HTC EVO 4G vs Motorola Droid. Which one is faster or better and why?

Hey throne I've got an Evo so I'm a little partial. Let me give you a few personal raves and pet peeves about the Evo and androids in particular. The Evo has widely advertised to have HD video capability.

It does, in theory. I've never actually shot any HD video that didn't playback jerky and sluggish in spots here and there. I shot some great footage of Niagra Falls (so I thought) until I got home and went to play it back and for whatever reason, the video that registered a minute and a half glitched around ten seconds into it and would crash the playback.

Quite unacceptable considering the expectation that the marketing creates. In addition to this, the sound quality of the video recording is absolutely horrible. It's especially worthless if you're recording a musical performance.

I was looking forward to having a single device that could record and upload quality video blogs, but sadly this isn't cutting it. In this department, even the older iphone 3gs is a dramatic cut above the Evo. I called HTC and the rep I spoke with seemed to be completely unaware that the sound quality of the Evo is poor.

It records at 8khz when the standard is 44khz. The option to adjust the video codec is plentiful but there's no way to adjust the rate at which the sound records. You'll hear quite a few complaints about the battery life, but I've found that for whatever reason, the battery life has actually improved with use.

I surf the web, check facebook, take some pics, and even watch a video or two, in addition to making phone calls, and the charge will last the majority of the day. Just cut off the background syncing and turn off the mobile 3g function when you're not using the phone, (text notifications can still notify you when you receive FB messages and email). There is absolutely a ton to love about the Evo, and I wouldn't change a thing.

Mainly because if you happen to have a new Ipod touch, you can use your Evo as a wireless hotspot and then get on your ipod or ipad anywhere on the 3g or 4g network. Major win! On the network side of things, you'll have to have Sprint to use and Evo and their unlimited data plan is a major bonus since ATT no longer offers an unlimited plan.

Intomobile.com has the best side by side comparison I've seen online of the hardware and software of each phone. The core of the comparison is copied below. "Hardware When it comes to hardware, both the Droid X and the Evo 4G are packing some serious heat.

Both rock a 4.3-inch display. Both have an applications processor clocked at 1Ghz. And, both have HDMI-out ports that will allow you to stream videos from your phone to an external monitor or TV in full 720p HD resolution (with audio, no less – video demo here).

Then there’s the fact that both Android superphones sport 8-megapixel cameras that will probably put your dinky digital camera of only a handful of years ago to shame. So, what’re the differences? Well, for starters, the Droid X is a larger phone.

It’s thinner, for the most part (camera bulge notwithstanding), than the EVO, but it’s also taller. It’s not too much taller, but it does make a difference when putting an already sizable smartphone slab in your skinny jean pockets. The Droid X also sports physical navigation controls on its front face, whereas the EVO uses capacitive (touch-sensitive) buttons on its front face.

The buttons on the X wiggle around a bit, so that’s something to consider if build-quality niggles like that are important to you. Both phones are also covered in a soft-touch, rubberized finish, which makes for a great in hand feel. The Droid X feels more “rubbery,” while the EVO feels more “spongy.

” Oh, and the kicker in the hardware department is the HTC EVO 4G’s front-facing camera and its integrated kickstand. The Motorola Droid X can lay claim to none of these features. Software While both superphones might be running Android 2.1 OS, they use entirely different homescreen skins that set them apart.

The Verizon Motorola Droid X uses a refreshed version of Motorola’s MotoBlur UI, while the Sprint HTC EVO 4G goes with HTC’s Sense UI. Both skins offer much the same information and widgets, but present them in different ways. The camera app on the Droid X is a little more finicky than the EVO 4G’s camera app.

Both support touch-focus – allowing you to determine focus points by tapping on the screen – but the X requires that you drag the focus box, where the EVO allows you to simply tap anywhere on the screen to set a focus point. The phone dialer on the EVO 4G also takes top-billing with a numeric keypad that allows to you tap out contact names rather than dialing a number. As you tap out names, the dialer will bring up contact suggestions that match the combination of letters you’ve just tapped out.

Droid X dialer is a number-only dialer, requiring you to pull up the Contacts tab if you need to look up a friend’s phone number. Both devices offer a WiFi Hotspot feature as well. For this, though, we have to hand it to Motorola for putting a 3G Mobile Hotspot shortcut right on the homescreen – which makes it all that much more convenient to start up the hotspot feature.

It takes a bit more effort to access the hotspot feature on the EVO – not that much more, but enough to make a difference. In the end, both superphones are more than capable of making you one happy Android user. Either handset can hold its own in a smartphone market that has unsurprisingly come into its own over the past year or so, giving even the venerable iPhone a run for its money.

You really can’t go wrong with the Droid X or the EVO 4G, but for the sake of helping you pull the trigger on either one, let us break down the pros and cons of each handset below. Sprint HTC EVO 4G The Good --------- Flagrantly large 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen display Integrated kickstand. Yes, it has a kickstand HTC Sense UI HDMI-out port 4G for high speed data (where available) Mobile Hotspot feature (with additional monthly fee) Red-colored design elements/accents Multi-touch support Best camera of the pair Front-facing camera Simultaneous voice and data when in 4G markets The Bad ------ Battery life is the worst of the pair MicroSD under the battery (have to reboot phone when changing microSD cards) Non-standard HDMI port Battery life (or lack thereof.

Did we mention that already? ) No simultaneous voice and data in 3G-only areas Big for small hands and tight pockets Verizon Motorola Droid X The Good ------- Large 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen display that isn’t unwieldy HDMI-out port Three mics for improved sound quality and audio recording MotoBlur has been tastefully scaled back Easily accessed Mobile Hotspot feature (with additional monthly fee) Camera’s not perfect but it’s good enough to replace your point-and-shoot device Multi-touch keyboard rocks and Swype’s preloaded Thinnest phone of the bunch (camera bulge notwithstanding) The Bad ----- Screen is good but doesn’t have the “wow factor” of iPhone 4 or Samsung Galaxy S You have to remove battery to change the microSD card Non-standard HDMI port Some of the physical buttons felt cheap Despite the improvements, MotoBlur is still kind of useless No simultaneous voice and data No kickstand"

If you talking about the normal Motorola Droid, the Evo 4G is the better phone in terms of speed and features since the Droid isn’t even a 4G phone. I believe that even the newer Droid X isn’t 4G. The Droid X though has a better display with a little advantage over the Evo in terms of screen resolution.

Battery life may also be better as the Evo isn’t known to be a good performer in this department. If you want another option, check out Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G. It’s a Galaxy S that’s 4G compatible, has a front facing camera, led flash and a physical QWERTY keyboard.

That’s some really nice stuff when you couple in all the other things a Galaxy S can offer. Plus, the Galaxy S phones contain some of the best mobile hardware, edging out even the iphone 4 technically with a better GPU. Also if you’re into multimedia, these Samsung phones are king of the hill since they come equipped with native DivX support and can even play .

Mkv files up to 720p. Lastly, these phones use Super Amoled screens. I own a phone with a similar screen type (Samsung Wave) and I got to tell you, seeing the screen in person has impressed everyone I’ve shown it to.

In the end, both the Epic and Evo 4G pretty damn good phones. Also, I don’t see many smart phones beating the Evo when taken as a whole package (4G, HTC Sense, Android 2.2, front-facing camera and an 8mp main cam, big screen, etc). If I had one, I would see no reason to trade it for another.

Same is true with the Epic 4G.

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