Hey new to the xda forums just made a account been wondering whether to get a EVO 3d back but want some honest opnions whether its really that much better than the og EVO or is it just the wow factor
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This isn't really a cut and dry answer. You have some people that say they'd rather have the OG Evo and you have some who say the 3D Evo is all that and they are only going forward. I messed with a co-workers and I liked the processing power and more memory. The 3d was cool but I can see it wearing off after a while. I'm taking the plunge on just processing power and memory alone but that's just me. Check out the EVO 3D section, read up and make an informed choice.
Yea thats what drew it to me to that dual core processor would wamna see how fast that bad boy can really go after a root and custom kernel but yea ill go by those threads and take a look thanks
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I am holding out until the Kingdom is released. Haven't heard much about it other than the roms based off of it. I would be perfectly happy with my OG Evo if some of these lazy ass devs would hurry up and root my phone for me though. I sure do miss some sense 3 (damn these smartphones and their aversion to river water).
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I am holding out until the Kingdom is released. Haven't heard much about it other than the roms based off of it. I would be perfectly happy with my OG Evo if some of these lazy ass devs would hurry up and root my phone for me though. I sure do miss some sense 3 (damn these smartphones and their aversion to river water).
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hahaha i feel your pain
to answer the main question, i wouldnt go for the E3D. while it is approx. 2x as fast as the OG evo, with rooted roms, the performance is not bad at all. it can totally handle all your social media, many games and such. i dont really see the noticeable benefit between the 3d and the og. thus, i have a OG evo.
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hahaha i feel your pain
to answer the main question, i wouldnt go for the E3D. while it is approx. 2x as fast as the OG evo, with rooted roms, the performance is not bad at all. it can totally handle all your social media, many games and such. i dont really see the noticeable benefit between the 3d and the og. thus, i have a OG evo.
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Yes but you bought the EVO long before the 3D came out. If you are buying a phone and are deciding between the two, its a no brainer. Buy the 3D. It is worth the extra 100 bucks.
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Thanks yall r helping me out alot thats y i like these forums unbiased unlike the sprint stores tryna sell u the most expensive
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I had the evo4g then nexus s then 3d now back to the evo4g I didn't really like the 3d its not a big upgrade from the evo 4g. If I were u I would buy a used evo and use the upgrade a little later when a better phone comes out. That's just my opinion.
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I'm in the same boat. I know Radio Shack's been offering the EVO 4G for free with an upgrade so I was thinking about hopping on that.
Point of 3d would be processor no need for 3d pics when ur sending to 2d phone.... OG is hot wouldn't trade for anything..... Except dual core OG 4G
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Really though its dual core and 40g's of storage out of the box. Plus root and some awesome devs who upgraded from OG. I would get it based on those facts.
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I've been waiting to use my upgrade on a soon to be announced phone like the Samsung Galaxy S2 or Prime. My wife just got a 3D though and all of a sudden my og Evo feels slugish and out of date in comparison. I'd definitely shell out the cash for the 3D seeing as you will probably be spending the next 2 years with it.
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So I've had my evo since it first came out rooted shortly after and been flashing ROMs daily til CM6. And stuck with their nightlies, but I'm ready to move on now. Giving this beauty to my girlfriend, stuck now on which phone to get next. Seriously thinking about getting the Nexus S, but also thinking about verizon's incredible. Not too sure which I'm gonna get. I just wanna know what this beautiful XDA community thinks. Maybe this could've been in another section but oh well. Sue me!
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Wait for ctia sprint will release the good stuff
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So I've had my evo since it first came out rooted shortly after and been flashing ROMs daily til CM6. And stuck with their nightlies, but I'm ready to move on now. Giving this beauty to my girlfriend, stuck now on which phone to get next. Seriously thinking about getting the Nexus S, but also thinking about verizon's incredible. Not too sure which I'm gonna get. I just wanna know what this beautiful XDA community thinks. Maybe this could've been in another section but oh well. Sue me!
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I would not get a phone that can't handle an SD card. The S looks sweet but thats it IMO. I had a Fascinate and I swore I would never get a Samsung device again because of the lack of software updates. I had an INC and liked it. Its all a matter of taste. I have had a Droid X and the original Droid and out of all the phones I like the EVO the best and my second would be the original Droid..go figure.
if you go verizon, get the thunderbolt.
at&t the atrix.
t-mobile id get the mytouch4g or wait for the lg 3d phone.
for sprint id wait for the nexus s or the evo3d.
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if you go verizon, get the thunderbolt.
at&t the atrix.
t-mobile id get the mytouch4g or wait for the lg 3d phone.
for sprint id wait for the nexus s or the evo3d.
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+1...Had a MyTouch on Simple Mobile and it was nice...
So when are these phones coming out guys? And am I gonna have to wear glasses w the 3d lol.....? Is the Nexus really that ****ty? I've read some good reviews.
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Well honestly I think the Nexus S us a great device! it just comes down to what you like & what you need. Some people say to wait for Dual-core phones but personally I don't like the idea. So it's all up to you, when it comes down to it. Also take into account that the Nexus S didn't have a SD card slot, but not a big deal to me
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I understand it doesn't have an sd but what kind of internal memory does it have? A. Do what's that mean performance wise?
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inc and nexus s are not real upgardes from the EVO.
i would wait for a few months.. and better phones will be released.
better cpu and gpu and mem and screens.
For 3d its no glasses and I disagree on getting the thunderbolt its not a real upgrade from the evo
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It's not that I'm trying to upgrade really, just want something different. Inc has a better processor too.
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And I just looooooooove the contour screen on the Nexus. Ha
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And I just looooooooove the contour screen on the Nexus. Ha
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I just can't stand how the buttons are "backwards" on the nexus s. I know all samsung phones are this way, its just annoying at first.
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It's not that I'm trying to upgrade really, just want something different. Inc has a better processor too.
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the inc has a better cpu than the evo????
no.. they are the same!
I read on verizon's website it had a 1.2 ghz processer.
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the inc has a better cpu than the evo????
no.. they are the same!
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+1 that's what I thought.
Right now the evo is still top dog imo, plus the developer community is way involved. Seems like at least one new rom comes out each week.
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you must be talking about the inc 2...
but the Inc is 1 yr old phone with 1ghz same tech as evo:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...tail&selectedPhoneId=5269&deviceCategoryId=10
Hm, yea. Must be the new one bc I was just comparing a bunch of phones today and read that about the inc and was pissed of. Haha, "I thought my evo was the ****"
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inc 2 .. is not out yet... not sure when it will
Idk man, I swear I read that today. Somewhere!
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Ive decided to keep my fascinate even though have an available upgrade. Thanks to our excellent dev community here, ive never been happier w/ what's floating around in my pocket. I use it for everything, and its been easy to root and flash. I think im gonna wait for the second wave of the next gen phones.
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Good Choice you've made there.
Just think there will be plenty of more phones soon that would be much better than Thunderbolt =D
Yeah it's not really worth an upgrade IMO until LTE is widespread and dual core phones are established.
The current generation of 2.2 ROMs are shockingly fast, stable, and battery thrifty.
I'll still give any vzw rep a hard time for the meagre support this phone had received, but secretly I am really pleased with the latest superclean. Thank goodness there was no exodus before the EB01 roms were so thoroughly tweaked.
It's thinner (ok slightly) than a thunderbolt and fully unlocked. I love that I can save it from the brink of brick with Odin. It'd be nice to have dual cameras or LTE but I have no justification for bailing before Q3 or Q4. I want a higher resolution screen and perhaps HDMI out.
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The current generation of 2.2 ROMs are shockingly fast, stable, and battery thrifty.
I'll still give any vzw rep a hard time for the meagre support this phone had received, but secretly I am really pleased with the latest superclean. Thank goodness there was no exodus before the EB01 roms were so thoroughly tweaked.
It's thinner (ok slightly) than a thunderbolt and fully unlocked. I love that I can save it from the brink of brick with Odin. It'd be nice to have dual cameras or LTE but I have no justification for bailing before Q3 or Q4. I want a higher resolution screen and perhaps HDMI out.
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I totally agree. The Tbolt isn't a bad phone, but I think having the "latest thing" has hyped it a bit more than its worth, especially with 4G not being everywhere. I checked it out at a Vzw store, and I love the size of my Fascinate compared to the tbolt. It fits a pocket a lot better, its just so small and thin. Screen is better too.
Overall though, I think waiting for more competition is a solid choice, but of course I don't blame anyone for wanting the newest phone out there, especially if they have 4G in their area.
Thinking about waiting for the next big thing makes me think about all the new phones coming out for T-Mobile. Too bad they'll be internet-less smartphones later on....
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There is no reason for upgrading f right now if you have a current Gen top tier phone. It is going to be a while before developers start making apps for dual core phones or apps that require a lot of processing power.
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I had an original Droid before the Fascinate. A lot of good qualities but the weight drove me nuts. Newer phones like the thunderbolt weigh quite a bit more and you feel it. With the ROMs we have now, it's hard to justify an upgrade.
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I think I'll keep my fascinate for a while, but the new droid incredible S/2 is tempting.
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Went and played with a tbolt for a while, I wasn't the least bit impressed. Defi not enough to pay 300 out the door. As frustrated as I am with Samsung, our Dev community is awesome. Im pretty sure I was running adrynalynes roms on my pos omnia.
Thank you devs foe making the decision for me not to jump ship. Btw, I'm in San Diego and have 4g almost everywhere I am.
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Yeah I had an upgrade too...... I used it tho...... On another fascinate for my wifes line lol. She was deadset on an iphone until she had my droid1 now she prefers android! Im gonna go celebrate by devouring an apple now!
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All of our devs are jumping ship to the thunderbolt. Though they say they wont abandon us, I'm sure development will slow because they will be playing with their fancy new phones. I would have upgraded if I could.
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dev for fascinate are doing all they can for our phone - if you have updated your phone with the current ROMs and kernels your phone should be running GREAT
we need Samsung to download the source code for the fascinate
when that happens we will see new updates for the fascinate - take a look at the i9000 threads in xda - our fascinate phone is not DEAD
Not concerned at all. Our devs are the **** by the way!
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Not concerned at all. Our devs are the **** by the way!
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+1 Too bad Sammy and Verizon don't have the devs we have!
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There is no reason for upgrading f right now if you have a current Gen top tier phone. It is going to be a while before developers start making apps for dual core phones or apps that require a lot of processing power.
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So you're saying it's not worth a couple hundred bucks to be able to get a slightly higher Quad score?
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So you're saying it's not worth a couple hundred bucks to be able to get a slightly higher Quad score?
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I said no such thing; I'm all about dropping a couple of hundreds for a few points.
The only reason I got an Atrix for a week was to see that amazing guadrant score.
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Well i usually jump on new phones had the iphone 3g,iphone 3gs,droid eris,moto droid,droid x and now my fascinate but nothen coming out cept the galaxy s2 looks temping imo. The fascinate is just as good if not better because of the speed size and screen.
I have my ne2 upgrade..but I am perfectly happy with my fascinate with all the great work from our devs its become an amazing phone.
Besides I don't consider the T-bolt an upgrade at all. More like sideways instead of up. Will wait till something like the sgs 2 or a dual core htc
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T bolt really is a very minor upgrade. It just doesn't seem worth burning an upgrade for when I already have a fascinate. I also fail to understand the iphone like levels of hype and fanboy-ism surrounding it.
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I came from the EVO to epic so im very familiar with evos style and how its handles as a smartphone but damn that EVO 3D looks very temping to go back.. and just in time for my yearly upgrade in july when it looks to be dropping i might just go plung for it and do like i do all my other phones including the epic and EBAY It...
how about the rest of yall? Nexus S doesnt appeal to me
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EDIT: That is, yes, I am keeping my Epic.
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Yes. 10char
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then comes to question am i willing to go without a keyboard again.. ill have to look deeper into the display once it does hit the store.
I've been buying AMOLED devices since 2008.
No AMOLED, no purchase.
definitely keeping the epic. it does everything and more I could possibly want from a phone. I'm not really buying into this whole 3d thing yet either.
It all depends on how good the screen & display looks.
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i'm not buying into the stereoscopic display.
Im sticking with the epic. Im pretty sure the 3d effect on the evo3d is going to be crap like the nintendo ds 3d. Garbage
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Nah. I'm good.
The epic does everything I want, so why change? 3D is a marketing scam...
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Nah. I'm good.
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Best answer ever lol simple and straight to the point
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Defintely. And stop hating on 3d. You dont have to use the 3d function. Its still a dual core phone with 1gb of ram qhd screen with super lcd
I'm switching... don't think I can go for another samsung phone again......
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I'm definitely switching
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The epic is the best smartphone they have right now. I do not consider a phone without a keyboard a smartphone. I can't stand when someone hands me a phone to type a message...setup some things etc...when it is a virtual keyboard.
Nothing to see here, move along. I'm keeping my Epic
I wonder how the 1.2 dual core does in quadrant scores and linpacks ............ lol with the extra boost of ram, thats what my main eyes on.. its a evo supercharged and i did miss my evo so i would love to see how it is.. samsung to me been a **** up, developers shouldnt work so hard to do what they shoulda had done right from first go around and im an all time htc fan...i love their quality hardware, never had a problem with em.. keyboard i will miss but, i can type better on glass than on samsungs skipped keyboard.... *even with the patches* :/
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I would never pay retail price for a phone and I don't get upgraded for another 14 months.
aka no.
Absolutely NO! Did you all see what happened to the Evo Shift? That thing benchedmark looooowwwww! And not to mention the down grade on the screen. Really? Htc, your doing it wrong.
And if the 3d looks like the nds, shot yourself in the nuts.
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I can't stand the Epic. Ideally, I'd go back to iOS but Sprint doesn't have an Iphone. Anyhow, the answer is no. I'll probably get an EVO 3D.
Evo 3d or nexus s?
I'm gonna give my GD my evolution running synergy n gonna get a new phone but I'm in between the nexus s 4g n the evo 3d. Which do u prefer? Obviously the community is important to me as I'd like to root n flash custom rom's. So help me out?
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Looks like the Evo 3D will be getting unlocked by early September.
The Evo has the dual core and more ram, as well as a dedicated camera button. The Nexus is made by Samsung so the plasticyness might be a turn off. The Evo has HDMI out and the Nexus S does not. The screen on the Nexus S is supposed to be easier to see in sunlight, and it has that cool curve to the body.
I went with an Evo 4G over the Nexus, so I would personally choose the 3D here.
Considering the fact the the Evo 3D will have as much support, if not more, than the Nexus S and in the raw specs race the Evo 3D wins.
I think the answer is: Evo 3D when it's unlocked.
Roll to the 3D you will love it
I'm leaning to the evo. But I'm so impatient n i want rooooooot
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I'm leaning to the evo. But I'm so impatient n i want rooooooot
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Keep the Evo until the 3D is unlocked then.
i have the nexus and returned the 3d.
It what you prefer really. The nexus Development is nothing compared to the evo's devs.
nexus maybe has like 7 roms. its really between MIUI, Cyanogen and stock roms that are tweaked.
Nexus is wayyyyyyyyy fast then both the htc evo and 3d. i mean crazy fast... and i shouldnt really bash the dev for nexus because they do great jobs on the kernels.
Best kernel i have ever used in my life. i can tell instantly how much juice my phone is saving.
Some people pick on the nexus because its samsung made but i love the light feel look, and the curvy sides fit perfectly in my hands. This is a plus for me cause the evo was a gigantic phone. the nexus i have no problems reaching from corner to corner with my thumbs.
Pretty much phone wise because of speed and HOW EASY IT IS TO ROOT( no more then 10 mins and very very very simple) i choose the nexus.
But once the 3d gets root it probably will be a treat, but im like u and wasn't patient and i don't regret it lol
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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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 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.