EVO LTE reviews (latest: GSM Arena 5/20)

**Bamm83** · 05-11-2012, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by DeputyDipshizz

Oh and Skinomi.com already has Skins out, ordered mine yesterday.

***Please excuse any and all typos as my large
thumbs cannot fit the keyboard correctly***

Ordered mine up too. If interested, put promo code: skinomi25 for 25% off. Picked a full body/screen skin for $14.95

**DougB541#CB** · 05-11-2012, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by Raadius

Welp, all the reviews are saying it's the best phone on Sprints network. Meh. Every Sprint stan is calling it the One X killer and stuff but no review is saying that.

The Verge says the battery is worse? WTF, lol. Oh Sprint, still searching for a service that's not implemented or CDMA is just drain heavy?

Or just a bum unit? Until multiple outlets say battery is a letdown, i'm not seeing why it should be different than the One X. CDMA vs. GSM be damned, that shouldn't make that noticeable of a difference.

**halloweenb** · 05-11-2012, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by Bamm83

Ordered mine up too. If interested, put promo code: skinomi25 for 25% off. Picked a full body/screen skin for $14.95

Just ordered one for my pre-ordered EVO 4G LTE and one for my wife's iPhone 4S. Was wondering what I was going to do to protect this thing. Now, I'm covered and saved 25% on top of it. Thanks!

**kinster02** · 05-11-2012, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by klau25

just read it. the phone is awesome! only thing is they didn't go too much about battery life in the review. prob why their review came out before everyone else.

Slashgear said it had pretty excellent battery life, while The Verge thought it was mediocre...then again it could be a software issue like the One X had.

**cruiserandmax** · 05-11-2012, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by klau25

just finished reading it. I hope they are wrong about the battery or there's a bug. otherwise the battery life is horrible.

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Maybe LTE wasn't explicitly disabled, and it was searching for that signal constantly... Wild guess..

**klau25** · 05-11-2012, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by kinster02

Slashgear said it had pretty excellent battery life, while The Verge thought it was mediocre...then again it could be a software issue like the One X had.

i read the slashgear review too, pretty short one. don't know how i felt about it. yeah, i am hoping it's only a bug that can be fixed later.

**klau25** · 05-11-2012, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by cruiserandmax

Maybe LTE wasn't explicitly disabled, and it was searching for that signal constantly... Wild guess..

could be, i guess we really won't know how the battery life is untill it's released and we have more real ife figures from real users.

**carlos516x** · 05-11-2012, 05:00 PM

Did you guys read the review from laptopmag? I posted it earlier.

Pros: Solid attractive design with built-in kickstand; Best-in-class HD screen; Sharp and fast camera; Google Wallet support; Unlimited data

But battery life only get 5hours and 36 minutes after moderate/heavy use.

**DougB541#CB** · 05-11-2012, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by carlos516x

Did you guys read the review from laptopmag? I posted it earlier.

Pros: Solid attractive design with built-in kickstand; Best-in-class HD screen; Sharp and fast camera; Google Wallet support; Unlimited data

But battery life only get 5hours and 36 minutes after moderate/heavy use.

Did YOU read it? They considered that good. I'm thinking laptop mag might have a different interpretation of moderate to heavy use than some of us.

Battery Life
A 2,000 mAh battery gives the Evo 4G LTE plenty of staying power. After 5 hours and 36 minutes of moderate to heavy usage, the phone still 11 percent juice left. That's pretty good endurance (the average Android phone gets 5:59), but we'll have to see how well the phone stands up once that 4G LTE radio gets put to good use. We'll update this review with more battery testing results shortly.

Verdict
Click to EnlargeThe HTC Evo 4G LTE is our new favorite Android phone on Sprint. It has a beautiful screen, a sharp and fast camera and longer battery life than the Galaxy Nexus, all wrapped in a head-turning design. HTC's Sense 4.0 software also adds appeal to the stock Android experience, making it more user-friendly. However, this handset is not quite Editors' Choice worthy because Sprint has yet to turn on its 4G LTE service. We simply don't know how well the network will perform, nor has Sprint said which markets will get lit up after those initial six cities. If you're on Sprint and like the idea of unlimited data, the new Evo represents a sound (and sexy) future-proof purchase, but a "coming soon" 4G promise rings a bit hollow at this stage of the game.

Honestly...its annoying reading all these reviews with incomplete battery life testing.

**carlos516x** · 05-11-2012, 05:35 PM

Yea i did read it and considered that good but another review mentioned 10 hours of battery life so it totally confused me. I was merely posting the figure based on the review. I'm at a loss of what is considered good or bad battery life anymore lol

**KoukiFC3S** · 05-11-2012, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by carlos516x

Yea i did read it and considered that good but another review mentioned 10 hours of battery life so it totally confused me. I was merely posting the figure based on the review. I'm at a loss of what is considered good or bad battery life anymore lol

The 5 hour 36 min is from constant usage.

**DougB541#CB** · 05-11-2012, 05:40 PM

Thats what it sounds like.....10 hours sounds like a heavy day of use if they are happy about it.

Basically....lets all wait for anandtech since their battery tests are probably the best out there.

**KoukiFC3S** · 05-11-2012, 06:01 PM

Added Android Community. They seem happy with the battery life.

**carlos516x** · 05-11-2012, 08:22 PM

Below is the review from PCWORLD

**stephen866** · 05-12-2012, 12:16 PM

Q and A from Good and Evo

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Part 2 gets into battery life which he says is decent:

"I will say that after using the phone for one day, I was able to get about 10 hours of use after fully charging the battery before the phone warned me that the battery was getting low. This was with almost constant use, including about 45 minutes of voice calls, half an hour of GPS turn-by-turn navigation, an hour or so of streaming music, internet browsing, app downloading and updating, etc. I also left LTE on, even though I have no 4G LTE here. It was on WiFi about half the time, and 3G the other half. Given that I could barely put the phone down during this time, I'd say 10 hours is decent.

That being said, I've only had the phone for one day, and I don't think that's enough time to truly get a good feel for the battery. Today, I've turned LTE off to see if leaving it on has a great effect on the battery life. I'll let you know what I find out, so stay tuned."

**carlos516x** · 05-13-2012, 08:19 PM

Below is the review from briefmobile. They mentioned poor battery life

**KoukiFC3S** · 05-14-2012, 11:34 AM

Phone Arena review is out!

**Mikey47** · 05-14-2012, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by carlos516x

Below is the review from briefmobile. They mentioned poor battery life

1 day and 8 hours with about 10% left with above average use is "poor"?!? WTF!!!

This is their screen shot from their review where they mention poor battery life....

If that is poor, I can't WAIT for my poor battery life!!!

**Jackson Galaxy** · 05-14-2012, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Mikey47

1 day and 8 hours with about 10% left with above average use is "poor"?!? WTF!!!

This is their screen shot from their review where they mention poor battery life....

If that is poor, I can't WAIT for my poor battery life!!!

I was just going to comment on that.

I would LOVE to see 32+ hours.

**Dakota 35-2** · 05-14-2012, 11:56 AM

I'm happy for 12 hours lol...This will be awesome!!! Can't go barely 4 with the way I use my phone haha

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**Love Divine** · 05-14-2012, 12:00 PM

Mobile Tech Review

**smallpsych** · 05-14-2012, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Mikey47

1 day and 8 hours with about 10% left with above average use is "poor"?!? WTF!!!

This is their screen shot from their review where they mention poor battery life....

If that is poor, I can't WAIT for my poor battery life!!!

It does kinda look like the screen was barely on. I've gotten battery life like that on my rooted/ROMed EVO when I don't use the phone at all.

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**Mikey47** · 05-14-2012, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by smallpsych

It does kinda look like the screen was barely on. I've gotten battery life like that on my rooted/ROMed EVO when I don't use the phone at all.

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Yeah, that is a little funky -- but that is the screen shot they included with their description of "poor battery performance".

Oh well, everyone's usage patterns are going to be a little different, so obviously with this your mileage will vary.

**Love Divine** · 05-14-2012, 12:40 PM

With these recent reviews, as well as Engadget's Myriam stating "24-36 hours with moderate usage", my battery fears have been quelled. Now all I need is Phil's word, if at the very least just to hold me over till I get one

**DougB541#CB** · 05-14-2012, 02:16 PM

Gizmodo review:

You know...i'm beginning to think there are some software bugs here...they had a hard time holding onto a solid connection in NYC (where I can tell you sprint service is just fine).

Could be the reason Verge saw a battery drain as well.

Despite this phone having a larger battery than the One X, battery life was actually slightly worse. We chock this up to the radio problems. It made it through to the end of the day most of the time, though.