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Hero vs. other phones re: speed

Hi all,
First post, but I've been lurking for a bit.
Anyway, I just got my Hero with Sprint about a week ago and am running DamageControl's current ROM. It's a killer phone, but from what I understand the Droid has more processing power. I've got another 3 weeks to give back everything and get free Droids with Verizon.
I know this is a Hero forum, but I wondered if anybody knew of a "benchmarking" resource for all Android phones.....
thanks!
PS You guys are amazing! I can't believe the amount of product that comes out of this board.

as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)

mountaindont said:
as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)
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Or wait for the one after that with the dual-core 1.5ghz snapdragon...

regaw_leinad said:
Or wait for the one after that with the dual-core 1.5ghz snapdragon...
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or wait for the one after that with the 2TB internal storage and stock blowjob app.
whats after that? lol
i like the hero and am willing to stick with it until the evo, and as for whatever comes out after that...i dont know. (android, htc, ect) will eventually release their own iPad, im sure, but i guess its a matter of what YOU want. i got a great plan with sprint (54$ for unlmtd everything) with great coverage (detroit it a major city, its bound to be set up good for the 3G user) and a highly customizable phone to say the least (ill admit i was disappointed when i got the hero, learned of the nexus and all the new upncumins) and am excited to move onto the evo, and can wait patiently.
well, idk about patiently...but ill be waiting...

mountaindont said:
stock blowjob app.
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I got the leaked version and backported it to the hero...
pm me if you want it

regaw_leinad said:
I got the leaked version and backported it to the hero...
pm me if you want it
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You know you just indirectly asked him if he wanted a blowjob..

Decad3nce said:
You know you just indirectly asked him if he wanted a blowjob..
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whoops.... not really what I meant. It's 3:45am. I need sleep. Working on version 300434 beta 98 of my rom lol

regaw_leinad said:
whoops.... not really what I meant. It's 3:45am. I need sleep. Working on version 300434 beta 98 of my rom lol
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lol funny read
looking forward to the beta, PM if youd like me to diagnose dr
and its kewl about the BJ app, i found a freshly seeded torrent, multiported(wtf?) for any phone/ROM

mountaindont said:
as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)
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I was able to see the evo up and running the other day.... WOW. Slim and sleek and very fast... took about a 1/3 or less of the time it took the Hero to open stuff. It was running on 2.1 as well and look really similar to Damages 2.1v5 ROM. This handset is going to really help out Sprint. Only thing the one I saw lacking was they hadn't activated the 4g on it yet.

mountaindont said:
as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)
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Yeah, after studying competing prices, I don't know that I could stomach what everybody else is charging. I just don't get how anybody is competing with Sprint at this point!
I'm paying $129 -%15 for two lines, 1500 minutes, web, txt, and mobile-to-mobile. ANYBODY else charges $40-80 a month more!
I guess it's good for us they're so desperate for customers
PS I'm curious as to the price of the EVO. Any guesses?

lattiboy said:
Yeah, after studying competing prices, I don't know that I could stomach what everybody else is charging. I just don't get how anybody is competing with Sprint at this point!
I'm paying $129 -%15 for 1500 minutes, web, txt, and mobile-to-mobile. ANYBODY else charges $40-80 a month more!
I guess it's good for us they're so desperate for customers
PS I'm curious as to the price of the EVO. Any guesses?
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with contract? maybe 250 with a rebate? i honestly could NOT even begin to speculate

something i sorely missed somehow
the evo has a fn kickstand?!?!

regaw_leinad said:
I got the leaked version and backported it to the hero...
pm me if you want it
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Hehehe leaked version, sounds a bit premature if ya know what I mean.

josh_131 said:
I was able to see the evo up and running the other day.... WOW. Slim and sleek and very fast... took about a 1/3 or less of the time it took the Hero to open stuff. It was running on 2.1 as well and look really similar to Damages 2.1v5 ROM. This handset is going to really help out Sprint. Only thing the one I saw lacking was they hadn't activated the 4g on it yet.
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HTC is hacking 4G support into the Evo. Just like they did with CDMA

abcdfv said:
HTC is hacking 4G support into the Evo. Just like they did with CDMA
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At least until the next android update (Froyo) is out. I believe Froyo is supposed to support 4G natively

haha, yeah it does. they had it on another phone of theirs in the past (winmo). I wonder what video formats will be supported natively. I hope they add .avi support.
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im still stuck on the freaking kickstand.

Just ask regaw_leinad for a copy of his backported leaky bj app...that'll take your mind off things for awhile.
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id love to see a full working port of android for the tp2, id hop on that super quick. the design and screen resolution is awesome. other than that id say if you want fast wait for the n1 or evo.

mountaindont said:
.. And stock blowjob app.
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do want.
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sprint discontinuing the hero?

i was reading on another forum that sprint is going to be discontinuing the hero and the moment? is this true? if soo im really ticked considering these phones are less than 10 months old.

i just talked to my friend who works at radio shack and he confirms these phones will be discontinued and not carried for much longer. are there any sprint workers here that can confirm?

I'm trying to make a witty and profound response, but I can't concentrate. Oh mister pit, mister pit, oh mister pitiful.......

yeah it sucks, i bought the damn phone for 500 bucks last october and its already outdated. hows that for some silly ****.

yea i remember staying up late waiting for updates at like 3 in the morning now its pretty empty. thank god to faithful commited devs that keep the hero intresting...... (sigh) i need an evo

HeroMeng said:
I'm trying to make a witty and profound response, but I can't concentrate. Oh mister pit, mister pit, oh mister pitiful.......
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id think most users would be pissed right now. i think if they are doing this, it's just to get users to get a droid phone with 4g so we can pay that 'coolness' fee. no reason for you to take offense, this isn't geared towards our small amount of devs here, im talking about sprint/htc. even the damn 1st gen droid got 2.2 and it's about to be discontinued.

westicle said:
yeah it sucks, i bought the damn phone for 500 bucks last october and its already outdated. hows that for some silly ****.
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im not talking about being outdated. YES in comparison to other droid phones "evo" it is outdated. but i do not agree with them stopping selling or carrying them yet.

markus_del_marko said:
id think most users would be pissed right now. i think if they are doing this, it's just to get users to get a droid phone with 4g so we can pay that 'coolness' fee. no reason for you to take offense, this isn't geared towards our small amount of devs here, im talking about sprint/htc. even the damn 1st gen droid got 2.2 and it's about to be discontinued.
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I honestly... don't give two ****s. It's the progression of technology. To move with the times, you need to improve with the times. I think it's not bad to discontinue the Hero, but it certainly isn't good either. Hey soul sister, hey that mister mister on the radio, stereo......

HeroMeng said:
I honestly... don't give two ****s. It's the progression of technology. To move with the times, you need to improve with the times. I think it's not bad to discontinue the Hero, but it certainly isn't good either. Hey soul sister, hey that mister mister on the radio, stereo......
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i guess ill have no choice but to buy another evo or that god ugly epic then.

markus_del_marko said:
i guess ill have no choice but to buy another evo or that god ugly epic then.
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why on gods green earth would you downgrade from the evo to the hero?

markus_del_marko said:
i guess ill have no choice but to buy another evo or that god ugly epic then.
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I think the epic is actually pretty... pretty. Just my opinion. We built this city.... we built this city on rock and roll....

DirtyShroomz said:
why on gods green earth would you downgrade from the evo to the hero?
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lets see:
horrid battery life.
had to disable every feature to get through the day.
a little too big for my tastes.

HeroMeng said:
I think the epic is actually pretty... pretty. Just my opinion. We built this city.... we built this city on rock and roll....
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are you drunk? yeah it's pretty once you remove that god awful touchwiz from it.

markus_del_marko said:
lets see:
horrid battery life.
had to disable every feature to get through the day.
a little too big for my tastes.
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Hey, I'll take your evo. The only reason I didn't get one is because my upgrade date isn't until April 2011. Remind, remind, remind me......

HeroMeng said:
Hey, I'll take your evo. The only reason I didn't get one is because my upgrade date isn't until April 2011. Remind, remind, remind me......
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already sold...i got twice what i paid for it. but i needed the cash too at the time. now that im going back to work i may give the evo another shot and buy an extended battery. i dunno yet?

Ah the Hero.. I forgot about even having one :/. I remember that phone being the phone I wanted for a whileeeee and then I finally got one only a month later to get the Evo.
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markus_del_marko said:
already sold...i got twice what i paid for it. but i needed the cash too at the time. now that im going back to work i may give the evo another shot and buy an extended battery. i dunno yet?
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Well, that's WHAT WHAT WHAT? TWICE what you paid? Every day we wake up, we choose love we choose light...... [You're probably getting fed up with the music quotes now]

HeroMeng said:
I think the epic is actually pretty... pretty. Just my opinion. We built this city.... we built this city on rock and roll....
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The epic is a sleek beautiful phone... in my opinion a lot nicer than the evo, i love the flush buttons at the bottom but i dont like touchwiz or samsung so i won't be getting one

DirtyShroomz said:
The epic is a sleek beautiful phone... in my opinion a lot nicer than the evo, i love the flush buttons at the bottom but i dont like touchwiz or samsung so i won't be getting one
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There's an Epic section on XDA. Doesn't matter which phone I get, I'd just be loading AOSP or CyanogenMod on it. But please, come down, from that cloud you're sitting on, I don't expect you to admit that you were wrong.....

DirtyShroomz said:
The epic is a sleek beautiful phone... in my opinion a lot nicer than the evo, i love the flush buttons at the bottom but i dont like touchwiz or samsung so i won't be getting one
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i agree 100%!

Evo being discontinued

It has almost been a year since our wonderful phone was release does anyone know when it will be discontinued? If i so happen to drop it and need to take advantage of bestbuys plan I would like to get a new phone . I know that once it is discontinued that I can just get the MSRP for it and put that toward a new phone. Thanks Guys

T13190 said:
It has almost been a year since our wonderful phone was release does anyone know when it will be discontinued? If i so happen to drop it and need to take advantage of bestbuys plan I would like to get a new phone . I know that once it is discontinued that I can just get the MSRP for it and put that toward a new phone. Thanks Guys
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I doubt that it will be anytime soon since Gingerbread is still in the works for our current Evos
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Too early for the flagshp phone
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It was supposed to be discontinued May 21st at 6PM but it was delayed due to a new wrestling app being developed by Randy Savage and his Godly crew.

T13190 said:
It has almost been a year since our wonderful phone was release does anyone know when it will be discontinued? If i so happen to drop it and need to take advantage of bestbuys plan I would like to get a new phone . I know that once it is discontinued that I can just get the MSRP for it and put that toward a new phone. Thanks Guys
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considering its still one of sprints top selling phones i don't think any time soon

DirtyShroomz said:
It was supposed to be discontinued May 21st at 6PM but it was delayed due to a new wrestling app being developed by Randy Savage and his Godly crew.
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Giggle.
I doubt that it will be anytime soon since Gingerbread is still in the works for our current Evos
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Too early for the flagshp phone
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That doesn't mean anything, as soon as the next best thing comes out the old ones are dropped fast. Phone companies are notorious for this.(Verizon is the big one) The Samsung Moment was EOL'ed, but still got updates. The Droid was EOL'ed as well but Motorola and Verizon still put out a Froyo update for it, and even replaced Droids that had the camera issue with Froyo with a Droid 2. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised of the Evo was EOL'ed sometime after the 3D's release.

vbetts said:
Giggle.
That doesn't mean anything, as soon as the next best thing comes out the old ones are dropped fast. Phone companies are notorious for this.(Verizon is the big one) The Samsung Moment was EOL'ed, but still got updates. The Droid was EOL'ed as well but Motorola and Verizon still put out a Froyo update for it, and even replaced Droids that had the camera issue with Froyo with a Droid 2. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised of the Evo was EOL'ed sometime after the 3D's release.
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I forgot about the Moment, maybe that's a good thing because I still have nightmares bout that phone LOL
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The evo is still on backorder some places, I doubt they'll discontinue it for awhile

IT will sell a long side the evo 3d

I think the thread title should be changed to "when will the EVO be discontinued."
The current thread title indicates or causes one to think that it has already been discontinued.

It'll be dropped to 150 after the 3d drops I bet.

piscesjoey said:
I forgot about the Moment, maybe that's a good thing because I still have nightmares bout that phone LOL
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How do you think I got an early upgrade to the Epic before?

DirtyShroomz said:
It was supposed to be discontinued May 21st at 6PM but it was delayed due to a new wrestling app being developed by Randy Savage and his Godly crew.
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Don't forget about December 2012, there's still another possible date.
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will they all leave?

i dont start threads, but what the hell.
I was wondering which of the devolopers will be leaveing for the 3D (or else where). I sure some will stay, but all good things come to an end. Thought I would throw this out to be kicked around, so to say.

Im not a Dev but im getting the 3D but also I'm keeping My EVO.
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Willing to bet that most will get an Evo 3D.
Some will leave, new devs will come as well.

mattykinsx said:
Willing to bet that most will get an Evo 3D.
Some will leave, new devs will come as well.
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really good to hear that thought, these Dev's are awsome! they have made my EVO experience rich and full.
Hope to see them all on the other side..

Judging by this thread, looks like we are going to have very good support for development on the 3d side
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008413
I'm sure some will continue with the evo also tho.
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I wouldn't worry about this too much. Yeah, there will be some jumping ship but if you peak XDA's front page the Evo is the most popular phone on XDA. I tossed the idea around to go with the 3d but I want to see reviews once its released. I would be willing to bet that with the first 3d phone there are going to be bugs like crazy. I know they test a lot but there are bound to be some issues.

cant wait to see what happens with the 3D. im sure everyone wont bail at first but it will happen

unless i can get a 3d for cheap ill pass on it for now and wait for the galaxy s 2 to come. i think the evo has a good 6 months of dev life left in it.

fixxxer2008 said:
unless i can get a 3d for cheap ill pass on it for now and wait for the galaxy s 2 to come. i think the evo has a good 6 months of dev life left in it.
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There is a GOD! Best news I heard all day, LOL

Yeah from what I've seen review wise about the galaxy s2 and say...the HTC sensation, the Samsung looks a lot smoother more snappy over all unless you can't live without HTCs UI (i like it personally) then I would go for the GS2 from what I've seen. And I don't think they're going to screw it up and put a keyboard on it this time. (that may change with other versions on down the line though)
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Evo
I tiink some will leave,but the core will just add 3D to their list of great roms

cordell12 said:
There is a GOD! Best news I heard all day, LOL
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Lmao +1
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Yellowcard8992 said:
I wouldn't worry about this too much. Yeah, there will be some jumping ship but if you peak XDA's front page the Evo is the most popular phone on XDA. I tossed the idea around to go with the 3d but I want to see reviews once its released. I would be willing to bet that with the first 3d phone there are going to be bugs like crazy. I know they test a lot but there are bound to be some issues.
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EVO is the most popular currently because the 3D is not even out yet. With that being said I'm sure devs will work on multiple phones. Myn works on a few different phones for example.

unswayed said:
is anyone waiting and picking up the GalaxyS2 in July instead of the EVO 3d in June?
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Where did you get info that the Galaxy is coming out in July? The verizon post was retracted.

Some of the dev.s for the Evo don't even have an Evo. It's not required to own the phone if you're a skilled enough developer. And we definitely have those on board with the evo.

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Where did you get info that the Galaxy is coming out in July? The verizon post was retracted.
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Going to be called the "within" on Sprint, Supposed July Release....
http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20...s-release-on-sprint-within-to-arrive-in-july/
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Next Dev Device

Was wondering if we could get some of the top devs to chime in on what is the next device they are going to move on to now that the Evo has gotten a little long on the tooth. I'm on the fence on what my next phone is gonna be. Evo 3D or Galaxy S II. I'm partial to the GS II. The specs sound incredible but don't want to get it & have no Dev support. Case in point, the Epic. I've heard from Myn personally & he's on board with the 3D & I've heard through the grapevine that Aamikam is too. So what about Calkulin, toastcfh, flipzmode, ViRuS, netarchy, and others. Sorry if I left anyone out but those are off the top of my head.
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Hmmm my upgrade isn't until September so im hoping better devices might show up. Personally I say get whatever phone makes you happy; I don't buy my phone's based on which "dev" is getting it, I get it because that's what I want lol. For every device there's usually great devs.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.

dirkyd3rk said:
Hmmm my upgrade isn't until September so im hoping better devices might show up. Personally I say get whatever phone makes you happy; I don't buy my phone's based on which "dev" is getting it, I get it because that's what I want lol. For every device there's usually great devs.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
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Lol, more like People Under the Stairs.
But I agree, get which phone makes you happy, kinda leaning toward the galaxy S II for when mine comes around; but as said, mine isn't till november, so I'm not in 'death decision' mode yet.

dirkyd3rk said:
.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
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Lmao!!
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dirkyd3rk said:
Hmmm my upgrade isn't until September so im hoping better devices might show up. Personally I say get whatever phone makes you happy; I don't buy my phone's based on which "dev" is getting it, I get it because that's what I want lol. For every device there's usually great devs.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
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Well I my upgrade came June 4th so I can grab the 3D on the 24th or wait for the Within whenever it get released. I'm trying to narrow it down because last year I bought the Evo on release date and purchased the Epic a few months for my second line. I walked around with both for months but rarely used the Epic. It was an alright phone, and spec wise it was better than the Evo but the devs are what really made the Evo for me. That and the fact that I despise TouchWiz with all of my being. Finally got rid of that second line and trying to make a good decision. Want to get the Evo but pound for pound the GS II is the champ. To me the dev support is gonna be the final decision maker. I'm a flash-a-holic and I need my fix for new and different roms.

klbjr said:
Well I my upgrade came June 4th so I can grab the 3D on the 24th or wait for the Within whenever it get released. I'm trying to narrow it down because last year I bought the Evo on release date and purchased the Epic a few months for my second line. I walked around with both for months but rarely used the Epic. It was an alright phone, and spec wise it was better than the Evo but the devs are what really made the Evo for me. That and the fact that I despise TouchWiz with all of my being. Finally got rid of that second line and trying to make a good decision. Want to get the Evo but pound for pound the GS II is the champ. To me the dev support is gonna be the final decision maker. I'm a flash-a-holic and I need my fix for new and different roms.
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Please explain to me what you mean by this? Cause you state it as a fact.What makes it superior in your eyes?

teh roxxorz said:
Lol, more like People Under the Stairs.
But I agree, get which phone makes you happy, kinda leaning toward the galaxy S II for when mine comes around; but as said, mine isn't till november, so I'm not in 'death decision' mode yet.
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Definitely interested in the gs2 as well! Im not liking that Motorola phone I can't stand its design.....

Matstarr said:
Please explain to me what you mean by this? Cause you state it as a fact.What makes it superior in your eyes?
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Lighter, better processor, better camera, better screen.
Hardware is definitely better but software doesn't compliment it
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.

No one getting the Motorola Photon?
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No one getting the Motorola Photon?
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I will never own a Motorola android based phone. Phone looks ugly as heck anyways.

Crossrocker said:
Lighter, better processor, better camera, better screen.
Hardware is definitely better but software doesn't compliment it
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.
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*facepalm* not this again.

swaze said:
*facepalm* not this again.
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I know I see this a lot. I don't brag or anything; I'm just saying. Hardware is better. That's a fact. Get over it. Look at all of the reviews and see what they say. I am 99% still gonna get evo 3d
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.