Hello all, I am a iPhone 4s user (please no hating), but have a Galaxy Note on order (I have finally seen then Android Light). The reason I am posting in this forum, is a local shop is selling Evo 3D's, sim free £250 less than the Galaxy Note, (£250 as opposed to £500). I know the Note is a fantastic phone, read loads of reviews, and have played with one in a shop, but should I cancel the order and buy the Evo 3D. I have watched videos of the Evo on youtube, and it looks way cool, just looking some advice from folks who actually use one.
Hello, all, really hoping someone can lend an opinion, do want to miss the boat with the price being what it is.
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Depends on your needs mate. Evo3D is a great piece of hw, but its gettin outdated specwise & therefore the cheaper price.
I would wait until feb/march. There are new models comming (quadcores maybe with ics)
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I surf the web loads, like the ideas of missing with custom roms, and use the phone to track my training and runs. Also use my hone as my
Primary camera. It's the price that is very appealing to me, I guess the question is, would I regret buying one. I actually really like the kinda retro look of the Phone.
The Camera's are nice. 3d Video and Pictures are cool to show your friends; you can even play them back on any 3d tv/monitors
The front facing camera is nice too, Voice chat is really nice
But I think there are other phones with better cameras if you don't need/want the 3d; don't quote me, but I believe that someone mentioned the Sensation having a better camera.
dashrink said:
Depends on your needs mate. Evo3D is a great piece of hw, but its gettin outdated specwise & therefore the cheaper price.
I would wait until feb/march. There are new models comming (quadcores maybe with ics)
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Hilarious.
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dashrink said:
Depends on your needs mate. Evo3D is a great piece of hw, but its gettin outdated specwise & therefore the cheaper price.
I would wait until feb/march. There are new models comming (quadcores maybe with ics)
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What phone is currently available with better hardware than EVO 3D, also, what quadcores have officially been announced and release date given.
I think this is a great phone. Probabaly best you can buy spec wise right now. 3-6 months from now that will change, but this is the world of electronics.
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What a sad reply. I have owned Android phones before, I never said I hadn't, I briefly owned a Galaxy s2, a desire HD, and a motorola Milestone, but have also owned every iPhone. I wasnt asking about Android, I was asking for opinions on the Evo 3D, I have never owned one of them.
I find it offensive that you have called me a Troll, I only post if I have something positive to say, I am a busy father, and work very long hours, so only pop into the forums now and again, as you can see from my few and speratic posts.
I thought this community was meant to be friendly, not abusive, I simply wanted advice on the Evo 3D from guys at this forum who usually have very constructive and interesting opinions, opinions I generally value.
JamDonot said:
What a sad reply. I have owned Android phones before, I never said I hadn't, I briefly owned a Galaxy s2, a desire HD, and a motorola Milestone, but have also owned every iPhone. I wasnt asking about Android, I was asking for opinions on the Evo 3D, I have never owned one of them.
I find it offensive that you have called me a Troll, I only post if I have something positive to say, I am a busy father, and work very long hours, so only pop into the forums now and again, as you can see from my few and speratic posts.
I thought this community was meant to be friendly, not abusive, I simply wanted advice on the Evo 3D from guys at this forum who usually have very constructive and interesting opinions, opinions I generally value.
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Well. I've had mine 4 months and I haven't had any complaints.
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Jce69 said:
Well. I've had mine 4 months and I haven't had any complaints.
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Yea I got mine last November and is a sweet love and amazing device.
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I wouldn't say at all the the hardware is getting outdated at all. It's a really great piece of hardware and I love everything about the phone. I've had it since September and still not one complaint!
For half the price of the Note, the Evo 3D is a go !
It's a cool phone, screen resolution is awesome, the 3d is cool to play, watch, and show to friends, althought it don't play heavy 1080p videos, i would choose it.
Got mine last november, loving it, and very anxious for the release of ICS.
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Little background here. I don't buy Apple products. Nor do I use Apple's products unless it's an old iPod with the words HP on it. If I own a desktop/laptop, it's running some form of Linux (the weak Ubuntu ****), or the usual Windows XP/Vista/7.
The reason I bothered to mention this is because anytime anyone in my family gets a new phone, the Apple vs Google bull**** gets started up. Or Apple vs HTC. Or Apple vs Microsoft.
Basically the point where non technical in my la familia pretend they know everything about everything because they own every Apple product ever created since the iPod was introduced into the market. And its annoying when I am the techie and the software developer, getting into these arguments with basically Apple fanboys who just own alot of products that only come in the color white.
Yea im still rambling....the point is, I purchased the EVO 4G. Others in the family purchased the iPhone 4. I enjoyed a good year of verbal ownage when it came to comparing phones. The bottom line (so far from what we know) is that the EVO 3D has a 5 megapixel camera (2D) compared to a 8 MP camera on the EVO 4G. Sounds like a down grade to me. I know megapixels aren't the most important thing, but do you guys think it will compare well with the original EVO's camera, and more importantly (for my continuous family arguments) with Apple's phones? iPhone 4 has a 5 megapixel camera but its pretty nice, and i heard rumors of the next iPhone having an 8 MP camera. Are we moving in the wrong direction here or is 3D really that worth it?
I have the same concern... =)
Honestly if I had the evo I probably would not upgrade to the 3d. I'm moving up from a LG Lotus. However, I prefer the apple iphone only because I'm used to using my friends' when we are out. Worst case scenario is I sell the evo3d I'm getting if and when sprint gets the iphone 4gs.
Wait for SGSII, the camera is a monstrosity
HTC always has weak cameras
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Honestly if I had the evo I probably would not upgrade to the 3d. I'm moving up from a LG Lotus. However, I prefer the apple iphone only because I'm used to using my friends' when we are out. Worst case scenario is I sell the evo3d I'm getting if and when sprint gets the iphone 4gs.
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So you do not own a EVO 4G or an iPhone. Thanks for the divine insight.
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So you do not own a EVO 4G or an iPhone. Thanks for the divine insight.
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One doesn't need to own to comment. Just use logic. Camera in 2d mode is at best a sidegrade. Iphone is better. There is your answer chum.
A.Priori said:
One doesn't need to own to comment. Just use logic. Camera in 2d mode is at best a sidegrade. Iphone is better. There is your answer chum.
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mp's dont mean anything and from what has been released the 3d's 5mp camera looks really bad. some people like it which i dont understand how they do..
im not to sure if i want to upgrade now.
jersey221 said:
mp's dont mean anything and from what has been released the 3d's 5mp camera looks really bad. some people like it which i dont understand how they do..
im not to sure if i want to upgrade now.
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Yea I saw the images that were on picasa or whatever. Pretty bad, but from what I read, those were not 5 megapixel shots. I could be wrong, but it could still show some higher quality. And it couldve been a test device because I noticed some pics in that same picasa gallery with the same phone model, seemed corrupt (like only half the image was showing up).
But yea if the selling point is the cameras 3d, you would think its good quality. But HTC is usually cheap on that.
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This review has plenty of good things to say about the camera.
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=8329&p=4064
you guys that are talking badly about the evo 3d's camera should probably check out phone scoops review. in fact the reviewer said it was one of their favorite things about the phone and that the camera was great in both 2d and 3d
I really don't care if the camera is "amazing" it just better be better than the Evo 4g... if they cheaped out on the lense so that they could have 2 cameras for 3d that would be sooooooooooo lame.
I want to make a poll on how many people are actually interested in the 3d feature. I would opt for a non-3d, Evo 3d personally I just want the snap dragon, memory, and more battery
Are you still whining .....
Seriously ....read. camera is fine.
Now....is the 3d a requirement or the reason I'm buying the phone..no. am I going to use it...hell yes.
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I really don't care if the camera is "amazing" it just better be better than the Evo 4g... if they cheaped out on the lense so that they could have 2 cameras for 3d that would be sooooooooooo lame.
I want to make a poll on how many people are actually interested in the 3d feature. I would opt for a non-3d, Evo 3d personally I just want the snap dragon, memory, and more battery
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Are you still whining .....
Seriously ....read. camera is fine.
Now....is the 3d a requirement or the reason I'm buying the phone..no. am I going to use it...hell yes.
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shut the ____ up
no one asked for ur mouth
Is this the part where berardi and mahalocat exchange addresses and meet to get into a physical altercation? Or do I sit back and refresh the page, waiting for more replies, hoping for more lulz?
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Issafram lmao!! I am a lover not a fighter. Maybe he needs to get outside and take some surf lessons or go fishing.
Beradi....sure you did. You commented on a forum ...and posed a question ....then get all pissy when someone responds differently than you feel....
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Issafram lmao!! I am a lover not a fighter. Maybe he needs to get outside and take some surf lessons or go fishing.
Beradi....sure you did. You commented on a forum ...and posed a question ....then get all pissy when someone responds differently than you feel....
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mahopussy - here are 2 ideas:
#1 if the thread title clearly isn't relevant to your interests, keep moving.
#2 don't shove your nose into threads just to make derogatory comments.
really, they must be putting some good stuff into the tap water these days...people get less and less respectful by the hour
You need to relax man.....
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You need to relax man.....
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lol keep editing ur post, call ur friends... maybe with 5 brains like urs u will find something more creative to say. i'm out... peace.
So uhh..anyway...
I watched the Wirefly review and the guy who was doing the video said his wife was a photographer and that he let her use it all weekend. Apparently she said it was the best camera on a phone shed ever used or something. Iunno. She really liked it and loved the 3D stuff too.
Thought I'd get back on track a little...
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Is this Samsung Withing (Galaxy S2) a worthy candidate to consider to buy over the 3D ?
Got my upgrade override done yesterday..I want the 3D but maybe I should hold off a few weeks for upcoming Samsung Within ?
Thoughts ?
Seems like the 3D will be the winner because of dev support. Look at the evo vs the epic! Yet another battle between sammy and HTC and devs once again went with HTC.....if you care about custom roms and dev support that is.
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dirkyd3rk said:
Seems like the 3D will be the winner because of dev support. Look at the evo vs the epic! Yet another battle between sammy and HTC and devs once again went with HTC.....if you care about custom roms and dev support that is.
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Is this still going to be true ?
I believe that more devs will move over to the Within ?
the reviews for it are just to good ... compared to the 3vo ..
i could be wrong but that is what i think will happen
Why do people keep doing this? You come to a forum where the majority of us have a 3VO and love it and ask everyone which they would choose this phone or another. This is probably the 48463 thread.
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iSaint said:
Is this still going to be true ?
I believe that more devs will move over to the Within ?
the reviews for it are just to good ... compared to the 3vo ..
i could be wrong but that is what i think will happen
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LOL really is that so? What is there to believe when its already a fact. Most if not all the devs from the evo (which had the best dev support I've ever seen on any android phone) already have this phone. I highly doubt they will abandon HTC to move to a SamSuck. Just don't see it happening....sorry
Th 3D is the phone to have......
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LOL really is that so? What is there to believe when its already a fact. Most if not all the devs from the evo (which had the best dev support I've ever seen on any android phone) already have this phone. I highly doubt they will abandon HTC to move to a SamSuck. Just don't see it happening....sorry
Th 3D is the phone to have......
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Sorry that i have an unbiased look on it...
Even if HTC developers don't move to it i'm sure it will have alot more Dev support than older Samsung phones ... which is why i WANT the 3vo but im wondering how much support the Within will get ...
The within only has 320000 pixels (800 x 400). The 3vo has a 960 x 540 resolution which is 518400. You're losing out 198400 pixels -- no thanks. I honestly feel like my EVO 4g looks horrible compared to my 3vo. I think in the long run the 3vo will have great developer support.
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Why do people keep doing this? You come to a forum where the majority of us have a 3VO and love it and ask everyone which they would choose this phone or another. This is probably the 48463 thread.
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Nope.
I did a search before I posted it.
There's about 2 of them and they were all prior to the release of the 3D.
It's a valid question these days, especially with the way devices are being rolled out so often.
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The within only has 800 x 400 = 320000. The 3vo has a 960 x 540 resolution which is 518400. You're losing out 198400 pixels -- no thanks. I honestly feel like my EVO 4g looks horrible compared to my 3vo. I think in the long run the 3vo will have great developer support.
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wow. Is the impression over the OG Evo THAT much better ?
I havent had a chance to stop by a store to check the 3D out. Might take a walk during my lunch break.
What I don't understand is why people can't make up there own minds
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Within will have more built in memory and super amoled screen.
Both running 1.2 GHz chipsets.
Within comes with 8 MP camera (2x5MB) for 3D.
These phones are very close and I think whichever phone will have bigger dev support will win.
iSaint said:
Sorry that i have an unbiased look on it...
Even if HTC developers don't move to it i'm sure it will have alot more Dev support than older Samsung phones ... which is why i WANT the 3vo but im wondering how much support the Within will get ...
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I understand that you have hope, but just don't see people leaving HTC for sammy. The galaxy s 2 isn't that impressive if you ask me. It feels cheap, like really cheap based on what many reviews said on YouTube; which I can believe because every sammy phone I've felt had that cheap feel i.e nexus, galaxy series, epic etc. This is my look on it: sam has better gpus, HTCs have the better processors (qc). Sammy has better screens, HTC has better design. If you want to take a chance to see if sgs2 will have a much support by all means go ahead but I'm sticking with my 3D.
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The within may not even be close to the evo 3d because they are low on super amoled + screens and their custom processor.. it depends what version sprint gets.
I'll be switching only because I've come to really value smartphone camera/multimedia features and HTC provided no upgrade in that dept (amazingly, given its camera is its distinguishing feature). We'll hopefully see by July24 what the devs can do in that dept tho.
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I'll be switching only because I've come to really value smartphone camera/multimedia features and HTC provided no upgrade in that dept (amazingly, given its camera is its distinguishing feature). We'll hopefully see by July24 what the devs can do in that dept tho.
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Valid point.
Re: developer support, I think the galaxy s 2 gsm versions will have a lot of support, but not the Within since it will have different hardware (like wimax) and require specific customizations when being developed for.
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rockky said:
I'll be switching only because I've come to really value smartphone camera/multimedia features and HTC provided no upgrade in that dept (amazingly, given its camera is its distinguishing feature). We'll hopefully see by July24 what the devs can do in that dept tho.
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I can understand that; me personally im not really in to taking photos on my phone but i must admit ive been taking a bunch of 3D photos lately. Camera isnt a big deal to me but the GPU is; it seems the adreno 220 was the right choice! I think HTC did a great job with the hardware they chose for this device, but i could live w/o the camera buttons and the side charger port lol....
HTC
I've not owned a Samsung in several years however my daughter has a Samsung Galaxy S that I have played with. I just like HTC better, navigation, touch screen feel, menus etc.
I personally would only wait if there was another HTC dual core phone coming soon from Sprint, I'm stuck with Sprint. I chose HTC
One thing is speaking for SGSII that while we spending many many manhours trying to get root Sammy gave the SGS to Cyanogen guys month ago.
That phone has a large support and dev community all over Europe already.
It will come out rooted and ready for CM.
It's a big plus IMHO.
While HTC is just promissing unlocked bootloade Sammy did it without any promisses or big words.
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I understand that you have hope, but just don't see people leaving HTC for sammy. The galaxy s 2 isn't that impressive if you ask me. It feels cheap, like really cheap based on what many reviews said on YouTube; which I can believe because every sammy phone I've felt had that cheap feel i.e nexus, galaxy series, epic etc. This is my look on it: sam has better gpus, HTCs have the better processors (qc). Sammy has better screens, HTC has better design. If you want to take a chance to see if sgs2 will have a much support by all means go ahead but I'm sticking with my 3D.
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Thank you for that post ...
thats all i really wanted someone to say to me ...
I have always been HTC lover. Since the pp6700 I had every htc flagship smartphone. True they were not perfect, which was why I ditched my evo for epic.
Better in a lot of ways but has problems of it's own. Ended up hating the galaxy as well. Well I wanted to come back to htc before catching wind of the S2
But I see in this forum of many build quality problems well scattered thought the device. Seems rushed product? Seems more faults then epic and evo together when released.
Just wanted to know what others feel.
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Its definitely worth it if you get a good one. People act like its such a huge request to look at the phone prior to leaving the sprint store... If there is something wrong with the one they bring you, just tell them you want a different one.
I'm happy with mine. Even with my monocular vision.
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One of the cardinal rules of online research is to not judge a product by its forums. People who are satisfied with a product rarely post about it.
I love my Evo 3D. Build quality is perfect and Im putting my OG Evo on ebay this weekend.
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Yup. If you don't like it, take it back.
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hayabusa1300cc said:
I have always been HTC lover. Since the pp6700 I had every htc flagship smartphone. True they were not perfect, which was why I ditched my evo for epic.
Better in a lot of ways but has problems of it's own. Ended up hating the galaxy as well. Well I wanted to come back to htc before catching wind of the S2
But I see in this forum of many build quality problems well scattered thought the device. Seems rushed product? Seems more faults then epic and evo together when released.
Just wanted to know what others feel.
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I am on my second device (EVO 3D). I killed the first because I did a drunken swim (lil drunk right now in case this post doesn't make much sense ) and forgot it was in my pocket. The first had 1 dead pixel, only noticible when using an app to look for them and even then, I was the only one of the 3 people I asked who could actually see it. Other than that, the build quality on both phones has been outstanding. IMHO those who complain, for the most part, are those who would complain about just about anything and are looking for things to ***** about. The 3D is superior to the OG EVO in every way (with the exception of root). Is it the difference I had from my old Touch Diamond to my OG EVO, no, absolutely not. It is an evolutionary improvement with the added feature of 3D. I think the build quality of the 3D is night-and-day better than the build quality of the OG EVO, but that's just my opinion. Is it worth getting? I wouldn't go back to my old EVO, the decision is really to each his/her own.
I'm happy with mine too... Just that it lags pretty bad when scrolling in the market and some apps.... But I guess could be fixed by a update.
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This is definitely an upgrade to my old EVO by a longshot. Is it perfect? No. Is it worth getting? Yes.
Sense 3.0 at its best, Camera is better, shutter button is a welcome addition, the screen is better, Stock speed is faster than EVO rooted, the graphics WOW, 1Gig RAM, a gig of UA storage & the 3D is fun as hell. It's one core alone is better & it has 2 of them. Most of the developers from the EVO 4G will develop for the EVO 3D.
I can cry about it not having permanent root but that's just a matter of patience.
You have 30 days to make that call for yourself, you might feel differently or even better about it.
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Its definitely worth it if you get a good one. People act like its such a huge request to look at the phone prior to leaving the sprint store... If there is something wrong with the one they bring you, just tell them you want a different one.
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best thing ever, ofcourse not as good as her.
I have no problems with mine. I really enjoy this phone, even unrooted its far beyond my epic, and is every bit as responsive as the ns4g
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This has to be the best phone i ever used... 3d movies are amazing
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Nope it blows ass don't get it.. get the sgs2 the most beastful flip mode squad gangsta fast phone on the planet
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bigd1231 said:
This has to be the best phone i ever used... 3d movies are amazing
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What bigd said. I just took a video of my saltwater aquarium and it is mid boggling how beautiful the 3D effect is. On top of that this thing blows away my Nexus One hands down. May not be the best benchmark scorer, but it does what I want it to do and it does it very well!
Evo 3d > *
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Galecio Family said:
What bigd said. I just took a video of my saltwater aquarium and it is mid boggling how beautiful the 3D effect is. On top of that this thing blows away my Nexus One hands down. May not be the best benchmark scorer, but it does what I want it to do and it does it very well!
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How abt a drop box link. I would like to see it...
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hayabusa1300cc said:
I have always been HTC lover. Since the pp6700 I had every htc flagship smartphone. True they were not perfect, which was why I ditched my evo for epic.
Better in a lot of ways but has problems of it's own. Ended up hating the galaxy as well. Well I wanted to come back to htc before catching wind of the S2
But I see in this forum of many build quality problems well scattered thought the device. Seems rushed product? Seems more faults then epic and evo together when released.
Just wanted to know what others feel.
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Great phone, blows away my EVO4G. Honestly, if you ditched the EVO for the EPIC, this probably isn't the phone for you!
Thanks!
Mature people here. I got used to the samsung side of xda lol.
See a lot of nonbiased replies. And I agree with a lot that was said here.
I do have my eyes out for the S2, but I will definitely take advantage of the 30day grace period and take the 3d for a spin.
I'm intrigued at the thought of taking 3d porn lol honestly anyone try it?? Hehe
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Definitely worth it for me. I had my Evo 4G for less than a year, sold it for $240, and got the full upgrade price of $199 so it cost me nothing extra except one extra year on contract to get a better new phone.
I love the Evo 3D. And anyone who b*tches about it all the time cuz their screen is a lil bit yellow instead of white, or they got shipped with kingston instead of scan or w/e can just take it back n get the samsung instead and let the rest of us actually enjoy this beast. It's one of the best phones out there and the only 3D phone that is worth buying and that 3D feature got me laid, so STOP b*tchin. Not aimed at the thread starter.
Yep
Bussin Caps n 3D
I am getting my son a shooter for Christmas. Fingers crossed that it comes with hboot 1.4. Anyone buy one recently that wasn't updated to 1.5 or 1.6?
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Robert542 said:
I am getting my son a shooter for Christmas. Fingers crossed that it comes with hboot 1.4. Anyone buy one recently that wasn't updated to 1.5 or 1.6?
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Instead of answering that question I would like to offer advice instead. There are a lot of people on Ebay that are selling used devices that are in mint condition, and have all the box, documentation, and what not, you could message each seller to find out what hboot it is. Obviously most of them will need to be told how to find that out for you.
The benefit of this is a cheaper buy, and you get what you want and your son won't know it isn't brand new, or be able to explain to him why you had to go that route. I think unless you are getting refurbished (and not even then sometimes) will you get hboot 1.4.
Hope I helped, cheers!
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Instead of answering that question I would like to offer advice instead. There are a lot of people on Ebay that are selling used devices that are in mint condition, and have all the box, documentation, and what not, you could message each seller to find out what hboot it is. Obviously most of them will need to be told how to find that out for you.
The benefit of this is a cheaper buy, and you get what you want and your son won't know it isn't brand new, or be able to explain to him why you had to go that route. I think unless you are getting refurbished (and not even then sometimes) will you get hboot 1.4.
Hope I helped, cheers!
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I have an upgrade as of December 1st and radio shack has the 3D on sale for $100 with a 2 year extension. I can't really beat that price on eBay. If it comes with hboot 1.5 its not really a big deal, just more of a hassle. I just have to read up on flashing using fastboot. If anything I will learn something new. Thanks for your input though.
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Unless you just get extremely lucky, a new 3D, purchased from a brick and mortar store, or even online, from the same stores, will have hboot 1.5 on it. It looks like TeamEvil is close to having an S-OFF solution for the 1.5 hboot, so it might not matter what Hboot you have soon. No watermarked bootloader for me, thank you very much.
hboot 1.50 here, no biggie, not really a issue for ME. I have watermarked bootloader, blah blah blah. lol
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I have an upgrade as of December 1st and radio shack has the 3D on sale for $100 with a 2 year extension. I can't really beat that price on eBay. If it comes with hboot 1.5 its not really a big deal, just more of a hassle. I just have to read up on flashing using fastboot. If anything I will learn something new. Thanks for your input though.
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Yeah you are quite right about that, definitely can't beat that for a new device (the 3D anyhow). Are you going for the 3D for him because of that upgrade price? For slightly more you could upgrade to something better. The 3D is going to die soon in terms of developer support, there aren't that many to begin with but specially with better hardware already out, or coming out soon the 3D while still young, is going to die off.
for that price you cant really beat it... 1.5 is a pain in the ass but it still works fine... maybe consider saving ur upgrade for the next "evo" instead?
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The 3D is going to die soon in terms of developer support
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I don't agree with this 100%. There is a lull in development, though, but mainly because cyanogenmod doesn't have any nightlies for the 3D (I think there's an alpha, but the thread is closed, and I can't find it on goo-inside.me). Also, with ICS just being released, devs are at work making a rom available.
Just look at the evo 4G. It's still going strong 18 months after release. Once CM gets going with CM9, and some more sense 3.5+ roms are leaked, preferably with some Wimax love, we should be seeing more roms.
This is just my opinion, and I could be wrong....so don't take what I say personal
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I don't agree with this 100%. There is a lull in development, though, but mainly because cyanogenmod doesn't have any nightlies for the 3D (I think there's an alpha, but the thread is closed, and I can't find it on goo-inside.me). Also, with ICS just being released, devs are at work making a rom available.
Just look at the evo 4G. It's still going strong 18 months after release. Once CM gets going with CM9, and some more sense 3.5+ roms are leaked, preferably with some Wimax love, we should be seeing more roms.
This is just my opinion, and I could be wrong....so don't take what I say personal
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That is a possibility, I do agree we will see a little more developer activity with sense 3.5, ICS, cm being used as a base when it is more complete, etc. however I meant things a little differently. While the 3D isn't the least popular device among users or developers it hasn't had the type of device that has received extraordinary development that a lot of other devices have even from the beginning of its release. The 4g started out so popular because it was a revolutionary device from sprint. The first 4g phone, and several other never before seen features so it started out so popular, and remains relevant because the hardware it has is still relevant. So the 4g was a special case. Aside from being 3D, which is really just a gimmick, the 3D didn't bring any revolutionary hardware or never before seen features to us, so it started out with less interest, and now the hardware is being beat by the latest devices, and devices coming soon. So aside from the things already mentioned that may give a little bump from A SELECT GROUP of developers it will die quickly. After the excitement of ICS and sense 3.5+ wears off the development of it will fade as less and less people still have it and developers get newer, better, more exciting, and popular devices.
Just like you, this is more of my educated guess and perception than fact, but I am willing to bet it is/will be fact soon.
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Yeah you are quite right about that, definitely can't beat that for a new device (the 3D anyhow). Are you going for the 3D for him because of that upgrade price? For slightly more you could upgrade to something better. The 3D is going to die soon in terms of developer support, there aren't that many to begin with but specially with better hardware already out, or coming out soon the 3D while still young, is going to die off.
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I am going with the 3D because that's what he wants. He also said he was interested in the new nexus but I am not really a fan of Samsung. My first android was the moment and that left a bad taste in my mouth. Although I did learn allot about flashing roms and kernels with the POS. It forced me to learn. I would just hold off on my upgrade for the next HTC phone but I dont see one in the near future with the release of the evo design.
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I am going with the 3D because that's what he wants. He also said he was interested in the new nexus but I am not really a fan of Samsung. My first android was the moment and that left a bad taste in my mouth. Although I did learn allot about flashing roms and kernels with the POS. It forced me to learn. I would just hold off on my upgrade for the next HTC phone but I dont see one in the near future with the release of the evo design.
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I'm sorry to hear about your trouble with the Samsung device. If the 3D is what he wants, that's cool. No more explanation needed, I had wondered if this was your decision or his. I hope you get that new evo design soon. Until then, plenty more can be done with the 3D to improve it. It certainly is not a bad phone, I like the hardware, it does what it should do. I definitely think some new software and features would really take things up a notch!
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I am going with the 3D because that's what he wants. He also said he was interested in the new nexus but I am not really a fan of Samsung. My first android was the moment and that left a bad taste in my mouth. Although I did learn allot about flashing roms and kernels with the POS. It forced me to learn. I would just hold off on my upgrade for the next HTC phone but I dont see one in the near future with the release of the evo design.
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Sorry about the moment...you really did pick the worst Samsung device :lol:
Edit: What, we don't have a lol smiley? WTF?!?!
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I'm sorry to hear about your trouble with the Samsung device. If the 3D is what he wants, that's cool. No more explanation needed, I had wondered if this was your decision or his. I hope you get that new evo design soon. Until then, plenty more can be done with the 3D to improve it. It certainly is not a bad phone, I like the hardware, it does what it should do. I definitely think some new software and features would really take things up a notch!
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He didn't really say wich one he wanted more. He wants the nexus because its a google phone and he wants the 3D because of the 3D camera. Personally I wouldn't get the nexus because its a Samsung but if he didn't like the 3D function so much I would get him the nexus.
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Which carrier is your son on now? If he is on Verizon, I'd just stay, and wait for the Nexus, which could be released in the next week and a half. If your son is on Sprint, get the 3D, or even consider the Epic Touch 4G (Galaxy S2). It may be made by Samsung, but it's a far cry from the moment of 2009. I see listings on craigslist, of people wanting to trade their 3D for an Epic Touch 4G all the time (even one made by me....).
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Sorry about the moment...you really did pick the worst Samsung device :lol:
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Yeah I really did pick the worst Samsung device, but in my defense when I bought the moment it had good reviews. I guess it wasn't that bad of a phone considering its still going strong today, minus working GPS.
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Yeah I really did pick the worst Samsung device, but in my defense when I bought the moment it had good reviews. I guess it wasn't that bad of a phone considering its still going strong today, minus working GPS.
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It is ok, you can say it, you hated the piece of **** and you want the engineers that designed it to burn in a Christmas pageant fire. That will keep the topic on point for the holidays lol. The 3D camera is a neat little gimmick, but that's what it is, a gimmick. When glasses free 3D gets to the point of being very widespread, like all devices can display it regardless of being able to capture it, and the brightness, vivid color, and HD resolution comes along then we can consider it too cool to pass up. Even without the 3D, the hardware is still good so hopefully when that excitement wears off he will still be happy with it lol
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It is ok, you can say it, you hated the piece of **** and you want the engineers that designed it to burn in a Christmas pageant fire. That will keep the topic on point for the holidays lol. The 3D camera is a neat little gimmick, but that's what it is, a gimmick. When glasses free 3D gets to the point of being very widespread, like all devices can display it regardless of being able to capture it, and the brightness, vivid color, and HD resolution comes along then we can consider it too cool to pass up. Even without the 3D, the hardware is still good so hopefully when that excitement wears off he will still be happy with it lol
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I think you are right about the 3D feature being a gimmick but besides that I still am very happy to own one. I bought it for the specs not for the 3D. My son doesn't think its a gimmick. He says that's what makes this phone awesome. I will keep mine until HTC comes out with a LTE Evo.
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I got one a month ago from asurion and it was 1.4 alsooooo how old is he? haha
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I got one a month ago from asurion and it was 1.4 alsooooo how old is he? haha
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He is 12
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He is 12
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Lucky kid!
Swyped from mah 3vo!
Decided to start this to start this to see if many people actually care about it considering that its not the best 3d out there. I know devs work super hard on getting all features on the great ROMs they bring us to feed our flashing addiction lol so by no means am I bashing or anything like that. Just curious to see how many ppl are crazy about it 3d.
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Are you referring to our phone (as one of its nicknames is 3d) or the feature?
If your referring to the phone than I love it, while the 3d has gone through its rough times development has picked up and is amazing. At least for cdma (I don't really go into gsm). Because of our awsome devs I kept my 3d instead of buying out my contract and moving on.
If your referring to the feature than in my opinion its a gimmick. I used it for like a week to show it off but that was it. There are rare occasions that I show it off but it's not anything I really care for anymore. I've pretty much moved away from sense and the ability to use 3d.
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Yes I'm refering to the feature the actuall device is great and all the development that has recently emerged IS AMAZING! I sold my GSII to buy this Evo right before ICS update and I gotta say at first I was a bit disappointed (mainly cuz of all the freeze/reboot issues) but after rooting and non stop flashing I couldn't be happier. My thing is that Im sure devs spend a ton of their time working on it but do the benefits really outweigh the time spent?
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I'm CDMA by the way
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I have the GSM version and as far as development, whoa this week saved me from upgrading, I love my Evo, fast, sturdy, right size screen although I couldn't care less about actual 3d camera, as previously stated, it's a gimmick. We have so many jb aosp, cm10 roms, just can't seem to justify the upgrade now. I would also miss all the flaming wars and antics from this forum, at least I have something to replace hockey for the moment
( Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh! )
Haha yup I want Evo 4g lte but same here because of all the great devs here I'm in no rush to upgrade at all
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3D is at the bottom of my list when it comes to features in a Rom. It was interesting to try when I first got the phone but that was about it
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Amazing phone because of the amazing devs. They have been giving lot of love lately. Plus when I play avatar in full sbs on my phone and people see it.... The look on their faces is like a troll drooling. Haha...
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3d was on the bottom of my list
i only bought this phone cause it was cheap and a decent CPU/GPU/RAM and had removable battery and microSD storage for my 32GB class 10 card i already owned.
3D though won me over a bit - it did some nice shots - its a massive gimmick but I think its a shame it hasnt been picked up much.
i sadly dont have a 3d tv or anything so my phone is the only way to show images off.
I actually really want a Nexus4 now too - so bit of a tough decision - if HTC released Jellybean for this Evo3D then I'd probably stick with it another six months or so
as it stands I am sorely tempted by the cheap price of the Nexus4 and the fact that google will support it!
Evo3d is my second htc phone although it has very good specs my next phone won't be htc anymore due to htc development policy. Actually all of the android phones have the same problem a bit but when my evo3d dies i will buy a nexus no matter what
I consider the 3D to be a massive gimmick but in all fairness its a good show-off
with the right 3D video your friends can get blown away. Showed it to a friend of mine and now he wants a 3vo too.
BUT.. being an AOSP lover like me you wont get 3D to show off. Its a damn shame when your friends say "why the eff did you buy a 3D phone when you arent gonna use it for the 3D"
im like [-_-] _|_
I can give a link to avatar qhd sbs if you guys want. Looks really amazing. The picture taking is really a headache though.
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I used it to take a few 3d drunk shots and videos and havent touched it since. It isn't a necessary feature for me and I don't think I'll use it ever again if it comes to JB.
Yeah same here I'm not sure if it's just my device but it really just looks like I'm seeing double so the 3d is useless to me. It would be cool if they could incorporate another cool feature into the 3d switch instead
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i have been tryin alot of roms....paranoid android is really awesome u guys! i think the 3d is one of the most fun devices i've ever owed. when i get lte in my area i'm prolly gonna stick w HTC and get a 4g LTE!
some of the construction job photo's Ive taken with 3d from top of cranes and scissor lifts, have freaked people out.
I'd probably use 3d once a week if not more.
I base my decision on hardware specs, if HTC make it too hard to get s-off then I will go elsewhere for my phones.
But they shouldn't remove it either, need something to save the idiots from themselves
It is cool initially and to show other people. I get a lot of great wow responses but day to day, at least for me it is pretty much useless. I'd rather have a single camera lens and a thinner phone
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i have been tryin alot of roms....paranoid android is really awesome u guys! i think the 3d is one of the most fun devices i've ever owed. when i get lte in my area i'm prolly gonna stick w HTC and get a 4g LTE!
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In my opinion PA is the best rom out. It has a couple minor glitches but nothing that can't be looked past lol. By far the most options available for customizing.
Just hope there's a PA coming for evo 4g lte cuz I'm getting one soon...
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For me 3d is just a nice gadget to show off, and etc, but watchin 3d movies in the bus (when u must sit in bus for 8 hours) are great.
it's a nice feature but i don't often use it...but if the iphone had this option i think the apple fanboys would brag all day about this :laugh: