The HTC Evo 4G LTE Runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich With Sense 4

Sprint unveiled the HTC EVO 4G LTE flagship phone in early April. Even in our first hands-on, we were quite impressed with the new phone. Sprint and HTC got a lot of attention with the first EVO 4G, which helped usher in the era of phones with screens exceeding 4.3 inches. It was also the flagship for Sprint’s WiMax 4G network. Still a distant third in the race, Sprint has seen its rivals kick it up a notch, pushing high-speed LTE networks and high-end exclusive devices, but because of its major investment in the iPhone 4S, Sprint may not have been able to afford to launch much else for a while… until now, that is. The EVO 4G LTE will be Sprint’s top 4G LTE device and the first phone to integrate HD Voice, a much clearer way to hear and be heard over a wireless network.
　　
If you want to know the nitty gritty of the HTC EVO 4G LTE, look no further than our review of the HTC One X. The new EVO is essentially the same phone, minus some outward tweaks and the addition of HD Voice. Like its brother, it runs Android 4.0 and has all of the perks of the new One phones, including the HTC Sense 4.0 user interface and the ImageSense chip that aids the camera, providing some fairly stellar video and still shots (watch our hands-on with the One X camera). Thanks to a simple new UI, you can actually record a video while you take screenshots as well or hold down the on-screen shutter button to take a burst of up to 99 photos; you can save the ones you like or select to keep all of them.
　　
So you've decided that HTC is the brand you want to spend the next 24 months of your life with - but that's not the end of the quest.You have a plethora of devices, price points and operating systems to choose from and it can all get a little bewildering. But which is the best HTC phone for you?Thankfully TechRadar is on hand to help you out - check out our run down of all the HTC phones around at the moment:
　　
With the HTC Sensation comes a dual core flagship HTC phone to stand against the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the LG Optimus 2X.Coming in at a similar price point to its smartphone rivals, the HTC Sensation is a premium handset: solid, with a 4.3inch screen and weighing in at around 150g. It'll set you back about £35 a month on a two year deal, or £500 SIM free.The dual core makes it a powerhouse of a phone; it has impressive internet browsing and download speeds and more than enough power to smoothly run Android 2.3.3 with the Sense 3.0 iteration. Everything you'd expect from a high-end, high-spec smartphone.
　　
The Evo uses a 1.3 megapixel camera on the front, has three capacitive buttons - for home, search and recent applications - and includes a 3.5mm headphone jack. The right-hand side hosts the volume and camera buttons. On the back is an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash above the microSD card slot. A red stripe on the back of the phone covers the kickstand.
　　
Apple's iPhone 4S uses a VGA camera on the front, and doesn't use capacitive buttons - the only button is the physical home button which returns users to the home screen. It also includes a 3.5mm headphone jack, and the volume button on the front which doubles up as the camera's shutter button. The rear camera is 8 megapixels with LED flash. There's no kickstand or microSD card expansion in iPhones, though 16, 32 and 64GB versions are available.
　　
The front camera of the Nokia Lumia 900 is a single megapixel and can record video at 30 frames per second; the rear camera is 8 megapixels, with dual LED flash and a 720p resolution. Windows Phone devices include three capacitive buttons: the Windows Key - the home button equivalent, Bing search and the return button. 16GB of internal storage is available, with no support for expansion.
　　
Operating system
　　
The Evo 4G LTE runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense 4, the latest version of HTC's long-running skin. HTC aimed to streamline Sense, after previous versions were criticised for becoming too flashy and power hungry. The OS allows seven screens for customisation, allowing users to add widgets and arrange icons. Four icons run across the bottom of the screen for easy access, which can also be switched out for others.
　　
Android also has the advantage of integration with Google services such as Gmail and has access to Google Play - the rebranded Android Market - which offers over 500,000 titles. NFC support includes Google Wallet, allowing payments to be made through the phone.
　　
IOS 5 runs on the iPhone 4S, Apple's latest version of the operating system which was launched October 12 in 2011. The update was a major update for iOS: it brought a revamped notification system - largely replacing pop-ups with a window pane that can be dragged down from the status bar, as in Android - and iCloud, Apple's cross-device cloud storage service that allows content to be shared simultaneously. The BlackBerry Messenger competitor, iMessage, brought free messaging to iOS users.