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I'm still in the market for a new phone, and had my heart set on the Epic from the start. However, when I started delving deeper into the different phones, I started feeling apprehensive toward the Epic.
Why I want it:
Video/picture quality seems better than the other phones I was looking at
5row QWERTY
Non-smudgy back plate
Good stock SD card
Super AMOLED
Why I'm apprehensive toward it:
It's running 2.1 and people think Samsung is abandoning the phone
Ideally, I wanted a 4 or 4.3in display
To get 2.2 and faster speeds, I'd have to use a ROM -- I have no idea how to do it, and I also don't like the themes most of the community ROMs have.
The other phones I was interested in were the EVO 4g, the Nexus S, the Droid X, and maybe another Galaxy S phone.
So, my question to the Epic 4g community: How do you like the phone? Have you tried any of the other phones I've listed? Am I going to get shafted by Samsung and never get a 2.2 update, or is it just as easy to flash the leaked 2.2?
I lovemy epic. Greatest phone I've had. It does everything I want. I got the epic to future proof myself.
Itsvery easy to flash the leaked froyo. You don't even gotta be rooted! Also, theleaked froyo is bascally a release candidate, being almost complete but still lacking little things like bluetooth audio out.
If those are the phones on our short list, get the epic. When samsung finally releases official final froyo,those phones will have nothing on the epic.
If you can't wait for froyo, then a5least get a new dualcore phone so you can be sure you won't be left behind
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Agreed. The epic is absolutely fantastic. Even on 2.1 it's vastly better than the evo, which my girlfriend has. The nexus s however looks great and if that was on sprint it'd be a toss up for me. Don't listen to all the nay saying going on right now. Samsung easily had the best camera, screens and processor combo available for the current gen. Once you go oled it'd be hard to go back. I just recently flashed the new trulyepic 1.2 rom and imo, that's the way to go right now if want froyo. Runs fantastic.
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Well the first question I'd have for you is what carrier are you looking at? Because you just listed a bunch of phones in the OP that are on different carriers. As far as the Epic is concerned, I love it ... it has a LOT of issues, including Samsung's Froyo delay that you mentioned, but it's still one of the fastest phones out there (with a kick ass GPU mind you). Again, it depends on what you need. If you don't need QWERTY, then you might want to look at the Evo as that is one of the best supported phones on the market (in terms of the dev community).
NecroNetics said:
I'm still in the market for a new phone, and had my heart set on the Epic from the start. However, when I started delving deeper into the different phones, I started feeling apprehensive toward the Epic.
Why I want it:
Video/picture quality seems better than the other phones I was looking at
5row QWERTY
Non-smudgy back plate
Good stock SD card
Super AMOLED
Why I'm apprehensive toward it:
It's running 2.1 and people think Samsung is abandoning the phone
Ideally, I wanted a 4 or 4.3in display
To get 2.2 and faster speeds, I'd have to use a ROM -- I have no idea how to do it, and I also don't like the themes most of the community ROMs have.
The other phones I was interested in were the EVO 4g, the Nexus S, the Droid X, and maybe another Galaxy S phone.
So, my question to the Epic 4g community: How do you like the phone? Have you tried any of the other phones I've listed? Am I going to get shafted by Samsung and never get a 2.2 update, or is it just as easy to flash the leaked 2.2?
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the keyboard is convenient but i dont like it. my roommate has a g2 and it feels alot better..
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4 inch is fine. 2.2 might be out soon but the roms out leave very little to be desired anyway... then again u cant really go wrong with any of the phones on your list haha.
Thanks for the replies, guys.
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Well the first question I'd have for you is what carrier are you looking at? Because you just listed a bunch of phones in the OP that are on different carriers. As far as the Epic is concerned, I love it ... it has a LOT of issues, including Samsung's Froyo delay that you mentioned, but it's still one of the fastest phones out there (with a kick ass GPU mind you). Again, it depends on what you need. If you don't need QWERTY, then you might want to look at the Evo as that is one of the best supported phones on the market (in terms of the dev community).
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The carrier isn't important to me. It relies solely on the phone -- although, I think Sprint has one of the cheapest plans.
If trade my epic for a nexus s any day... The screen on both if my epics became loose after weeks and I harshly use the keyboard anyway
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I guess it really depends on what you are coming from. I was a die hard blackberry user.... *throws up a bit* came directly to and specifically waited for the epic after seeing several inferior android phones but knew it was where I wanted to settle once I was able to dig deeper helping a few friends mod.
Point being if it will be the first phone of this caliber, I think you will love the epic and there is no reason not to in most cases as the phone is blazing, couple it with some of the mods from the devs here.... it will be sweet. That being said, the same would likely apply to most of the other phones in your list.
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Only if you want a keyboard. I think that's all the Epic has over the Evo at this point. Yes it's faster, yes the screen is better, but.. Samsung support is terrible, while 2.1 runs fine and there are 2.2 leaks its still a sorry state to be in for a "flagship" phone.
IF you're interested in Roms.. go with an HTC. While the Evo is running a 98% functional CM7 and MIUI, and (Insert popular rom name here), the Epic's (while the developers are all awesome! This is NOT a knock) are more or less just customizations and ported applications with a breakthrough here and there such as EXT4.
Samsung is absolutely ridiculous "#neveragain". The keyboard skips letters, the GPS is moody and only works when it wants to, updates are pretty much MIA. Yes the epic is a little bit faster, with a more colorful screen, but at what cost.
Thanks to the Skippy keyboard I've become a professional on the onscreen keyboards and am highly considering a Evo off of Ebay while I can still sell the Epic for more. Maybe that gives you an idea of what it's like to own a Samsung.
</endrant> All rants aside... it's not a bad phone by any stretch of the imagination. Samsung is just better at products that don't need much support after release... like TV's...
The epic (galaxy s phone) has the best diplay and fastest GPU on the market as of posting this.
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Had to post to fellow nexers. Lost my sexy nexy n am now in position to buy out right my next baby. Choices r evo 3d, g2x now (been waiting atrix, n evo. Its hard since I've waited so long for LG star/g2x. G2x has vanilla but rom changing either way. Thanks for n e feed back ^_^
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I'm torn between the G2X or the SGS2.
The Atrix eh. I think the dock is cool, but would never use it. I think motorola has the bootloader on lockdown like other models.
I like the Super Amoled Plus of the SGS2 but no Tegra means no Nvidia love. Also since most Honeycomb devices use Tegra, it might not be fully supported.
I was thinking that I didn't know if I could ever love another screen that wasn't amoled... but a coworker has a G2 and the screen is very crisp. Unless you are purposely comparing black levels, the SLCD might have the 1up.
Maybe we'll get lucky and the SGS2 will launch with a Tegra chipset. They said some markets will get them. Maybe wait and buy a Tegra2 SGS2? Best of both?
What ever Cyanogen moves on to, real talk lol.
Did you have insurance on the N1 or is this next purchase out of your own pocket?
I've never had a smartphone that wasn't made by HTC and I don't know if that will ever change. Still waiting for their next stock phone but if I had to get something now(well, soon anyway), I'd definitely go for the evo 3d. However, buying a dual core phone right now seems like such a waste. Gingerbread does not properly support it and you never know if and when these phones will get updates. I wish the nexus S hadn't been such a let down.. but I'll be happy with my N1 for a while longer
Thanks ALL for replies ^__^
@player911-not big on samsung but maybe. otimus 3d is another ive reasearched.thks!
@pew - lol
@system - no lost my n1 new years been with old magic since
@smaskell - i would be too =(
have discount and could get atrix & laptop dock for 700 outright and school with a laptop with no battery is really starting to sway me. I've SCOURED it's forums on XDA and can get a rom i'd be happy with already and the dock has some really good highlights (ex. opening your home XP pc in a window and fullscreen it for a specific program, etc.) I'd miss the .3" extra screen real estate but eh. No 3d like evo or optimus 3d, but it have to be at a certain distance and my television isnt 3d so no good there. atrix will mirror to my 73" hd tv. though Switch to att is a pill i'd have to swallow but employee line helps there ^__^ and it's lte will be backwards compatible so will just need a sim not a new phone (G'Luck verizon). Would like to have htc on tmobile but I cant wait for ever and i lost my nexus New Years so I've been relying on my htc magic since then =( may wait till april 20th to see what LG says this time but prob. biting the motorolla bullet tomorrow
I personally will never buy a Samsung smartphone, tablet or anything that recieves updates again. HTC's build quality demolishes Samsung anyways.
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I personally will never buy a Samsung smartphone, tablet or anything that recieves updates again. HTC's build quality demolishes Samsung anyways.
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Really? Since when? HTC's are the ones with the screens falling off and hinges that open when the device is tilted. I haven't heard of any 'build quality' issues with any samsungs?!
The only problem with sammy is the delay in receiving 'official' updates but who uses stock anyway?
The specs and features of the sgs2 out shine any phone on the market, the only thing it is lacking is a qhd res but that isn't important to most people, I mean who cares about screen res when you can 1080p output via hdmi.
What you should really be worrying about is which phone supports wiimote and can do full hdmi mirroring.
Wait for HTC pyramid supposing the rumors are true!
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What ever Cyanogen moves on to, real talk lol.
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Agree!
Actually, I'll make sure my next phone will be dev. community friendly... And I need a screen that wins against sunny days.
Wanted to chime in n say I freaking love my atrix! Just played with g2x and though great phone happy I didn't wait. This thing is sick. Dont really have time for nightlies n e more but miss all that great great dev love but wouldn't trade for n e thing. Love lapdock webtop n media screen. Did not think id be happy with moto or att for gods sake but I am^_^
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DanRo80 said:
I personally will never buy a Samsung smartphone, tablet or anything that recieves updates again. HTC's build quality demolishes Samsung anyways.
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I guess that depends where you live. Galaxy S phones are getting Gingerbread now in Europe, whereas Desire users are still waiting, afaik
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Hey everyone,
I am thinking about trading my Samsung Vibrant or possibly an iPhone 3GS for an Xperia X10. I honestly can't say that I know that much about the X10, so I'd love some advice...
1) Is the X10 still stuck on 1.6?
2) How good is the phone in general? In comparison to other android phones?
3) Can you use a different launcher to get closer to stock android experience?
4) Is the phone easily hackable?
Overall, how happy are you with your X10 and how would you classify it in relation to other Android devices?
Thanks for your time
I personally love my x10, it has an awesome 8.1 megapixel camera, and is just as fast as the EVO, Nexus One, and Desire, cause they all have the same chip. The current "official" firmware is 2.1, but sony ericsson announced it is getting gingerbread 2.3.3 at the end of june. you can install any launcher, that's not phone specific. the phone has 99% working custom froyo rom, and the bootloader has just recently been bypassed, so we will have improved kernels and such.
I think it's a matter of preference between the galaxy s and xperia x10, but I would take the x10 over the 3gs 10 out of 10 times, no comparison at all!
I love this phone, it would really depend what you're using it for however.
For gaming, I would stay stick with the galaxy s due to the true multitouch, as the dual touch on the x10 is shoddy at best. Also the screen on the sgs is pretty amazing.
For pictures/videos, the x10 is easily the best phone I've ever owned.
With the bootloader now bypassed, I would say you are going to see a LOT more development in a short amount of time, probably more over the next couple of months than in the whole history of the phone thus far.
Truly, I would say they are at least on par with one another.
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I personally love my x10, it has an awesome 8.1 megapixel camera, and is just as fast as the EVO, Nexus One, and Desire, cause they all have the same chip. The current "official" firmware is 2.1, but sony ericsson announced it is getting gingerbread 2.3.3 at the end of june. you can install any launcher, that's not phone specific. the phone has 99% working custom froyo rom, and the bootloader has just recently been bypassed, so we will have improved kernels and such.
I think it's a matter of preference between the galaxy s and xperia x10, but I would take the x10 over the 3gs 10 out of 10 times, no comparison at all!
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This. I recently traded my two phones (xperia x10 mini and iphone 3gs) for an xperia x10 to use as my only phone. best decision i could possibly have made.
I just go my x10 a few weeks ago, love every bit of it.
I traded a samsung omnia II for it! (Sweet deal eh)
Very, very, easy to hack after a bit of reading up on the forums. Plus there are a lot of cheap cases for it on ebay. (just bought a great case for under $2 CAD!!)
And yes with the bootloader passed the development for the x10 is going to skyrocket.
I personally would trade it for the iPhone, where i live the Vibrant is worth a lot more than the 3gs.
Thanks everyone right now I'm using the Vibrant as my main phone, but AT&T recently added 3G to my area which the vibrant can't use, so that's why I'm looking at the X10.
What are the downsides of the X10?
well the multitouch is kinda shoddy in games, cause it's only dual touch. for pinch to zoom and games that use a lot of controls it kinda gets crazy, and as of right now it's only 2.1 but as i said it's getting official 2.3.3 in june so we can't wait for that! even the galaxy s doesnt have official 2.3.3, so thats great
wearmaize said:
Thanks everyone right now I'm using the Vibrant as my main phone, but AT&T recently added 3G to my area which the vibrant can't use, so that's why I'm looking at the X10.
What are the downsides of the X10?
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no dual touch, only 65k colours for the screen, stuck with same kernel (well, test kernel is out but none that is truly useable yet), call volume is fairly low....
abdurahman said:
well the multitouch is kinda shoddy in games, cause it's only dual touch. for pinch to zoom and games that use a lot of controls it kinda gets crazy, and as of right now it's only 2.1 but as i said it's getting official 2.3.3 in june so we can't wait for that! even the galaxy s doesnt have official 2.3.3, so thats great
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Does that affect the performance of the phone outside of touch intensive games? (For instance, typing?)
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no, it's actually perfect if you're only using 2 fingers, as I said it's perfect in pinch to zoom, and keyboards such as swype, the touch screen is fully functional and fast, the keyboard is great
abdurahman said:
no, it's actually perfect if you're only using 2 fingers, as I said it's perfect in pinch to zoom, and keyboards such as swype, the touch screen is fully functional and fast, the keyboard is great
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well, I wouldn't say perfect.
If you cross axis it goes retarded...
1) Is the X10 still stuck on 1.6?
No, unless you are still running AT&T branded firmware. It is on 2.1 now. It will be upgraded to 2.3.3 in Q2/Q3.
2) How good is the phone in general? In comparison to other android phones?
It is very good.
3) Can you use a different launcher to get closer to stock android experience?
Yes. The bootloader has been bypassed last week and things are getting more interesting for the X10.
4) Is the phone easily hackable?
Yes. Fairly easy.
Overall, how happy are you with your X10 and how would you classify it in relation to other Android devices?
Very happy.
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well, I wouldn't say perfect.
If you cross axis it goes retarded...
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haha just like in ghostbusters lol
Thanks for all of your answers. I'm working on completing the deal and I look forward to joining this community soon
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woooo, a victory for the Xperia!!! welcome, and we hope you have a great time here! The next few months are going to be AWESOME!!!!
if you have the time and desire for reading and learning about it, the phone is hands down worth its usual price point .... i got myn for free ... when i firsst go it out of the box i wasnt toooo impressed, but after having it for a few months now and spending some time looking through this forum and playing with the phone... it has its flaws, but overall it is still (after being released for over a year) still one of the best pieces of hardware available for the price.
i love it more every day
Ill trade you my x10 for your vibrant .
wearmaize said:
Hey everyone,
I am thinking about trading my Samsung Vibrant or possibly an iPhone 3GS for an Xperia X10. I honestly can't say that I know that much about the X10, so I'd love some advice...
1) Is the X10 still stuck on 1.6?
2) How good is the phone in general? In comparison to other android phones?
3) Can you use a different launcher to get closer to stock android experience?
4) Is the phone easily hackable?
Overall, how happy are you with your X10 and how would you classify it in relation to other Android devices?
Thanks for your time
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Hi I currently have a desire which I have had for a year and getting kinda bored with to be honest. Need something new to play with. The x10 larger screen and better camera are appealing to me but I'm concerned how stable the custom Roms are. Also is wifi tethering an issue on this phone? Thanks
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lloydi200182 said:
Hi I currently have a desire which I have had for a year and getting kinda bored with to be honest. Need something new to play with. The x10 larger screen and better camera are appealing to me but I'm concerned how stable the custom Roms are. Also is wifi tethering an issue on this phone? Thanks
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Only issues are some bugs with the camera. Just little bugs (zooming, flash and stuff).
Wifi tethering is not possible with the stock function of froyo because we haven't got yet a custom kernel. Just use barnacle wifi to tether. Custom ROMs are really stable, never had a sudden reboot. Only sudden reboot was on alpha/beta of 2.2.1 and 2.3.x
Hi guys, I'd like some help from you, if that's not a problem
My Milestone 2 just died, I dropped it inside the toilet (empty), tried to recover it but no avail. So I'm after a new phone
I'm thinking if I should buy a new Milestone 2 or get a newer model, like a SII or Milestone 3, but I'm also accepting suggestions. I'd like it to have a great modding community just like the M2 has, I had lots of fun modding my M2 with the help of all of you.
So, what do you think? Which model should I get?
Also, I'd just like to thank for all the modders, specially santiemanuel, r2beta, dangzpanto (or something like that, can't remember your nick correctly dude), Will5, Endless and tezet, you all are what's best in this community. You brought a "dead" device back to life with your mods, so I thank you for your efforts.
Check out the Samsung Captivate Glide - it's essentially an s2 with a tegra2 chip and slide out qwerty keyboard. That was my choice, but still have a year left on my contract.. so something new/better will surely be out by then.
I would also suggest getting a handset that is the "must have" phone, for example the galaxy s 2. My reasoning behind this being, 6 months down the track when something newer and better comes out, since it is such a popular handset you can still get a good amount of coin for it selling it second hand as long as you keep it in good condition. Also if you end up not liking it it's easier to pawn it off with minimal or no cost to yourself
Just look at how much the average Galaxy S still goes for, and it's pushing towards 2 years old.
EDIT: I'd just like to add in... I'd take my MS2 over my gf's sgs2 anyday. I just don't like the phone :\. Still i think it is a smart choice for the long run, and there are heaps of custom roms and kernels available to try and tweak it to work how you want.
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Check out the Samsung Captivate Glide - it's essentially an s2 with a tegra2 chip and slide out qwerty keyboard. That was my choice, but still have a year left on my contract.. so something new/better will surely be out by then.
I would also suggest getting a handset that is the "must have" phone, for example the galaxy s 2. My reasoning behind this being, 6 months down the track when something newer and better comes out, since it is such a popular handset you can still get a good amount of coin for it selling it second hand as long as you keep it in good condition. Also if you end up not liking it it's easier to pawn it off with minimal or no cost to yourself
Just look at how much the average Galaxy S still goes for, and it's pushing towards 2 years old.
EDIT: I'd just like to add in... I'd take my MS2 over my gf's sgs2 anyday. I just don't like the phone :\. Still i think it is a smart choice for the long run, and there are heaps of custom roms and kernels available to try and tweak it to work how you want.
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I don't think we have the Captivate Glide here in Brazil, but thanks for the suggestion!
I too think that the MS2 is great. I got my hands on a SII recently and although I liked the phone, I can't get myself away from the qwerty keyboard. Hell, I might just buy another M2 after all...
Oh I see!
Pretty sure it isn't available here in Australia but if I were to buy it, I'd get it off mobicity.com.au - it imports alot of phone we normally might not get. And cheap too .
And I know exactly what you mean with the hardware keyboard - everyone thinks I'm a spastic when I whinge about my troubles of limited phones option now.
I have to admit that swype helps soften the blow if you have to make the change.
moto pro, xt610 is a very nice one
If the physical keyboard is essential in your choice, "Milestone 3"
If not ... "Samsung Galaxy S2"
Good luck with your new phone.!!
What about locked bootloader in miles3 ? Anybody knows ?
Sorry to hear that.
I guess if you can wait a bit, Milestone 4 should be out soon. Dunno how soon though. I believe the release date for Droid 4 is Feb 2nd. Looks a gorgeous device and the keypad looks just amazing.
But then again it's Moto and you never know with them and their locked bootloaders.
I would have gone for Razr Maxx. It's surprisingly very thin and runs amazing. But again Moto and their locked bootloaders always have a complicated relationship.
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Is the Atrix bootloader bypassed? I think I heard some months back Motorola would unlock the Atrix. Is this true?
I'm pretty sure it's unlockable bro, seem to be a few kernels for it after a quick Google search. Atrix could be a good option, great hardware and a lottt of dev support on XDA it would seem. And awesome battery life!
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I think i also saw something about unlocked atrix bootloader. It is definitly a great phone. A friend of mine just got it. Nice feature is the fingerprint included at the powerbutton. Take look there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138092
Well i just got problems with my M2 and so also thought to buy a brand new phone. Whats about LG P990. Here in Germany it is still the best price with tegra 2 chip.
I'm very inclined towards the Milestone 3, but it has 512mb of ram, which is kinda disappointing since it's a newgen device. The Atrix seems nice, but the 5mpx isn't an improvement over M2's camera. Also, it lacks a hw keyboard.
Now I have to say, I love this phone. It is incredibly cheap and I refuse to let go of it. But it is getting dated, despite it running CM10 fairly well. I desperately want to upgrade, but I want a keyboard. I can't stand typing on a touch screen.
I know Motorola has a couple phones with keyboards, but IIRC porting a Motorola phone to a service like Boost is all but impossible. Something about the instructions for doing a few changes on Motorola phones isn't programmed into Linux or something. I know Qualcom chipsets are easy to change things in the phone, but Motorola is weird.
So basically I'm hoping for something from Samsung, LG, or HTC that isn't dated as hell. A good phone that competes with the touch screen only phones. Anyone see anything new?
All that is out or will be available in the near future is the LG Cayenne and Moto Photon Q.
Just saw this rumor!!!
I so hope this is true, more, I hope it comes to Sprint!!!
Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android Jelly Bean and keyboard leaks?
October 23, 2012, 10:20 A.M., Tuesday, New York local time — Samsung is launching a new Galaxy S3 variant with Android Jelly Bean, and QWERTY keyboard?
Well it looks like Samsung is on the verge of adding yet another Samsung Galaxy S3 variant this year. Last week, Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, the smaller version of the popular Android handset with a dual-core processor and the latest version of Android, the Android Jelly Bean mobile operating system. Now, a new leak is suggesting that Samsung is testing a new Galaxy device that runs Android Jelly Bean mobile operating system too, but with a more unusual display resolution, 1280 x 672.
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Just saw this rumor!!!
I so hope this is true, more, I hope it comes to Sprint!!!
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:good: Nice find .... we may still have hope ... :fingers-crossed:
^ Holy ****! if this is true, it looks like the Epic family (current & past) will all be on a new device, in the same place again! I hope this is true. if it is, we will have THE BEST development community and members, hands down. Wish for the best!
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Just saw this rumor!!!
I so hope this is true, more, I hope it comes to Sprint!!!
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This would be great! The LG Cayenne sounds cool too!
It's kind of upsetting though. When we look at the Galaxy S3, the US was given one with a dual core processor, while anywhere else had the quad core exynos processor. The LG Optimus G has me intrigued, but again...no keyboard. LG seems to release a lot of keyboard models though. Perhaps?
It would have been good news if I hadn't heard about the Optimus G just last week lol.
Just an update, they're now speculating that will just be a phone with a fold-able LCD screen. I had so much hope for this one!
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/10/26/samsung-to-introduce-their-first-foldable-touchscreen-device/
Looks like I'm going to be staying with the Epic for a while then. Photon Q with it's non-replaceable battery is a no-go for me, and the Cayenne doesn't look like that much of an upgrade from the Epic.
I feel a lot better about the Epic at this point in time than I did with the step-child Samsung Moment I had a year ago and I still haven't tried CM9 yet, still on TPR 2.1.
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Looks like I'm going to be staying with the Epic for a while then. Photon Q with it's non-replaceable battery is a no-go for me, and the Cayenne doesn't look like that much of an upgrade from the Epic.
I feel a lot better about the Epic at this point in time than I did with the step-child Samsung Moment I had a year ago and I still haven't tried CM9 yet, still on TPR 2.1.
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Try it
Rocking cm9.1
http://m.androidcentral.com/lg-mach-coming-sprint-november-11-too
SMH....It looks like I will be holding on to "old faithful" until Sprint show me something that's worth upgrading to.
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it's the end of the line for high end keyboard phones. even the once mighty verizon droid # series has been overtaken by the droid razr...
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http://m.androidcentral.com/lg-mach-coming-sprint-november-11-too
SMH....It looks like I will be holding on to "old faithful" until Sprint show me something that's worth upgrading to.
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Probably not what you want because the battery is embedded and there's no microSD slot or HWKB but the pre order for the Optimus G is on the sprint site. It has a 1.5 Ghz quadcore S4 pro with 2 gigs of ram and 32 gigs of internal storage. With a 13 MP camera and a 4.7" screen.
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VaderSS said:
Looks like I'm going to be staying with the Epic for a while then. Photon Q with it's non-replaceable battery is a no-go for me, and the Cayenne doesn't look like that much of an upgrade from the Epic.
I feel a lot better about the Epic at this point in time than I did with the step-child Samsung Moment I had a year ago and I still haven't tried CM9 yet, still on TPR 2.1.
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tmobile has Samsung Relay 4G which is Epic 2 and its 1.5GHz dual core... here's the link
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S-Relay-4G_id7300
It also has a gig of ram, 8gigs of onboard storage, official ICS, and NFC
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jworkcoo said:
http://m.androidcentral.com/lg-mach-coming-sprint-november-11-too
SMH....It looks like I will be holding on to "old faithful" until Sprint show me something that's worth upgrading to.
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It's sad when you see a phone like that that is barely better in the processor department, and worse in camera and other departments.
Also nobody likes LG phones. I bought the LG Fathom years ago, which had a lot of promise but was ultimately ignored by the community. Samsung seems to be the modding phone of choice. Motorola you can't port to other carriers without being able to change ESN, which Motorola is difficult about. There are some current methods that were made in the last year, but I'm not confident they work %100.
I'm going to miss my physical keyboard as much as the next guy, but a lot of my friends have said that changing to a touch screen keyboard was annoying for a couple weeks and then they could type just as fast. Try forcing yourself to use the touch screen keyboard for a week or two, and see if you get over needing the physical one. That way you don't buy a substandard phone because it's the only one with a physical keyboard.
That being said, I really wish there were more choices with hardware keyboards.
alyptic said:
I'm going to miss my physical keyboard as much as the next guy, but a lot of my friends have said that changing to a touch screen keyboard was annoying for a couple weeks and then they could type just as fast. Try forcing yourself to use the touch screen keyboard for a week or two, and see if you get over needing the physical one. That way you don't buy a substandard phone because it's the only one with a physical keyboard.
That being said, I really wish there were more choices with hardware keyboards.
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i hate the feeling and my fingers hurt and just feel so weird i like the placement of my finger tips on the keyboard
XxLostSoulxX said:
i hate the feeling and my fingers hurt and just feel so weird i like the placement of my finger tips on the keyboard
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I agree. I used my girlfriend's galaxy S2 for a day. I wanted to kick a puppy. It's awful! With my Epic, I can do something, not look at the screen, and text. I'll be staring at the computer monitor at work while texting and my boss doesn't get mad.
Another 5 row QWERTY
There is another phone coming to Ting, a Sprint MVNO that is less expensive for many people.They do not subbsidize their phones.
I am currently running my Epic 4G on Ting testing their BYOD. Tethering even works won the stock ROM without any hacking!
Ting will soon be offering the LG Mach . https://ting.com/blog/device-update-lets-get-back-at-it/
For those who might be interested in Ting's BYOD, here is the latest update.
https://ting.com/blog/byosd-progress-report-and-wider-beta-launch-announced/
I know I am happy to be back on my Epic 4G again. I could barely tolerate the 3 row QWERTY I used when I first moved to Ting.
Get you hands on a note 2 and you'll forget about the keyboards. Big and easy with a 5th row. I'm a huge fan of the physical keyboard. I miss my epic, but don't let it hold you back. You do get use to the screen.
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