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This is not a bash thread. I owned the epic for roughly 4 months. It is a very good phone. Reason I dropped it was due to it felt cheap. The phone was pretty loose concerning the slider. Also I never used the keyboard. The amoled screen is nice but I needed a bigger screen. So I switched to the evo. And from what I can tell during normal everyday use is that its just as fast. I don't game and I know the epic is better for gaming. I still think the epic is a damn good phone. Just sharing my experience. Also even with gps turned on so far the battery life on the evo is a little bit better. It does not get hot during web browsing like the epic did.
Im still here though. Been here since the epic launched and still glad to try to help other if they need it.
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My only complaint with Samsung is the software. They make awesome hardware, though. I think they do it on purpose because if they matched a software engineer to eke out everything from the hardware, you wouldn't really care about buying a new phone so much.
Even though Samsung sucks at supporting their Products, it'll be hard to go to any inferior screen.
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This is not a bash thread. I owned the epic for roughly 4 months. It is a very good phone. Reason I dropped it was due to it felt cheap. The phone was pretty loose concerning the slider. Also I never used the keyboard. The amoled screen is nice but I needed a bigger screen. So I switched to the evo. And from what I can tell during normal everyday use is that its just as fast. I don't game and I know the epic is better for gaming. I still think the epic is a damn good phone. Just sharing my experience. Also even with gps turned on so far the battery life on the evo is a little bit better. It does not get hot during web browsing like the epic did.
Im still here though. Been here since the epic launched and still glad to try to help other if they need it.
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Not sure how you can get better battery life on a stock EVO. The hardware in the Epic is simply more power efficient than the EVO, it's a fact.
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Love the epic...agree the slider mech sux....
Ive never seen a problem with the sliding mech. Matter a fact I also have a moment and the intercept and those mechs are fine as well. I don't see how they're bad.
Anyway At this point jumping to the Evo isn't a bad idea at all if you want to. All of this "Epic is just a better machine" means squat when it's not even updated with an official Froyo yet. It's like having the most advanced yatch in a desert.
I for one love my epic but the second something esle comes along. I think i'll be leaving myself. Unless the device that comes along is also made by samsung. Then no thanks.
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Not sure how you can get better battery life on a stock EVO. The hardware in the Epic is simply more power efficient than the EVO, it's a fact.
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Well stock 2.2 battery life so far is great. Stock for stock there pretty close honestly. The epics display eats a ton of battery.
Also another thing I am noticing. On the epic I used roam control due to no sprint signal at work. If I left it on automatic the epic would lose signal, the radio would then reset itself 2 times before it would go to roam. So I used roam control to just roam only. On the evo it seemlessly switches between home and roam without completely losing the radio.
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No it doesn't. Its actually much more efficient than the Evo's.
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I for one love my epic but the second something esle comes along. I think i'll be leaving myself. Unless the device that comes along is also made by samsung. Then no thanks.
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Agreed. The Tegra 2 LG Optimus looks pretty appealing, if it gets the advertised battery life. Wonder if it'll come out for Sprint.
That said, I do play some Super Mario now & then on the Epic. The keyboard + Game Gripper is nice for that. I can't do the screen controls, too slow.
I love the Epic to death, but Samsung support sucks.
To the person mentioning switching ... HTC shift.
I know a few buddies who went from the epic to the Evo. Both good devices. Sprint kind of limited.
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Evos a great phone. I had both the epic and the evo, switched back and forth for awhile before deciding in the Epic. The epic IMO is quicker, but the development on the Evo may have changed that by now, idk. I will say that my evo always had better battery life than my epic. Same apps and same usage, both with the Evo on 2.1 and 2.2. Battery isnt a big deal to me personally tho since I always keep a spare battery. Enjoy your Evo. I personally miss the development compared to the epic, but im hopeful that that will changer soon. If you end up not liking it, sell it. I sold mine for twice what I paid. My wife just sold her second evo for $550 cash off craigslist.
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I've had a person on Craigslist practically begging me to switch his 1 month old Evo, for my epic. I have been really torn between what to do. I really like this phone, and it is only gonna get better when 2.2 offically releases and the source code drops. I think I would regret it if I traded and it turned out the epic is being pushed beyond what any other phone has done before performance wise with the release of the source. T-mobile just got their release for 2.2 today, so hopefully we are not far behind (ya I know, we are on CDMA).
Whoa.... Vibrant got an official update? I didn't see anything on those forums...
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I've had a person on Craigslist practically begging me to switch his 1 month old Evo, for my epic. I have been really torn between what to do. I really like this phone, and it is only gonna get better when 2.2 offically releases and the source code drops. I think I would regret it if I traded and it turned out the epic is being pushed beyond what any other phone has done before performance wise with the release of the source. T-mobile just got their release for 2.2 today, so hopefully we are not far behind (ya I know, we are on CDMA).
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I haven't seen anything about the Vibrant getting official Froyo today...Do you have a link
The epic is my first samsung. I always have HTC from the ppc 6700 to the evo. I switched from the evo. Even tho I do agree the epic feel's cheap, but it does have better hardware than the evo.
Deal breaker for me was the camera, I was Surprised how crappy the evo was to take pic's, but at least the epic sux's less, it's actually pretty good.
Development is slower, but it's still gets plenty of love. I for one don't plan on flashing every other day.
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I've had a person on Craigslist practically begging me to switch his 1 month old Evo, for my epic. I have been really torn between what to do. I really like this phone, and it is only gonna get better when 2.2 offically releases and the source code drops. I think I would regret it if I traded and it turned out the epic is being pushed beyond what any other phone has done before performance wise with the release of the source. T-mobile just got their release for 2.2 today, so hopefully we are not far behind (ya I know, we are on CDMA).
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If its the release that I think your speaking of. It was for T-Mobile (UK) not T-Mobile (USA). I thought the same thing once I read about it, but read more and its for the UK.
I have both the Epic and the EVO. I love both phones, but I like the EVO a bit better. I'm sure my reasoning is totally different from others (as expected). I would love to compare the two with 2.2, but for obvious reason I cannot. I'm VERY tempted on rooting my Epic finally. Battery life (for me, as I cant speak for others) have been great on both. But again, everyone has their different uses on their phones.
Well imop, I wouldn't of down graded... When they come out with a better phone damn near every 6 months. I would've stuck with the Epic till something better came out ( like the dual processor ) thats coming... But if you got-it like that just to buy 500 dollar phones because it feel cheesy ( And I agree ) then you made the right decison...
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Well imop, I wouldn't of down graded... When they come out with a better phone damn near every 6 months. I would've stuck with the Epic till something better came out ( like the dual processor ) thats coming... But if you got-it like that just to buy 500 dollar phones because it feel cheesy ( And I agree ) then you made the right decison...
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But in reality 500 bucks for a phone like Epic isn't bad at all. Us American just got used to super subsidized phones...
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In my opinion, I think the Epic is a great phone, the only complaint I would make is the battery life. Then again I use my phone constantly and run many tasks at the same time, but I'm sure emulators don't help either lol. As for the slider, that made all the difference when debating on buying an epic or evo. Even if it is a little loose the qwerty is almost perfectly spaced and is probably the best one i have used on any phone (and I have gone through a lot). As for the software we all knew that Samsung sucked at providing it, but thanks to hard working people there are plenty of ways to get the newest android versions through ROMs which don't take too much work to use.
Personally I don't plan on changing my epic until it can no longer support newer android versions, but that's just me
Here is the link, 1 of out of 2 I saw today for T mobile customers getting Froyo for their Galaxy S phones.
http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20101201/froyo-comes-to-t-mobiles-samsung-galaxy-s-users/
My wife due for a new phone. She has a HTC Touch Pro 2 now.
Would you still buy a Samsung Epic 4G or wait for something else? Here's the hitch, she loves the keyboard so... she wants a phone with a keyboard.
I've read the HTC EVO shift is not that great and the screen is smaller. That's why I was leaning toward the Epic 4G
Any suggestions would help. I know the Epic 4G is getting old and don't want her to get stuck with an older phone if a newer, better one is coming out soon.
p.s. Android phones only please. (I don't see Windows making it!)
The only thing better is the dual core, but then you get to go through all the development cycle again. Depends on whether you want stability or raw fracking power tech.
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Thanks!
She will be keeping the phone with the stock rom.
I think it will be fast enough for her. She just uses it for internet, youtube, texting, emails. Nothing too major.
Yes if it for an everyday user it the perfect phone! Beautiful screen and super fast for an everyday user!
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I would hold off and wait, the new phones are coming soon. You might find something you like better, if not then you could always get the epic then for less probably.
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Well, if you want her to be involved in the latest tech, I'd wait a bit until there's a phone that's dual-core and has a keyboard. Unfortunately, I haven't heard anything coming soon like that, so it's your choice.
For her basic uses and stuff, she might want to wait only because the keyboard on this phone is a bit laggy in its current state.
If she's okay with that, then buy an Epic It's still a great phone.
Yea as long as she doesn't mind a little wobble here and there on her phone...
i personally would just get the nexus! its a google phone so you know it will be supported by devs and google themselves
edit: nvm i didnt see the part that said she likes the keyboard
just go with the epic
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Absolutely! I've loved my device and I'm itching for my new one. Developing on it has been rewarding, and all the missed sleep has been worth it.
I went from the tp2 to the Epic and I don't how to say it in nice words. I had the tp2 for 1 1/2 years and if I had know how good android was compared to winmo 6.5 I would have thrown that thing in a lake. Going to the epic felt like going from a 486 dx2-66 to a quad core computer. IMOP the tp2 was the worst touch phone I have ever owned. If she is like my wife and just wants a nice phone that works and no modding then I would get the epic now. Everything on it is allmost instant when touched and I have not had any keyboard issues at all.
My epic is stock rom and rooted no custom roms. have had it for 6 months and only locked up twice so far where I had to pull the battery.
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minics04 said:
My wife due for a new phone. She has a HTC Touch Pro 2 now.
Would you still buy a Samsung Epic 4G or wait for something else? Here's the hitch, she loves the keyboard so... she wants a phone with a keyboard.
I've read the HTC EVO shift is not that great and the screen is smaller. That's why I was leaning toward the Epic 4G
Any suggestions would help. I know the Epic 4G is getting old and don't want her to get stuck with an older phone if a newer, better one is coming out soon.
p.s. Android phones only please. (I don't see Windows making it!)
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I just ordered my wife one a couple of days ago. Will be ordering my daughter one also.
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The keyboard has issues with skipping letters, which makes it very difficult to type fast on, and there's a slight wobble when open (nothing drastic).
I would definitely factor in software support too, which is severely lacking with the Epic 4G. You have to consider all the bug/security/critical fixes that are a significant part of the updates. I, personally, have been having software issues from the DK28 leak to EC05, Eclair was the only one that was every completely stable for me.
for 19.99 hell yea.
i love my epic, but ive recently played around with a mytouch 4g and that thing is blazing quick and snappy. everyone here says the epic is the quickest and best non dual-core phone (and i trust them since they know more than me), but i feel that phone is more responsive. it's stock and so is mine. its running adw like my epic. why do you guys think the mytouch runs much smoother?
What kind of software problems do you have? I have seen very little on my end. Confuses me on xda where some say there are a lot of problems and some have very few to all most no problems. I type very fast on my keyboard and it never skips a beat.
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Especially now that it comes with Froyo, an Epic is a no-brainer for these prices. I paid many times more and coming from an original Touch Pro, it was like going from a Dodge Dart hooptie to a Lamborghini.
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Are you sure it comes with Froyo? I'm helping someone pick out a phone, and this person, like the OP's wife, will be using it completely stock and unrooted. I can't find the details on sprint.com either way, but Best Buy and Radio Shack both say 2.1 in their specs about the phone. I heard there were problems with the updates, so I'm not sure at all that it comes with 2.2, and that's a real consideration for someone who will be running this stock, I think.
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Are you sure it comes with Froyo? I'm helping someone pick out a phone, and this person, like the OP's wife, will be using it completely stock and unrooted. I can't find the details on sprint.com either way, but Best Buy and Radio Shack both say 2.1 in their specs about the phone. I heard there were problems with the updates, so I'm not sure at all that it comes with 2.2, and that's a real consideration for someone who will be running this stock, I think.
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I can only go by what I saw in a local Sprint store. I would hope that they would have all their stock replaced with 2.2 versions out of the box, but even if they don't, a stock 2.1 phone should receive the 2.2 upgrade over the air fairly quick. I'd just advise trying to get it updated before installing much else on it. The latest Froyo is as official as it gets and is pushed everywhere to phones which can receive it, AFAIK.
i also came from a touch pro 2 and i was amazed how good the EPIC was I think it's a great phone. Plus radiosack.com has the epic for $19.99 with a new contract and $49 upgrade. That's a steal. I like the phone so much(and hated att service so much) the price drop doesn't even bother me. The last 6 months was worth the launch price.
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Plus radiosack.com has the epic for $19.99 with a new contract
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Oh my, thanks for that. We can't pass that up (totally new contract). If it doesn't have 2.2, I'll just go ahead and root it and put Syndicate on it.
With regard to the question the OP asked, I suppose my answer is that, yes, I would buy another Epic, at least right now. I've looked around at what Sprint currently has, and there's nothing I'd rather have than the Epic. The keyboard doesn't mean as much to me as I thought it would, but I'd still prefer the Epic to the Evo. I'm not sure the upcoming Nexus S is much better than the Epic. Now, once the Evo 3D comes out, that might be something to look at, but that's months away. I have no plans or desires to switch phones, but have been looking a lot to help someone else, and I'm glad that I discovered that the Epic is still the phone to get if you're tied to Sprint (company discount).
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Oh my, thanks for that. We can't pass that up (totally new contract). If it doesn't have 2.2, I'll just go ahead and root it and put Syndicate on it.
With regard to the question the OP asked, I suppose my answer is that, yes, I would buy another Epic, at least right now. I've looked around at what Sprint currently has, and there's nothing I'd rather have than the Epic. The keyboard doesn't mean as much to me as I thought it would, but I'd still prefer the Epic to the Evo. I'm not sure the upcoming Nexus S is much better than the Epic. Now, once the Evo 3D comes out, that might be something to look at, but that's months away. I have no plans or desires to switch phones, but have been looking a lot to help someone else, and I'm glad that I discovered that the Epic is still the phone to get if you're tied to Sprint (company discount).
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If the keyboard doesn't mean that much to you, you might as well wait little over a week for the nexus, for the better form factor alone. I guess you're weighing price vs size & software support, all other things being almost equal.
I have the evo shift now. I'm due for an upgrade. And wondering if anything's coming out that's worth waiting for.
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did you buy your evo shift out of pocket?
anyway, next up for sprint is evo 3d, and nexus s 4g.
I would get the EVO 3D if I had an upgrade =)
EVO 3D = HTC
Nexus S = Crapsung
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I would get the EVO 3D if I had an upgrade =)
EVO 3D = HTC
Nexus S = Crapsung
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Yeah the EVO 3d is coming out no release date but that Samsung at 1.6 hits 4000 quadrant that's a lot so I'm leaning towards the nexus even though I just got my shift for valentines day
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well, the reason i am upgrading is this. my wife. my wifes line was due for an upgrade a couple of months ago. i wanted to ditch the palm pre so i upgraded her line and got the shift. i gave her my pre. the pre is giving her issues. not sure if its network or not, but ive done all i can for the pre but its a pain, so now my line is up for renewal and i figured id get her the shift also (i like it a lot, running cm7 and never looked back).
i got the shift because of the physical keyboard. i wasnt ready to got touch keyboard only yet.
she is of the same mind.
though ive got used to the on screen keyboard lately, and mused getting a different device. nothing is catching my eye though, so i just got my wife the evo shift 4g. thanks for the advice!
I've an upgrade sitting on my account. I've not seen anything compelling enough for me to upgrade to, so I'm holding out.
Besides, I'm serious "lusting" after a tablet and trying to figure out HOW to explain it to dear ole wifey.
In my opinion, a physical keyboard is a necessity for a smartphone...Even with the brilliant Gingerbread virtual keyboard (or the Gingerbread keyboard app on the Market for 2.1/2.2 phones).
That being said, as far as I know, there are no planned phones coming soon that have a physical keyboard and are running Android so I would say wait for one of them. Because as it always seems to turn out that the phone with a physical keyboard that follows the "flagship phone" is always way better than the flagship phone.
So if the Evo 3D is that nice, just imagine how nice the "Evo Shift 3D" will be.
since i made that post, i have had a few hiccups with my phone. im running cm7, and as you know getting data and gps functioning just right can be an issue. ive been running cm7 for about a month now and i love it. but since ive had a series of ironing out kinks with a custom rom i am heavily debating getting the nexus s 4g. ive found that i like a physical keyboard, a lot. it was a deal breaker with many phones in the past. but now ive been using the gingerbread keyboard and i find im not pulling open the keyboard as often as i thought i would.
i'll figure it out by the end of the week. i need to handle the nexus s, and do some more research.
i think it would be cool to have a pure google device.
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since i made that post, i have had a few hiccups with my phone. im running cm7, and as you know getting data and gps functioning just right can be an issue. ive been running cm7 for about a month now and i love it. but since ive had a series of ironing out kinks with a custom rom i am heavily debating getting the nexus s 4g. ive found that i like a physical keyboard, a lot. it was a deal breaker with many phones in the past. but now ive been using the gingerbread keyboard and i find im not pulling open the keyboard as often as i thought i would.
i'll figure it out by the end of the week. i need to handle the nexus s, and do some more research.
i think it would be cool to have a pure google device.
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Just remember, the Nexus S still has that Samsung build quality. In other words, it's plastic, instead of the familiar metal from HTC. That feeling alone is the main reason I won't get a Samsung phone, I like to feel that my phone has some strength behind it.
The Shift was my first smartphone and at the time I also believed I would forever want a physical keyboard. And for months it was true.
Then I installed Swype.
My next phone will probably not have a keyboard because of how easy Swype is for me to use. I can type as fast on it as I can on a physical keyboard. The only thing that would hold me back from getting a phone without a keyboard now is the fact I like to play emulators. I am guessing there will be a bluetooth gamepad available at some point in the next year and a half that will solve that problem though so my next phone will probably be physical keyboard free.
However, if you really want a physical keyboard I am guessing the Shift will be the phone to have on Sprint for quite awhile since it didn't come out for like 7 months after the EVO. So, if there is an EVO Shift 3D it probably won't be out until next January or around that time. Maybe Samsung will have a version of their Galaxy 2 on Sprint with a keyboard but I haven't seen any mention of it and would honestly be kind of surprised if they do that again for one carrier.
ok, so the nexus s sucked. well, not really. it was nice. but too big, felt too cheap, and i couldnt get it to open up as a usb drive on vmware. so i took it back. the shift is (in my opinion) perfect size for one handed use. so here i am rerooting, reloading everything back. ugh...
Just wait for the EVO shift 4d 5g running android 4.0 ice cream sandwich
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I like my Shift....I had the Epic before....I liked it for about a week then the problems came....keyboard was skipping letters....no froyo (well not official anyways) and it just had that samsung quality that just isn't there...then I went back to trade in and got the shift.....I will only buy HTC phones from now on....HTC makes by far the best android phone and the best build quality
Zach
My Hero official crapped out on me last night, so for a birthday present I'm getting a new phone early. I'm debating between the Epic and the Evo. My brother has the Evo and my Dad has the Epic so I'm familiar with the basics of using them, but I'm completely undecided on which one to get.
Funny thing is you would expect 99% of everyone on a specific phone board (epic) to say that phone should be your choice, but I bet you get a mixed bag... I say get the epic already, the EVO dosnt really compare, just to many features a step or 3 above what the EVO offers...
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I Say Nexus S ....
Neither the Epic or Evo compare when you talks about
The software it'll have also its almost same hardware as the Epic... just WAAY better software.
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My Hero official crapped out on me last night, so for a birthday present I'm getting a new phone early. I'm debating between the Epic and the Evo. My brother has the Evo and my Dad has the Epic so I'm familiar with the basics of using them, but I'm completely undecided on which one to get.
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Don't know to much about it but Look into the Evo 3D!
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Fast as its Ever Been....
"Sprint" Hero.... Running My, *ExEnHeroC* Rom, Also The XDA-BLUE.apk!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957867
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http://www.mediafire.com/?bb1axugm0bw7oro
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=US#/profile?user=PMGRANDS
I bought the hero on launch day and wanted to upgrade to a nexus 1 but sprint wasnt getting it and instead revealed the EVO which I wanted at first. Luckily, my upgrade wasn't until october of 2010 which meant I had to wait to get my EVO (because I loved my Hero and it looked like a logical upgrade lol) and then that's when samsung dropped the Galaxy S bomb.
The specs on the Galaxy S Pro (our "Epics") were AMAZING. 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM, SD Slot, TV-Out, keyboard, vga FFC (only letdown compared to EVO) and all of that in a package the SAME SIZE as my hero? GOTTA GET IT.
Then sprint realized how much money they wasted marketing the Evo (inferior phone) and instead gimped the epic so people will go for the vo which looked so much better on paper so the average consumer won't know they're getting jipped :/
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Specs, keyboard. 4G was a bonus, but I didn't have it at the time. Sprint was known to be non-evil. And I really needed an upgrade - HTC Fuze on AT&T which was on its way out.
It was an pretty overall good phone when I bought it
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I had a flip phone on SERO and I wanted a smart phone. I almost gave up waiting and tried the Captivate on ATT. I could not adjust to the virtual keyboard.
The Epic has a hardware keyboard like a previous (windows) smart phone I had years ago. When they allowed the SERO plan to be upgraded for the Epic, I ordered it first day.
I was also originally going for the EVO also, but then I realized I needed to research before buying lol.
So I ended up going for the Epic. For the keyboard and the Hummingbird processor was superior to the Snapdragon. Plus the Epic's camera sensor was also better than the EVO's.
Also first Android phone with the Epic, its been a great experience.
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I mainly bought for the keyboard, oh and HTC...
I was coming from an HTC Touch Pro 2 (which I was given because the Touch Pro 1 I had was replaced 3 times due to a faulty slide). Needless to say I was a little down on HTC and WM.
4G was a nice little bonus but I don't care about it and rarely use it.
Edit: The Epic was also my first Android phone so it was nice to learn something new too!
I bought a Moment in March '10 and it was severely underwhelming. I did a lot of research on the Epic and fell in love with it. I'm still pleased with my overall experience on this phone.
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keypad with numbers
built better than other sliders, evo had complaints on the mechanism
my boss has gone through 4 evos that just keep breaking.
The sgx 545
Edit: sgx 540 I saw it had 1/3 the triangles per second as the ps3
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I bought mine when i first got a job because i switched to sprint on my parents line and they got me a ****ty flip phone...
I picked it over the Evo because of the samoled screen and because of the keyboard.
i was iffy about it because the updates were slowwww. but i dont regret it at all and if i had the same choice to make, id make the same choice.
<3 this phone.
Keyboard, SAMOLED 4" screen, 4G, best mobile CPU. Came from a BB on Sprint and a Nokia "dumb phone" on AT&T, and wanted to consolidate to using only 1 phone, and Sprint has the best price plans for my needs.
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The sgx 545
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Btw, we have sgx540
And I moved to epic from verizon so I could get a smartphone while keeping an arm and a leg. I had an lg env touch which was a decent feature phone with an awful resistive touchscreen, but decent keyboard. And before that I had the verizon coupe flip phone complete with a 911 button and several in case of emergency buttons. I think it was meant as a "last phone" for the elderly, but I got it as my first phone.
Picked the epic because of the keyboard, super amoled, and hummingbird processor and great gpu powervr sgx540.
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I was coming from the Rant and it was like a big fancy version of it.
I had the hero as well . I was upgrade eligible but the only choices were evo & epic so I was just gonna wait it out. That was until best buy had the Epic free for a week so I jumped on it. I was actually a sense guy at that point and was leaning more toward the evo.... Glad that sale changed my mind..love this phone!
I came from the rumor touch 2... and I picked it over the evo because the wife had an evo and I hated it! Don't regret for one second the decision I made... I love this phone!
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For me, it was a no-brainer. I came to Sprint from Verizon Wireless and I had the Samsung "Rogue" multimedia 3G phone. I loved the slide out keyboard and the AMOLED display. The Epic is basically the Rogue on steroids. It's nearly a year since I bought it, my first smartphone ever. I'm still happy with it, thanks in no small part to all the awesome people here on XDA and everything everyone contributed. There's no way I would've been able to enjoy this phone and its full potential without all the awesome apps, themes, kernels, and ROMS and the knowledge and understanding to use them. I'm lucky that my first smartphone experience has been such a positive one so far.
Only android Sprint had at the time that had a keyboard. A smartphone without a real keyboard just makes me feel like I have to tie my hands behind my back and use my toes. No thanks.
Keyboard.
Came from touchpro to touchpro2. There was no htc slider available at the time.
I was holding out for the htc arrive (windows phone). I'm glad I went for android before that thing came out...
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WindowsMobile died. Coming from the TP2 and every KB phone before it, it was a no-brainer for me.
worldwidepmp said:
WindowsMobile died. Coming from the TP2 and every KB phone before it, it was a no-brainer for me.
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I was an OG Touch Pro user and with all its flaws I knew a smartphone with keyboard and touchscreen (it was one of the first, resistive natch) was the stuff to continue to have. But Android was clearly for me too--OG WinMo was hell. So combined with the awesome hardware and 4G it was the clear choice. The screen also still dazzles. Any time I see people *****ing about the Epic all I have to do is think back to 2008 and LOL.