Ok so I have a Samsung Epic 4G touch. This device is HORRIBLE. Ever sense we got bumped to ICS the battery life is beyond horrible. 3 hours max of battery life on ICS.
Sprint offered to send me a Nexus S 4G to replace this POS samsung made.
My question is other then hardware specs (The ET4G is superior) how do you guys like the phone? Have you guys officially got Jellybean yet? Just an overall point of view.
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Exit_Only said:
Ok so I have a Samsung Epic 4G touch. This device is HORRIBLE. Ever sense we got bumped to ICS the battery life is beyond horrible. 3 hours max of battery life on ICS.
Sprint offered to send me a Nexus S 4G to replace this POS samsung made.
My question is other then hardware specs (The ET4G is superior) how do you guys like the phone? Have you guys officially got Jellybean yet? Just an overall point of view.
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The Nexus S 4G didn't get Jellybean officially, but plenty of roms based on the Jellybean sources are available.
3 hours of battery life? Have you done a factory restore?
polobunny said:
The Nexus S 4G didn't get Jellybean officially, but plenty of roms based on the Jellybean sources are available.
3 hours of battery life? Have you done a factory restore?
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3 times. Its a known issue.
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Three hrs of just off the charger general use or on screen time?
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Three hrs of just off the charger general use or on screen time?
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Yeah I should have explained myself. Because you'll be saddenned when you see the Nexus S 4 hours of on screen time.
albundy2010 said:
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Thats just everyday use. Sense ICS my phone never enters deep sleep. Ive tried EVERYTHING. I even did a full wipe with no market apps. In 45 mins i dropped 39% on stand by.
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Screen on maxes out at 1 hr 13 mins before battery goes dead. Thats at minimal brightness
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I would get the nexus then. Battery life on it sucks compared to the new phones out there but its better than that. And its free. Go for it as long as you don't get stuck renewing a contract its a no brainer then.
Also you have to except it doesn't have a physical keyboard of course.
albundy2010 said:
I would get the nexus then. Battery life on it sucks compared to the new phones out there but its better than that. And its free. Go for it as long as you don't get stuck renewing a contract its a no brainer then.
Also you have to except it doesn't have a physical keyboard of course.
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I have the Epic Touch 4G not the old school Epic 4G. Lol.
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Ahh. All I ever heard about that phone is a disaster. Throw it in a river. I like to thank that phone and the other us s2s for finally getting Samsung to put its foot down and say enough is enough. Here is our s3 and we ain't changing crap for your specific carrier.
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Ahh. All I ever heard about that phone is a disaster. Throw it in a river. I like to thank that phone and the other us s2s for finally getting Samsung to put its foot down and say enough is enough. Here is our s3 and we ain't changing crap for your specific carrier.
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I agree with you 100%. Nexus S it is
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Sprint is giving me a Nexus S 4G free of charge. It was like pulling teeth but I am becoming a member of the nexus family. Even if this phones specs are half of my current device not having touchwiz on top of android sold me.
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It's a decent device. Yeah playin my girls s3 im envious. But rooted with cm10 on my nxs4g still seems fast as hell for such an old device.
Pretty much the best parts about the Nexus S is the screen contrast and if you get a kernel that plays well with voodoo sound enhancements. The dac in this bad boy sounds better than Iphones or ipod
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lurtis said:
It's a decent device. Yeah playin my girls s3 im envious. But rooted with cm10 on my nxs4g still seems fast as hell for such an old device.
Pretty much the best parts about the Nexus S is the screen contrast and if you get a kernel that plays well with voodoo sound enhancements. The dac in this bad boy sounds better than Iphones or ipod
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Im just happy to have a pure google device. I will never buy a skinned device ever again.
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Im just happy to have a pure google device. I will never buy a skinned device ever again.
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I said the same when I got my NS last year. Sure it considered outdated but it will still have support most likely until the next Nexus
I would use this time to learn how to unlock and flash things to your new nexus before it arrives. It is easier and different then other android devices. Don't be a turd and use one of those one click turd solutions .
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I would use this time to learn how to unlock and flash things to your new nexus before it arrives. It is easier and different then other android devices. Don't be a turd and use one of those one click turd solutions .
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Lmao. Maybe I like one click turd solutions
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With a good ROM, kernel combo you can get decent battery out of the 4g. I got this phone being ignorant of all this stuff. Then I found out what it can do and I will never go without a nexus again.
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Im just happy to have a pure google device. I will never buy a skinned device ever again.
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I have the Epic Touch and I tried a few ICS ROM which were based off the OTA update and they all sucked. If you know much about flashing you should try the AOSP ROM that's based off of JB. I here it's much better than the OTA ICS update. Also, are they allowing you to keep the Epic Touch or do you have to send it back?
I bought this phone off contract for 100$ to save my employee upgrade.
I had the S3 and until they launch LTE in my area there was no sense in owning an LTE device. Saved 100$ and have a phone that I can really play with lol.
I manage a full day of Average use but it is a brand new device with brand new battery. It will probably start declining eventually but for now I like it.
I did install JB AOSP on it and let me tell ya, this thing is so damn smooth now it is hard to believe its as old of a device that it is.
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Related
"Sprint announcing Nexus S 4G, EVO 3D, and EVO View tablet at CTIA?" (sorry can't post the link but its on Engadget.)
I feel like this is good news, if sprint releases a Nexus S 4G we should be able port its build over to the Epic without too much trouble. We might finally be able to get quick updates.
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lol beat me to it..
http://androidheadlines.com/2011/03/sprint-has-an-upcoming-surprise-arriving-on-march-22.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
well I guess the Nexus S 4G could help us with our upgrades
Finally! I might be getting the Nexus S 4G.
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:O Nexus = Dream come true!
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Ehh. I want tegra 2 phones..
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flopez76 said:
:O Nexus = Dream come true!
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I hope it's a dual-core.
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If the NExus S 4g Drops on the Sprint, I'll be selling both my Evo and Epic to get it.
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If the NExus S 4g Drops on the Sprint, I'll be selling both my Evo and Epic to get it.
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It's perfect timing, I've got an upgrade eligibility in April.
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I got an upgrade right now....
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It won't b dual core. The phone is 4 months old already and here's the review..
http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...0/nexus-s-review/&category=classic&postPage=1
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Would you people still seriously think about getting another Samsung phone after how bad they've screwed up the epic experience? No I'm not trying to be a troll or start a flamefest. It's an honest question. I had the epic but gave it to my gf after I got tired of waiting on sprint and Samsung dicking around.
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Would you people still seriously think about getting another Samsung phone after how bad they've screwed up the epic experience? No I'm not trying to be a troll or start a flamefest. It's an honest question. I had the epic but gave it to my gf after I got tired of waiting on sprint and Samsung dicking around.
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It's a Nexus phone, it gets all the updates first, am I right?
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Google handles updates for Nexus phones, so you don't have to worry about Sammy ****ing it up.
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Would you people still seriously think about getting another Samsung phone after how bad they've screwed up the epic experience? No I'm not trying to be a troll or start a flamefest. It's an honest question. I had the epic but gave it to my gf after I got tired of waiting on sprint and Samsung dicking around.
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The devotion that Google has to the Nexus brand makes anything the Epic went thru irrelevant. I would definitely get the Nexus S 4G if it came to Sprint. I'm not concerned with dual core seeing as how my Epic runs blazing and handles games amazingly. It suits my needs just fine. But I might consider the Evo successor as well.
Gawd I hope this is true. It will restore my faith in Sprint.
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Google handles updates for Nexus phones, so you don't have to worry about Sammy ****ing it up.
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It sounds too good to be true. Can other people confirm if this is true?
I hope the build quality is top notch and it doesn't feel cheap, too light and plastic. I hope its solid and not flexible and creaky. I think I saw one at best buy. I should go back and play around. See what it's like.
Does the nexus one still get updates before anyone else does?
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It sounds too good to be true. Can other people confirm if this is true?
I hope the build quality is top notch and it doesn't feel cheap, too light and plastic. I hope its solid and not flexible and creaky. I think I saw one at best buy. I should go back and play around. See what it's like.
Does the nexus one still get updates before anyone else does?
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nexus one and nexus s are google phones. They get the updates before everybody else
Nexus s vs epic? Arent they the same cept gb?
Also originally gsm made phones converted to cdma (like epic) have lots of problems initially
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But is the Nexus camera as good as the Epic?
So I just bought the Evo Thursday unaware I can't root the phone. That was the main reason I bought it was to root it, but now it seems im screwed. I need help deciding should I get the Nexus s or keep the Evo, I did some research and the Nexus sounds great and I know it doesn't have a sd slot but it has 16gb built in. Im using a 8gb card and not planning on upgrading. So what should I do I hate a stock phone and most of my apps is for a rooted phone. What would you do?
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So I just bought the Evo Thursday unaware I can't root the phone. That was the main reason I bought it was to root it, but now it seems im screwed. I need help deciding should I get the Nexus s or keep the Evo, I did some research and the Nexus sounds great and I know it doesn't have a sd slot but it has 16gb built in. Im using a 8gb card and not planning on upgrading. So what should I do I hate a stock phone and most of my apps is for a rooted phone. What would you do?
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you should wait until devs find an exploit for evo, its way better than the NS4G
You got 30 days to return it so you could wait, there are some rumors that a few devs are close to getting root on the Evo 4, or just go ahead and take it back. It's really up to you. I liked the Nexus but the fact it didn't have a removable sd card makes me not like it, maybe thats a dumb reason but thats why I didn't like it.
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you should wait until devs find an exploit for evo, its way better than the NS4G
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kbshowtyme said:
So I just bought the Evo Thursday unaware I can't root the phone. That was the main reason I bought it was to root it, but now it seems im screwed. I need help deciding should I get the Nexus s or keep the Evo, I did some research and the Nexus sounds great and I know it doesn't have a sd slot but it has 16gb built in. Im using a 8gb card and not planning on upgrading. So what should I do I hate a stock phone and most of my apps is for a rooted phone. What would you do?
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I have both, the NS4G is without a doubt better. There was a issue with the performance of the radio for some people, and that was a major gripe for some people that I think would stop be me from fully recommending but it's a getting updated to Android 2.3.5 with fixes to the radio on Monday.
It's waaaayyy too late to get the EVO 4G. The NS4G is half as old and the tech while slightly better/same (and in the case of the GPU, way more), will get STABLE updates through 2012 I bet. You'll feel a lot better having a NS4G late 2011 - early 2012 guaranteed.
Way better is a little bit of a stretch, but you will be better off with a ROOTED evo. But its anyone's guess when s-off will be achieved with the new h-boot so if you need to be rooted the Nexus is a good choice. I own both phones and I wouldn't keep an unrootable GB evo, no way. I got lucky and scored 2 new in the box s-off evos last weekend so my Nexus is on the nightstand till we get the ota to hopefully fix its only downfall, a horrible radio. Upside of nexus is no workarounds for GPS to work running aosp, it always works and no battery issues that I've experienced. I've tried every GPS driver and fix on my evo and android sytem just kills my battery. If I don't install maps and turn off location and GPS battery life on the evo is as good as the nexus.
Just wanted to chime in since I do own both phones. I'd get a nexus for now and if you don't like it, you will have no problems getting a mint s-off evo down the road.
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you should wait until devs find an exploit for evo, its way better than the NS4G
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rxc777 said:
you should wait until devs find an exploit for evo, its way better than the NS4G
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LOL! Def go with the NSG4g.
http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/cell-phones/nexus-s-4g-review/12017.html
My cousin just traded his EvO in for NSG4G.. and he won't look back. Plus its a google phone, its faster, better hardware, and better screen. You have CM7, MIUI, and other custom Roms as well. Just my 2c.
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LOL! Def go with the NSG4g.
http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/cell-phones/nexus-s-4g-review/12017.html
My cousin just traded his EvO in for NSG4G.. and he won't look back. Plus its a google phone, its faster, better hardware, and better screen. You have CM7, MIUI, and other custom Roms as well. Just my 2c.
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Thanks for the video and reply I love what im hearing because I had a MT4g and all I used was CM7 because I cant stand sense so this is perfect for me. The only real plus I have for the EVO IMO is the screen size and camera but I dont take many pics maybe a couple a month if that so I think I will do the trade in.
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I have both, the NS4G is without a doubt better. There was a issue with the performance of the radio for some people, and that was a major gripe for some people that I think would stop be me from fully recommending but it's a getting updated to Android 2.3.5 with fixes to the radio on Monday.
It's waaaayyy too late to get the EVO 4G. The NS4G is half as old and the tech while slightly better/same (and in the case of the GPU, way more), will get STABLE updates through 2012 I bet. You'll feel a lot better having a NS4G late 2011 - early 2012 guaranteed.
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Thats was a concern going in was the EVO too old to be buying
FWIW, the Nexus S line is pretty old too, but still younger than the EVO.
My vote is for the Nexus S 4G. You already said you don't like Sense. So it makes 'sense' to just get the NS4G. Like others have said, you have 30 days so you could wait and keep the EVO and hope for root if you are sold on the phones hardware.
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FWIW, the Nexus S line is pretty old too, but still younger than the EVO.
My vote is for the Nexus S 4G. You already said you don't like Sense. So it makes 'sense' to just get the NS4G. Like others have said, you have 30 days so you could wait and keep the EVO and hope for root if you are sold on the phones hardware.
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Great idea and if/when all is fix I can root because sprint will charge me 35 extra to restock
Here's my two cents.
On topic, Nexus s.
Off topic a bit, if at all possible go with the evo 3d.
It is the 4g with more ram and processor than the nexus s and the 4g. The 4G is a year old and past its prime. The NS is 6months old and not as good as the 3d.
Back on topic for a lower price the NS4G is the way to go.
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Nexus is not a great phone. (I had and sold two.)
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LOL! Def go with the NSG4g.
My cousin just traded his EvO in for NSG4G.. and he won't look back. Plus its a google phone, its faster, better hardware, and better screen. You have CM7, MIUI, and other custom Roms as well. Just my 2c.
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I owned two Nexus 4g phones and sold them both (returning to my Evo 4G) for the following reasons:
-radio issues = miserable battery life! No joke, 5-6 hours with moderate use. I get twice that time with the Evo 4G. (The new OTA update is supposed to help with WIFI and 4G, NOT 3G, which is where part of the problem lies.
-feels cheap! flimsy, hard, slippery plastic does not feel good in the hand.
-the screen is not better than the Evo 3D. Nexus colors are over saturated, so skin tones are RED, etc. I guess some people like that, but I prefer more accurate colors. And the screen have a green tint.
I suggest you do to a Sprint store and try them out side-by-side. That is the only way to really compare them IMO.
If the ns4g doesn't have synergy then it just isn't cool.
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Lol wut 0_o way better? To each their own I guess, yes I own an Evo, but the NS4G is the better device.
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Thanks guys Im going to wait about 25 day to see what develops with the Evo and if nothing I'll have a few days to see whats out there because I see the Photon is due out July 31 and it has a dual processorfor a hundred bucks more....it could be a epic win
I'd grab a nexus s. It'll get software faster than any other phone and its got super amoled screen.
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Overstew said:
I'd grab a nexus s. It'll get software faster than any other phone and its got super amoled screen.
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mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync
I get the latest updates in about 20 mins... I would wait for the sgs2 imo
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I was in same state as you. Id wait. I wouldnt swap evo, do they still make em as good as they uses to?
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Do not listen to this advice. It couldn't be more bias and wrong. I would say get the nexus s if you like aosp roms. If you want sense then you will need to wait until an exploit is found for root.
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"After reviewing various factors such as system requirements, platform
limitations, and partner-related issues, we will consider upgrading Galaxy devices
to Ice Cream Sandwich. Specific upgrade plans will be communicated separately.
Samsung will stay committed to responsibility for its customers as much as
possible."
That was in response to the nexus s-comparable devices getting ics question.
http://www.rootzwiki.com/_/articles...st-ignores-google-update-alliance-pledge-r246
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ICS? For us? I know there's no guarantee but OH MY GAWRSH
Since we aren't on any type of EOL list I'm sure there could be a very good possibility, especially since our stock ei22 kernel is a heavily modified nexus kernel IIRC
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Since we aren't on any type of EOL list I'm sure there could be a very good possibility, especially since our stock ei22 kernel is a heavily modified nexus kernel IIRC
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You're completely right, just we don't use many things the same way unfortunately. But it's a positive nonetheless.
Its weird that we haven't been EOL yet. But I think I see why, a lot of my friends have been picking up the Epic for the cheap $99. Although one friend got the Stratosphere, which I'm jealous of, that phone is nice.
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I honestly don't think we'll get ics. But if we do, it won't be till jelly bean comes out. Samsung has a tendency to repeat itself
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Its weird that we haven't been EOL yet. But I think I see why, a lot of my friends have been picking up the Epic for the cheap $99. Although one friend got the Stratosphere, which I'm jealous of, that phone is nice.
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EOL? The phone is not even two years old, right?
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EOL? The phone is not even two years old, right?
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How old was the EVO when it became EOL?
Oh and no.
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Would be nice since im stuck with this phone for another year. Really wondering if its worth canceling now and jumping on the bandwagon of the nexus.
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Would be nice since im stuck with this phone for another year. Really wondering if its worth canceling now and jumping on the bandwagon of the nexus.
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No. Wait for LTE and quad cores coming summer 2012.
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How old was the EVO when it became EOL?
Oh and no.
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EVO was easily replaceable as there are plenty of high end slate styled phones on Sprint. Epic on the other hand fills a niche. Honestly, I've noticed a lot of Epic users out in the wild lately. I used to never see anyone else with my phone and now it's been every place I go I seem to see another person with an Epic. Even at a year and a half old, it holds it own and even bests a lot of the newer mid-range phones out there.
To the novice consumer the Epic is the cheaper keyboarded style galaxy s2. The Og Epic never got much advertisement, but since the Epic Touch has a lot of people head in to check it out, see the Og Epic, are like "oh cool it's the same phone with a keyboard and cheaper" and bam, it becomes more popular then when it was released.
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To the novice consumer the Epic is the cheaper keyboarded style galaxy s2. The Og Epic never got much advertisement, but since the Epic Touch has a lot of people head in to check it out, see the Og Epic, are like "oh cool it's the same phone with a keyboard and cheaper" and bam, it becomes more popular then when it was released.
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that... and the fact that it is priced at anywhere from free to 99 bucks.
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Would be nice since im stuck with this phone for another year. Really wondering if its worth canceling now and jumping on the bandwagon of the nexus.
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I am sort of in the same boat. In spite of SERO, opening a line in a family VZW account would cost about the same or less and I never go beyond 3GB of data use (that with double data promotion). Went to VZW store, played with the Nexus, but despite being well aware of specs, updates, ICS etc just did not feel that it was that much better than what I already have. Also, realized that I will really miss my KB, and the dev community is still in its infancy for Nexus @XDA.
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No. Wait for LTE and quad cores coming summer 2012.
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gotta agree with kenny on ^^^ this ^^^ ... prolly better 2 just wait
A lot of my friends had gotten Epics and I was the sore thumb who went out and got an Evo Shift back last April. That phone went kaput on me and I decided to hop on the epic-wagon after using other ones first hand. I won't ever get a non keyboard phone, and the epic is the best of its class...Its the ONLY one of its class now. Sprint has no plans to release any other keyboard phones yet, which is highly disappointing. We might see one when LTE comes around, but...in the mean time, I'm happy that the Epic has such an awesome team of devs here (Things over in the evo shift forum really started to die!).
Long story short: Long live the epic.
I think the possibility of us getting ics is pretty good actually. It used to seem out of reach but now the hyped nexus update has been halted and Sammy is posting new rdf files, not to mention the increasing amount of epic buyers lately. If you ask me, I think the probability of us getting ics is higher than many think. Our phone will easily support it.
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Especially since our devs started the work for them and got mtd working.
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Especially since our devs started the work for them and got mtd working.
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I think they'll still use bml on ics, so that won't help them.
Edit:samsung, not our devs.
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This will keep me around the epic for a little while longer
http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/sho...=true&INTCID=AB:UEC:HERO:070112:GSIII:960x320
Looks great besides this first comment on the website.
"My only problems are: very very poor reception, it is constantly on roaming. I am not sure if this is a Sprint problem or the phone."
Good Specs on the Device. Although I'd never own one. I'm an HTC Fanboy.
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Good Specs on the Device. Although I'd never own one. I'm an HTC Fanboy.
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Yeah I might get one either that or the Galaxy Nexus. We know your a Sense Fanboy lol. A lot of other users on here are too even tho they'll never admit it. I'm more of a AOSP Fanboy just because of functionality. If you like Sense go with the Evo LTE like drob311 did. I'm sure it'll get plenty of Sense roms and hardly any AOSP roms.
Always have been. Has a lot to do with the TP2 days. I've run just about every kind of ROM since starting to mess with Android. But came to the conclusion that I just like Sense Best.
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It can't do what the Shift can..
TDJ512 said:
It can't do what the Shift can..
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Could you be more specific lol?
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Slide a keyboard out
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Yeah I might get one either that or the Galaxy Nexus. We know your a Sense Fanboy lol. A lot of other users on here are too even tho they'll never admit it. I'm more of a AOSP Fanboy just because of functionality. If you like Sense go with the Evo LTE like drob311 did. I'm sure it'll get plenty of Sense roms and hardly any AOSP roms.
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I hate sense for the most part, but love htc phones lol
Samsung phones feel extremely cheap to me.
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I hate sense for the most part, but love htc phones lol
Samsung phones feel extremely cheap to me.
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Considering HTC makes pretty much all of their phones with Sense you don't see that as a issue? I've gone through 3 shifts now so what makes HTC phones that much better? They feel well built but crap out and break down easily. Doesn't live up to the quality I expected from HTC...
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Considering HTC makes pretty much all of their phones with Sense you don't see that as a issue? I've gone through 3 shifts now so what makes HTC phones that much better? They feel well built but crap out and break down easily. Doesn't live up to the quality I expected from HTC...
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Go get a Samsung and experience the radios crashing, and you will realize HTC is the way to go... Even the almighty galaxy nexus had the loss of service bug, due to the radios crashing, and I forgot to mention the random airplane mode bug... Sprint and sammy have screwed up every phone that's been released by sprint, not just the moment, but EVERY Samsung device. It's very pathetic... I'll personally be sticking with HTC...
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Go get a Samsung and experience the radios crashing, and you will realize HTC is the way to go... Even the almighty galaxy nexus had the loss of service bug, due to the radios crashing, and I forgot to mention the random airplane mode bug... Sprint and sammy have screwed up every phone that's been released by sprint, not just the moment, but EVERY Samsung device. It's very pathetic... I'll personally be sticking with HTC...
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HTC doesn't make their phone perfect either, isn't that why your on the Evo LTE right now? All brands of phones have their flaws. Look at how nice the samsung screen resolutions are. All I'm saying is don't paint a perfect picture for HTC because it's not all peaches and roses.. Your looking at Samsung from a biased standpoint because of your experiences with the Samsung moment.
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HTC doesn't make their phone perfect either, isn't that why your on the Evo LTE right now? All brands of phones have their flaws. Look at how nice the samsung screen resolutions are. All I'm saying is don't paint a perfect picture for HTC because it's not all peaches and roses.. Your looking at Samsung from a biased standpoint because of your experiences with the Samsung moment.
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Say what you will, but HTC phones don't drop signal like sammys (requiring a battery pull)... You should get a Sammy, you would fit right in with that crowd... And also, I had many moments, a few intercepts and I have family members with epic touch, sg3, nexus s 4g and the g nexus... All of them have serious complaints, the main one being loss of signal and the airplane mode bug... Imagine this... You are on a road trip with your kids, you get in an accident, you go to call 911 because someone needs medical attention, you realize that your phone has no signal and the battery needs to be pulled. While you are pulling the battery, the person who needs medical attention could die in the 2 plus minutes it takes for an unrooted phone to boot... All phones have their flaws, keyboard phones even more so... Like I said, upgrade to a crapsung, you will love the pure crap for a product that you were sold... Sorry, but if you ask anyone that's owned a Sammy and an HTC, almost all of them will say that HTC makes much more reliable phones... And stop talking about me being a sense guy... I run ALL the Roms that are released, sense or aosp, doesn't matter to me...
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Imagine this... You are on a road trip with your kids, you get in an accident, you go to call 911 because someone needs medical attention, you realize that your phone has no signal and the battery needs to be pulled. While you are pulling the battery, the person who needs medical attention could die in the 2 plus minutes it takes for an unrooted phone to boot...
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Lol nice story bro, but I have to go to bed now so story time is over
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Lol nice story bro, but I have to go to bed now so story time is over
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Normally I would argue, but, it sounds like you are thinking about getting a Sammy, which means you won't be around the shift forums anymore... Samsung makes the best phones ever, I highly recommend them...
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Normally I would argue, but, it sounds like you are thinking about getting a Sammy, which means you won't be around the shift forums anymore... Samsung makes the best phones ever, I highly recommend them...
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trollolol
:2cents: they both suck, lets make our own phone.
drob311 said:
Normally I would argue, but, it sounds like you are thinking about getting a Sammy, which means you won't be around the shift forums anymore... Samsung makes the best phones ever, I highly recommend them...
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Why would getting a new phone mean not being here for your bedtime stories? Have another? You might just put me to sleep this time.. Just for that I'm getting a Evo LTE
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Why would getting a new phone mean not being here for your bedtime stories? Have another? Just for that I'm getting a Evo LTE
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Get an lte... Better find a new android forum, your arrogant bull**** attitude won't fly in the lte forums
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drob311 said:
Get an lte... Better find a new android forum, your arrogant bull**** attitude won't fly in the lte forums
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Thanks but I can get whatever phone I want and post on any forum I wish to
Don't need your or anyone else's approval for that.
I think you 2 need to hug it out.. or just **** already.
Sticking with Sprint.
Thinking of optimus g or evo lte.
Any input?
Btw, I don't want to wait for HTC one. Impatient I guess.
kz6fittycent said:
Sticking with Sprint.
Thinking of optimus g or evo lte.
Any input?
Btw, I don't want to wait for HTC one. Impatient I guess.
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Galaxy s3!!
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kz6fittycent said:
Sticking with Sprint.
Thinking of optimus g or evo lte.
Any input?
Btw, I don't want to wait for HTC one. Impatient I guess.
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Just fyi my best friend upgraded to the evo lte, the same time I got my nexus. We live in a area that has abundant lte. He has never once(with the exception of being at the sprint store) been able to connect to it. He can stand right next to me, me having full bars lte, and he is still on 3g. I've checked the settings in his phone. It's set to CDMA/ LTE but he hasn't been able to connect to it. Sprint gave him some BS about him being too far from the towers lol. Not saying you will have the same issue, just putting it out there.
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Swiperrat went EVO LTE and is hating that decision, if that tells you anything
Love my EVO LTE
The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
Note 2 or s3. Evolte and optimus g are both a hassle to do anything with rootwise. Hell the Optimus g just got jb ota yesterday, its been on ics since launch. The evolte has had a ton of ppl bail to the s3 and note 2 due to its abundant dropped calls and poorly handled lte handoff which leaves you with next to no lte even if you're hanging off the tower. Lg=bad track record of updates and support, no change on new devices, plus its locked up. HTC= waning support and getting more and more locked up. Plus do you really want to give your hard earned money to a company who threatens developers with lawsuits for hosting sense roms on their site? Hell if you really want htc or lg, do it right and buy an iphone. Both companies have turned into mini apple control freak Nazi's with their firmwares :thumbdown:
I like to break stuff!
Hold out for galaxy S IV release ! - What's a couple of months when you've waited almost 2 yrs )
Thanks ALL,
My brother has the EVOlte and has complained about the lte connections. He works across the street from me and there is a guy here at work with me that has an iPhone 5 with Sprint, gets LTE all the time but my brother has no such luck.
Ugh...
tkacer said:
Hold out for galaxy S IV release ! - What's a couple of months when you've waited almost 2 yrs )
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NO!!!!! I can't wait any longer. If I did wait, I might go for something like the HTC One but...dude, I really don't care too much. I know that having the latest and greatest is helpful in the long-run but consider how our current platform has held up.
I think the SIII is going to get some more attention from me.
Hmmm
HipKat said:
Swiperrat went EVO LTE and is hating that decision, if that tells you anything
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That says a lot to me....so uh...I haven't done any research for the SIII but does Swiper have an MIUI ROM for it? If so...I'm now sold! :laugh:
kz6fittycent said:
That says a lot to me....so uh...I haven't done any research for the SIII but does Swiper have an MIUI ROM for it? If so...I'm now sold! :laugh:
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I do everything works and LTE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=208763
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Yo that's wiggity whacked!
evo4gnoob said:
I do everything works and LTE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=208763
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORD! It's on now! Okay, well I will see in that forum in a couple days.
Thanks. :cyclops:
kz6fittycent said:
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORD! It's on now! Okay, well I will see in that forum in a couple days.
Thanks. :cyclops:
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Have you tried the newest MIUI I just posted for the Evo? It's pretty sweet
Plus there will be a new jelly bean miui late tomorrow or the next to check out. It is a little laggy but not as bad as some of the other jb roms I have tried plus so far I have not had any of the camera issues like I have had with other jb roms. The camcorder sucks but I am still looking into a possible fix for that also. This has to be the best jb Miui to ever grace our elderly evo's.
There's an app called VideoCam Illusion that has worked well in the past on ICS/JB ROMs
Actually no...but this phone is adios in about an hour from now...
Is there any other phone with separate hdmi and power ?
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oscar996 said:
Is there any other phone with separate hdmi and power ?
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Not anymore they use mhl now which adds the dual ports to an extension it cuts down on costs and parts to break in the phone. Plus MHL uses standard hdmi cables instead of a special micro hdmi > hdmi.
I like to break stuff!
Yes many cables to do the job of one. Mhl to phone, usb from msl to power, hdmi from mhl to tv.
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Mines next month but gonna hold out until more info is released on that Moto X phone. Supposed to be the next Nexus branded end all be all from current speculation.
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