HTC EVO 4G is Android 2.1 WiMAX phone with 4.3-inch screen, 8MP camera, HDMI output

The 'HTC Supersonic' that has been rumored has officially been announced! HTC and Sprint have announced summer availability of the world's first 3G/4G Android phone, "HTC EVO 4G" exclusively from Sprint.

The Sprint HTC EVO 4G (Supersonic) comes with Android 2.1 OS with the newest version of the HTC Sense UI, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, HDMI output, built-in voice-to-text technology, auto-focus camera with HD-capable video camcorder and a forward-facing 1.3 megapixel camera. With integrated HD video capture and 4G speeds, HTC EVO 4G makes slow uploads and grainy video a thing of the past. Now, it is possible to post high-quality video to YouTube or Facebook, or share moments in real time over the Internet live, via Qik. After these videos have been captured, it is easy to share them on an HDTV via an HDMI cable (sold separately).

Adobe Flash technology ensures that rich Internet content, such as embedded video and animation, are displayed the way they are meant to be seen. Pinch-to-zoom and automatic text reflowing provide easy Web page views.

With built-in mobile hotspot functionality, HTC EVO 4G allows up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices to share the 4G experience. Users can easily share an Internet connection on the go with a laptop, camera, music player, game unit, video player, or any other Wi-Fi enabled device.

HTC EVO 4G adds a number of new features, including Friend Stream, which aggregates multiple social communication channels including Facebook and Twitter into one organized flow of updates; a “Leap” thumbnail view to easily switch between home screen “panels;” the ability to download new, interactive widgets; and a “polite” ringer, which quiets the ringing phone once lifted up.

Customers will be able to purchase HTC EVO 4G through all Sprint channels and through national retail partners, RadioShack, Best Buy and Walmart, this summer. Pricing will be announced at a later date.