Among the more than 20 stores that Piecyk contacted, he also discovered that there were problems activating the Evo. Sprint has acknowledged temporary shortages of the Evo at several outlets, including Best Buy, Wal-Mart, RadioShack, and Sprint's own retail stores, but said that it's working to replenish the stock, with many stores receiving daily deliveries of the smartphone.
But with this week's buzz about Apple's upcoming iPhone 4, the Evo has already been pushed off the pages of the mainstream press, according to Piecyk. Sprint has been struggling to rebound from a tough when it was hit by higher losses, lower sales, and more customer defections. So far this year, the company has shown some signs of a recovery with fewer customers jumping ship, though losses have continued to mount.
Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Sprint overstated Evo 4G launch day sales Company now says number of phones it sold on the first day was in line with the number of Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre phones sold over the first three days combined.
Lance Whitney. However, he also noted that even the iPhone will lose battery life in two hours when Google Maps and real time tracking are running.
The iPhone 4, announced Monday by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, features a higher resolution Retina display and other display improvements as well as a bigger, more powerful battery. It ships June The Evo's biggest shortcoming is that some applications are harder to use on the Evo than on the iPhone, requiring extra steps or creating confusion, Dulaney said.
Matt Hamblen covers mobile and wireless, smartphones and other handhelds, and wireless networking for Computerworld. His e-mail address is mhamblen computerworld. Matt Hamblen is a multi-media journalist covering mobile, networking and smart city tech. He previously was a senior editor at Computerworld. Here are the latest Insider stories. More Insider Sign Out.
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