I would totally go with the EVO. I have had mine and had no problems and still using the original battery. The Evo is way better if you don't mind not having an actual keypad and also The Evo will have gingerbread 2.3 by the end of quarter 2. That means if everything goes right The Evo the Thunderbolt and a few other HTC phones will have it by June. They tried it on the Samsung Epic and it totally failed lol. If you Wait for a little bit longer you can get the HTC Evo 3d this summer. This part is a RUMOR it has not been confirmed... The HTC Evo 3D might be out on the same day the Evo was released.