HTC Evo Design 4G (photos)

The fifth member of Sprint's family, the HTC Evo Design 4G, runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and has hidden talents as a world phone.

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Oct. 28, 2011 4:10 p.m. PT

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Hello, handsome

HTC has made a name for itself producing good-looking phones with high-quality builds. The HTC Evo Design 4G is yet another hit, with its burnished black metallic frame and easy-to-grip soft-touch finish.

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Specs

The specs are a step down from the HTC Evo 3D but you'd hardly notice, thanks to a 4-inch screen, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, and 1.2GHz single-core processor. (Read the full HTC Evo Design 4G review.)

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That's not all

It also uses HTC's Sense 3.0 UI, and has a dual-mode CDMA/GSM SIM for overseas travel. Have I mentioned the 4G speeds? (Read the full HTC Evo Design 4G review.)