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Your thoughts on Gingerbread release for the Samsung Vibrant.

Hello,
Just wanted your thoughts on the Official Gingerbread for Vibrant.
Do you think it will ever come?
Do you even care?
Any feedback is appreciated .

Cm7 is gingerbread so its already out lol
Need help with cm7? Pm me I can try to help

I don't think about it because I don't care. Gingerbread for the Vibrant 3G is the last thing on Samsungs list.

i have cm7 so i could care less! i will be getting the hercules in a few months anyway

The Gingerbread ROMS are already pretty smooth and nice so I no longer care about the stock one which they seem that don't even WANT to update.
Whatev's when I get the chance I will be buying the SGSII.
...When it doesn't cost a lung for me lol

It's not going to happen.
And neither will me buying another Samsung mobile device, ever.

Ditto.
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Probably not coming since the Galaxy S 4G is essentially the successor to the original Vibrant. It would be a terrible sales decision for T-Mobile to support the older model, especially when the two are almost identical except for 4G, an FFC, and the lack of internal storage on the 4G.

I hate u guys.
I guess my best bet is to hunt craigslist for a nexus s.
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Really?
No CM7 is the same experience you will get with a Nexus S.
Buy a dual core phone or
Wait for next year.
Quad Cores aren't supposed to be ready until Q3 2012 or early 2013.
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I wouldn't mind waiting, I've played around with the 4g vibrant, and I like the 3g model better. The ffc is no big deal with me.
But I have a gut feeling that it will be early next year before we get a 2.3 from tmobile.
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raduque said:
It's not going to happen.
And neither will me buying another Samsung mobile device, ever.
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Prolly the same thing you said about froyo. No faith
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I cant afford a new dual core and my plan isnt up til dec of next year. Nexus seems the way to go unless u guys wanna buy me a hercules
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Alanrocks15 said:
Really?
No CM7 is the same experience you will get with a Nexus S.
Buy a dual core phone or
Wait for next year.
Quad Cores aren't supposed to be ready until Q3 2012 or early 2013.
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Sorry, but current dual cores devices are useless and equally as fast as the Nexus S since ICS is yet to be released to optimize Android for multicore devices. You may as well get the one phone guaranteed to get ICS which will increase the Nexus's speed as well. The G2X looks like its not getting ICS and the Sensation would be bogged down by Sense again. Galaxy S2, maybe.

No offense because the 2.3 Roms out right now are smooth. But they straight murder the battery life. Why have a mobile device if you a charge every 8 hours.
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ZachLL88 said:
Prolly the same thing you said about froyo. No faith
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No, I held out hope because Samsung promised and promised and promised, and there was a BIG media hullabaloo about the lack of timeliness on the 2.2 update.
Samsung has had exactly ONE press release saying they're putting 2.3 on "all" Galaxy S phones and nobody in the media is talking about a lack of update. Basically, it's as if no-one cares, Samsung included. Only a few people on forums are making any fuss about it, and everybody knows forums in general fly fairly low under the radar.
I still say we're not going to see it, and even if Samsung delivers it before the end of the year, it's far too little far too late. I have no desire to reward their failures and apathy with more purchases.
edit: Oh, and you can thank the ****ing SGS 4G for the lack of an update. IT'S getting 2.3 leaks left and ****ing right, and the rumor is from devs in the know that there isn't even 2.3 source code in existence for the Vibrant.

XPLANE9 said:
Sorry, but current dual cores devices are useless and equally as fast as the Nexus S since ICS is yet to be released to optimize Android for multicore devices. You may as well get the one phone guaranteed to get ICS which will increase the Nexus's speed as well. The G2X looks like its not getting ICS and the Sensation would be bogged down by Sense again. Galaxy S2, maybe.
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You are right the good thing about dual cores is one core is incharge of one process and other core incharge of another process. This would probably be best for me as I am constantly studying in school, and switch between apps really fast and single core just cant take from browser to xxxx app to xxxx app and back to browser without it getting stuck!?
If you got like 15 apps and just use it for ROMS and GPS and shiny fast things then by all means stick with the Galaxy S.

ZachLL88 said:
Prolly the same thing you said about froyo. No faith
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Yep just ask the behold 2 users oh wait they never did get their update never mind.

raduque said:
It's not going to happen.
And neither will me buying another Samsung mobile device, ever.
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This........

Galaxy S2 will go no longer than Ice Cream Sandwich.
Galaxy S3 will only go like 2 updates
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Looking for advice: Nexus S 4G vs EVO 4G

Hello,
I've owned an EVO since its release date last year and have recently upgraded to the EVO 3D. I like my EVO still becaue it is rooted and great to run AOSP ROMs. But now that I have the 3D I see little use to run any Sense ROMs because Sense 3.0 on the E3D is just so far superior. Anyhow, I am considering trading/selling my EVO for a NS4G and wanted to get the opinions from those of you that have used/own both.
Thanks in advance.

As long as you aren't going for a contract to get the Nexus S 4G, i'd say go for it. As usual, an new nexus is rumored to be right around the corner (Few months?).
Also, Sprint will be pushing a new update for the NS4G that will (should) fix alot of the problems people are having with the radios.

I will got for the nexus own it and love it as aosp but the 3d kick ass with the UI
If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d

github said:
As long as you aren't going for a contract to get the Nexus S 4G, i'd say go for it. As usual, an new nexus is rumored to be right around the corner (Few months?).
Also, Sprint will be pushing a new update for the NS4G that will (should) fix alot of the problems people are having with the radios.
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It would be a Craigslist trade or something along those lines, so no contract. I just feel like the EVO and EVO3D are so similar that its not worth having both.
tapa tapa tapa

Get the nexus s; I say let go of your evo 4g so that way if you get tired of driving the hummer (evo 3d) you can pull out your lexus (nexus s) lol. Whats the point of having 2 large phones that are very similar?

Sprint has a tradein prgram...$150 for your EVO 4G....

My wife has the ns4g and be have an evo I would say as long as it's a straight trade go for it. Ns4g is better than the evo in alot of ways but not better enough to shell out cash for. Does oc to 1.4 stable.

dirkyd3rk said:
Get the nexus s; I say let go of your evo 4g so that way if you get tired of driving the hummer (evo 3d) you can pull out your lexus (nexus s) lol. Whats the point of having 2 large phones that are very similar?
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That's what I'm thinking. Though I'm more of a Mercedes man myself...
tapa tapa tapa

mlin said:
That's what I'm thinking. Though I'm more of a Mercedes man myself...
tapa tapa tapa
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I agree with Mercedes I just said lexus because it rhymed with nexus lol!

Why not get the better Sammy phone, sgs2
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lithid-cm said:
Why not get the better Sammy phone, sgs2
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I do want the sgs2 myself but its a constant battle over whether its coming to the US or not. Some say its coming to sprint while others say no way. Idk whos right or wrong but I do want it...

dirkyd3rk said:
I do want the sgs2 myself but its a constant battle over whether its coming to the US or not. Some say its coming to sprint while others say no way. Idk whos right or wrong but I do want it...
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That phone is worth waiting for, even for the 50/50 chance.
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lithid-cm said:
That phone is worth waiting for, even for the 50/50 chance.
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I hope so...after 4 exhanges on my evo 3D im ready to sell this crap and get it if true!

lithid-cm said:
Why not get the better Sammy phone, sgs2
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Main reason is that I cam trade my EVO with a little bit of cash for a nexus. The SGS2 is demanding a lot of money right now and probably will continue to do so. In addition, if I want the SGS2 I can swap the nexus or 3D for that when it becomes available.
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mlin said:
Main reason is that I cam trade my EVO with a little bit of cash for a nexus. The SGS2 is demanding a lot of money right now and probably will continue to do so. In addition, if I want the SGS2 I can swap the nexus or 3D for that when it becomes available.
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Exactly , so I think you'd be better off waiting. As previously stted, 150$ buy back at sprint on the evos, so you could trade it towards a galaxy s II or something else by that time.

After how HTC handled their last update for the EVO, I'd wait for Galaxy to arrive. Although Samsung's performance with their update for the previous version was not stellar either. But, I think they are being more proactive now.

Need help with a decision!

I have a chance to trade my nexus s 4g for an evo 3d. I've been back and forth trying to decide what with the ics launch imminent. Should I go for it?
From Degobah

if you want the OTA updates first, keep the ns.
anyways i would never sell my NS or something. maybe later i'll get the newest nexus (from google.). once I have a google phone its hard to let go of it

Right! That's my biggest indecision! I had the epic before this...and I don't care of it's Sammy, HTC, or Moto, it's going to take a looong time for those phones to get updated. I'm just falling victim to wanting the dual core and bigger screen. Bit after the whole epic 4g fiasco...I don't know if I want to take that risk again.
From Degobah

Stay with the nexus. I just traded my 3d for a nexus.
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Zor Omega said:
I'm just falling victim to wanting the dual core and bigger screen.
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That's how they make money. Tempt the customers with awesome specs, then make the product obsolete as soon as possible by keeping the software updated for just a short time.
I don't care about the latest hardware, I want the latest software. That's why I'm keeping my Nexus S.

I remember a user here who traded his Evo 3d for a nexus s. Going from nexus s to evo 3d is not an 'upgrade' in my opinion.

eaguil16 said:
Stay with the nexus. I just traded my 3d for a nexus.
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I did the same thing. Don't get me wrong it's a good phone but not a huge upgrade over this (if at all).
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Ok. So I was leaning in that direction anyway, even though I almost put it up on Ebay...lol. But you guys are just confirming what I already knew..I just needed to hear some other opinions. Nexus it is. Thanks guys!
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I'll bet if you posted this question in the evo section you would get different results....just saying!
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ahm.. evo 3d is not that good imho. If you are going to upgrade make it at least something like a GS2. Community support for that phone is big. So even if that phone don't get early ICS, the developers will have a stable ICS rom on it.

big gulps huh? said:
I did the same thing. Don't get me wrong it's a good phone but not a huge upgrade over this (if at all).
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I was stuck with the hboot1.5 and it was a pain in the ass to root. I didn't want to do it the HTC method. Plus I also noticed on numerous 3D phones that they had an issue with on time and awake time. They would be close to equal. I think it was due to the software 2.3.4
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peacekeeper05 said:
ahm.. evo 3d is not that good imho. If you are going to upgrade make it at least something like a GS2. Community support for that phone is big. So even if that phone don't get early ICS, the developers will have a stable ICS rom on it.
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Maybe, but so far I haven't found anyone to trade for an epic touch 4g. Plus after the 2 snafus propagated by Samsung with original epic, I'll pass, plus all the Los issues with it...no thanks. I'm sure for an upgrade in January, so I'll just hold on to this until the galaxy nexus his for sprint.
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I will NEVER own a non Nexus Android phone ever again. I'd rather have a iPhone or Windows Phone than a non Nexus.
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i traded my evo 3d for a nexus s 4g and $150. I love the nexus s the evo 3d had weak battery, dev community pretty low, and was a brick.

sprint does early upgrades again

surprised I didn't see this on here yet. I see that sprint has decided to bring back a new early upgrade program. Wondering who is going to take advantage. For me personally I don't think its going to be worth it. I'm at the $55 range according to the table in the link. So if I understand this right, I have to pay the $55 + $36 (upgrade fee) + $199 for cost of phone. so thats just about $300.
Option B would be buy an S2 on craigslist for $350, sell my epic for $150 and not have a new contract. $200 out of pocket. Maybe better if i can find a better deal on an s2 and sell mine for more.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/09/sprint-launches-early-upgrade-promo/

sprint has always had a buy up program. this is really nothing new.

Plus if you threaten to leave they'll give you an upgrade

Hasn't been two years yet and I'm already qualified for a full two year upgrade waiting on the galaxy nexus.. the epic touch is not worth it
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A big fat plus 1 2 that
Ps yall heard the rumor that the nexus on sprint is gonna be 1.5 ghz?
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paallday said:
A big fat plus 1 2 that
Ps yall heard the rumor that the nexus on sprint is gonna be 1.5 ghz?
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Damn, I'm spoiled. My epic currently runs at 1.5 stable as nd can do 1.6 but EB don't gimme sugar. This is why I didn't get the epic touch. Not much of a upgrade.
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drunkskunk said:
Damn, I'm spoiled. My epic currently runs at 1.5 stable as nd can do 1.6 but EB don't gimme sugar. This is why I didn't get the epic touch. Not much of a upgrade.
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It is actually since its a dualcore and a dualcore at 1ghz is faster than a single at 1.6ghz
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paallday said:
A big fat plus 1 2 that
Ps yall heard the rumor that the nexus on sprint is gonna be 1.5 ghz?
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Heard it? I've seen the add for it by sprint.
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Wow we changed phone carriers because they took it off
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GNex is going to be decent but i really hope sprint gets first dibs on the iPhone 5
Skipped out on the 4s because it isn't really an upgrade plus i'd have to buy accessories that wont work since the iPhone 5 definitely will have a different form factor

Biggoron said:
It is actually since its a dualcore and a dualcore at 1ghz is faster than a single at 1.6ghz
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Real world observation. I gotten my dirty hands on the touch and ita not much faster. Its a tad snappier, that's all. I just liced the screen size but hated the non kb.
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iSaint said:
GNex is going to be decent but i really hope sprint gets first dibs on the iPhone 5
Skipped out on the 4s because it isn't really an upgrade plus i'd have to buy accessories that wont work since the iPhone 5 definitely will have a different form factor
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..... why ...why...why xD would you even buy an iphone there so overpriced cmon why....
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iSaint said:
GNex is going to be decent but i really hope sprint gets first dibs on the iPhone 5
Skipped out on the 4s because it isn't really an upgrade plus i'd have to buy accessories that wont work since the iPhone 5 definitely will have a different form factor
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Yea I don't like iphones though... Cydia sucks n the OS is annoying 2 me........
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Biggoron said:
..... why ...why...why xD would you even buy an iphone there so overpriced cmon why....
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"It just works"

iSaint said:
"It just works"
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So does my ice cream sandwich and its tasty I cant eat an iOS
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I'm waiting on news about the Note being released for us. If nothing is announced for it by August I'm going with the S3 or Nexus. Whichever one has the least plasticky build is the one I'm going with. If the Note is released before then I'll be using the early upgrade. I realized that I type much faster with the vkb. While I am still extremely happy with my Epic, I just want a larger screen. Once I get that I will probably hold on to whichever phone that happens to be for a very long time. My single core Epic is plenty fast for my usage so anything higher will just be icing on the cake.

stir fry a lot said:
I'm waiting on news about the Note being released for us. If nothing is announced for it by August I'm going with the S3 or Nexus. Whichever one has the least plasticky build is the one I'm going with. If the Note is released before then I'll be using the early upgrade. I realized that I type much faster with the vkb. While I am still extremely happy with my Epic, I just want a larger screen. Once I get that I will probably hold on to whichever phone that happens to be for a very long time. My single core Epic is plenty fast for my usage so anything higher will just be icing on the cake.
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True except the nexus will have google support I'm tired of "sucking" the corporate nipple for source code and want the full upgrade . Google phone or no phone. Seriously though...
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Biggoron said:
So does my ice cream sandwich and its tasty I cant eat an iOS
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Seriously though all my favoritism to Android aside .... The iPhone is still better than any Android device overall right now sad to say

iSaint said:
[sarcasm]Seriously though all my favoritism to Android aside .... The iPhone is still better than any Android device overall right now sad to say[/sarcasm]
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Fixed that for ya
Edit: I plan on getting the note as soon as I am upgrade eligible. My gf is waiting for it too.
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iSaint said:
Seriously though all my favoritism to Android aside .... The iPhone is still better than any Android device overall right now sad to say
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How so? It's really a matter of what u like. Their certainly not any faster......
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Pre order for Galaxy Nexus LTE is open starting now

www.sprint.com
Anyone getting this one or are u waiting for the HTC Evo LTE?
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latinoboi30 said:
www.sprint.com
Anyone getting this one or are u waiting for the HTC Evo LTE?
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i think the EVO lte is better..

omair2005 said:
i think the EVO lte is better..
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I thought so, I been sitting on an upgrade for a while but just wants sure which route to go. I'm leaning towards the EVO though.
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latinoboi30 said:
I thought so, I been sitting on an upgrade for a while but just wants sure which route to go. I'm leaning towards the EVO though.
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yeah its just newer and faster. Build quality is great, and although it isn't samoled+, S-LCD is a step in the right direction
**But S3 will be revealed on May 3.. wondering what those specs will be like

Samsung supposed to announce the next Galaxy S phone May 3rd. Nexus is old news at this point to me.

Gnex>Htc evo... guess you guys didn't learn about the og evo... htc sucks... sorry but I'm sticking to samsung phones... too bad I don't have the cash yet to slam down on that pre-order :'(.
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ÜBER™ said:
Gnex>Htc evo... guess you guys didn't learn about the og evo... htc sucks... sorry but I'm sticking to samsung phones... too bad I don't have the cash yet to slam down on that pre-order :'(.
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gnex is already outdated compared to htc evo lte, in every aspect besides the screen as samoled+ > S-LCD. and the htc evo has a great dev community..

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gnex is already outdated compared to htc evo lte, in every aspect besides the screen as samoled+ > S-LCD. and the htc evo has a great dev community..
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Mediocre community... you ever seen some of their roms? No thanks =\ for what its worth this is all a matter of opinion so I wouldn't take this personally...
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Its all opinion gnex has updates evo has superior next Gen hardware
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ÜBER™ said:
Mediocre community... you ever seen some of their roms? No thanks =\ for what its worth this is all a matter of opinion so I wouldn't take this personally...
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lol i know what you mean but they have tons of options.. miui v4 is updated weekly. That is really all I need..
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Its all opinion gnex has updates evo has superior next Gen hardware
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i agree.. software can always be updated, not so much the hardware. Rather have superior hardware if I'm paying the same price...

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lol i know what you mean but they have tons of options.. miui v4 is updated weekly. That is really all I need..
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i agree.. software can always be updated, not so much the hardware. Rather have superior hardware if I'm paying the same price...
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I can see what you mean but this phone is better than the og evo and it has tons of options as well...I'm with iSaint. The gnex has google support and has pretty decent hardware specs. Besides its omap ... more openess and all newer versions of android are being built on this platform. But the evo has a faster cpu which is said to be faster or as fast as the quadcores. I'm still choosing the gnex and will love every minute of it until next year when I get another early upgrade .
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really wish there was a version of the gnex with a hw keyboard.. then i'd be gladly forking over my money.. as it is, unless my epic dies unexpectedly, there won't be any motivation to switch phones just yet..
On a side note, I didn't know i was up for a renewal until i looked at the gnex pre-order, apparently I am.. good to know..

I know... I'm going to miss my hw keyboard SEVERLY but... that juicy 4.65 hd display should be sufficient for me =]. Ill get the s4 when that gets rumoured .
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I think anyone who doesn't wait for the dust to settle and see what the Galaxy S III will be like may be having blue balls and gambling with their upgrade ;-) I'm sure the Evo LTE will be a fine phone but think about how awesome the GSIII LTE (aka Epic LTE?) could be, and Sprint's version might just have a keyboard too, and be as slim as the newest Droid.

I'm gonna wait until LTE gets deployed in my area, I believe it's slated for the fall so WiMax will do for me until then.
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Going to preorder it now, yes there are going to be more announcements fir different phones but the specs on yue galaxy Nexus are good enough for me plus 2 years of upgrades and tons of development I don't think I will care about other phones
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You have until 5/22 to activate with the $50 Google wallet credit, I will definitely wait until 5/3 to see what GSIII will bring to the table.
Well I guess I have until September before my contract is up anyway, but if I were looking to upgrade now I would at least see what Samsung will bring to the next-gen party.

Well apparently my upgrade line was an air card so I will be getting it in a month still I don't care if new stuff comes out a nexus for 2 years sounds amazing
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Just got my text message from Sprint this morning regarding this .... I have 1 line already eligible for upgrade , but I'm holding out 'til later this year when "better" phones should be released ( mythical beast with KB / Epic LTE ? )

I'd rather have the gnex and be the first to taste Jelly Bean before anyone else gets updated. Not to mention having a solid development community, as Nexus devices usually do. If I'm to wait for a device I'd be waiting on the next Nexus, forget everything else. Don't care what has the best hardware. I care what's got good enough hardware for me, works, has good software and gauranteed updates, and a good dev community.
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