I should of bought the evo - Epic 4G General

If I could go back I would.
"The proccesors so much faster" they said
"The GPU is the best on the market" they said
What use is a GPU and a fast processor when the latest updates arrive 6 months later and broken in ways the originals weren't?

Meh, if you bought the evo you would be thinking I should have got the epic, I am so sick of not having a physical keyboard..
Life is full of shoulda woulda's, I probably will stick to a HTC or a Motorola smart phone next time for the exact reason you listed. But the devs here keep me happy with my epic, I have no buyers remorse only because of them.
<3

electronicmaji said:
If I could go back I would.
"The proccesors so much faster" they said
"The GPU is the best on the market" they said
What use is a GPU and a fast processor when the latest updates arrive 6 months later and broken in ways the originals weren't?
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Wow, way to beat a dead horse.....You say the Epic has taken too long to have its updates released? I haven't heard that complained about by.....everyone on the forum. Maybe next you'll enlighten us with a complaint about the bugs in EB13 perhaps? I don't think it's been complained about enough. Heck make it 2 posts for us!

Yeah because this phone is completely broken PoS compared to the Evo. It's UNUSABLE.

electronicmaji said:
If I could go back I would.
"The proccesors so much faster" they said
"The GPU is the best on the market" they said
What use is a GPU and a fast processor when the latest updates arrive 6 months later and broken in ways the originals weren't?
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Here is the difference..... devs can change and fix software. They can't change a cpu or gpu. CM7 looks to be coming anyway.
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What a troll. Go to the evo forums then. Have you developed anything for the epic to make it better?
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Overstew said:
Yeah because this phone is completely broken PoS compared to the Evo. It's UNUSABLE.
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So having a blast with my phone and doing MORE with it than I could with my EVO (before selling that POS) was all just.... a lie?
GTFO troll.

Dulanic said:
Here is the difference..... devs can change and fix software. They can't change a cpu or gpu. CM7 looks to be coming anyway.
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Very nicely put!

Lol nicely put.
hydralisk said:
So having a blast with my phone and doing MORE with it than I could with my EVO (before selling that POS) was all just.... a lie?
GTFO troll.
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hydralisk said:
So having a blast with my phone and doing MORE with it than I could with my EVO (before selling that POS) was all just.... a lie?
GTFO troll.
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It was sarcasm. lol

OP, I wish you had gone with the Evo because then you'd be *****ing to them instead of us.

I'd like to hit you with the evo's kickstand for this troll
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I shoulda had a V8!!!

y r u all hating on the evo, lol. evo and epic r both perfectly great phones. OP, if u want an evo, sell ur epic b4 a galaxy s 2 comes out and buy an evo

we are not hating on the Evo.... but when someone comes along who is stupid enough to believe that they would have been better off having an Evo what do you expect us to do?
Evo= Outdated overhyped POS
don't get me wrong our phone is far from perfect also but our issues will be fixed soon enough 8)

OP the Evo is a good phone, but with all phones you're going to get tired of them eventually! No, the Epic's GPU doesn't suck, and yes it took awhile to get a update, but it takes a while with every phone maufactuer! And lastly Evo vs. Epic is old already we're not going to flame each other.
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did everyone forget how long it took the evo to get a major update?let alone froyo?and you're complaining on how long the epic gets updates?lol...

OP needs an Iphone. I'm assuming he's not into rooting since Froyo has been on my Epic since last year. I'd hate this phone too if it weren't for all the awesome roms that have been developed for it.
Here is the difference..... devs can change and fix software. They can't change a cpu or gpu. CM7 looks to be coming anyway.
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and a big +1

Just standby for the 3D Evo or maybe the Nexus S 4G that sprints gonna talk about on the CSIA on March 22nd

Flame war is on it's way!
This thread will be locked in... 3...2...1
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Related

so....

if it took about 7 months for the hero to become a "outdated" phone i take it the evo will be considered old by x-mas?
I dun think so. Eco is more high end and hero was very low end compared to other phones when it came out. N1 is still popular and even g1 is pretty popular
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Crossrocker said:
I dun think so. Eco is more high end and hero was very low end compared to other phones when it came out. N1 is still popular and even g1 is pretty popular
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depends on what sprint releases next. i got to play with a epic and that lcd blows the evo out of the water. if it weren't for that touchwiz crap and lack of devs id buy one.
I have the epic its really nice but I might switch to the evo
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Evo will be fine... The hero though was behind right from release .. Sprint and htc are supporting this phone alot!!!
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Naw, it will be more like 9 months.
oh god no not Fixxer
Sporkman said:
oh god no not Fixxer
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don't worry if i get an evo i won't bug you too much.
anyways im up for upgrade but i might wait and see what comes out next. why the hell hasn't sprint announced their fall/winter lineup yet?
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Naw, it will be more like 9 months.
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i say by january 1st.
fixxxer2008 said:
don't worry if i get an evo i won't bug you too much.
anyways im up for upgrade but i might wait and see what comes out next. why the hell hasn't sprint announced their fall/winter lineup yet?
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wont bug me i found ( finally ) the ignore button lol
Upgrade in March. Hope HTC has something out around then.
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Sporkman said:
wont bug me i found ( finally ) the ignore button lol
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LOL for some reason I thought the same thing
dglowe343 said:
Upgrade in March. Hope HTC has something out around then.
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be nice to know what sprint has coming.
dglowe343 said:
Upgrade in March. Hope HTC has something out around then.
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i expect something new by the end of the year
nicholaaaas said:
i expect something new by the end of the year
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maybe not from sprint, but better devices are just around the corner, i mean look at the desire HD, the Evo just came out, and the second gen snapdragon core with a 3x better GPU is already here...not to mention the Galaxy phones, with their hummingbird cores and super amoleds...
Id say the EVO goes EOL by q2/q3 2011 but there will still be plenty of development going on here for at least few years. I been seeing more EVOs around town lately Im wondering if there's a Walmart selling them cheap.
My upgrade is in March also I hope something phenomenal is out by then.
Honestly the Evo might be outdated sooner. Look at the N1 hardware vs. Evo hardware. I mean the processor + ram, not the 'camera'. It will only be a few months until dual core processors and parallel processed apps come through and make the Evo seem slow. For now, its a beast of a king though.

Most exciting phone at ces

I didn't follow CES as much as I wanted to so I'm wondering in your opinions what is the most exciting phone coming in 2011? I just saw specs for the atrix and I'm impressed. I hate at&t but when it cones out on March I might have to go with it. I didn't see where sprint was getting anything. Anybody jumping on the attic in March? Thanks for the responses.
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sprint didnt really announce anything but there is a conference from Sprint at the begining of next month with another "industry first". so well see
Yea its a 1.2GHz triple core HTC Device running 2.4 and 2 1080 cameras that also works on sprints "industry first" 5 G network ......and YES u can F*ck iT.
Who cares about phones?
Sprint is getting David Blaine at this Febuary event... David Blaine !!! Lol
Maybe they got him cause only magic will get froyo on our phones.
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Yea its a 1.2GHz triple core HTC Device running 2.4 and 2 1080 cameras that also works on sprints "industry first" 5 G network ......and YES u can F*ck iT.
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5G, I'll expect a $50/mo data surcharge with a network that isn't available in my area.
Maybe sprint is gonna announce a fully functional froyo for the epic, a first for the galaxy s
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And yeah the atrix is pretty much what I expected the Nexus S to be. Gingerbread had no business being released on a rehashed galaxy s. They shoulda just pushed gingerbread to all n1 owners (which was the point of getting that phone in the first place.) And then got 2.4 out on the NS or whatever nexus it would've been if they would've waited. Perhaps a "Nexus Duo" or something since they didn't want a nexus 2
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iSaint said:
Yea its a 1.2GHz triple core HTC Device running 2.4 and 2 1080 cameras that also works on sprints "industry first" 5 G network ......and YES u can F*ck iT.
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Lol
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And yeah the atrix is pretty much what I expected the Nexus S to be. Gingerbread had no business being released on a rehashed galaxy s. They shoulda just pushed gingerbread to all n1 owners (which was the point of getting that phone in the first place.) And then got 2.4 out on the NS or whatever nexus it would've been if they would've waited. Perhaps a "Nexus Duo" or something since they didn't want a nexus 2
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Yeah, the Nexus S is gonna be a complete and udderly waste of google's time with the outs of the dual core phones with HDMI and an actual SD card slot. Not sure what google was thinking with the Nexus S, but I'm thinking they didn't want developers ****ing with their hardware with those kind of restrictions.
Just read more.info on the atrix and I just told my wife we are going to at&t. I hate at&t.but damn I want that phone on March 1. Atone know what the price is for the.phone yet?
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I would never go to that crappy network, no matter how good the phone is. I think you'll regret it the first time you try to do a google search on it. Froyo or no froyo, ill take my way cheaper and more reliable network on sprint
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musclehead84 said:
Just read more.info on the atrix and I just told my wife we are going to at&t. I hate at&t.but damn I want that phone on March 1. Atone know what the price is for the.phone yet?
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Most likely a lot lol. I dont think its worth a switch on march first though..i think you should hold off for a month or so while all the kinks get worked out, like a horribly locked bootloader.
Also, we be mad that the epic hasn't gotten official froyo yet....but according to a recent study, ATT has never updated ANY of its android phones...EVER lol
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Yeah, the Nexus S is gonna be a complete and udderly waste of google's time with the outs of the dual core phones with HDMI and an actual SD card slot. Not sure what google was thinking with the Nexus S, but I'm thinking they didn't want developers ****ing with their hardware with those kind of restrictions.
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Nah I think they just wanted to hop on the galaxy s train and sammy just felt like releasing the same thing with a few tradeoffs (no sd slot...but you get 2.3 lol)
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A_Flying_Fox said:
ATT has never updated ANY of its android phones...EVER lol
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ATT hasn't updated a single Android phone? At all?
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ATT hasn't updated a single Android phone? At all?
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Nope.
Sprint was next with 28% updated (which isn't really a lot considering we only have like 4 androidphones lol) and then verizon with like 31% and then tmo with something higher% lol
The article was on engadget
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musclehead84 said:
Just read more.info on the atrix and I just told my wife we are going to at&t. I hate at&t.but damn I want that phone on March 1. Atone know what the price is for the.phone yet?
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Do you really want that 2GB data cap? I guess it's okay if you don't use much data, but if you ever do use more than 2GB, be prepared to pay for it.
Yeah I know at&t sucks bad and I will prolly hate it. I just couldn't believe the specs when I saw them. I do use alot of data. Way more than the.limit on at&t and I forgot about that so thanks for pointing that out. Wow I never knew they never updated an android phone. Well you guys ruined my dreams. Lol
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Yeah I know at&t sucks bad and I will prolly hate it. I just couldn't believe the specs when I saw them. I do use alot of data. Way more than the.limit on at&t and I forgot about that so thanks for pointing that out. Wow I never knew they never updated an android phone. Well you guys ruined my dreams. Lol
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Don't feel bad. AT&T has ruined a lot of dreams.
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Nope.
Sprint was next with 28% updated (which isn't really a lot considering we only have like 4 androidphones lol) and then verizon with like 31% and then tmo with something higher% lol
The article was on engadget
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I wasn't aware that the numbers were this low. I would think that this would be something that Google would be concerned with because eventually this could hurt the growth of Android. Marketing is a powerful thing and if Apple and Microsoft are in some way able to get into the heads of the masses. You know how powerful marketing can be even when it's just trying to spread FUD. The company that I work for has BB as the "corporate standard" but because we purchased several other companies in the past year that standard has been loosened a bit because of the high number of iPhone users at the other company. There are only two of us in the IT Department that have Android and with what I see going on I still don't feel comfortable pushing Android. The first time there was an issue I know that my CIO would use it as the reason why we shouldn't use Android and that would be the end of that.
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squshy 7 said:
Don't feel bad. AT&T has ruined a lot of dreams.
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Haha, so true. I remember when I was showing my friend my wireless tether feature. He was so impressed he did a jailbreak of his iphone4 to get it. Then he got a nice little bill the next month when he went over 2gb. Needless to say, his iphone is no longer jailbroken.

will they all leave?

i dont start threads, but what the hell.
I was wondering which of the devolopers will be leaveing for the 3D (or else where). I sure some will stay, but all good things come to an end. Thought I would throw this out to be kicked around, so to say.
Im not a Dev but im getting the 3D but also I'm keeping My EVO.
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Willing to bet that most will get an Evo 3D.
Some will leave, new devs will come as well.
mattykinsx said:
Willing to bet that most will get an Evo 3D.
Some will leave, new devs will come as well.
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really good to hear that thought, these Dev's are awsome! they have made my EVO experience rich and full.
Hope to see them all on the other side..
Judging by this thread, looks like we are going to have very good support for development on the 3d side
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008413
I'm sure some will continue with the evo also tho.
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I wouldn't worry about this too much. Yeah, there will be some jumping ship but if you peak XDA's front page the Evo is the most popular phone on XDA. I tossed the idea around to go with the 3d but I want to see reviews once its released. I would be willing to bet that with the first 3d phone there are going to be bugs like crazy. I know they test a lot but there are bound to be some issues.
cant wait to see what happens with the 3D. im sure everyone wont bail at first but it will happen
unless i can get a 3d for cheap ill pass on it for now and wait for the galaxy s 2 to come. i think the evo has a good 6 months of dev life left in it.
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unless i can get a 3d for cheap ill pass on it for now and wait for the galaxy s 2 to come. i think the evo has a good 6 months of dev life left in it.
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There is a GOD! Best news I heard all day, LOL
Yeah from what I've seen review wise about the galaxy s2 and say...the HTC sensation, the Samsung looks a lot smoother more snappy over all unless you can't live without HTCs UI (i like it personally) then I would go for the GS2 from what I've seen. And I don't think they're going to screw it up and put a keyboard on it this time. (that may change with other versions on down the line though)
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Evo
I tiink some will leave,but the core will just add 3D to their list of great roms
cordell12 said:
There is a GOD! Best news I heard all day, LOL
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Lmao +1
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Yellowcard8992 said:
I wouldn't worry about this too much. Yeah, there will be some jumping ship but if you peak XDA's front page the Evo is the most popular phone on XDA. I tossed the idea around to go with the 3d but I want to see reviews once its released. I would be willing to bet that with the first 3d phone there are going to be bugs like crazy. I know they test a lot but there are bound to be some issues.
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EVO is the most popular currently because the 3D is not even out yet. With that being said I'm sure devs will work on multiple phones. Myn works on a few different phones for example.
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is anyone waiting and picking up the GalaxyS2 in July instead of the EVO 3d in June?
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Where did you get info that the Galaxy is coming out in July? The verizon post was retracted.
Some of the dev.s for the Evo don't even have an Evo. It's not required to own the phone if you're a skilled enough developer. And we definitely have those on board with the evo.
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Where did you get info that the Galaxy is coming out in July? The verizon post was retracted.
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Going to be called the "within" on Sprint, Supposed July Release....
http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20...s-release-on-sprint-within-to-arrive-in-july/
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Samsung Galaxy s2(aka Within)Sprint

Anyone ditchin their Epic 4G when this baby is released? I know I am.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-2-within-sprint
I am. Just wish we had a release date.
"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons
I'll probably pre order it I think.
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tenaciousj said:
I'll probably pre order it I think.
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Where u preorder at?
Ulllllllllllltttrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
This may be the one to make me sell...no add a 2nd line..love my Epic still
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albie1937 said:
Anyone ditchin their Epic 4G when this baby is released? I know I am.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-2-within-sprint
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No, I still like my epic. But, I'm bringing my wife over to sprint and I need to find her a phone to make her get rid of her iphone.
If I had a full upgrade I'd consider it, otherwise I'll be rocking my Epic until next summer.
I don't know about you guys, but that phone looks pretty sexy.
At least sexier than my Epic..
I'm thinking about it but my Epic + physical keyboard + Syndicate Frozen 1.2 with keyboard fix is sooo difficult to walk away from. And if a GB 2.3 were to get tossed into Mystery's ACS freezer it will be even harder to ditch the Epic
I'm already starting to miss my epic...
Grapes
i think i'm gonna ride out the epic till the next nexus...
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i think i'm gonna ride out the epic till the next nexus...
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Its gonna be a pain to root
Since one clicks are brooken and odin is galaxy s exclusive
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Galaxy s 2 it's where it's at
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i think i'm gonna ride out the epic till the next nexus...
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Id switch if I could do it cheaply. I am a year in almost of the 2 year with my Epic. If I could upgrade for like a hundred dollars I would in a heartbeat. Not paying 600 or more for this phone though out of pocket.
Hm there might be two variants of the gs2 one with sammys processor and the other with the tegra 2, any chance they hit the drawing board again with the "epic 2" in mind as one of those variants? Considering someone did a device search and came back with "D710" ?
Just a theory, seem valid? Lol
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I'm not upgrading any time soon, but if I was given the gsii, I wouldn't decline lol.
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muyoso said:
Id switch if I could do it cheaply. I am a year in almost of the 2 year with my Epic. If I could upgrade for like a hundred dollars I would in a heartbeat. Not paying 600 or more for this phone though out of pocket.
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well, you might be in luck then...
check out my recent post from an old thread
I'm not quite at my 12 month point yet and got an early upgrade 'scheduled' for when i hit that mark..
now the new phone might be "WiThin" reach (pun intended)
WiThin will not have Tegra! It has Mali GPU and Tegra phones have GeForce GPU. I guess that means SPH-D710 is WiThin. Amazing that on Nenamark, the top 8 phones are GSII. BTW here's the link
http://nena.se/nenamark/view?version=2&device_id=593
It's SPH so it's definitely sprint and it's got Mali so its probably the GSII and performs like the other ones do on the test. Also, it got WIFI certified in May if that means anything.
http://certifications.wi-fi.org/pdf_...p?cid=WFA11180
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No, I still like my epic. But, I'm bringing my wife over to sprint and I need to find her a phone to make her get rid of her iphone.
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Big mistake I think. If she loves her iPhone she will not like switching to an android phone. Goodluck to you sir!
I've heard early August, which would be one year after the Epic release but yeah, I'm on that phone when it's available. Will definitely pre order too

Don't count us out yet for ics.

"After reviewing various factors such as system requirements, platform
limitations, and partner-related issues, we will consider upgrading Galaxy devices
to Ice Cream Sandwich. Specific upgrade plans will be communicated separately.
Samsung will stay committed to responsibility for its customers as much as
possible."
That was in response to the nexus s-comparable devices getting ics question.
http://www.rootzwiki.com/_/articles...st-ignores-google-update-alliance-pledge-r246
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ICS? For us? I know there's no guarantee but OH MY GAWRSH
Since we aren't on any type of EOL list I'm sure there could be a very good possibility, especially since our stock ei22 kernel is a heavily modified nexus kernel IIRC
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Since we aren't on any type of EOL list I'm sure there could be a very good possibility, especially since our stock ei22 kernel is a heavily modified nexus kernel IIRC
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You're completely right, just we don't use many things the same way unfortunately. But it's a positive nonetheless.
Its weird that we haven't been EOL yet. But I think I see why, a lot of my friends have been picking up the Epic for the cheap $99. Although one friend got the Stratosphere, which I'm jealous of, that phone is nice.
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I honestly don't think we'll get ics. But if we do, it won't be till jelly bean comes out. Samsung has a tendency to repeat itself
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Its weird that we haven't been EOL yet. But I think I see why, a lot of my friends have been picking up the Epic for the cheap $99. Although one friend got the Stratosphere, which I'm jealous of, that phone is nice.
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EOL? The phone is not even two years old, right?
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EOL? The phone is not even two years old, right?
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How old was the EVO when it became EOL?
Oh and no.
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Would be nice since im stuck with this phone for another year. Really wondering if its worth canceling now and jumping on the bandwagon of the nexus.
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Biggoron said:
Would be nice since im stuck with this phone for another year. Really wondering if its worth canceling now and jumping on the bandwagon of the nexus.
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No. Wait for LTE and quad cores coming summer 2012.
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How old was the EVO when it became EOL?
Oh and no.
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EVO was easily replaceable as there are plenty of high end slate styled phones on Sprint. Epic on the other hand fills a niche. Honestly, I've noticed a lot of Epic users out in the wild lately. I used to never see anyone else with my phone and now it's been every place I go I seem to see another person with an Epic. Even at a year and a half old, it holds it own and even bests a lot of the newer mid-range phones out there.
To the novice consumer the Epic is the cheaper keyboarded style galaxy s2. The Og Epic never got much advertisement, but since the Epic Touch has a lot of people head in to check it out, see the Og Epic, are like "oh cool it's the same phone with a keyboard and cheaper" and bam, it becomes more popular then when it was released.
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Zeinzu said:
To the novice consumer the Epic is the cheaper keyboarded style galaxy s2. The Og Epic never got much advertisement, but since the Epic Touch has a lot of people head in to check it out, see the Og Epic, are like "oh cool it's the same phone with a keyboard and cheaper" and bam, it becomes more popular then when it was released.
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that... and the fact that it is priced at anywhere from free to 99 bucks.
Biggoron said:
Would be nice since im stuck with this phone for another year. Really wondering if its worth canceling now and jumping on the bandwagon of the nexus.
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I am sort of in the same boat. In spite of SERO, opening a line in a family VZW account would cost about the same or less and I never go beyond 3GB of data use (that with double data promotion). Went to VZW store, played with the Nexus, but despite being well aware of specs, updates, ICS etc just did not feel that it was that much better than what I already have. Also, realized that I will really miss my KB, and the dev community is still in its infancy for Nexus @XDA.
kennyglass123 said:
No. Wait for LTE and quad cores coming summer 2012.
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gotta agree with kenny on ^^^ this ^^^ ... prolly better 2 just wait
A lot of my friends had gotten Epics and I was the sore thumb who went out and got an Evo Shift back last April. That phone went kaput on me and I decided to hop on the epic-wagon after using other ones first hand. I won't ever get a non keyboard phone, and the epic is the best of its class...Its the ONLY one of its class now. Sprint has no plans to release any other keyboard phones yet, which is highly disappointing. We might see one when LTE comes around, but...in the mean time, I'm happy that the Epic has such an awesome team of devs here (Things over in the evo shift forum really started to die!).
Long story short: Long live the epic.
I think the possibility of us getting ics is pretty good actually. It used to seem out of reach but now the hyped nexus update has been halted and Sammy is posting new rdf files, not to mention the increasing amount of epic buyers lately. If you ask me, I think the probability of us getting ics is higher than many think. Our phone will easily support it.
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Especially since our devs started the work for them and got mtd working.
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Especially since our devs started the work for them and got mtd working.
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I think they'll still use bml on ics, so that won't help them.
Edit:samsung, not our devs.
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This will keep me around the epic for a little while longer

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