HTC introduced the EVO 3D to the consumer market via Sprint in June 2011. It was a top-of-the-tier phone then. It had a fast dual-core processor (most phones were single-core), 4.7" 960x540 screen, and most remarkably, compatibility with the pre-4G WiMAX network, two 5 megapixel cameras on the back that captured 3D photo and video, and an autostereoscopic display that was capable of displaying glasses-free 3D as long as you held it right. 3D in TVs and movie theaters was a fad at the time, so HTC took advantage of it. None of the new phones seem to have this feature.
The phone was re-released by prepaid carrier Virgin Mobile as the EVO V 4G in 2012. I bought a lightly-used model off eBay later that year for $230, before missing Virgin Mobile's reduction of the price to $150.
I was wowed by the display and the speed, though more recently it has slowed down, perhaps because I have it filled with apps that run in the background and send push notifications. Generally, however, it is fast enough for me.
Do you think my phone is now obsolete?
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