First Impressions of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

A number of industry watchers have already taken a look at the upcoming Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE during the recent CTIA Wireless trade event. The device will reportedly be released into the market by Sprint (NYSE:S) May 18. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE will come with a 4.7-inch display screen with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels. The HTC (TPE:2498) device will also feature a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor from Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM).The Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE will also come with an eight-megapixel camera that features the ImageSense technology of HTC and the latest version of the Android operating system of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), the Android 4.0 OS. The HD Voice technology will also be featured on the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE, which will reportedly make voice calls clearer for the users of the device.

The Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE will also support the LTE network of Sprint, which is currently being offered in at least six cities in the United States. According to Sprint the LTE network of the company is available in Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio.

Although the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE has some similarities to the HTC One X that is being offered by AT&T (NYSE:T), it does not carry the One branding since it has some features that are only available with Sprint. These Sprint-only features that the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE comes with are the kickstand as well as the support of the device for HD Voice.

During the CTIA event executives from Sprint revealed that the company is working on the upgrade of the 3G network of Sprint aside from installing the LTE network. The LTE network will reportedly cover around 120 million people within the year.

Aside from the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE, Verizon (NYSE:VZ) also introduced its own device, the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE that features a four-inch display. And similar to Sprint, Verizon did not use the One branding for their latest device offering.