Kind of unusual for a top-tier third-party retailer to beat everyone else (including the manufacturer and carrier) to the punch with a detailed live video of a new smartphone — but hey, really, who are we to complain? Wirefly has posted a nearly 10-minute introduction to the EVO 4G Shift that Sprint just made official this morning, comparing it to both an original EVO 4G and a Droid 2 so you can get a feel for the diminutive dimensions (relatively speaking, anyway). It looks pretty fast from the video, and the stock Quadrant score over 1,400 would seem to back up that impression — but naturally, we’re sure it can get even better with some careful ROM tweaking and a timely upgrade to Gingerbread . Follow the break for the full video. Continue reading HTC EVO 4G Shift handled on video by Wirefly HTC EVO 4G Shift handled on video by Wirefly originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink