Evo Vs. Nexus S - EVO 4G General

So, I have an opportunity through work to upgrade to any phone of my choice on Sprint (had blackberry). I have VZW currently with a 2.2 rooted fascinate on a month to month contract. What I am thinking is turning off my VZW line and just using my work phone until something changes. Sadly the Evo 3D won't be out soon enough for me to wait or get a phone now and exchange when it comes, otherwise, that would be my obvious choice. So my choices will be an EVO (which is almost a year old) or the about to be released Nexus S. Neither is really compelling to me knowing all the dual core goodness coming out soon. However, just don't have a choice. So, while I know there might be some biased with this being the Evo thread, sound off on your thoughts of my choices. I do like the nexus for a lot of reasons, but no expandable memory is killing me. Can't decide. Thoughts??? Go...(and thanks)
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I would personally go with the evo because you have the option of it being sense or aosp.... plus aosp has made major improvements lately with hdmi and 4g both working and if all fails you can always revert back to sense. Gingerbread with sense for the evo was leaked earlier this week also. But I hate samsung phones, always get the phone with screen issues,lol.... waiting on the evo 3d this summer....

you go with the nexus or wait till the 3d, id wait but if you have to go now, go nexus bc its faster

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If I knew for sure the 3D would be out in 30 days I wouldn't sweat it. But it likely won't be here until June.
Dontbeven really care about the gimmicky 3D feature, just a much more powerful phone.
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depends on what you want/ expect. evo is going to be the phone with the better community and devs, also expandable memory, htc build quality is superior and if there was a leaked 2.3 rom it means there will be an official ota update which means sprint is still supporting the phone.
obviously a nexus phone is going to have full support but you will have limits when it comes to devs but, why need devs when every google update is live within a week or 2

Tough choice but i love my evo 4.3 inch screen and the 1ghz of speed but the nexus is newer. In my opinion Htc Evo is a great phone and you should go with that one. I know the battery not great but there are many roms that you can flash that have great battery life on stock battery so that not a big issue and more and you can buy an extended battery if you want also. I dont believe you can root the nexus so you have to wait for that and if the battery is not great on the nexus then its a problem. So i would go with the evo if i were you.

Go with the nexus.love my evo,but the nexus is a more powerful phone.
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Nexus S. I love my Evo but the Nexus S is more powerful. Better build quality too.

the only advantage phone vs phone for the evo is the .8 inches bigger on the screen, it loses in every other category

Get a Echo...there's two screens. So it's like having an Evo and a Nexus at the same time. Cuz theres two screen ya know. j/k But I would still choose EVO man. The devs kick ass and its still going to be a strong community. Plus I just love Sense. lol

Nexus S.
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Nexus S has a really powerful GPU that puts it nearly on par with even the Tegra 2. It will be able to play all/most games through this year. The display is also better and only slightly smaller - making it, IMO, a more comfortable carrying size. It also comes with much more internal storage for apps and 16GB ain't bad at all for overall storage.
People talk about the EVO having more development but the Nexus line are almost always the phones that third party app developers use to develop apps. On top of that, the EVO has a bunch of gutter ROMs - same old slightly modified stock ROMs. The Nexus S has official support from the, IMO, big three: CM, MIUI, and Google.
Plus you are pretty much guaranteed fully working up to date Android updates. The EVOs life will almost certainly end at a "might as well be Froyo" Gingerbread Sense ROM. From that point on, if you want to keep up to date with the EVO, its all unofficial and buggy custom ROMs.
If you want a phone with worse specs and that will soon feel old and unsupported, get the EVO. If you want to see what Android is about, get the most open and supported phone, the Nexus S.
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I love my EVO but if you can't wait for the 3D I'd go w/ the Nexus S.

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Nexus S has a really powerful GPU that puts it nearly on par with even the Tegra 2. It will be able to play all/most games through this year. The display is also better and only slightly smaller - making it, IMO, a more comfortable carrying size. It also comes with much more internal storage for apps and 16GB ain't bad at all for overall storage.
People talk about the EVO having more development but the Nexus line are almost always the phones that third party app developers use to develop apps. On top of that, the EVO has a bunch of gutter ROMs - same old slightly modified stock ROMs. The Nexus S has official support from the, IMO, big three: CM, MIUI, and Google.
Plus you are pretty much guaranteed fully working up to date Android updates. The EVOs life will almost certainly end at a "might as well be Froyo" Gingerbread Sense ROM. From that point on, if you want to keep up to date with the EVO, its all unofficial and buggy custom ROMs.
If you want a phone with worse specs and that will soon feel old and unsupported, get the EVO. If you want to see what Android is about, get the most open and supported phone, the Nexus S.
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You pretty much echoed my internal sentiments. I had a Moto droid and had to switch to another phone and was able to get fascinate for free. The support has been nonexistent for this phone and while I know some devs have been toiling away on it and doing an incredible job with what they are having to Frankenstein together, the rom of froyo I have on this is still very buggy at best. So I have experienced both worlds, stock android Vs themed android with a hope of updates (I know very well about unsopported phones..Lol). While I don't dispute evo is a fantastic phone and have been tempted to give sense a whirl (touchwiz is the suck, put launcher pro on this on day one) I think the nexus might be the way for me. Also, I can get a new phone from VZW at any time I choose by just adding line back onto my plan if I see something that really catches my eye, but no need to pay when work will pay for my plan through sprint.
Appreciate the well thought out reply confirming what I had already been leaning toward.
Cheers.
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I've read in a few threads that the Nexus S build quality is no that great compared to HTC. I'm eligible for an upgrade soon and need to decide as well.

Here's my answer plain and out, if you can't wait for the evo 3d, get the nexus s...plain and simple

Nexus S.
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Nexus S. Don't buy a phone that is already a 1+ year old (evo). Even though nexus is missing some stuff (sd card/etc..), the cpu/gpu/screen is more up to date with technology.

Keep your verizon line...get the nexus and tell them you'll activate it yourself but don't take it out of the box. When the 3d comes along, sell your (mint condition) nexus s and put the money towards an evo 3d.
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What am I going to do now?

I bet I am not the only one feeling like this is the end of the line for my EVO.
I got MikG 2.1 on my phone and it is basically running as good as the hardware will let the EVO run. What now? I have been flashing OSs since the Blackberry days and I feel a big let down. I don;t see me going to the EVO 3D as it would not really improve my EVO experience all that much. I use my phone for business and personal stuff and it is doing a very good job.
What now???
I would go for the Galaxy S II when it comes out, or something else, since good things are coming.
The Galaxy SII looks good but I have not had very good luck with Samsung phones. SMH
As crazy as it might sound, I would consider going back to a Blackberry if they came out with a 4" plus screen. Like a Storm4. Crazy right? LOL
I feel the same way, on MikG 2.1 as well. The phone is just working too well to mess with! Can't complain about that. Don't worry though, just like with the hero ROMs and improvements will keep coming. The EVO is just in a weird place because handsets are more powerful now, it is a year old, and still keeps up rather than being totally outdated.
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ejc1214 said:
As crazy as it might sound, I would consider going back to a Blackberry if they came out with a 4" plus screen. Like a Storm4. Crazy right? LOL
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Very weird; I had to use my sister's Blackberry when my first Evo went missing, then got a replacement; I hated it, little keyboard, had to go all backways just to get something simple, like an alarm, and had to use the calendar to have more than one.
Personally, I would recommend you at least try the Galaxy S II; I've had good experiences with Samsung products [for what its worth], the phone will be a powerhouse, and if you don't like it, can always return it within the 30 days.
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As crazy as it might sound, I would consider going back to a Blackberry if they came out with a 4" plus screen. Like a Storm4. Crazy right? LOL
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Going back to Blackberry is crazy. I have one for work and hate the damn thing, compared to my Evo. There's always something new on the horizon, just wait it out
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Just supercharge it.
It will feel like a new phone anyway without the expense
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I still have my evo. I'm currently stripping it down to barebones and using my tablet for everything else. I was working on an updated gingerbread rom but those plans have changed now. The evo is still a great device as a phone and as a smartphone. It's just a shame people jumped ship just to have the latest and greatest. I simply just added what I wanted which was the htc evo view tablet.
I would go to a Sprint store or Radio shack and play with the Evo 3D. I thought i wouldn't like it after seeing all the negative reviews, but when I played with it in person, I was really impressed. Just seemed way better than I thought, and I even dig the 3D now.
I just posted my Evo on Craigslist a few minutes ago. If I get a buyer, I'll go get the 3D. Thought about waiting for the GS2, but not really a fan of Samsung phones...and the development community the 3D seems to be building up outweighs the specs for me.
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I bet I am not the only one feeling like this is the end of the line for my EVO.
I got MikG 2.1 on my phone and it is basically running as good as the hardware will let the EVO run. What now? I have been flashing OSs since the Blackberry days and I feel a big let down. I don;t see me going to the EVO 3D as it would not really improve my EVO experience all that much. I use my phone for business and personal stuff and it is doing a very good job.
What now???
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The 3D is a really fast phone, played around with it yesterday but other then that I see no reason to pick it up. If it's not broken why mess with it?
Yeah some of the devs have moved onto the 3D, but this phone is far from dead. Let the excitement die down a bit and you will have plently of roms to flash in the future.
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what can the 3d do that the Evo can't do other than watch videos and shoot in 3d?
I still haven't figured that one out, but it seems all the hype over it is just because it's a new shiny toy...Kind of like the ipho..oops.
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what can the 3d do that the Evo can't do other than watch videos and shoot in 3d?
I still haven't figured that one out, but it seems all the hype over it is just because it's a new shiny toy...Kind of like the ipho..oops.
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Bigger Battery, more Ram, Dual, Core. Like having 2 evos in 1.. that's pretty much it
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Its just a phone. I don't feel the need to upgrade until I find something it can't do and that's definitely not now.
spider2346 said:
Bigger Battery, more Ram, Dual, Core. Like having 2 evos in 1.. that's pretty much it
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That's sidestepping the question though. He didn't ask what the difference was. He asked what could it do the Evo couldn't? Having a longer battery life is certainly nice, though. But as of right now, I can't see the dual core and ram being useful... maybe in six months?
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That's sidestepping the question though. He didn't ask what the difference was. He asked what could it do the Evo couldn't? Having a longer battery life is certainly nice, though. But as of right now, I can't see the dual core and ram being useful... maybe in six months?
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Must of misread the question. The dual core plus more ram will be a huge factor on how much faster roms will run once these devs get root access. It will totally blow the Evo out of the water in that aspect for sure.
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Must of misread the question. The dual core plus more ram will be a huge factor on how much faster roms will run once these devs get root access. It will totally blow the Evo out of the water in that aspect for sure.
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Lol no I've had a g2x dual core overclocked to 1.5ghz
Then moved to Sprint .. got the EVO 4G..
Now I have the EVO 3d.. even with "development" nothing will be much faster
We need ice cream to utilize the dual core/adreno220 chip set...
As for more RAM.... Hardly I'm at 122-200 mbs free... That means over 70% is being used for sense 3.0 and OS...
Honestly I'm selling my EVO 3d for a EVO 4g and a laptop in two days.... Don't bother with this 3vo as they call it... It honestly isn't much of an improvement
The only thing I can seeing it be good with is a stock aosp ROM like miui or cm
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I am beginning to think the same way. I would not watch 3D movies on my EVO or take 3D videos. As tot he dual processor, what exactly will that do for me? Get my emails faster? Dial out faster? Surf the internet faster? Not unless we get steady 4G speeds or even really good 3G speeds. On wifi my EVO flies and does pretty good when I get good 3G service. So I am not sure what I would gain. I know when I went from Storm1 to Storm2 it was supposed to be such a big improvement but I did not see that much. I like Sense so I am not sure if I would go to Samsung but never know. I think I would switch more for longer battery life if a phone came out with that kind of technology. But, I don't see how these faster processors are going to help with that.
ECrispy said:
Its just a phone. I don't feel the need to upgrade until I find something it can't do and that's definitely not now.
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[Q] Is the Atrix worth leaving the Inspire?

I'm sure there are threads out there on this already, so I will make it short.
With the problems that the inspire has (bad internal antenna, sound quality, and so forth) is it worth switching to the Atrix, or should I head towards a different device? AT&T is pushing me for an early upgrade as I've exchanged 4 of the inspires for different reasons, and I'm not about to buy a phone that has a ton of issues.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
And, to add to it, I'm looking at the new Samsung Infuse, and the Captivate as a potential replacement. No reason to go back to a "regular" phone...
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Well the captivate is really outdated, and soon will the inspire will be to, the atrix is more future proof than both those phones
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It is. It's all around better. No Sense, either. Lol
I owned an Inspire for a while and couldn't stand it. I'm happy with the Atrix.
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I would go with atrix. I would stay away from phones that utilize amoled screens because of their inability to display whites correctly, huge power consumption when displaying any color other than black, burn in issues and color oversaturation.
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If you're happy to unlock BL and flash custom ROM then hell yes go for it. The hardware is excellent for the price and considerably futureproof (dual core 1Gb RAM = enough grunt for foreseeable future). It also has my ideal form factor (4").
However in its stock state I would recommend pretty much any other dual core phone aside from the LG2X. You'd be surprised how few people realise its dual core based on their impressions of the speed of the default launcher/home (ie its not that great unlike the immediate WOAH of SGS2 stock or the glitz of sense). Other minor niggles IMO include slightly buggy bluetooth (compared to my other droids), , power/usb is on the left, not bottom, and if you don't actually use the fingerprint reader feature, the power button placement is less than ideal.
Like I said thou once you custom ROM/kernel it absolutely flies
However to each their own, maybe you like motoblur (if I was addicted to social media I could see myself liking it a lot more) and don't mind the AT&T restrictions (no native SIP, have to pay for tethering).
Yep, bought one outright off contract today. Well worth it.
Stay away from Captivate
1. The Motorola Atrix is the best smart phone I ever had
2. The Samsung Captivate was the worst piece of crap I ever had. Went through 3 of them before finally giving up. Stay away from this one.
Diesel984 said:
I'm sure there are threads out there on this already, so I will make it short.
With the problems that the inspire has (bad internal antenna, sound quality, and so forth) is it worth switching to the Atrix, or should I head towards a different device? AT&T is pushing me for an early upgrade as I've exchanged 4 of the inspires for different reasons, and I'm not about to buy a phone that has a ton of issues.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
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Well you're asking in atrix forum, so HE'LL NO, don't go for it. All jokes aside, its a worthy successor to The nexus one. Surprised me. Slcd is impressive. And blinding at lowest brightness. And once you unlock bootloader and root it, the least you can do is flash a stock rom minus some of the bloat to get your toes wet on how capable it is.
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Diesel984 said:
I'm sure there are threads out there on this already, so I will make it short.
With the problems that the inspire has (bad internal antenna, sound quality, and so forth) is it worth switching to the Atrix, or should I head towards a different device? AT&T is pushing me for an early upgrade as I've exchanged 4 of the inspires for different reasons, and I'm not about to buy a phone that has a ton of issues.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
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Atrix doesn't have any major issues if you ask me (antenna, sound quality are all great).
+ We have an unlocked bootloader and CM7 on the way. With vanilla android Atrix will be amazingly future proof.
Go for the ATRIX. Its totally worth the 4g and dual cores.
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I have both atrix and inspire... The inspire has a much nicer ui tons of custom roms let's just say tons of eye candy it runs smoothly when overclocked mine is at 1.3ghz but can go up to 1.8ghz... Battery life sucks but can be tweaked for example my phone when asleep runs at a little over 300mhz and when on runs at 1.3ghz so it gives a full day with moderate use gps is the second best I've seen 1st being the Atrix of course solid build some say feels too heavy.. I like it.
My atrix like many people said is more future proof ui not so pretty great loud speaker comparable to the blackberry bold 9000 awesome GPS can't be beat by any mobile phone qhd display if you like that icons and keyboard seem soooo small after using the inspire for a while picture quality is grainy compared to inspire which is 8mp looks like iphone quality HD recording too me seems smoother on atrix... With the ui on the inspire it seems to do more then blur... Sense is integrated more with facebook and twitter in every aspect.. Sound on the headset on both devices are loud and clear so it's basically comes down to what you like
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worth it. it's a different level than the inspire. high resolution qhd display (ebooks look gorgeous with all those pixels crammed in), first dual core in a smart phone, 4g, high capacity battery. i believe i read that it is the biggest on a smart phone to date.the specs alone put inspire down hard. and on top of that active indie devs? go for it dude.
don't let that massive screen on the infuse hypnotize you. compare the actual display resolution. a full web page renders better on atrix than anything else att offers
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Atrix is also the only phone with a 1gb ram to this date also although stock it isn't utilized install a custom kernel and wham its so fast its hard, even frustrating to use any other device!
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I left the inspire for the atrix. Don't regret it at all. Love this damn phone.
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First of all, you're asking this in an Atrix Forum so I can only guess what most responses are going to be ; )
But seriously, I originally had an Inspire and I can honestly say that the Atrix has better functionality with battery life, screen resolution, call quality, etc. I would stay away from the Infuse since it has been rumored that AT&T's SGS2 variant should be out this month and they might also be offering a model with a pretty damn good looking keyboard on it as well.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/26/atts-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-outed-with-keyboard-in-tow/
(Note: the article is old and they have since confirmed that the phone pictured is NOT the SGS2 but rather a secondary model that may or may not be launched)
Diesel984 said:
I'm sure there are threads out there on this already, so I will make it short.
With the problems that the inspire has (bad internal antenna, sound quality, and so forth) is it worth switching to the Atrix, or should I head towards a different device? AT&T is pushing me for an early upgrade as I've exchanged 4 of the inspires for different reasons, and I'm not about to buy a phone that has a ton of issues.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
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Diesel984 said:
And, to add to it, I'm looking at the new Samsung Infuse, and the Captivate as a potential replacement. No reason to go back to a "regular" phone...
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Coming from a Nexus One, I tried an Infuse before I got the Atrix. It was slower than the N1, and it always lowered the brightness when used outdoors because of heat.
Happily returned it for an Atrix after it was released. Haven't looked back.
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PH33R THE AWFUL VIBRATION MOTOR.
it might die on you after some usage. so you wont get vibration random or haptic feedback randomly.. QQ
I had an inspire before I got my Atrix and the only thing the insipre had over the Atrix was being unlocked.... and now that advantage is gone.
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Nexus Prime Pictures Leaked: No onscreen buttons, 720p screen

http://m.androidcentral.com/first-nexus-prime-photo-leak-shows-buttonless-device-720p-display
Looks pretty slick. So excited for the Nexus Prime and Google event next week with Apple's event today being a total snooze
Interesting, thanks sir.
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Looks pretty slick. So excited for the Nexus Prime and Google event next week with Apple's event today being a total snooze
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U no likey the iphone ? LOL
Awesome. Very nearly iPhone 4 ppi on 4.6 inches and its SAMOLED AND its 720p. I really hope this leak is real cause I'm sold on the display alone. I only hope the next nexus doesn't do away with the sd card slot >_<
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Same. Super excited about the 720p screen. Considering my laptop is 15" and 1280x800 its quite astonishing how far screen technology evolved :\ Although apparently its still pentile but considering my Epic is already pentile I think I should be fine.
What I want:
1.5 GHz Dual Core (or even quad-core? maybe too early still)
10-12 MP Camera (There is an android phone expected to have a 12 MP camera soon, so it would be cool to see the NP have one)
720p display (which seems confirmed)
4.5-4.65" display (which is also likely)
BETTER BATTERY LIFE? (2000 mAh??!!?)
ICS will bring a huge update to the OS, but most likely UI which is cool
Anyone else agree?
Lol Galaxy S II already blows iPhone 4S out of the water:
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What I want:
1.5 GHz Dual Core (or even quad-core? maybe too early still)
10-12 MP Camera (There is an android phone expected to have a 12 MP camera soon, so it would be cool to see the NP have one)
720p display (which seems confirmed)
4.5-4.65" display (which is also likely)
BETTER BATTERY LIFE? (2000 mAh??!!?)
ICS will bring a huge update to the OS, but most likely UI which is cool
Anyone else agree?
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I would agree with this for the most part. I don't think we'll see a quad-core in this guy quite yet. As for the camera, MP is only a fraction of what makes a good camera. I personally believe the camera on the Epic is pretty rock solid for a phone.
I think once you get over a 4.5" screen, it's getting to be too big for a phone. I would like to see it no more than 4.5". However, even with the lack of buttons, I'm surprised at how much 'dead' space there is at the bottom of the phone. I figured without the buttons, they would be able to utilize about the whole front as the screen. They can put the carrier branding crap on the back.
Not only would I like to see a bigger capacity battery, but I'm guessing ICS probably has some good things in it which will improve batter life as it is.
If this thing comes to Sprint, it shall be my next phone, without question!
Yeah the biggest issue being Verizon will probably be the first to get it.... My upgrade is available yet I have to wait more... /firstworldproblems
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I would agree with this for the most part. I don't think we'll see a quad-core in this guy quite yet. As for the camera, MP is only a fraction of what makes a good camera. I personally believe the camera on the Epic is pretty rock solid for a phone.
I think once you get over a 4.5" screen, it's getting to be too big for a phone. I would like to see it no more than 4.5". However, even with the lack of buttons, I'm surprised at how much 'dead' space there is at the bottom of the phone. I figured without the buttons, they would be able to utilize about the whole front as the screen. They can put the carrier branding crap on the back.
Not only would I like to see a bigger capacity battery, but I'm guessing ICS probably has some good things in it which will improve batter life as it is.
If this thing comes to Sprint, it shall be my next phone, without question!
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Gotta agree, there is too much dead space there tha can be use with more screen, I was hoping for a longer screen :S
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I think the title should be changed to 1/2 a picture of the nexus prime leaked, not pictures...
Nexus Prime Teaser Video
http://youtu.be/oM9RO-GAKjE
OMG that thing extremely slim!! I want it!!
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Pic looks familiar..see Prime thread a page or two back.
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Woah! Now we can definitely expect an even more contour phone!
(Or maybe it's just my eye perceiving it wrong)
Ahhh! Best teaser video ever! That was some slick advertising. And omg...curved glass...mmmm
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Will someone please tell me where all these ridiculous rumors that Verizon will get any exclusivity on the next Nexus came from? Let's stack up the evidence:
1) Verizon to this date is the ONLY carrier who does not currently have even 1 Nexus phone.
2) Verizon actively refused these phones because they couldn't ruin them with bloat; a factor that has not changed.
2a. The Nexus phones aren't crazy big sellers and thus wouldn't change Verizon's decision, especially not enough to make them pay for exclusivity.
3) Google is crazy in bed with Sprint right now with Google Wallet and Google Voice being exclusive services currently.
4) Google just tricked the Nexus lines current customers into signing 2 year contracts with T Mobile and Sprint; why would they intentionally screw developers by making it so they can't get this Nexus device without an ETF?
Evidence FOR Verizon exclusivity:
1) the words "Droid" and "Prime" were once seen written on the same line of text? And there is absolutely no proof that that phone exists or is not just a bloated Nexus variant.
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squshy 7 said:
Ahhh! Best teaser video ever! That was some slick advertising. And omg...curved glass...mmmm
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They seem to be sticking to the shape of the OG Nexus. Does anyone know if it will have no SD card slot and be all internal memory? I remember when people thought the OG Nexus would be dual core as well. I will wait for iron clad proof that its coming to Sprint and has at least a bigger battery and more powerful processor because that screen has got to use more battery
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@usf - I don't know all the answers to your questions, but here's where I see an almost problem:
3) Google is crazy in bed with Sprint right now with Google Wallet and Google Voice being exclusive services currently.
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This was true, until Sprint went and dumped $20B towards Apple. I really hope that didn't piss off Google too much. If I were getting cozy with someone and they went and did something like that, I would seriously have to reconsider my association/partnership with them.
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@usf - I don't know all the answers to your questions, but here's where I see an almost problem:
This was true, until Sprint went and dumped $20B towards Apple. I really hope that didn't piss off Google too much. If I were getting cozy with someone and they went and did something like that, I would seriously have to reconsider my association/partnership with them.
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And I would consider that compelling evidence against exclusivity on sprint as well. The decision for which carriers were getting this was made months ago and its unlikely that sprint was talking to google about buying the iphone all the way back then.
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I traded my EVO yesterday

I traded my EVO 4G for Galaxy S2 (Epic) like I planned months ago when they announced Galaxy S2 for first time. I want to thank each of you guys here for help, tweaks, mods, ROM's and other things that kept my EVO running better. I will step by periodically to check if anyone needs help with something that I can help with, but moving primary interest to Samsung S2 sub-forum.
If anyone wonders I traded EVO plus $110 for Galaxy and Galaxy is awesome and crazy fast and EVO is let's face it - hardware outdated for current and next upcoming android versions.
Thanks again and Happy new year !
http://www.thomasverbeek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/super-cool-story-bro.pngCool story bro.
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erik077 said:
I traded my EVO 4G for Galaxy S2 (Epic) like I planned months ago when they announced Galaxy S2 for first time. I want to thank each of you guys here for help, tweaks, mods, ROM's and other things that kept my EVO running better. I will step by periodically to check if anyone needs help with something that I can help with, but moving primary interest to Samsung S2 sub-forum.
If anyone wonders I traded EVO plus $110 for Galaxy and Galaxy is awesome and crazy fast and EVO is let's face it - hardware outdated for current and next upcoming android versions.
Thanks again and Happy new year !
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erik077 said:
I traded my EVO 4G for Galaxy S2 (Epic) like I planned months ago when they announced Galaxy S2 for first time. I want to thank each of you guys here for help, tweaks, mods, ROM's and other things that kept my EVO running better. I will step by periodically to check if anyone needs help with something that I can help with, but moving primary interest to Samsung S2 sub-forum.
If anyone wonders I traded EVO plus $110 for Galaxy and Galaxy is awesome and crazy fast and EVO is let's face it - hardware outdated for current and next upcoming android versions.
Thanks again and Happy new year !
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I'll just leave this here.
I need not say anything smh
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You did what...lol
Samsung has given me so many problems. I do like the galaxy, but just don't wanna go back to samsung's stock UI.
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Samsung has given me so many problems. I do like the galaxy, but just don't wanna go back to samsung's stock UI.
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lol!. . . . . .
Gotta love the immature responses. Wow. Are we in kindergarten?
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I wont lie, I've thought about it...but the wife has the OG epic and i cant stand working on that thing. the specs on the touch are GREAT. but i dont think i could get rid of the Evo...now if they had a stable aosp ics rom i'd REALLY think about it.
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I wont lie, I've thought about it...but the wife has the OG epic and i cant stand working on that thing. the specs on the touch are GREAT. but i dont think i could get rid of the Evo...now if they had a stable aosp ics rom i'd REALLY think about it.
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Samsung and sprint have both confirmed the sgs2 epic touch 4g will receive and official ICS update in Q1 of 2012 meaning by the end of March it will have an officially supported stock ICS rom
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Samsung and sprint have both confirmed the sgs2 epic touch 4g will receive and official ICS update in Q1 of 2012 meaning by the end of March it will have an officially supported stock ICS rom
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As an owner of both phones I must say the battery life on the Epic is quite nice and working on them now is not an issue as another poster mentioned. I read about the OG Epic issue and as of right now its flash city over there. CM7 and MIUI is coming up. Not telling you to change but saying if you want to Epic is a good look...
yea...its very tempting...maybe sprint will drop a bomb at CES (doubt it) i work for sprint on the wireline side of the house so upgrades arent too difficult to get. its just hard to leave the evo, plus i'd have to wait for a dev to pull touchwiz...some ppl like it, but i dont. just a fan of aosp's...the touch will have it soon i'm sure.
running ics evervolv rom with the camera and gps zip flashed and i love it. few hiccups here and there but deff on its way to some solid goodness.
I made the switch too only because my evo charging port fell out and the evo was starting to get a little stale since having it from release day. My wife has had the first epic 4g since launch and i hate that thing with a passion. But the epic 4g touch is a totally different beast. Its like the first couple months of having the evo, i cant put this thing down. Its bigger, way faster, thinner, lighter, and the battery lasts me all day for once. Speaking of fast, i had gotten so used to the "Android" lag that i didnt even notice it anymore. But if there is a phone out there that completely takes the lag out of Android its this phone. Wow. I have a whole new perspective on Samsung. 1.2ghz dual core is quite a jump from 1ghz. And it overclocks to 1.7ghz dual core!!! I thank my EVO for being the best phone of my life while it lasted, but i honestly can say it is not missed! Thanks to all the devs and members who kept the EVO at the top of the cellphone food chain, but evolution has just kicked in! (pun intended)
^ this.
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I made the switch too only because my evo charging port fell out and the evo was starting to get a little stale since having it from release day. My wife has had the first epic 4g since launch and i hate that thing with a passion. But the epic 4g touch is a totally different beast. Its like the first couple months of having the evo, i cant put this thing down. Its bigger, way faster, thinner, lighter, and the battery lasts me all day for once. Speaking of fast, i had gotten so used to the "Android" lag that i didnt even notice it anymore. But if there is a phone out there that completely takes the lag out of Android its this phone. Wow. I have a whole new perspective on Samsung. 1.2ghz dual core is quite a jump from 1ghz. And it overclocks to 1.7ghz dual core!!! I thank my EVO for being the best phone of my life while it lasted, but i honestly can say it is not missed! Thanks to all the devs and members who kept the EVO at the top of the cellphone food chain, but evolution has just kicked in! (pun intended)
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^^^This guy aint lying, when you guys get a chance go and pickup Epic Touch, its a hell of a phone. I know this is an Evo forum and I have both but he is not lying it will make you not miss your Evo as hard as that is for me to say.
gsx62391 said:
I made the switch too only because my evo charging port fell out and the evo was starting to get a little stale since having it from release day. My wife has had the first epic 4g since launch and i hate that thing with a passion. But the epic 4g touch is a totally different beast. Its like the first couple months of having the evo, i cant put this thing down. Its bigger, way faster, thinner, lighter, and the battery lasts me all day for once. Speaking of fast, i had gotten so used to the "Android" lag that i didnt even notice it anymore. But if there is a phone out there that completely takes the lag out of Android its this phone. Wow. I have a whole new perspective on Samsung. 1.2ghz dual core is quite a jump from 1ghz. And it overclocks to 1.7ghz dual core!!! I thank my EVO for being the best phone of my life while it lasted, but i honestly can say it is not missed! Thanks to all the devs and members who kept the EVO at the top of the cellphone food chain, but evolution has just kicked in! (pun intended)
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I gots to agree. I made the switch about 3 months ago and I not looking back. Well I am for CM7, but the phone even with the stock Touchwiz (oh the horror) is actually pretty good. This is coming from a guy who had the Moment and I said I would never buy another Samsung phone gain. I probably would have kept the Evo if the charging port didnt break.
So for all you former evo owners now on the ET4G, how's the reception (phone, data, gps)? Is it as bad as people say about Samsungs?
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So for all you former evo owners now on the ET4G, how's the reception (phone, data, gps)? Is it as bad as people say about Samsungs?
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I haven't had a problem yet that my evo didn't face. But I've been rooted since the moment I got this phone. This phone does show 3 bars where my evo would show full, but I have done multiple speed tests and I'm still getting the same speeds even though the E4gt shows less bars. I recall having this problem with the first couple of builds for the evo too. I've tried every modem out there and they all show the same bars and speeds for me. So either I'm not affected by it in my area or people really just need to see more bars to think it has a better radio. either way it's sprint so you can't expect to much in the way of speed and strength of signal.
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Anyone Else Tired of Their Desire Z/G2?

Honestly not sure if its the phone or the OS Im tired of. Have been using my G2 for over a year, been using Android for the same amount of time (G2 was my first Android device). Lately I haven't been interested in trying any ROMs, none have really peaked my interest to be honest due to the little issues in them. Not sure what I should do from here......
End of small rant.
Anyone else feel the same way or am I alone?
I still love the phone but I am definitely getting a little bored with it. Same as with most things. After so long of use, it feels like it is time for something new.
I use MIUI and it seems the fastest and smoothest to me (probably as good as you can get on the hardware), so getting bored I try other ROMs but they aren't as smooth so I go back to MIUI. I think ICS might spice things up for a little while l, but I think an upgrade might help.
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It's called "consumerism". Just use your DZ till it dies of a natural death >.>
i wasn't bored of it, i was simply tired of the lag, missed messages and genrally just the lack of RAM.
i took the plunge and moved to the desire HD (couldnt afford anything newer)
and i notice the difference in ram immediately, there are LOADS more apps open at once now, and everything just generally feels snappier. and even with all my apps open i have 100mb+ ram left, constantly,
it's a shame that the DZ didnt have more ram, because otherwise i think i could've stuck with it for so much longer.
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.... Lately I haven't been interested in trying any ROMs, none have really peaked my interest to be honest...
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Damnit I thanked instead of quoting at first. Oh well.
It's "piqued," FYI.
I still use mine all the time. I have ICS on it. And with supercharger it's plenty fast. And I can text sweet things to my gf much easier and quicker using the keyboard. That being said get a hercules and rock both.
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What's with all of these posts really...If you're "tired" of the phone go buy another one and use this as a backup. A lot of people do it lately.
Sure - I would be happy to buy a new phone, just as soon as you can invent a phone that has the G2's reliability, developer support, style, at least as good of a real keyboard, display quality, and make sure it works with T-mobile so I can have unlimited everything, including wifi hotspot, free tethering and free wifi calling, and no overage charges possible for only $60/month no-contract!
Yeah, that's what I thought, the G2 has no upgrade that can be made, because it is the best phone/carrier combo out there!
But I do wish there was a magical way to have the reception in rural area and LTE deep building penetration that I envy on Verizon (but I don't envy paying nearly $200/month for the features listed above!)
Still love my phone since the day I got it. Reliable and tough, stylish and sleek. I do look forward to an upgrade, but it's not something that i'm set my heart to. Can't really beat the DZ =)
Can someone just lock this post? It's so silly to post stuff like this.
If you're tired of it, then get a new phone.
g2 has been an awesome phone especially for my first Android phone but I can't wait for the next g series or maybe I'll try out the gnex. Contracts not up till October so hopefully there'll be something cool out then
After a year of using something u naturally get bored of it but if ur that boored of it try getting a mytouch4gslide
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Not bored,
I recently tried a few things to give my G2 a different look and feel. Here's what I have:
meXdroidMod Atomic ROM -- been using meXdroidMod for awhile now
GO Launcher EX ICS theme -- cool screen transitions, my favorite is sphere
GO Locker -- ICS style, and I don't have date and time showing
GO SMS Pro -- I have had this for awhile
GO Weather -- besides HD video background, I like the Temperature Trend among some of the other features
With a couple of apps and also creating shortcuts to access them easily and quickly, i find my G2 very useful and not boring. Now if only I had a bigger screen...
I never understood this emotion where people get bored of things and feel the need to get the newest stuff. To me, the G2 is a solid device and the only time I would ever think of changing is out of necessity: not so much boredom. If I needed a faster GPU or a larger screen or better speakers and so forth: I can definitely understand the decision then because you have a practical purpose for the future device. But to be bored of a device and wanting to upgrade for no other reason because of it is exactly what companies want you to do. convolution put it best, "consumerism", but I would also add the word "affluence" as well.
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Sure - I would be happy to buy a new phone, just as soon as you can invent a phone that has the G2's reliability, developer support, style, at least as good of a real keyboard, display quality, and make sure it works with T-mobile so I can have unlimited everything, including wifi hotspot, free tethering and free wifi calling, and no overage charges possible for only $60/month no-contract!
Yeah, that's what I thought, the G2 has no upgrade that can be made, because it is the best phone/carrier combo out there!
But I do wish there was a magical way to have the reception in rural area and LTE deep building penetration that I envy on Verizon (but I don't envy paying nearly $200/month for the features listed above!)
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Lol you must be delusional. This is a great phone, but as soon as I find a nexus s I'm going back. Not only is the phone faster in both the CPU and gpu department, the wolfson sound chip is a god send for music lovers (the g2 can't power my 120$ Sony earbuds and as a result aren't as loud/bass cuts out at low frequencies) , you can't beat the samoled screen (after a little tweaking with voodoo colors it gives a better pq than my 40" ex400) and to top it off ics is smooth as a gyroscope. I can't tell a difference scrolling around home screens and menus compared to my buddies gnex. Dev support is off the charts. IMO the nexus s is the device to have over a gnex or gs2.
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Lol you must be delusional. This is a great phone, but as soon as I find a nexus s I'm going back. Not only is the phone faster in both the CPU and gpu department, the wolfson sound chip is a god send for music lovers (the g2 can't power my 120$ Sony earbuds and as a result aren't as loud/bass cuts out at low frequencies) , you can't beat the samoled screen (after a little tweaking with voodoo colors it gives a better pq than my 40" ex400) and to top it off ics is smooth as a gyroscope. I can't tell a difference scrolling around home screens and menus compared to my buddies gnex. Dev support is off the charts. IMO the nexus s is the device to have over a gnex or gs2.
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Ill tell you what though. This battery life is AMAZING. Running ilwt cm7 @1.3 ghz ondemand with backround data on.
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WTF? said:
Sure - I would be happy to buy a new phone, just as soon as you can invent a phone that has the G2's reliability, developer support, style, at least as good of a real keyboard, display quality, and make sure it works with T-mobile so I can have unlimited everything, including wifi hotspot, free tethering and free wifi calling, and no overage charges possible for only $60/month no-contract!
Yeah, that's what I thought, the G2 has no upgrade that can be made, because it is the best phone/carrier combo out there!
But I do wish there was a magical way to have the reception in rural area and LTE deep building penetration that I envy on Verizon (but I don't envy paying nearly $200/month for the features listed above!)
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truth, it must be quoted. I've yet to see a newer phone with all the qualities I want in a phone. I'm extremely lucky that I got this phone with my family's contract, I had no idea of the developer support behind it when I did choose it.
G2 is my first android device too. And also one year I have been using it. I love my G2 just because it my "first time". I've tried almost every Rom from xda. And now using sense 3.5. But, frankly speaking, I'm considering t buy a new better one.
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RushAOZ said:
Lol you must be delusional. This is a great phone, but as soon as I find a nexus s I'm going back. Not only is the phone faster in both the CPU and gpu department, the wolfson sound chip is a god send for music lovers (the g2 can't power my 120$ Sony earbuds and as a result aren't as loud/bass cuts out at low frequencies) , you can't beat the samoled screen (after a little tweaking with voodoo colors it gives a better pq than my 40" ex400) and to top it off ics is smooth as a gyroscope. I can't tell a difference scrolling around home screens and menus compared to my buddies gnex. Dev support is off the charts. IMO the nexus s is the device to have over a gnex or gs2.
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Wow, that audio chip intrigues me. I primarily use my phone as a music player at the gym and I like my music loud. However I get distortion when I try to adjust the frequencies past a certain point. Is this Wolfson chip a solution?

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