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Got to play with an epic today!

I work at the sprint store in legacy village mall in ohio. one of my superiors was in today and brought along an epic the company gave him.. I was quite impressed. Got a few hours hands on. Camera looks much better than evo in low light but I think the evo deals with white balance better. Also the camera app for the epic has some cool options like panoramic shots. Screen looks great as it should. One thing I didn't like was the keyboard. Much like engadget said, its too flat. I had a hard time quickly typing on it. the epic is also about the same thickness as my evo (with body glove case) which impressed me for a qwerty slider. Would like it better if the width and length were a bit smaller. its like holding an evo with a smaller screen so no bonus points there.
Overall, very solid phone. Not gonna trade my evo for it though.
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did you get a chance to test out the GPS?

lookout4theyeti said:
I work at the sprint store in legacy village mall in ohio. one of my superiors was in today and brought along an epic the company gave him.. I was quite impressed. Got a few hours hands on. Camera looks much better than evo in low light but I think the evo deals with white balance better. Also the camera app for the epic has some cool options like panoramic shots. Screen looks great as it should. One thing I didn't like was the keyboard. Much like engadget said, its too flat. I had a hard time quickly typing on it. the epic is also about the same thickness as my evo (with body glove case) which impressed me for a qwerty slider. Would like it better if the width and length were a bit smaller. its like holding an evo with a smaller screen so no bonus points there.
Overall, very solid phone. Not gonna trade my evo for it though.
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Yes you will, and you will like it....lol

smashpunks said:
Yes you will, and you will like it....lol
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+1 u will LIKE IT!!

lookout4theyeti said:
Overall, very solid phone. Not gonna trade my evo for it though.
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You will like the Epic.
You will like the Epic.
You will like the Epic.
Ditch the EVO.
Ditch the EVO.
Ditch the EVO.
I will ditch the EVO.
I will ditch the EVO.
I will ditch the EVO.
I will get the EPIC.
I will get the EPIC.
I will get the EPIC.

I was thinking the keyboard looks a tad flat for MY tastes, but it still is the best keyboard on any high end phone.
Its MUCH better than the Droid/Droid2 keyboard which is hardly anything more than non-existant buttons which I absolutely hate.
I think the EVO is great. But not as awesome as the Epic!

NeonMonster said:
I was thinking the keyboard looks a tad flat for MY tastes, but it still is the best keyboard on any high end phone.
Its MUCH better than the Droid/Droid2 keyboard which is hardly anything more than non-existant buttons which I absolutely hate.
I think the EVO is great. But not as awesome as the Epic!
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I would never say that after dealing with a Touch Pro 2 and it's super flat and spaced out keyboard. I HATED every minute of it. The best keyboard I've played with recently has the be the one on the CLIQ but it's obviously not high-end.

heygrl said:
I would never say that after dealing with a Touch Pro 2 and it's super flat and spaced out keyboard. I HATED every minute of it. The best keyboard I've played with recently has the be the one on the CLIQ but it's obviously not high-end.
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Disagreeing with you there the touch pro 2 keyboard is fantastic and the epics keyboard looks almost identical in the design. if the epic has the same type of click as the touch pro 2 it will be such an easy transition and awesome keyboard.

lookout4theyeti said:
I work at the sprint store in legacy village mall in ohio. one of my superiors was in today and brought along an epic the company gave him.. I was quite impressed. Got a few hours hands on. Camera looks much better than evo in low light but I think the evo deals with white balance better. Also the camera app for the epic has some cool options like panoramic shots. Screen looks great as it should. One thing I didn't like was the keyboard. Much like engadget said, its too flat. I had a hard time quickly typing on it. the epic is also about the same thickness as my evo (with body glove case) which impressed me for a qwerty slider. Would like it better if the width and length were a bit smaller. its like holding an evo with a smaller screen so no bonus points there.
Overall, very solid phone. Not gonna trade my evo for it though.
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If having the best gpu does not matter to you then I would never change a evo for a epic.

davidrules7778 said:
Disagreeing with you there the touch pro 2 keyboard is fantastic and the epics keyboard looks almost identical in the design. if the epic has the same type of click as the touch pro 2 it will be such an easy transition and awesome keyboard.
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i too think the epic's keyboard and the tp-2 keyboard are almost identical! i love the keyboard on my tp-2 so i'm sure i wont have any problem adjusting to my new epic!

shep211 said:
If having the best gpu does not matter to you then I would never change a evo for a epic.
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Someone needs to give you a free Epic 4G. Your mind will change.

NeonMonster said:
I was thinking the keyboard looks a tad flat for MY tastes, but it still is the best keyboard on any high end phone.
Its MUCH better than the Droid/Droid2 keyboard which is hardly anything more than non-existant buttons which I absolutely hate.
I think the EVO is great. But not as awesome as the Epic!
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Have you really seen the Droid2 keyboard? I'm not going to get a droid2, but wow, that was the best keyboard i've ever seen/felt. With raised rubbery keys, it was like a mini typewriter for my thumbs.
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ConceptVBS said:
Someone needs to give you a free Epic 4G. Your mind will change.
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Hell ya that would be nice. I have a captivate and love it but if I did not play games I would choose my evo due to the developer community, bigger screen, sense UI and loader speaker. I hope the epic has a better speaker then my captivate. I have a epic on pre ordered so I will get one for sure. I didn't think I would like the keyboard or design but after watching the new videos on youtube it looks a lot better up close. Cant wait to try it out and benchmark the **** out of it

orateam said:
Have you really seen the Droid2 keyboard? I'm not going to get a droid2, but wow, that was the best keyboard i've ever seen/felt. With raised rubbery keys, it was like a mini typewriter for my thumbs.
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The droid 2 fails just by not having a dedicated number row..it also looks like a copy of the Mogul keyboard...that said...
Everyone knows the best keyboard is on the Touch Pro 2..no keyboard comes close to that of a TP2...

Disregard
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So I got back from my mini-vacation to find my advocate Epic waiting for me. Quite simply, this device is insanely good. Can't wait until 30 days from now when I can take it home and toss a custom ROM on it.

I can't be the only one!

Has anyone noticed or felt that looking at other people's Notes makes your own note feel smaller? like, even though it's the same size, other people's notes look bigger to me.
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If you are feeling small or not confident ...
Then shove a big fat mugen extended battery in the back with extended battery cover
... problem solved
No one will ever written your phone's girth
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huh? not me, I don't have this feeling. Well perhaps they use a case which make their Note look bigger than yours if you are not using a protective casing?
sonkameja said:
Then shove a big fat mugen extended battery in the back with extended battery cover
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lol...with such a big battery, the Note will definitely look like a brick which is the perfect term. People were looking in disgust when I used extended batteries in my past phones which made them looked bigger - since then, I had never bought any extended batteries - if I need juice, I take my 2nd stock battery with me.

Lol i get the exact same thing. I was watching a video of how to do some stuff on a note on youtube and thought the guys note looked bigger than mine.
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Stanley Richards said:
Has anyone noticed or felt that looking at other people's Notes makes your own note feel smaller? like, even though it's the same size, other people's notes look bigger to me.
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Yes i do feel , they feel bigger

Funny that my colleague hasgot one in white following my great advice lol and everytime i see it ive said your phones bigger than mine, i went even as far as to compare them side to side, but yeah it seems odd, then again i am odd, actually wheres my meds

Stanley Richards said:
Has anyone noticed or felt that looking at other people's Notes makes your own note feel smaller? like, even though it's the same size, other people's notes look bigger to me.
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ACTUALLY....
that's a well known medical condition commonly called Notus Envie.

Oh I just take out my work phone (iphone) for a minute and play with. Then my Note grows again..... ;-) then the iphone feels like a toy
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Mine looks bigger!
Maybe i'm over confident / un-shy or something like that
Seriously, you guys should go to a psycologist

Lol at all these. Actually I've had the same feeling too, and done the double check. On a related note, when I got my Note I ended up going to Amsterdam two days later, and saw 3 Notes on my first day! Helped convince my (iPhone toting) friends it was the best phone in the world!
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I work with wood and before I actually bought my note I made a mock up of it lol I know, how sad, same size, and even stuck a picture on it to replicate the screen size and drew a hardware button on the front. Still think my fake one is better lol only joking hehe.
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krazman325 said:
ACTUALLY....
that's a well known medical condition commonly called Notus Envie.
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You are very close! It is actually a well documented psyco-medical condition called "notusus envititis". Medical scientists are currently working furiously for a lasting solution. I doubt if they will succeed before a bigger screened device appears on the scene.

Q - Whats better than a Gnote?
A- Two Gnotes

I'm feeling it too, especially when I see girls with Note in the street and transport. It seems a lot bigger than mine...

The same thing happens when I look at 27" monitors at a store compared to mine at home haha

You got to have a big hand. Thats why when you see others hold their note with their small hands its look bigger...
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And here I was thinking that I was going insane. Seems I'm not the only one, I am normal, Yeah Baby!
I've got XL hands, so when I see girls/guys-with-girly-hands use it... I'm like man that's humongous. Mine never looks large, but it feels large with the TPU case on which I only have for the kickstand.
If Samsung shaved the bezels, made it thinner and added a kickstand... I'd be right at home. And if they trimmed it down a 0.1 inch, then I could do acrobatics on one hand ; )

So do you feel the same when showering at the gym?
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same feeling. but then when I see my nepnew's S3, I feel happy n my G.Note becomes bigger.

Lol no you're not alone. I had the same feeling on the tube home last night. I own the Note in white and a commuter opposite me had the Note in black. His looked bigger when I looked at my own but then realised duh same device haha

Nexus 4 son of iPhone 4

So I was looking at the LG nexus 4 design and I liked it until I saw the back it looks too much like the iPhone 4/4s, I would be ashamed to pull this out of my pocket infront of a crowd. When people see it they are not going to say "hey thats the new nexus" their going to say "look LG copied the iPhone". So many android fans criticised iPhone for easily breaking but when a nexus phone COPIES it then it becomes okay, talking about being biased.
I mean I'm no head of design for apple but it's just an absolute copy if their where lots of phones with glass backs then it would be just another phone with a glass back, but the only phone that has that and has had that for 2 years is the iPhone I just can't understand. I was watching a video made by verge in google hq about the nexus 10, 7 and they said they choose the design to their liking then they obviously are a fan of the iPhone. I like the nexus 4 design but its been taken by another company I want apple to sue LG this is absolutely wrong companies like samsung and LG don't end up in court for no reason.
Another thing I noticed was the camera was underneath the glass panel but the camera flash light had a black ring around it which looked awful. if your going to copy someone atleast do it properly. It just goes to show that this is LG where talking about. I've heard a saying a person who copies another cannot do it better then the original because they intend to also inherit the same mistakes as the original. I've come to conclusion that all the mistakes to iphones made by shattering easily LG just did. I don't care if LG copies but this is a nexus android flagship, it is this device which will be compared to the iPhone /4s/5. How do you feel about the design I think they should have gone for the same back casing as nexus 10.
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I'm all for public appearances, but don't you think that not getting a phone because of what "people will think" when you pull it out of your pocket is a bit... well, selling what the device is a little short?
If you don't like the design, that's one thing, but not buying a phone because of what you think other people will think is convoluted to even type. xD I'd just a soon take the opportunity to tell them, "Heck no this isn't an iThing! It's the Nexus 4 and waaaaay better. Check out what Android can do." If even by your own admission it's a nice design, why let the fact that an iThing has it degrade it? If anything, it's a time to claim look who did it best!

aliHTCDHD said:
So I was looking at the LG nexus 4 design and I liked it until I saw the back it looks too much like the iPhone 4/4s, I would be ashamed to pull this out of my pocket infront of a crowd. When people see it they are not going to say "hey thats the new nexus" their going to say "look LG copied the iPhone". So many android fans criticised iPhone for easily breaking but when a nexus phone COPIES it then it becomes okay, talking about being biased.
I mean I'm no head of design for apple but it's just an absolute copy if their where lots of phones with glass backs then it would be just another phone with a glass back, but the only phone that has that and has had that for 2 years is the iPhone I just can't understand. I was watching a video made by verge in google hq about the nexus 10, 7 and they said they choose the design to their liking then they obviously are a fan of the iPhone. I like the nexus 4 design but its been taken by another company I want apple to sue LG this is absolutely wrong companies like samsung and LG don't end up in court for no reason.
Another thing I noticed was the camera was underneath the glass panel but the camera flash light had a black ring around it which looked awful. if your going to copy someone atleast do it properly. It just goes to show that this is LG where talking about. I've heard a saying a person who copies another cannot do it better then the original because they intend to also inherit the same mistakes as the original. I've come to conclusion that all the mistakes to iphones made by shattering easily LG just did. I don't care if LG copies but this is a nexus android flagship, it is this device which will be compared to the iPhone /4s/5. How do you feel about the design I think they should have gone for the same back casing as nexus 10.
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To say the Nexus 4 looks like a iPhone just because of a glass back is insane. It looks NOTHING like the iPhone. It has a pattern on the glass and it is rounded more than that Brick.

So iPhone users should be ashamed to use the pull down notification in the crowd according to your logic?
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When I said I didn't like the nexus 4 back design it wasn't because I care what people think that was just an example of what it reminds people of. I know that the nexus 4 does'nt look anything like an iPhone but the back does. Yes I know it has some sort of crystals but it still looks like an iPhone because only the iphone has a glass back, if more then the iPhone had a glass back then it would be okay but only the iPhone has a glass back.
Their was no need for the crystal effect that they used, only because without that it really would look like the back panel of an iPhone. Those crystals or what ever they are called are usually used on girly products handbags, jewellery etc I'm not saying men can't have diamonds and crystals on their clothes and products but they do say diamonds are a girl's best friend and they do attract the female audience more. If a girl sees the phone they will say how pretty because believe me it will attract them its true.
Another thing why hasn't anyone criticised it for being easily shattered like the iPhone or slippery. One more thing the nexus 4 does share a lot in common with the iPhone 4 double sided glass,metal or aluminium around it. I know the nexus is more rounded and it is absolutely identical to the galaxy nexus but the back panel is just wrong. One of the comments said that if anyone thinks the nexus 4 looks like the iPhone 4/4s because of the glass back panel are crazy then you are seriously insane for think it doesn't, why could they have not used polycarbonate or aluminium. Believe me because of this design the nexus 4 will probably be ban in some countries by the ITC, Apple already attempted to ban the nexus but dut to it having a battery hump and camera humo they failed but not this time especially with the use of a micro-sim and sealed battery.
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aliHTCDHD said:
Another thing why hasn't anyone criticised it for being easily shattered like the iPhone or slippery.
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Because we don't have any real REVIEWS and there is no indication that it's any more slippery than other devices? Have you held this device yet?
I don't really know why I am responding... you basically just said you think it's a girly device because of a pattern on the back. Feeling a bit insecure about sequins?

aliHTCDHD said:
Another thing why hasn't anyone criticised it for being easily shattered like the iPhone
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Gorilla glass2..... nuff said...

Zaihanzainal said:
Gorilla glass2..... nuff said...
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Meaning it wouldn't shatter just as easy? naaaaaaah glass will break period.
Gorilla Glass is just a brand name hell it might even be worse than some other third party and the glass is just efficient for minor scratches by like your nail not drops

I'm not a spokesperson for gg but if you see my other post about how my phone has been used and abused i think you'll understand why I'm pretty confident in it.... granted it doesn't stand much chance against sand and stuff but I'm pretty confident about it not shattering too easily...
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aliHTCDHD said:
I want apple to sue LG this is absolutely wrong companies like samsung and LG don't end up in court for no reason.
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You want Apple to sue LG because it also have a phone with glass back? That is pretty ridiculous. Since when am I a consumer who is not allowed to buy any product made of glass unless it has an Apple logo?
Just don't buy the phone if you're ashamed of others seeing you with it. Personally, I do not buy phones to make status or fashion statements, I'm going to be doing more fun stuff on the actual device, it'll probably be in a case anyway.

mr2324jgf said:
IMAGINE STUPID FANBOY OR TROLL PICTURE HERE THAT CLAIMS TO JUST SAY IT ALL!
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Although it's just plain petty to worry about whether some will regard your phone as a replica, it's just downright brain-dead to post these troll/fanboy posts. This is XDA for god's sake. For all things holy and respectable, can you please just cut out these dumb post-pics and just add to the discussion, if there even is one at this point? I mean, aren't you just getting sick of the words troll and fanboy? Personally, I would just as soon throw them into the incinerator and let them die a slow death.

2 separate screen protectors needed for the front and the back... Le sigh...

floepie said:
Although it's just plain petty to worry about whether some will regard your phone as a replica, it's just downright brain-dead to post these troll/fanboy posts. This is XDA for god's sake. For all things holy and respectable, can you please just cut out these dumb post-pics and just add to the discussion, if there even is one at this point? I mean, aren't you just getting sick of the words troll and fanboy? Personally, I would just as soon throw them into the incinerator and let them die a slow death.
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umadbro?... :silly:

i was kinda hoping for this back

I love that tactile sensation on iPhone 4, now it on best android device. Glass back - this is great!
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noobdeagle said:
i was kinda hoping for this back
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Give me a pink Brony edition with glittered back any days.
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Precisely
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This entire thread is pretty amusing, especially the OP.
I'm not going to argue for or against it looking like an iPhone or whatever.
However, I was under the impression that Apple picked glass for functional reasons and not purely for aesthetics. I believe it allows wireless signals through more easily than most metals and is tougher than most plastics.
So LG may have chosen it for the same reasons?

Subpar Samsung Design

Samsung really need to choose good materials for builing flagships. Although Note 2 is very powerfull but materials used is very dissappointing. Same with Sgs3. I used to own a HTC ONE X and its one of the sexiest device i have ever seen except for protruding camera everything was perfect. Hope samsung does better with GALAXY SIV or else i have to get HTC flagship........
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Battery good too and expandable memory on the one X ??? LOL
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hapticc said:
Samsung really need to choose good materials for builing flagships. Although Note 2 is very powerfull but materials used is very dissappointing. Same with Sgs3. I used to own a HTC ONE X and its one of the sexiest device i have ever seen except for protruding camera everything was perfect. Hope samsung does better with GALAXY SIV or else i have to get HTC flagship........
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I think the materials on the Note 2 are perfectly fine, given that we need to be able to remove the back cover to get to the battery and MicroSD card.
I used to really like HTC phones, but until they allow me to change the battery again, they won't be seeing any more of my money. Whilst the Note 2 has epic battery life and I seldom need to change it, I still require the ability to do so.
MicroSD I can live without as long as I've got a minimum of 64gb internal storage.
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hapticc said:
Samsung really need to choose good materials for builing flagships. Although Note 2 is very powerfull but materials used is very dissappointing. Same with Sgs3. I used to own a HTC ONE X and its one of the sexiest device i have ever seen except for protruding camera everything was perfect. Hope samsung does better with GALAXY SIV or else i have to get HTC flagship........
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If you don't like it. Don't buy it!
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daz_2000 said:
If you don't like it. Don't buy it!
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Exactly.
Its not as if someone walks you into the shop at gun point and tells you to buy a phone is it?
There is no perfect phone is there? HTC do some things well, Samsung do other things well and Apple, well they TELL you they do everything well and every other phone is inferior and the iSheep believe them!

One word flexibility
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hapticc said:
Samsung really need to choose good materials for builing flagships. Although Note 2 is very powerfull but materials used is very dissappointing. Same with Sgs3. I used to own a HTC ONE X and its one of the sexiest device i have ever seen except for protruding camera everything was perfect. Hope samsung does better with GALAXY SIV or else i have to get HTC flagship........
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so go ahead and get the HTC. sheesh!

I had a Teg3 One X and was quite happy with it. The battery was at best marginal and I had to carry around battery boosters (small at home, large on the road) and was constantly thinking "should I really do a web browsing session or watch a video?" because I was always afraid I'd get a long call and be screwed. You shouldn't have to "ration" your usage of a high-end smartphone in 2012/3. The Teg3 One X had 32GB of storage which, for me, was adequate. 11GB of user accessible fixed storage on the One XL and DNA is laughable.
This is from HTC's website describing the Butterfly. Now that their having to explain their poor battery choices in their marketing material maybe someone from product development will get the message. Kind of sad that putting form over function has them rationalizing their decisions to their prospective customers.
Enjoy comfort and style right in the palm of your hand. Thanks to innovative stacking methodology, the HTC Butterfly is slimmer, curvier, and more comfortable than any other phone of its kind. Instead of placing the battery on top of the working parts, we install ours directly into the case first, leaving room for design without compromise – and comfort beyond compare.​
As for the materials Samsaung uses their fine and certainly of respectable quality. I don't think anyone doesn't cringe when they pull the paper thin plastic back cover off a Samsung device. But, they are durable, you can replace the back cover for $20 USD if you scratch it, and the design allows the phone to distribute impact better if you drop it.
I'd like to see a One X or DNA pass the 5' drop test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0r7tc6V5s
I love the design and materials of HTC's phones but I'm not willing to accept the comprimises necessary to buy one anymore. And I'm guessing I'm not the only one that feels that way based on their ever declining market share.

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Apple patents this now ..Lol. ..so Apple now sues Samsung S4 again for flexible screens
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Well I hate Samsung for several reasons, build materials is one of them. Plastic? Jeez! And why I use Samsung is upto me, really won't bother about any lectures!
My other phone is iPhone 5, which is far superior in its used materials, well that's why I didn't bother to pay 800$.
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Did you see the pic 2 posts before. . It is an Iphone 5 .. bent... because some one kept it in his back pocket... so much for build quality..800 $ boomerang
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I love HTC design! But I have absolutely no problems with Samsung for using plastic. It keeps weight down, plastic does something for the heat in the phone, so that's also a good thing... I have had 3 samsung devices, and no creaks and no problems EVER. Yet I've had 4 iPhone 4's and they've all had issues. Never getting another apple device. Dell Streak was made of all metal or aluminum or something, caused A LOT of problems.
I love samsung devices. The plastic is fine! Don't complain! If you do, just save us ALL the time and effort of typing these messages and ... JUST DONT GET IT! I mean, come on! You KNEW it was made of plastic BEFORE You bought it. You probably opened it before taking it home, and if you saw it was plastic and didn't like it you could have returned it right then and there at the store. Sell it on eBay if you must!
I personally like the plastic. Is an HTC "better built?" I don't know, but it FEELS great in hand! Would I buy an HTC One X? NO! Because I need to be able to do battery pulls / exchanges and expandable memory oh my god! WITHOUT a DOUBT! I need it.
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jujuburi said:
Well I hate Samsung for several reasons, build materials is one of them. Plastic? Jeez! And why I use Samsung is upto me, really won't bother about any lectures!
My other phone is iPhone 5, which is far superior in its used materials, well that's why I didn't bother to pay 800$.
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How is that WiFi reception working for ya?
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Back pocket phones? LOL.
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Ill admit..I love htc build quality. My g1 and g2 were great. My phones are beat to crap because I let my two kids (4 and 6 yrs old) use them. Those htc phones could withstand anything. Even a drop in the toilet. Lol. I never had cases on them.
I really wanted the note 2...so I went with it. Its great. But you better believe I slapped an otterbox defender on it immediatly.
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pakure said:
Apple patents this now ..Lol. ..so Apple now sues Samsung S4 again for flexible screens
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LOL
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I also came from the hox - I found the build quality excellent but the phone is subpar in comparison to the note 2.
I don't mind the plastic as long as it's got a case. The back cover very rarely comes off other than to compare the battery with my mates sg3.
The note 2 does exactly what it says on the tin for me- where the hox didn't. I always had battery anxiety when I was using the phone and the thing kept overheating when using satnav or just playing angry birds.
I personally think Samsung got the design spot on with the note 2. It feels robust and dosent Creek like the one x did on phone calls.
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Best phone I've had!

I recently purchased the Galaxy S5 and I have to say, it's one of the best phones I have had. I am yet to have any problems with it and it's just perfect for my everyday use!
Has anyone else got it? What are your thoughts?

Same here dude! There's so much hate going on about it online but honestly it makes no sense when this is definitely better than other galaxy phones all around and it's just a beautiful device. Just because its made with plastic shouldn't make it "bad". Glad I'm not alone!
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JGillis2391 said:
Same here dude! There's so much hate going on about it online but honestly it makes no sense when this is definitely better than other galaxy phones all around and it's just a beautiful device. Just because its made with plastic shouldn't make it "bad". Glad I'm not alone!
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Tell me about it. It doesn't deserve this much hate just because of the material it's made of. Why don't people base it off the actual phone and not the material.

doverjosh8 said:
Tell me about it. It doesn't deserve this much hate just because of the material it's made of. Why don't people base it off the actual phone and not the material.
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Because people are all about looks/aesthetics these days, that's why.... either way I wrap my baby up in a case, so ven if I had an M8 you wouldn't be able to see the "premium, beautiful metal build". FYI I prefer the plastic, doesn't dent or scratch nearly as easy as metal, and less weight, so when/if it does fall, it gets less damage!

my fav was the note 2... but this phone is great the m8 was long for no reason didnt feel good in the hand and was heavy
soon as i got the 5 out the box it felt way better before even turning it on

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Because people are all about looks/aesthetics these days, that's why.... either way I wrap my baby up in a case, so ven if I had an M8 you wouldn't be able to see the "premium, beautiful metal build". FYI I prefer the plastic, doesn't dent or scratch nearly as easy as metal, and less weight, so when/if it does fall, it gets less damage!
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Agree entirely!
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I agree with you guys. I think it feels great in the hand. It had me at screen on.
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yep, its great
the hate is all about because samsung is getting complacent and not changing up the phone exterior.....i mean..it essentially looks like a S4
what i don't like about it is that i think samsung is mass producing too quickly and a lot of phones have random issues here and there like scratched bezels, crooked stuff, mushy home buttons, etc...the QA went downhill

I'm happy with it!
I've never had a problem with touchwiz. This one is more user friendly and maybe more designed for the casual user but I do find things easier now.
The battery life is better than my S3 but all phones seem to start out with battery life being good for the first year then it goes down.
I haven't taken many pictures but I'm not real happy with the camera.

bhess said:
I haven't taken many pictures but I'm not real happy with the camera.
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what dont you like specifically?

eyecon82 said:
what dont you like specifically?
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Low light/indoor pics are

Joe0113 said:
Low light/indoor pics are
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really? compared to my old s2, s3, and s4, the low light photos are PHENOMENAL!!
are you turning on the picture stabilization in low light or HDR? that is the key to good low light photos

eyecon82 said:
yep, its great
the hate is all about because samsung is getting complacent and not changing up the phone exterior.....i mean..it essentially looks like a S4
what i don't like about it is that i think samsung is mass producing too quickly and a lot of phones have random issues here and there like scratched bezels, crooked stuff, mushy home buttons, etc...the QA went downhill
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I actually liked the handling of the S4 (might be one of the few who actually did lol!)
I actually have to, but I agree about the bezel. Even tho I really like the look of the S4's bezel, the one of the S5 is pretty horrible lol. I really dont like it at all. But, that alone wouldn't persuade me from getting it.
I'll also admit that the white one feels extremely slippery on the back. Besides using an OtterBox for work every day, I'm not a huge case guy. Soon as i T home each day, I take the Defender off and slip on the Spigen bumper case that I got. Phone almost slipped outta my hands quite a few times already.
Orhan than that, I got no regrets. Very well rounded device. Surely won me over once again compared to HtC
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I actually liked the handling of the S4 (might be one of the few who actually did lol!)
I actually have to, but I agree about the bezel. Even tho I really like the look of the S4's bezel, the one of the S5 is pretty horrible lol. I really dont like it at all. But, that alone wouldn't persuade me from getting it.
I'll also admit that the white one feels extremely slippery on the back. Besides using an OtterBox for work every day, I'm not a huge case guy. Soon as i T home each day, I take the Defender off and slip on the Spigen bumper case that I got. Phone almost slipped outta my hands quite a few times already.
Orhan than that, I got no regrets. Very well rounded device. Surely won me over once again compared to HtC
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Ya, the white one comes with a more plasticy back versus black is more rubberized
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I don't get how this phone has too big of a bezel. I feel like if it were any smaller id be hitting the screen too much. I'm used to a bezel coming from EVO devices so I may be a bit ignorant about it.
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what dont you like specifically?
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Probably the speed of focusing and taking the picture. Trying to get my kids at doing something funny before they have left the room by the time the picture decides to take. I have stabilization turned off.
Outside it bright conditions it takes right away.

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Probably the speed of focusing and taking the picture. Trying to get my kids at doing something funny before they have left the room by the time the picture decides to take. I have stabilization turned off.
Outside it bright conditions it takes right away.
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The camera is pretty good for a PHONE. Your expectations might be a little high. I mean its hard to get a pic of my kids playing even with my high end cam so to expect this cam to do it is silly
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Joe0113 said:
Because people are all about looks/aesthetics these days, that's why.... either way I wrap my baby up in a case, so ven if I had an M8 you wouldn't be able to see the "premium, beautiful metal build". FYI I prefer the plastic, doesn't dent or scratch nearly as easy as metal, and less weight, so when/if it does fall, it gets less damage!
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Yes, I agree. I just generally think people are way too picky nowadays and want perfection when it comes to phones. I'm like you, I prefer plastic.

doverjosh8 said:
I recently purchased the Galaxy S5 and I have to say, it's one of the best phones I have had. I am yet to have any problems with it and it's just perfect for my everyday use!
Has anyone else got it? What are your thoughts?
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The fact that it doesn't do simultaneous voice and data definitely makes it NOT the best phone!
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iceddown said:
The fact that it doesn't do simultaneous voice and data definitely makes it NOT the best phone!
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Does any phone do this currently?