Matthew Miller has published his top ten smartphones in production at the end of 2010 with the HTC EVO 4G taking 1st and Motorola Droid X taking 2nd. An interesting list indeed. Do you agree? I am fairly certain some of you won’t…
I know it has been over 5 months since I last provided my list of top 10 smartphones, but after listing all of the devices I have to honestly award the EVO 4G the top spot yet again. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G still has top of the line specifications, features, services, and capability and deserves the top spot yet again. Specifications of this beast include a 4.3 inch 480×800 display, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 4G integrated wireless radio that can be used to share the Internet via WiFi for up to 8 devices, 8 megapixel camera capable of 720p HD video capture, HDMI video output, video calling capability, and latest Google Android 2.2 operating system with HTC Sense. You also get free included Google Maps and Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile. You won’t find another smartphone with these specifications, services, and functionality and as a result of this I purchased my own HTC EVO 4G and have no plans to replace it with anything else on Sprint, at least through the rest of 2010.
The EVO 4G launched on 4 June for $199.99 with a two-year contract and minimum voice and data plan of $79.99 per month that includes 450 Anytime minutes and free unlimited calls to mobile phones. There is a $10 premium on data services for the EVO 4G, but this is not just for the 4G access. You get true UNLIMITED data on the EVO 4G while Verizon limits to 5GB and AT&T limits to 2GB or 5GB, depending on the plan you purchase. T-Mobile also offers unlimited data, but throttles down the speed a bit if you exceed 5GB. The full no-contract price of the EVO 4G is $449.99.
To share your Internet via WiFi you will need to pay $29.99 per month for unlimited data and this can be turned on and off as needed, which is how I personally use it with my EVO 4G.
This is a guy who goes through a lot of phones if the MobileTech podcast is anything to go by therefore his opinion is to be respected. He may well be right too