With the official release of the Droid X on Verizon today, I thought it’d be a good time to do a comparison on the Droid X vs the HTC Evo 4G. Both are top of the line, flagship smartphones running Android OS (2.1 currently, but both expect 2.2 Froyo updates soon) on their respective carriers but let’s jump into the nitty gritty specs to see if we can find a winner between the two.
Processor
Both phones sport blazing fast 1GHZ processors, though not the same one. The Droid X has a new TI OMAP 1GHZ processor while the HTC Evo 4G has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHZ processor. The new TI processor is the faster of the two, though both pack plenty of processing power.
Display
Both of these phones discriminate against those with small hands as both feature 4.3″ displays. The Droid X has an every so slight advantage in resolution with 854 x 480 display while the Evo 4g has an 800 x 480 resolution though in practice you won’t notice a difference (the Droid X does have more natural looking colors on its display though).
Memory
It’s a draw here as well with both phones having 512MB of RAM.
Storage
The Droid X comes with an impressive 24GB of storage (8GB built in, 16GB Micro SD card included) while the HTC Evo 4G has a mere 8GB. If you have a lot of music or videos you’d like to watch on that big display, then the Droid X is the clear winner here.
Carrier
As has become the norm for premium smartphones, each phone is carrier exclusive. The Droid X is a Verizon Wireless exclusive phone and the HTC Evo 4G is a Sprint Exclusive. In my experience both carriers are quite good and I can’t say I’ve had problems with either. The one advantage that you’ll get with Sprint is 4G coverage though it’s only available in a handful of major cities at this point. However, if you live in one of those areas, Sprint is probably a no brainer at this point. If Verizon ever gets the iPhone, I’ll probably start recommending people get Sprint since there will be considerably more strain on Verizon’s data network.
Camera
HTC Evo 4G Vs Motorola Droid X - Android Powered Smartphones
Both phones sport 8MP dual LED flash cameras. However, the EVO 4G has a 1.3 MP front facing camera for video conferencing (using QIK). We’ll give the edge to the EVO 4G on this one.
And the winner is…
If you can find one (and there have been plenty of shortages much to the dismay of Sprint), the HTC Evo 4G gets a slight edge over the Droid X but unless you really want video conferencing and live in an area with 4G coverage, you’ll probably be quite pleased with a Droid X as well.
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