HTC EVO 4G....can I trade in my iPhone?

You tend to hear a lot of negative comments towards touch screen phones that aren't iPhones; they have become the bar and have yet to be surpassed. "The touch is too slow" or "The keyboard isn't big enough", "Crap camera" or "The UI (user interface) is very unfriendly"; all familiar things you hear about the Droid or Blackberry Storm or Palms. Not the case with the HTC EVO 4G. I was legitimately impressed when I saw this phone in action thanks to Engadget's sneak peek of this marvel.
First and foremost, it will have a huge 4.3 inch LCD screen as compared to the iPhone's 3.5 inch. The keyboard is much larger and has cursor arrows for easier navigation through your composition. The UI on the EVO is great, very fluid, pull down menus and side scrolling are not glitchy at all from what I can tell as well. Get this now, it has two cameras. Seriously. One is an insanely huge 8 megapixel camera with flash that can take videos up to 720p! Its second camera is a front mounted 1.3 megapixel camera for those quick shots for your Facebook or whatever your fancy.

What's it run on you ask? Well let's see, just Android 2.1 with a Snapdragon QSD8650 1.0GHz processor, 1GB of built in memory and 512MB of RAM, that's what.

The phone even has a kick-stand. WTF? That's so awesome. Definitely helps when you just want to sit back at work and browse YouTube and such.

Here's a side-by-side with the iPhone and the Nexus One:

Definitely looking to hear more about this awesome piece of tech, according to Sprint "Summer" is the planned release window. Check out Engadget's article to see it in action with two videos and a gallery of comparison shots.

-Armand

Oh iPad...so sad....

I'm not going to lie and say I wasn't excited for the revealing of the iPad. I'd say that I was downright giddy when Steve Jobs called his little conference and began to introduce the iPad. I was giddy up until I saw it actually. And the more he talked about it, the less excited I became.

When I imagined the iPad, I had pictured this awesome slim tablet that had a camera and mic built into the front, Macromedia Flash capability, huge screen, multi-tasking and decent price point. What we all got was a giant iPod Touch.

There is actually little separating the iPad from the Touch. Key differences are the size and power behind it but it is no where near a computer. It has a 9.7 inch diagonal screen that will probably encounter more damage and cleaning issues that the iPhone or iPod Touch do. It utilizes Apple's groundbreaking multi-touch capabilities but it still has the same mini-dock and layout as its smaller counterparts. The battery on the other hand is amazing for the device; it sports a ten hour span for audio, video or just surfing the web and e-mails. Also, depending on whether you want just Wi-Fi or 3G + Wi-Fi is another matter, (AT&T I believe is the one doing the 3G plans separately.)

The price point I feel would be reasonable if it just had more...

Wi-Fi only

$499 - 16GB

$599 - 32GB

$699 - 64GB

Wi-Fi + 3G

$629 - 16GB

$729 - 32GB

$829 - 64GB

See? Not too bad but with the lack of current features I feel like the best idea is to wait until the 2nd generation of iPad is released.

LACK OF FLASH SUPPORT!!! Why don't you listen Apple? It works on your computers but you can't make it or let it work on your devices? I don't know how many sites I can't go to because there's no Flash on my phone. I could let go of all my other vices with this device if it had Flash. I would wait in line for two days if it had Flash support.

With a release date set in stone of April 3rd, I don't know what the initial wave is going to be like. There are always the typical Cult of Steve people who buy every device Apple puts out, there's the people who thoroughly enjoy Apple products and have the cash to nab one at the get go, there's the people who will get one when they have the dough so they look cool or the people like me who are horribly skeptical and question the product to make sure it fits my needs. In my honest opinion, I give the iPad a preview review of 2.5/5. Sorry Steve.

-Armand