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Manufacturer: HTC Part number: EVOSHIFT4GSPT
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- Manufacturer info
- Bottom Line:
- For those who crave a physical keyboard, the HTC Evo Shift 4G is a solid choice with a more wallet-friendly price than its 4G competitors, and it doesn't sacrifice too many features.
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CNET editors' review
HTC Evo Shift 4G (Sprint) price range: $99.99 - $250.00
- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Reviewed on: 01/18/2011
- Released on: 01/09/2011
The good: The HTC Evo Shift 4G has a solid design with a comfortable physical keyboard. The Android 2.2 smartphone is 4G capable and can be used as a mobile hot spot.
The bad: Lacks a front-facing camera and HDMI port.
The bottom line: For those who crave a physical keyboard, the HTC Evo Shift 4G is a solid choice with a more wallet-friendly price than its 4G competitors, and it doesn't sacrifice too many features.
User reviews
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NOT THAT HAPPY WITH THE EVO SHIFT
by atorres525 on April 12, 2011
Pros: SLEEK LOOKING PHONE
FULL KEYBOARD
GREAT CAMERA & VIDEO
LOTS OF APPS (BUT SO DID THE BLACKBERRY TOUR)Cons: BATTERY LIFE SUCKS TO THE POINT OF IT BEING REALLY ANNOYING
PHONE DOESN'T HAVE A GREAT SCREEN LOCK FOR BEING A TOUCH SCREEN. SOMETIMES IT WILL UNLOCK WHILE ON THE PHONE AS WELL AS IF IM PULLING IT OUT OF A POCKET RO PURSE SINCE THE SCREEN TELLS U TO SLIDSummary: OVERALL I SUPPOSIDELY UPGRADED FROM THE BLACKBERRY TOUR TO THE EVO SHIFT & I'M NOT HAPPY, THAT IM THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK.
Summary: OVERALL I SUPPOSIDELY UPGRADED FROM THE BLACKBERRY TOUR TO THE EVO SHIFT & I'M NOT HAPPY, THAT IM THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK.
1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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this is a great phone
Pros: slick, this is kind of strick
Cons: none so far
Summary: This phone is fun and colorful.
Summary: This phone is fun and colorful.
1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Almost Right
by gusmc on January 19, 2011
Pros: Slide-out QWERTY keyboard with D pad. Smaller size than hulking EVO 4G and Samsung Epic. Familiar HTC Sense UI. Great Android 2.2 with speed comparable to EVO 4G. Good Bluetooth compatibility with Ford Sync.
Cons: HTC abandoned the tilt keyboard, which I loved. The QWERTY keyboard is very tight, with only three rows, and a little bit difficult to slide out.
Summary: This was my first Android phone, and has almost everything I need. I have been a loyal Sprint customer, and needed to deposit my WindowsMobile phone (HTC Touch Pro 2) ...
Summary: This was my first Android phone, and has almost everything I need. I have been a loyal Sprint customer, and needed to deposit my WindowsMobile phone (HTC Touch Pro 2) in the garbage. I actually wanted a phone less conspicuous than the EVO 4G and the Samsung Epic, and, right now, see no reason to pay $50-$75 more for a front-facing camera or HDMI connection. I understand the processor is not as fast as the big EVO or the Epic, but in my estimation (comparing the Shift to my colleage's big EVO), the processor seems fast enough for the real estate of this compact phone.
If anyone at HTC is listening, however, there are two features you all missed. First, the four-row, tilt keyboard of the HTC Touch Pro 2 was an amazing feature. Bring it back. Second, the HTC Touch Pro 2 automatically converted to a speaker phone when you flipped it over. This nifty feature is missing on the Shift.
With DoubleTwist from the Android Market, there is no reason you are forced to by an iPhone. I did replace the the standard 2GB SD card with an 8 GB card for more music and photos.1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Good phone, if it would charge.
by slaghtjk on October 21, 2012
Pros: Two keyboard options is nice, good on speed, pretty sturdy.
Cons: Charging port wears out, pictures could be clearer.
Summary: I've had this phone for only a couple months and the charging port refuses to work. Also, the pictures are pretty fuzzy.
Summary: I've had this phone for only a couple months and the charging port refuses to work. Also, the pictures are pretty fuzzy.
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NOT A GOOD
by m5d3385 on April 10, 2012
Pros: RECEPTION!
Cons: SCREEN MALFUNCTIONS...AFTER ALMOST A YEAR...THE VOLUME TENDS TO GO OUT THE MEMORY IS POOR
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Complete and Totally Crap..
by Kourtney_Stansbury on March 21, 2012
Pros: Takes Good Picture.
It has a nice keyboard.Cons: Takes forever to send a text message.
Speakers blow out easily.
Headphones do not work in my phone.
It freezes all the time.
Dies to fast...Summary: This phone doesn't want to work it always freezes up on me. I can not listen to music through headphones. It takes around 2 minutes to send a text ...
Summary: This phone doesn't want to work it always freezes up on me. I can not listen to music through headphones. It takes around 2 minutes to send a text message. For some reason my phone hates me..
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More Cons than Pros....
by athlete36 on February 16, 2012
Pros: Nice looking, nice "front"...
Successful deceptionCons: Touchscreen issues forever...Remember, Sprint customer service can be a "CON" also. Sprint insurance plan worthless IF they keep giving you the same defective device 4 times. Final Con, can lead to stress.
Summary: I have had to replace this phone 4 times and counting for the same touchscreen issue. It jumps around and does what it wants, makes calls, opens apps etc. But ...
Summary: I have had to replace this phone 4 times and counting for the same touchscreen issue. It jumps around and does what it wants, makes calls, opens apps etc. But that's before you even touch it. Once you actually pick it up from the trash can and try to use it, it picks a random place to go, for example, settings, sd & storage. This is far too advanced... Or maybe just a dream right? The Sprint customer service people said that I qualify for the Well Program where I can switch it out for a different phone like maybe the Samsung or a different HTC. So when I go to the store to swap it out, they tell me that the only phone I can swap it out for is the same EVO Shift. It was not April 1st, still February, so they were definitely serious. So it made me wonder, what is the point of the Well Program again?? So what type of craziness did I get myself into?? EVO Shift is still for sale......beware.....
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Great Phone!
by WDesi on February 7, 2012
Pros: Very fast, this phone does about everything I need it to do for personal use.
Cons: The only thing I hate about this phone is the battery it goes dead so fast! I've tried battery savers turning off 4g and dimming the screen. Also after using an app or being online for a period of time the phone has to reset the screen and it takes a whil
Summary: With only two cons this phone is worth the money I love this phone and I've gone through quite a few! By far my favorite phone!
Summary: With only two cons this phone is worth the money I love this phone and I've gone through quite a few! By far my favorite phone!
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About what I expected...no more, no less
by ovg822 on November 27, 2011
Pros: Good video quality; nice camera features; nice camera images; Great for music
Cons: Poor battery life; ultra-sensitive touch screen; hard to navigate QWERTY slide-out keyboard; still have no clue what 4G is or does; tendency to lag/freeze if using bigger apps
Summary: This phone replaced a Blackberry...and I am happy. I am an app fiend, so I quickly filled up the memory. Easily remedied by inserting a 16G SD card. Now ...
Summary: This phone replaced a Blackberry...and I am happy. I am an app fiend, so I quickly filled up the memory. Easily remedied by inserting a 16G SD card. Now I have almost 3,000 songs plus apps on that card.
I cracked the glass slightly, but absolutely no affect on touchscreen performance. (Crack was 100% my fault...not a flaw of the phone).
I am not a big fan of sliders, but the slider was the less expensive option at the time. I barely use the slide-out, anyway.
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User unfriendly, especially for texting and GPS.
by tonguetide on November 15, 2011
Pros: Looks pretty nice, keyboard is fine. Stays connected well. Clean, sharp screen.
Cons: Not intuitive and downright user unfriendly when it comes to text and map/GPS functionality. Adds extra steps to things that should flow much more naturally. Also requires two hands for texting.
Summary: I'm not a user of apps, a gamer or a big media watcher on my phone, so I can't speak to those things. I mainly want my cell ...
Summary: I'm not a user of apps, a gamer or a big media watcher on my phone, so I can't speak to those things. I mainly want my cell to be as efficient and fast as possible for calling, texting, mapping and email, and this is certainly not those things.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: HTC
- Part number: EVOSHIFT4GSPT
- Description: It fits comfortably in your pocket. But with so many reasons to keep it out, it might not get the chance. With it's powerful processor, you've got more brainpower on top of bandwidth than you'll know what to do with. With the built-in QWERTY keyboard, you can crank out texts, emails and updates in no time flat. And you can say it precisely like you (not "U") mean it. Every text, tweet, email, update and call is grouped by person for easy follow-up. And with the friend stream app, everything happening on your social networks happens in one easy place. Imagine instant Wi-Fi access. Launch the mobile hotspot, and it will be. Why yes, that is a library in your pocket. And you're happy to read it.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Smartphone
- Form Factor Slider - Full keyboard,
Touch screen - Phone Design PDA
- Integrated Components Wi-Fi hotspot,
GPS receiver,
2nd camera,
Digital camera,
Digital player,
FM radio,
Voice recorder - Antenna Internal
- Width 2.3 in
- Depth 0.47 in
- Height 4.63 in
- Weight 4.6 oz
- Body Color Black
Cellular
- Technology CDMA,
WiMAX - Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Mobile Broadband Generation 4G
- Service Provider Sprint Nextel
- Operating System Android 2.2 OS
- User Interface HTC Sense
- Application Software Quickoffice
- Input Device(s) QWERTY keyboard , Capacitive,
Touch sensitive screen (multi-touch) Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services MMS,
SMS - Instant Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger,
AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM),
Google Talk,
Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) - Supported Email Protocols POP3,
IMAP4 - Supported Social Networks and Blogs Twitter,
Flickr,
Facebook - Messaging & Data Features Microsoft PowerPoint support,
Microsoft Excel support,
Microsoft Word support,
PDF support - Mobile Services YouTube,
Picasa,
Gmail,
Google Search,
NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM,
Sprint Football Live,
Sprint TV,
Google Play Communications
- Data Transmission EV-DO
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.1 EDR,
IEEE 802.11b/g/n,
WiMAX - Bluetooth Profiles Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
- Communication Features Internet browser,
Mobile Email client Phone Features
- Phone Functions Voice control,
Call timer,
Conference call,
Flight mode,
Speakerphone,
Voice dialing,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Sensors Proximity sensor,
Accelerometer,
Digital compass - Additional Features World clock,
Text-to-Speech (text recognition),
E-911 compliant,
TV-out via HDMI,
Intelligent typing (T9),
TTY compatible,
Widgets support,
Flash light Organizer
- Personal Information Management Synchronization with PC,
Calendar,
Calculator,
Reminder,
Alarm clock Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV,
MP3,
WMA,
MIDI,
AAC,
AMR - Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4,
H.263,
H.264 Processor
- Type QUALCOMM MSM7630
- Clock Speed 800 MHz
Memory
- RAM 512 MB
- ROM 2 GB
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSDHC - up to 32 GB
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 5 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CMOS
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec,
2 sec - White Balance Automatic,
Presets - Camera Light Source LED light
- Video Recorder Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p)
- Features Video recording,
Geo-tagging,
Face detection Navigation System
- GPS Navigation A-GPS receiver
- Navigation Software & Services Sprint Navigation,
Google Maps Display
- Type LCD display - Color
- Technology TFT
- Diagonal Size 3.7 in
- Display Resolution 800 x 480 pixels
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
- Multi-language Menu Yes
- Display Languages English,
Spanish - Features Wallpaper
Connections
- Connector Type Micro-USB,
Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Capacity 1500 mAh
- Run Time Details Talk ( CDMA ) - up to 360 min
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards HAC(Hearing Aid Compatible)
- Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter,
USB cable - Also Included microSD - 2 GB
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:HTC
- Address:
13920 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98005 - Phone: (425) 861-9174
- Email: info@htcamerica.net
- Fax: (425) 861-1715
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