HTC Evo 3D vs Apple iPhone 4S

HTC's Evo 3D squares up to Apple's super-charged iPhone 4S

We compare Apple’s brand new iPhone 4S to HTC’s Evo 3D.

Form: HTC Evo 3D - 126x65x12.1mm, 170g

Apple iPhone 4S - 115.2x58.6x9.3mm, 140g

Apple’s iPhone 4S has an identical outer-shell to the iPhone 4 and it’s a design which has appealed to millions since its release.

We can’t deny it has something about it which is very slick, but even so we find ourselves a little bored of the design.

It’s a bit too ‘soft’ for our tastes with curved corners and edges all over the place.

HTC frequently produces fairly average looking handsets and it’s often difficult to tell the difference between one model and the next.

The Evo 3D does suffer from this cookie cutter syndrome a little bit, mainly thanks to its shape, but we do think it’s actually a pretty good looking handset.

It’s helped by some thoughtful styling though, with its textured back panel and some mean-looking dark red accents which lend it a sporty appearance.

We think the HTC Evo 3D comes out looking better here.

Winner – HTC Evo 3D

Display: Apple’s new baby comes with the same 3.5-inch retina display - an LED backlit IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 640x960 pixels and a razor sharp pixel density of 330 pixels-per-inch (ppi).

The iPhone 4S supports multi-touch input and features scratch-resistant glass with an oleophobic coating to reduce oily finger prints. An accelerometer and three-axis gyro sensor allow for screen rotation.

HTC’s Evo 3D has a much larger display measuring 4.3-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen with glasses-less 3D capability.

The resolution is a little lower than its opponent at 540x960 pixels giving a correspondingly lower pixel density of 256ppi, which is still really good compared to most phones on the market.

The Evo 3D has the HTC Sense user interface (UI) installed and supports multi-touch and screen rotation thanks to accelerometer and gyro sensors.

There’s little doubt the Apple iPhone 4S has a better quality display, it is one of the best on the market.

It’s smaller size leaves something to be desired but for image clarity it’s yet to be bested.

However, if you’re interested in glasses-less 3D capability we doubt the difference is going to be enough to sway you from the Evo 3D, which in reality is still an excellent display in its own right.

Winner – iPhone 4S

Storage: Onboard storage isn’t the Evo 3D’s greatest strength with only 1GB available for keeping all your apps, games and media on the phone.

It supports external storage up to 32GB via microSD and also packs in 1GB of RAM to help the processor along.

The iPhone 4S is better equipped for internal storage space. The minimum is 16GB, which is pretty good, but there are also options for 32GB and 64GB too. There is no card slot, however, so you won’t be able to keep files on external memory cards.

The amount of RAM is serviceable at 512MB but this is much less than the HTC Evo 3D carries.

We would of course prefer the double quantity of RAM found in the Evo 3D, between the fact that both devices pack such powerhouse processors and the iPhone 4’s setup is so well optimised compared to the Android powered HTC, we doubt many would notice much of performance difference on RAM alone.

We tend to favour higher internal capacities for the faster read speed but there’s no denying the usefulness of external card capability.

However, we’d never prefer this as a primary memory resource. Consequently the iPhone 4S is looking like the better option here, even if the complete absence of a card slot hamstrings it slightly.

Winner – Apple iPhone 4S

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