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Sprint to anounce release date of supersonic?

I seen a rumor that sprint premium account holders got a message saying look out for an announcement of a groundbreaking new device tomorrow. Supersonic anyone?
http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2010/03/23/htc-supersonic-to-be-announced-on-march-24.html

I love it. We are such phone geeks that we get excited about an announcement of another annoucement. I read VZW is announcing the Nexus tomorrow and been inpatiently wating. We are proud nerds.

I don't think it will be the Nexus. It will be the HTC incredible or maybe both?

hexto said:
We are proud nerds.
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Ay, that we are.

Available this summer.... http://now.sprint.com/evo/?INTCID=CM:AB:20100323:UHP:Masthead:EVOPrelaunch:1000x190

I hope it's not too pricey, this may be what replaces my Vogue.

It's looking like goodbye to SERO...

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Available this summer.... http://now.sprint.com/evo/?INTCID=CM:AB:20100323:UHP:Masthead:EVOPrelaunch:1000x190
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:drools: .

tempe38 said:
I hope it's not too pricey, this may be what replaces my Vogue.
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that is what im afraid off but getting it fo sho doesnt matter what how much it cost.

freexx89 said:
that is what im afraid off but getting it fo sho doesnt matter what how much it cost.
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Yep I've been saving since I got my Touch Pro

this phone is still awesome OP!!!

alaman68 said:
this phone is still awesome OP!!!
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Hell f****** yeah it is

alaman68 said:
this phone is still awesome OP!!!
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Necro... but still...
I remember the days when I actually started the countdown to get my EVO on launch date... damn that was the best phone back then (tech wise).

The zombie apocalypse has began. Grab ur shotgun and protect ur brains
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I bought it the day after launch then got the Evo 3d on launch day. Now I just bought a used one off ebay for my mom to replace her Hero(my old phone before the 4g) It's been a blast playing around with one again. My 3D is better in almost every respect theres 2 things that bother me though. First is the new aspect ratio on the screen, the second is the great roms. We don't even have a rc for cm7 yet and our ics is nowhere near the 4g.

You'll be getting the real deal with ICS, so who cares how far along progress on something thats gonna get replaced is?
I wouldnt build ICS for the 3VO if its just gonna be replaced by an OTA. Wait for it to drop and customize from there.
The EVO 4g on the other hand, has a lot of development going on simply because its the only way we are going to get it.

sure is amazing the development that goes on for this phone. most other phones get left in the dust way sooner.

Just got a Evo 4G and I feel screwed

I gotta say after playing with the Evo I feel screwed over by htc on my nexus one. They went all out on the evo 4g and gave the nexus one spotty 3g, crap touch screen, messed up buttons, manufacturing defects, alignment issues and not even close to the quality and attention to detail as the evo. All the buttons are in the right places and the look and feel is spot on. Does anyone else think they did this for a reason? Maybe show Google not to step on there toes?

Did you seriously just make this post?
not to mention there already is a post of this going.

I believe the dedicated buttons work great after the update is that the main thing the evo has over the nexus other than 3g? I do feel a little ripped off regarding the old touchscreen but thats all, I've never had the 3g issue and with flash, tethering and the rest of froyo improvements I'm falling in love with android all over again. Incidentally how is the evo Screen size? Having the nexus I don't think a bigger screen would be comfortable to carry. The nexus seems the perfect sizesize, but I have a feeling you're going to tell me the evo screen size is the best ever...

The phones were made at different points, so obviously there's improvement to be made. You could cry foul if they came out at the same time.

Everyone is entitled to their respective opinions.
With that being said, this thread will slowly turn into a heated debate about why each phone is 'better', equal or whatever, despite the obvious attempt to cause this.

are you joking me
the nexous one is a top notch phone PERIOD..........
go over to The EVO XDA bro
the nexous one is almost a 6 month old phone the evo is brand new

sn95chico said:
the nexous one is a top notch phone PERIOD..........
go over to The EVO XDA bro
the nexous one is almost a 6 month old phone the evo is brand new
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No O in nexus... just like theres no I in team =)

ChillRays said:
Did you seriously just make this post?
not to mention there already is a post of this going.
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What other thread is about a nexus one user who feels screwed after using evo?

shep211 said:
What other thread is about a nexus one user who feels screwed after using evo?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689358
I see where your coming from I guess (when deciding to make a new post). However this post will turn out just like that one where you'll have 100 replies and people defending the nexus one. Odds are i'm probably wrong about this one but I feel you might have been better off posting in that thread instead of starting a new one.
Enjoy your evo though

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689358
I see where your coming from I guess (when deciding to make a new post). However this post will turn out just like that one where you'll have 100 replies and people defending the nexus one. Odds are i'm probably wrong about this one but I feel you might have been better off posting in that thread instead of starting a new one.
Enjoy your evo though
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Thank you for the link. I haven't read that thread and didn't know it was related to my post. After reading a few pages I can see what you are talking about.

Different and newer hardware and HTC Sense is a pretty spot-on UI experience for the most part.
It's almost like comparing apples to oranges honestly. I look more at the network I plan on using first. Personally a GSM network is preferred because of simultaneous mobile web and calls.
EVO 4G is a beast though, definitely a nice piece of hardware. But I am definitely happy with my N1.
Though I'd be happier if I got me some final release version of FroYo on it.

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The phones were made at different points, so obviously there's improvement to be made. You could cry foul if they came out at the same time.
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That's a bogus argument. HTC (as well as every other manufacturer) has been making good quality hardware for awhile. He's not complaining about features, he's complaining about quality. Issues with 3G reception, touchscreen buttons, touchscreen digitizer are quality and testing related and are not acceptable on ANY phone at this point in time regardless of other features or pricetag. I'm not saying the Nexus One has these issues (it seems like many due experience them) but Im just saying these are trivial things that should work flawlessly.

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That's a bogus argument. HTC (as well as every other manufacturer) has been making good quality hardware for awhile. He's not complaining about features, he's complaining about quality. Issues with 3G reception, touchscreen buttons, touchscreen digitizer are quality and testing related and are not acceptable on ANY phone at this point in time regardless of other features or pricetag. I'm not saying the Nexus One has these issues (it seems like many due experience them) but Im just saying these are trivial things that should work flawlessly.
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I will say that some of these issues have been "fixed," so to speak, by HTC sense.
As for the touchscreen issue, I am pretty sure this a hardware issue in that the EVO 4G simply has a better touchscreen. I could be wrong on that though.

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I will say that some of these issues have been "fixed," so to speak, by HTC sense.
As for the touchscreen issue, I am pretty sure this a hardware issue in that the EVO 4G simply has a better touchscreen. I could be wrong on that though.
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The nexus one touch sensor is crap. Cant handle two inputs. The Evo 4g is unlimited. The games are going to be sick. HTC had access to Synaptics ClearPad 3000+ and the new screen in the evo 4g but they used a old clearpad 2000. WHY?
New touch sensor on the Evo 4G.

shep211 said:
The nexus one touch sensor is crap. Cant handle two inputs. The Evo 4g is unlimited. The games are going to be sick.
New touch sensor on the Evo 4G.
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Honestly, beyond the iPhone OS, I have yet to see many major gaming endeavors on other mobile OSes, Android included.
Surely that will change, but as of now, for gaming, it doesn't matter much.

I'm curious, how much did you pay for the EVO and whats your monthly bill like?

PacoL250 said:
Honestly, beyond the iPhone OS, I have yet to see many major gaming endeavors on other mobile OSes, Android included.
Surely that will change, but as of now, for gaming, it doesn't matter much.
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Yes the graphics need work but they just got opengl es 2.0. I think the next round of games should be better. The problem with n1 and games is when you play fps or race games that use two input points. The nexus one will go crazy and make it unplayable. The same games on the Evo 4G play fine. Thats the first thing I tested.

shep211 said:
Just got a Evo 4G
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And where exactly did you "get" this Evo?

ChillRays said:
I'm curious, how much did you pay for the EVO and whats your monthly bill like?
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I'll stick with my $50/mo contract free instead of the a** raping that Sprint is giving this guy for 4g speeds that are slower than T-Mobiles HSPA+ speeds
Talk about being screwed

ap3604 said:
I'll stick with my $50/mo contract free instead of the ass raping that Sprint is giving this guy for 4g speeds that are slower than T-Mobiles HSPA+ speeds
Talk about being screwed
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*nevermind*

Does anyone else here feel... empty?

Most of our devs are gone. They've run off to the Evo portal and ebayed their Heroes. In turn, people bought their Heroes on Ebay and we will have a flood of noobs coming. We probably won't have a rom update from a major dev ever again, and... it makes me feel empty inside.

Darch is still here, Regaw is still here. Not sure who else is.

Toast and flipz have said hero dev will continue, just slow. I think jschi didn't jump ship either. And he is a genius
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and this surprises you? Heck, if I had the money, or control over my gf's accounts, I would have opened a new line and gotten the Evo right away as well

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and this surprises you? Heck, if I had the money, or control over my gf's accounts, I would have opened a new line and gotten the Evo right away as well
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It doesn't surprise me, it just... makes me sad.

When I saw Damage's new update, my heart skipped a beat..=(
But there is no hate at all towards those who went to the Evo.
I mean, they were doing it for free, so we can't really get mad lol.
But to answer, yes, I feel slightly empty.

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When I saw Damage's new update, my heart skipped a beat..=(
But there is no hate at all towards those who went to the Evo.
I mean, they were doing it for free, so we can't really get mad lol.
But to answer, yes, I feel slightly empty.
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No, I'm not mad at them either. It just makes me sad.

Heh. Look at the bright side: now other people can take over the reigns; and trust me, some people here are more than capable at doing so.

Don't feel empty, but I am a little upset with HTC. They've pretty much made us dependent on the developers here. I would be fine with stock roms, but it's pretty clear that HTC is pretty much done supporting the Hero. 2.1 is it and the update comes with its own issues that weren't in 1.5.
I got an Android phone with the assumption that it would be supported with the latest updates at a faster pace and for much longer than what I'm seeing by HTC. It makes it pointless to ever do another contract if I'm going to be stuck with a phone that won't get regular updates from the manufacturer. I'm not sure if I would get another HTC phone. I hope Sprint gets the Nexus One.

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Don't feel empty, but I am a little upset with HTC. They've pretty much made us dependent on the developers here. I would be fine with stock roms, but it's pretty clear that HTC is pretty much done supporting the Hero. 2.1 is it and the update comes with its own issues that weren't in 1.5.
I got an Android phone with the assumption that it would be supported with the latest updates at a faster pace and for much longer than what I'm seeing by HTC. It makes it pointless to ever do another contract if I'm going to be stuck with a phone that won't get regular updates from the manufacturer. I'm not sure if I would get another HTC phone. I hope Sprint gets the Nexus One.
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It won't. They pulled a Verizon and told us to buy the Evo. Plus, the Nexus is an HTC phone

cheer up
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It doesn't surprise me, it just... makes me sad.
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HeroMeng said:
No, I'm not mad at them either. It just makes me sad.
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there is nothing to cry about. the fact remains that the hero is a great platform for dev. myself and others are still quite happy with this phone and will stick with until our contracts are up.
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Heh. Look at the bright side: now other people can take over the reigns; and trust me, some people here are more than capable at doing so.
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^ this and i am thinking that devs from other areas will step into heros now that they can pick them up much cheaper than before the evo was released. look at some of the older phones, they are still going strong in the dev department.
i am not worried even if i end up with 'just' darchdriod as my daily rom for the rest of my contract (another 6 months or so).
cheers... or rather cheer up!
ryan

usq said:
there is nothing to cry about. the fact remains that the hero is a great platform for dev. myself and others are still quite happy with this phone and will stick with until our contracts are up.
^ this and i am thinking that devs from other areas will step into heros now that they can pick them up much cheaper than before the evo was released. look at some of the older phones, they are still going strong in the dev department.
i am not worried even if i end up with 'just' darchdriod as my daily rom for the rest of my contract (another 6 months or so).
cheers... or rather cheer up!
ryan
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I'm not that sad... lol. I am, however, sweltering, tired, and need to turn my AC on. Darchdroid is the best OC rom out there, and RegawMOD is the best NON-OC rom out there, so I think we are pretty good in the dev side of things.

HeroMeng said:
It won't. They pulled a Verizon and told us to buy the Evo. Plus, the Nexus is an HTC phone
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That sucks. I forgot the Nexus was an HTC phone, but I was mostly referring to getting phones that don't have Sense. They usually are updated much faster.

I feel like an unwanted stepchild now.

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I feel like an unwanted stepchild now.
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The Hero is sort of the unwanted stepchild of XDA now. But, all the first-time Ebay adopters are coming to our "rescue".

I cant do what flipz, damage and darch do. Just naming top 3 roms.
But i can put things together and fix broken things. Ill be stuck with my hero for quite some time. So im always willing to collaborate with others to get something working.
Also im sure we could ask a few questions here and there to the main devs for advice and help. No matter what phone they currently use.
I think we have almost everything we can think of, OC, roms, JIT, themes etc.. I think that covers all the big breakthroughs for are hardware restricted phones. But we can always improve on them, many here are capable. So yeah it sucks these big names left but im honestly not worried about the future of the CDMA hero.

Save up and buy an evo.
This is just how the phone loop rolls, once theres something better , you don't go back.
I will be keeping my hero, but yeah look at it this way , XDA devs are not the only ones dumping the phone , so is sprint.

HeroMeng said:
Most of our devs are gone. They've run off to the Evo portal and ebayed their Heroes. In turn, people bought their Heroes on Ebay and we will have a flood of noobs coming. We probably won't have a rom update from a major dev ever again, and... it makes me feel empty inside.
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I don't know why the EVO still does not have full root that can support custom recovery without a computer and since it doesn't have full permissions you can't pull stock apk's and wifi tether does not work. So you can be happy that you have a fully customizable phone for now.

Most of our devs are gone. They've run off to the Evo portal and ebayed their Heroes. In turn, people bought their Heroes on Ebay and we will have a f
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I don't know why the EVO still does not have full root that can support custom recovery without a computer and since it doesn't have full permissions you can't pull stock apk's and wifi tether does not work. So you can be happy that you have a fully customizable phone for now.
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It does have "full root" but the storage has nand locked/protected. It's like that little switch on and SD card or floppy to protect it only its software not hardware theyll break it in a week or two. You can pull apks in recovery... and WiFi tether needs a netfilter kernel so give em a week and it will work.
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Jus10o said:
I cant do what flipz, damage and darch do. Just naming top 3 roms.
But i can put things together and fix broken things. Ill be stuck with my hero for quite some time. So im always willing to collaborate with others to get something working.
Also im sure we could ask a few questions here and there to the main devs for advice and help. No matter what phone they currently use.
I think we have almost everything we can think of, OC, roms, JIT, themes etc.. I think that covers all the big breakthroughs for are hardware restricted phones. But we can always improve on them, many here are capable. So yeah it sucks these big names left but im honestly not worried about the future of the CDMA hero.
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Well Regaw should be back at it soon and with you here it should all be ok anyways.

Nexus S 4G announced for Sprint...

http://goo.gl/juc8e

Well, I thought Sprint was going to announce that tomorrow. I wonder if they are going to replace that announcement with the Atrix and Xoom.
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Guess this means EVO 3D announcement is around the corner, ha. Odd time to release this, but hey, maybe it won't sell like crap, and show Sprint/Samsung that hey, manufacturer skins are garbage, keep it stock. Well, one can hope...

I think the AT&T - TMobile merger must have triggered this.

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I think the AT&T - TMobile merger must have triggered this.
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Me too. Nice to see sprint and google getting all kozy. warms the cockles...

I can't wait to get one.
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Me too. Nice to see sprint and google getting all kozy. warms the cockles...
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Even more so when you consider that Sprint is replacing vvm with google voice.
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/03/21/sprint-google-voice-cozy-heavy-integration-coming/
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/evo-3d-specs-confirmed-1080p-2d-video-720p-3d-dual-cameras-1/

I think the Nexus S will be a suitable replacement for the Hero. Although I must say that I will be a bit sad to see it go...
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Wow this is not going to be an easy choice next upgrade... can't wait for reviews on the 3d
HTC SuperHero Vanilla/Gingerbread 2.3.3 all credit to AOSP

The idea of a "pure Google experience" is very enticing, but if the HTC EVO 3D becomes a reality also, this upgrade I've been sitting on for a couple months goes to HTC. The 2 side by side, I don't think the Nexus brand is enough to persuade me to give Sammy another try.
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I like the idea of a stock Android phone on Sprint, and sure, it's a overall great phone, but it's still 7-8 month old tech. Sure, the 3D is going to have Sense sadly, but I can't imagine the development scene for that beast being small.

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I like the idea of a stock Android phone on Sprint, and sure, it's a overall great phone, but it's still 7-8 month old tech. Sure, the 3D is going to have Sense sadly, but I can't imagine the development scene for that beast being small.
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Sure, it will have Sense, but from what I understand, it's upgraded Sense, and with far more horsepower pushing it, it may not be so bad.
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I like the nexus S but i want a bigger screen. 4.8 or 5" is what i want. I have a bad feeling the new Evo 3d Will be at least 350$ with contract. I dont know why i could get a nex if i could have a dual core 3d evo for the same price.

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Sure, it will have Sense, but from what I understand, it's upgraded Sense, and with far more horsepower pushing it, it may not be so bad.
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Oh, it'll definitely run smooth I'm sure, I just really, really, really dislike basically everything about it's appearance, way it handles certain things (contact stuff and etc), and whatnot. At least there is basically no way there won't be a great development scene for it.
Also, http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/htc-evo-3d-first-hands-on/

Next Dev Device

Was wondering if we could get some of the top devs to chime in on what is the next device they are going to move on to now that the Evo has gotten a little long on the tooth. I'm on the fence on what my next phone is gonna be. Evo 3D or Galaxy S II. I'm partial to the GS II. The specs sound incredible but don't want to get it & have no Dev support. Case in point, the Epic. I've heard from Myn personally & he's on board with the 3D & I've heard through the grapevine that Aamikam is too. So what about Calkulin, toastcfh, flipzmode, ViRuS, netarchy, and others. Sorry if I left anyone out but those are off the top of my head.
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Hmmm my upgrade isn't until September so im hoping better devices might show up. Personally I say get whatever phone makes you happy; I don't buy my phone's based on which "dev" is getting it, I get it because that's what I want lol. For every device there's usually great devs.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.

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Hmmm my upgrade isn't until September so im hoping better devices might show up. Personally I say get whatever phone makes you happy; I don't buy my phone's based on which "dev" is getting it, I get it because that's what I want lol. For every device there's usually great devs.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
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Lol, more like People Under the Stairs.
But I agree, get which phone makes you happy, kinda leaning toward the galaxy S II for when mine comes around; but as said, mine isn't till november, so I'm not in 'death decision' mode yet.

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.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
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Lmao!!
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dirkyd3rk said:
Hmmm my upgrade isn't until September so im hoping better devices might show up. Personally I say get whatever phone makes you happy; I don't buy my phone's based on which "dev" is getting it, I get it because that's what I want lol. For every device there's usually great devs.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
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Well I my upgrade came June 4th so I can grab the 3D on the 24th or wait for the Within whenever it get released. I'm trying to narrow it down because last year I bought the Evo on release date and purchased the Epic a few months for my second line. I walked around with both for months but rarely used the Epic. It was an alright phone, and spec wise it was better than the Evo but the devs are what really made the Evo for me. That and the fact that I despise TouchWiz with all of my being. Finally got rid of that second line and trying to make a good decision. Want to get the Evo but pound for pound the GS II is the champ. To me the dev support is gonna be the final decision maker. I'm a flash-a-holic and I need my fix for new and different roms.

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Well I my upgrade came June 4th so I can grab the 3D on the 24th or wait for the Within whenever it get released. I'm trying to narrow it down because last year I bought the Evo on release date and purchased the Epic a few months for my second line. I walked around with both for months but rarely used the Epic. It was an alright phone, and spec wise it was better than the Evo but the devs are what really made the Evo for me. That and the fact that I despise TouchWiz with all of my being. Finally got rid of that second line and trying to make a good decision. Want to get the Evo but pound for pound the GS II is the champ. To me the dev support is gonna be the final decision maker. I'm a flash-a-holic and I need my fix for new and different roms.
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Please explain to me what you mean by this? Cause you state it as a fact.What makes it superior in your eyes?

teh roxxorz said:
Lol, more like People Under the Stairs.
But I agree, get which phone makes you happy, kinda leaning toward the galaxy S II for when mine comes around; but as said, mine isn't till november, so I'm not in 'death decision' mode yet.
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Definitely interested in the gs2 as well! Im not liking that Motorola phone I can't stand its design.....

Matstarr said:
Please explain to me what you mean by this? Cause you state it as a fact.What makes it superior in your eyes?
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Lighter, better processor, better camera, better screen.
Hardware is definitely better but software doesn't compliment it
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.

No one getting the Motorola Photon?
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No one getting the Motorola Photon?
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I will never own a Motorola android based phone. Phone looks ugly as heck anyways.

Crossrocker said:
Lighter, better processor, better camera, better screen.
Hardware is definitely better but software doesn't compliment it
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.
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*facepalm* not this again.

swaze said:
*facepalm* not this again.
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I know I see this a lot. I don't brag or anything; I'm just saying. Hardware is better. That's a fact. Get over it. Look at all of the reviews and see what they say. I am 99% still gonna get evo 3d
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.