Specs Comparison: HTC EVO 4G vs. HTC HD2

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation and wireless carrier Sprint recently announced the launch of the first WiMAX-enabled handset powered by Google's Android operating system, the HTC EVO 4G, and now, a few more details on its specs have emerged. The new phone, which seems to be somehow an Android-based HD2, is actually a little more different than the handset powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system.

First of all, Sprint's 4G handset, the EVO 4G, is 2mm wider and thicker, though it is 1mm shorter than the Windows Mobile-based HD2, and it is also 13 grams heavier than the already available device. Next on the list is the Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, which is clocked at 1GHz on both handsets, but comes in a newer chip version on the EVO 4G, namely the QSD8650, and not the older QSD8250 present on HD2. The RAM on the handset is also different, with 512MB on the WiMAX phone, compared to 567MB on the other.

According to the guys over at pocketnow, other differences between the two can also be spotted. “The EVO 4G one-ups the HD2 in a few ways in terms of features. The camera on the EVO 4G shoots at 8MP versus 5MP on the HD2. Also, the EVO 4G has a front-facing camera, which will come in handy for video chat and social networking applications. You'll probably get better battery life on the EVO 4G thanks to a 270mAh capacity difference,” the news site notes.

Things are different in the connectivity area too, not only due to the standards supported by these phones, HSPA+ vs. CDMA/WiMAX, but also based on the actual data transfer rates they support. The EVO 4G is said to come with support for theoretical download speeds of 10Mbps, though the actual speeds might differ. As for HD2, it supports 56Mbps in theory, though only 10Mbps in practice, making it a little faster than the Android device.