{"id":582281,"date":"2010-05-27T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phonedog.com\/2010\/05\/27\/sprint-playbook-evo-4g-is-an-awesome-device-but-watch-that-battery\/"},"modified":"2010-05-27T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T18:00:00","slug":"sprint-playbook-evo-4g-is-an-awesome-device-but-watch-that-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/582281","title":{"rendered":"Sprint Playbook: EVO 4G is an awesome device, but watch that battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/5\/106726-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not rocket science &#8211; the HTC EVO 4G is huge for Sprint.&nbsp; Really huge.&nbsp; And in fairness, the device really is awesome.&nbsp; So it makes sense that in the latest edition of the <em>Sprint Playbook<\/em>, most of the pages are dedicated to the Android-powered behemoth.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s exactly what you would expect in a sales-centric handbook &#8211; pages of comparisons between Sprint, Verizon, AT&amp;T, and T-Mobile with&#8230;you guessed it&#8230;Sprint coming out on top.&nbsp; The handbook also discusses potential objections to the $10 mandatory &#8220;premium data&#8221; fee, and additional information on the $29.99 mobile hotspot feature.&nbsp; Frequently Asked Questions are also included, with topics like &#8220;Do customers have to pay $10 if they&#8217;re not in a 4G market?&#8221; and &#8220;Is the EVO available in 3G-only markets?&#8221; covered in-depth.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, a device like the EVO 4G is going to chew through its 1500 mAh battery (particularly with 4G, video chatting, and other data-intensive tasks enabled), and the company wants customers to be prepared for it.&nbsp; They&#8217;re recommending that data-intense features like 4G, Wi-Fi, and the Mobile Hotspot feature remain off unless they&#8217;re being used, and to keep a close eye on running widgets and programs.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look and familiarize yourself with what&#8217;s required, because after all, we&#8217;re only eight days away from launch.&nbsp; Who&#8217;s getting excited?<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks, Edna!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/5\/106726-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/5\/106726-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/5\/106726-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/5\/106726-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/5\/106726-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"517\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/5\/106726-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"493\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/5\/106726-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"297\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/5\/106726-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/i1tl2U6LHn7d9IcOxD5k1tmw3dw\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/i1tl2U6LHn7d9IcOxD5k1tmw3dw\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/i1tl2U6LHn7d9IcOxD5k1tmw3dw\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/i1tl2U6LHn7d9IcOxD5k1tmw3dw\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/phonedog_cellphoneblog\/~4\/3Z3mkP7qibY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not rocket science &#8211; the HTC EVO 4G is huge for Sprint.&nbsp; Really huge.&nbsp; And in fairness, the device really is awesome.&nbsp; So it makes sense that in the latest edition of the Sprint Playbook, most of the pages are dedicated to the Android-powered behemoth. 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