Reviews HTC EVO View 4G Android Tablet - 32 GB - Dual Camera - Wifi /
CDMA (Sprint) DOES NOT REQUIRE A SPRINT ACCOUNT!
HTC EVO View 4G Android Tablet - 32 GB - Dual Camera - Wifi / CDMA (Sprint) DOES NOT REQUIRE A SPRINT ACCOUNT! Review
Your ideas, evolvedThe HTC EVO View 4GTM with Evernote integration captures your ideas however you have them. Seamlessly save and sort: doodles, voice recordings, marked-up emails, and notes, across multiple applications. And then easily access ideas from any device with Evernote, anywhere.Function following formA tablet is not a phone. So why do so many tablets look like phones when they start up? Android 2.3 with HTC Sense on the EVO View 4GTM reimagines a user experience to reflect the 7" screen size and the enviable capabilities its hardware allows. Making typing easier, going through mail faster, while seamlessly staying in touch with the people and news that matter most to you.The tablet sees allWith a 5 MP rear-facing camera for photos and HD video, as well as a front-facing 1.3 MP camera for photos and video chatting; the EVO View 4GTM is fully equipped to capture everything in your life.Small and mightyAt 7" the EVO View 4GTM can fit places most other tablets can't. And with Android 2.3, the newest version of HTC Sense, and a 1.5Ghz Qualcomm® Snapdragon® processor, it can do things most tablets can only dream of.More memory, for your memoryWith an expandable memory slot, the EVO View 4GTM allows you to save more music, brainstorms, notes, movies, photos, thought-starters, games, apps, emails, daydreams, and life-changing ideas then tablets with fixed memory.The pen is mightierThe pen accessory with HTC's Scribe Technology on the EVO View 4GTM takes note taking to a whole new level. Let your ideas flow as naturally as you have them. And when you're ready to revisit them, or take an idea further, accessing your notes is a snap with integrated Evernote.
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HTC EVO View 4G Android Tablet - 32 GB - Dual Camera - Wifi / CDMA (Sprint) DOES NOT REQUIRE A SPRINT ACCOUNT! Feature
- Processor MSM8655 (1.5 GHz processor) + SQN1210 (WiMAX) Operating System Shipped: AndroidTM 2.3 (Gingerbread) with HTC SenseTM ROM version:1.18.651.1 Current: AndroidTM 2.3 (Gingerbread) ROM version: 1.22.651.2 Internal Memory 32GB eMMC / RAM: 1GB, LPDDR2 Display 7" inch 1024 x 600 resolution Capacitive touch screen / supports active pen Network CDMA2000 1x/ EVDO/ EVDO rev. A (800/1900MHz) and WIMAX GPS GPS/AGPS Camera 5 MP Color CMOS with auto focus 1.3MP front Camera Connectivity Bluetooth® 3.0Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g/n compliant, 3.5mm stereo audio jack, micro-USB (12-pin micro-USB 2.0) Battery 4000 mAh Lithium Polymer battery, Non-removable Talk Time Data only product Standby Time Not yet available Dimensions 7.69" (L) x 4.42" (W) x 0.52" (T)
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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful.
Stylish and powerful tablet.
By Reima
I've been hunting for a 7 inch tablet for some time now and since the launch the HTC Evo view/Flyer has been on the top of that list. However the price was always a bit too high, and it was hard to find in stores where I live. Once I got my hands on it here in america I fell in love instantly, the fact that the device was selling for well under $300 helped as well.
The main things about the flyer that put it ahead of the rest of the competition is:
Design and build quality. The Evo View is for the most part Aluminum, whereas most other 7 inch tablets are for the most part plastic. Because of this the device feels very solid in your hands, the rounded edges are comfortable to hold and I personally like the cool touch of metal versus the sticky touch of rubberized plastic of polished plastic.
Fluidity of the UI. Its quite amazing how fluid the Sense UI is. Compared to other tablets like the Galaxy Tab by Samsung the difference is obvious. While the Galaxy Tab has a "better" processor, the operating system and software onboard jus isn't up to par with HTC's versions. This applies to both the older Gingerbread and the newer Honeycomb updates. I can't compare the UI of the Evo View to say a Kindle Fire or Nook color, as those devices are more streamlined for their intended purposes (Buying off Amazon or Barns and Noble) but as far as close to stock android goes the Evo View performs better then the rest.
Overall I am not too impressed by the Pen that you have to buy separately. The apps for it are quite limited, and the accuracy and feel of the pen is a bit hit and miss at times. If a good drawing app (Sketch Book Mobile) were to incorporate it fully, it would be great but with the included Evernote app its a bit lackluster. Honeycomb improves this quite a lot, as the stylus works for the most part like a regular capacitive stylus, except its actually quite accurate.
Now as a final note, I HIGHLY recommend this tablet over any other 7 inch tablet, IF you can get it for around $300. This is completely without the pen- which is a nice feature, but it is not needed to make this an awesome tablet. I've hunted high and low, and right now this is the best pocketable Gingerbread/Honeycomb Android tablet. Maybe once Ice Cream Sandwich starts being more common for tablets this will change, but at the prices these things are selling for now its hard to really recommend anything else and I have to wonder how these things aren't selling as well as the heavily marketed Galaxy Tab, are we that easily persuaded by marketing?
43 of 44 people found the following review helpful.
What everyone else said, but with following details
By Yao Jin
I love my HTC View. But buyers need to beware that Sprint just internally circulated an announcement that they will stop ordering new inventory (end of life, or EOL) as of the end of January. For those who are wondering if View will ever get Ice Cream Sandwich update, HTC left View off of it's November announcement, though tech support in France told a disgruntled customer to "Wait for ICS to be released". ***UPDATE*** HTC View is now confirmed as remaining on Honeycomb. That means there will not be a stock ICS or Jelly Bean ROM. The folks over at XDA does have a beta-ready Jelly Bean ROM ready to be ported though. In addition, despite HTC's initial claim of exiting the tablet market, it is now considering making View's successor.
Finally, as we are probably aware, Sprint is slowly moving off of the WiMax 4G standard in favor of LTE. But they have pledged support for WiMax 4G through 2015. So rest assured that in case you need 4G mobile broadband with your View, you will still have that option. That is, unless Clearwire declares total bankruptcy or something and abandon their current infrastructure. As for coverage area for 4G, Clearwire is not expanding much. However, 3G broadband would still use Sprint's CDMA network, so in the event that Clearwire does fold, your tablet would still have a mobile broadband option.
--edited (10/31/2012)--
I've done a pretty thorough evaluation of my View versus my Viewsonic gTablet, versus my iPad 2. In general, here are some speed comparisons:
I'm updating the comparisons with The "old" New iPad and Sony Tablet S.
Browser speed (fastest to slowest):
iPad 3 (Safari)
iPad 2 (Safari)
Sony Tablet S (Chrome)
HTC View (stock, Dolphin HD, and Miren)
Sony Tablet S (stock)
Viewsonic gTablet (Dolphin HD)
Comment: Also noteworthy is that for some reason, some websites are not displayed properly for any of HTC View's browser in any configuration (desktop/iphone/mobile/ipad). Luckily, these websites are very few and if it weren't for my blogs, I wouldn't have noticed. Note - HTC View is NOT getting Android 4.0 or higher, therefore no Chrome.
Game speed (fastest to slowest):
iPad 3
iPad 2 (N.O.V.A. 2, Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds)
Sony Tablet S
HTC View (N.O.V.A. 2, Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds)
VIewsonic gTablet (N.O.V.A. 2, Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds)
Comment: Not really surprising here. iPad 3's A5X beat iPad 2's A5, which is superior to Tablet S's Tegra 2. HTC View uses a single-core Snapdragon 1.5 Ghz processor. iPad 2 has a dual-core A5. However, despite that I overclocked my gTablet's Tegra II to 1.5 Ghz, its games lagged NOT because graphics issues, but because gTablet's screen is not nearly as sensitive as HTC View. More on that in just a little bit.
App compatibility
iPad 3 and iPad 2 (Tied)
Sony Tablet S
Viewsonic gTablet
HTC View
Comment: This is somewhat surprising. For example, American Express for Android is not compatible with HTC View. gTablet's compatibility is pretty good because there's a large community of modders constantly tweaking custom roms for compatibility issues with common apps. But the real culprit is the combination of fragmented nature of Android platform and the fact that many app makers simply skip the 7 inch market altogether. That is, until all Android devices migrate to JB, which solves the app compatibility problem for the most part due to its unified architecture.
Screen:
iPad 3
Sony Tablet S
iPad 2, HTC View (tied)
Viewsonic gTablet
Comment: iPad 3's retina display definitely takes the cake. Sony Tablet S uses Sony's proprietary contrast technology to make colors truly pop. I do maintain that HTC View's screen is on part with iPad 2's for the reasons below.
Not really surprising here. HTC View uses a very vibrant LED-LCD screen that had some other reviewers compare to Super LCD. Based on head-to-head viewing of the same photo stills, HTC View's screen is more pleasing to the eye than even iPad 2's. But I suspect that's because of the resolution-to-screen size issue. So in other words, HTC View packs more pixels per square inch than ipad 2. However, in terms of viewing angle, iPad 2 is still slightly superior. Also about the screen, HTC View's rotation is not 360 degrees. Rather, there's ONE landscape view and ONE portrait view. It doesn't bother me at all though. Also, both iPad 2 and View have TRUE multi-touch. You can test it by swiping around with all 5 fingers on Fruit Ninja. gTablet's maximum is 2 fingers, which also explains why gaming on it is somewhat slow despite fluid graphics.
Storage:
HTC View and Sony Tablet S tied (32 GB internal with up to 32 GB expansion via microSD)
Viewsonic gTablet (16 GB internal with up to 32 GB expansion)
iPad 2 and iPad 3 tied (16 GB, I cheaped out on mine, plus no microSD expansion)
Comment: You can use a variety of cloud storage services such as iCloud, Dropbox, and Amazon's own storage solution, to enhance storage. They generally delete cached items after 3 days of inactivity so that your tablet doesn't keep a back up copy of everything you store on cloud storage.
Accessories:
iPad 2 and iPad 3 tied
HTC View and Sony Tablet S tied
Viewsonic gTablet
Comment: Sprint is selling their HTC Scribe digital pen at a discounted $39.99 for a limited time. For most people it works out to be $55 after taxes and shipping. An external website called electroniccrap sells quality gTablet accessories. iPad 2 accessories are everywhere.
Camera:
iPad 3
HTC View and Sony Tablet S (tied)
iPad 2 (More use for front camera for Facetime than back camera)
Viewsonic gTablet (a 0.3 MP front camera only that doesn't impress at all)
Comment: iPad 3's iSight camera features superior aperture, color reproduction, and stabilization.
HTC View's camera features autofocus, which means that it actually functions like an actual digital camera minus the optical zoom. It deals with low lighting conditions fairly well with digitally enhanced lighting. However, that's not saying much. It's still vastly inferior to a dedicated camera. But it's far superior to iPad 2's camera that's pretty awful. The front camera performance between iPad and HTC View is negligible, though.
Final comment:
HTC View can't touch iPad 3 at this point. However, the one aspect it's still superior is portability and the unique pen function. What View is capable of that iPad 3 is not, is the ability to take a picture, customize it with notes, and send it off via email.
One additional note, HTC View can use NavFree, which is preloaded (does not require connection) open-source GPS software that features turn-by-turn (but not text-to-speech) directions. Comes in handy when there's no 3G or WIFI available.
I would say that HTC View could replace my iPad 2 completely for everything I want to do, except for a few problems. One, I do a lot of online banking so the lack of compatibility with AmEx is a huge drawback. In addition, I also blog a lot so the fact that HTC View doesn't display it properbly severely hinders something I do twice a day, at least. Otherwise I'd love to get rid of my iPad 2.
What's that you ask? Why am I keeping Viewsonic gTablet? The reason's simple: it's for me to play around with newest Roms. A group of developers out there are going to release hardware-accelerated ICS beta port soon, so that'll be pretty exciting.
--edit 2--
Other comments:
Something else I neglected to mention is that upon plugging the HTC View in with your computer, you have to option of either charging it via USB or mount it as an external drive. This is something that iPad 2 does not natively support. So for those who are used to using Windows drag-and-drop file transfers, HTC View is probably easier to use than iPad 2. iPad 2 is constrained to the iTunes interface.
Also, EVO View 4G seems to struggle with websites that have a lot of flash content displayed at once (such as Fox full episodes), whereas my gTablet doesn't struggle, perhaps due to its hardware acceleration. In other words, gTablet's CPU is more powerful for multimedia stuff, as long as no screen-touching is involved. iPad 2 doesn't do flash (which as you know).
--edit 3--
To address something I've seen other users point out about Sprint nagging for activation, or turning cell receiver on/off, here's what I observed.
After upgrading to Honeycomb, I have not received a single notification from either HTC or Sprint. In addition, one of the pre-configured home screens contains the following options to toggle on/off:
4G
Wifi
Mobile
GPS
The mobile option is whether or not you want your tablet to be constantly scanning for signal, which very well does cause battery drain. But with the convenient toggle on/off feature, you no longer need to worry about battery drain or "permanent" disable. I also assume that having turned off Mobile, Sprint no longer contacts you to activate your View.
With that said, there is a trade off. Some users don't like the HC upgrade because it eliminates a substantial portion of screen space for you to stick shortcuts to. Also disabled is the ability to create folders directly on home screens. But so far I haven't found it to be that much annoying, probably because I didn't bother to use the GE edition firmware much.
-Update-
So, having had extensive experience using View over the past few months, some added thoughts:
1. Maybe Apple was on to something when it declined support for Flash content. The lag is very noticeable when Flash plugin is "always on", regardless of the browser I'm using. The lag is not as bad on my Tegra 2-based gTablet despite having 1/2 the RAM. So that while benchmark scores suggest that the single-core 1.5 Ghz processor for View should be adequate, it appears that real world use still faces constraints not testable by benchmark software.
2. The front-facing camera doesn't have very good lighting. I've used Skype side-by-side comparison with iPad 2's Facetime and View's camera, the iPad 2's picture is much brighter.
3. The HTC Scribe stylus gives View its saving grace. I have had more than a few occasions when I needed to take a quick note. The ability to snap pictures on the fly with added hand-written notes while I was out traveling made some awesome travel slide shows.
4. View camera's shutter speed is better than first thought. While I was taking some pictures of splashing water, the clarity was quite impressive (note that still nowhere near the level of a DSLR).
5. Four entire days of uncharged idling with Wifi being on dropped only 20% of View's battery, not bad at all.
6. I seem to experience forced closing of apps on a semi-regular basis, which is rather annoying, in particular Miren browser.
7. It's easier to achieve higher score on Fruit Ninja with View compared to iPad because processor limitations slow down game speed.
8. Although screen is true multi-touch, it's still not nearly as sensitive as iPad 2's, perhaps due to its single-core processor. This is especially evident based on Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots Edition's "Finale" where player is asked to bust a pinata as many times as possible. Kind of an unexpected test of CPU+sensitivity, but hey whatever works.
42 of 46 people found the following review helpful.
Have had it over a month and love it!
By SciFi lover
This was a tablet Christmas for my family and this little sucker was my present. I feel like I got the best of the bunch. We already were savvy with the android operating system since we have 3 of the phones in our family and have all have upgraded once, so 6 experiences. So this is coming from an android users perspective.
I am a big reader and thought about getting a Kindle Fire or a Nook Tablet but decided last minute that this was the tablet I wanted when it came up one of those one sale a day sites, $220 plus $5 shipping, new, so $225 for a brand new tablet but without the nifty digitizer pen. I have a Kindle 3 but I really wanted something more... both to read at low light and play and surf. After getting this I am really, really happy that I did. It runs so smoothly, plays games, surfs, etc... without a glitch. I now don't bother getting out of bed to check things out on the internet and send off a quick email. I installed the Kindle for Android app and can now access all of my book at Amazon. I also installed coolreader which has more customization. So for reading it is great, though during the day I always go to my Kindle 3 as it is less strain on the eyes.
I've used this to look at Netflix and youtube video and it is very nice. We have loads of games and it lasted the whole flight back from Europe. We used it more than 1/2 the time so it was over 5 hours. Very nice size to read. Not too big for the android app games like cut the rope, angry birds, where's my water, etc... and perfect for the car games.
We also got a 10" Toshiba Thrive and and a 5" Samsung GS2 Tablet wifi. I find the Transform too big for my taste, though my son loves it, and the Samsung Galaxy 5" is too small for reading but great as a hand held gaming device. This is definitely my favorite of the 4 tablets. The Toshiba has some interesting qualities, like full size USB and support, which makes it more a computer replacement, but for reading, playing many of the android apps, and carrying with you, it's not a great fit for me.
This has a digitizer pen, which does note taking and drawing well. HTC offered an update from Gingerbread to HoneyComb which is an easy install. Once you do it though, you cannot go back. You lose your capacitive buttons at the bezel and get the on screen ones built into honeycomb. Many find this a waste of screen space when this tablet has these buttons built in already. I have not upgraded because I really like it the way it is and say, if it isn't broke, don't fix it. There is one aspect that some may like which is the digitizer pen and it is designed to work a lot better in honeycomb. Instead of only working in the specific applications and with screen shots, it works as a stylus for turning pages and selections, as well as a note taker. I played with the pen for a while but don't need the functions HoneyComb offers, so I'll stick with GingerBread.
OK, as I said, my tablet didn't come with a digitizer pen and the pen at this time sells for around $60 though you might find it for $50 on ebay. I ended up buying a fujitsu pen for $32 with shipping. It only has one button so no erasing ability without tapping the eraser on the pen selector. I didn't think that was a big deal since I was ordering it as a novelty and it was $30 cheaper. It is $25 +shipping from fujitsu direct and is the "stylus" for the "Stylistic Q550 Slate PC". They have different types but it is this one that works, called a n-trig type stylus. Anyway the pen is quite sensitive and works well. I'll have to find an application for it, but right now, it is a novelty.
So the positives.
1. 1.5 GHz Snapdragon (It might not be a dual core but tested as well on Quadrant standard at 2125, I just tested it)
2. Has 1 GB Ram and 32GB (21 useable)internal memory with a, very hard to access, micro SD slot for up to another 32GB.
3. Has both a front facing and a rear facing(5.0MP) camera, which takes nice pictures in light. (no flash)
4. Can be used as a GPS: but you have to load the Google maps ahead of time if you are not on a Sprint plan.
5. Has 3G and 4G capabilities. I don't have it as I think the plans are too expensive.
6. Battery has a good/great life. Charges quickly with micro USB wall charger, cannot say how fast through a USB port.
7. Although it has a proprietary charger, it can be used with a standard micro charger, that is what I use.
8. Has a digital pen. So if you want to take notes, or draw, it is one of the few tablets with this feature.
9. And with a MHL adapter, you can send 720p out to a TV.
Very nice tablet. Most reviewer downgraded this tablet because it didn't come with HoneyComb. I don't see that as a problem anymore as they have offered an upgrade, and truly it is very nice with just HTC Sense and Gingerbread anyway. I think HoneyComb is better for the larger 10" screens, like the Thrive. I am very glad I got this instead of the Fire or Nook Tablet as it does more and has better processor and memory, and it isn't locked in anyway. I bought mine off contract.
BTW- This is the exact same tablet as the HTC Flyer except that it has 32GB instead of 16GB internal memory and is 3G/4G compatible with Sprint... so actual better, if you get it off contract.
The only negative I have is that I am a prime member and cannot get Amazon Prime videos on this, but I usually use Netflix anyway.
****************UPDATE May 9th 2012*********************************
1- Got it to work with Amazon Prime through the internet web-browser. With a MLH adapter, sent it to my TV and watched a couple of shows. It is only 720p but so is my older wide screen.
2- Had a complete breakdown at 5 months, which I thought was the battery because it was just dead. Called HTC and got a represenative immediately, he sent a confirmation email immediately. A return box with paid shipping and all the packaging material, came a few days later. I sent it in immediately and got a received email in a day. Three days later they sent it back and it has been working great since. My biggest issue though is it has been upgraded to Honeycomb. I've lost my bezel touch buttons and that screen area. Still I have found the change not as bad as I thought it would be. The service center told me the mother board was bad... hmm. Still, great customer service.
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