The EVO 4G LTE isn't the HTC One X — it might be better

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"But I wanted the HTC One X!"

So we've noticed. But here's the deal, Sprint fans. You're getting the EVO 4G LTE. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE. And you know what? It might actually be better than the One X.

Crazy talk, I know. But think about it. No, wait. First, go back and read our HTC One X review. Now let's think about it. How much of the EVO 4G LTE (or the E4GLTE for not-so short) is exactly in line -- on paper, anyway -- with the One X? Quite a bit. And, more important, it's in line with features of the One X about which we're still shouting from the rooftops.

And it doesn't stop there. Consider:

• Both have a 4.7-inch Super LCD2 display. It's gorgeous.


• Both have 720x1280 resolution. Beat that.


• Both have the Qualcomm S4 processor at 1.5 GHz. (Which, by the way, really isn't "slower" than the Tegra 3 variant because it has half the cores.)


• Both have HTC's excellent new camera and app.


• Both have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.


• Both have Sense 4.


• Both have Beats Audio.


• Both get you 25-gigabytes of online storage from Dropbox free for two years.

But, no. It's still not the One X.

HTC reminds us what's getting Ice Cream Sandwich and when they might get it

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HTC on its blog has reiterated which current phones are slated for an update to Android 4.0. It's not a new list -- we've seen all of these phones announced previously (here, here, here and here) -- but it's good to see it all in one place. In alphabetical order, they are:

• DROID Incredible 2 by HTC


• HTC Amaze 4G


• HTC Desire S


• HTC Desire HD


• HTC EVO 3D


• HTC EVO Design 4G


• HTC Incredible S


• HTC Sensation


• HTC Sensation XL


• HTC Sensation 4G


• HTC Sensation XE


• HTC Raider


• HTC Rezound


• HTC Rhyme


• HTC Thunderbolt


• HTC Vivid

As we've already reported, the Sensation and Sensation XE are getting their updates now. The Sensation 4G (that's T-Mobile's version) and the Sensation XL are next, though no time frame was given.

So maybe the HTC One line (that's the HTC One X above) isn't in the cards for you. Maybe you have to hold out for Ice Cream Sandwich on your current device. We hear ya. We've got phones that are languishing with Gingerbread, too.

?Source: HTC blog