It actually whoops the EVO's ass. Sure it has the same size screen (though it has 65M colors vs EVO's 65K), and a kickstand (which does vertical and horizontal), and they have the same 8MP rear and 1.3MP from camera, and that's where the similarities end. The Thunderbolt's 1Ghz Snapdragon is 8 months newer, and almost twice as productive as the EVO's. I was concerned that it was just a Verizon EVO, because a lot of people seem to feel that way just because it's a 4.3" screen vs a 4.3" screen, and a 1Ghz vs 1Ghz CPU, but then I watched the "Schmack Down" video on wirefly.com, which shows the Thunderbolt simply dominating the EVO. The EVO is an awesome phone (best you can get on Sprint still, IMO), but the Thunderbolt makes the EVO its bitch. I plan on testing it with some emulators and stuff soon, so I'll tell you how it performs.