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Frustrating that Case-Mate doesn't have any cases for the Evo yet but they have a whole bunch for the new iPhone 4 and it's not even out yet. (Although some people have it already). Sucks because I have one I bought from Sprint but it doesn't look like it was made properly. The lines are all crooked and looks cheap.
I know that the iPhone will sell like crazy and they just want to make money but they are forgetting about us. Their 4 different options are "coming soon".

Yeah it is frustrating but its all about sales. Even though many of us know how much better the Evo is then the iPhone 4; the iPhone will sell many times more then the Evo will probably will ever be able to. Its just how it works

They don't bend over backwards for Apple, they're catering to a greater market share. They are a company, and a company only exists to make a profit.
If you owned a company that makes an add-on for a widget, would you not make the add-on that would potentially sell the most?

Vandam500 said:
Yeah it is frustrating but its all about sales. Even though many of us know how much better the Evo is then the iPhone 4; the iPhone will sell many times more then the Evo will probably will ever be able to. Its just how it works
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Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.

Its a good idea to wait a month or 2 before buying accessories. The better ones are not always released at the same time as the device. Assuming you are not the type of person who is prone to accidents/drops.

roybotnik said:
Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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You must be lost...

I do understand but if they actually had plenty of case options for the Evo they would make an even bigger profit.
Regardless of which device sells more you would think that by offering options for more devices it would increase website traffic, sales, etc.

roybotnik said:
Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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gqstatus0685 said:
Frustrating that Case-Mate doesn't have any cases for the Evo yet but they have a whole bunch for the new iPhone 4 and it's not even out yet. (Although some people have it already). Sucks because I have one I bought from Sprint but it doesn't look like it was made properly. The lines are all crooked and looks cheap.
I know that the iPhone will sell like crazy and they just want to make money but they are forgetting about us. Their 4 different options are "coming soon".
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Yea and how mad do you think some of the companies were when they found out that the new iPhone was going to have a different shape then the 3G and 3GS?
Like someone said earlier, they are selling to the market that they know will make lots of money. Look at Speck, Ivyskin and ifrogz. About 99% of their products are aimed at Apple/Iphone products. Why?...because they know what sells. Now I am not advocating the iPhone (I had both 3G and 3GS) and while it does have it use...not everyone likes them.
It is simple economics. Research the product...watch what sells the most...and then start rolling out accessories for it

gqstatus0685 said:
I do understand but if they actually had plenty of case options for the Evo they would make an even bigger profit.
Regardless of which device sells more you would think that by offering options for more devices it would increase website traffic, sales, etc.
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You would think, but that's not the case. You're not taking in to account manufacturing, packaging, and distribution costs.
Trust me, this isn't about whether you hate Apple or Android, or who's a fanboy of who. It's business. Somewhere down the line, a pencil-pusher ran the numbers and decided the return on investment (ROI) wasn't high enough to bother with it, at least until they sat back and saw how Evo sales went initially.

roybotnik said:
Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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Hmmm... what about SCREEN SIZE, camera, video conferencing FREEDOM, 4G, cheaper and better service, widgets, freedom to switch devices/carriers and keep your purchased apps, live wallpapers, originality, and a less douchy community following you?!

Still sucks because I liked their products.
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I think that many companies get a placebo effect from Apple, the truth is there are thousands of companies making Apple products, there is more then an over saturation of accessories for the iPhone(s) so it is going out on a limb to say that you may be able to make as much, if not more money by developing a case for a phone like the EVO, or N1...
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roybotnik said:
Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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Oh wait I don't have those issues.......are u a unhappy troll now

akarol said:
Hmmm... what about SCREEN SIZE, camera, video conferencing FREEDOM, 4G, cheaper and better service, widgets, freedom to switch devices/carriers and keep your purchased apps, live wallpapers, originality, and a less douchy community following you?!
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+1. Haha U forgot to add TRUE multitasking.

i wondered the same thing just earlier today. I so badly want the hybrid tough case and it makes me mad that it isn't available yet.
I understand making iphone accessories because of the huge amount of people that use iphone but i also agree that the market is so saturated with iphone cases and accessories...if they had this case ready for Evo, i bet they would make good money on it because there isn't anything else the same.

djthirst1 said:
+1. Haha U forgot to add TRUE multitasking.
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+1 Open source FTW?

roybotnik said:
Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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woah woah..better battery life, screen resolution, quality, and overal hardware yes..but the evos dialer, messaging app and basically everything software wise besides copy and paste is better

roybotnik said:
Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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STOP!

If your hating this phone.
DONT BUY IT lol

i agree,
the phone has been released so these threads really shoudlnt be about people telling us how much crap they think the phone is

My only question is...
did the nexus ONE get the same amount of criticism

slowz3r said:
i agree,
the phone has been released so these threads really shoudlnt be about people telling us how much crap they think the phone is
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All the people that say the phone is crap, dont own it... lollol
How can you make an informed decision on just speculation, there are many factors that makes a phone great, not just massive leaps in tech... This phone IS a great piece of kit NO DOUBT!
JD

JupiterDroid said:
All the people that say the phone is crap, dont own it... lollol
How can you make an informed decision on just speculation, there are many factors that makes a phone great, not just massive leaps in tech... This phone IS a great piece of kit NO DOUBT!
JD
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People need to prioritize, they critisize it because it does not have a dual core CPU but really what good is that going to do, its a phone. It isnt like any Android app is that CPU intensive.
no HD video, doesnt matter either, HD video on phones still isnt anywhere comparable to a HD video camera. the resolution may be there but the quality isnt.
I for one rather take on time and priority Android updates over anything else.
I do like this phone, and glad i sold my N1 before the market for N1's shot down.

slowz3r said:
People need to prioritize, they critisize it because it does not have a dual core CPU but really what good is that going to do, its a phone. It isnt like any Android app is that CPU intensive.
no HD video, doesnt matter either, HD video on phones still isnt anywhere comparable to a HD video camera. the resolution may be there but the quality isnt.
I for one rather take on time and priority Android updates over anything else.
I do like this phone, and glad i sold my N1 before the market for N1's shot down.
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Damn you!!!!! Lol, I just bit the bullet on eBay on my N1, and yes, prices are lower, I took $50 less than I would've a week ago.
And criticizing something they dont own is the same thing people did with the G2, then people found out it was a really great device. It doesn't help companies or end users when people prematurely "bastardize" a device.

azn2050 said:
My only question is...
did the nexus ONE get the same amount of criticism
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Thats a good question lol see I used to not read forums back then but im sure they would have deterred me from getting a Nexus One, which turned out to be the best phone I ever owned SECOND to my Nexus S!!

azzeh3 said:
Thats a good question lol see I used to not read forums back then but im sure they would have deterred me from getting a Nexus One, which turned out to be the best phone I ever owned SECOND to my Nexus S!!
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I got the Nexus one when it first came out... read the forums briefly... but I only remember people complaining about battery issues... like it would die with so-so hours.
I was trying to see if there were anything else that got fixed later on.

azzeh3 said:
Thats a good question lol see I used to not read forums back then but im sure they would have deterred me from getting a Nexus One, which turned out to be the best phone I ever owned SECOND to my Nexus S!!
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The Nexus 1 got ripped in its first few weeks for its dodgy clearpad 2000 screen which has support for only two touches at a time and its overlapping axis... This just shows you people are never satisfied. The N1 is one of the most important phones in history
JD

I absolutely agree. before I got the phone I read so much crap left and right. All the whining about dual core, no sd, etc...I buckled down sold my N1 and bought the Nexus S the first day and there is no looking back! best move I could have made. The phone is awesome, it's already rooted and will give you the best android experience without the bloatware(sense, touchwiz). Technology moves so fast and people are never happy. Right now, this phone kicks ass!!!

yungfresh said:
I absolutely agree. before I got the phone I read so much crap left and right. All the whining about dual core, no sd, etc...I buckled down sold my N1 and bought the Nexus S the first day and there is no looking back! best move I could have made. The phone is awesome, it's already rooted and will give you the best android experience without the bloatware(sense, touchwiz). Technology moves so fast and people are never happy. Right now, this phone kicks ass!!!
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I second this!! All the way!

I freaking love this phone, you dont understand how great it is till you have it in your hands one word..IMMACULATE!

Smilez_c said:
I freaking love this phone, you dont understand how great it is till you have it in your hands one word..IMMACULATE!
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dito
10char

I used to hate Samsung phones (especially regular phones), but this one seems to be the best phone from Samsung and it looks very cool.
No memory card is the only thing I don't like.

I still think Google and Samsung could have done better than this. LOL. LOL
Anyhow, it sounds to me that if you already got rid of your Nexus One you don't have a choice but to now love your Nexus S.
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It just wasnt a HUGE jump forward like the N1 was thats why
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I think this is the first topic I've read without reading a single post whining about this or that. Kudos to everyone in this topic and the whiners that didn't post in this topic. I say whiners because I see it in almost every single damn topic I read through.

I agree. Hopefully in a few weeks or so we'll see all the naysayers and doomsayers pass.
One day and we already have boot unlock (though that was admittedly pretty simple), custom recovery, root, and an optimized kernel. I only see bright things in this device's future, but that might just be the amazing screen!
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Not sure why people are hating on it so much. I havent taken my hand off it for a couple hours and I absolutely love it. Definitely worth my hard earned $560

Am i the only one..

Who actually thinks the new phone is cool, and wants it?
/hides behind stone wall.

Probably

backdown said:
Who actually thinks the new phone is cool, and wants it?
/hides behind stone wall.
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well I don't blame. I'm assuming you live in the stone ages since your hiding behind a stone wall and think this phone is cool...
haha.

probably... i mean to make such a big hype for a phone that's a brick? no 4g...? no front facing camera? this literally looks like a Nintendo DS as a phone. It doesn't really appeal to me and probably a lot of other people.

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Probably not. It is an industry first, but it's also pretty much just a gimmick, like 3D. I would have been much more interested in a dual core phone, or even an Evo with an updated processor.
I can see how it would be good for mulittasking...if it had the power of a dual core processor...but the specs are very underwhelming, and the battery life is going to be horrible.

Its not that bad a phone but sprint did themselves a great disservice by hyping it up so much. People where expecting something huge and instead got a phone.
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it's sort of like taking a ds. And then taking out the gaming capabilities of it, and then.... selling it.

backdown said:
Who actually thinks the new phone is cool, and wants it?
/hides behind stone wall.
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Yes. Yes you are.

The issue is that it "may" be a good phone once some people get their hands on it and play with it.
But you cannot deny the overwhelming negative response (see their facebook page) as a pretty big sign that it may not be a good phone.
If you look at it from a sales/marketing POV they would much rather have a phone that everyone thinks looks really cool at a press release, but then falls a little short of expectation in the real world. At least they sell some phones, and the high initial praise helps sustain the life of the phone.
Now look at this situation, especially in this economy, 99% of the initial response is bordering "verbal lynch mob", even if it a good phone, how many people will actually give it a chance?
First impressions can kill...........

It's an interesting concept, I'll give them that, but it's made by Kyocera, looks like a brick and not a lot of developers will go out of their way to make use of both screens.

xHausx said:
Its not that bad a phone but sprint did themselves a great disservice by hyping it up so much. People where expecting something huge and instead got a phone.
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I've seen almost nothing on the phone, but I agree. The hype was the worst of it.
I recall saying something similar would be great. I dropped the thought when tablets came.
EDIT-saw the video. WTF? Now I know why people said brick. I no longer have any interest even in passing.

The biggest issue is that from what i understand, its a basic Android. Phone with a 2nd gen snap dragon running 2 screens. Won't that hurt performance?
Sent from my evo 4g

Say "neat-o" and move on down the line.
You have been EVOfied.

4G - I don't have it...and i don't need it.
Front facing camera - Mine sucks..i hardly use it.
Maybe it's just the cool factor of it, but I think it looks more professional than the Evo.

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but I think it looks more professional than the Evo.
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And a frumpy ***** in a business suit (echo) looks more professional than a supermodel (evo). Guess which one I want in my pants?

uniquenameevo said:
And a frumpy ***** in a business suit looks more professional than a supermodel. Guess which one I want in my pants?
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lol. processor isn't to bad tho... same as as shift (which beats the evo) but clocked even higher.

aimbdd said:
lol. processor isn't to bad tho... same as as shift (which beats the evo) but clocked even higher.
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Nope. It's loaded with a first gen snapdragon... I repeat. Epic fail.

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Maybe it's just the cool factor of it, but I think it looks more professional than the Evo.
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now thats just silly!
But, remember,
you will never get an update past the OS that they ship it with
you get like a whole 5 apps that can utilize both screens, and no developer is going to waste time expanding their code base to accommodate this
and now i have lost interest! lol

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Nope. It's loaded with a first gen snapdragon... I repeat. Epic fail.
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Actually its the second gen check out engadget fire more proof...i don't feel like providing it.
. Under the hood there's a 1GHz second-gen Snapdragon running Android 2.2 -- we'll forgive the older software because Kyocera had to do extensive customization to add dual-screen support to seven core apps like the browser, email, and messaging.
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First Official Shot of the EVO 3D and EVO View 4G Tablet!

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Looks pretty EVOish to me, but I wonder what the back is going to look like!

Hrshycro said:
Looks pretty EVOish to me, but I wonder what the back is going to look like!
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Yeah it does. I expect it to have 2x lenses like the Optimus 3D, obviously.
Specs are:
Chip: 1.2GHz dual-core processor (Qualcomm's MSM8660)
Display: 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540)
Cameras: Rear dual 5 megapixel (like the Optimus)
Has 1080p video playback while 720p for viewing 3D content.
No info yet on RAM, front facing camera spec, battery mAh, date of release, & price.

According to what's flowing aorund on the internet. It's a 1730mah battery. Also a June release.

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According to what's flowing aorund on the internet. It's a 1730mah battery.
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and 1gb of ram.

r916 said:
and 1gb of ram.
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I'm a little confused as to how that one will go. According to the user everyone seems to be getting info from he says this:
Industry first dual channel 1gig DDRRAM and with active 4gig tri-channel ROM (5gig total Ram with unlimited ROM as SDcard will act as more like a HD drive)
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Don't really understand what that means lol

and 4 gigs of ROM i think but i could be wrong

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I'm a little confused as to how that one will go. According to the user everyone seems to be getting info from he says this:
Don't really understand what that means lol
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It means that if you use non of your rom space, in essence you have space for up to 5gb of ram, instead of 1. But as you download more and more apps, and the rom size diminishes, so does the 5gbs. It will always have 1gb, but can have up to 5gbs.

Like a page file, I'm guessing.

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It means that if you use non of your rom space, in essence you have space for up to 5gb of ram, instead of 1. But as you download more and more apps, and the rom size diminishes, so does the 5gbs. It will always have 1gb, but can have up to 5gbs.
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Ok got it. Thanks.

June is a long ways off! At least Apple has their stuff ready to go within 2 weeks, not 2 months. ;(

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June is a long ways off! At least Apple has their stuff ready to go within 2 weeks, not 2 months. ;(
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Apple didn't have **** ready to go for the iPad 2. I just ordered mine, it's already on 4-5 week backorder. That's ridiculous.

_MetalHead_ said:
Apple didn't have **** ready to go for the iPad 2. I just ordered mine, it's already on 4-5 week backorder. That's ridiculous.
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Valid Point, but I don't think they were expecting 70% first time iPad buyers either.
I'm try to decide between an iPad 2, Xoom, iMac or building myself a Hackintosh...hmmm.

Hrshycro said:
Valid Point, but I don't think they were expecting 70% first time iPad buyers either.
I'm try to decide between an iPad 2, Xoom, iMac or building myself a Hackintosh...hmmm.
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I would get the iMac over the iPad but I'd get a MacBook Pro over the iMac. I just got a MBP, it's my first Mac and it's pretty frickin' amazing. I will never buy a Windows machine again. The Xoom can't hold a candle to the iPad 2 and a hackintosh won't be as nice as owning the real thing.

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I would get the iMac over the iPad but I'd get a MacBook Pro over the iMac. I just got a MBP, it's my first Mac and it's pretty frickin' amazing. I will never buy a Windows machine again. The Xoom can't hold a candle to the iPad 2 and a hackintosh won't be as nice as owning the real thing.
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Owned a MBP since last Summer, and I'm never going back. I sold everything Windows, except for the old desktop that runs my vinyl cutter.
Yeah, you're right. I can get a barely used iPad 1 on craigslist for $300 right now, too...
As far as the hackintosh vs. imac goes...it won't be the same, but it'll be as good as a mac pro and I could buy a cinema display

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Owned a MBP since last Summer, and I'm never going back. I sold everything Windows, except for the old desktop that runs my vinyl cutter.
Yeah, you're right. I can get a barely used iPad 1 on craigslist for $300 right now, too...
As far as the hackintosh vs. imac goes...it won't be the same, but it'll be as good as a mac pro and I could buy a cinema display
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I just sold my 32 gig wifi iPad on craigslist for $400 That's how I was able to get the iPad 2.
Since you put it that way, I'd say the hackintosh with the cinema display. That thing is gorgeous.

_MetalHead_ said:
I just sold my 32 gig wifi iPad on craigslist for $400 That's how I was able to get the iPad 2.
Since you put it that way, I'd say the hackintosh with the cinema display. That thing is gorgeous.
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Yeah, there are several 16GB wifi ipad 1s on craigslist, some only a week or two old, going for $300, which isn't bad...since the new ones don't have a whole lot more, as far as features go...
Hmm, yes...since I'd want the 27" imac...I'd rather build a hackintosh and get a cinema display...even though I already have a 27" viewsonic screen that I use with my MBP.

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Apple didn't have **** ready to go for the iPad 2. I just ordered mine, it's already on 4-5 week backorder. That's ridiculous.
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not to stray too far off topic here but you do realize what has happened on the other side of the planet right? Given Apple was already gong to expect a shortage of some extent on them, once the quake happened they got hit even harder. They get some of the memory components from Japan and have been effected by that situation.

Everyone except apple always announce their phone early, the evo was announced more then a month before releaswd and the galaxy s line up too, and June sounds like a winner since the iPhone always cones out at the same time, Sprint been trying to get back at the iPhone since the instinct came out. And the evo was the first one to get some iPhone users, I got my evo on released date and I had an iPhone too (which now I use it as a company phone) , I definetely getting the evo 3D tho, iOS and android os and I got the best of both words in apps and functionality
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Ha back order which is why I bought a bunch of them lol I love this world
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I know its just a still shot but Anyone notice the icons are very small on the evo?..Hope they can be bigger.
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The Sony Xperia Tablet Z - EISA Award Winner

Here's something to further boost our kiddie egos and bragging rights :victory: - It comes as no surprise to me really that the exquisite Sony XTZ is EISA's pick for the European Tablet of the Year 2013 - 2014. So happy I went with Sony on this one
Hit the link for the short run down: http://www.eisa.eu/award/31/european-tablet-2013-2014.html:cool:
Tell me this doesn't make you that much prouder to be an SXTZ owner :highfive:
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Its a good Android tablet. For a time at least, lol.
I do agree that given the weight and size its a marvel of technology considering the performance and quality of construction.
Sony appear to be moving in the right direction, lets hope this trend continues.

Even if it is the winner, i don't see any real developer here, the development section is dead, i mean like dead in dead. Nothing new is happening there. I don't know why.... God dammit developers build some kernels, roms

Anicane said:
Even if it is the winner, i don't see any real developer here, the development section is dead, i mean like dead in dead. Nothing new is happening there. I don't know why.... God dammit developers build some kernels, roms
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Have to agree about it being dead around here. There was some activity at first when there a was a prize on offer...but since then, dead
I must admit I knew that if I wanted loads of development I should have bought the Nexus 10. Buying the SXTZ came with the risk of little or no development...and that risk has turned into reality.
On the other hand, the stock ROM is pretty good and at the moment going to a custom ROM means you'll lose more useful features than you gain.
All I really want on top of stock is Nova launcher and PIE/LTA so I can lose all the navigation/notification/status bars. That's why I've gone to PAC.
But I've lost my warranty, GPS, DRM keys, HDMI out, being able to charge with tablet off, and a few other things.
I sometimes wish I'd bought the Nexus 10...but I'm telling myself I've got to kick the ROM-flashing habit.
Oh well, at least I've got my Nexus 4 to keep me occupied

GretaLewd said:
Have to agree about it being dead around here. There was some activity at first when there a was a prize on offer...but since then, dead
I must admit I knew that if I wanted loads of development I should have bought the Nexus 10. Buying the SXTZ came with the risk of little or no development...and that risk has turned into reality.
On the other hand, the stock ROM is pretty good and at the moment going to a custom ROM means you'll lose more useful features than you gain.
All I really want on top of stock is Nova launcher and PIE/LTA so I can lose all the navigation/notification/status bars. That's why I've gone to PAC.
But I've lost my warranty, GPS, DRM keys, HDMI out, being able to charge with tablet off, and a few other things.
I sometimes wish I'd bought the Nexus 10...but I'm telling myself I've got to kick the ROM-flashing habit.
Oh well, at least I've got my Nexus 4 to keep me occupied
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Well, i know Sony products are not so popular among the developers, but than again this one in my opinion is among the best tablets, so it should have been better. Oh well maybe it is due to something like price, or something else.

Anicane said:
Well, i know Sony products are not so popular among the developers, but than again this one in my opinion is among the best tablets, so it should have been better. Oh well maybe it is due to something like price, or something else.
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Don't look now, but TechRadar seems to share the same views as us. They also gave the SXTZ top honors as 2013's tablet: http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/10-best-tablet-pcs-in-the-world-today-1079603

Anicane said:
Well, i know Sony products are not so popular among the developers, but than again this one in my opinion is among the best tablets, so it should have been better. Oh well maybe it is due to something like price, or something else.
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I just don't comprehend why Sony products are favored by developers.... Sony offers so very much better support than other OEMs, like Samsung and HTC, and send updates ,such faster than other OEMs as well. It seems like Sony would/should be a developer favorite, the only thing I can think of is that no major Sony flagship smartphones are carried by the major US carriers, AT&T and T-Mobile have carried 1 or 2 but Verizon hasn't had one since the Play, but there should still be more development.
The price tag is another thing hindering development but not much, the other tablets I was looking at before I purchased the XTZ offered much less for the same amount or more, really the price is not too bad when you think about it. The LTE model is overpriced, $900 in the US when I bout my WiFi model, but I would guess the reason for that would be to deter people from buying it off contract. If money is the issue there have still been major amounts of development on phones and tablets with the same, or higher, price tag, I paid less for my XTZ than my Note 2 or any other phone I've bought in the past few years, so there has to be something I am missing.
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shangrila500 said:
I just don't comprehend why Sony products are favored by developers....
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I think you mean " I just don't comprehend why Sony products are not favored by developers...."