I never use the slide out keyboard, can I remove the guts of it to reduce weight and have the phone still work?
Most likely not.
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Try to get your hands on a captivate or i9000 and see if yu can just switch the insides lol but I dubt its worth it
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Yea, might as well switch carriers if you wanna get rid of the keyboard. Or get the evo
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Should have gotten an EVO.
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I could have gotten the evo, but I believe the epic is the better phone.
I was just curious to know if there were any successful hardware mods done to remove the keyboard.
the guts of the phone are inside the keyboard. You feel me?
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the guts of the phone are inside the keyboard. You feel me?
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Exactly. The screen part is just... the screen. And the sensors. And the camera.
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I hear crazy glue solves everything >.>
Its not that it can't be done as more likely what body are you going to put it in? if you can make your own body for the phone them I guess it might be possible with a complete take apart..
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I could have gotten the evo, but I believe the epic is the better phone.
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I agree.
I used to have the Evo, it sucked. I got the Epic but the only thing I hated was the fact it had a keyboard. I've probably only used the keyboard once or twice since I've gotten the phone.
My suggestions don't use the keyboard. And if the keyboard keeps sliding out duct tape the sides lol.
even with the keyboard, the epic and the evo are almost the same thickness, try it and see, now as far as comparing between them, go to a sprint store, put them next to each other, and run some tests.
you will see who is faster, slicker, and has a MUCH better screen (and this is before froyo)
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I came from the EVO to epic so im very familiar with evos style and how its handles as a smartphone but damn that EVO 3D looks very temping to go back.. and just in time for my yearly upgrade in july when it looks to be dropping i might just go plung for it and do like i do all my other phones including the epic and EBAY It...
how about the rest of yall? Nexus S doesnt appeal to me
Yes. 10char
EDIT: That is, yes, I am keeping my Epic.
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Yes. 10char
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then comes to question am i willing to go without a keyboard again.. ill have to look deeper into the display once it does hit the store.
I've been buying AMOLED devices since 2008.
No AMOLED, no purchase.
definitely keeping the epic. it does everything and more I could possibly want from a phone. I'm not really buying into this whole 3d thing yet either.
It all depends on how good the screen & display looks.
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i'm not buying into the stereoscopic display.
Im sticking with the epic. Im pretty sure the 3d effect on the evo3d is going to be crap like the nintendo ds 3d. Garbage
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Nah. I'm good.
The epic does everything I want, so why change? 3D is a marketing scam...
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Nah. I'm good.
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Best answer ever lol simple and straight to the point
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Defintely. And stop hating on 3d. You dont have to use the 3d function. Its still a dual core phone with 1gb of ram qhd screen with super lcd
I'm switching... don't think I can go for another samsung phone again......
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I'm definitely switching
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The epic is the best smartphone they have right now. I do not consider a phone without a keyboard a smartphone. I can't stand when someone hands me a phone to type a message...setup some things etc...when it is a virtual keyboard.
Nothing to see here, move along. I'm keeping my Epic
I wonder how the 1.2 dual core does in quadrant scores and linpacks ............ lol with the extra boost of ram, thats what my main eyes on.. its a evo supercharged and i did miss my evo so i would love to see how it is.. samsung to me been a **** up, developers shouldnt work so hard to do what they shoulda had done right from first go around and im an all time htc fan...i love their quality hardware, never had a problem with em.. keyboard i will miss but, i can type better on glass than on samsungs skipped keyboard.... *even with the patches* :/
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I would never pay retail price for a phone and I don't get upgraded for another 14 months.
aka no.
Absolutely NO! Did you all see what happened to the Evo Shift? That thing benchedmark looooowwwww! And not to mention the down grade on the screen. Really? Htc, your doing it wrong.
And if the 3d looks like the nds, shot yourself in the nuts.
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I can't stand the Epic. Ideally, I'd go back to iOS but Sprint doesn't have an Iphone. Anyhow, the answer is no. I'll probably get an EVO 3D.
Giggitty
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This should be nice.
cant wait!
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Typically how long after a device passes FCC does it get released?
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Can't Wait!
Will there be a physical keyboard?
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Will there be a physical keyboard?
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Didn't look like it to me... they talked about it only being a few mm bigger in places without a mention of the keyboard. Huge fail... Sprint has enough devices without keyboards to satisfy the people who like tapping away on glass.
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Didn't look like it to me... they talked about it only being a few mm bigger in places without a mention of the keyboard. Huge fail... Sprint has enough devices without keyboards to satisfy the people who like tapping away on glass.
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But not with a SAMOLED+ screen
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Typically how long after a device passes FCC does it get released?
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Evo 3D was exactly 3 weeks after FCC, but the WiThin hasn't even been announced yet, so you never know.
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Didn't look like it to me... they talked about it only being a few mm bigger in places without a mention of the keyboard. Huge fail... Sprint has enough devices without keyboards to satisfy the people who like tapping away on glass.
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Why ruin one of the thinnest phones with extra unnecessary thickness? I thought I'd use the Epic keyboard, but I use Swype. Swype is faster for me. If the Nexus was out when I got my Epic, I'd have gotten that.
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Why ruin one of the thinnest phones with extra unnecessary thickness? I thought I'd use the Epic keyboard, but I use Swype. Swype is faster for me. If the Nexus was out when I got my Epic, I'd have gotten that.
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Agree, i bought the epic for the keyboard but like typing on screen more now. I just hope this thing isnt a tegra.
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Agree, i bought the epic for the keyboard but like typing on screen more now. I just hope this thing isnt a tegra.
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+that
Here's to hoping for sammy's gpu
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+that
Here's to hoping for sammy's gpu
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& another + to that, I won't go near that thing with a 10 foot pole if it isn't packing a Exynos. Also noticed that it has a 1800mah battery with it too.
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& another + to that, I won't go near that thing with a 10 foot pole if it isn't packing a Exynos. Also noticed that it has a 1800mah battery with it too.
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That might just explain where the extra thickness came from.
I believe the original S2 was 1650mah
saweet! really looking forward to this
would love a keyboard on this thing. but probly wont happen.
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Agree, i bought the epic for the keyboard but like typing on screen more now. I just hope this thing isnt a tegra.
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Well, can't say for sure, but if the current Galaxy S2 sold outside the US is any indication, this is what it should have...
Using the Android System Info app (available for free on the Android Market), we found confirmation that the Galaxy S II is indeed running a 1.2GHz ARMv7 dual-core processor
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Source: Engadget review
On another thread, rdf says arm 11. I don't know how to tell from that document exactly what the phone has inside though. Anyone else know how to decipher all that info?
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xboxfanj said:
Why ruin one of the thinnest phones with extra unnecessary thickness? I thought I'd use the Epic keyboard, but I use Swype. Swype is faster for me. If the Nexus was out when I got my Epic, I'd have gotten that.
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Agree. One of the reasons I went with the Epic was because of the keyboard (coming from TP2), but once I started using Swype I have never gone back to the keyboard. I occasionally slide it open to clean out the pocket lint, but thats about it.
What do you guys think of this phone?
http://www.blogbyts.com/2011/08/press-photos-of-samsung-epic-4g-touch-leak/
Cant WAITTT for this beast! Im glad they kept it so thin. Cant wait to get its ACTUAL specs though
A little late buddy , its going to be a powerhouse of a phone. We've been drooling over it for months now. I want it NAO!
So att is stuck with the keyboard this time, bummer.
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So att is stuck with the keyboard this time, bummer.
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The keyboard one is a different model, not the GS2.
I really am not liking the name "Epic Touch". I think it needs to be its own device
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I don't like how Samsung swaps the home and menu button location. It's little things like that that i like about HTC phones.
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I don't like how Samsung swaps the home and menu button location. It's little things like that that i like about HTC phones.
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Majority of people don't have huge hands, Samsung moved it there because the third button is easiest to hit. On the evo the home is a slight stretch. IMO Sammy got it right.
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Majority of people don't have huge hands, Samsung moved it there because the third button is easiest to hit. On the evo the home is a slight stretch. IMO Sammy got it right.
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Leave the Samsungs for the carnies.... small hands... very creepy (or whatever Austin Powers said lol).
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Majority of people don't have huge hands, Samsung moved it there because the third button is easiest to hit. On the evo the home is a slight stretch. IMO Sammy got it right.
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Not if your left handed
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Not if your left handed
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Majority are righty. Either way home is in the middle two. Which makes it easier for lefties too.
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I don't mind either layout.
But I am extremely annoyed that there is more than one layouts. Google should force the manufacturers to standardize it so its the same on all android devices. I switch between 3 android devices frequently and its annoying as hell.
One of my devices is a dell streak, which doesn't even use the right amount of buttons, the right icons, or the correct placement of any of the buttons. Going from a HTC phone to a Moto Phone to a Dell Steak makes me press the wrong buttons quite a bit.
I've been waiting for this thing for a long time. it looks so sexy.
i want it so bad, but i just found out about the nexus prime coming out soon so i'm torn.
i don't now which one to get. :/
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I don't mind either layout.
But I am extremely annoyed that there is more than one layouts. Google should force the manufacturers to standardize it so its the same on all android devices. I switch between 3 android devices frequently and its annoying as hell.
One of my devices is a dell streak, which doesn't even use the right amount of buttons, the right icons, or the correct placement of any of the buttons. Going from a HTC phone to a Moto Phone to a Dell Steak makes me press the wrong buttons quite a bit.
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I personally wouldn't like it if all the phones had the same layout, it gives each manufacturer their own. While I totally agree it would be annoying with three of the devices, I don't think majority of us have that issue persay.
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SpaceMonky said:
I've been waiting for this thing for a long time. it looks so sexy.
i want it so bad, but i just found out about the nexus prime coming out soon so i'm torn.
i don't now which one to get. :/
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Yea, but isn't the prime going to be a Verizon only phone?
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The phone is too late. By October the Nexus Prime will be out.
By the way considering that VZW has no Nexus I wouldn't go as far andbsay it'll be exclusive to them.
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The phone is too late. By October the Nexus Prime will be out.
By the way considering that VZW has no Nexus I wouldn't go as far andbsay it'll be exclusive to them.
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Each carrier has had exclusive devices. Sprint didn't have one until Nexus S 4G. For some reason, I think they will.
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I don't mind either layout.
But I am extremely annoyed that there is more than one layouts. Google should force the manufacturers to standardize it so its the same on all android devices. I switch between 3 android devices frequently and its annoying as hell.
One of my devices is a dell streak, which doesn't even use the right amount of buttons, the right icons, or the correct placement of any of the buttons. Going from a HTC phone to a Moto Phone to a Dell Steak makes me press the wrong buttons quite a bit.
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with what power do you think google can possibly use to force HARDWARE manufacturers to change the layout of HARDWARE buttons????
That is a sweet looking phone. Let's hope it get's more Dev support than it's predecessor, because I know one thing; TouchWiz has to go, immediately.
Actually, it's pretty sad that the 1st Epic was such a let-down
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That is a sweet looking phone. Let's hope it get's more Dev support than it's predecessor, because I know one thing; TouchWiz has to go, immediately.
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I agree about the concern regarding the lack of developer support. We know the tremendous level of support the Evo 3d is receiving. Based on track record, the 3d will be running 25 different versions of custom Roms based off Ice Cream Sandwich before the Epic Touch gets it's first.
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I agree about the concern regarding the lack of developer support. We know the tremendous level of support the Evo 3d is receiving. Based on track record, the 3d will be running 25 different versions of custom Roms based off Ice Cream Sandwich before the Epic Touch gets it's first.
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With respect. HTC phones are much easier to modify then the Samsung phones.
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Is the epic 4g going be the last smartphone with a full keyboard? I was kinda excited about the new epic 4g touch but without a keyboard I can't see myself getting it. A touch screen keyboard can never fully replace a real keyboard. I'm really hoping we a epic 4g 2 or a epic 3d.
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I'm sure some manufacturer will make another keyboard phone. That's the beauty of Android, you can have different phone choices to satisfy a market niche.
Other than that, there's always Blackberry.
Nvm /10char
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I wouldn't say it would be the last keyboard smartphone, Sprint has the Photon which has a keyboard,so if people wanted a newer keyboard smartphone they could get that.
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The photon? This is the first I've heard of this phone. Who makes it and what are the specs?
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It's made by Motorola and here are some specs for it.
http://m.cnet.com/CReviews_Review.r...a-photon-4g-sprint/4505-6452_7-34830808.html?
Edit: some pics too
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Motorola-PHOTON-4G-Review_id2797
My fault, there's no slide-out keyboard
Ok, unless i'm mistaken (and please prove me wrong) the Photon does NOT have a slide out keyboard like the Epic. The only keyboard the Photon has is the webtop dock, something very few people would take advantage of...
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Ok, unless i'm mistaken (and please prove me wrong) the Photon does NOT have a slide out keyboard like the Epic. The only keyboard the Photon has is the webtop dock, something very few people would take advantage of...
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Oops you're right I was thinking about another phone when the Photon came to mind
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Ok, unless i'm mistaken (and please prove me wrong) the Photon does NOT have a slide out keyboard like the Epic. The only keyboard the Photon has is the webtop dock, something very few people would take advantage of...
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It don't have a slide out keyboard just seen a few reviews on youtube. I guess the epic is the last slide out keyboard phone. Well I guess no upgrade for me
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Oops you're right I was thinking about another phone when the Photon came to mind
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What phone was you thinking of?
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lol how can you assume it will be the last slide-out android phone?? they're still making them for other carriers, just not Sprint. But not much has come out yet for Sprint since the Epic, except for the Evo 3d. But I know they are coming out with the Droid 3 on Verizon, which has a slide-out. Don't give up hope. The true Epic upgrade will arrive someday. Let's hope with at least a 1.5Ghz processor and a LOT more internal memory and RAM.
EDIT: LG Optimus SLider is coming out this month for Sprint. SPH-M930 (slider) coming out in October.
Yea' I was thinking about the droid 3 then the photon commercial came on.
They cycle the releases of phones with kb and no kb to maximize sales. So don't worry in a few months there will be another samsung phone with a kb. I'm the same way I will not get a phone without a kb again
Rumor has it that an Epic 2 is coming out
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I sure hope they continue the epic line with keyboards....the new one coming has no keyboard...but its called epic touch, so maybe they will go with a keyboard on the actual epic 2
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Yup, I like my phones with spring slide out kb. I dont ever use it but I love mocking the isheeps with its slide out noise. Ohhh yes.
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Same here... a smartphone without a keyboard is like a smartphone with only a 2g radio. Oh wait...apple already did that in 2007
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They cycle the releases of phones with kb and no kb to maximize sales. So don't worry in a few months there will be another samsung phone with a kb. I'm the same way I will not get a phone without a kb again
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Never again. This phone was the reason I traded my evo last year
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I hope they come out with a new phone with a hardware keyboard before my next upgrade (march 2012).... I'll be waiting, epic in hand...
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Never again. This phone was the reason I traded my evo last year
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Night and day between htc devices vs. samsung devices huh? Chrome dont peel on samsung. Screen actually last a full year without some weird shat like ghostly white dots with baby half bread cousin. Or just having the lcs crap out on the 31st day of purchase only to gave the CS repair boon give you a refurbished replacement. Or have a gpu with a hyper fance code,name that actually is the opposite of its true nature. (snapdragon = snapsnail). Yeah. Htc... Good job yu POS!
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Night and day between htc devices vs. samsung devices huh? Chrome dont peel on samsung. Screen actually last a full year without some weird shat like ghostly white dots with baby half bread cousin. Or just having the lcs crap out on the 31st day of purchase only to gave the CS repair boon give you a refurbished replacement. Or have a gpu with a hyper fance code,name that actually is the opposite of its true nature. (snapdragon = snapsnail). Yeah. Htc... Good job yu POS!
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Care to explain what you are trolling about? I love my epic
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I got my replacement Epic after true bricking the other. After two years with this phone my first true brick. Even Sprint couldn't Odin it.
Anyways, maybe its my imagination, but the modem and wi-fi seem stronger, and it seems quicker? Is it possible the rev'd the hardware in this? Probably not, but don't ruin it for me.
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I am probably completely wrong about this but I feel like phones start to slow down over time. I had an Evo 4G that I constantly flashed new ROMs onto and over time it started to get really sluggish. I went back to my go to smooth and stable ROMs and even those did the Evo no justice. I have a friend that says it's exactly the same with his HTC Inspire.
This is exactly how I felt about my Samsung epic 4g. It felt as if the hardware wore out, (particularly the hard drive) due to dozens, maybe hundreds of flashes.
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I am probably completely wrong about this but I feel like phones start to slow down over time. I had an Evo 4G that I constantly flashed new ROMs onto and over time it started to get really sluggish. I went back to my go to smooth and stable ROMs and even those did the Evo no justice. I have a friend that says it's exactly the same with his HTC Inspire.
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+1 I just got a replacement Epic yesterday and it do seem a lot faster...
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I've been really impressed with it. I also didn't realize how loose the hinge for the keyboard had become, nice and tight now.
I don't think I will need to upgrade anytime soon.
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I've been really impressed with it. I also didn't realize how loose the hinge for the keyboard had become, nice and tight now.
I don't think I will need to upgrade anytime soon.
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My replacement has a loose keyboard hinge.....smh...But my old one didn't....Should I get my new one replaced....? Or will Sprint do anything....
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My replacement has a loose keyboard hinge.....smh...But my old one didn't....Should I get my new one replaced....? Or will Sprint do anything....
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I would definitely bring it in... if you have TEP they will fix it for free...
Nah, its just two different phones. My wife's Epic has always had a faster radio than mine. Your new one is probably faster than the old one.
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