HTC EVO 3D for Dummies... - HTC EVO 3D

HTC EVO 3D
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One of the main concerns that has been brought up relates to every day use and the 2D/3D toggle switch. The User Interface (Sense 3.0) is not in 3D (It does not pop out of the screen). The standard functions of the phone are in 2D just like every other phone. The 2D/3D toggle switch is for taking pictures and recording videos.
The HTC EVO 3D will be released on the 24th of June, 2011. This info is coming from a leaked Radio Shack ad which can be found at his link: http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/305558-anyone-know-when-its-going-released-17.html#post2761482 Previous Radio Shack ads show the price to be $199.99 on contract and $499.99 off contract. Keep in mind that both the release date and price are still speculation as Sprint has not confrimed anything yet.
Technical Specifications:​Network
2G:
- CDMA 800, 1900 MHz
- GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G:
- CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
- HSDPA 2100 MHz
4G:
- WiMAX
Dimensions
L x W x T: 126mm (5") x 65mm (2.6") x 12.05mm (.47")
Weight: 170 grams (6 ounces)
Form Factor: Candybar
Display
Technology: TFT-LCD (Sharp AVS/Super Mobile)
Type: Capacitive 3D Touch Screen
Size: 4.3"
Colors & Pixels: 16M Colors & 960x540 pixels (qHD)
Input/ User Interface
Auto Stereoscopic 3D display
Newest version of HTC Sense UI
Multi Touch
Proximity Sensor
Gyro Sensor, G-Sensor
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
System Properties
Operating System: Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU: 1.2GHz Qualcomm 8660 Snapdragon Processor
GPU: Adreno 220
Memory: 1GB RAM
Storage Capacity
Internal Memory: 4GB (1GB ROM)
- 8GB Card in-box
Expandable Memory: micro-SD card slot for expansion up to 32GB
Browser & Messaging
HTML 4.0, XHTML 1.1, WAP 2.0
MMS, SMS, IM, Email
Camera & Video
Still (rear):
- 5 Megapixels (2560 x 1920 pixels)
- Dual-LED Flash
- Digital Zoom
Additional Camera (rear):
- 5 Megapixels (2560 x 1920 pixels)
Secondary:
- 1.3 Megapixels
Capturing Capability:
- 2D Photos Capturing with 5MP resolution
- 3D Photos Capturing with 2MP resolution
Video Recording:
- 1080p HD video in 2D recording capable
- 720p HD video in 3D recording capable
Video Out:
- 1080p video via HDMI
- 720p 3D content via HDMI
Connectivity
Bluetooth & USB: v2.1 with EDR Stereo & v2.0 Mini USB
WLAN:
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- WiMAX 802.16 e
- DLNA
Headset: 3.5mm stereo headset jack
Radio: Stereo FM with RDS
GPS: A-GPS
3G:
- Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
- HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps
- HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Music & Video
Music Formats:
- MP3 / M4A / QCP / AMR / AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / WAV / WMA / MIDI/ EVRC-B
Video Formats:
- MPEG4 / H.263 / H.264 / WMV
Battery
Type: Li-Ion 1730 mAh Standard Battery
Standby Time: Up to 355 hours
Talk Time: Up to 450 mins
Other Features
The Green Hornet 3D movie
Spiderman Total Mayhem 3D game demo
Blockbuster 3D Demand app.
YouTube 3D app.
Mobile Hotspot Capability For Up To 8 Devices
Sprint Mobile Hotspot(Up to 8 Wi-Fi enabled devices)
Android Market, Google Search, Maps,
Gmail, Google Talk,
Picasa integration, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook
Visual Voice Mail, GPS Navigation, Offline Navigation
Turn by Turn Navigation
Colors Availability Black
Informative Quotes:​Screen dimensions and resolutions:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/323915-smaller-screen-3d.html#post2607464
Originally Posted by EarlyMon
Using geometry, we can also arrive at the final dimension - or you can just use this handy calculator, like I did - Screen Aspect Ratio & Dimension Calculator
Evo @ 15:9 w/ 4.3" -> 2.21" x 3.69" -> Area = 8.16 sq. in.
E3D @ 16:9 w/ 4.3" -> 2.11" x 3.75" -> Area = 7.90 sq. in.
Evo dimensions verified by my 10ths ruler - hehehe.
Total area difference - probably about two of these: on most screens viewing this post.
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Miscellaneous questions:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/345965-few-questions-about-evo-3d.html
Originally Posted by ebolamonkey3
Hey guys, tried to find this myself, but didn't turn up anything conclusive. So any help would be appreciated
1. Can the Evo 3D use data and voice simultaneously?
-Not like AT&T - if you have WiMAX (4G) or wifi available, then yes - if just basic 3G, then no.
2. Does the Evo 3D have a notification light?
-Pretty sure.
3. Can I turn the screen to 2D out of preference or to save battery?
-The screen is 2D by default and only switches to 3D (automatically) when playing 3D movies or games or viewing 3D pictures.
Answers form EarlyMon
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Benefits of the camera:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/345580-whats-advantage-dedicated-camera-button.html
Originally Posted by novox77
Yeah, this pretty much sums it up.
Having the shutter where it is allows you to grip the phone well AND press the shutter button with ease. This will reduce hand shake a lot which means higher degree of success for those low-light shots. I have a hard time using the touchscreen shutter button, especially when I'm trying to grab a quick shot. With a dedicated shutter, you also know exactly where the shutter button is with your finger, so you can focus on keeping your shot composed.
And Cavemansol mentioned being able to adjust your composition once you've held down the shutter button halfway. Can't do this on current phone cameras. There's no halfway on a touchscreen So yeah, the focus lock is a great tool for making your photos more interesting. While I don't like "rules," check out the "rule of thirds" as it applies to composition.
And it's unknown if repeatedly half-pressing the shutter will get the camera to choose a different focal point. Canon tends to do this with their dedicated cameras.
It's a great feature if you take pics with your phone.
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Performance (over/underclocking) and battery life:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/331783-underlying-tech-evo-3d-qhd-3d-dual-core-smp.html
Originally Posted by EarlyMon
If all things were equal, you're right - no such thing as a free lunch - so running faster means using more juice and lots of it goes to wasted heat.
In this case (for Evo users) - it's using a more advanced manufacturing process where the stuff in the SoC (transistors, etc, etc, etc...) are smaller and closer together - lots smaller. Smaller stuff takes less power to run than the same stuff when bigger.
So - in this case, if you put an Evo side by side with an equivalent made with the newer process, the newer one will be more power efficient - enter the Thunderbolt. In that case, tho, they made the battery smaller, so on that one, there wasn't the big gain in advantage.
In this case, the silicon is made with the smaller manufacturing process (45nm vs. 65) _and_ the battery is bigger.
The SoC - the MSM8660 - in the E3D does indeed have a dynamic clock like the Evo (it's pretty much the rule now).
And - we tend to expect a dual-core to run any given process at lower speed than if run on a single-core (providing things are optimized sufficiently for dual-core use - we won't know that until it's here).
Downside - higher resolution. With more dots to update on graphics-intensive tasks, more processing is required at the end. More pixels also mean more control transistors on the display itself (by definition for LCDs).
There are just too many factors to know in advance if this will act same, worse or better than an Evo on power.
It could be way more power-efficient - or it could be worse - we'll have to wait and see.
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Benefits of a dual core processor:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/331783-underlying-tech-evo-3d-qhd-3d-dual-core-smp.html
Originally Posted by Acei
Jensen nailed it. In the Android environment, you can't do any process intensive tasks on the foreground thread which processes GUI, otherwise you will end up with super-unresponsive apps. By this nature, you are pretty much forced to go multi-thread. As long as the version of Android used in the phone is SMP enabled, both cores will work at these threads independently, hence experiencing performance gains.
It is true that most apps of today won't utilize both cores to 100% all the time since the workload isn't split symmetrically, but still, a benefit is a benefit. Apps like Smartbench 2011 (I am the author) does symmetrically split workload within the app - I currently split the workload equally into 4 threads hence Smartbench 2011 will utilize 100% up to 4 cores when they become available.
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Related Threads and Links:​Evo3D wiki
Sprint- All Together Now
HTC - Products - HTC EVO 3D ? Overview
Underlying tech in the Evo 3D - qHD, 3D, dual-core SMP
EVO 3D speculation of specs
3D "Pop-out" clarified and "violations" that lead to discomfort
Question about graphical capabilities of the Evo 3D compared to Tegra 2 chipsets.
Is the glass beveled on the E3D like the sensation? (No it isn't)
Bootloader Discussion
No need to panic about 'locked' bootloader - HTC listened
Original topic: http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/346198-htc-evo-3d-dummies.html

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3D Photos Capturing with 2MP resolution ,no good
does support gorilla glass?

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i thought all the new phones had micro usb not mini usb

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You list both GSM and CDMA attributes. Is this to imply that you've found something that indicates this will be a world phone? Or are you talking about two different models? I haven't seen anything about dual capabilities.

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My friends claims his sprint kyocera ehco (new double screened device) can do talk and surf on 3G.....so I was hoping that the evo 3d could do it as well.

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mevensen said:
You list both GSM and CDMA attributes. Is this to imply that you've found something that indicates this will be a world phone? Or are you talking about two different models? I haven't seen anything about dual capabilities.
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GSM version is for the UK, this one is gold or yellow.
The CDMA is the Sprint version with is Red...
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Darn, was really hoping that it was going to be a "world" phone.

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Since I was the one who started the original thread here are suome updates that have been added (along with quotes and other things...you may just want to copy/paste the whole thing over again into the OP):
The FCC has released some documents today (02/06/11) with the actual specs of the EVO 3D. EarlyMon has confirmed that it will have the MPU-3050 as a three-axis gyroscope as well as the Sequans SQN1210, which was the same 4G hardware used in the EVO 4G. More info is about this breakthrough is being discussed here: [can't post links as a new user] Novox77 has confirmed that there will be NFC support with the PM8058 chip through for any 3rd party's NFC chip, like FeliCa chip (Keep in mind this is not an actual NFC chip). A little bit more info about this discovery can be found farther down in this thread: [can't post links as a new user]

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Vindic8ed said:
Since I was the one who started the original thread here are suome updates that have been added (along with quotes and other things...you may just want to copy/paste the whole thing over again into the OP):
The FCC has released some documents today (02/06/11) with the actual specs of the EVO 3D. EarlyMon has confirmed that it will have the MPU-3050 as a three-axis gyroscope as well as the Sequans SQN1210, which was the same 4G hardware used in the EVO 4G. More info is about this breakthrough is being discussed here: [can't post links as a new user] Novox77 has confirmed that there will be NFC support with the PM8058 chip through for any 3rd party's NFC chip, like FeliCa chip (Keep in mind this is not an actual NFC chip). A little bit more info about this discovery can be found farther down in this thread: [can't post links as a new user]
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Thanks, din't know you were here to haha you can ask the mods to give you OP of this topic, I read it in the other forum and like it a lot, it was needed to be here because it has good stuff and you know people don't always read, they ask ask and ask but don't read LOL..
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rockypr said:
Thanks, din't know you were here to haha you can ask the mods to give you OP of this topic, I read it in the other forum and like it a lot, it was needed to be here because it has good stuff and you know people don't always read, they ask ask and ask but don't read LOL..
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You might want to just link the original post at Phandroid. The information in one location then wouldn't need to be re-updated here and wherever else. Plus, you know, it was originally posted there. Credit where credit is due and all that.

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does anyone know, does evo 3d support gorilla glass?

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x7nofate said:
does anyone know, does evo 3d support gorilla glass?
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Not sure, but I do know it will be supported by Sprints new Network Vision initiative. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!! 800 Mhz ESMR Support.
The FCC has confirmed that the EVO 3D supports 800MHz CDMA in the ESMR band. The ESMR 800MHz band is what Sprint uses for its iDEN network. Sprint eventually plans to transition the ESMR band from iDEN to CDMA as part of its expansive network improvement initiative. Once that transition is complete and Sprint ports its voice services to the ESMR spectrum, the HTC EVO 3D will be able to make use of it.

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swaze said:
Not sure, but I do know it will be supported by Sprints new Network Vision initiative. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!! 800 Mhz ESMR Support.
The FCC has confirmed that the EVO 3D supports 800MHz CDMA in the ESMR band. The ESMR 800MHz band is what Sprint uses for its iDEN network. Sprint eventually plans to transition the ESMR band from iDEN to CDMA as part of its expansive network improvement initiative. Once that transition is complete and Sprint ports its voice services to the ESMR spectrum, the HTC EVO 3D will be able to make use of it.
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cool, was there anything said about LTE, I was just looking on engadget and saw some news about the sprint and lightsquared deal

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XxDjbluexX said:
cool, was there anything said about LTE, I was just looking on engadget and saw some news about the sprint and lightsquared deal
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Dont think there is an LTE radio in this one, but I wouldn't worry about that for two reasons.
1. If/When Sprint decides to go LTE it will be atleast 2 years out.
2. Even If/When #1 happens, Wimax won't just be disappearing for a while anyway so you are in good shape if you have the Evo 3d.

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Any word on when Sprint vision is coming out
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Will the ESMR 800 band support simultaneous voice and data like ATT? Either way once this happens.....I bet sprint phone plans will be around the same price as verizon and att----> expensive !!

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Emmexx said:
You might want to just link the original post at Phandroid. The information in one location then wouldn't need to be re-updated here and wherever else. Plus, you know, it was originally posted there. Credit where credit is due and all that.
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Do you know how to read? Beacuse the link has always been there.. The credit is also there...
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Upgrade?
So in reading these specs, is it going to be worth upgrading from the current Evo. They can keep the 3d stuff but do the other specs make this a worthwhile leap?

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Um isn't it a qHD display, and 1.2ghz dual core processor........
HTC EVO = my best friend

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Ruki_Uki said:
Um isn't it a qHD display, and 1.2ghz dual core processor........
HTC EVO = my best friend
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Yes, it's qHD (which isn't a type, it's a resolution (960x540), like "Full HD" is 1920x1080).
As for the processor, yes, it's a 1.2 ghz dual core Snapdragon processor. It doesn't specifically mention dual core in the OP, but it is (and references the specific processor, the 8660).