EVO LTE vs HTC ONE

[wpavlik2]

With the cases these days that have a kickstand built in, this is not that big of an issue for me. Plus with that little bit of extra room it gives the designers, they can stuff more "phone" Inside there.

You are right. It's just cool that it was BUILT IN to the phone with the Evo. That said, buying a case with a kickstand would be a no-brainer for me.

 

[dalex7777]

storage= HTC One will come in 32gb/64gb non-removable. EVO LTE has 16gb built in and supports up to 32gb.......EVO LTE

Actually I've had a 64GB Class 10 Sandisk card in my EVO LTE since day one. So the total storage capacity on the EVO is ~9GB+64GB. However, since Android has moved away from supporting external removable storage officially, the support for this storage in apps is all over the place and I find that 9GB system storage place getting used up all the time, even when apps have been told to write to the sdcard--the system storage is what most of them are aware of.

In terms of camera, according to the epic HTC ONE review by Brian Klug at Anandtech, there is really no smartphone camera that can compare to the HTC One except the Nokia Lumia 920. And then one would have to switch from Android to Windows Phone, a prospect many here would find untenable.

 

[IHS1]

I replaced my EVO battery with a larger one. I like the longer battery life.

 

[Mark Zagotti]

Which EVO? I just repkaced my old evo 4G for the EVO 4G lte and my new lte phone does not have a removable battery. Nonetheless, I love the EVO LTE.

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[crxssi]

Which EVO? I just repkaced my old evo 4G for the EVO 4G lte and my new lte phone does not have a removable battery. Nonetheless, I love the EVO LTE.

The Evo LTE *DOES* have a removable battery. But it requires a few minutes and removing a two screws. It is not a "quick swap" battery, like in the Evo 3D and Evo 4G, however.

You can't put a physically larger battery it in, but perhaps a denser one (if they are made- I have only seen the direct replacement, which is the same energy density/capacity as stock... and was surprisingly not expensive).

The One X and One both have essentially NON-removable batteries, because the battery is sandwiched between the display and circuit boards, making them essentially non-serviceable. When the battery wears out or fails, those models are essentially trashed.

 

[kronosqq]

The Evo LTE *DOES* have a removable battery. But it requires a few minutes and removing a two screws. It is not a "quick swap" battery, like in the Evo 3D and Evo 4G, however.

You can't put a physically larger battery it in, but perhaps a denser one (if they are made- I have only seen the direct replacement, which is the same energy density/capacity as stock... and was surprisingly not expensive).

The One X and One both have essentially NON-removable batteries, because the battery is sandwiched between the display and circuit boards, making them essentially non-serviceable. When the battery wears out or fails, those models are essentially trashed.

Your point about the Evo Lte battery has always been good but let's not split hairs about the One X and One, if we define the Evo battery as removable, something which the average consumer probably wouldn't, we must define the other ones as such too, they're definitely more difficult to remove but there's no reason it can't be done. For instance Motorola has a nasty habit on their super thin phones of gluing EVERYTHING inside together. It's annoying as hell and feels like you'll break something when you take it apart but it's still serviceable.

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[crxssi]

Your point about the Evo Lte battery has always been good but let's not split hairs about the One X and One, if we define the Evo battery as removable, something which the average consumer probably wouldn't, we must define the other ones as such too, they're definitely more difficult to remove but there's no reason it can't be done. For instance Motorola has a nasty habit on their super thin phones of gluing EVERYTHING inside together. It's annoying as hell and feels like you'll break something when you take it apart but it's still serviceable.

You are absolutely correct. But I have to draw the line somewhere. An "average" person with just a little skill can replace the battery in the Evo LTE in just a few minutes using common tools and without much risk to the phone. In fact, 138 seconds: EVO 4G LTE stripped down in 138 seconds | Android Central

On the other hand, the One X and One batteries are nearly impossible for any average person to replace, and carries great risk for permanent damage to the phone. iFixIT rates the HTC One (One X is similar) as a "1 out of 10" for repairability, the worst possible score they can possibly give:

HTC One Teardown - iFixit

So there is a word of difference between them.

Back to semantics- no the Evo LTE doesn't have a battery door, but you can open the phone and replace the battery with only a little more effort and time than some other phones with a tricky battery door. Sometimes things just can't be described in one word or term. Here is a better description with many words/terms:

User replaceable? Yes
Battery removable? Yes- by removing back cover
Quick swap battery? No
Battery available? Yes- online for a reasonable price
Soldering? No- has a built in pigtail connector
Gluing? No
Special tools? No
Risk to device? Little
Easy? Yes
Estimated time? 2 minutes
Internal battery? Yes
Voids warranty to replace? Yes
Instructions/video online? Yes

 

[Mark Zagotti]

Is there any step by step instructions for replacing the EVO 4g LTE battery? Can you buy a replacement battery on Amazon or other websites?

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[Mark Zagotti]

Disregard my last post, I just saw your video link. Thanks

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