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Call quality on the HTC EVO 4G was acceptable but not mind blowing. We didn’t really have any complaints as callers sounded loud and clear, with natural voice reproduction. On the other end things weren’t quite as good.

"The EVO is a 4G phone, but it can't (yet) make phone calls over 4G. Call quality on this phone with Sprint's 3G CDMA network isn't that great, either...calls sounded rough and harsh as well. It's loud, but not clear."

"We noticed some fuzziness on our end of the line, but the volume was fairly loud."

"I was pleased with how clear my phone calls were in San Francisco. A few of my colleagues on the other end of the line noted that my voice sounded a bit tinny, but my voice was still sufficiently loud and clear--even while I stood on a busy street corner."

"Call quality was great. Our friends' voices came through loud and clear, with little to no background noise.... Our callers also reported great results, noting in particular that there was no kind of voice distortion and plenty of volume. "

"If you are in a 4G-connected area, you can use voice and data simultaneously. I'm sure you've seen those Luke Wilson AT&T commercials, so you know this is a necessary feature."

The EVO is a true portable multimedia device.... The HTC EVO 4G handled all of our MPEG-4 test files just fine, but has no support for DivX or XviD.

"Audio sounded good, though, and the player supports a respectable range of audio and video formats."

"Streaming media seems to be 4G's calling, for now, and the EVO offers a wide variety of options. Rhapsody, Pandora, and Slacker all streamed music loud and clear, though I wish 4G improved their sound quality."

"Incredibly smooth HD videe…. The 4.3-inch (480x800) TFT LCD is bright and crisp, and the device features HDMI-out that can hook up with your TV given an adaptor. There's also that built-in kickstand, which provides an excellent viewing angle."

"When we got a signal, it was amazing. Hell, it was straight-up epic -- full, desktop-caliber websites and apps like the Market loaded with honest-to-goodness WiFi-like speed, and we were able to make calls over CDMA at the same time (this was a feature that Sprint said was on the bubble back at CTIA, so we're happy to see it made it in)."

"We also streamed shows from Sprint TV, but the experience was disappointing. Despite having a 4G connection, there were some breaks in the clips and audio and videos weren't always synched up."

"YouTube HQ does exactly what it advertises -- it significantly boosts your video quality on a high-speed connection. We played a few high-def clips, and the difference is patently noticeable; not only are they smoother and crisper, but they actually take up all of the EVO's huge display rather than being needlessly constrained to a smaller box."

"You don't have Hulu, but Sprint TV nowadays is almost as good, with content from Disney, FOX, USA, ABC, CBS, NBC, Bravo, ESPN, SyFy, and other.... Shows looked smooth and clear. TV.com shows, on the other hand, looked low-res—they appeared to be upscaled from 320-by-240 videos."