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Motorola Droid X vs HTC EVO 4G

by Ava on July 15, 2010

In two days time, gadget fanatics will see the showdown between Motorola Droid X and Sprint HTC EVO 4G as the former gets to be launched officially. It is predicted that this will be a very close fight and perhaps what will matter is what every individual person finds in the features of each smartphone that he or she will deem fit to choose it over the other. This is something that all gadget-crazy, specifically smartphone fanatics are looking forward to.

The next thing that interested buyers should know is the difference between the two. A closer look into its features would reveal that there is very little difference. It might interest you that when it comes to the hardware, the Droid X has three microphones, a slightly higher resolution display, a bigger internal storage which is at 8GB, and a slightly narrower display. On the other hand, the EVO 4G has a WiMAX radio, an integrated kickstand, and a front facing camera. There are some other differences present in the specs and design elements.

Those who may be interested to get one for himself ought to look into each difference posed and take time to scrutinize what essentially makes the one that they are choosing the right kind to cater to their particular need given this very slim difference. When it comes to the software, both devices run Google Android 2.1. They will both be upgraded to Android 2.2, also known as Froyo. Despite this, there are some other differences in software and services. It may be interesting to note that both have the capability to share internet access and act as WiFi hotspots. The Droid X sharing on up to 5 devices while the EVO 4G with up to 8 devices. The Droid X is given by Verizon only very few pieces of bloatware for the reason that this device gives you a Verizon tab in the Android Market. This allows you to choose to install things such as V CAST Tones, V CAST Media Manager, My Verizon. You even get to install more V CAST Apps and selected 3rd party apps which may include Kindle, Shazam, and several others.

Considering EVO 4G, you will also find that Sprint keeps this device fairly clean as well. You will find the following services and application preloaded on the HTC EVO 4G: NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile, Sprint Football Live, Sprint Navigation, and Sprint TV. You should know that Sprint gives all of these additional services for “free” and incorporated in your monthly data fee. You will get a special Home screen lay-out, widgets, keyboard, phone dialer and other utilities courtesy of HTC’s Sense 2.5 user interface on the EVO 4G. With this, you also get applications such as Peep, Friend Stream, and Footprints.

With some of these things considered, choose for yourself which device works best for you. Either way, you get the champions in the smartphone world.