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Hero vs. other phones re: speed

Hi all,
First post, but I've been lurking for a bit.
Anyway, I just got my Hero with Sprint about a week ago and am running DamageControl's current ROM. It's a killer phone, but from what I understand the Droid has more processing power. I've got another 3 weeks to give back everything and get free Droids with Verizon.
I know this is a Hero forum, but I wondered if anybody knew of a "benchmarking" resource for all Android phones.....
thanks!
PS You guys are amazing! I can't believe the amount of product that comes out of this board.

as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)

mountaindont said:
as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)
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Or wait for the one after that with the dual-core 1.5ghz snapdragon...

regaw_leinad said:
Or wait for the one after that with the dual-core 1.5ghz snapdragon...
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or wait for the one after that with the 2TB internal storage and stock blowjob app.
whats after that? lol
i like the hero and am willing to stick with it until the evo, and as for whatever comes out after that...i dont know. (android, htc, ect) will eventually release their own iPad, im sure, but i guess its a matter of what YOU want. i got a great plan with sprint (54$ for unlmtd everything) with great coverage (detroit it a major city, its bound to be set up good for the 3G user) and a highly customizable phone to say the least (ill admit i was disappointed when i got the hero, learned of the nexus and all the new upncumins) and am excited to move onto the evo, and can wait patiently.
well, idk about patiently...but ill be waiting...

mountaindont said:
stock blowjob app.
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I got the leaked version and backported it to the hero...
pm me if you want it

regaw_leinad said:
I got the leaked version and backported it to the hero...
pm me if you want it
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You know you just indirectly asked him if he wanted a blowjob..

Decad3nce said:
You know you just indirectly asked him if he wanted a blowjob..
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whoops.... not really what I meant. It's 3:45am. I need sleep. Working on version 300434 beta 98 of my rom lol

regaw_leinad said:
whoops.... not really what I meant. It's 3:45am. I need sleep. Working on version 300434 beta 98 of my rom lol
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lol funny read
looking forward to the beta, PM if youd like me to diagnose dr
and its kewl about the BJ app, i found a freshly seeded torrent, multiported(wtf?) for any phone/ROM

mountaindont said:
as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)
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I was able to see the evo up and running the other day.... WOW. Slim and sleek and very fast... took about a 1/3 or less of the time it took the Hero to open stuff. It was running on 2.1 as well and look really similar to Damages 2.1v5 ROM. This handset is going to really help out Sprint. Only thing the one I saw lacking was they hadn't activated the 4g on it yet.

mountaindont said:
as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)
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Yeah, after studying competing prices, I don't know that I could stomach what everybody else is charging. I just don't get how anybody is competing with Sprint at this point!
I'm paying $129 -%15 for two lines, 1500 minutes, web, txt, and mobile-to-mobile. ANYBODY else charges $40-80 a month more!
I guess it's good for us they're so desperate for customers
PS I'm curious as to the price of the EVO. Any guesses?

lattiboy said:
Yeah, after studying competing prices, I don't know that I could stomach what everybody else is charging. I just don't get how anybody is competing with Sprint at this point!
I'm paying $129 -%15 for 1500 minutes, web, txt, and mobile-to-mobile. ANYBODY else charges $40-80 a month more!
I guess it's good for us they're so desperate for customers
PS I'm curious as to the price of the EVO. Any guesses?
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with contract? maybe 250 with a rebate? i honestly could NOT even begin to speculate

something i sorely missed somehow
the evo has a fn kickstand?!?!

regaw_leinad said:
I got the leaked version and backported it to the hero...
pm me if you want it
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Hehehe leaked version, sounds a bit premature if ya know what I mean.

josh_131 said:
I was able to see the evo up and running the other day.... WOW. Slim and sleek and very fast... took about a 1/3 or less of the time it took the Hero to open stuff. It was running on 2.1 as well and look really similar to Damages 2.1v5 ROM. This handset is going to really help out Sprint. Only thing the one I saw lacking was they hadn't activated the 4g on it yet.
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HTC is hacking 4G support into the Evo. Just like they did with CDMA

abcdfv said:
HTC is hacking 4G support into the Evo. Just like they did with CDMA
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At least until the next android update (Froyo) is out. I believe Froyo is supposed to support 4G natively

haha, yeah it does. they had it on another phone of theirs in the past (winmo). I wonder what video formats will be supported natively. I hope they add .avi support.
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im still stuck on the freaking kickstand.

Just ask regaw_leinad for a copy of his backported leaky bj app...that'll take your mind off things for awhile.
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id love to see a full working port of android for the tp2, id hop on that super quick. the design and screen resolution is awesome. other than that id say if you want fast wait for the n1 or evo.

mountaindont said:
.. And stock blowjob app.
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do want.
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So Long and Thanks for all the Fish

Well my trusty hero which I only had for a a couple of months bit the big one yesterday. I went to the Sprint Store to get another one and all they had in stock for Android was a Moment.
So I guess I won't be around here as much.
This community despite some squabbles is incredible. I've enjoyed and appreciated my time here and the help I got.
The moment isn't a bad phone, I just pretend I'm running DarchDroid.
With a keyboard.

gunnyman said:
Well my trusty hero which I only had for a a couple of months bit the big one yesterday. I went to the Sprint Store to get another one and all they had in stock for Android was a Moment.
So I guess I won't be around here as much.
This community despite some squabbles is incredible. I've enjoyed and appreciated my time here and the help I got.
The moment isn't a bad phone, I just pretend I'm running DarchDroid.
With a keyboard.
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What did you do to it?

regaw_leinad said:
What did you do to it?
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I didn't do anything. It just decided to shut off and not turn back on. Tried many batteries etc. It just went bye bye.

gunnyman said:
I didn't do anything. It just decided to shut off and not turn back on. Tried many batteries etc. It just went bye bye.
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Dang man... sorry to hear it

How sad Gunny, we'll miss ya bud!
Drop in and say hi sometimes! Maybe we'll see ya on the EVO posts.

gunnyman said:
I didn't do anything. It just decided to shut off and not turn back on. Tried many batteries etc. It just went bye bye.
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HAHAHAHAHA Likely story!!
You flashed a GSM rom didn't you??
just kidding, hope you like your moment until you move on to the next gen

I'll be around.

I would ***** and moan until june 4th and then say "evo please"

So Long And Thanks For All The Fish!
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I'll be around.
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Well we're gonna miss ya for sure! Hope you can deal with the Moment until you get our EVO (providing that is what you're going to next ) I know we'll see you around......
.....Now you should root the moment and port all our goodness to them You'll be a hero......haha.

The Moment was rooted before the official 2.1 was released. They have it easy. An earlier version of the Samsung software updater let you run unsigned tarballs. So you just use that to install a custom recovery and off you go.

btw, great reference for the title. was one of my favorite books WAAYYY before the movie, they did a HORRIBLE job with Zaphod

good luck you going to sdx?

I prefer to pretend that movie never happened.

Either of them.

Going to miss you gunnyman both here and Android central.. be well.
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See ya gunnyman.... I hope those who get an evo will see you in the portal. Me however, I'll be in this ghostland of a Hero forum.

I'll be here with you for a while, Meng. Dropping $500 on a phone, even one as nice as the evo, just aint happenin for ol' tejas.

tejasrichard said:
I'll be here with you for a while, Meng. Dropping $500 on a phone, even one as nice as the evo, just aint happenin for ol' tejas.
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I'll be here at least until October.... upgrade date.

Argh I miss my Hero already. The themes, the ports of different roms. Just don't happen over there in SDX Land. Someone is working on a Sens UI port though. On the upside. Live Wallpapers work perfectly and so does the 3d gallery at the same time.

gunnyman said:
Well my trusty hero which I only had for a a couple of months bit the big one yesterday. I went to the Sprint Store to get another one and all they had in stock for Android was a Moment.
So I guess I won't be around here as much.
This community despite some squabbles is incredible. I've enjoyed and appreciated my time here and the help I got.
The moment isn't a bad phone, I just pretend I'm running DarchDroid.
With a keyboard.
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So wait they just gave you a moment instead, no questions asked? Im gonna try this today as my hero has been acting up and if i get a replacement it would be my 4th phone already. Sprint told me they hardly ever give you a different model phone.

Evo Shift 4g 01/09/2011 + Video Review

EDIT: Notice - this was originally posted in the Hero CDMA General forums and was moved by a mod here. If you are lost about all the HeroC discussion, this is why.
My Hero is getting to be jealous of all these big brothers... http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/htc-evo-4g-shift-handled-on-video-by-wirefly/
Tempting. I do enjoy physical keyboards, so maybe that is why. 1,400 stock quadrant scores.
Comparison Discussion already been happing on this very forum.

Might be time to say goodbye to the Hero...

I am definately thinking about running out on Sunday to pick this bad boy up. I've been drooling over the Desire Z/G2.
Here's another video Evo Shift/Evo Schmackdown: http://www.wirefly.com/learn/resources/cell-phone-comparison/htc-evo-shift-vs-evo-4g-schmackdown

I'm with you Brando. Probably won't be getting it on launch day, I've got obligations before then, and don't get paid til the 14th. So maybe pick it up on the 15th?

I'd want it if they made a 4G-less version. $10/month surcharge for something I can't use in my area, no thanks.

I'm torn between the two.
The bigger screen size is a major plus. However, after using the Hero for a year, I definitely miss having a physical keyboard.
The Shift is new, whereas the original Evo is 6+ months old.
Decisions, decisions...

Can't wait to pick one up myself.

Jedis said:
I'm torn between the two.
The bigger screen size is a major plus. However, after using the Hero for a year, I definitely miss having a physical keyboard.
The Shift is new, whereas the original Evo is 6+ months old.
Decisions, decisions...
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I just returned my Evo that I got last week and will be picking up the Shift on the 9th. I will definitely be buying it at Radio Shack rather than the Sprint store though! The Evo was just too big, but now my Hero looks so small!
So - back with my Hero for another week

I am returning my evo to get the evo shift 4g at radio shack tomorrow
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I wonder how long it's going to take to get root on this sucka.
I imagine since the G2/DesireZ have been rooted it shouldn't take too long.
I will be looking forward to throwing an AOSP ROM on this bad @ss mutha and overclocking it.

I'm thinking about it too....but wasnt the HTC Sabor supposed to come out Q4 last year or Q1 this year....i guess it's just a rumor but with lg optimus 2x....don't they need to compete....I might wait couple months to see...

HTC Sabor=Vaporware

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HTC Sabor=Vaporware
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got it.....

Kfunk said:
I just returned my Evo that I got last week and will be picking up the Shift on the 9th. I will definitely be buying it at Radio Shack rather than the Sprint store though! The Evo was just too big, but now my Hero looks so small!
So - back with my Hero for another week
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i think your gonna miss the evo.

Picking mine up in the am hoping root comes quickly
Sent from my HERO200

Is anybody making the jump to this phone from the Hero? I told myself I was going to wait for a dual core phone from HTC but it seems like that'll be a while. I might settle for this especially considering it's only 150 and I could pick one up right now from Radio Shack.

looking to buy this ASAP. My upgrade is Feb. 1st.
I may go buy it from Best Buy outright, put it on my credit card, return it on Feb. 2nd and rebuy it with my upgrade.
I tweeted with twelpforce on Twitter.
http://www.bbyfeed.com/t/STlb10nbAfiufLbx/
I'm going to head over to Best Buy tomorrow and see how it goes.

just got mine from best buy.... pretty sweeeeeeeeet. wish i could root it... im going to try the unrevoked method for the evo. i found out how to get to hboot with it (vol down + power) easy.

epitaphromance said:
just got mine from best buy.... pretty sweeeeeeeeet. wish i could root it... im going to try the unrevoked method for the evo. i found out how to get to hboot with it (vol down + power) easy.
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let me know how it goes. not sure why xda hasn't started a forum for the shift 4g yet....
would love to see how things are going...
here is androidcentral - http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-shift-4g/52790-evo-shift-4g-rooted.html

epitaphromance said:
just got mine from best buy.... pretty sweeeeeeeeet. wish i could root it... im going to try the unrevoked method for the evo. i found out how to get to hboot with it (vol down + power) easy.
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Saw this on another forum:
Chiming in to say I was able to just root my Shift. Installed Superuser app from market, installed z4root. Ran it to temporarily root and it claimed to but didn't work. Ran it again and superuser app popped up asking to grant access. Did so, remounted root, copied su and busybox binaries to /system/bin.
I'm really surprized that Google doesn't plug whatever root exploit this is. I mean I'm glad they don't, but it just seems odd.
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LOVE!!!!!!

So...I've had my Nexus S 4G for 2 weeks now, and I have to say, the first few days I was having trouble justifying the off contract price of the phone, especially when my Epic was perfectly fine.....
Fast forward to the first week, I was really liking how well it fit in my pocket, not to mention the battery life stock, and the GPS lock in seconds...awesome.
I also decided to root and try CM7, and I've been running it for a week so far, and I'll say it's changed my mind, and I'm definitely keeping this phone now!
And the ONLY thing I missed from my epic was the camera button, and today fooling around with my Nexus, I found that in CM7 you can assign the volume buttons to take pictures, EFFIN AWESOME!
So, I'm in love!
That is all,
Chris

cm7 opens the phone up so much more. its awesome

You better try kush rom its almost the same but with out Tue adw I hate adw on roms
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i really need to learn how to Root this bad boy. I rooted my evo easily, but for some reason this scares me. I'm not good with command prompt.

Oh please!

cyaiphone said:
i really need to learn how to Root this bad boy. I rooted my evo easily, but for some reason this scares me. I'm not good with command prompt.
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Go for it. If you have any trouble, the reason we are all here is to help you. So just try and ask for help if you need it. If you don't get the help you need you can always PM me and I will help you.

really love cm, but i really wanted that 2.3.4 was completelly merged, really like gtalk video chat!!!

Yep.
10 char.
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cm7 is awesome

Love !!!!
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cyaiphone said:
i really need to learn how to Root this bad boy. I rooted my evo easily, but for some reason this scares me. I'm not good with command prompt.
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As long as you got all the need it drivers and sdk you rooting procces should take 3-4 minutes
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cswee1932 said:
And the ONLY thing I missed from my epic was the camera button, and today fooling around with my Nexus, I found that in CM7 you can assign the volume buttons to take pictures, EFFIN AWESOME!
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noob question here: where exactly in CM7 do i go to change that? looked everywhere but couldn't find it ;(

plumed said:
noob question here: where exactly in CM7 do i go to change that? looked everywhere but couldn't find it ;(
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Launch the camera app and in menu go to advance settings
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Ive had the nexus s since launch back in dec. an while for the most part i love the phone i hate how its built my bezel, an everyone i know whos had the phone for awhile, is coming loose and creaks when u apply pressure to the side of the phone but everything else is great

i like cm7 too

Cm7 is awesome! I flashed with netarchy's kernel and getting great quadrants
sent from my cm7 sexy nexy 4 gizzle

<3 CM7
SNS is fast and pretty now

cswee1932 said:
So...I've had my Nexus S 4G for 2 weeks now, and I have to say, the first few days I was having trouble justifying the off contract price of the phone, especially when my Epic was perfectly fine.....
Fast forward to the first week, I was really liking how well it fit in my pocket, not to mention the battery life stock, and the GPS lock in seconds...awesome.
I also decided to root and try CM7, and I've been running it for a week so far, and I'll say it's changed my mind, and I'm definitely keeping this phone now!
And the ONLY thing I missed from my epic was the camera button, and today fooling around with my Nexus, I found that in CM7 you can assign the volume buttons to take pictures, EFFIN AWESOME!
So, I'm in love!
That is all,
Chris
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So did the Sprint employees look at you funny when you bought it off contract for full retail?
I've always wondered what they think when enthusiasts come in and lay down half a grand on a phone... It's an expensive hobby.
I also came from the Epic... it's hard to tell they have the same hardware inside.
I don't see myself ever buying a non nexus device again..(here is hoping Sprint continues to play a role in the Nexus devices!!) Android is at it's best when it's running as Google intended. Not to mention the updates and development..
Anyways. Welcome glad you like it.

TheDub said:
So did the Sprint employees look at you funny when you bought it off contract for full retail?
I've always wondered what they think when enthusiasts come in and lay down half a grand on a phone... It's an expensive hobby.
I also came from the Epic... it's hard to tell they have the same hardware inside.
I don't see myself ever buying a non nexus device again..(here is hoping Sprint continues to play a role in the Nexus devices!!) Android is at it's best when it's running as Google intended. Not to mention the updates and development..
Anyways. Welcome glad you like it.
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I have bought 3 phones off contract now and it is expensive hobbie but then again smoking is expensive too ( I used to smoke a pack a day/ the was like 150$ at month ) so I don't regret it

TheDub said:
So did the Sprint employees look at you funny when you bought it off contract for full retail?
I've always wondered what they think when enthusiasts come in and lay down half a grand on a phone... It's an expensive hobby.
I also came from the Epic... it's hard to tell they have the same hardware inside.
I don't see myself ever buying a non nexus device again..(here is hoping Sprint continues to play a role in the Nexus devices!!) Android is at it's best when it's running as Google intended. Not to mention the updates and development..
Anyways. Welcome glad you like it.
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The sprint stores always seemed surprised. Best buy and the T-Mobile stores never blinked an eye. I've purchased 6 phones at full retail and only got an odd response once (from a Sprint employee).
Having gone from the Nexus One to this phone (and I'll buy the next Nexus phone as well) I hope it comes to Sprint. Otherwise I'll have to jump carriers again.
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[NEW HERE] Coming from Hero and Stopping to Say Hi

Hey all. I decided against going with the 3vo and went with the 4g (on the advice of a few sprint employee friends). I've had root on my hero since it was possible and finally just got tired of the phone itself. This phone is everything I knew it would be. SOME issues I've experienced but nothing all that bad. GV didn't work at all but it's working now and the voice option on the keyboard doesn't work. Oh well.
Anyways, I'm not at all a dev, but will be happy to give feedback on whatever rom (once root). For those who are working on root options...GOOD LUCK!!!

hello. nice to meet you

Welcome aboard. I would like to personally thank you for NOT starting a thread about how to root your phone.
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c-had - You're welcome. I do my homework.
I am, HOWEVER, going through withdrawal lol. I was flashing my hero with a new rom daily there for a while. I'm bored haha.

Thanks popper..nice to meet you too

Welcome to the evo. Don't mind the trolls they seem to be in abundance these days. Might make me goto the 3d just for that reason.
As for the voice, I had that problem in a few roms. Idk what the problem was but after installing swiftkeyboard x its working fine on my current daily driver. I can't say it didn't work before becouse I didn't try it.
Salvage asop running like a champ.
sent from my evo probably at work, probably on the clock.

daoliverio said:
c-had - You're welcome. I do my homework.
I am, HOWEVER, going through withdrawal lol. I was flashing my hero with a new rom daily there for a while. I'm bored haha.
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I'm right with ya on that. This is the first phone I have had that I couldn't root, but hopefully soon we get a solution to that.
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The 3d board is going through the same thing as this one is when it comes to "trolls" i believe
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c-had2001 said:
Welcome aboard. I would like to personally thank you for NOT starting a thread about how to root your phone.
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true dat

I still have my hero...it's collecting dust lol

Wow, so I'm not the only one that didn't fall for the 3-D crap. I just came from the here as well and the 3-D was only an option when I heard about the ram and dual core processor, after I messed with it for a while I was over it lol. Welcome man, its a good step in the right direction. The only way I would even consider going with a 3-d phone is once the whole 3-D option either plays out or gets much better.
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Welcome aboard! I just jumped ship from the Hero to the EVO a month or so ago as well
Sent from my EVO 4G

The 3d is a solid phone and it's FAST... In the end ,however, the screen size and the 8 mega pix camera won.
Im going to look to sell my hero (actually i have two) on craigslist since i got kicked off ebay in 2003.
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!

Kontrollverlust said:
Welcome aboard! I just jumped ship from the Hero to the EVO a month or so ago as well
Sent from my EVO 4G
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Im really loving this phone! It's less stressful than my hero lol.
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!

Who all here has bought the bigger battery for the phone? Its not that big of a deal for my to put it on the charger...but the battery life leaves you wanting. Is it worth the $60 from a sprint store? Or would amazon be a better route
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!