HTC Evo 3D: 4G Is Finally Thrust Into the Third Dimension

Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer HTC Corporation introduced the HTC Evo 3D was introduced on June 24, 2011. Available exclusively for the Sprint/Nextel network, the smartphone is the immediate successor to the HTC Evo 4G. Although it uses the same super-fast 4G network as its predecessor, the Evo 3D is so named because HTC added three-dimensional picture and video support on the device.

The defining trademark of the HTC Evo 3D is its touch screen. Measuring 4.3 inches diagonally, the screen uses a quarter of the display quality used by high-definition televisions, with a resolution of 960 by 540 pixels. Another notable feature of the touch screen is the ability to view images and video in 3D form without the need for stereoscopic glasses.

Another prominent trademark of the Evo 3D is its collection of cameras. Two 5-megapixel cameras are positioned at the phone's rear. Possessing autofocus and dual light-emitting diode (LED) flash, the cameras not only take pictures, but can also stream 3D videos into a 3D television set. Moreover, they accommodate an immensely high display resolution, at 2,560 by 1,920 pixels. A third, 1.3-MP camera is placed at the front of the Evo 3D for video chats and geo-tagging.

The HTC Evo 3D runs on the Android 2.3 operating system, which enables the downloading of apps from the Android Market online store. The dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660 processor provides fast response for the phone, while the Adreno 220 graphics processing unit handles the phone's video capabilities. Each Evo 3D comes with 1 GB of data storage space. However, users can expand it up to 32 GB by using its microSD card slot.

Customers can download files wirelessly using the Evo 3D's Wi-Fi capabilities at any available Wi-Fi hotspot. The smartphone also comes with Bluetooth technology, which permits users to exchange music and videos with other Bluetooth-enabled devices such as personal computers or other smartphones.

Regarding sound, the Evo 3D provides a loudspeaker to eliminate the need to press the phone to the ear during calls. A 3.5-millimeter jack is included to plug in headphones and take full advantage of the SRS virtual surround sound quality. This is particularly good for listening to the built-in FM radio or the audio player, which supports MP3, Windows Media Audio (WMA), Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) and WAV files.

Each HTC Evo 3D has a standard lithium-ion battery. Maximum stand-by time and talk time is measured at around 420 hours and 7 hours 45 minutes, respectively.

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Third Generation Cell Phones

Technology adopters do not usually pay attention to technological standards and protocols of the devices they are using. They might be thrilled by the excitement the specific gadget arises. That might be contented by the services the device provides. That is why it is surprising how a buzz word, related to a technology generations, such as the mobile phone network technology, 3G phone, has become so common, and well understood.

For the ordinary consumer of mobile phones, and smart phones, it does not make any difference which generation of mobile phone they are using, as long as it provides them the excitement, and convenience of using it.

But still there are many others out there that merely use the new technology, without understanding the technological differences compared to former generations.

Anyway, what has made the 3G technology so common? Let us try to simply describe and understand the meaning of it. The third generation of mobile phone technology consists of a collection of international technical standards, defined by many international standard institutes. This includes Application services, wireless communication, mobile TV, video conferences, and more, all in their mobile environment.

The first generation of mobile phones emerged during the beginning of the 1980s. Then the second generation (also called GSM) appeared in the market, 10 years later the third generation mobile network launched during the 2000 decade.

So the third generation is just another stage in the cellular phone technology that converts the cell phone from a regular phone device into a fully functional device with wide range of services, most suited for roaming and mobility. A fourth generation is about to come, naturally.

The main difference between the various generations of the mobile cellular network is the data rate and the security they provide to the users. The improvement of these basic services paved the way to full internet access, video conferencing, mobile TV, Video on demand, music download, picture transactions, gaming and TV broadcasting. The internet web protocols that are used by the third generation mobile network (IP), keeps the user hooked to the internet at all times, making home desktop computers, and even laptops, to some extent, redundant.

No wonder that most of the cell phone manufacturers compete for market share, and fight for gaining the users attention, by flooding the market with most innovative technology of mobile sets, every couple of months. Vendors like Nokia, Blackberry, Sonny Ericsson, HTC, Samsung, and more, are all involved in this market and push it to its edges.

The success of the 3G technology and the wide adoption by common users pushed the cell phone vendors to include various services within the cell phone, making them smarter and smarter. Applications and services related to mobility, such as GPS, maps, setting direction, and so on made their way into the smart phones.

The tight competition and the vast applications available for the 3G cell phones made this technology a great success in the market, reduced costs, made it available to all people, all over the world, grown up, as well as kindergarten kids.

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Zion Shohet owns B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering, an M.Sc. degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering, and an MBA degree.

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