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I was wondering how many of you might be put off by the fact that the Flyer is shipping with Gingerbread and not Honeycomb - even though it will get Honeycomb later.
Appreciate the feedback.
I love the idea of the scribe technology, but considering how small it is and battery life....plus it is not shipping with Honeycomb and the price is going to be higher than comparable devices....
It's sad as I have owned only HTC phones. I love their quality.
The scribe technology I LOVE! I can see so many added benefits of this - especially in syncing with Evernote. I also see a benefit with those having children.
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I love the idea of the scribe technology,
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There were some internal docs from either bestbuy or costco that were reporting a 10.1" screen edition as well later in the summer.
I'd pay top dollar for Scribe + 10.1". There is a serious dearth of handwriting systems for android. Now if we could just get an OCR input system (e.g. Graffiti for the old Palm PDAs). I've seen a demo of scribe, and it doesn't look like it does input analog>digital, maybe I'm missing something. Still better than nothing.
There was also one more interesting quip about Android 3.0 in Eldar’s article. According to him, if a hardware partner releases the tablet on Android 2.x version of OS, as per licensing agreement for Android 3.0, they are not allowed to update Android 2.x tablets to 3.0 version.
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so if the news(rumors) are true, htc flyer won't be getting any honeycomb due to licensing issues?
source: http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/03/27/google-nexus-tablet-with-android-3-x-to-be-made-by-lg-android-2-x-tablets-wont-upgrade-to-3-0/
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so if the news(rumors) are true, htc flyer won't be getting any honeycomb due to licensing issues?
source: http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/03/27/google-nexus-tablet-with-android-3-x-to-be-made-by-lg-android-2-x-tablets-wont-upgrade-to-3-0/
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I'd say that is probably just a rumour. I've not heard it from any other source. The article at unwiredreview is the only article that author has written and his dubious source of information is a Russian website that he links to
Also this from a far more reliable source:
From @HTC
@Farhadinho Absolutely. We are committed to offering a Honeycomb upgrade as soon as possible after Flyer's release.
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Edit: Whether or not Google are restricting froyo-honeycomb upgrades, it seems the Flyer has got the green light:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/HTC-...r&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter_web
What's all the hype over Honeycomb? I mean, what features do you gain other than all the overhype of being "tablet optimized. "
From my experience with the Xoom, tablet optimized means crashes at will and won't run crap......
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What's all the hype over Honeycomb? I mean, what features do you gain other than all the overhype of being "tablet optimized. "
From my experience with the Xoom, tablet optimized means crashes at will and won't run crap......
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I agreee - I'd rather wait for a stable version.
The Xoom is a worst case scenario. Made by Motorola, released prematurely.
The main benefit I see from Honeycomb is apps which are designed to run on larger screens, instead or "over-inflated" phone apps
Great I can't wait, however....
I can't wait for this tablet to come to market. Ofcourse there will be things I do not like, one is the fact it is not a phone. It is a tablet, and I want a tablet also to be a phone. Since it has 3g enabled I think a phone application is not hard to install. Any ideas on this?
Was all for the flyer as I'm a massive HTC fan ,but just ordered the ASUS transformer as it suits my want for a tablet and the need for a net book for the kids and it has honeycomb already and has good reviews
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Won't be buying due to the fact that I already have a galaxy tab (Big Mistake!!) Although the design and ui of the flyer look good, along with the fact that htc are good with updates, and a lot of people I have talked too like the pen. Not sure about the onlive myself due to the fact that you have to use a onlive controller (what are you meant to do with the tablet if the controller is in both hands?)
http://twitter.com/htc/status/60125525049491456
From HTC's twitter, in response to my questions about the Flyer. They are saying it will get a Honeycomb update.
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Not sure about the onlive myself due to the fact that you have to use a onlive controller (what are you meant to do with the tablet if the controller is in both hands?)
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The idea is that you stream the game to your tv, so the flyer just replaces the normal onlive box that is sold, playing games on the flyer screen is also possible, but i agree that it sounds somewhat difficult :/ maybe they are going to sell some sort of case/stand like the Xoom and iPad have
but yes all the rumors suggest (from staples leaked sheets that a 10 and 8.9 inch honeycomb tablet from htc are coming this june, maybe thats when flyer will get update
id like to see what they do to sense considering there is that base bar on the honeycomb though
HTC Flyer (Evo View)
I'm disappointed in HTC's first tablet. Just the screen size is what disappoints me. Wondering why they dont add the 3D into it like the G-Slate has, after all they are coming out with a new EVO3d that i will be picking up once released!. Companies are struggling to separate themselves from everyone else when these android tablets are going to start looking identical, but HTC has their SenseUI and now Scribe which in my book gives them the edge! I'm just excited to see what happens with 3rd party firmware tweaking for performance to eliminate the possibility of skipping. MikFroyo and Fresh both have wonderful Firmwares that made my Evo many times better in terms of performance while clearing out the clutter
The LG tablet does not have a 3some screen, only 3d camera, a 3some screen of that size would add a lot of extra cost, it just wouldn't be worth it, but yes a bigger screen would have been a better choice by htc, but then again if you look at the first Android phones they made and compare them to what they have now....great things I predict to come
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Game over for me. I just cancelled my preorder since the release date is going to slip again. Im travelling early June and want to make sure I have something to travel with so I ordered the Galaxy Tab 10.1v which I can pick up in a week or so.
Im gutted really! I really wanted a 7" tablet and REALLY wanted a HTC. I will check back here and see what you guys think of it after release *sniff*
We may (hopefully) see something done with the hardware of this phone in time for its launch.
Let's think about this:
-Sprint supposedly booked however many hours to their presentation at CTIA, but it really only lasted like 20 minutes?
-Sprint barely showed off the EVO 3D at their own presentation.
-It was shared with a bootleg tablet, the EVO View 4G.
-Not one mention of price, but availability was speculated to be around the summer, which could mean any month during the Summer timespan and even any month after that. I can recall Sprint's past on release speculation being somewhat inaccurate.
More points to note: (from the 26 minute hands-on video)
-Sprint rep on more than one occasion said the software development was earlier than you'd think.
-Task manager reported 110MB free and ~500MB total RAM. The EVO 3D supposedly has 1GB of RAM. You can see proof of this around the 18:40 mark.
What I think was, according to the 26 minute video that was posted by another member in the oval office thread, the Sprint rep said the software development was "earlier" than you'd think. Could this also mean the hardware was that early as well? Could it mean that this phone was kind of rushed out to meet CTIA when it really wasn't even ready for that?
I think Sprint quickly threw this phone out there, to get a general consensus and reaction from the people and they will take this reaction into consideration when finalizing the EVO 3D hardware. When compared to the GSM version (which was denied by HTC, but later made official), we're losing 3GB of ROM (from 4GB down to 1GB) according to Sprint specs. In fact, there are so many inconsistencies about what the EVO 3D will have, in pure speculation alone and what's posted on the Sprint/HTC websites. We may be working with a number of production units here. Also, in the 26 minute video when the Sprint rep was showing off the task manager, uhh I'm not sure if any of you noticed, but around 18:40, the free memory remaining was around 110 MB and the total memory available was somewhere in the 500MBs and if i'm not mistaken, that's horribly low in comparison to the supposed 1GB of RAM and pretty much on par with the current EVO.
This may be wishful thinking talking, but I don't think it's too far fetched to assume we may have a different phone when launched.
Remember how the original EVO 4G was spotted having a red speaker grill but production unit was changed to silver? Small difference but worth noting.
Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynmqtopi9g&feature=player_embedded
I would think it would need some sort of built in memory if it is going to be recording 1080p video. That was the issue with the og Evo and 720p, the sd card it shipped with wasnt fast enough to keep up with it unless it was heavily compressed.
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We may (hopefully) see something done with the hardware of this phone in time for its launch.
Let's think about this:
-Sprint supposedly booked however many hours to their presentation at CTIA, but it really only lasted like 20 minutes?
-Sprint barely showed off the EVO 3D at their own presentation.
-It was shared with a bootleg tablet, the EVO View 4G.
-Not one mention of price, but availability was speculated to be around the summer, which could mean any month during the Summer timespan and even any month after that. I can recall Sprint's past on release speculation being somewhat inaccurate.
More points to note: (from the 26 minute hands-on video)
-Sprint rep on more than one occasion said the software development was earlier than you'd think.
-Task manager reported 110MB free and ~500MB total RAM. The EVO 3D supposedly has 1GB of RAM. You can see proof of this around the 18:40 mark.
What I think was, according to the 26 minute video that was posted by another member in the oval office thread, the Sprint rep said the software development was "earlier" than you'd think. Could this also mean the hardware was that early as well? Could it mean that this phone was kind of rushed out to meet CTIA when it really wasn't even ready for that?
I think Sprint quickly threw this phone out there, to get a general consensus and reaction from the people and they will take this reaction into consideration when finalizing the EVO 3D hardware. When compared to the GSM version (which was denied by HTC, but later made official), we're losing 3GB of ROM (from 4GB down to 1GB) according to Sprint specs. In fact, there are so many inconsistencies about what the EVO 3D will have, in pure speculation alone and what's posted on the Sprint/HTC websites. We may be working with a number of production units here. Also, in the 26 minute video when the Sprint rep was showing off the task manager, uhh I'm not sure if any of you noticed, but around 18:40, the free memory remaining was around 110 MB and the total memory available was somewhere in the 500MBs and if i'm not mistaken, that's horribly low in comparison to the supposed 1GB of RAM and pretty much on par with the current EVO.
This may be wishful thinking talking, but I don't think it's too far fetched to assume we may have a different phone when launched.
Remember how the original EVO 4G was spotted having a red speaker grill but production unit was changed to silver? Small difference but worth noting.
Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynmqtopi9g&feature=player_embedded
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first time I've seen this being shown anywhere. Speaking about hte RAM issue at hand shown in the video. Very odd that it had like 553MB shown in the taskmanager yet documents shown state it should have 1GB RAM.
Also the differing specs listedon HTC's site and Sprints site when it comes to ROM as HTC states 1GB while sprint states 4GB. Hopefully sprint is right with specs there.
HTC removed the specifications page from the product page. Maybe that's a sign that it's not final. Maybe they're planning to make improvements and they want to keep it secret until the launch day. Couple of hours ago the specification page was still available, but now there is no link for that at the official page.
What's holding up the device is the software, not hardware. Specs wise, what you see is what you get. Changing hardware now in the game would give you a end of 3Q release. You're going to see more device testers in the wild soon, which is more software related than the other.
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What's holding up the device is the software, not hardware. Specs wise, what you see is what you get. Changing hardware now in the game would give you a end of 3Q release. You're going to see more device testers in the wild soon, which is more software related than the other.
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True but hardware like the memory size is still very adjustible and given the differing reports for whats inside leaves lots of possibilities. ie sprint said 4GB ROM while HTC showed 1GB and also in the video above it only showed 533MB RAM while both HTC and sprint said there was 1GB on board.
Just very conflicting reports.
freeza, you make a valid point. However, as you suggested, it's likely because the software running on the Evo 3D wasn't ready. Apart from the quantity of RAM for storage, I don't think the hardware will be significantly different from what was announced.
Yes, Sprint should have done more for the press, but they usually come through in the end.
Lol that is weird. If you search for the evo 3d special page you can find it. But if you are on the HTC evo3d overview they took away the specs tab hah so who knows
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Every time I see specs with 1gb of rom, it also says it's a GSM phone. When I see 4gb of rom, it says CDMA.
This makes me believe that there is a GSM version of the EVO 3D and the amount of rom will be less then Sprint's version....
Yeah it seems odd we have to wait and see.and about the GSM version I doubt it will be called Evo 3D since I believe Evo OS trademark by HTC and sprint together just like.the Evo view is the flyer, and at the end GSM will get 3D phones just like the desire HD was like an evo update it
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Yeah it seems odd we have to wait and see.and about the GSM version I doubt it will be called Evo 3D since I believe Evo OS trademark by HTC and sprint together just like.the Evo view is the flyer, and at the end GSM will get 3D phones just like the desire HD was like an evo update it
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sprint has zero to do with the trademark on EVO. HTC submits the paperwork and owns the rights. But its not Just EVO by itself its the full name of the phone "EVO 3D" "EVO 4G' "EVO View"
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Yeah it seems odd we have to wait and see.and about the GSM version I doubt it will be called Evo 3D since I believe Evo OS trademark by HTC and sprint together just like.the Evo view is the flyer, and at the end GSM will get 3D phones just like the desire HD was like an evo update it
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we don't have to wait and see... the specs are posted @ htc site for gsm and @ sprint site for cdma. not sure why there is so much confusion about this
i am surprised that they are both called the evo 3d though.
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we don't have to wait and see... the specs are posted @ htc site for gsm and @ sprint site for cdma. not sure why there is so much confusion about this
i am surprised that they are both called the evo 3d though.
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Yeah me too, it seems weird will see on summer time for sure tho
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perhaps it would be called desire 3d? it seems to be the trend these days...desire, desire hd, desire s..blah blah blah.....
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perhaps it would be called desire 3d? it seems to be the trend these days...desire, desire hd, desire s..blah blah blah.....
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Yup those are the names for the European GSM phones (well most of them)
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Photon 4G was just announced for Sprint: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/09/motorolas-4-3-inch-photon-4g-brings-tegra-2-kickstand-magic-to/
Similar specs to Evo 3d in some areas but some intriguing differences too like Tegra 2 chip and it being a world phone rather than US only and having a kickstand. There is also reference to accessing a larger screen through a doc which I'm wondering if is something like the Atrix's laptop-like doc (which I love as a concept).
Not heard anything good about Blur but then there are a lot of Sense-detractors too. Anybody know if you can turn off Blur and install another launcher on Motorola phones without bootloading?
Yea I don't like the design, Blur or VGA front facing cam. And to think...I was going to get this phone if HTC didn't reverse their decision on locked bootloaders. HA!
Neither one is perfect for me
I really like HTC so I'm getting the 3D but if I had my way I would take the new EVO 3D without all the 3D stuff
I preordered a 3D
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Photon 4G was just announced for Sprint: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/09/motorolas-4-3-inch-photon-4g-brings-tegra-2-kickstand-magic-to/
Similar specs to Evo 3d in some areas but some intriguing differences too like Tegra 2 chip and it being a world phone rather than US only and having a kickstand. There is also reference to accessing a larger screen through a doc which I'm wondering if is something like the Atrix's laptop-like doc (which I love as a concept).
Not heard anything good about Blur but then there are a lot of Sense-detractors too. Anybody know if you can turn off Blur and install another launcher on Motorola phones without bootloading?
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Well being that its already been shown that the CPU/GPU combo in the 3D is hands above the combo with tegra 2 in the photon, not even an option for me.
There is one feature that would have me choose the photon over the e3d..... 'free' tethering on the laptop dock.
This would set them apart from att with this device and would be the best offer in the industry. If you are willing to buy the phone and laptop dock, they could let you use it on only the phone's data plan. That is win!
But it won't happen.
Ask yourselves that, if the laptop dock use was free, would you be much more likely to buy it?
Decent phone, nice specs but not for me. Plus who knows when it will release. Sprint announced the 3D in March and we won't get it until the end of June so available sometime in Sept. No thanks, the 3D will do everything I want and I prefer Sense over Blur.
I'll take HTC over Moto..
I think the EVO-3D with Myn's "Warm TwoPointThree" ROM will be the best phone for 2011, besides the quad core Nexus-Three
I was going to skip the E3D for some other Android offering and I think I may have found my next phone. It looks good but I have to get confirmation that the bootloader won't be locked down. The specs look pretty awesome and I can't wait until they hack it to work without a laptop dock.
Awesome.
The main reason I'll get this over the E3D is because it's a world phone.
OP you should copy and paste the specs of the phone in the 1st post so people don't ask spec questions.
Photon has 16gb internal storage vs e3d 4gb. I use internal for apps only so 4gb is enough. The Tegra 2 isn't all its Cracked up to be especially against the newer qualcomm chips.
Photon has international support so that could be important for some.
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I think I have decided against the Evo 3D. At this point in time we can expect that the boot loader for the 3D will come encrypted with the possibility of being unlockable at a later time. Motorola has pretty much encrypted everything they have released in the past 6 months except the Xoom. So my initial expectations are that the Photon is also going to come with an encrypted bootloader. Which means I more than likely will not be getting this phone. We know pretty much for certain that the SGS2 will come with an unlockable bootloader. To me the choice is very easy. SGS2 here I come.
Seems similarly specced to the atrix..and no 1080p video recording bio
gqstatus0685 said:
I was going to skip the E3D for some other Android offering and I think I may have found my next phone. It looks good but I have to get confirmation that the bootloader won't be locked down. The specs look pretty awesome and I can't wait until they hack it to work without a laptop dock.
Awesome.
The main reason I'll get this over the E3D is because it's a world phone.
OP you should copy and paste the specs of the phone in the 1st post so people don't ask spec questions.
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4.3-inch qHD display
1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
1GB of RAM
16GB of built-in memory
Gingerbread
MotoBlur
Front and rear facing cameras. Rear is 8mp
Dedicated camera button
Mini USB and HDMI ports
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/09/motorolas-4-3-inch-photon-4g-brings-tegra-2-kickstand-magic-to/
I just saw this and it seriously made me re-think my decision to get the 3D. I've been looking around for benches pitting the Tegra 2 against the 3rd gen Snapdragon. It also has much more internal memory, I believe the 3D is 4gb. My biggest reservation is that Moto isn't very hacker friendly and, from what I've seen, that isn't likely to change any time soon.
But it has been a while since sprint and MOTO played nice
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I was going to skip the E3D for some other Android offering and I think I may have found my next phone. It looks good but I have to get confirmation that the bootloader won't be locked down. The specs look pretty awesome and I can't wait until they hack it to work without a laptop dock.
Awesome.
The main reason I'll get this over the E3D is because it's a world phone.
OP you should copy and paste the specs of the phone in the 1st post so people don't ask spec questions.
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I think most people already saw the specs when the phone was rumored a few weeks ago. There was a thread on it somewhere.
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4.3-inch qHD display
1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
1GB of RAM
16GB of built-in memory
Gingerbread
MotoBlur
Front and rear facing cameras. Rear is 8mp
Dedicated camera button
Mini USB and HDMI ports
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/09/motorolas-4-3-inch-photon-4g-brings-tegra-2-kickstand-magic-to/
I just saw this and it seriously made me re-think my decision to get the 3D. I've been looking around for benches pitting the Tegra 2 against the 3rd gen Snapdragon. It also has much more internal memory, I believe the 3D is 4gb. My biggest reservation is that Moto isn't very hacker friendly and, from what I've seen, that isn't likely to change any time soon.
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Its been done and the snapdragon really looked superior to the tegra 2
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*SNIP* Photon has international support so that could be important for some.
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This is what I'm curious about... Does it have a SIM card? The phone is CDMA & GSM? It would be damn nice to have a good phone to use in Japan if I could just plug in the SIM card from my japan phone
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I think I have decided against the Evo 3D. At this point in time we can expect that the boot loader for the 3D will come encrypted with the possibility of being unlockable at a later time. Motorola has pretty much encrypted everything they have released in the past 6 months except the Xoom. So my initial expectations are that the Photon is also going to come with an encrypted bootloader. Which means I more than likely will not be getting this phone. We know pretty much for certain that the SGS2 will come with an unlockable bootloader. To me the choice is very easy. SGS2 here I come.
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lol, so much wrong in that statement. BTW, it looks as if toast has already looked and saw the 3D can be rooted, so no problem anywhere as far as locked down.
Atrix with a kickstand.... I'll pass.
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lol, so much wrong in that statement. BTW, it looks as if toast has already looked and saw the 3D can be rooted, so no problem anywhere as far as locked down.
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He might be right in the statement he made. The few 3D's that have been seen around are review samples and are s-off. No one is certain whether the initial batch will be encrypted or not due to the fact they were already manufacturing them when HTC decided not to encrypt the boot loaders. We might have to wait for an OTA to get them un-encrypted, won't know until they release. As for Moto, he is correct, they do their best to lock down everything.
Flyer vs EVO View
I will be receiving my EVO View from Sprint in the next few days..my question(s)
Will all development for both devices be under HTC Flyer?
Are there any differences. Ie...WiFi only vs. 3g/4g/wifi. Sprint vs. UK?
Thanks, sorry beforehand if noobish.
Also, with Sprint in mind, would you recommend EVO View over new Galaxy 10.1 or any others that might be coming on Sprint Network?
Thanks
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The HTC Flyer/Evo View is in a different category than the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (at this current time) because at the end of the day, the Flyer/Evo View is currently running a mobile OS and I don't think it should be compared to tablet OS.
With that being said, after experiencing using Gingerbread 2.3 on the Flyer and using Honeycomb 3.1 (which the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has), its a more enjoyable experience with Gingerbread. Honeycomb OS is still in the process of being cooked and there are not that many apps (96 in the featured tablet apps as of 6/23/11) for it, whereas you will have plenty of apps for the Flyer (the mobile apps scale up pretty well). So those are things to think about as far as that.
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Also, the HTC Flyer/Evo View has a niche that no other tablet has right now and that is the ability to write with the Scribe pen. Although it's overpriced in my opinion, it still serves a niche purpose that you might find will help you be more productive. Being able to write/highlight on PDF files was a feature I felt would be helpful for me (i.e. Having your client sign contracts on your Flyer/Evo View instead of paper and instantly having a digital file of it).
So I would recommend it over other tablets if: you will be doing the example above, like the idea of the being able to take screenshots/PDFs/Books and write on them, like the idea of recording something and remembering what you write at that current time, having a digital notepad or want a portable tablet (w/smaller form factor).
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The HTC Flyer/Evo View is in a different category than the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (at this current time) because at the end of the day, the Flyer/Evo View is currently running a mobile OS and I don't think it should be compared to tablet OS.
With that being said, after experiencing using Gingerbread 2.3 on the Flyer and using Honeycomb 3.1 (which the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has), its a more enjoyable experience with Gingerbread. Honeycomb OS is still in the process of being cooked and there are not that many apps (96 in the featured tablet apps as of 6/23/11) for it, whereas you will have plenty of apps for the Flyer (the mobile apps scale up pretty well). So those are things to think about as far as that.
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Also, the HTC Flyer/Evo View has a niche that no other tablet has right now and that is the ability to write with the Scribe pen. Although it's overpriced in my opinion, it still serves a niche purpose that you might find will help you be more productive. Being able to write/highlight on PDF files was a feature I felt would be helpful for me (i.e. Having your client sign contracts on your Flyer/Evo View instead of paper and instantly having a digital file of it).
So I would recommend it over other tablets if: you will be doing the example above, like the idea of the being able to take screenshots/PDFs/Books and write on them, like the idea of recording something and remembering what you write at that current time, having a digital notepad or want a portable tablet (w/smaller form factor).
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This!. All the reviews kept whining about the flyer/view not running honeycomb but alot of those reviewers didn't realize that honeycomb was barely polished enough for the 10 inch tabs they were first released for. The apps issue is another plus for it running gingerbread at the moment. While it is still a tablet, just like you said it can't be compared to the likes of the galaxy tab because they are running different os versions. Once honeycomb or even ice cream sandwich is available for our devices then hopefully things get better than what they already are.
That's a good question actually, regarding the ROM development. Past experience on the Desire Z/G2 phone was that ROMs can be developed to be agnostic of GSM network differences. Not being a developer, I'm just guessing that custom ROMs will be developed to leave the 3G/4G radio portion of the memory alone. But the issue of some models having 3G/4G and WiFi, and some WiFi only might complicate the matters.
Also, I don't know if it makes a difference that the UK Flyer is GSM (WCDMA?) and the Sprint EVO View is EV-DO and WiMax (from what little I know of Sprint's network). It might just be a difference in the radio software, or it might require completely different ROMs. I don't think we would know until people start messing around with the various stock ROMs and see what the difference is.
Hello all,
Apologies if this is not the right forum to post this question, but it seems like the most appropriate one.
I was just wondering if anyone here has used both the htc evo 4g lte and the samsung galaxy s iii ? I'm going to be upgrading my current phone (evo 4g) in a few weeks and I'm trying to decide which phone to go with. I'm leaning towards the evo. I like that it supports encryption and google wallet. But I like that the galaxy has a (slightly) bigger screen.
So I'm just curious if anyone here has been able to do a side by side comparison of the two. Any problems or pluses with either of them when compared to each other?
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Well the Evo has sense 4.0 which i truly love.I am a huge fan of sense and I strongly recommend it.Both devices feature the same processor so the speed is similar between the two.I also must admit that samsung did a good job with touchwiz 5.0 it is also very fluid and fast.But in the end it all comes to your preference although I strongly recommend the evo regardless of the unremovable battery.
The evo lte has an un-removable battery? I really dislike that. Although to be fair I don't think I've had a cell phone battery go dead before I wind up getting a new phone.
I'm leaning towards the evo since I also like sense. And I like that the evo has google wallet and supports encryption. I just haven't used a samsung phone before so not sure what their interface is like, or if there's a big enough difference in the screens to take that into consideration when deciding between the two.
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The evo lte has an un-removable battery? I really dislike that. Although to be fair I don't think I've had a cell phone battery go dead before I wind up getting a new phone.
I'm leaning towards the evo since I also like sense. And I like that the evo has google wallet and supports encryption. I just haven't used a samsung phone before so not sure what their interface is like, or if there's a big enough difference in the screens to take that into consideration when deciding between the two.
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I've owned both the EVO and the first gen EPIC since they around the time they came out. I've also used both the Samsung Galaxy S III (briefly played with a Sprint demo) and own the EVO LTE and bought my fiancee the Nexus S 4G about a year ago which I've also used quite a bit. There is no noticeable screen size between the EVO and the SGS III. That one/tenth of an inch is not noticeable IMO. Also for once HTC has trumped Samsung on screen technology in the same generation: the SLCD-2 screen blows the HD Super Amoled PenTile screen away in everything except the deepness of blacks. Depending on what you spend your time looking at this may make a difference to you or not.
Also there is really not a lot of performance difference right now between the SGSIII and the EVO. I don't think current Android architecture knows what to do with that extra gig of RAM. At the moment, the One X and EVO are still beating the SGSIII with the Qualcomm S4 in all of the benchmarks I've seen. Here is the most thorough one: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/20/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review-shootout-atandt-vs-sprint/
Since you are asking for an opinion, I will put it this way: Samsungs are like suped-up rally cars (think Subaru WRX or Mitsubushi EVO). They have every feature under the sun, but would you really want to drive your boss to lunch in one? On the other hand, an HTC is like an Audi--performance plus refinement. If you have already gotten used to Sense on your EVO then the way things are done on the new EVO will just make more sense (pardon the pun).
One Example: HTC changes the ICS standard interface on Settings so that unlike most ICS phones (including Nexus and Samsung) the menu has a white background with black text. Well, that's not the way Google did it. However, when you are in direct sunlight outside, even with your sunglasses on, you can make out the display and adjust the brightness up or turn on autobrightness. With Samsung, the Nexus or any other ICS phone that is hewing more closely to Google's design standard, your screen will just be a big washed out mess.
That is the kind of thought that HTC puts into their devices.
For an EVO user, that has not had an upgrade since the OG EVO 4G, the new EVO will be a whole other world for you. The biggest difference is over 2GB of usable storage for apps and 9GB for data (of 16GB total).
However, make sure you test for your wifi connectivity where you use it most thoroughly. I did get one of those devices that seems to drop Wifi randomly and need to swap it out. After that, I am also going to root and probably run the Charmeleon rom with the storage swap--I am a packrat and even the 9GB of onboard storage is not giving me enough elbow room. However there is a mod to swap your external_sd card for the internal one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1713737
That would make my 64GB SanDisk my primary storage, and once LTE get's lit in Houston next week, that should be just about perfect.
I actually do really like Audi's and would pick one over the WRX - although i've test driven the WRX when it first came out and it is a fun car also
I'm going to order the EVO LTE tomorrow - hopefully I wont run into too many problems when i try to keep my sero plan.