The First 4G Phone Unveiled By Sprint
Sprint just unveiled this month their new HTC Evo 4G which is the first phone in the United States that is able to tap into a super high speed network. The company is hoping that with this move to be able to win back some of the customers that they lost through their undertakings of the 4G phone and the next generation in wireless technology.
The carrier, based out of Overland Park, Kansas, stated that the Evo 4G runs on the most recent version of Android by Google software as well as featuring a very large touch screen coming in at 4.3 inches. The size of this screen is 30% larger than that of the iPhone made by Apple.
The HTC Evo actually boats two different cameras:
• The first is an 8 megapixel camera that can be used for taking photos as well as high def videos
• The second is one that is front facing and can be used for video conferencing
The phone also comes with an HDMI port in order for you to be able to watch it on a TV.
The Evo 4G is going to be the very first handset to run on the 4G (fourth generation) Sprint network. This is the technology that is called WiMax and boasts the capability for up to 10xs faster download speeds than that of the 3G technology. Should 4G not be available the Evo will revert back to the old 3G network.
The Evo also has the ability to function like a mobile hotspot and be able to generate a Wi-Fi link for up to 8 other devices. The Evo 4G will be available for purchase coming this summer and the pricing will be release at another date a little down the road.
Sprint has really been struggling as of late and they are really banking on the fact that the Evo 4G should be very successful and provide that much needed spark to the early 4G ambitions. Over the last few years Sprint has lost almost 9 million of its subscribers and their staking their comeback plans on the efforts on WiMax and making that its way to reverse its fortunes and hopefully win back a very large segment of the most lucrative and data hungry smartphone customers, ones that are more than willing to sign to a long term contract.
Throughout the past year, network partner Clearwire and Sprint have been racing to build out their 4G network. There is currently service offered in 27 cities and there are of course plans to spread out into other markets.
Sprints rival, Verizon Wireless, has been working on testing their own 4G service through using a competing standard which is called Long Term Evolution. Verizon has plans to launch the service sometime in 2011. Meanwhile, as things are going on AT&T as well as T-Mobile are still working on plans for their version of the next generation data service.
Dan Hesse, who is the Chief Executive at Sprint stated that the “Sprint 4G speeds will take mobile multimedia, including live video streaming, gaming and picture downloads, to a whole new level.”
I for one definitely can’t wait to find out.
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