The Droid X and the EVO 4G are packing some serious heat. Both rock a 4.3-inch display. Both have an applications processor clocked at 1Ghz. And, both have HDMI-out ports that will allow you to stream videos from your phone to an external monitor or TV in full 720p HD resolution (with audio, no less – video demo here). Droid X is a larger phone. It’s thinner, for the most part (camera bulge notwithstanding), than the EVO, but it’s also taller. It’s not too much taller, but it does make a difference when putting an already sizable smartphone slab in your skinny jean pockets. The Droid X also sports physical navigation controls on its front face, whereas the EVO uses capacitive (touch-sensitive) buttons on its front face. Both devices offer a WiFi Hotspot feature as well. For this, though, we have to hand it to Motorola for putting a 3G Mobile Hotspot shortcut right on the homescreen – which makes it all that much more convenient to start up the hotspot feature. It takes a bit more effort to access the hotspot feature on the EVO – not that much more, but enough to make a difference.

Sprint HTC EVO 4G

• Flagrantly large 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen display
• Integrated kickstand. Yes, it has a kickstand
• HTC Sense UI
• HDMI-out port
• 4G for high speed data (where available)
• Mobile Hotspot feature (with additional monthly fee)
• Red-colored design elements/accents
• Multi-touch support
• Best camera of the pair
• Simultaneous voice and data when in 4G markets

Verizon Motorola Droid X

• Large 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen display that isn’t unwieldy
• HDMI-out port
• Three mics for improved sound quality and audio recording
• MotoBlur has been tastefully scaled back
• Easily accessed Mobile Hotspot feature (with additional monthly fee)
• Camera’s not perfect but it’s good enough to replace your point-and-shoot device
• Multi-touch keyboard rocks and Swype’s preloaded
• Thinnest phone of the bunch (camera bulge notwithstanding)