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Sprint announcement tonight ..

I just hope the people who are overly complaining stay that way. One thing that blows my mind is when someone complains before they even see the product. Now don't get me wrong I know everyone want a evo 2, but nothing wrong with sprint trying something new out. And to those threatening to leave your contract because of this, lol like people haven't said this before and got raped with no lube by the next carrier you went to - give me a break.
[update] This phone is horrid, i tried to give them the benefit of the doubt, and i guess you can't do that with sprint (my first time signing up with them in sept ember), oh well wait for MWC.

What time is the announcement suppose to b I just wanna know what it is since its an "industry first"
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Addictedtothegreenguy said:
What time is the announcement suppose to b I just wanna know what it is since its an "industry first"
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6 pm eastern time I believe

Ok thx
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anybody know if there will be a live stream?

Rydah805 said:
anybody know if there will be a live stream?
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Spri...today-live-coverage-starts-at-6pm-EST_id16505
Don't know about a stream though

Now, I wonder if I can stream this on my phone.....that would be an industry first

muppetman462 said:
Now, I wonder if I can stream this on my phone.....that would be an industry first
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Hehehe I'm sure engadget will have a live blog

muppetman462 said:
Now, I wonder if I can stream this on my phone.....that would be an industry first
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Why couldn't you?

Sprint via Twitter update said it will not be live streamed. But said to watch their Twitter as it'll be updated as the event progresses.
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mbaseball3 said:
Sprint via Twitter update said it will not be live streamed. But said to watch their Twitter as it'll be updated as the event progresses.
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There you go....I guess I'll have to watch twitter....

I sense rage in the op
from my phone duh

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Now, I wonder if I can stream this on my phone.....that would be an industry first
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that would be a first but they can't even get Qik to work right. They need to enhance the service before bringing some phone with a hinge into the mix. EVO's screen is big enough WTF am I gonna really do with 2 and 3D don't ever go there. I need a 3D phone like I need a hole in my head. I can put my foot on a hinge while Sprint wears some 3D glasses and kickem in the face. This is upsetting.

qhinton said:
that would be a first but they can't even get Qik to work right. They need to enhance the service before bringing some phone with a hinge into the mix. EVO's screen is big enough WTF am I gonna really do with 2 and 3D don't ever go there. I need a 3D phone like I need a hole in my head. I can put my foot on a hinge while Sprint wears some 3D glasses and kickem in the face. This is upsetting.
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What you need is some basic punctuation and grammar lessons. QIK works just fine for me. every time i've fired it up, it works exactly as described. as for the rest of it, is there any point to getting bent outta shape by an announcement that hasn't happened?

qhinton said:
that would be a first but they can't even get Qik to work right. They need to enhance the service before bringing some phone with a hinge into the mix. EVO's screen is big enough WTF am I gonna really do with 2 and 3D don't ever go there. I need a 3D phone like I need a hole in my head. I can put my foot on a hinge while Sprint wears some 3D glasses and kickem in the face. This is upsetting.
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No one, not even you knows the full truth of what's coming out. So don't go beating on rumors and talk cause that just puts you in the middle of crowd. Hell, even if it does turn out to be 3d dual screen and what ever else the rumors report, you've got no idea of the specs. That's our favorite report. So hold your pants on. We've got what, another hour to go? Or some crap like that.
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No one, not even you knows the full truth of what's coming out. So don't go beating on rumors and talk cause that just puts you in the middle of crowd. Hell, even if it does turn out to be 3d dual screen and what ever else the rumors report, you've got no idea of the specs. That's our favorite report. So hold your pants on. We've got what, another hour to go? Or some crap like that.
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You have a point. Even if it is 3D(which i'm NOT a fan of) what if it's some 2ghz beast-mode phone?? All we gotta do is wait for the community here to get there hands on it. i'm sure it'll be usable in no time!

im getting excited and maybe industry and maybe they will release it tomm

nvm haha.
I cant wait to see what this will be! dont let us down sprint.

aimbdd said:
nvm haha.
I cant wait to see what this will be! dont let us down sprint.
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Lol don't worry, sprint will! Lol
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mykenyc said:
I just hope the people who are overly complaining stay that way. One thing that blows my mind is when someone complains before they even see the product. Now don't get me wrong I know everyone want a evo 2, but nothing wrong with sprint trying something new out. And to those threatening to leave your contract because of this, lol like people haven't said this before and got raped with no lube by the next carrier you went to - give me a break.
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Well just an FYI.. the plan im switching to on Verizon is only $10 a month more than what im paying on Sprint. And I get LTE inside my house so its worth it to me.

what to see some real hate

check out sprints facebook page lol

LOL... This announcement would've been a success if it was made on April Fool's Day immediately followed by an EVO2 announcement.
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funny part is NONE of the facebook sprint people are made a post normally some says something wrong and BOOM 3 or 4 sprint people post defending ... NOTHING tonight lol

Link to page: ?

freeza said:
Link to page: ?
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http://www.facebook.com/sprint

get your zings in now I got three likes and comment in like three mins

Yep and check out the Youtube site. I don't like wishing bad on anyone but somebody needs taken to wood shed on this. I simply can't believe how horrible an idea this was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk7nf6TNHH4

I will agree that the Echo is a big disappointment, and I comment on sprints facebook that way.
After watching that youtube, (before that all I saw was the one pic showing off the huge hinge) the echo does look kinda cool. It's the processer, and the rest of the specs are weak.
Has anybody seen how much RAM/ROM it has? Also is that the second gen snapdragon, like the 800mhz one in the G2? The running two seperate screens at once is kinda cool.

Someone needs to be fired.

Drewmungus said:
I will agree that the Echo is a big disappointment, and I comment on sprints facebook that way.
After watching that youtube, (before that all I saw was the one pic showing off the huge hinge) the echo does look kinda cool. It's the processer, and the rest of the specs are weak.
Has anybody seen how much RAM/ROM it has? Also is that the second gen snapdragon, like the 800mhz one in the G2? The running two seperate screens at once is kinda cool.
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NVM, read it wrong

Epic fail in my book, Ill just keep my Evo until they release something worth upgrading to...

I find it hard to believe that there wasnt a handful of people at sprint that thought this was a terrible idea. I wonder it this was a one or two man mainshow as far as approval of the idea of the phone.
There is literally one or two positive comments amongst hundreds of borderline verbally "violent" comment against the Echo.
Makes you wonder if Dan just said "We are doing this phone, if you dont like it then your fired" or if the even did any market testing????

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Someone needs to be fired.
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And blacklisted.

I hope they read everything on the web and not order too many of them, unless they need expensive paper weights in the office.
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Yeah, they got a lot of heat for this.
I'm switching to Verizon on Thursday (you know why!), but I was still curious what this "magic" announcement is going to be.
EPIC FAIL SPRINT!

fast2049 said:
Epic fail in my book, Ill just keep my Evo until they release something worth upgrading to...
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+10,000,000
Seriously? This is what Sprint got all excited about. A single screen dual core phone would have been much, much more exciting.

I think Kyocera makes the best music....listen to the song they have on the youtube ad....It's great! I feel like I'm back in the '80s!

im pretty sure majority of sprint agreed that it was a failure, but kyocera pushed money and persuasion into this event.... im willing to bet sprint wanted nothing to do with this phone and kyocera paid for the event, not sprint.

So was this the equivalent of being rick rolled by sprint? I never expected to get trolled by my own phone company, they should know its bad business to play with peoples emotions when you are trying to get money from them.
But then again this is the same company who called the epic, well, the epic.
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i had to rick roll myself after seeing that

EVO vs Echo ...

Which one is better?
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Obvious troll is obvious.
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dude this is easy, the echo has TWICE as many screens!!!!!!!!!!111

datajosh said:
dude this is easy, the echo has TWICE as many screens!!!!!!!!!!111
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Hmmmmm off the bat one would agree but I wonder how apps would actually use the extra screen.
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If you're making a joke, funny joke lol
If you're being serious, I've actually put some thought into it. The echo is a good idea, and I really like it for it being the first of it's kind, but the hardware just isn't up to par at all for what it is supposed to be doing. A first gen snapdragon trying to run two programs at the same time would underachieve quite a bit. The two screen thing isn't gonna work (for me and a lot of people anyways) until they get a dual core (or even quad core) processor powering it, when they can make the device thinner, and when they can eliminate they strip in between the two screens when its open. And it would also help if the phone wasn't a kyocera

The Echo has more letters in its name.

Leukay said:
If you're making a joke, funny joke lol
If you're being serious, I've actually put some thought into it. The echo is a good idea, and I really like it for it being the first of it's kind, but the hardware just isn't up to par at all for what it is supposed to be doing. A first gen snapdragon trying to run two programs at the same time would underachieve quite a bit. The two screen thing isn't gonna work (for me and a lot of people anyways) until they get a dual core (or even quad core) processor powering it, when they can make the device thinner, and when they can eliminate they strip in between the two screens when its open. And it would also help if the phone wasn't a kyocera
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LOL I know I have been one, if not the biggest critic of the Echo, but I think if done right, there is potential to a dual screen phone. Most likely it's because of the hype that lead to the event that people are so hard on it, but it might be cool or innovative after all.
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If the Echo were announced this time last year, people would be going ape**** over it. I guess in 2011, we're too busy looking for dual core superphones with 2000 mAh batteries.
To be honest, I really wanted to like the Echo. As soon as I heard it had a first-generation Snapdragon, though, most of my hopes went out of the window. If only HTC would give the concept a shot.

Mecha2142 said:
If the Echo were announced this time last year, people would be going ape**** over it. I guess in 2011, we're too busy looking for dual core superphones with 2000 mAh batteries.
To be honest, I really wanted to like the Echo. As soon as I heard it had a first-generation Snapdragon, though, most of my hopes went out of the window. If only HTC would give the concept a shot.
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Whats really funny is if Apple does it, all major tech blogs would have orgasms over it.
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Whats really funny is if Apple does it, all major tech blogs would have orgasms over it.
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THIS JUST IN: APPLE ADDS A SECOND 0.5 INCH SCREEN TO ITS IPHONE. PREORDERS ARE NUMBERING THE BILLIONS AS WE SPEAK.
Urrgh, still kinda pissed off about the failed execution though. If it had something like dual 4 inch screens, I'd be much more interested. As it stands, 3.5 is still too big a downgrade from my Evo's screen, even if the Echo has two of them.

datajosh said:
dude this is easy, the echo has TWICE as many screens!!!!!!!!!!111
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Lollllllllll +1 more is better isn't it?
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I thought it was awesome being able to watch porn on my phone. Now I can watch 2 pornos at the same time.
Obviously better.
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JoeLithium said:
I thought it was awesome being able to watch porn on my phone. Now I can watch 2 pornos at the same time.
Obviously better.
Some people have nothing better to do. Guess its better to get a virus then an std! Lmao
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I personally think the evo is big enough. Also running 2 screens on a 1ghz processor I think would slow or lag the device. Just my opinion.
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Sarcasm is not easily conveyed in a forum post.
No but really..... they obviously had porn on their mind in the concept.

I know it's a joke, but:
- 2 screens = [approx.] 1/2 the battery life
- Very custom UI = much longer to put out major updates
- Kyocera

The fact they had to optimize several stock Android apps makes me think that there won't be much in the way of dual-screen support... Unless it's a REALLY well-polished app with next-to-no bugs on it, I don't see many developers trying to add support that could break a thousand more things with their apps.
Most apps will probably run similarly to how GBA games run on the DS and DS Lite (I know comparing the phone to the DS is getting overused, but it's the closest example I could think of). You'll probably be able to choose which screen you want used as the display, and that's the one that will be used for those apps without the support.

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The echo's a fu*kin joke.
Nothing will truly take advantage of both screens and porting ROMs to it will be a hellish nightmare.

RileyGrant said:
The echo's a fu*kin joke.
Nothing will truly take advantage of both screens and porting ROMs to it will be a hellish nightmare.
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Wait, people are going to port ROMs to it?

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Wait, people are going to port ROMs to it?
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No. They will come as combos, one for each screen

Is there any confirmation of Sprint even announcing anything at CTIA?

Im just wondering because im looking at the CTIA schedule and see AT&T, Qualcom and some other mobile announcements but I dont see anything from Sprint on there. So im just wondering...

I'm pretty sure they'll be MIA.

Would you show your face after hosting a press conference for the Kyocera Echo?

Pretty sure they're planning on releasing a 5G phone with AOL data speeds.
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Look for Sprint to shine in the CTIA....They will manage to pull a rabbit our their azz...Thats the reason why they changed their premier upgrade policy.
I am guessing the Evo 2 and a LG high end phone at the least.

Let's ask DirtyShmooz or whatever his name is. He seems to be the Sprint Evangelist around these forums.
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MsRandall said:
Look for Sprint to shine in the CTIA....They will manage to pull a rabbit our their azz...Thats the reason why they changed their premier upgrade policy.
I am guessing the Evo 2 and a LG high end phone at the least.
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I honestly wouldnt get my hopes up for the evo 2 to be announced.

brownhornet said:
I honestly wouldnt get my hopes up for the evo 2 to be announced.
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Well unless a guy I have depended on over the last 10 years for the Sprint goodies is wrong for the first time (quite possible)...I am sure it will happen.
I have seen pictures of phones dating back to the Samsung a900 before it was known to exist from this guy who is my cousins, baby daddys neighbor down the street.....lol

I mean thats cool and all.... but for it to have been a secret this long without any of the tech sites finding out about it is kinda hard for me to believe. We knew about the evo in December last year before it came out. Matter of fact we've known about pretty much every phone months in advance with the exception of the echo.

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I mean thats cool and all.... but for it to have been a secret this long without any of the tech sites finding out about it is kinda hard for me to believe. We knew about the evo in December last year before it came out. Matter of fact we've known about pretty much every phone months in advance with the exception of the echo.
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That's because it's sucktastic.

HondaCop said:
Let's ask DirtyShmooz or whatever his name is. He seems to be the Sprint Evangelist around these forums.
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Honda just leave and never come back please.
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Blitzpwnage said:
Honda just leave and never come back please.
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lmao
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The name Echo gives me a headache...WHY SPRINT???

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Wow still trolling like the little douche u r huh

brownhornet said:
I mean thats cool and all.... but for it to have been a secret this long without any of the tech sites finding out about it is kinda hard for me to believe. We knew about the evo in December last year before it came out. Matter of fact we've known about pretty much every phone months in advance with the exception of the echo.
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EVO 2 and WiMax are on hold right now, with Sprint's ongoing saga with Clearwire. It's at a point where they are thinking of going complete LTE, and just move away from Clearwire/WiMax. Clear could avoid this death wish, by using Sprint's Network Vision and calling it a day. Both companies will make an substantial amount of money, and your 3G speeds will be back to normal.
The only way the EVO 2 debuts at CTIA, is if HTC/Sprint rehash the Inspire 4G/Thunderbolt/Desire Z for Sprint, and call it the EVO 2. It won't be close to the actual original EVO 2 designs(Sabor wasn't either), but to appease the public, that is what may happen. By the way, HTC/Sprint's love child has been in the works a year and a half before Engadget leaked the news. "Supersonic" wasn't even the original codename for the device. News did leaked months before the device dropped, but that info was late too.

Somthing is coming...I just HOPE it isnt a 4 panel echo remix...
http://phandroid.com/2011/03/02/sprint-indeed-making-a-splash-at-ctia/

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EVO 2 and WiMax are on hold right now, with Sprint's ongoing saga with Clearwire. It's at a point where they are thinking of going complete LTE, and just move away from Clearwire/WiMax. Clear could avoid this death wish, by using Sprint's Network Vision and calling it a day. Both companies will make an substantial amount of money, and your 3G speeds will be back to normal.
The only way the EVO 2 debuts at CTIA, is if HTC/Sprint rehash the Inspire 4G/Thunderbolt/Desire Z for Sprint, and call it the EVO 2. It won't be close to the actual original EVO 2 designs(Sabor wasn't either), but to appease the public, that is what may happen. By the way, HTC/Sprint's love child has been in the works a year and a half before Engadget leaked the news. "Supersonic" wasn't even the original codename for the device. News did leaked months before the device dropped, but that info was late too.
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Nobody..you sir, are unfortunately, probably correct.....

Papa Smurf151 said:
Wow still trolling like the little douche u r huh
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What did I say about feeding the trolls sir...if it happens again no dessert.
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Sprint is a stupid company. They don't learn.
First they bought Nextel and we all know how that turned out...
Second they bought half of clearwire...from the same Guy that ran Nextel into the gground, then had sprint buy it.
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MsRandall said:
Well unless a guy I have depended on over the last 10 years for the Sprint goodies is wrong for the first time (quite possible)...I am sure it will happen.
I have seen pictures of phones dating back to the Samsung a900 before it was known to exist from this guy who is my cousins, baby daddys neighbor down the street.....lol
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Looks like my guy was right again...He is only person I trust for sprint insider news.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/06/sprint-announcing-nexus-s-4g-evo-3d-and-evo-view-tablet-at-cti/

Next Dev Device

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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