iPhone Keyboard - Epic 4G General

Apples phone may be NOTICEABLY smaller, but I type faster with the onscreen keyboard on the iphone than I do the epic lol.
I've always liked apples keyboard but I didn't think it'd be easier to type on than a 4inch screen.
Its so accurate
And I like how when you put it in landscape, it doesn't take up the whole screen so you can still read with the keyboard open
And text selection is sooooo much easier on the iPhone.
Android needs to take some notes in this area and all will be perfectooooooo
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You fail troll now be gone with you.
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So, constructively criticizing the device of the forum you are on is considered trolling, then? Just because he compared it with the iPhone, doesn't mean it's trolling. Maybe he honestly thinks the keyboard on the iPhone is better?
You know what they say about assuming..

hydrogenwv said:
So, constructively criticizing the device of the forum you are on is considered trolling, then? Just because he compared it with the iPhone, doesn't mean it's trolling. Maybe he honestly thinks the keyboard on the iPhone is better?
You know what they say about assuming..
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Hey you could be right. I'm going test this theory later on buy going to McDonald and telling the customers how much better I think burger king is.
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blackdragon79 said:
Hey you could be right. I'm going test this theory later on buy going to McDonald and telling the customers how much better I think burger king is.
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Hahahaha awesome.
And to the OP dude this phone has a slide-out keyboard... in...... landscape! Takes ZERO screen space! Just pointing that out.
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Analogy fail.
He's not going into Burger King and telling the customers the food at McDonald's is better. He's going into Burger King and saying.. 'I love your food, but your pickles are a little subpar.'

God, you guys are tools.
He pointed out one aspect of the iPhone that is better than the Epic. Believe me, I love my Epic and wouldn't switch to an iPhone for anything, but that doesn't mean there aren't aspects of the iPhone that are better. I agree with Fox about the landscape virtual keyboard taking up the whole screen, that does bother me. Am I a troll now, too?
And who cares if the phone he is on has a hardware keyboard? He was talking about the virtual keyboard? Wouldn't it be nice to see some improvements of the virtual keyboard?
You don't have to be pricks to fellow forum members for giving their honest opinion.

They have a word for guys like you: Fanboys.

hydrogenwv said:
So, constructively criticizing the device of the forum you are on is considered trolling, then? Just because he compared it with the iPhone, doesn't mean it's trolling. Maybe he honestly thinks the keyboard on the iPhone is better?
You know what they say about assuming..
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Thanks. It amazes me how quick people are to judge on this site.
The epic is definitely not a perfect phone, but I still wouldn't trade it for an iphone. My sister has it and I was comparing them. That's just one thing I noticed.
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hydrogenwv said:
God, you guys are tools.
He pointed out one aspect of the iPhone that is better than the Epic. Believe me, I love my Epic and wouldn't switch to an iPhone for anything, but that doesn't mean there aren't aspects of the iPhone that are better. I agree with Fox about the landscape virtual keyboard taking up the whole screen, that does bother me. Am I a troll now, too?
And who cares if the phone he is on has a hardware keyboard? He was talking about the virtual keyboard? Wouldn't it be nice to see some improvements of the virtual keyboard?
You don't have to be pricks to fellow forum members for giving their honest opinion.
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I do not agree that the iPhone keyboard is better. I just think it is kinda weird to expect a phone with a hardware keyboard in lanscape also needs to have an on-screen keyboard. It is the same thing just type on the damn keyboard. That is what you bought a phone with a keyboard in landscape.
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knx2 said:
Hahahaha awesome.
And to the OP dude this phone has a slide-out keyboard... in...... landscape! Takes ZERO screen space! Just pointing that out.
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I'm fully aware my $500 phone has a hardware keyboard. It was the reason I bought it
Bu srsly, sometimes you just don't feel like opening the keyboard, but you're forced to because the android kb is inaccurate (atleast less accurate than the iphone one).
And swype is atrocious omg I do NOT understand the hype with it lol
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hydrogenwv said:
Analogy fail.
He's not going into Burger King and telling the customers the food at McDonald's is better. He's going into Burger King and saying.. 'I love your food, but your pickles are a little subpar.'
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This!
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knx2 said:
I do not agree that the iPhone keyboard is better. I just think it is kinda weird to expect a phone with a hardware keyboard in lanscape also needs to have an on-screen keyboard. It is the same thing just type on the damn keyboard. That is what you bought a phone with a keyboard in landscape.
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People could've also bought the phone just for its processor among other things that are better than the rest of sprints lineup so not everyone uses there keyboard.

knx2 - Just because your opinion is different, doesn't mean his opinion is wrong. Awesome, eh? Personally, I didn't buy the phone for the hardware keyboard. I bought it to transition to virtual keyboards, but with a backup in case I determined I didn't like it. I use both, personally. Longer messages, I'll slide out the keyboard. Shorter messages, I'll use the software keyboard. Longer messages on the virtual keyboard? Forget it.

hydrogenwv said:
God, you guys are tools.
He pointed out one aspect of the iPhone that is better than the Epic. Believe me, I love my Epic and wouldn't switch to an iPhone for anything, but that doesn't mean there aren't aspects of the iPhone that are better. I agree with Fox about the landscape virtual keyboard taking up the whole screen, that does bother me. Am I a troll now, too?
And who cares if the phone he is on has a hardware keyboard? He was talking about the virtual keyboard? Wouldn't it be nice to see some improvements of the virtual keyboard?
You don't have to be pricks to fellow forum members for giving their honest opinion.
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Wow. Its a record in this thread for the amount of people who actually understand the difference between bashing and constructive criticism! 2 so far! Hahah
Its like when I went to the ns boards saying "I think google should've made the nexus s dual core just to set another milestone with the nexus line" And all I got was them comparing their e-peens to mines by saying things like "This phone is perfect with one core. If you wanted dual core, you can go ahead and not havegingerbread."
Like, that's cool and all, but that's not what I was talking about.
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Just typed on my hero, it was about the same accuracy as the epic
BUT! I forgot about the calibrate tool in htc's keyboard and I typed everything I wanted, with 1 or 2 mistakes
Why isn't there a calibrate option for the android keyboard? Or am I missing something
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knx2 - Just because your opinion is different, doesn't mean his opinion is wrong. Awesome, eh? Personally, I didn't buy the phone for the hardware keyboard. I bought it to transition to virtual keyboards, but with a backup in case I determined I didn't like it. I use both, personally. Longer messages, I'll slide out the keyboard. Shorter messages, I'll use the software keyboard. Longer messages on the virtual keyboard? Forget it.
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Cool story. I didn't say his opinion was wrong. I was trying to find out why someone may complain about screen space when using the phone in landscape when the phone has a landscape keyboard under the screen in landscape.
Yes. You lose screen space using the onscreen keyboard I totally agree. But if you have a hardware keyboard right under the screen in landscape...... that is what I am trying to understand.
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Hey the op is right ,no throlling u guys need to grow up and accept pples opinions and thoughts that's why there's forums ,and like it or not he's right I own a ipod touch 4 and a epic 4 g,and the keyboard on apples products is pretty accurate maybe android should be lloking into it ,because that's the reaon I swapped my evo for the epic ..and that's the reason why a got rid of the hero,,,so epic definetly is the alternative ........remember these forum is to express our thoughts and opinions,,don't like don't respond or read the thread and it will be buried..
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knx2 - Just because your opinion is different, doesn't mean his opinion is wrong. Awesome, eh? Personally, I didn't buy the phone for the hardware keyboard. I bought it to transition to virtual keyboards, but with a backup in case I determined I didn't like it. I use both, personally. Longer messages, I'll slide out the keyboard. Shorter messages, I'll use the software keyboard. Longer messages on the virtual keyboard? Forget it.
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knx2 said:
Cool story. I didn't say his opinion was wrong. I was trying to find out why someone may complain about screen space when using the phone in landscape when the phone has a landscape keyboard under the screen in landscape.
Yes. You lose screen space using the onscreen keyboard I totally agree. But if you have a hardware keyboard right under the screen in landscape...... that is what I am trying to understand.
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Well now that you've changed your tone from asshole to just condescending, I'll answer you.
"Just because you have the ability to save the world, it doesn't mean you have to."
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jocampo86 said:
Hey the op is right ,no throlling u guys need to grow up and accept pples opinions and thoughts that's why there's forums ,and like it or not he's right I own a ipod touch 4 and a epic 4 g,and the keyboard on apples products is pretty accurate maybe android should be lloking into it ,because that's the reaon I swapped my evo for the epic ..and that's the reason why a got rid of the hero,,,so epic definetly is the alternative ........remember these forum is to express our thoughts and opinions,,don't like don't respond or read the thread and it will be buried..
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My opinion was different and now I'm an ass?
I questioned the reason for the complaint of an onscreen keyboard and I'm an ass?
I guess you and others do not understand forums.
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Did you Vote??

Which Smartphone Would You Buy Today?
Gizmodo Link is here goo.gl/YMd3
Wizhk
I don't see a link.... or maybe is because I'm using the xda app.
DarkManX4lf said:
I don't see a link.... or maybe is because I'm using the xda app.
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You dont see and link cuz the OP couldnt post links (to new to the site).. He tried to post the info you would add to the link.. which i couldnt figure out so i googled it.. But i think this is what he meant.
http://gizmodo.com/5657404/if-you-had-to-buy-a-smartphone-today-which-would-you-buy
IF you add up every android phone on that list.... it just barely meets the iPhone 4 figures. That's sad
But look how long icraps have been around... I used to be apple's biggest fan.... and then I got a taste of the droid! We're just getting started! We will eventuallu take over
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hydralisk said:
IF you add up every android phone on that list.... it just barely meets the iPhone 4 figures. That's sad
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I did a rough estimate of the android phones and came with 11+k and that was like and hour ago. The iphone is only at 9k.
I dont see anything sad about android winning, even if by not much. Its a new OS that people are just now discovering. The only thing sad I can see is that there are still that many people still stuck on Apple phones.
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You dont see and link cuz the OP couldnt post links (to new to the site).. He tried to post the info you would add to the link.. which i couldnt figure out so i googled it.. But i think this is what he meant.
http://gizmodo.com/5657404/if-you-had-to-buy-a-smartphone-today-which-would-you-buy
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Yeah thats the link I was going for, just used the google shortening service for the link..
Thanks for the Repost.
Wizhk
"standing ovation" preach it brother!
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I would get an iPhone 4 in a heartbeat, but instead Ive got my Evo 4G!!! I like Sprint Better than At&T and thats why I stick with them, one can only hope a the CDMA iPhone comes to Sprint. One can dream!
voted, at least the evo is on top of the android heap rawr
Blitzpwnage said:
I would get an iPhone 4 in a heartbeat, but instead Ive got my Evo 4G!!! I like Sprint Better than At&T and thats why I stick with them, one can only hope a the CDMA iPhone comes to Sprint. One can dream!
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Yep, I'd get an iPhone 4 too, simply because I like it's design a little bit more than the Evo and I love it's keyboard. I'm not a huge fan of apps anyways...I just need texting, a damn browser and a good keyboard.
Voted Evo!
ms79723 said:
Yep, I'd get an iPhone 4 too, simply because I like it's design a little bit more than the Evo and I love it's keyboard. I'm not a huge fan of apps anyways...I just need texting, a damn browser and a good keyboard.
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keyboard? lol the evo has a MUCH larger keyboard then the iphone. well a touch screen keyboard. Neither one has an actual keyboard
Last-Chance said:
keyboard? lol the evo has a MUCH larger keyboard then the iphone. well a touch screen keyboard. Neither one has an actual keyboard
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The on screen keyboard on the iPhone is better than the one's on the EVO. At least they are for me.
In all honesty, any OS (mobile or otherwise) doesn't stand a chance vs Apple products. Gizmodo has always been very pro Apple and Steve Jobs, as are a lot of their readers. However Android, at the rate its going, should be a monster in a couple years and have the phones to compete with AT&T / Apple
Ha wow there are already better phones, you are about too start a flame war, steve jobs can suck it and all his communistic features.
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Jus10o said:
I did a rough estimate of the android phones and came with 11+k and that was like and hour ago. The iphone is only at 9k.
I dont see anything sad about android winning, even if by not much. Its a new OS that people are just now discovering. The only thing sad I can see is that there are still that many people still stuck on Apple phones.
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Just now descovering? Isn't this os based off of linux , unix os?
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evohack99 said:
Ha wow there are already better phones, you are about too start a flame war, steve jobs can suck it and all his communistic features.
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Communistic features? I don't follow you at all.iPhone is a great device and so is the evo.no flame war just talking.
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Award Tour said:
The on screen keyboard on the iPhone is better than the one's on the EVO. At least they are for me.
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Swype....
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Wizhk
Jus10o said:
I did a rough estimate of the android phones and came with 11+k and that was like and hour ago. The iphone is only at 9k.
I dont see anything sad about android winning, even if by not much. Its a new OS that people are just now discovering. The only thing sad I can see is that there are still that many people still stuck on Apple phones.
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Android is only a year behind the iPhone.
Blitzpwnage said:
I would get an iPhone 4 in a heartbeat, but instead Ive got my Evo 4G!!! I like Sprint Better than At&T and thats why I stick with them, one can only hope a the CDMA iPhone comes to Sprint. One can dream!
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Wall Street Journal confirmed today or yesterday I forget that 2011 Verizon will get a CDMA iPhone 5.
ms79723 said:
Yep, I'd get an iPhone 4 too, simply because I like it's design a little bit more than the Evo and I love it's keyboard. I'm not a huge fan of apps anyways...I just need texting, a damn browser and a good keyboard.
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Get "smart keyboard pro" they have a skin that mimics the iPhone's keyboard.

F*** i Hate Android!

...for one reason, and one reason only.
never mind a better keyboard.apk!
I'm texting my babe tonight, and that stupid auto text ph*cked up a good moment. I tried remessaging her from my Wing, ..but the moment was lost...she was all good btw. BUT it could have gone better!
'remember that time on Haight Street....."
= remember that time on Haughty St!
FFS!
I need a frigin Capactive touch Stylus. ASDF
fin\
android hates your fat fingers
(mine too, except i adapt to it, instead of whining about it)
Ffs!
..........
Day 4 withit
Yeah i'm gonna adapt to it. with a frigin stylus.
my girlfriend text me asking what I was going to do for my holidays, I texted back "Might do a little 3some" because 3d wasn't in my phones dictionary but 3some was? lol thanks sense keyboard..
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my girlfriend text me asking what I was going to do for my holidays, I texted back "Might do a little 3some" because 3d wasn't in my phones dictionary but 3some was? lol thanks sense keyboard..
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Lol, would have been funny if she was like "Okay! Just as long as you remember to use protection, babe." before you could reply back saying it was a typo.
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Lol, would have been funny if she was like "Okay! Just as long as you remember to use protection, babe." before you could reply back saying it was a typo.
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Smart man eric... smart man
Pwned
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ROM_Guest said:
...for one reason, and one reason only.
never mind a better keyboard.apk!
I'm texting my babe tonight, and that stupid auto text ph*cked up a good moment. I tried remessaging her from my Wing, ..but the moment was lost...she was all good btw. BUT it could have gone better!
'remember that time on Haight Street....."
= remember that time on Haughty St!
FFS!
I need a frigin Capactive touch Stylus. ASDF
fin\
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You could try this really amazing app that will fix it; it's one of the best. It's called proof-reading.
Or try an auto-complete keyboard like Swype, Swiftkey etc.
You don't proof read before sending? Or you could turn off autocomplete and quick fixes.
This is a touch keyboard thing...
Like thong/thing, of/if, love/live, ****/duck, bit/but, me/mr etc etc
You didn't proof read it so you blamed the phone?....too funny!
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ROM_Guest said:
...for one reason, and one reason only.
never mind a better keyboard.apk!
I'm texting my babe tonight, and that stupid auto text ph*cked up a good moment. I tried remessaging her from my Wing, ..but the moment was lost...she was all good btw. BUT it could have gone better!
'remember that time on Haight Street....."
= remember that time on Haughty St!
FFS!
I need a frigin Capactive touch Stylus. ASDF
fin\
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Whatever it is you're drinking, smoking, and or ingesting, please don't get on XDA afterwords.
And if your relationship depends on "the moment" when you're text messaging, you must be 12, or making this all up.
OP is blaming Android when he should really blame himself for a lack of attention to detail.
Fact: Haight is a proper noun, it is NOT a word in the dictionary.
Fact: Haughty IS a word in the dictionary, it's an adjective.
I think I would have been mad had Android NOT changed it. Learn how auto-correct works.
The point is - autocorrect is great, but everything needs to be checked after writing when it's being utilized.
if you root you can try droid x keyboard. its a multitouch one and its bigger than android stock one.
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..use voice or vlingo..
ROM_Guest said:
...for one reason, and one reason only.
never mind a better keyboard.apk!
I'm texting my babe tonight, and that stupid auto text ph*cked up a good moment. I tried remessaging her from my Wing, ..but the moment was lost...she was all good btw. BUT it could have gone better!
'remember that time on Haight Street....."
= remember that time on Haughty St!
FFS!
I need a frigin Capactive touch Stylus. ASDF
fin\
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@Khatysus:
Wow, excuse me for putting in a light hearted post on real life experiences.
I didn't know we could only talk about certain things approved by you.
Lol the only thing that got me was don't /doesn't on swype but seriously I like the stock keyboard...
And what do you mean in the moment? Lol that's kinda creepy
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Pre 3 seems like a winner

WebOS simply bests android and ios in usability. Hopefully the crap that was wrong with the OS was hopefully solved. The way multitasking is handled is best among the mobile OS' that alone sets it above the others. Androids great and has a huge following. Same for IOS just too constricted. I dont need yall to agree either.
Anyway its my kind of OS.
I don't think I can agree with that. The new webos may be able to compete when its launched.. truthfully I've got my hopes a little raised but meh.
Let's just hope its not another disaster.
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I don't know how we can continue our lives without you here Churro7...
Bye bye
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I love webos over android but If they don't have atleast a 4 inch screen and on screen keyboard I can't go back. I had a pre before my epic but the screen on the epic is a beast. Give me atleast a 4 inch screen and ill be there in heart beat.
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jarnail24 said:
I love webos over android but If they don't have atleast a 4 inch screen and on screen keyboard I can't go back. I had a pre before my epic but the screen on the epic is a beast. Give me atleast a 4 inch screen and ill be there in heart beat.
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They do have a virtual keyboard implemented in the old webos it just wasn't active. I had a pre with a virtual keyboard 'patch'
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jarnail24 said:
I love webos over android but If they don't have atleast a 4 inch screen and on screen keyboard I can't go back. I had a pre before my epic but the screen on the epic is a beast. Give me atleast a 4 inch screen and ill be there in heart beat.
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Youre speaking for alot of people.I dont see what is keeping Hp from making something like Vibrant with WebOS on it.
I will keep my beloved Epic until Galaxy 2 comes out for my Amoled fix,but will by HP's WebOS tablet so I will have best of both until HP fires everybody and start giving people full touchscreen phones that they want.
Good for you. It looks like a pos. Why bother posting this sh..t here this an epic 4g forum for people that will keep their phones not people getting a different phone. A waste of a thread for useless crap and non informational to anyone that owns an epic.
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Why do we care?????? Have fun. Sounds lime he's making a good bye thread.
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Unfortunately?
Why are there so many damn "announcements" for people coming and leaving on these forums? You aren't noobnl, no one cares. I hope stupid crap like this could be grounds for warning across XDA... something that would follow you over to the new forums. Maybe change the user title to "Drama Queen".
musclehead84 said:
Why do we care?????? Have fun. Sounds lime he's making a good bye thread.
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and considering the release is supposed to be sometime in the summer it might be a reeeeeeeaaaaaaallllllly long goodbye
Complaints should be sent here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2433609
Nana-na-na hey-hey-hey GOODBYE
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lol not the intention of my post but ok
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XtaC318 said:
They do have a virtual keyboard implemented in the old webos it just wasn't active. I had a pre with a virtual keyboard 'patch'
I had that patch but it was buggy and the double click on the gesture area to bring it up was slow and didn't work at all sometimes.
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135,000 apps vs. 5,000 enough said.
Yeah... no thanks..
While I am not particularly interested in WebOs at this point I will say this...tablet is ok..Pre3 is nothing impressive..
I mean they are going with the same cpu as the mytouch 4g over-clocked to 1.4ghz and wait till summer to release it? thats not really going to stand out much against all the dual core phones...
If they released it now it would have been pretty good..by summer its a yawn...
Jimmyjoe said:
135,000 apps vs. 5,000 enough said.
Yeah... no thanks..
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how many of those 135000 apps are actually good?
churro7 said:
how many of those 135000 apps are actually good?
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lol.. well.. only more than 3% of the android apps have to be "good" in order to beat palms 100% of 5,000+.
but thats not the point. no one cares about # of apps (except poor W7 Phones).
seriously, no body switched phones for # of "apps". cough apple, cough, if 3% of Apple's App Store (+400,000) was useful, there would be over 12,000 useful iphone apps, and no one wants 12,000 apps on their phones.
but, i actually think the Pre will do good because Android is a POS getting their act together (we have to wait until 2.3 or 3.0+ for native Android video chat? are you sh*ting me?, wake up Mountain View, CA, you might be late, but you still missed the boat.). We have 4G (WiMax/LTE/etc), we want video chat on our phones, full web browsing, corporate email/calendars, and other standard features, and we want it to work, period.
The HP Pre 3 will hit a sweet spot of phone features vs. carrier support vs. developers. It probably will not be popular (overall), but, if you needed it, I'm sure it will work.
after that, its anyones game... blackberry, android, webos, ios, w7.. (+/- 3 years from now.)
Jimmyjoe said:
135,000 apps vs. 5,000 enough said.
Yeah... no thanks..
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McDonalds sells billions of burgers every year worldwide. Does that make them the best hamburgers in the world? Hardly.
Not to mention, how many of those apps are not actually apps? For example search for adw launcher, you get 100 themes or more... they're not functional apps.
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Ditching the Epic for an EVO

I'm still within my 30 days, so I'm going to the Sprint store tomorrow to trade this Epic in for an EVO.
I have played with the EVO quite a bit (couple of co-workers have it) and my reasons for trading it are:
1. I hate the clunkyness associated with having the type of keyboard that the Epic has. It drives me insane! I am not a gamer, I don't need the keyboard. I <3 Swype.
2. The EVO feels solid. Partially because it doesn't have a keyboard like the Epic, but it seems to be better built, physically.
3. The quality of display difference really isn't that drastic. Hold the two side by site. I think the difference is often exaggerated.
t;dr: The Epic is like a shiny, pretty car with a great motor, but it physically feels like a cheap plastic body and it drives me nuts.
Ok, we care why? This belongs in the EVO forum where people well cherry you on. Otherwise, you just look like a spoilsport. So you love the EVO, go enjoy it and let us enjoy our phones.
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The Root said:
Ok, we care why? This belongs in the EVO forum where people well cherry you on. Otherwise, you just look like a spoilsport. So you love the EVO, go enjoy it and let us enjoy our phones.
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I apologize for the massive inconvenience that sharing my thoughts about the Samsung Epic in the Samsung Epic forums has caused you.
Ryjabo said:
I apologize for the massive inconvenience that sharing my thoughts about the Samsung Epic in the Samsung Epic forums has caused you.
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It would be fine if it was based in any sort of reality. The display on the Epic is in another class entirely than the EVO display. To say they are similar is a lie.
Also, if you don't like the form factor of a hardware keyboard sliding phone, why the hell did you buy it in the first place?
Lastly, no one cares about any of this because they are excited about getting froyo on Monday.
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I apologize for the massive inconvenience that sharing my thoughts about the Samsung Epic in the Samsung Epic forums has caused you.
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You're perfectly free to share your thoughts, but don't act surprised when people here don't care. Threads like this rarely go anywhere good.
And all this when official 2.2 looks like it will finally hit. LOL. To each their own.
Tryin to spoil our fun I suppose.
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Ryjabo said:
I apologize for the massive inconvenience that sharing my thoughts about the Samsung Epic in the Samsung Epic forums has caused you.
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Lol i guess he's a .......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82VE8UtW8A&feature=related
"I don't care about this thread so much so that I'm going to post in it."
Awesome.
You guys are a grouchy bunch. Good grief.
And all this when official 2.2 looks like it will finally hit.
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Hey, you're posting a message that I don't care about, so here's me replying to let you know that I don't care.
rgregg504 said:
Tryin to spoil our fun I suppose.
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Holy sh**.
Are you guys for real?
All I did was give you my thoughts about the Epic and why I'm switching. You have me confused with some EVO fanboy that wants to come in here and rub your noses in dogsh**.
Sorry, I'll shutup. I didn't see the forum guideline that says "Don't say anything negative about this phone in here".
OP, if you've been around this part of XDA, you should have known to wear an asbestos suit before starting this thread!
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worldwidepmp said:
OP, if you've been around this part of XDA, you should have known to wear an asbestos suit before starting this thread!
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Apparently I haven't been around it enough. There's some serious nerd rage going on in here.
muyoso said:
It would be fine if it was based in any sort of reality. The display on the Epic is in another class entirely than the EVO display. To say they are similar is a lie.
Also, if you don't like the form factor of a hardware keyboard sliding phone, why the hell did you buy it in the first place?
Lastly, no one cares about any of this because they are excited about getting froyo on Monday.
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Agreed. A friend of mine wants an Epic because side by side, the difference really IS that much better even being a little bit smaller. More power to the OP for wanting a phone that tickles his fancy better.
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I bought this phone because it had a keyboard and the Shift had not been mentioned by the time my 30 days were up. If I only knew then what I know now, about the shift!
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rygran87 said:
Agreed. A friend of mine wants an Epic because side by side, the difference really IS that much better even being a little bit smaller. More power to the OP for wanting a phone that tickles his fancy better.
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I can't say that the difference isn't obvious, but it's not "better enough" with the Epic for me, personally, to enjoy a phone that feels as clunky as the Epic does because of the shoddy keyboard mechanism.
I'm not here to flame, I personally don't have an interest in which phone you prefer. But as others have said, if you prefer Swype why would you even get a phone with a hardware keyboard?
I agree the EVO has a more solid feel, but I attribute this to it being thinner, and not having the slider.
Disagree about the display, especially outside. Are you sure you had your brightness turned up?
Anyways, enjoy your EVO...
Ryjabo said:
I'm still within my 30 days, so I'm going to the Sprint store tomorrow to trade this Epic in for an EVO.
I have played with the EVO quite a bit (couple of co-workers have it) and my reasons for trading it are:
1. I hate the clunkyness associated with having the type of keyboard that the Epic has. It drives me insane! I am not a gamer, I don't need the keyboard. I <3 Swype.
2. The EVO feels solid. Partially because it doesn't have a keyboard like the Epic, but it seems to be better built, physically.
3. The quality of display difference really isn't that drastic. Hold the two side by site. I think the difference is often exaggerated.
t;dr: The Epic is like a shiny, pretty car with a great motor, but it physically feels like a cheap plastic body and it drives me nuts.
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Ryjabo said:
I can't say that the difference isn't obvious, but it's not "better enough" with the Epic for me, personally, to enjoy a phone that feels as clunky as the Epic does because of the shoddy keyboard mechanism.
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Hmmmm. My keyboard mechanism is anything but clunky. Smooth and crisp are words I'd use.
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To each his own. Have fun with your evo
Says this viper beast
Dude why the **** would you leave the epic for the crappy evo when the official froyo update is about to drop Monday. Stupid.
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Mods, please close this thread. It's gonna get bad in here...

What do you prefer?

Slide out keyboard or virtual keyboard? I was thinking about upgrading to the nexus s 4g but I can't deal without having a slide out keyboard
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Different strokes for different folks.
Try it out before you buy.
one week i'll use the keyboard, next week I'll forget it's there.
I prefer virtual keyboard and I will be getting the nexus s in two weeks
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Shoulon said:
one week i'll use the keyboard, next week I'll forget it's there.
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ohhh cant yell at him for posting a question.. i see how it is!!
and... i did prefer a physical keyboard... but samsung messed it up so much with the button misses i barely use it..
I only ever type on the screen. The physical keyboard is handy for use with the Game Gripper, though.
ksmullins88 said:
ohhh cant yell at him for posting a question.. i see how it is!!
and... i did prefer a physical keyboard... but samsung messed it up so much with the button misses i barely use it..
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lmao. Use impaler's keyboard fix. it works 100% for me. use the regular one not the speed demon one.
I bought Epic because of slideout keyboard, but thanks to Swype I use it once a month or less.
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lmao. Use impaler's keyboard fix. it works 100% for me. use the regular one not the speed demon one.
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i cant on GB!
It is funny that you posted this because i was just running through all of the keyboards to see what I liked best. I have never us the physical keyboard othere than testing. I have always used swype and have loved it. But after playing with the keyboards I am really liking the Samsung keyboard in landscape mode. I got the epic because it had the physical keyboard. But after using the virtual keyboards I don't see myself ever using the physical keyboard unless it is for game control.
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smooney3 said:
I only ever type on the screen. The physical keyboard is handy for use with the Game Gripper, though.
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THIS
Game Gripper was the buying point for me. I'm waiting for a SGSII 4G without keyboard and hope GG keeps up with a bluetooth version
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THIS
Game Gripper was the buying point for me. I'm waiting for a nexus S II 4G without keyboard and hope GG keeps up with a bluetooth version
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That's got to be the worst name for a cell phone. EVER.
063_XOBX said:
That's got to be the worst name for a cell phone. EVER.
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I don't know. That's a tough call. Nothing sounds worse to me than SPRINT WITHIN
http://pocketnow.com/android/galaxy-s-2-us-carrier-branding-confirmed
Physical keyboard.
Physical. Why waste 15mb of ram on a keyboard when we have one built in. I have been a samsung kb addict since the original blackjack
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Shoulon said:
one week i'll use the keyboard, next week I'll forget it's there.
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+1, I prefer having it for just this reason. There's also times I look at the virtual keyboard and think, "I can type this far faster on the regular keyboard."
063_XOBX said:
That's got to be the worst name for a cell phone. EVER.
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For all you know it could end up being the Nexus X by Motorola next time around.
I use my soft keyboard for texting and short e-mails. I use my hard keyboard for long e-mails. I really like having both there and not sure if I would want a phone with only a soft keyboard.
I WANTED to use the physical keyboard a lot, it's the main reason I chose the Epic over the Evo. But the key skipping was infuriating, so I ended up using swype most of the time.
But when that keyboard fix started floating around the forums, Ohhhh boyyy! Now I just look for EXCUSES to slide out the keyboard.

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