Back in 2008, HTC announced a model which supports GSM and WiMAX called the HTC MAX 4G. Yes the HTC EVO 4G was not the first 4G phone to hit the market. At that time 4G was still new and the coverage was minimal so this baby was launched in Russia instead. It is pretty obvious that this was where the HTC EVO 4G started off – crude and effective just like the Russian mob (just kidding).
HTC EVO 4G Price in Malaysia – An Estimate
When the HTC HD2 was first launched in Taiwan on the 4th of November 2009, it took nearly 6 months to reach the United States on March 24th, 2010. Peculiarly it was launched in Malaysia not long after the Taiwan launch and was available nationwide by the end of November 2009. The prices respectively for Taiwan, US and Malaysia were NT29,500, USD450 and RM2899 respectively. Converting the prices to RM we would have RM2939 for the Taiwan version and RM1437 for the US price. So what will the HTC EVO 4G price and will be like in Malaysia? Lets take a look.
HTC EVO 4G: Be Prepared for Headaches – Issues So Far
Since its launch on the 4th of June, the HTC EVO 4G has been plagued by various issues. Talk about bad luck (or just bad engineering), the HTC EVO 4G first suffered supply shortage in the US due to the overwhelming demand. Next was a screen separation issue which consumers feared would affect its usability and reliability. Now people are talking about the screen sensitivity to grounding?! HTC, get your act together!! Lets hope they solve all this before the HTC EVO 4G starts shipping in Malaysia. Read more on the issues after the link.
HTC EVO 4G Available In White from Best Buy!
Now that the iPhone 4G is out and available in black AND white (too bad it didn’t come true for the white guy), HTC pulled the same trick with its HTC EVO 4G. HTC announced that the HTC EVO 4G White will be available at Best Buy on the 18th June as pre-orders and will be shipping officially on July 11th. The version will most likely be a white cover molded on top of the red chassis with the red highlighting the camera port. Prices remain at $199 but will exclusively be available at Best Buy until the rest of the carriers get their hands on it beginning August 8th. More pictures, videos of the HTC EVO 4G White with Vic Gundatra and press release after the link.

Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G Firsts Advertisement
The HTC EVO 4G will be available officially in the US tonight and as a pre-launch to that event, Sprint released it’s HTC EVO 4G Firsts advertisement. No news on when we will see the HTC EVO 4G hitting Malaysian shores. The HTC EVO 4G will be priced as below with Sprint’s network plans. As for now just keep on drooling and hope that we will see it reaching Malaysian shores in time for Christmas. Click past the link to watch other Sprint videos on the HTC EVO 4G.
Individual
$69.99 per month/450 anytime minutes + Any Mobile, Anytime
$89.99 per month/900 anytime minutes + Any Mobile, Anytime
$99.99 per month/unlimited minutes
Family
$129.99 per month/1500 anytime minutes shared between two lines + Any Mobile, Anytime
$169.99 per month/3000 anytime minutes shared between two lines + Any Mobile Anytime
$189.98 per month/unlimited minutes
HTC EVO 4G US Leaked Accessories List
The launch of the HTC EVO 4G is imminent and leaked images of it’s accessories start to appear. Seen here is the US version of the accessory list with some prices available. Nothing to shout about really but still better than the ones we have on the official Malaysia HTC accesories website. More pics after the link.
The Next Level Of Mobile Internet In Malaysia: HTC EVO 4G And P1 W1MAX
When browsing through Engadget, I stumbled upon their preview of the HTC EVO 4G the predecessor of the HTC HD2. Reading through the review I felt as if it was a dream come true that finally someone had incorporated 4G into a phone fast enough (read Snapdragon) to utilize all that bandwidth, a screen large enough (4.3″ large) to cope with all those HD details and encased it into a housing sleek enough to stand on level ground with the iPhone! But then again we do not have an extensive coverage of 4G until I finally realized that we do!
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