HTC EVO Shift 4G is a smartphone with physical keyboard compared to EVO 4G which was released before it. But the smartphone packs quite a punch to deliver serious competition to other smartphones. Here is look at shootout between Apple iPhone 4 and HTC EVO Shift 4G.
| Apple iPhone 4 | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Announced | 2010, June | 2011, January |
| Dimensions | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm | 117 x 60 x 16 mm |
| Weight | 137 g | 130 g |
| Type | LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors |
| Display | 3.5 inches 640 x 960 pixels, Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface -Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Three-axis gyro sensor - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off | 3.6 inches 480 x 800 pixels, - QWERTY keyboard - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - HTC Sense UI |
| Sound | Alert Types: Vibration, MP3 ringtones. Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack | Alert Types: Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones. Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack |
| Memory | 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM / 2 GB ROM |
| Card slot | Not available | microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included |
| GPRS | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps | No |
| EDGE | Class 10, 236.8 kbps | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX 802.16 e (Wi-Fi router) |
| Bluetooth | Version 2.1 with A2DP | Version 2.1 with A2DP |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| USB | Version 2.0 | microUSB version 2.0 |
| Camera | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Touch focus, geo-tagging, Secondary camera—video calling over Wi-Fi only | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, Secondary Camera |
| Video Capture | 720p@30fps, LED video light | 720p |
| Operating System | iOS 4 | Android OS, v2.2 Froyo |
| Processor | 1 GHz Apple A4 processor | 800 MHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7630 Snapdragon chipset |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML (Safari) | HTML |
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | Downloadable, incl. motion-based | Yes |
| Colours | Black, White | Black |
| GPS | A-GPS support | A-GPS support |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Po 1420mAh | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
| Stand-by time | up to 300 h (2G) / up to 300 h (3G) | up to 146 h |
| Talk Time | up to 14 h (2G) / up to 7 h (3G) | up to 6 h |
| Extra | Java, Scratch-resistant glass back panel, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Digital compass, Google Maps, Audio/video player and editor, Voice command/dial, TV-out | Java via third party application, Digital compass, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration, MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter applications, Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial/commands, Predictive text input |
| Price | AT&T= 16 GB from $199, 32 GB from $299 Verizon= 16 GB from $199, 32 GB from $299 |
