I wanna know your guys opinions on it cause I've herd its really bad from some ppl others say its great so I wanna know from the ppl that have my EVO and what's different, the only reason I'm asking this is because I herd that now if you break your phone the insurance company gives you an EVO 3d because the og EVO is done :/ sad story and yet I still have another year >.< probably going to get e4gl tho it looks so sick and it'll be cheaper by the time my upgrade comes around
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Thanks for making the post! Im in the same position and was wondering the same things.
Me as well. Part of me wishes I can get a 3d if something happens to my Evo. Then again, it appears that we may be further along in ROM development and I would be taking a step back.
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I have both. I have a rooted Evo4g and a 3D Evo. The 3d is fine. I don't use the 3d function much, but as a phone/PDA...I like it.
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I've had the evo, 3vo, mopho, and et4g the 3vo is the only one that was returned in less than a week. The 3d function gave me migraines and it wasn't that big of an improvement over the OG some of its spec'd ram is entirely useless as it is allocated for the 3d functions so you only get 3/4 of the listed ram for phone use which is only 256mb more than the OG, sense is still laggy on it and stock is more bloated than any of the versions for the OG. It was also the only phone I've had on sprint that would lose signal in my house constantly. If it was a replacement to the evo thru device protection it would be a comparable exchange. Definitely not worth buying or upgrading too as there are numerous other devices that would be better choices.
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I played with it when it came out, and honestly didn't feel it was impressive enough to upgrade for/to. I did think it felt pretty smooth and snappy, but as stated, OG Evo is further in development , and to me the 3d aspect was bollocks, just a total gimmick.
Just my .02¢
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I know a few people that went from the Evo 4G to the 3D and have enjoyed it. I didn't see it as a device I just had to upgrade to, but I don't think it was as bad as some made it out to be. I'm glad I didn't upgrade, though.
Been an original evo user and upgraded to the 3d I was so happy yo have a new phone a gem months later I realize that it wasn't much difference and actually miss my evo 4G I got me an iphone 4S and It last 5 months till I got bored now I have a galaxy nexus I'm pretty sure this phone can compare to the htc evo LTE so I would say wait for that one instead take care of your phone that way you don't get the 3D. Is not a bad phone but ain't great it felt like evo 1.5 to me and the new evo feels more like a Evo 2 that's what I think ( btw I used my evo 4G for a month)
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I played with it when it came out, and honestly didn't feel it was impressive enough to upgrade for/to. I did think it felt pretty smooth and snappy, but as stated, OG Evo is further in development , and to me the 3d aspect was bollocks, just a total gimmick.
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Well that's cuz technically its not 3d is parallax barrier holograph it gave me and my dad the worst migraines ever, may be because we both have an astigmatism but neither of us wanted to keep it. We returned it for the MoPho that lasted til the et4g came out then we added a line so he could upgrade to it. Then he switched back to the MoPho in early Jan and gave me the et4g. I didn't activate it for 2-3weeks cuz I didn't wanna give up my OG evo. He ended up porting his # to Att and got the gNote then I swapped my evo for the et4g and swapped the intercept on my 2nd line for the evo, and now I have both and didn't have to give up my evo and actually use my 2nd line now. Currently I have the Evo, ET4G and MoPho active on sprint and he's gone totally over to ATT and the gNote. We just use the MoPho as a house phone since we don't have a landline it just kinda hangs around for whoever to use.
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So pretty much if my phone breaks its what ever, its an ok phone
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So pretty much if my phone breaks its what ever, its an ok phone
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Could be worse.
Someone on here recently said they got a 3D, and a couple days later someone else said they received the 4G. Seems like it's up in the air, unless it was officially stated they were replacing all with the 3D. Been hearing stories like this for a while, so guess it depends.
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Could be worse.
Someone on here recently said they got a 3D, and a couple days later someone else said they received the 4G. Seems like it's up in the air, unless it was officially stated they were replacing all with the 3D. Been hearing stories like this for a while, so guess it depends.
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Hmm well ethier way idc, 3d sounds eh and I love my og <3
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I have both and they are both really good phones. But meanrom on the 3d turns that phone into a beast with pretty good picture quality because of the HTC amaze port and great battery life. They clocked it to factory specs up to 1.51ghz without any additional battery drain.
Somethings to think about....
My EVO Oc'd running mikg I am getting 1100 quads. On my EVO running stock mean I pull 3600+ quads everytime. That's a power house!
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Look, I'm a man of patience (waited for my first laptop for 8 years after first asking for one, 4 years for just a regular cell phone), and this is my .02
The Evo 3D is a good phone. Yes, 3D is a gimmick, but most people don't buy it because of that feature. They buy it because its a good phone at a good price on a good network. It also has a great network of developers here on XDA. Now, I do think that there are better performing phones out there, such as the E4GT, but if you just want a new phone, go ahead and break your Evo 4G (btw its fraud) and get yourself a new phone.
Personally, I'm just going to wait (imagine that). I've been on Sprint for just over a year now, and I am still happily using my Evo 4G. However, I plan on living in Philly for the next 5 years, and since Philadelphia is a first round LTE market, I would like to have a new LTE phone. I love HTC, and I love the HTC Evo 4G LTE, but I'm going to wait for the GS3 just to see how they stack up against each other. I would suggest that you do the same.
i personally think the 3d kind of bad. i mean, you pay extra just for 3d! might as well stick with the 4g!
The Evo 3d is a good phone at best... As long as your not using the 3d often as it can cause headaches
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How's battery compared to the og and will my extended work in 3d
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How's battery compared to the og and will my extended work in 3d
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My brother has the 3d and it is so much quicker than my 4g. Just my opinion of course. He says the battery life is really good. Better than the 4g. Your extended will not work with it though. I believe there is an extended for the 3d though.
The 3d part is gimmicky but I think spec wise its a better phone than people think. I know I wouldn't kick it out of bed.
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I don't have both but had the option (and researched it a bit) when I got my 4G.
More or less, if you disable the 3d, which many seem to prefer to do, the biggest differences seem to be that the 4G has a better (traditional) camera and arguably better looks. Otherwise they are either similar or the 3D wins (sometimes by a nose, other times by a mile).
It's an upgrade in most aspects, but for most, monetarily, it's an upgrade not worth the money. Given a choice of the two and money was no object the 3D is probably the better choice for all except flashaholics. I went 4G simply because at twice the price, I didn't feel the 3d was twice the phone.
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some of its spec'd ram is entirely useless as it is allocated for the 3d functions so you only get 3/4 of the listed ram for phone use which is only 256mb more than the OG,
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This is simply untrue.
Android blocks off a portion of the memory for basic and necessary functions. The EVO 3D only has about 808 of its 1GB available for all of our programs. You're saying that you only get 3/4, which is essentially true, but that's not 256 more than the EVO, it's about 400 more, since the EVO 4G only has about 350 or so available for the same reason. It doesn't get 512MB.
Now, having owned the 3D for almost a year and having used the 4G for a week as a backup while my 3D was getting repaired, I have a few opinions on them.
Speed: The EVO 3D beats the 4G in plenty of ways here. Between the CPU and extra RAM, it really shows. Apps have to restart a lot more because of memory on the 4G
Screen: The extra resolution is nice on the 3D, but it's not that big of a deal once you use the 4G for a couple days.
Camera: the 3D's camera sucks. Not sure what they did to ruin it, but it's slow, blurry if anything moves even slightly, and is slow. Oh and it's slow.
Feel: I kinda like the more narrow 3D, but it's not that big of a deal. The 4G is a little heavier too, but not that much
Battery: The 3D has a higher capacity battery (1730) and it seemed to hold up better than the 4G, but it's hard to tell since I don't use my phone the same every day.
Roms: Roms on the 3D are 2 flavors: Scripted, tweaked, and themed HTC Sense roms. There's 380 of them and who knows what the difference is besides color and tweaks that break a lot of things and kill the battery. The second is a broken AOSP rom of some kind. The 4G, having most of the same innards as the legendary Nexus One, is in much better shape for this. The ICS roms for the 4G are in much better shape.
Basically I was pretty impressed with the 4G. I kinda wish I bought it used last year and then got a discount on the 4G LTE, but oh well. I wouldn't buy a 3D today, if I needed a new phone I'd buy the 4G used. But if you have a 4G and end up getting a 3D as a replacement, you'll be fine and the resolution, speed, and memory upgrades are nice. Unless you just played with ROMs all day.
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This is not a bash thread. I owned the epic for roughly 4 months. It is a very good phone. Reason I dropped it was due to it felt cheap. The phone was pretty loose concerning the slider. Also I never used the keyboard. The amoled screen is nice but I needed a bigger screen. So I switched to the evo. And from what I can tell during normal everyday use is that its just as fast. I don't game and I know the epic is better for gaming. I still think the epic is a damn good phone. Just sharing my experience. Also even with gps turned on so far the battery life on the evo is a little bit better. It does not get hot during web browsing like the epic did.
Im still here though. Been here since the epic launched and still glad to try to help other if they need it.
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My only complaint with Samsung is the software. They make awesome hardware, though. I think they do it on purpose because if they matched a software engineer to eke out everything from the hardware, you wouldn't really care about buying a new phone so much.
Even though Samsung sucks at supporting their Products, it'll be hard to go to any inferior screen.
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This is not a bash thread. I owned the epic for roughly 4 months. It is a very good phone. Reason I dropped it was due to it felt cheap. The phone was pretty loose concerning the slider. Also I never used the keyboard. The amoled screen is nice but I needed a bigger screen. So I switched to the evo. And from what I can tell during normal everyday use is that its just as fast. I don't game and I know the epic is better for gaming. I still think the epic is a damn good phone. Just sharing my experience. Also even with gps turned on so far the battery life on the evo is a little bit better. It does not get hot during web browsing like the epic did.
Im still here though. Been here since the epic launched and still glad to try to help other if they need it.
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Not sure how you can get better battery life on a stock EVO. The hardware in the Epic is simply more power efficient than the EVO, it's a fact.
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Love the epic...agree the slider mech sux....
Ive never seen a problem with the sliding mech. Matter a fact I also have a moment and the intercept and those mechs are fine as well. I don't see how they're bad.
Anyway At this point jumping to the Evo isn't a bad idea at all if you want to. All of this "Epic is just a better machine" means squat when it's not even updated with an official Froyo yet. It's like having the most advanced yatch in a desert.
I for one love my epic but the second something esle comes along. I think i'll be leaving myself. Unless the device that comes along is also made by samsung. Then no thanks.
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Not sure how you can get better battery life on a stock EVO. The hardware in the Epic is simply more power efficient than the EVO, it's a fact.
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Well stock 2.2 battery life so far is great. Stock for stock there pretty close honestly. The epics display eats a ton of battery.
Also another thing I am noticing. On the epic I used roam control due to no sprint signal at work. If I left it on automatic the epic would lose signal, the radio would then reset itself 2 times before it would go to roam. So I used roam control to just roam only. On the evo it seemlessly switches between home and roam without completely losing the radio.
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No it doesn't. Its actually much more efficient than the Evo's.
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I for one love my epic but the second something esle comes along. I think i'll be leaving myself. Unless the device that comes along is also made by samsung. Then no thanks.
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Agreed. The Tegra 2 LG Optimus looks pretty appealing, if it gets the advertised battery life. Wonder if it'll come out for Sprint.
That said, I do play some Super Mario now & then on the Epic. The keyboard + Game Gripper is nice for that. I can't do the screen controls, too slow.
I love the Epic to death, but Samsung support sucks.
To the person mentioning switching ... HTC shift.
I know a few buddies who went from the epic to the Evo. Both good devices. Sprint kind of limited.
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Evos a great phone. I had both the epic and the evo, switched back and forth for awhile before deciding in the Epic. The epic IMO is quicker, but the development on the Evo may have changed that by now, idk. I will say that my evo always had better battery life than my epic. Same apps and same usage, both with the Evo on 2.1 and 2.2. Battery isnt a big deal to me personally tho since I always keep a spare battery. Enjoy your Evo. I personally miss the development compared to the epic, but im hopeful that that will changer soon. If you end up not liking it, sell it. I sold mine for twice what I paid. My wife just sold her second evo for $550 cash off craigslist.
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I've had a person on Craigslist practically begging me to switch his 1 month old Evo, for my epic. I have been really torn between what to do. I really like this phone, and it is only gonna get better when 2.2 offically releases and the source code drops. I think I would regret it if I traded and it turned out the epic is being pushed beyond what any other phone has done before performance wise with the release of the source. T-mobile just got their release for 2.2 today, so hopefully we are not far behind (ya I know, we are on CDMA).
Whoa.... Vibrant got an official update? I didn't see anything on those forums...
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I've had a person on Craigslist practically begging me to switch his 1 month old Evo, for my epic. I have been really torn between what to do. I really like this phone, and it is only gonna get better when 2.2 offically releases and the source code drops. I think I would regret it if I traded and it turned out the epic is being pushed beyond what any other phone has done before performance wise with the release of the source. T-mobile just got their release for 2.2 today, so hopefully we are not far behind (ya I know, we are on CDMA).
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I haven't seen anything about the Vibrant getting official Froyo today...Do you have a link
The epic is my first samsung. I always have HTC from the ppc 6700 to the evo. I switched from the evo. Even tho I do agree the epic feel's cheap, but it does have better hardware than the evo.
Deal breaker for me was the camera, I was Surprised how crappy the evo was to take pic's, but at least the epic sux's less, it's actually pretty good.
Development is slower, but it's still gets plenty of love. I for one don't plan on flashing every other day.
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I've had a person on Craigslist practically begging me to switch his 1 month old Evo, for my epic. I have been really torn between what to do. I really like this phone, and it is only gonna get better when 2.2 offically releases and the source code drops. I think I would regret it if I traded and it turned out the epic is being pushed beyond what any other phone has done before performance wise with the release of the source. T-mobile just got their release for 2.2 today, so hopefully we are not far behind (ya I know, we are on CDMA).
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If its the release that I think your speaking of. It was for T-Mobile (UK) not T-Mobile (USA). I thought the same thing once I read about it, but read more and its for the UK.
I have both the Epic and the EVO. I love both phones, but I like the EVO a bit better. I'm sure my reasoning is totally different from others (as expected). I would love to compare the two with 2.2, but for obvious reason I cannot. I'm VERY tempted on rooting my Epic finally. Battery life (for me, as I cant speak for others) have been great on both. But again, everyone has their different uses on their phones.
Well imop, I wouldn't of down graded... When they come out with a better phone damn near every 6 months. I would've stuck with the Epic till something better came out ( like the dual processor ) thats coming... But if you got-it like that just to buy 500 dollar phones because it feel cheesy ( And I agree ) then you made the right decison...
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Well imop, I wouldn't of down graded... When they come out with a better phone damn near every 6 months. I would've stuck with the Epic till something better came out ( like the dual processor ) thats coming... But if you got-it like that just to buy 500 dollar phones because it feel cheesy ( And I agree ) then you made the right decison...
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But in reality 500 bucks for a phone like Epic isn't bad at all. Us American just got used to super subsidized phones...
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In my opinion, I think the Epic is a great phone, the only complaint I would make is the battery life. Then again I use my phone constantly and run many tasks at the same time, but I'm sure emulators don't help either lol. As for the slider, that made all the difference when debating on buying an epic or evo. Even if it is a little loose the qwerty is almost perfectly spaced and is probably the best one i have used on any phone (and I have gone through a lot). As for the software we all knew that Samsung sucked at providing it, but thanks to hard working people there are plenty of ways to get the newest android versions through ROMs which don't take too much work to use.
Personally I don't plan on changing my epic until it can no longer support newer android versions, but that's just me
Here is the link, 1 of out of 2 I saw today for T mobile customers getting Froyo for their Galaxy S phones.
http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20101201/froyo-comes-to-t-mobiles-samsung-galaxy-s-users/
I currently have an HTC aria and am looking to make a huge upgrade. But which would be a better option?
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I currently have an HTC aria and am looking to make a huge upgrade. But which would be a better option?
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I have the Atrix, my wife has the Inspire. Definitely the Atrix unless you just want a big screen. She loves her Inspire, but the Atrix beats it hands down imo.
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The Inspire has better roms IMHO and I love the way it moves and acts when it comes to program and it's OS/Sense when it comes to the home screen and applications, I had a choice to either get the Atrix or the Inspire and I purchased the Inspire.
Yeah I'm looking at the kind of the same thing. I have the aria and want to upgrade next month but I was more looking at the Atrix and Infuse. My friend went through all three of these phones as they came out and says the Infuse is the way to go. Still kind of on the fence on what way I may go. Leaning toward the Infuse but still have a month to decide unless something else comes out.
Get the infuse.
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Well, the infuse's screen is kind of overkill: no way you need 4.5 inches. your hands are gonna get sore after a while. The inspire's cpu, although less ghz, has better clock for clock performance and is better than the hummingbird in the infuse. The atrix, which i have right now, imho, is the best of the three. 4 inches is the sweet spot between comfort and screen real estate. not to mention it's dual core so it's more future proof. one downside is that it slightly overheats at the lower portion of the phone, but using a case can easily remedy that.
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Well I've been leaning toward the atrix due to me using my phone like a computer. But the inspire caught my eeye first because of sense.
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Well I've been leaning toward the atrix due to me using my phone like a computer. But the inspire caught my eeye first because of sense.
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My wife's Inspire is good, smooth, but i tell you what, when they are side by side the Inspire screen is very grainy compared to the Atrix. She loves it, but she doesn't want to mod where I do. Atrix is definitely the geekier of the two.
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Yeah it's got the beautiful qHD screen and dual core. Oh yes that dual core. I basically use my phone as a laptop, but for not as serious tasks and that'll help a huge deal. I've heard that blur makes it painfully slow, but the current roms it has helps a lot? Any feedback?
Well I have both Atrix and Inspire for me. I use inspire more only because I get bored and want to rom it to something new all the time. With atrix, I always use different launchers. I think inspire screen looks better then atrix. Atrix I got better battery life but not as good as everyone else.
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Dump at&t T and go to sprint or Tmobile. At&t is the worst company customer service wise and there super root unfriendly.
I can't go to any other company besides US Cellular because we're in the **** stain of my state. (Sorry for the languageXD) Verizon is roaming and doesn't work half the time.
My wife has the Inspire, she likes it because she wants it to work without messing with it. Sense is way better than Blur. You can change out the operating system at will with the Inspire, so that's an advantage at the moment, but with bootloader bypass on the horizon, I am very happy with my choice. Once an updated Ubuntu can be loaded in webtop, dayum!
Yeah that would be very nice if I ever got the webtop. I doubt I will, but I need a future proof phone so I don't have to get a phone every 6 months T.T
I made that choice today and went with the Atrix. I went into the store intent on getting the Inspire for $29.99, but the guy said that he'd give me the Atrix for $49.99. I wanted the Inspire to play with different ROMs, but decided to go with the Atrix to try something new, never had a Moto phone before. I'm interested to see what the Gingerbread update will do to performance. It's pretty nice for the hour that I've played with it so far.
Yeah, I've heard that it's pretty sluggish because of Froyo. Atleast it's not Eclair, right? xD But I think I'ma be dead set on the Atrix because I need the raw power.
Atleast you didn't pay $200. My father in laws aria is smoother and more responsive than my atrix.
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That's crazy. My phone has to be on cm!
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I decided on the inspire over the infuse and atrix. If I was buying a phone for my mom or daughter I would get the infuse if they wanted a big display and atrix if they wanted a not so big display. I need 100% freedom with my phone. The other two have a better battery life and a better screen and speaker. I had to download and flash 8 different roms before I found one that gave me EVERYTHING i wanted. The inspire has way more options. I downloaded 90gb last month through my phone onto my pc. I doubt I would have on my atrix or infuse. I played with the atrix and inspire for 1 hr each but ive never messed with the infuse.
And I came to the conclusion that the Evo 4g is the best phone ever invented. It does everything. I have been rooted and currently left sense due to battery life. Deck 1.2.1 and sz 2.2.1 cfs SBC is the best I have ever run. The Evo offers full HDMI, 4g, great wifi, amazing battery life, I just found out I can connect a wii remote and play my nesoid and mirror any game and play 2 players w my daughter on the big screen. From a capability standpoint I have given up. There is no other phone on the market that offers me these features. Sure. Dual core. I could care less. My old Evo still rocking 1700s quadrant (for those that care) and linpacks 40+. I don't have it maxed out all the time. Lol it just works.
I Only started this thread to tell the community thank you for making/helping my Evo stomp ass on every smart phone that has challenged it! You the community have never asked me for a donation. Never begged for money. And always help when I need information.
The Evo is tits+! Thanks!
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And this, I believe, is why HTC doesn't want to unlock the bootloader. Look at how many people just on this forum have started looking at other phones after they got stuck being unrooted. HTC doesn't want you to love your EVO forever; just until the newer model comes out. The developer community for the Supersonic has been amazing, and breathed a whole new life into the phone long after people were supposed to be getting tired of it.
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And this, I believe, is why HTC doesn't want to unlock the bootloader. Look at how many people just on this forum have started looking at other phones after they got stuck being unrooted. HTC doesn't want you to love your EVO forever; just until the newer model comes out. The developer community for the Supersonic has been amazing, and breathed a whole new life into the phone long after people were supposed to be getting tired of it.
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That's a good point. A friend of mine just got the 3D. He came from a Windows mobile phone. He has been going on and on about it but the stuff that he likes are things that I have had on my rooted EVO for a while. I think his excitement is Android based and not based on that particular phone. I have compared mine and just can find enough reason to switch before I see what the development looks like. My rooted EVO is only a small step behind the stock 3D, IMO.
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And I came to the conclusion that the Evo 4g is the best phone ever invented. It does everything. I have been rooted and currently left sense due to battery life. Deck 1.2.1 and sz 2.2.1 cfs SBC is the best I have ever run. The Evo offers full HDMI, 4g, great wifi, amazing battery life, I just found out I can connect a wii remote and play my nesoid and mirror any game and play 2 players w my daughter on the big screen. From a capability standpoint I have given up. There is no other phone on the market that offers me these features. Sure. Dual core. I could care less. My old Evo still rocking 1700s quadrant (for those that care) and linpacks 40+. I don't have it maxed out all the time. Lol it just works.
I Only started this thread to tell the community thank you for making/helping my Evo stomp ass on every smart phone that has challenged it! You the community have never asked me for a donation. Never begged for money. And always help when I need information.
The Evo is tits+! Thanks!
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You got it! +1 on this one!
No real replacement for Evo until next year. It's hard to perfect perfection.
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upgrading to a newer android phone from the evo is just like upgrading from an iphone 3g to a 3gs, only slight differences.
Bad news... http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...oodbye-to-the-htc-evo-4g-and-samsung-epic-4g/
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doesn't mean anything. just that sprint doesn't want it on its shelves anymore in order to sell their new devices.
I'm assuming HTC wants people to upgrade to either the 3D or the Kingdom when it releases as the Hero 4G under Sprint.
Rumor has it that the Kingdom will be a tad cheaper than the 3D. It's basically an Evo with a bigger screen and a worse camera but better hardware specs. It seems like it will be Sprint's new flagship model for some time and will probably be used to tempt all the people that are still happy with their Evo 4Gs out of hiding.
If the Evo 4+ makes it to sprint, that will be the one I am interested in...but only if I can have what I have now. I could only consider it a downgrade to go to a phone that can not do what my current phone does...really not interested if its faster...if it can't do all I have now damn the Evo is nice. I really can't think of another phone that after rooting can do. ALL the things I'm allowed to do due to the amazing development teams
I love my evo 4g
will only upgrade to a phone that's actually superior like 2.0ghz quadcore processer with 16 gig internal, 8 ram with like 1080 resolution screen 8 megapixel camera. 3 megapixel front camera and better gaming than nvidas kal-el chip
But as there aren't going to be any like that for a while I'll stick with what I've got
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I have an evo 4g and its a beast! Ill wait for when LTE phones come out
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Love my evo.
Although it's a little ridiculous to say nothing matches it. Lots of phones do now.... My g2x does everything my evo does, except instead of snesoid on the big screen via hdmi and a wii mote, I'm rocking n64oid at a solid 60fps. Evo can do it all, but adreno-200 is just not capable enough for my wants anymore.
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I agree. This whole HTC locking boot loaders is so people will go out and buy their next best device. Crap I tell ya.... Worst part is, when you do buy Another device, they'll just lock it later down the road... IDK.. that sounds kinda crazy eh? LOL
Anyways the EVO is an awesome device and glad I got it.
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HTC doesn't want you to love your EVO forever; just until the newer model comes out. The developer community for the Supersonic has been amazing, and breathed a whole new life into the phone long after people were supposed to be getting tired of it.
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I don't go for the conspiracy theory that THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO LIKE YOUR PHONE. This is nonsense. The more you like it the more HTC phones you will buy, and the more you will recommend it to friends. The locking seems to be due to carrier pressure, because the carrier pays for the tech support calls when people screw them up when rooting, overclocking, etc. You call HTC with a screwed up phone and they will tell you to call Sprint ;-)
Just yesterday, the Evo3D root came out, and the instructions led many hundreds of people to have to call tech support to get the phone connected to the network again! This is no joke, I was one of those who called. One of the rooters asked the Sprint rep, and he said he had personally gotten close to 70 calls just yesterday with the same "Error 16" issue due to the new root procedure!
Beyond, that, I agree, EVO 4G rules. I got a 3D, and I do not like it as much as the OG.
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Love my evo.
Although it's a little ridiculous to say nothing matches it. Lots of phones do now.... My g2x does everything my evo does, except instead of snesoid on the big screen via hdmi and a wii mote, I'm rocking n64oid at a solid 60fps. Evo can do it all, but adreno-200 is just not capable enough for my wants anymore.
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I have never owned a g2x. I merely made this post because I feel it is the best well rounded phone for all my needs. HDMI mirroring really makes this shine. The wiimote app only gets used occasionally but still very sweet and it works just like I have a damn old school nes haha. It just fits me and HTC locking bootloaders lol. They will eventually get unlocked. Not a big deal. Then we will all forget about the 3 weeks spent with a horribly locked 3d/sensation lmao.
I currently have an HTC Evo 4g. Love it. I have all kinds of custom ROMs I run and love to hack and mess around.
Anyway, after some drops things are acting a bit funky. Still works and screen is ok even though it has cracks. But I'm considering getting a new phone with Xmas money. So what should I do?
Leaving Sprint is not an option, don't care about physical keyboards, I need something fast and powerful, I don't care about sense, and needs to be hackable. I can wait if I have good reason, I heard Sprint may go to LTE should I wait for those phones? What about quad cores, should I wait?
Right now it seems like Photon or Evo 3D. I'm leaning toward Photon due to International support but this isn't a requirement and it still seems like Sprint doesn't know what it means yet.
Poke holes,tell me what I'm missing, or, let me know what your thoughts are.
I greatly appreciate any help and thoughts!!
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My honest vote is wait if you can just because they are going to roll out LTE and said they will start sellig LTE phones come 2012
Otherwise if you need the support for international go with photon but personally id either get the sgs ii or 3d if it can't wait also i think the hack for the photon breaks 4g not sure if they fixed that problem. also with 3d if u have hboot 1.50+ you can only hack via HTC unlock.
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I just went from EVO to the Samsung Epic 4G Touch and so far this thing is awesome. Everything is so fast and smooth, the screen is nothing short of amazing, and battery life is WAY better than I could have ever hoped for on the EVO. I also played around with the EVO 3D and the Photon, but the E4GT impressed me far more than the others, so I went with it. Very happy with it so far.
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love the evo but mines broke
Thanks everyone!
I hadn't considered E4GT. I might look more closely at it. My only question, is it easy to hack? My wife has OG Epic and it sucks to root and load custom ROMs compared to Evo. I hate how you can't boot to recovery.
I'm a picky hacker I guess ...
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I'm considering for a next device too but not quite sure if I should wait for next gen devices. More responses will be helpful.
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my line is eligible for an upgrade too, but i'm gonna wait til some tegra 3 phones come out with lte compatibility. especially now that ICS source is out (and if ICS AOSP runs smoothly on our evos), then i will definitely wait it out til next year.
Photon lacks dev support. Couldve been a decent phone. I would say evo3d or epic touch. Et seems to get los when rooted but idk
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Why not pay the deductible and get you a new evo? There is a chance you might even get a 3d evo by asurion.
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ok so here the deal. i might get a evo, but im not sure if it will be better in anyway then my epic. now i want to get a evo 3d but dont have the cash. so my question is, should i get a evo or just stick with my epic? they both are about the same spec wise but that doesnt mean one isnt faster than the other. any ideas? now i would be keeping my epic incase i dont like the evo but i dont want to get it and wast my money.
thanks =)
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ok so here the deal. i might get a evo, but im not sure if it will be better in anyway then my epic. now i want to get a evo 3d but dont have the cash. so my question is, should i get a evo or just stick with my epic? they both are about the same spec wise but that doesnt mean one isnt faster than the other. any ideas? now i would be keeping my epic incase i dont like the evo but i dont want to get it and wast my money.
thanks =)
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Stick with the Epic, and save your money.
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cavey8500 said:
ok so here the deal. i might get a evo, but im not sure if it will be better in anyway then my epic. now i want to get a evo 3d but dont have the cash. so my question is, should i get a evo or just stick with my epic? they both are about the same spec wise but that doesnt mean one isnt faster than the other. any ideas? now i would be keeping my epic incase i dont like the evo but i dont want to get it and wast my money.
thanks =)
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Yeah, I'd have to say you should save money and keep your Epic. You're able to make phone calls and do the already important things you need a phone for. So save up man.
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cavey8500 said:
ok so here the deal. i might get a evo, but im not sure if it will be better in anyway then my epic. now i want to get a evo 3d but dont have the cash. so my question is, should i get a evo or just stick with my epic? they both are about the same spec wise but that doesnt mean one isnt faster than the other. any ideas? now i would be keeping my epic incase i dont like the evo but i dont want to get it and wast my money.
thanks =)
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What would be the advantage of getting the Evo if you already have the Epic and it's working?
Both phones are great, but I prefer the screen on the Epic, so I'd stick with it. Especially since it will save you money.
im just board of my phone, thats the only reason. and my keyboad is litteraly starting to fall apart. my space key is in 3 peices, superglued on. no lie
Evo all they way!!!
Obviously I am kidding. Keep the Epic and save the money.
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I'd wait for a new device that is better than what you currently have. Otherwise you're making a lateral move.
If your eligible for upgrade, amazon has all sprint phones on sale for a penny until midnight tonite. (Nov 28th)
Including the evo 3d.
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austin420 said:
If your eligible for upgrade, amazon has all sprint phones on sale for a penny until midnight tonite. (Nov 28th)
Including the evo 3d.
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i probably am, but my dad (family plan) NEVER resigns contracts....haha like never. we had verizon for like 8years, with out ever resigning a contract....lol
ok well thanks guys for all your input, ill just keep looking for a evo 3d on craigslist haha =) maybe one will be in my price range soon.
There's an Evo 3D in the market place for $200 in really good shape. Its a steal for that cost but the seller is only offering it at that price for today.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366006
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If you had neither phone, the answer would likely be easy: get the Evo (even if it were simply the Evo 4G -- and not the 3D -- we were talking about it would be the better choice given the heavy handful of unnecessary complications the Epic 4G comes along with like GPS, accelerometer quirkiness and lagging CM support [not to mention lagging manufacturer support]).
Given that you actually already have an Epic 4G, the answer is a little tougher. It would be easy to say: "Try and stick it out for now. The Epic's a decent phone. Load up some lean, optimized ROM's and it may satisfy you for quite a time longer."
Sure that would be easy for me to say, but it also comes from the view of subsidized phone buyer that isn't used to giving $200 and not receiving a top-2 tier phone. But wait, what are we talking about?? "they both are about the same spec wise" is way FALSE...
The Evo 3D is a top-2 phone on the Sprint network (it should have twice the potential processing power of the Epic 4G, does have twice the RAM [which, btw, I would expect to be the solution for the majority of any slowdowns you may be experiencing with your Epic], and if we are to continue to distinguish their specs... it also has 35% more screen real-estate, resolution-wise [if that matters to ya]). If you can indeed buy it contract-less for the same price everyone else typically pays for a top-tier-er on-contract: just buy the darned thing.
Disclaimer: I have never used, nor completely read any reviews on, and do not explicitly 'follow' the happenings of the Evo 3D. The above recommendations are based on solid common sense, but should not be confused to include personal experience with the device.
I own both and I have to say that the epic is WAY faster even when the evo is on an AOSP rom. Also, the epic screen is way better...
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Keep the epic. By the way, why would you want an Evo 3D? The hardware is almost dated by now, and it'll definitely be out-of-date in the coming months with quad-core. Also, if you've played with the Epic 4G touch, then it'll blow you away. It is way smoother than the Evo 3D, and the battery life is much better. The Evo 3D's battery isn't awful, but with medium usage, you'll barely survive a day.
If you're looking toward a new phone, wait a bit for quad-core. Dual core is gonna be left in the dust once quad-core comes out, and it's not that far away. Note that quad-core will greatly improve battery life, performance, and more since ICS has hardware acceleration optimized for it.
That being said, I wouldn't get a Galaxy Nexus either. Nexus phones are great, but that's only because they release the latest & greatest android version. To be honest, the galaxy nexus doesn't even stand a chance against the GS2, but it definitely kills an Evo 3D.
Hope this opened your choices up a bit, rather than to focus on an almost 6-month old phone
Keyboard is a double edged sword. I got the epic for my wife and I because she wanted a keyboard and this would be my first android phone so I wanted us to have the same. The keyboard itself is great as far as keyboards go but moving parts always break eventually. The evo would last much longer than the epic I am sure. If you get new phones regularly its no big deal but if you stick with one for a long time the candy bar format sans keyboard would be the most reliable.
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Go to swappa.com to see the cheapest unlocked but used phones. I hear it works well.
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get insurance on that beast and get it fixed!
Besides, most people leave the Epic for the Nexus S 4g, not the EVO.
I'd wait for the LTE phones if you already have an Epic.
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im just board of my phone, thats the only reason. and my keyboad is litteraly starting to fall apart. my space key is in 3 peices, superglued on. no lie
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I've been using the Epic since February, bought it because of the beautiful screen. I don't think I've used the slide out keyboard more than 3 times. It was nice to know I had it if I needed it but I'm now convinced I can do without one.
Eepppiiiiccccc!!!!!!!!!!! The evo sucks
Battery is terribleee
And its slower than this
And it doesn't have a cool widget button set in the notifications
And doesn't have a beautiful clear screen like this phone lol
And nooooo keyboardd so touch can get annoying sometimes especially when sometimes u get a drop of water on the screen (which winter is coming so be expecting a lot of rain) and in the cold the touch won't respond to ur frozen fingers lol
That's just what I think and I can give u a lot more reasons if u want
Like rooting the epic and having cwm and roms is easier on epic and u won't have all the amazing devs that u will have over here lol
This is all just my opinions
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