HTC Unveils First World Phone In The EVO Family: The EVO Design 4G

October 19, 2011 at 10:55 AM EDT

HTC has just added another phone to its line of EVO handsets, the HTC EVO Design 4G. While it can't necessarily match the specs of its EVO 3D cousin, the EVO Design 4G does have a trick up it's sleeve — compatibility with CDMA, HSPA and GSM networks, making it the first global phone in the EVO family.

HTC has just added another phone to its line of EVO handsets, the HTC EVO Design 4G. While it can’t necessarily match the specs of its EVO 3D cousin, the EVO Design 4G does have a trick up it’s sleeve — compatibility with CDMA, HSPA and GSM networks, making it the first global phone in the EVO family.

Along with global network support, the EVO Design 4G also sports a 4-inch WVGA 960×540 touchscreen, which is just a tad smaller than the EVO 4G and EVO 3D. The phone runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread powered by a Qualcomm 1.2GHz processor, though we won’t be seeing the same dual-core snappiness we did on the 3D.

HTC’s Sense 3.0 UI is also alive and well on the new handset, along with a 5-megapixel rear shooter and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat.

Sprint is offering the EVO Design 4G for $99 on-contract after a $50 mail-in rebate. Availability begins October 23.

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