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Don't remember the thread but a while back some guy here said the evo 2 would be out by the end of the year and everybody said he was stupid well I guess he was right
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lolwut? There is no EVO 2.
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Don't remember the thread but a while back some guy here said the evo 2 would be out by the end of the year and everybody said he was stupid well I guess he was right
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It's just a Desire Z renamed as the EVO Shift to ride off of the EVO's marketing. Wouldn't exactly call it the EVO 2.
Evo shift
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I wouldn't either but when someone says there is an evo 2 coming out months before everyone hears about it and the phone says evo the dude is right
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I wouldn't either but when someone says there is an evo 2 coming out months before everyone hears about it and the phone says evo the dude is right
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God damn I hate this thank you button, anyway I was trying to reply and I hit the thank you button by accident.
Anyway, I bet you that by the end of 2011 there will be an evo 2 and I bet that by the end of 2012 there will be an evo 3. My point is anyone can make a broad generalization, its all about the specifics. Now if the person said 5 months ago that it will have a slide out keyboard with a 3.6" screen with a 2nd gen snapdragon running 800mhz then thats different.
Related question...does anyone have any idea what Sprint devices will be out in early June 2011 when us launch day people will be eligible for upgrade? Seems like we knew about the EVO/supersonic for months and months before release. I wouldn't mind a 4G tablet...
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I wouldn't either but when someone says there is an evo 2 coming out months before everyone hears about it and the phone says evo the dude is right
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What? Can you not read? It's not the EVO 2. It's just a different model with a slide out keyboard, and no hardware improvements at all. In fact, it's the opposite of a hardware improvement; it's got an 800MHz processor.
The EVO 2 will probably have a dual-core and better GPU to fit the requirements of 3.0
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Related question...does anyone have any idea what Sprint devices will be out in early June 2011 when us launch day people will be eligible for upgrade? Seems like we knew about the EVO/supersonic for months and months before release. I wouldn't mind a 4G tablet...
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Your guess is as good as anyone elses.
evo shift is not the evo 2, is like saying the droid incredible was the droid 2??? no pfff,
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What? Can you not read? It's not the EVO 2. It's just a different model with a slide out keyboard, and no hardware improvements at all. In fact, it's the opposite of a hardware improvement; it's got an 800MHz processor.
The EVO 2 will probably have a dual-core and better GPU to fit the requirements of 3.0
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How many times does it need to be said that the 800 MHz CPU in the newer HTC phones are better. Plus the GPU is not absolute crap.
I bet you the EVO 2 will have the same 2nd gen Qualcomm as the current HTCs. And then two months later HTC will release dual cores. And although I do believe that Honeycomb will require a decent GPU, there are no known requirements.
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How many times does it need to be said that the 800 MHz CPU in the newer HTC phones are better. Plus the GPU is not absolute crap.
I bet you the EVO 2 will have the same 2nd gen Qualcomm as the current HTCs. And then two months later HTC will release dual cores. And although I do believe that Honeycomb will require a decent GPU, there are no known requirements.
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Personally, I believe that the evo 2 will more than likely have a dual core processor. I would even guess it will be atleast 1.2ghz dual core with 1gig of ram.
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How many times does it need to be said that the 800 MHz CPU in the newer HTC phones are better. Plus the GPU is not absolute crap.
I bet you the EVO 2 will have the same 2nd gen Qualcomm as the current HTCs. And then two months later HTC will release dual cores. And although I do believe that Honeycomb will require a decent GPU, there are no known requirements.
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Don't think anyone is denying that the new internals aren't a step up, as that's obviously the case. But also not quite sure who would honestly see it as a second Gen Evo. I would personally hope that HTC would really take advantage of next Gen dual core CPUs and make a true Evo successor. A man can dream but only time will tell. I would hope to see no keyboard as well...for obvious reasons.
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What? Can you not read? It's not the EVO 2. It's just a different model with a slide out keyboard, and no hardware improvements at all. In fact, it's the opposite of a hardware improvement; it's got an 800MHz processor.
The EVO 2 will probably have a dual-core and better GPU to fit the requirements of 3.0
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A) Its not the EVO 2 its the EVO shift. You are correct
B) How is a 800mhz processor that runs better than the Snapdragon not an improvement? Believe that it is supposed to have the 205 GPU instead of the 200, that's an improvement as well.
C) If the CPU and the GPU are both BETTER, how can you say it doesn't have any hardware improvements? It should be a sound device, very capable, I'm sure they'll sell a ton of them, I've always thought HTC had better build quality than Samsung, (because they do).
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A) Its not the EVO 2 its the EVO shift. You are correct
B) How is a 800mhz processor that runs better than the Snapdragon not an improvement? Believe that it is supposed to have the 205 GPU instead of the 200, that's an improvement as well.
C) If the CPU and the GPU are both BETTER, how can you say it doesn't have any hardware improvements? It should be a sound device, very capable, I'm sure they'll sell a ton of them, I've always thought HTC had better build quality than Samsung, (because they do).
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You are totally correct the EVO shift4G is a cdma port of the G2 with a different screen so yes it is better in alot of ways, but EVO2 it is not. as for the 4g tab there is one comming code name right now is Shift4G not EVO Shift but just plain old Shift specs are varied right now so there are no confirmed specs right now
I want my evo 2 to have a 5 inch screen, a dual core processor, 16gb internal memory, tegra2 graphics....and 3 more wishes
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I want my evo 2 to have a 5 inch screen, a dual core processor, 16gb internal memory, tegra2 graphics....and 3 more wishes
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It should have a 3.7 or 4 inch screen with better resolution. Dual core is meh - I would rather have better app optimization.
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You are totally correct the EVO shift4G is a cdma port of the G2 with a different screen so yes it is better in alot of ways, but EVO2 it is not. as for the 4g tab there is one comming code name right now is Shift4G not EVO Shift but just plain old Shift specs are varied right now so there are no confirmed specs right now
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I know radioshack is advertising it will go on sale on the 9th.... it isn't in the playbook yet, hasn't shown any specs for it yet, and the prices change on the 9th... the Shift isn't mentioned on it. Seems kinda weird.
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It should have a 3.7 or 4 inch screen with better resolution. Dual core is meh - I would rather have better app optimization.
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I will never again have a phone with less than a 4.3 inch screen, I don't care how awesome it may be or cheap to buy
my evo fits my 6ft 5 body very well but bigger is better, heck gimme a tablet that can make calls and will tether to my laptop
seriously 4.3 is the sweet spot, but i wouldn't cry over a 4" screen. HTC whats the haps on your tablet? seriously knock that crap out so we can buy your tablet
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I will never again have a phone with less than a 4.3 inch screen, I don't care how awesome it may be or cheap to buy
my evo fits my 6ft 5 body very well but bigger is better, heck gimme a tablet that can make calls and will tether to my laptop
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I've seen a lot of talk about new phones but is there a successor to the Samsung Epic?
I talked my wife into buying the Epic as well and we love them but we always keep our eyes on that 2 year mark (which is coming up this Summer)... wondering if we are going to stay in place with the Epics or save for something else.
We are particularly fond of the physical keyboard... don't want to jump to a phone without one.
Love reading all the great threads on here... keep up the great info.
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The EVO 3D seems to have caught the Epic community's eye. The Epic can do nearly everything that the new EVO can, except the Evo has a better CPU (dual core), TV out (hdmi), and it's 3D option.
No top tier phones with keyboards have been announced yet by Sprint. Samsung has created the "Galaxy S II" which could be used to produce an Epic 2 but that is between Samsung & Sprint to decide.
I believe Sprint is releasing a windows phone 7 HTC device with keyboard, but I'm not interested in wp7.
How are you hitting the 2-year mark when the Epic was released last summer?
Dual 1.2ghz processors
1GB DDR2 ram
NFC
8mp camera
2mp FFC
1080p recording & playback
4.3" display
SAMoled + technology
hdmi out
removable memory
Gingerbread 2.4
replaceable 1750mah battery
Thinest cellphone ever made
yeah.... I'm waiting on the Galaxy S2 myself.
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Dual 1.2ghz processors
1GB DDR2 ram
NFC
8mp camera
2mp FFC
1080p recording & playback
4.3" display
SAMoled + technology
hdmi out
removable memory
Gingerbread 2.4
Ice Cream 3.1
replaceable 1750mah battery
Thinest cellphone ever made
yeah.... I'm waiting on the Galaxy S2 myself.
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FTFY
Wait...this is Samsung, God forbid they put out an up to date phone.
I know it hasn't been released yet. But I/O is here in what 4 days?
I theorize 3.1 because it will be a merge of the Tablet and Phone branches of Android, and I doubt they would down grade the version number of the tablets. so the number would have to be >=3.1
Yeah the 4.3" screen may be a problem for those looking for an Epic 2. I think it would be absolutely huge. I personally am going for a non-kb device next. After all, the KB on the epic was pretty useless with all the skipped characters which forced me to become comfortable with swype.
I'd be all over the Evo 3D if it had an amoled display. Any phone w/o amoled will need to have very strong contrast levels with very low black's otherwise it will annoy the heck out of my to pay for a phone upgrade with a lesser quality screen.
I figure I'll be on the Epic until November 2012 since they removed the 1 year upgrade from my plan. At that point I may just keep it and flash over to Boost mobile for the uber cheap monthly rates.
I bought my Epic outright... used... I jumped into Sprint service with a blackberry curve... bought an EVO and Epic cash/used... but in excellent shape.
I've got another year before I start to look,everything else will be "obsolete"
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Gotta have the keyboard for me otherwise it isn't a smartphone to me. I have tried and tried swype but for those messages more than 2 or 3 words I can not stand it.
I'd rather have super thin with no keyboard than slightly fat and a mostly working keyboard
And I would like to have latest version of touch wiz
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Gotta have the keyboard for me otherwise it isn't a smartphone to me. I have tried and tried swype but for those messages more than 2 or 3 words I can not stand it.
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Have you tried voice-to-text? Why type when you can talk....
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Have you tried voice-to-text? Why type when you can talk....
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Voice-to-text is fine if you're not in a meeting or something...
"this guy is so boring, I hope he stops droning on and on soon... oh, crap, he can hear me"
I was looking at the evo3d but i am going to wait till the phone is launched first only because i think the phone is going to be locked down alot and i think root will take some time. I will probably be looking at the gsII. I want my amoled screen and 4.3 is an awesome screen size for me. Plus sammy has done pretty good about not locking phones down so far.
I've got till early Fall of next year before I start looking at amazing phones again (just think what they'll have then...lol)
BUT, if I were looking for a new phone, the EVO 3D is definitely the way to go.
In the evo forums over at android forums an HTC insider says the evo 3d will ship with no bootloader lock, they wanna make it dev friendly
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According to my local corp store, if i replace my phone 2 more times (already done 3 exchanges) then i will be able to switch to different device which if i have to exchange this epic 2 more times i am jumping ship to htc and if evo 3d is out then i am going to it.
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Oh man I hope you are right. If so I'm getting it then. Thanks for the information bro
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In the evo forums over at android forums an HTC insider says the evo 3d will ship with no bootloader lock, they wanna make it dev friendly
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Sent From My Evo Killer!!!
Even I am waiting for the Galaxy 2. It's gonna rock!
I'm going to be in heaven if we get Gingerbread or even 2.4 Ice Cream on another version of the Epic 4G with a keyboard and that dual-core 1.2mhz processor, S-AMOLED + display...AND I'm hoping sprint will keep the keyboard on their version...cuase idk where id be for all the long ass E-mails and text messages without some physical buttons to press....and ohh my what the developers would do once they get their hands on that 1.2 dual core...maybe wishfull thinking but can anybody else say 2.0Ghz Overclock....I've already seen the EVO SHIFT 4G OC'D to 1.8 (which I'm thinking about jumping ship towards to be honest if we don't get something new)...I think that would be a realistic expectation.
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The Evo 3D sounds cool, and the 3D option is interesting. If anyone has see the Ninteno 3DS, I assume it is similar to the technology the evo will have. The 3DS is cool but if that's what the evo screen looks like in 3D, HTC has some work to do.
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Good morning everyone. I have a delima and would like everyones opinion. I switched from ATT (iPhone) to Sprint Nexus S 4g last weekend. To be honest i am not happy with the Nexus. I know the beauty of this phone is supposed to be the ability to customize and the fact that the phone has no "bloatware" loaded but i am just not thrilled with the phone.
My question is this, would it be a mistake for me to take this phone back and get the Evo Evo 4g.
Thanks in advance for everyones opinion.
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Welcome to Sprint!
I have owned an Evo since it first came out and have loved it. Currently running cyanogenmod.
You are so close to the release date of the Evo 3D you might want to consider that, otherwise I don't think you will be disappointed in the Evo 4G.
Good luck.
As long as you are inside of the 30 return policy you should have no problem trading nexus s for evo.
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Honestly as much as I like my Evo, you won't get as good performance as you would with your Nexus S.
q711179 said:
Welcome to Sprint!
I have owned an Evo since it first came out and have loved it. Currently running cyanogenmod.
You are so close to the release date of the Evo 3D you might want to consider that, otherwise I don't think you will be disappointed in the Evo 4G.
Good luck.
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I realize the 3D is due out soon. My only choice is to hope it is realeased before my 30 days are up and I can trade my phone in. I would be able to trade either the Nexus or the Evo so i will keep my fingers crossed.
How many days do you have left?
Hardware wise the EVO's GPU is absolutely garbage. Its about 4-5x slower than the Nexus S. The NS has the better quality display and 4G behavior is much better too. Otherwise you won't notice much difference.
Software wise the EVO 4G is a dead end compared to the NS. There's pretty much no way HTC is going to update the EVO to ice cream. Not only is the NS going to have it on day one but it'll be fully working too. The EVO will probably get a half working or very buggy port at some point. Plus as always the NS will be first in line for a ton of new Android things. Goggle wallet being a good example.
Bottom line: hardware wise the NS is a marginally better phone with the big advantage of having a GPU that is still comparable to even dual core chips. Software wise its a blow out in favor of the Nexus S.
I came from a EVO 4G and still own a ATT iPhone 4. Coming from a iPhone you'll never find a Android phone that offers a similar level of user experience. But the advantage is in Google services. Getting the Nexus S will keep you up to date and ice cream should narrow the UI/UX gap when it comes. Stepping down to the EVO 4G and sense won't help you much.
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Good morning everyone. I have a delima and would like everyones opinion. I switched from ATT (iPhone) to Sprint Nexus S 4g last weekend. To be honest i am not happy with the Nexus. I know the beauty of this phone is supposed to be the ability to customize and the fact that the phone has no "bloatware" loaded but i am just not thrilled with the phone.
My question is this, would it be a mistake for me to take this phone back and get the Evo Evo 4g.
Thanks in advance for everyones opinion.
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Just get the 3D and forget about it. Its on a different level than both phones.
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Just get the 3D and forget about it. Its on a different level than both phones.
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Better hardware yeah, but I still think the NS will offer the better software experience in the long term
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Award Tour said:
Better hardware yeah, but I still think the NS will offer the better software experience in the long term
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Good for you......I think otherwise. And???
I will never own another phone by Samsung again. So I would definitely get the EVO or get a refund and wait for the 3D
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Good for you......I think otherwise. And???
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Any reasons to think so?
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I wouldn't exactly say it's better, it's just aosp which means as soon as google finishes an update, it's pushed the the Nexus series. Personally I prefer aosp over Sense, but to the average person who doesn't root who doesn't know the difference between Gingerbread, Icecream, etc etc then a simple launcher replacement would do. Out of the 2, I would pick the 3d over the S but the 3d is not an option in this case.
3D over Nexus S. Assuming you're on XDA, you already root so getting latest AOSP isn't a concern.
And did you know HTC listens?
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Cares said:
3D over Nexus S. Assuming you're on XDA, you already root so getting latest AOSP isn't a concern.
And did you know HTC listens?
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Getting fully working AOSP is another thing. I was on CM7 and left without hesistation because of all the little bugs. Besides his choices seem to be limited to the EVO 4G and NS4G.
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Any reasons to think so?
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Android 2.3.4 with HW acceleration (specifically for dual cores), and then Ice Cream with all the enhancements to the software. I would think having better hardware along with software that makes the best use of that hardware is gonna be the reason.
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Android 2.3.4 with HW acceleration (specifically for dual cores), and then Ice Cream with all the enhancements to the software. I would think having better hardware along with software that makes the best use of that hardware is gonna be the reason.
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I've been enjoying the limited GPU acceleration under 2.3 for a couple of days now (regular NS users were for months). Judging by the average amount of time that HTC takes to update their phones, I probably would have been using ice cream for several months before the 3D got it. And by then I'd probably would have already or will be close to upgrading to the next Nexus with a 2nd generation dual core or even quad core CPU. That's why the Nexus will almost always have a better software experience.
..and that's without saying that the Nexus is Googles playground where they experiement with new mobile services like Google wallet.
Edit: The more I think about it, the more crazy it seems. It took HALF A YEAR for any phone to be officially upgraded to 2.3 and CM7 still isn't as stable as a stock N1 or NS.
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Award Tour said:
I've been enjoying the limited GPU acceleration under 2.3 for a couple of days now (regular NS users were for months). Judging by the average amount of time that HTC takes to update their phones, I probably would have been using ice cream for several months before the 3D got it. And by then I'd probably would have already or will be close to upgrading to the next Nexus with a 2nd generation dual core or even quad core CPU. That's why the Nexus will almost always have a better software experience.
..and that's without saying that the Nexus is Googles playground where they experiement with new mobile services like Google wallet.
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Maybe, Maybe not. Far be it from me to say so, but I am not relying on HTC for anything. Just like I am running a fully functional EVO 3d ROM on my evo with no issues whatsoever, when they said that was impossible. And CM7 has not had any bugs for a long time as far as im concerned. Been running it prior to this kingdom rom and it was spot on with every feature working. So having that option along with any update put out by the dev's here on the 3D is fine with me. I know they can make these devices run far beyond what HTC or google can or has intended them too.
EDIT: BTW, the whole 2.3 thing was caused by google. You do know that carriers were set to release 2.3, and then google came back with a revision and they decided to hold off to revise to that version before releasing instead of releasing then having to release another one right afterwards.
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Maybe, Maybe not. Far be it from me to say so, but I am not relying on HTC for anything. Just like I am running a fully functional EVO 3d ROM on my evo with no issues whatsoever, when they said that was impossible. And CM7 has not had any bugs for a long time as far as im concerned. Been running it prior to this kingdom rom and it was spot on with every feature working. So having that option along with any update put out by the dev's here on the 3D is fine with me. I know they can make these devices run far beyond what HTC or google can or has intended them too.
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Last time I checked the 3D ROM port has GPU driver issues that'll never allow it to run as stable as a stock EVO 3D. CM doesn't have bugs? check out the stable or nightly threads.
Bottom line, if any of those ROMs ever shipped on a commercial product, it wouldn't fly and that's if it could go pass carrier/OEM producting testing. That I can guarantee.
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Last time I checked the 3D ROM port has GPU driver issues that'll never allow it to run as stable as a stock EVO 3D. CM doesn't have bugs? check out the stable or nightly threads.
Bottom line, if any of those ROMs ever shipped on a commercial product, it wouldn't fly and that's if it could go pass carrier/OEM prosucting testing. That I can guarantee.
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Why would I need to read threads when the ROM was on my phone for the entire time up until a few days ago. Lets see My personal experiance vs someone else's in a thread. I think I can go on my personal experiance alot more reliably than someone else's...dont you think?
I'm due for an upgrade from an Evo.
I have 2 choices, Nexus S 4G or Evo 3D.
I've had the Evo since the first day it came out and loved it since. So I'm kinda hesitant on wanting to give it up.. so I'm thinking Evo 3D might be a nice upgrade but I keep hearing Nexus is a better phone.
Which one would you choose, and why?
I'm a sense type of Guy so I would stick with HTC. I think the 3d is faster than the nexus too.
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Going from an evo to a nexus really isn't an upgrade.......get the 3D (dual core).
Nexus is and lighter, and supposedly guaranteed to be up to date with OS releases, if that's important to you. Everything else I've read says that even the old Evo 4G is better.
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Nexus is and lighter, and supposedly guaranteed to be up to date with OS releases, if that's important to you. Everything else I've read says that even the old Evo 4G is better.
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As long as you root I wouldn't worry about the OS. My girl used her upgrade on a nexus s and its no way better than my evo IMO. Plus it has radio/signal issues based on what everyone has been complaining about. Why go backwards?
Nexus S
*no SD card slot (fail)
*no HDMI
*radio issues
*Samsung lol
*many more
I say go in the store play with both then decide what you want
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Also if you don't like either just wait there are other phones coming out as well ask people here if gonna get a bunch of crazy stuff go with ur gut n what u like man that's all
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Nexus is and lighter, and supposedly guaranteed to be up to date with OS releases, if that's important to you. Everything else I've read says that even the old Evo 4G is better.
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Lol oh really? Like what? Everything I've read from actual users says otherwise
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The only thing the NS has over the EVO really is battery life. EVO 3d is the latest and greatest, NS is 2009/2010 tech under the hood, already outdated IMO.
It had a nicer body? I do wish the evo wasn't so square and more like the my touch or the upcoming sensation in body type.
I went with the Evo 4G over the Nexus S...No HDMI on the Nexus was a killer and I really like this kick stand
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Lol oh really? Like what? Everything I've read from actual users says otherwise
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Well, the user experience is what counts, of course. But wit the Nexus S you're giving up the HDMI out, you're giving up the kickstand, you're giving up 1/2" of screen realestate, you're giving up an SD card slot (and potentially 16 GB of additional storage) and I've heard the Nexus S isn't any faster.
I do like the form factor (size, shape and weight) though, to be honest and would probably have gone with the Nexus S instead of my Evo had it been available at Sprint when I signed my contract (I asked about it at the time but they coulnd't give me a firm release date).
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Nexus is and lighter, and supposedly guaranteed to be up to date with OS releases, if that's important to you. Everything else I've read says that even the old Evo 4G is better.
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The EVO 4g is not better than the nexus s. The only advantage it has is the screen size. Granted the only large gain you get with the nexus s is the GPU.
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The EVO 4g is not better than the nexus s. The only advantage it has is the screen size. Granted the only large gain you get with the nexus s is the GPU.
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GPU being slightly better doesn't mean its a better phone overall. I play with both phones on the daily and its not a night and day difference......its still old technology either way.
Well thanks everyone.
I have decided to go with the Evo 3D.
The two big breakers for me were:
Nexus S is made by Samsung.... mehh..
and that it's... made by Samsung.
I've played with it a little.. it feels VERY cheap.
I'm going to upgrade to the new Evo.
Thank you all.
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GPU being slightly better doesn't mean its a better phone overall. I play with both phones on the daily and its not a night and day difference......its still old technology either way.
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Slightly better? Its 4-5x as powerful and on par with today's dual cores. The Nexus S has okay hardware, slight but needed upgrade over the EVO because of the GPU. CPU wise it'll perform about the same as dual cores until Android and its apps gets proper support; by then there will be GPU acceleration and since the NS' GPU is reallly good, you won't notice a visual difference anyway.
That said, newer phones will be better on paper but the Nexus S is all about software. You can bet on the Nexus S having Ice Cream months before the 3D or SGS. I personally like my NS (was going to get the Sprint N1 over the EVO 4G before it was cancelled but have a ATT N1) and will jump immediately to the next Nexus. Will never own another non Nexus Android phone.
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oooooo, newest software, ooooooo. /thread.
bwahahaha, gb isn't a big increase over froyo just as it wasnt a big increase over donut/eclair with the exception of the jit.
yes new software is nice but on vanilla you see no difference
NewZJ said:
oooooo, newest software, ooooooo. /thread.
bwahahaha, gb isn't a big increase over froyo just as it wasnt a big increase over donut/eclair with the exception of the jit.
yes new software is nice but on vanilla you see no difference
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You expect that to be true with ICS? Anyway, get ready to watch the Nexus S and Nexus 3 running a stable build of ICS for 6 months before any non Nexus phone. If you thought CM 7 was buggy, get ready to see what GPU acceleration does to porting.
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NewZJ said:
oooooo, newest software, ooooooo. /thread.
bwahahaha, gb isn't a big increase over froyo just as it wasnt a big increase over donut/eclair with the exception of the jit.
yes new software is nice but on vanilla you see no difference
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Ice Cream will be a fairly big leap. Imagine going from Cupcake to Froyo...
Where did I hear Nexus S2/S+ in July?
My my my...
How my EVO has been such a great phone! For two years now doing everything I needed it to and more! I will be replacing it with the One X, I suppose.
A little confused about the different processors present in the device though. Apparently the ATT USA version will not have the Tegra 3...? How will that compare to the Snapdragon processor?
Anyone else going from EVO to ONE X?
I hope the DEVS go that route. They will won't they since its the powerful phone of the three announced? >_>
Well the Krait processors are supposed to be faster than tegra 3 so I do not think there will be that much of a downgrade to enable lte. I am just hoping that eng s-off can happen easily on this phone.
It is frustrating when there is no community behind a device, like with the HTC Jetstream. I want to follow the Development crews. I really hate to leave Sprint. I believe in the company. AND, I have unlimited everything with them and not so with ATT. I will be losing my unlimited data ;(
Thats a big loss for someone who uses a lot of data.
arg.
The galaxy S III is still more powerful I believe...but we will see.
teh roxxorz said:
The galaxy S III is still more powerful I believe...but we will see.
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I just feel that Samsung does cheaply made phones. It looks so generic and plain.
IDK.
I want this phone baddd but I don't wanna leave sprint for it
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I have an upgrade coming up in April. I'm between getting the GNex when it hits Sprint, or waiting a bit for the One X (which I'd expect to hit Sprint sometime in June/July)
The One X is sexy, but i'm holding out to see where the Asus Padfone falls. That and i'm considering jumping from sprint in April. I can't put up with the lack of all things data anymore.
I was so tempted until I saw the front facing camera, such a HUGE dust collector and impossible to clean.
I just saw some stuff about the "one" series, ...they don't support external storage anymore. Damn! You get 25GB Dropbox storage though. Still, I prefer having a physical, removable card, for many reasons. Damn!
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Technically, your Evo is the predecessor to your next phone, the One X, which is the successor to your Evo.
Ok I'll stop being a grammar Nazi now I wish HTC would embrace soft buttons and larger batteries though.
ECrispy said:
Technically, your Evo is the predecessor to your next phone, the One X, which is the successor to your Evo.
Ok I'll stop being a grammar Nazi now I wish HTC would embrace soft buttons and larger batteries though.
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I was wanting to see who would catch that. lol took a few posts but someone mentioned it ;}
Well it looks like they are releasing several variations of the HTC ONE all with different specs and all going to different carriers.
"Today HTC is announcing the first three members of the HTC One family: the HTC One X, HTC One S and HTC One V."
This link provides a great overview of each version as well as which carrier will get which phone:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5584/htcs-new-strategy-the-htc-one
typhoonikan said:
I was wanting to see who would catch that. lol took a few posts but someone mentioned it ;}
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I caught it when i read the thread link but i wasnt gonna be a grammar nazi cuz i still cant even type on my new phonr yet lol
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From what I understand, the One X comes with Tegra 3, but the US version of the One X is the One XL, which has a Snapdragon Krait dual-core chip. And it will come to AT&T exclusively.
The reason why the One XL will not have Tegra 3 is because the Krait has integrated LTE. It is running at 1.5 GHz, which should hold up okay. But I would have liked bragging rights.
The move away from external storage is sorta a turn-off. While 16 GB internal and 25 GB Dropbox, I would prefer to have the option of an SD card.
Camera is exciting. While it will only be 8 MP, the tech behind it is nice. Can't argue with quick and clear pictures.
The processor swap's impact is nicely laid out here. Now, if only it would allow you to get S-Off instead of Unlock...
http://m.pocketnow.com/android/htc-jewel-tipped-as-among-first-sprint-lte-phones
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MarkEv0 said:
http://m.pocketnow.com/android/htc-jewel-tipped-as-among-first-sprint-lte-phones
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I just read all of the different articles about the HTC Jewel, very exciting! can't wait until CTIA! hopefully they will listen to the users and have external storage or removal battery or both
Well, then stay with Sprint. I don't see the problem with this. There are going to be many types of other phones.
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Yeah add me to the "Done with HTC because they're doing away with microSD support" camp. I just this week started to enjoy my EVO as an alternative media player to my IPod. Hell I just ordered a 32gb microSD last night. 2 years of 25gb Dropbox storage is useless IMO. What if i'm stuck without a data connection? HTC just took a huge step back in my mind. A little too iPhone-ish if you don't mind me saying.
tropicalbrit said:
From what I understand, the One X comes with Tegra 3, but the US version of the One X is the One XL, which has a Snapdragon Krait dual-core chip. And it will come to AT&T exclusively.
The reason why the One XL will not have Tegra 3 is because the Krait has integrated LTE. It is running at 1.5 GHz, which should hold up okay. But I would have liked bragging rights.
The move away from external storage is sorta a turn-off. While 16 GB internal and 25 GB Dropbox, I would prefer to have the option of an SD card.
Camera is exciting. While it will only be 8 MP, the tech behind it is nice. Can't argue with quick and clear pictures.
The processor swap's impact is nicely laid out here. Now, if only it would allow you to get S-Off instead of Unlock...
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FWIW, Engadget lists the HTC One X as having 32GB (26GB for the user), not 16GB. I'm sure the One XL (for AT&T) will have similar storage capacity (although, I need to find verification).
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/26/htc-one-x-announced-at-mwc-2012/
I'm excited for this to be my next phone, so I'll have to wait to see how it actually delivers once it's released.