http://galaxys2.samsungmobile.com/html/feature.html
Samsung Galaxy S II
It looks pretty sweet! One thing I hate about HTC is that they simply will not get rid of touch sensitive buttons. I'm always accidentally hitting them, anyone else?
Anyway, I hope the Evo 2 can match the SGSII and also get rid of those stupid buttons. I love the Sense widgets though.
SPECS;
Network
HSPA+ 21Mbps/ HSUPA 5.76Mbps
EDGE/ GPRS Class 12
Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Quad band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
AP
Samsung Dual Core Application Processor*
Dimensions
125.3X66.1X8.49mm
Display
4.3" WVGA SUPER AMOLED Plus *
Memory
1GB RAM, 16GB/32GB
MicroSD (up to 32GB)
Camera
8MP AF with LED Flash + 2MP Front
Connectivity
Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
BT v3.0+HS
USB 2.0 OTG
Connectors
MicroUSB, 3.5mm Ear Jack
* May not be applicable in some regions.
* Display: "4.27" in actual measurement
Battery
1650mAh
OS
Android OS Gingerbread
Message
SMS/MMS (OMA v1.2)
Email (POP3/IMAP/SMTP, SSL/TLS)
Exchange ActiveSync Email
Audio
MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB
AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF
Video
MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1
Recording & Playback [email protected]
Image
JPEG, PNG, GIF, WBMP, BMP, AGIF
GPS
A-GPS
Convergence
Easy Set-up (WPS PIN/PBC, Wi-Fi Direct)
AllShare (DLNA1.5)
Samsung Kies 2.0, Samsung Kies air
4 Hubs
Social Hub / Readers Hub /
Music Hub / Game Hub
Others
TouchWiz
Google Mobile Services
And 5 4 3 2 1 ..................INCOMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And 5 4 3 2 1 ..................INCOMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lmao
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Not only will evo 2 match this but ill surpass it. Look now there's a bigger dev. Community for the evo right now. Go evo!!!!!!!!
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And 5 4 3 2 1 ..................INCOMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lol. I'm just glad he posted this in Android Development.
I'll reply to this since its in the proper sub-forum now.
I am glad sprint has not already released the EVO successor.
Sprint is playing there cards to see what everyone else is bringing to the table. Now that most carriers have announced there new devices I believe sprint will bring out the big gun. Hopefully at CITA.
given that HTC is doing very well in smartphone market..
look at this chart:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/03/03/android-ahead-of-blackberry-ios-for-smartphone-market-share/
they have more than samsung..
i dont think they want to loose that ground... so they will have something out to compete with it.
but I am not sure they will out spec it. looking at EVO vs Galaxy S.
but I think the EVO was better .. developed to have all parts of the phone work together bettter.
The next Evo will be better in all categories except the quality of the display. Samsung has production plants for amoled screens.
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I just want a higher resolution display like the retina and I'll be happy.
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I'm pretty sure the reason Sprint hasn't come out with any major phones (and HTC) is bc they will probably move to LTE.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if they delayed the Evo 2 so it could be the first LTE Sprint phone.
I'm very happy with my Evo, and probably won't upgrade to anything less then dual core, 3d, dockable, and 4"+ screen.
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Imo the current evo practically beats this, so it has extra ram slightly better ffc, and a slightly bigger battery, and a dual core, sorry but it will take some massive changes for me to use my new every two and upgrade, I like to ride a phone out for as close too two maybe three years and with the evo maybe 4 years. I had the instinct for just about 2
Years, and the razr like three. And I cant see how the evo could do more
It can do every thing my desktop can except play start craft, plus with the roms if I get bored I'll just flesh a new one and volia new phone
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tjs721 said:
The next Evo will be better in all categories except the quality of the display. Samsung has production plants for amoled screens.
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Ooops, ****, my bad for dropping this in the wrong forum lol! I was on my 3rd glass of wine.
Anyway, I agree. That is the one area where I wish HTC would pick it up, we still have crappy 65k color LCD's and crappy touch sensitive buttons.
I'm not fond of the SGSII single dpad button either. Just use 4 normal buttons like Moto.
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I'm pretty sure the reason Sprint hasn't come out with any major phones (and HTC) is bc they will probably move to LTE.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if they delayed the Evo 2 so it could be the first LTE Sprint phone.
I'm very happy with my Evo, and probably won't upgrade to anything less then dual core, 3d, dockable, and 4"+ screen.
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Interesting, so what's gonna happen to all the other Wimax users?
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Imo the current evo practically beats this, so it has extra ram slightly better ffc, and a slightly bigger battery, and a dual core, sorry but it will take some massive changes for me to use my new every two and upgrade, I like to ride a phone out for as close too two maybe three years and with the evo maybe 4 years. I had the instinct for just about 2
Years, and the razr like three. And I cant see how the evo could do more
It can do every thing my desktop can except play start craft, plus with the roms if I get bored I'll just flesh a new one and volia new phone
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So wait, how is the Evo beating this phone?
detcup4evr said:
Imo the current evo practically beats this, so it has extra ram slightly better ffc, and a slightly bigger battery, and a dual core, sorry but it will take some massive changes for me to use my new every two and upgrade, I like to ride a phone out for as close too two maybe three years and with the evo maybe 4 years. I had the instinct for just about 2
Years, and the razr like three. And I cant see how the evo could do more
It can do every thing my desktop can except play start craft, plus with the roms if I get bored I'll just flesh a new one and volia new phone
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Wow 4 years....that's a long time with one phone...
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Interesting, so what's gonna happen to all the other Wimax users?
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rumor has it that Sprint will also continue to build out the WiMax network as well as LTE so they will have both...
detcup4evr said:
Imo the current evo practically beats this, so it has extra ram slightly better ffc, and a slightly bigger battery, and a dual core, sorry but it will take some massive changes for me to use my new every two and upgrade, I like to ride a phone out for as close too two maybe three years and with the evo maybe 4 years. I had the instinct for just about 2
Years, and the razr like three. And I cant see how the evo could do more
It can do every thing my desktop can except play start craft, plus with the roms if I get bored I'll just flesh a new one and volia new phone
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In terms of potential, yes the Evo beats it but a BLIND man can see that phone is better than the Evo. That dual core processor and way better graphics beats the Evo. 1080p Camera again beats the Evo BUT the development behind the Evo is incredible compared to Samsung Phones. If they do another Evo they have to bring the best of the best specs (just like the evo was at launch). If they do that and the same developers we have now make that transition to the Evo 2..GAME OVER
The next gen HTC Android phone will not beat this phone. The dual core CPU qualcomm will be using in this generation is still A8 based which is about 25% slower than the A9 in the Tegra 2. Its up clocked to 1.2 Ghz which will help but then that comes with higher power consumption too. Its GPU is also just surpassing the PowerVR SGX 540 in the original Galaxy S. The Mali 400 GPU is supposed to be 2+ times more powerful than the SGX 540. The Galaxy S is now 4.3" and the SAMOLED plus display gets rid of the pentile matrix pattern so its now the undisputed best display on the market. Samsung also always has great cameras and HTC almost always has terrible ones. Samsung also usually has more storage, HTC wont touch 32GB of internal storage .
Im pretty sure that the GS2 will be slightly better but I still would probably never buy one. My next phone will absolutely have to have CM support. I refuse to buy a Android phone that will be outdated.
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detcup4evr said:
Imo the current evo practically beats this, so it has extra ram slightly better ffc, and a slightly bigger battery, and a dual core, sorry but it will take some massive changes for me to use my new every two and upgrade, I like to ride a phone out for as close too two maybe three years and with the evo maybe 4 years. I had the instinct for just about 2
Years, and the razr like three. And I cant see how the evo could do more
It can do every thing my desktop can except play start craft, plus with the roms if I get bored I'll just flesh a new one and volia new phone
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The EVO practically beats this? It beats it in absolutely no way on a consumer level. Time to cut down on the kool aid.
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If they do that and the same developers we have now make that transition to the Evo 2..GAME OVER
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With all the talk lately about Sprints announcement at the end of the month and what phones might be coming out this year, this is what I've been most concerned about. I know a few people with the Epic and the support for that and many other devices is terrible. I'm almost considering sitting back and seeing where a lot of these developers go before even deciding on a phone.
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I am following ces and everyone is getting dual core phones with crazy specs and sprint all they have announced is the shift hope this changes cause I really like sprint how does everyone else feel
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I'm sure that sprint well get a dual core phone, but they never get,cutting edge technology first.
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I really thought they were going to announce the HTC sabor guess that not going to happen pretty disappointed so far
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Links to Dual Core PHONES mentioned Ive been scouring engadget and Cnet and phone arena but to no avail!
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I am following ces and everyone is getting dual core phones with crazy specs and sprint all they have announced is the shift hope this changes cause I really like sprint how does everyone else feel
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Probably won't see much from Sprint here. Maybe at MWC for Spring/Summer announcements. BTW, some of these phones are crazy good. AT&T is surprisingly looking on top with their Android phones now. First the Inspire 4G with a non gimped 4.5" SAMOLED and 1.2 GHz Hummingbird and now the Atrix w/ dual core and a HUGE battery (I knew dual cores would be battery eaters).
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Links to Dual Core PHONES mentioned Ive been scouring engadget and Cnet and phone arena but to no avail!
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/motorola-atrix-4g-announced-for-atandt/
Dual core + HSPA+/"4G" + 1GB (!) of RAM + 1900 mAh battery
Edit: As cool as dual cores are, I wonder how a updated <45nm 1 GHz Cortex A9 and 1900 mAh battery would be like. It'd be a lot faster than the current single core 1 GHz phones and probably would last 24 hours with moderate to heavy use. I know a ton of people would disagree but my dream EVO 2 would include something like that plus a really powerful GPU.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/motorola-atrix-4g-announced-for-atandt/
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Danke my hard hatted friend!
When is Sprints big event? Its so fracking laughable, they announce the Shift, a G2 just remodeled like it is some revolutionary phone and these other companies are getting monsters I am so disappointed Sprint, like I said the hilarity at us loyal customers getting shafted is funny!
ttieder said:
I am following ces and everyone is getting dual core phones with crazy specs and sprint all they have announced is the shift hope this changes cause I really like sprint how does everyone else feel
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Great minds think alike, i seriously was about to write this! I'm getting a little irate at the moment, i really hope they at least getting the LG Black since it hasn't been announced to any carriers yet.
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but they never get,cutting edge technology first.
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Hmm the first 4G phone with front facing Camera.
If that's not cutting edge you must be a time traveler....Dr Who kind of ****.
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Hmm the first 4G phone with front facing Camera.
If that's not cutting edge you must be a time traveler....Dr Who kind of ****.
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He cannot be a time lord because Dr Who is the last of the time lords you NOOB!
I really do hope Sprint gets SOMETHING though.
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Hmm the first 4G phone with front facing Camera.
If that's not cutting edge you must be a time traveler....Dr Who kind of ****.
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Might have been the first pseudo 4G phone but not the first with a front facing camera. And if you're argument is that it had both, I could just pull out two obscure features and call a lot of phones the "first".
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He cannot be a time lord because Dr Who is the last of the time lords you NOOB!
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Ha
Dr who has a son named alex2792 floating around out there that truly is the last time lord.
This will be reveled to all next session so bookmark this thread
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Might have been the first pseudo 4G phone but not the first with a front facing camera. And if you're argument is that it had both, I could just pull out two obscure features and call a lot of phones the "first".
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Its the first phone with 4G and front cam.
Combined they are cutting edge what do you not understand about my original post?
If I stated Its the first 4G phone with the first front cam your post would make sense.
Anyway Enough word games Alex is a time traveler
in the poor guys defense it was the "1st" 4G phone in america to go public.
sling said:
Its the first phone with 4G and front cam.
Combined they are cutting edge what do you not understand about my original post?
If I stated Its the first 4G phone with the first front cam your post would make sense.
Anyway Enough word games Alex is a time traveler
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Like I said, it's a poor argument. Front facing cams on phones were cutting edge when they were being pushed along with 3G way back when. It just never caught on and is still pretty fringe today. I've always said this, and it sure to piss you off, but aside from being a WiMax phone the EVO was nothing more than a HD2 with Android on it. Hardly cutting edge.
These phones on the other are clearly on a new level.
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Like I said, it's a poor argument. Front facing cams on phones were cutting edge when they were being pushed along with 3G way back when. It just never caught on and is still pretty fringe today. I've always said this, and it sure to piss you off, but aside from being a WiMax phone, the EVO was nothing more than a HD2 with Android on it. Hardly cutting edge.
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they were cutting edge together because owners of the combo can truly preform quality video chat without wifi.
That's cutting edge combo my friend.
It also opened the door for cross platform cam apps...Tango etc
I really hope the LG black is for sprint to or something the shift can't be all that would be really sad if they get dominated like that
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Like I said, it's a poor argument. Front facing cams on phones were cutting edge when they were being pushed along with 3G way back when. It just never caught on and is still pretty fringe today. I've always said this, and it sure to piss you off, but aside from being a WiMax phone the EVO was nothing more than a HD2 with Android on it. Hardly cutting edge.
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A processor battery eating bump & what NFC? Big whoop. They all seem to follow the EVO's theme.
The guy was right, nothing match the EVO (feature for feature) and at the time it launched & it was "the biggest reveal" at the show.
Show me some battery innovations, removable ram & graphics, USB OTG, Biometric capacitive screens, etc in these new phones & then I'll say ok a "whole new level".
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A processor battery eating bump & what NFC? Big whoop. They all seem to follow the EVO's theme.
The guy was right, nothing match the EVO (feature for feature) and at the time it launched & it was "the biggest reveal" at the show.
Show me some battery innovations, removable ram & graphics, USB OTG, Biometric capacitive screens, etc in these new phones & then I'll say ok a "whole new level".
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There are a ton of new better phones in CES and a few of them are ushering a new level in smartphones. Maybe it's not just one, but these all ARE on a new level. I'll focus on one: The Astrix.
The Tegra 2 it has is a dual core Cortex A9. That's a next gen CPU. Everything out now (the old Snapdragon, the new Snapdragon/Scorpions, Hummingbird, and OMAPs) all have Cortex A8's. A single core Cortex A9 would handily out perform any of those right now, now add in the fact that it's a dual core.That's a new level if I've ever seen one. Battery life with dual cores have ALWAYS been a concern for me but it looks like this phone has that covered with a whopping 1900 mAh stock battery.
Now let's talk about memory. 1 GB of RAM, double ups on all phones except the MYT4G and Desire HD which have 768 MB. 16 GB of internal storage not that new but combined with a preloaded 32 GB micro SD and it's most I've seen out of a Android phone out of the box.
The screen is a 4" 960x540 resolution display (16:9). Not the first but definitely next gen compared to the current gen of Androids phones.
Some usual suspects: front facing camera, HSPA+ for "4G" speeds. Some new/different ones: Fingerprint reader, computer docking.
When the EVO was announced it really was just a HD2 with WiMax and Android. It was the Android phone we were all expecting but aside from WiMax it was current gen. This and a few other phones shown today are absolutely next gen with no 2010 phone being able to compare. Bottom line, the EVO was Android hardware catching up and introducing WiMax; this phone is setting a standard for all phones.
what's up with sprint and this year CES....the other carriers got so many devices out and sprint had just the Shift....ok might be a good phone but come on....give me a brake...when others get dual cores....i am a little disappointed by Sprint...whats your view on it?
I have to agree. I would expect big things from CTIA this year.
This is exactly why I believe Sprint is in bed with Apple because Sprint had to make concessions to bring the iPhone to Sprint unlike Verizion and all their wonderful Androids. After all, Mr. Jobs never does what everyone expects, and everyone is expecting Verizion, so when it comes to Sprint, I won't be at all surprised.
Am I to understand that at this time there isn't any dual-core devices coming to Sprint?
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Come on sprint! I'd take a dual core over an iphone any day!!!
There has to be more, CES officially starts today. They couldnt have blown there wad already
well sprint is rumored to get the touch pro 7, a webos tablet and a new high end webos device by june. id say that's a decent lineup with the evo shift coming out this month as well.
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Am I to understand that at this time there isn't any dual-core devices coming to Sprint?
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the evo shift is a 800mhz dual core phone. it's actually faster than the evo.
DaWeav said:
This is exactly why I believe Sprint is in bed with Apple because Sprint had to make concessions to bring the iPhone to Sprint unlike Verizion and all their wonderful Androids. After all, Mr. Jobs never does what everyone expects, and everyone is expecting Verizion, so when it comes to Sprint, I won't be at all surprised.
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im thinking sprint will get the iphone as well.
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the evo shift is a 800mhz dual core phone. it's actually faster than the evo.
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evo shift is not dual core period.
DaWeav said:
This is exactly why I believe Sprint is in bed with Apple because Sprint had to make concessions to bring the iPhone to Sprint unlike Verizion and all their wonderful Androids. After all, Mr. Jobs never does what everyone expects, and everyone is expecting Verizion, so when it comes to Sprint, I won't be at all surprised.
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im thinking sprint will get the iphone as well.
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I am 100% confident that the iPhone is going to Verizon. Whether it is also going to Sprint, I doubt, due to Apple not being able to handle the increase in customers.
Sprint hasn't really had much at CES ever.. maybe 1 or 2 phone at best.. who care really..
I mean..most of the stuff shown is stuff i would never buy or use.. etc..
I am considering going with a cheap flip phone. just for calls and text.. and get a nice tablet. and a mifi from virgin mobile..lol ( 40 ) bucks for unlimited. hard to pass up..
I love my DINC.. and used to love my HERO.. but as i get older. Im getting cheap. and dont like to spend money,lol
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Yeah I haven't seen anything about the Shift rocking a dual core.
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I don't think sprint is really interested in keeping the company afloat, it seems they are trying very hard to ignore the customer base until they all leave.
Sprint, listen up, if you make a phone like this I and thousands of other people will buy it: I have $600 waiting on a phone worth buying do it allfuckingready.
No Sense UI or any other none, totally bone stock Android build that is either rooted from factory or has a little hardware switch under the battery to enable it, drivers and software must be made public.
4" sunlight friendly screen, 960x640 or better, gorilla glass or better, high quality touch 10+ point.
Metallic or high quality plastic case, no rubbery ****, all surfaces flat, camera bezel(s), volume up/down & power button only and recessed or flush other "buttons" to be capacitive virtual buttons, mini usb3 port, head/microphone port no others, must be sweat/water resistant for us runner/cyclist/gym rats.
4g radio, cdma, multi(4+) signal 2.1+ BlueTooth, Digital FM tuner, Digital TV tuner, IR in/out (remote and lego mindstorm controller etc.), NFC, high quality GPS.
Gyroscope, mag, 3+axis sensor(nintendo Wii+ or better), light sensors front and back.
1ghz+ dual core processor, tegra2 or other arm9 soc able to pimp smack the **** out of the nexus s and G2, 1gb ram, 8gb internal memory, micro sdhc slot not under the damn battery.
Camera 8mp with 3/4x optical zoom with flash on back, 2mp no flash on front.
1750+ mah battery, or whatever it takes to get 6+ hr of HQ netflix/hulu/etc,
streaming over 4g with screen on max brightness and listening via bluetooth wireless headset, and 48hr "normal" use and 5 day+ standby with 4g, gps, bluetooth et al. on.
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Definitely not dual core processor. I don't get where people keep getting that info. It's just a second generation snapdragon processor like the ones found in the G2 and Desire Z, underclocked to 800 mhz.
It's faster because it's second generation. The EVO 4g has the same processor as the Incredible which is one of the first gen snapdragons.
No dual core devices from HTC yet at CES. I'm sad. So far Motorola easily has the most interesting phone with its dual core processor getting 2616 on Quadrant, stock. And it's going to AT&T of all places.
Ah, so the Shift's processor is underclocked. Makes sense now. Was wondering why it was slower then the Evo's ha ha
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Ah, so the Shift's processor is underclocked. Makes sense now. Was wondering why it was slower then the Evo's ha ha
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Even though its speed is 'slower' it still is a faster processor than the Evo's at 200 less mhz, and has been proven to get higher benchmark tests.
Also, it's easier to overclock. The G2 is stable at 1900 mhz. Evo users can only go to 1200 if I'm correct?
Would the increased benchmarks have anything to do with a GPU? Some would take a seperate CPU and GPU and dual core, like the LG Optimus I think. Also it is depressing reading all the new phones coming out for every other carrier other than sprint, it makes me sad to see all the stories of dual cores with everyone else but we are left out.
db56319 said:
Would the increased benchmarks have anything to do with a GPU? Some would take a seperate CPU and GPU and dual core, like the LG Optimus I think. Also it is depressing reading all the new phones coming out for every other carrier other than sprint, it makes me sad to see all the stories of dual cores with everyone else but we are left out.
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i know right.....
db56319 said:
Would the increased benchmarks have anything to do with a GPU? Some would take a seperate CPU and GPU and dual core, like the LG Optimus I think. Also it is depressing reading all the new phones coming out for every other carrier other than sprint, it makes me sad to see all the stories of dual cores with everyone else but we are left out.
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So damn irritating that HTC doesn't have a dual core phone for Sprint. : - /
Yeah yeah, I've seen the similar threads but they're not up to date especially with gingerbread released. I'm due for an upgrade on the 26th and want to get a new phone before college in mid August. I've posted a similar forum excluding the nexus on the gs2 forum, but I want to hear the other side. I prefer the 4" screen, but also want to root and not have motoblur, and I hear the phone lags when you do that. I realize the nexus s is single core but are dual cores that much faster with current software? I like longer battery life and an led notfier since I'm coming from a blackberry Curve. Can anyone say how the screens compare, I've heard the pentile display is terrible, but have yet to see for myself. Finally I'm told that the atrix does not have neon support, is that a difference for the average user? Thanks in advance.
Thewalrus0034 said:
Yeah yeah, I've seen the similar threads but they're not up to date especially with gingerbread released. I'm due for an upgrade on the 26th and want to get a new phone before college in mid August. I've posted a similar forum excluding the nexus on the gs2 forum, but I want to hear the other side. I prefer the 4" screen, but also want to root and not have motoblur, and I hear the phone lags when you do that. I realize the nexus s is single core but are dual cores that much faster with current software? I like longer battery life and an led notfier since I'm coming from a blackberry Curve. Can anyone say how the screens compare, I've heard the pentile display is terrible, but have yet to see for myself. Finally I'm told that the atrix does not have neon support, is that a difference for the average user? Thanks in advance.
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I've had a nexus s and it does not lag at all, neither does my atrix. Single core or dual core it doesn't seem to make a difference to me. In my experience the atrix has better battery life. As far as the screens go that's a matter of opinion, the samoled seems more vibrant but is utterly useless in sunlight. As much as I hate BLUR, I chose the atrix over the nexus s and once we have an AOSP Rom I will have no regrets whatsoever.
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Thewalrus0034 said:
Yeah yeah, I've seen the similar threads but they're not up to date especially with gingerbread released. I'm due for an upgrade on the 26th and want to get a new phone before college in mid August. I've posted a similar forum excluding the nexus on the gs2 forum, but I want to hear the other side. I prefer the 4" screen, but also want to root and not have motoblur, and I hear the phone lags when you do that. I realize the nexus s is single core but are dual cores that much faster with current software? I like longer battery life and an led notfier since I'm coming from a blackberry Curve. Can anyone say how the screens compare, I've heard the pentile display is terrible, but have yet to see for myself. Finally I'm told that the atrix does not have neon support, is that a difference for the average user? Thanks in advance.
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I had the nexus s, it wasn't much of an improvement over my custom rommed Captivate, so I took it back. I was also looking forward to the Galaxy S2's release in America, until I got Gingerbread on my Atrix. There is no way the GS2 will be a substantial improvement over my Atrix now.
The Motorola Atrix was voted as the best phone at CES, and with Gingerbread it lives up to those accolades. Froyo and the ridiculous price of the lapdock killed this phone's initial release.
Take a look at the top results on Smartbench 2011, there is a reason Samsung delayed the GS2's release and overclocked it to 1.2ghz. Once the Atrix gets overclocked to 1.5ghz, those top results will change.
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Once the Atrix gets overclocked to 1.5ghz, those top results will change.
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So will the battery life lol
Also, does the lack of NEON support make a difference for the average user?
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Also, does the lack of NEON support make a difference for the average user?
EDIT: reread my post, thought I didn't include the question, reread it again, realized I did.
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I was worried about lack of neon. But honestly it doesn't even matter at this point in time, apps don't even come close to making neon cpu make any difference whatsoever.
By the way, just got an atrix today! Found craigslist superb deal.
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I was worried about lack of neon. But honestly it doesn't even matter at this point in time, apps don't even come close to making neon cpu make any difference whatsoever.
By the way, just got an atrix today! Found craigslist superb deal.
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If you want to play normal or hi profile x264 it does.
Really annoying to have to re-encode to baseline x264. For xxxx's sake this phone can push 3D pixels like Samurai Vengeance II but can't handle HD video encoding, WTF.
I had nexus so and atrix together for two weeks. There is major performance difference between the two. Nexus s's 512 mb ram was the deal breaker for me, it was not enough. I think I'm spoiled by the 1gb ram.
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If you want to play normal or hi profile x264 it does.
Really annoying to have to re-encode to baseline x264. For xxxx's sake this phone can push 3D pixels like Samurai Vengeance II but can't handle HD video encoding, WTF.
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Saw a topic where someone played it with gingerbread, so no.
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I really like my Atrix, but I would wait and see what the next Nexus phone will bring.
Atrix ftw, i think its best phone so far for me
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Saw a topic where someone played it with gingerbread, so no.
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well thats welcome news. I'll do some research. A really time consuming thing to investigate (encode, copy to phone, see if it plays, rinse and repeat)
I own both and I prefer the Atrix.
With an AOSP ROM this phone will scream.
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Yeah yeah, I've seen the similar threads but they're not up to date especially with gingerbread released. I'm due for an upgrade on the 26th and want to get a new phone before college in mid August. I've posted a similar forum excluding the nexus on the gs2 forum, but I want to hear the other side. I prefer the 4" screen, but also want to root and not have motoblur, and I hear the phone lags when you do that. I realize the nexus s is single core but are dual cores that much faster with current software? I like longer battery life and an led notfier since I'm coming from a blackberry Curve. Can anyone say how the screens compare, I've heard the pentile display is terrible, but have yet to see for myself. Finally I'm told that the atrix does not have neon support, is that a difference for the average user? Thanks in advance.
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I would stay away from the Nexus S. Ya, it's Raw Goog but the sub-par RAM, single core chip and cheap plastic construction just aren't worth it especially on a new contract.
I'm loving my Atrix on GB, rooted, de-blurred (Titanium freeze) and running Go Launcher EX. I experience no lag, web browser is lighting fast, GPS is the best I've experienced from a phone. That's my experience and opinion. Considering the timing of your upgrade I would suggest checking the SG2 out as it may be more to your liking. Some people like Sammy HW some don't (I personally hate it, especially their damn "Chin" design philosophy).
That said, you cannot go wrong with the Atrix, it's an excellent phone. I traded in my Inspire 4G at a loss and don't regret my decision one bit.
Oh, and DL/UL speed in Houston, TX I've been averaging 3.5mb down (6 max) and 1.3mb up (2.1 max). Inspire 4G never made it over 2.5 down (1 Ghz. w/ 768mb RAM). Atrix is on par with my friend's EVO 4G (Sprint WiMax, he avgs 2-3 but has a max he's gotten of 7 once) and another friend's T-Bolt (Verizon LTE, 5-6 avg and a max of 8). And yes processor and RAM do affect your up/down as it's partially determined by the amount of data your phone can process, another reason to stay away from the S at this point.
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well thats welcome news. I'll do some research. A really time consuming thing to investigate (encode, copy to phone, see if it plays, rinse and repeat)
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Might have been my thread. I apologize, but I was wrong. Even tough performance has increased substantially (from 8-10 fps to an average of 24) when playing high profile h.264, it still isnt perfectly smooth and, for some reason, the episodes of Game of Thrones were mute for me, which indicates a continuing lack of support to audio codecs. After converting it with the Handbrake method, it worked flawlessly.
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The Atrix and the SGS2 have different offerings. SGS2 has a standardly overclocked processor, a bigger, brighter screen, less weight, and a GPU accelerated browser. The Atrix has a much higher pixel density, better battery life, and a specialized game store (Nvidia Tegra Zone which, despite the lack of titles in numbers, the ones it DOES have possess highly improved graphics over standard versions).
And for many of us, it has a lapdock, which is a perfect netbook replacement if all you do is work with word, excel, and light web browsing, being lighter and having better battery life than many netbooks. Its also fun like hell to play at customizing it
I like the overall build with the Motorola Atrix, but without the GPU accelerated and NEON support, would I be at a significant hardware disadvantage for everyday use? I feel I wouldn't. Also, any complaints about the screen?
Okay. Opera provides a gpu accelerated browser that is blazing fast. The screen is really nice, but you may notice grainy greens.
Edit: oh, neon support isn't an issue, at least for me. Most of my videos can be played using moboplayer.
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The atrix also is not sized like a giant brick but weighing like a feather toy (the #1 reason I didn't go for the SGS2). Form factor wins for me. Not to mention in Australia, atrix is 150-200 dollars cheaper.
I would say though with froyo it is noticeably inferior. But that's no longer an issue, whether stock or unlock BL/custom ROM.
If you want a big screen and fast phone....sgs2, if you want sething new and try some mods atrix, if yu are a hard modder HD2
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Now that there's actual photos of the AT&T galaxy family, would anyone consider it a superior choice? I kinda like the idea of a physical keyboard but I'm used to portrait like on my blackberry.
http://news.yahoo.com/rumored-htc-smartphones-thinner-iphone-sport-quad-core-094715865.html
Quad core would rock. I really hope Sprint is getting one of these.
I saw that early today about the edge browsing something completely unrelated. Though it'd be nice to have one.
I would have to say that the Edge will be the next phone I will buy to replace the Evo. I was really thinking about getting the Galaxy Nexus, but the more I think about it, the Nexus really isn't much of an upgrade. Yes, it has a dual core processor, but only 1.2ghz, which we have already seen those phones out all year. The camera is only 5mp, which is a downgrade from the 8mp we have now. Yes, it has ICS, but every phone coming out now will have that.
The quad core processor in the edge will be the top of the line for most of next year, and the screenshots from the gaming and 1080p video playback from that processor look stunning.
I have to agree. The Edge looks like a beast!
I'm hoping that the Edge will be tweaked for Sprint and released as the next EVO.
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I don't will go to sprint, because this one is for gsm version
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The only problem with the quad cores is heat and batterylife require the phone to be monstorously thick the edge has a 2800 mah batt stock and aluminum cooling gills last prototype I saw was as thick as my evo with the 3500 batt in it but it was an early prototype I believe the launch model will have the gel cell battery which will slim it down significantly but i expect it will still be pretty fat it got really hot after 2 hrs of gaming too but modern combat 2 did look pretty smooth compared to my evo or my gs2 sorry for the run on my period key and comma hate my fat fingers in portrait mode
4.7 is too big... they are getting carried away with screen size. 4.3 is perfect
screen sizes isn't so bad until u pair it with the thickness on the prototype. I played with I'm 6'7'' have really large hands and I felt like I as trying to hold an iPad to my head it wasn't real comfortable. if they can slim it down to the thickness of the gs2 it would be more bearable atleast for bigger guys like me a small person say 5' - 5'6'' would look fairly stupid with the phone being almost as big as their head think the zach morris shoe phone with a touch screen
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screen sizes isn't so bad until u pair it with the thickness on the prototype. I played with I'm 6'7'' have really large hands and I felt like I as trying to hold an iPad to my head it wasn't real comfortable. if they can slim it down to the thickness of the gs2 it would be more bearable atleast for bigger guys like me a small person say 5' - 5'6'' would look fairly stupid with the phone being almost as big as their head think the zach morris shoe phone with a touch screen
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I could agree, I'm 6'4 , toned, but really big hands, so 4.7", ect would be okay for me, but as you said, would look stupid in the hands of someone 'average' height in the 5'6" range.
I don't find my Evo to be too big at all with a 3500 maH Battery, so I doubt 4.7, an extra .1 of an inch around would feel much different
Yeah, I been seeing scoops on the edge all day. Pretty excited about something like that. Timing should be close for my upgrade....glad I didn't jump to the evo3d. Edge is GSM, but hopefully something similar will come to sprint.
Stoked.
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By the time these come out the new exyonus will come out with a 10x better gpu and then you'll wait more for that and by the time that comes tegra will have 8 core processor. See where I'm getting at? Just get the Samsung galaxy
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Quad core would rock. I really hope Sprint is getting one of these.
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whyyyyyyyyyyyy...... quad core? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
there's a cdma edge prototype codenamed the EVOlved 4g aimed for sprint I have one here at my house courtesy of a close friend of my dads who works for HTC. Its a nice phone but this prototype gets really hot I wanted to post a video review but was warned if I did I would be prosecuted for theft of intellectual property as I don't own the prototype and I'm not supposed to even have it. I can't even post photos just specs and opinions. personally I don't like it in its current form due to heat, size and the fact that even with a 2800 mah batt I can only get 5-6 hrs on a charge and that's using it as a WiFi only device no radios or anything activated.
Quad core? ? Is that really necessary? I've got a quad core desktop computer that goes ridiculously fast...what does everyone do on their phones today requires that type of power? ? Not trying to be a ****, just wondering.
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Quad core? ? Is that really necessary? I've got a quad core desktop computer that goes ridiculously fast...what does everyone do on their phones today requires that type of power? ? Not trying to be a silly head, just wondering.
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i think id want a PS3 emulator and play medal of honor while watching an Avatar bluray and editing my work log spread sheets and download a new album, at the same time...
bought a 3VO, now i see this 4 core beast about to drop........epic fail on my part, plus i miss my OG Evo
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I'm not seeing the reason for more cores than 1....2 max. Android ain't no where near the multitasking capabilities of windows. We have recent apps but not a list of open windows; yet. Think this has become more of a bragging rights deal. A group of manufacturers standing around comparing core sizes.
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My upgrade is in october, but I'm fairly certain I could convince sprint to cut me some slack. Basically, for the past year or so I've used CM7 on my Evo. I like the full customization available in a stock rom. I'm sure CM9 will be available for both of the phones I'm considering at some point, but that will kill the sense features like the amazing new camera which I feel like I need (most of my photos are in doors in low light situations). The evo seems to have better specs over all, bigger screen, off screen buttons (positive), better screen, sexier more resilient built, and I could always use a custom launcher to get my customization on.
The main thing I think I'm missing with both phones are the quick widgets from CM7 - where you pull down the notification bar and there are some quick settings buttons. I really, really like and feel like I need that. Do either phones have that built in? I know the evo will last me longer and be the same price with upgrade. Any tips? Thanks.
Ice Cream Sandwich provides the quick widgets/settings I believe by default. So I think both phones will have that.
Can anyone verify that to be true? Unless that only works with pure ICS, in which case you should get the Nexus. I'm definitely going with the EVO though, those hardware specs are outstanding. And it is pretty sexy too.
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If my memory serves me right, I do not believe that the Galaxy Nexus has Quick Settings enabled in the drop-down notification bar. Sense 4.0, it has ditched the Quick Settings thing too, unfortunately, according to screenshots I've seen.
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Software:
Galaxy Nexus - Vanilla ICS.
LTEvo - ICS, Sense 4.0 - Sense 4.0 review here.
Winner: LTEvo. I do like the few tweaks that HTC has included with Sense 4.0 and it does not appear to be extremely heavy.
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Build Quality:
Galaxy Nexus - Plastic. It feels a little awkward to hold in one hand and reach across the screen.
LTEvo - Black aluminum and plastic. Reviews say that it is "svelte" and fits well in the hand.
Winner: LTEvo. However, I do wish the whole body was aluminum with the Micro Arc Oxidation treatment (One S). Or at least the plastic was replaced with polycarbonate (One X). The Galaxy Nexus is a bit awkward in the hand and it's fully plastic.
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Processor:
Galaxy Nexus - 1.2 GHz TI OMAP 4460 (dual-core, Cortex-A9, 45nm)
LTEvo - 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 "Krait" "S4" (dual-core, Cortex-A15, 28nm), integrated LTE
Winner: LTEvo. The Krait S4 chip is a beast from what I seen, and can handle anything thrown at it. Cortext-A15 and 28nm = less heat, less battery usage. The OMAP is simply aging.
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Other Internals:
Galaxy Nexus - PowerVR SGX540 GPU, 1 GB RAM
LTEvo - Adreno 225 GPU, 1 GB RAM
Winner: LTEvo. The PowerVR the Nexus packs is aged (hint: it's the same one as the one in the OG Galaxy S). I do wish the LTEvo had the Adreno 320 GPU, but I'm sure the 225 can handle well.
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Galaxy Nexus - 4.65" Super Amoled Screen, PenTile, 720p resolution, 316 ppi (claimed), 200 ppi (realistic - PenTile)
LTEvo - 4.7" Super LCD 2 Screen, non-PenTile, 720p resolution, 312 ppi
Winner: LTEvo. Non-PenTile, larger screen? That 4.65" on the Galaxy Nexus includes the on-screen "softkeys" while the 4.7" on the LTEvo does not.
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Storage:
Galaxy Nexus - 32 GB internal, no microSD slot
LTEvo - 16 GB internal, microSD slot
Winner: LTEvo. Expandable storage = win. Yes, you can use Dropbox and such, but that is online storage.
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Battery:
Galaxy Nexus - 1850 mAh, removable
LTEvo - 2000 mAh, non-removable
Winner: Galaxy Nexus. While the LTEvo has the larger battery, it is non-removable. While the Galaxy Nexus has a smaller battery, it is removable, giving you the option of an extended battery.
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Galaxy Nexus -
5 MP rear, 1080p recording @ 24 fps, single flash
1.3 MP front, 720p recording @30 fps
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8 MP rear, 1080p recording @ 30 fps, single flash, backside illumination, dedicated ImageChip
1.3 MP front, 720p recording @ ? fps
Winner: LTEvo. The Galaxy Nexus camera is obviously lacking.
How much will the LTEvo cost and when is it available?
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How much will the LTEvo cost and when is it available?
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199 with a two year agreement
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How do you plan on getting the early upgrade from sprint? I'm in the exact same boat as you and I'm itching to upgrade...
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How do you plan on getting the early upgrade from sprint? I'm in the exact same boat as you and I'm itching to upgrade...
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Buy up program, Depending on how far out from your upgrade you are and how your account standing is.
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Buy up program, Depending on how far out from your upgrade you are and how your account standing is.
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So you pay the $100 etf (assuming four months away from an upgrade) and then get a subsidy priced phone?
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The LTEVO is the better choice, IMO. Here's why:
Screen - same resolution but Galaxy Nexus has AMOLED and LTEVO has SLCD2
CPU - Galaxy Nexus has an "old" TI 1.2; LTEVO has the new Snapdragon S4
Camera - Galaxy Nexus 5 MP and it sucks (read the many reviews around the web); HTC 8MP with dedicated processor is amazing
Storage - Galaxy Nexus does not support removable storage; LTEVO does (which is actually one of the few things it has from its cousin, the HTC ONE X).
To sum it all up, the Galaxy Nexus is an older phone. Get the LTEVO.
I have/had a crap ton of phones. My favorite Android phones thus far have been the N1 and NS4G. Why? Because it was updated immediately, and even when it wasn't first in line, it still ran Custom ROMs very smoothly with everything working because of AOSP and more open drivers.
The NS4G was/is a old phone and I choose it over the GS2 (which I had sitting on my desk unused) as my main android phone. Hell, with ICS it was faster, but above all, it was always relevant. The GS2 was exciting for about 1-2 months and now its irrelevant. The One X / EVO LTE will be the same. Jellybean will be announced soon, the GN will be relevant and the excitement over the new shiny phones will die down and their communities will be "enjoying" half working ROMs.
Many won't agree with me but I'd never recommend anyone a non Nexus phone. Software is key, especially when we're running low demanding mobile apps.
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I have/had a crap ton of phones. My favorite Android phones thus far have been the N1 and NS4G. Why? Because it was updated immediately, and even when it wasn't first in line, it still ran Custom ROMs very smoothly with everything working because of AOSP and more open drivers.
The NS4G was/is a old phone and I choose it over the GS2 (which I had sitting on my desk unused) as my main android phone. Hell, with ICS it was faster, but above all, it was always relevant. The GS2 was exciting for about 1-2 months and now its irrelevant. The One X / EVO LTE will be the same. Jellybean will be announced soon, the GN will be relevant and the excitement over the new shiny phones will die down and their communities will be "enjoying" half working ROMs.
Many won't agree with me but I'd never recommend anyone a non Nexus phone. Software is key, especially when we're running low demanding mobile apps.
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Yeah I'll go ahead and be the first to completely disagree there. I will always choose hardware over software when choosing a phone. I mean, look what the EVO 4G is now? My phone still outdoes almost every phone I see in the public. It isn't a Nexus, yet has phenomenal development, and these "half working" ROMs are superior to the actual Google releases in speed and battery life, so unless you are so camera dependent that you can't live with a temporary lack of camera usage, you're golden.
And as far as Jelly Bean, I anticipated that being a small upgrade anyway, like iPhone 4 to 4s. ICS is barely rolling out, no way JB makes a huge splash in quarter 4. And I'm sure our amazing devs who have made the longevity of this phone much higher than intended by HTC will do an equally incredible job on the LTE.
So no, I will take my EVO LTE over the dated Nexus. No offense, just my opinion.
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Yeah I'll go ahead and be the first to completely disagree there. I will always choose hardware over software when choosing a phone. I mean, look what the EVO 4G is now? My phone still outdoes almost every phone I see in the public. It isn't a Nexus, yet has phenomenal development, and these "half working" ROMs are superior to the actual Google releases in speed and battery life, so unless you are so camera dependent that you can't live with a temporary lack of camera usage, you're golden.
And as far as Jelly Bean, I anticipated that being a small upgrade anyway, like iPhone 4 to 4s. ICS is barely rolling out, no way JB makes a huge splash in quarter 4. And I'm sure our amazing devs who have made the longevity of this phone much higher than intended by HTC will do an equally incredible job on the LTE.
So no, I will take my EVO LTE over the dated Nexus. No offense, just my opinion.
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Huh. I have a old EVO 4G lying around. I loaded a ICS rom on it about 5 weeks ago out of curiosity. It ran like a absolute dog. Why? No GPU acceleration. The 4G always had a horrible GPU, even on day 1, but WP7 proved that it was capable of more. That said, the fault was in the software/drivers. A problem Nexus devices don't suffer as much from.
If we put the NS and EVO 4G side by side, it's a no contest. Hell, up until Sunday I choose the NS4G over my Epic 4G Touch. I have no doubt that I'll feel the same about the next super phone I buy on impulse (vs the GN). It just isn't worth it, he'll I buy new phones almost every 2-3 months and I still fall back to the Nexus. If my ATT N1 ran on Sprint (or If the iPhone never existed) my EVO would have stayed in the box way back when. If you own as many gadgets as I do you'd see the same.
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Huh. I have a old EVO 4G lying around. I loaded a ICS rom on it about 5 weeks ago out of curiosity. It ran like a absolute dog. Why? No GPU acceleration. The 4G always had a horrible GPU, even on day 1, but WP7 proved that it was capable of more. That said, the fault was in the software/drivers. A problem Nexus devices don't suffer as much from.
If we put the NS and EVO 4G side by side, it's a no contest. Hell, up until Sunday I choose the NS4G over my Epic 4G Touch. I have no doubt that I'll feel the same about the next super phone I buy on impulse (vs the GN). It just isn't worth it, he'll I buy new phones almost every 2-3 months and I still fall back to the Nexus. If my ATT N1 ran on Sprint (or If the iPhone never existed) my EVO would have stayed in the box way back when. If you own as many gadgets as I do you'd see the same.
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But that was 5 weeks ago.
If I was you I would go to the store and try both of them out and see which one you like best. I'm going for the EVO because I'm one of those Sense fans.
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And If they dont cut you any slack by October. I'll would wait until the next generation. The Nexus would probably be out in a month or two. Every manufacture flagship would be right around the corner.
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Huh. I have a old EVO 4G lying around. I loaded a ICS rom on it about 5 weeks ago out of curiosity. It ran like a absolute dog. Why? No GPU acceleration. The 4G always had a horrible GPU, even on day 1, but WP7 proved that it was capable of more. That said, the fault was in the software/drivers. A problem Nexus devices don't suffer as much from.
If we put the NS and EVO 4G side by side, it's a no contest. Hell, up until Sunday I choose the NS4G over my Epic 4G Touch. I have no doubt that I'll feel the same about the next super phone I buy on impulse (vs the GN). It just isn't worth it, he'll I buy new phones almost every 2-3 months and I still fall back to the Nexus. If my ATT N1 ran on Sprint (or If the iPhone never existed) my EVO would have stayed in the box way back when. If you own as many gadgets as I do you'd see the same.
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My phone runs like a dog on steroids man. AOKP and Deck are doing AMAZING work. Not sure what you attempted. But two each his own. I've played with many phones, although not owned them, so I have some idea what's out there. I'll take my EVO 4G LTE for build quality, hardware, looks, camera, camera button, kickstand, etc. No competition for me. And honestly, Sense 4.0 looks quite nice.
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Well, has it changed? Doubt it, but that's besides the point. The Nexus S was running a HW accelerated ICS build since the SDK port. The SDK port. That was a long, long time ago.
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Well, has it changed? Doubt it, but that's besides the point. The Nexus S was running a HW accelerated ICS build since the SDK port. The SDK port. That was a long, long time ago.
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Of course its change. Its way faster and smoother than it was. Development is still very good for this phone. I do see what you saying with the developent of the Nexus devices. AOSP always will run better with a Nexus device and with google being open source its easier for devs or at least I would assume it is. If software isnt the biggest deal for him than the easy choice would be the EVO based on hardware alone. That should be expected for a phone launching 6 months later.
Here, read this:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5559/...mance-preview-msm8960-adreno-225-benchmarks/2
Interesting look at the amazing performance of the new processor. Blows everything out of the water including Nexus, iPhone, etc.
I went with the nexus. Sprint gave me the upgrade and I'm paying 145 total
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I went with the nexus. Sprint gave me the upgrade and I'm paying 145 total
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Thanks for the update! Anything in particular influence you to make that decision other than the price? I only ask since many will be making a similar decision now.
Also, first impressions of phone? I'm sure it's awesome, but anything other than that?
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I went with the nexus. Sprint gave me the upgrade and I'm paying 145 total
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How'd you get it for 145?! The upgrade price was 199 I thought. cuz I am kinda interested in it. Tried to go look at one today, but ran out of time.
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