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Hey guys, I'm looking to buy a att branded Nexus S, found one on Craigslist for $300..
I think its a fair price, Guy is local and I'm tired of my Inspire.
Reasons I would like to buy it, smaller screen size, pure aosp, battery life...
I just got the inspire about 3 months ago and will more then likely keep it..
What are things I should look for to make sure it is the real deal or just in general?
Any help is appreciated honestly.
I know I could wait for something better to come out ina few months but I don't use my phone for gaming, just purely alot of web browsing, texting and surfing forums..
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Only advantage to the Inspire is screen size. I have owned a Inspire and currently own a NS4G and I like both, but Nexus is smooth. When I buy phones I really just check cosmetic and play with it and check about phone to see what its on and browse the interwebs for a few.

Make sure it is truly the i9020a version and not the i9020t or some other variant. Otherwise it isn't truly the AT&T phone (would not work with 3G otherwise).

What should the about read besides 2.3.4 which kernal is stock etc and thanks for the replies guys keep then coming please
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bozzykid said:
Make sure it is truly the i9020a version and not the i9020t or some other variant. Otherwise it isn't truly the AT&T phone (would not work with 3G otherwise).
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Does the a and t stand for the carriers? Obviously att and T-Mobile?
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Nexus S phones do not have the carrier branding. Only Samsung and Google in the back.

Basically I was asking if the "a" at the end of the model number is for at&t?
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Well to be honest I don't know for sure. But you would assume so or its a huge coincidence (sp).
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bdpyo said:
Basically I was asking if the "a" at the end of the model number is for at&t?
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Yes, that is what the 'A' stands for.

Thanks, what do you guys think about price, seems reasonable?

bdpyo said:
Thanks, what do you guys think about price, seems reasonable?
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I feel you could do better.
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He did note its almost bnib, he ended up getting a deal on something else and wants to get rid of it, still waiting for the pictures I asked for..
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I paid $399 on eBay for my sealed I9020A and feel it was worth it. I had a SGSII as well and chose the Nexus S due to AOSP and hate for touchwiz.
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I had the Captivate before and hated it, I'm solely sold on AOSP, he just messaged me back saying I could just look up a picture, said he's had it for 2 weeks and its still in the box
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bdpyo said:
I had the Captivate before and hated it, I'm solely sold on AOSP, he just messaged me back saying I could just look up a picture, said he's had it for 2 weeks and its still in the box
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So his other phone has no camera, does gsm phones need to have a clean esn?
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BrianDigital said:
So his other phone has no camera, does gsm phones need to have a clean esn?
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That I am not sure but, I told him I wanted to me up and he goes, ok my friend works downtown and ill confirm with him, I'm assuming he posted for a friendz but then goes on to say the Guy, who apparently owns his own business.
So sounds kinda sketchy to me, if a Guy can run a business downtown why can't he post his own ad?
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Def sounds odd, I would look elsewhere
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Get the IMEI # and call att check it. If he wont give it to you then move on! Gsm phones don't have esn they take sims and you could end up with a stolen phone and not even know it. I know here in Austin they are going for less than what that guy is asking. Just seen a white one for $260 and it was squeky clean.
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The AT&T nexus s is only $99 on contract, so $300 for LBNIB isn't sketchy--but the white ns for $260 kind of is. I say meet with the guy if you like the price, inspect for damages and all accessories, then stick your sim in and wait for that 3G or H symbol to pop up. Also make test calls and take pics to ensure speakerphone/mic/camera/etc. is working.
I just bought a LBNIB for $325, so $300 is a good deal imo.

p00kienrayray said:
The AT&T nexus s is only $99 on contract, so $300 for LBNIB isn't sketchy--but the white ns for $260 kind of is. I say meet with the guy if you like the price, inspect for damages and all accessories, then stick your sim in and wait for that 3G or H symbol to pop up. Also make test calls and take pics to ensure speakerphone/mic/camera/etc. is working.
I just bought a LBNIB for $325, so $300 is a good deal imo.
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So I just talked to him again, he sent the pictures like he said he would, sweet baby jesus she looks fine! lol
Turns out the reason he mentioned his friend was because they are old business partners and the actual seller wouldn't be able to meet me in person, because he would be at work, so he is going to give the phone to his friend, who he trusts to meet up with me.
I didn't ask the guy where he worked but his friend works downtown here and it's not to far for me, so hopefully all goes well..

Samsung stratosphere

So I have a opportunity to use the stratosphere (temporarily) for a few weeks. I'm an Epic user. I got to say that this phone is the Epic done right. I like how the usb port is on the bottom of the phone which doesn't block the headphone jack with a L shaped charger. The phone is running Gingerbread stock. LTE definitely has better coverage in my area. The back piece is textured and feels good in your hands. It's definitely the Epic done right but it's late to the party. For $99 its not bad.
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Xhyperion said:
So I have a opportunity to use the stratosphere (temporarily) for a few weeks. I'm an Epic user. I got to say that this phone is the Epic done right. I like how the usb port is on the bottom of the phone which doesn't block the headphone jack with a L shaped charger. The phone is running Gingerbread stock. LTE definitely has better coverage in my area. The back piece is textured and feels good in your hands. It's definitely the Epic done right but it's late to the party. For $99 its not bad.
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Yes but its a dumb time to buy it now, considering that its kinda low end and on other carriers, you can get dual core smartphones for that price.

xboxfanj said:
Yes but its a dumb time to buy it now, considering that its kinda low end and on other carriers, you can get dual core smartphones for that price.
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I know people who still have G1s. It's never too late.
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Xhyperion said:
I know people who still have G1s. It's never too late.
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People still have dumb phones so no its not lol
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considering that there has been no announced keyboard lte superphone, i think the stratosphere is a fine choice. im thinking of switching if i cant find a way to better my reception soon. but i keep clinging to the hope that some super daul core lte keyboard phone will get announced soon.

sephiroth009 said:
considering that there has been no announced keyboard lte superphone, i think the stratosphere is a fine choice. im thinking of switching if i cant find a way to better my reception soon. but i keep clinging to the hope that some super daul core lte keyboard phone will get announced soon.
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The data cap sucks
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so my options would be data capiping with outrageous fees for 4g, or .25-.5 mbps (closer to .25 most of the time) download 3g where i live. man all of these service providers give us so many options its not even funny. either way you have to spread cheek and accept deeper ramming.

Do us a favor and slap that battery in the epic, let us know if it fits.

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Do us a favor and slap that battery in the epic, let us know if it fits.
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A coworker got two stratospheres for free on launch day at radio shack. Great phone for free! The battery looked different to me. Jealous watching him pull 13mbps down on LTE.

I love my Epic. And if I had to switch to Verizon, I would want this phone. At least until I could afford a nice, new, shiney phone with a bigger screen and no slide out keyboard. I'm getting so tired of the thickness of my phone for a keyboard I don't use.
I think it's kinda weird, though, that Verizon is getting this, considering I thought that the Epic is nearing it's EOL.

Xhyperion said:
So I have a opportunity to use the stratosphere (temporarily) for a few weeks. I'm an Epic user. I got to say that this phone is the Epic done right. I like how the usb port is on the bottom of the phone which doesn't block the headphone jack with a L shaped charger. The phone is running Gingerbread stock. LTE definitely has better coverage in my area. The back piece is textured and feels good in your hands. It's definitely the Epic done right but it's late to the party. For $99 its not bad.
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Have you experience any random reboots yet with gingerbread?
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jamice4u said:
Have you experience any random reboots yet with gingerbread?
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No reboots. Very smooth
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MrTimz said:
Do us a favor and slap that battery in the epic, let us know if it fits.
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It doesn't. It's 1800 btw.
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syphonkusanagi said:
I love my Epic. And if I had to switch to Verizon, I would want this phone. At least until I could afford a nice, new, shiney phone with a bigger screen and no slide out keyboard. I'm getting so tired of the thickness of my phone for a keyboard I don't use.
I think it's kinda weird, though, that Verizon is getting this, considering I thought that the Epic is nearing it's EOL.
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This is better than the epic in every way except processor power which is the same and camera.
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tmuka said:
A coworker got two stratospheres for free on launch day at radio shack. Great phone for free! The battery looked different to me. Jealous watching him pull 13mbps down on LTE.
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Hmm very nice I'm jealous too, but ask him in the end of the month when he goes over his data cap. One more thing What's the point of having extremly sexy speed when you only have extreamly ugly data limit.
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ivcesar said:
Hmm very nice I'm jealous too, but ask him in the end of the month when he goes over his data cap. One more thing What's the point of having extremly sexy speed when you only have extreamly ugly data limit.
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Puts my internet usage into perspective which is very high.
On another note it makes zero sense to me why the stratosphere has GB and the Epic doesn't.
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Xhyperion said:
Puts my internet usage into perspective which is very high.
On another note it makes zero sense to me why the stratosphere has GB and the Epic doesn't.
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Other than Sprint no longer gives a crap about their customers nor giving out free upgrades that may overload their tech support lines? Yeah me neither...LOL! Sprint now sucks monkey balls!

Xhyperion said:
Puts my internet usage into perspective which is very high.
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My cousin just bought a droid 3 (lul) and he went over his 2gb and got charged$10 a gb after that but he didn't know that gps uses data and syching his account in the background andfacebook etcetc uses up his data allowance that fast.
I'm grateful for unlimited and I'm lucky enough to be from nyc so I get great coverage and speeds (till I leave the city :[ )
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syphonkusanagi said:
I love my Epic. And if I had to switch to Verizon, I would want this phone. At least until I could afford a nice, new, shiney phone with a bigger screen and no slide out keyboard. I'm getting so tired of the thickness of my phone for a keyboard I don't use.
I think it's kinda weird, though, that Verizon is getting this, considering I thought that the Epic is nearing it's EOL.
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Who said the Epic was near EOL??? It was just taken off that list 2 or 3 weeks ago....

A_Flying_Fox said:
My cousin just bought a droid 3 (lul) and he went over his 2gb and got charged$10 a gb after that
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this. my friend at work just got a droid 3 and got hit with 60 bucks in overages for using 8 gb. he doesnt tether or netflick or anything.

Bye I love you guyz

I got teh bootz from sprint due to high data usage. I'll still be around.
SG2 on Tmobile is hot.
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Care to share how much?

Yea, how much is "high"? Sprint is generally very lenient with data usage.

And how did you acrue it? Was it roaming? Tethering?
More details are absolutely needed.

Needed
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Lol seriously? With the way iPhone users are Sprints going to have to boot alot of people
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k0nane said:
And how did you acrue it? Was it roaming? Tethering?
More details are absolutely needed.
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Also, was there any ETF/or fines/fees associated with teh bootz?
Heh...maybe I'll use the crap out of my data to get out of my contract

bump. would love to know more info also. I use a lot of data.

lys3rgic said:
bump. would love to know more info also. I use a lot of data.
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Same here.

Me too
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Bet it was roaming data usage.

I work in security. Basically I babysit empty buildings so I tether on my laptop every night. Playing SC2 and WoW etc. I don't know how much I was pulling but it probably was around 10 gigs a month on average. I think the fact that I've been consistently high for the last 6 months did it in conjunction
with the 4S being released. My roommate on his evo got the boot too.
I'm not paying an ETF but if anyone is interested I have a rooted Epic 4G for sale XD
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Xhyperion said:
I'm not paying an ETF but if anyone is interested I have a rooted Epic 4G for sale XD
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Swappa.com.

I wish I could use that much, even when tethering the most I used is 2gb in a month, the sprint service in the RGV is terrible.

Xhyperion said:
I work in security. Basically I babysit empty buildings so I tether on my laptop every night. Playing SC2 and WoW etc. I don't know how much I was pulling but it probably was around 10 gigs a month on average. I think the fact that I've been consistently high for the last 6 months did it in conjunction
with the 4S being released. My roommate on his evo got the boot too.
I'm not paying an ETF but if anyone is interested I have a rooted Epic 4G for sale XD
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I sent you a PM.

Also I'd like to add that the stratosphere (since I was on Verizon for a week trying it out) is a good phone but f verizons data caps. I'm not paying $10 a GB. I don't care who you are money doesn't grow on trees like the way Verizon sees it. I live in Miami so network coverage is iffy on all carriers. Verizon was the worst for me, getting complete data black out zones in great areas. Sprint had the best coverage for me 3G wise but was pretty slow. I'd never get 4G at work. Now on tmo I'm getting 1.5 mb/sec to 1.8 mb/sec over 4G at work. So that's a huge performance gain for me and I haven't even rooted my SG2 yet. Tmo doesn't charge for tethering. Unlimited everything. So yeah I'm pretty happy as long as I don't get teh boot from tmo.
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Xhyperion said:
I work in security. Basically I babysit empty buildings so I tether on my laptop every night. Playing SC2 and WoW etc. I don't know how much I was pulling but it probably was around 10 gigs a month on average. I think the fact that I've been consistently high for the last 6 months did it in conjunction
with the 4S being released. My roommate on his evo got the boot too.
I'm not paying an ETF but if anyone is interested I have a rooted Epic 4G for sale XD
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I wonder if the tethering did anything.
SC and WoW use different ports, so I'm sure some easy packet sniffing paints some major red flags. 10 gigs shouldn't trigger any red flags.....
A lot of carriers cracking down.

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I sent you a PM.
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I replied
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How much for the phone?
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Glad you will still be around X. Sorry you go the boot from the Evil conglommerate Sprint!

t mobile equivalent to Sprint htc 4g (non lte)

hey,
my Aunt gave me an evo 4g for sprint today and thought i could use it (i have t mobile), so after about 15 minutes of explaining to her why i can't use it, i decided it was easier to just accept it and say thank you.
But now I have this phone that i cannot use and i am wondering what would be a t mobile equivalent seeing as how i am looking to trade it.
Any suggestions? It's mint condition with an otterbox

Root, super CID and use it?
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GuyInTheCorner said:
Root, super CID and use it?
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well its cdma, so no SIM slot so i wouln't be able to use it....right?

Oh... derp. I dont know much about US phones so yeah maybe use it as a gaming device (put a load of ROM's n emulators on there. Use it as an alarm clock? Thers literally literally 100's of uses.
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Maybe HTC mytouch 4G? Idk, I think its a better idea to sell the EVO then buy a different phone rather than trade.
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yea, i thought about the hand-held emulator thing, but seeing as how i have a rooted g1 and a jb unlocked iphone 3, i'd really just like a newer phone.
If i sold it, what do you think i could get for it? 100 dollars?

HTC didn't really make many T-Mobile phones of that generation. Just the MT4G AND G2. Spec-wise, the Samsung Galaxy S 4G is similar, but the Vibrant has much better support by devs here.
I think you can also unlock the Infuse 4G to run on TMO, but I'd check on that yourself to see if you can get it to run on TMO's 4G network. Otherwise, sell it, save up some cash, and buy a T989 used. Some great ROMs for us over there.

root it through a custom rom on it, sell it for $120

It doesn't have a SIM slot?
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It doesn't have a SIM slot?
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nah, just cdma support

i can't get into the marketplace >.< but does anyone have a t mobile phone for sale that has a 1 gig processor and hopefully around 512 ram? I just found out that the evo i have doesn't have a clean ESN because i was mistaken....i thought it was my aunts old phone that she didn't need anymore, but really it was just a phone that she found. so i am in the process of contacting the previous owner to give the phone back

DHD is a good (but the Dev's are dropping like flies) device, served me well for nearly 2 years
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Upgrade to evo lte?

Well my account is up for my upgrade in a week and just wanted a little bit more information from the rest of the guys in the community. I'm stuck between the HTC EVO LTE and the Optimus G. The G has tons of beefed up power and an OK amount or support while the evo lte has tons of rooms and just slightly slower. Any thoughts I'm leaning toward the evo but just wanted anotger opinion
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Bro wait. Get the one. Viperboy and others are already pushing roms for it. Wait the optimus g dev is dead and the ltevo is nothing like the og in the old days. Sadly.
Going to be more action on the One-Edit
To answer the question ltevo or lgog? Ltevo.
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I like my EVO LTE. Never played with any of the LG Android phones, so I can't really make a fair comparison. The One is a great choice in my opinion, too. The main drawback for some users will be the lack of expandable memory (SD card). There is still plenty of development with the EVO LTE, too. Just recently (within the last month or so) devs got a Sense 5 port from the One working on the LTE. There are several custom kernels that have been released, and a few of the devs who moved up to the One still have their LTE and have stated they will continue to dev for it
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Get the One and the EVOLTE . Use upgrade for the one, and LTE Evos are selling fairly cheap these days on swappa.
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Evo ltes are 199 off eBay.
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I just found one on craigslist for 130 in my area.
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Wait!
The HTC One is the best choice right now, or you could wait a little more for the galaxy s4 :laugh:

Yeah I'm a broke sucker so 50 bucks for a quadcore or free evolution lte with my upgrade. So who knows I have no patience to wait but maybe I should.lol thanks guys
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I am trying to decide what to upgrade to; the HTC One, Galaxy 4 or the Note 2.
Decisions, decisions!
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Just jumped on the OG Evo forums for the first time in over a year. I went from the OG Evo to the Evo 3D when it launched, and then preordered the Evo LTE. The LTE is a great phone and there is plenty of development for it. As much as I love HTC, I'm probably gonna pass on the One. Really wish Sprint would offer the 64GB version, but even then I don't know. I've told myself my next phone WILL have at least a 5" display. The Note 2 felt too big, surprisingly. But I really wish Sprint offered a version of the J Butterfly, like Verizon did with the Droid DNA. Not knocking the One by any means, I still may pick it up, as I usually get a new phone every year. Also, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Evo LTE! That said though, with the One being released, I don't know if I'd choose the Evo LTE over the One. The main downfall of the One, in my opinion, is the lack of sd card slot. Especially since Sprint isn't going to offer the 64GB version! That's a big mistake for Sprint in my opinion!! I'd take an sd card slot over a sim slot any day, as I have no use for a sim slot! Really bro, you just need to go on a store and play with the One and the Evo LTE so you can really see sock one fits you best. Do keep in mind though that if you're with Sprint, or staying with Sprint anyway, 32GB is All the storage you'll have with NO ability for expandable storage!! That's the real deal breaker for me anyway! Either way, good luck with your decision! ALMOST any new smartphone(except Apple obviously! Lol!) will be an upgrade to your OG Evo!!
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zacnking said:
Yeah I'm a broke sucker so 50 bucks for a quadcore or free evolution lte with my upgrade. So who knows I have no patience to wait but maybe I should.lol thanks guys
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Of the EVO LTE is a free upgrade for you and you don't have cash, take it, it's a bad ass phone.
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tonyevo52 said:
Of the EVO LTE is a free upgrade for you and you don't have cash, take it, it's a bad ass phone.
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Yea the design is outstanding I think. Like an iPhone5. Just on steroids and with android of course
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