas that show 4G as available. Not only that, 4G also drains the battery more. The 3D feature makes my eyes go absolutely bonkers... it's almost like looking through an old-fashioned 3D book of some sort with many horizontal lines.

Boy. You came up with the worst reasons to fault a phone. Why can't you just admit you had buyer's remorse after spending $300 and wanted to return it because you didn't know any better?

I'm seriously considering keeping my Triumph. I don't fault this person for their opinion... I'm a bit disappointed in the quality of this phone. Specifically the flimsy back (warped and crooked on mine), the flimsy buttons, and on mine... the defective screen (inner white square).

[twelfth]

I'm seriously considering keeping my Triumph. I don't fault this person for their opinion... I'm a bit disappointed in the quality of this phone. Specifically the flimsy back (warped and crooked on mine), the flimsy buttons, and on mine... the defective screen (inner white square).

I understand your issues with the replacement, but being able to see a gap on the first isn't much of a reason to fault the phone, IMHO. No screen is perfectly aligned to the bezel matte of the digitizer. Mine has that "gap" as well and I don't find it to be an issue. It doesn't affect the usability of the device itself.

The back cover is a bit soft, yes. People have been bending the camera aluminum ring because they were too rough with taking it off for the first time.

When it comes to the EVO vs the Triumph, the EVO wins in every possible way. I'm more surprised you have a working Triumph over having a defective EVO, actually.

The reason I had to assume it was buyers' remorse was because people get excited, have expectations and then get sticker shock when it's not quite what they thought they wanted. Especially now as off contract phones are getting better (and more expensive)... I predict a LOT of disappointed people once they finally plop down $650 for an iPhone on Virgin or Cricket.

Now, I'll admit I was a bit harsh with one of the statements and it appears worse than it should because I didn't expand upon it... but 4G isn't a gimmick. It works great in my area, but it's also not a nationally provided type of coverage. If you have a weak 4G signal, it'll drain faster because it has to amplify the signal more.

If you're seeing horizontal lines when in 3D mode, you probably have the phone too close or too far away from your face. Yes, it's a gimmick, but it also works fairly well. It's not much different than the Nintendo 3DS. Just gotta hold it right and let your eyes cross a little.

In the end, I didn't buy the phone for 3D and the addition of 4G is just a bonus. It's still a very decent phone for $300 and $35/mo. Consider getting yours replaced and giving it one more shot.

[jeffmd]

No, you will see horizontal lines in 3d mode, that is how it works. It is actually quite amazing considering the phones price, but not only does it have 2 5mp cameras that are the same in all respects, but the screen has a SECOND lcd layer in it that when turned on, overlays a set of black lines intended to block out even pixel lines from one eye and odd pixel lines from the other. So each eye will see the black lines as they are blocking the pixels they are not supposed to see. And there is a noticeable detail drop when doing this, but I love the effect. I think my next purchase will have to be hands down, a passive 3d HDTV. ^^

[twelfth]

No, you will see horizontal lines in 3d mode...

Parallax barrier. Yeah, I know about the lines, just when I hold the phone right... the lines essentially disappear when my eyes cross to get the 3D effect. Meaning you shouldn't really notice them when you're looking at the phone properly. (Hence saying it may be too far or too close to your face)

[mfrerkes]

If you're seeing horizontal lines when in 3D mode, you probably have the phone too close or too far away from your face. Yes, it's a gimmick, but it also works fairly well. It's not much different than the Nintendo 3DS. Just gotta hold it right and let your eyes cross a little.

That's one thing most people may not understand. The viewing angle on 3D with this phone is very precise. You can't have it too close to your face, and it has to be tilted at the proper angle as well. Once you get the right angle, however, the payoff is well worth it.

YouTube has movie trailers in 3D and watching some of those on the Evo was incredible.

[Joe Petner]

The Evo is far and beyond the best phone I have ever used. I have owned most of the phones from VM and Boost. This phone makes every other prepaid I have used look like a calculator. The speed and user experience in my opinion is much better then the Iphone 4S which my niece uses. Ice Cream Sandwich is a dream to use. The best 300.00 I have spent in a while.

[jeffmd]

hehe my brother signed 2 years away for a one x, cant wait to show him what I got off cotracts that can pretty much do everything his phone can. ^^ although that quad core cpu is pretty heavy stuff.