How is the Motorola Photon 4G? I want to get one but wanted to know from any owner willing to tell me how they like it..
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Josh Talltree
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I would highly recommend newalker's review. When I got my Photon from a Motorola rep, I was a little skeptical, but I've been liking this phone more and more.
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Buy it. Honestly it was this or "Epic 4g Touch" and I love my Photon. Or wait and get the Evo Design and have a 4 inch display, 5mp camera, single core snapdragon, and only 768mb of ram. And way less internal storage...
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I posted a review of the Photon 4G on my website:
http://www.cdoubleop.com/post/8866866371/motorola-photon-4g-review
I had an epic then a nexus and now this and I love it battery life is amazing, radios are fast and powerful and screen is bright and crisp, plus the storage on this phone is crazy I have so many apps on this thing even all running and never have memory issues, love it get one don't bother waiting for the gs2 with the lower Res screen and worse camera and less storage. Take it from some one who knows samsungs, att the end off the day I guarantee it be like all other samsungs, glitchy, slow with software problems, and GPS issues and other radio issues all of their cdma phones have them. Get a photon cause once the bootloader gets unlocked and the gsm radios hacked this phone will be un stoppable. Oh yeah graphic capabilities are awesome btw.
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If its anything like the atrix I highly recommend it. If it gets an unlocked bootloader. If you can't void your warranty on it, its just your average android phone.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
Its a pretty good phone but I think atrix better
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Best phone sprint has out right now. Once we get an unlocked bootloader with 4g, this thing will be Beast
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It does have an unlocked bootloader
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If the bootloader is unlocked then I would jump on it. It just came out so there is/will be a lot of effort put into developing for it. Plus it will probably at least get an ics update. That's not guaranteed, but it does help that Moto was just bought by google.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
i think it's sprint's best smartphone at the moment. at least til the epic touch 4g comes out sept 9.
for me signal strength and call quality are big factors. i've compared it to my friends' evo 3d and the evo 4g. in low signal strength areas - it routinely has more bars of signal strength than those phones. i've run speedtest's compared to those two phones as well. both evo's are peakier while the photon takes the steady and solid approach.
2200-2500 quadrant scores too with the photon. now if the epic touch 4g has great signal reception AND it's the more powerful phone (definitely) -- then i'll be the first to switch.
Did a little write up on both the 3D and Mo-Pho here:
https://androidgz.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/debating-on-an-evo-3d-or-photon-maybe-this-will-help/
Hope it helps!
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Awesome and never read a more honest review.... Cheers I am getting the mo pho
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adiallo77 said:
Its a pretty good phone but I think atrix better
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Photon is better because it is on Sprint.
Lmao. They're the same phone besides the screen size.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
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the gs2 with the lower Res screen and worse camera and less storage.
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Except that it doesn't have a worse camera or less storage. A quick Google search will prove that statement is absurd (hint, it's built into your phone - try it).
I just got my wife a Photon about a week or so ago, and it's a terrific phone. It's everything I was hoping the Evo 3d would be, but wasn't. Great signal, fast, good battery life, kickstand and great volume. The screen is just fine also.
Go play with one and you'll see for yourself.
Im not on sprint but being that the atrix and photon are similarly specced aside from both having Qhd screens but the photon screen is 4.3 inches. The photon should get excellent reception, gps, be fast overall, has good wifi reception and speed, super bright led backlit screen which should be turned down by the way to save battery, and I don't know what size battery it has but it should get great battery life still. Tegra games and heavy 3g downloading can and will suck juice fast so try to be plugged in for that. Is the speaker loud and clear also? It is by far the best mono speaker I have ever hears on the ATRIX. Nokia wins on stereo speakers though.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
The Photon is fast as hell, but no frills. Don't expect a whole lot of extra options; it just works well and works very quickly. Build quality is very good, although the back cover is awkward to detach. Battery life is also phenomenal, partially due to its RGBW screen.
Some people don't like the screen though, because the subpixel pattern is visible, especially at high brightness--to me images on the phone look halftoned, i.e. they look like newspaper images. I don't find that distracting, and I actually think it's kind of cool but some people can't stand it.
If you're a power user and you want to get the most out of this phone, you're going to need 3rd party apps. Fortunately, I already own a bunch from my previous Android phones. If you use a home screen replacement, one nice thing about MotoBlur is that its widgets are normal Android widgets, so they're compatible with most home screen replacements. The Photon is also super easy to root.
So overall, I recommend the Photon. However, I, myself, will probably be exchanging it for the Epic 4G Touch on Sept. 9, just because I think that phone still sounds like the best of the new pack.
I'm loving my photon coming from Evo 4G. The only way I'd dump it is Sprint getting the iphone 5.
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I hope you realize that you just stabbed us all in the heart. Such blasphemy you speak!
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I approve this message.
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I hope you realize that you just stabbed us all in the heart. Such blasphemy you speak!
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I'm neutral when it comes to ios vs android. I like the customization of android,but the apps and the UI is of much lower quality compared to ios,and the whole update thing is a crapshoot.
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Hi guys, I currently have photon which I do like. I I hate motoblur, and end up rooting it and removing sprint bloat, installing different launcher, sms app, keyboard as photons stock offering is very much lacking.
Now, I always love custom roms which makes phone snapper, and right now, photon doesn't really have much to offer as far as dev goes at all... Specially due to unlocking method which kills 4g and so much workaround required to get it working.
I have an opportunity to trade my photon in for an evo3d. As far as raw performance gods, which is better? Is tegra chip much better than the dual core in the evo? I know that with the evo there is much more development going on to say the least, but is the device pretty comparable performance wise? Isn't photons display a little richer? Even though both are qhd?
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Im going to give the best opinion before a battle breaks out. Go with whichever one your happier with. There both good phones.
Free Dirk!!!
The display on the EVO looks better in my opinion because if you look close at the photon it gets all colored its the pentile display. You will get mixed results about which phone has more raw power. The biggest differences are 3d vs global. The EVO also has an asynchronous processor and the photon doesn't. It's preference. Personally if I need my phone to last I can get a good 17 hours so I don't know if battery life is that important. But a lot of people saythat the photon is faster. I couldn't give you a verdict on that. They are both great phones.
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knowledge561 said:
Im going to give the best opinion before a battle breaks out. Go with whichever one your happier with. There both good phones.
Free Dirk!!!
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Well said knowledge. I think we all know how this thread will end up.
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Could care less about gsm on the device, i like build quality of the evo, but I want something with better potential, performance, and display.
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The display on the EVO looks better in my opinion because if you look close at the photon it gets all colored its the pentile display. You will get mixed results about which phone has more raw power. The biggest differences are 3d vs global. The EVO also has an asynchronous processor and the photon doesn't. It's preference. Personally if I need my phone to last I can get a good 17 hours so I don't know if battery life is that important. But a lot of people saythat the photon is faster. I couldn't give you a verdict on that. They are both great phones.
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Funny that a thread with this same title got locked about a week ago. Compare development pages too. Your answer is clear.
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Could care less about gsm on the device, i like build quality of the evo, but I want something with better potential, performance, and display.
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The display on the EVO is better. Again performance is a toss up. Ive seen very convincing results of the EVO heaving the more powerful processor but many people argue for the tegra two. You'll be pretty good either way.
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Funny that a thread with this same title got locked about a week ago. Compare development pages too. Your answer is clear.
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+1 just compare development page.
Whichever one you have is the best
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The display on the EVO is better. Again performance is a toss up. Ive seen very convincing results of the EVO heaving the more powerful processor but many people argue for the tegra two. You'll be pretty good either way.
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As a owner of both.
Display: the 3D has a slightly crisper display but even with the brightness all the way down the Photon is still view-able in sunlight. Even with the brightness all the way up the 3D the screen is barely usable.
Battery: the Photon is heads and shoulders above the 3D. I'm a heavy user and was able to get more than a day worth of usage.
Radio: Photon wins here again. Locks and stays connected to 4G, 3G and voice signals much better than the 3D. The 3D would always drop connection on me whenever I tried downloading larger files.
Performance: Quadrant scores don't mean much but I consistently got around 2700 on the Photon running at stock speeds. The 3D only got 2200 max at stock speeds, the only time I got 2700-3000 I had to be overclocked at around 1.5Ghz. Remember the photon is only running at 1Ghz ( no overclocking available yet )
Sense vs. Blur: Sense adds a lot of apps and additional functionality but I do not use much if any of it, so for me it's just bloat. I prefer to replace rosie with Launcher Pro. The HTC gallery would never load my picasa album but the Photon's gallery loads my pics fine.
I never used the 3D functionality on the 3D but missed the kickstand on my OG Evo so the kickstand on the Photon is a welcome sight for sore eyes. The kickstand works in every orientation except upside down.
I travel over seas a lot so the gsm roaming is also a great addition.
Before either device launched the Photon was my original choice but being a gadget geek like most of you here, I caved and got the Evo 3D because it launched first.
There you have it, my summation of the features specs that are important for me.
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As a owner of both.
Display: the 3D has a slightly crisper display but even with the brightness all the way down the Photon is still view-able in sunlight. Even with the brightness all the way up the 3D the screen is barely usable.
Battery: the Photon is heads and shoulders above the 3D. I'm a heavy user and was able to get more than a day worth of usage.
Radio: Photon wins here again. Locks and stays connected to 4G, 3G and voice signals much better than the 3D. The 3D would always drop connection on me whenever I tried downloading larger files.
Performance: Quadrant scores don't mean much but I consistently got around 2700 on the Photon running at stock speeds. The 3D only got 2200 max at stock speeds, the only time I got 2700-3000 I had to be overclocked at around 1.5Ghz. Remember the photon is only running at 1Ghz ( no overclocking available yet )
Sense vs. Blur: Sense adds a lot of apps and additional functionality but I do not use much if any of it, so for me it's just bloat. I prefer to replace rosie with Launcher Pro. The HTC gallery would never load my picasa album but the Photon's gallery loads my pics fine.
I never used the 3D functionality on the 3D but missed the kickstand on my OG Evo so the kickstand on the Photon is a welcome sight for sore eyes. The kickstand works in every orientation except upside down.
I travel over seas a lot so the gsm roaming is also a great addition.
Before either device launched the Photon was my original choice but being a gadget geek like most of you here, I caved and got the Evo 3D because it launched first.
There you have it, my summation of the features specs that are important for me.
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Nicely stated, if I wasn't getting the sgs2 next week, I'd grab a photon because of this. Lol
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Go with whichever phone meats ur needs!
Here's a screen cap of my battery usage
And I still have 30% to go.
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Go with whichever phone meats ur needs!
Here's a screen cap of my battery usage
And I still have 30% to go.
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From that shot it looks as if you don't hardly use your phone at all.
Your phone idle is using twice the battery your screen is using.
felacio said:
From that shot it looks as if you don't hardly use your phone at all.
Your phone idle is using twice the battery your screen is using.
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He's also got 4g on. :|
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Go with whichever phone meats ur needs!
Here's a screen cap of my battery usage
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From that shot it looks as if you don't hardly use your phone at all.
Your phone idle is using twice the battery your screen is using.
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That's because I turn backlighting all the way down.
The screen is still bright enough.
I thought about it too. I switched to sprint from Verizon. I had a Droid x and decided to go with an evidence 3d. I had it over night and took it back and got a photon. It's way better than the evo. I'm not one for htc's sense stuff. The speaker is louder on the photon, camera seems better, and the phone is lite weight. I also like the trimmed edges
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Sprint is throwing all their money into marketing for the Evo 3D but the Photon is a better phone bar none. The Photon would be a beast if it had the dev support like the Evo 3D.
Even without the dev support the Photon is still better.
I'm rooted but the bootloader is still locked so no real modding/customization as yet.
I have 30 days to decide but I think my mind is already made up.
The Evo 3D almost made me switch to Verizon, that's how bad it's radio issues were for me.
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Sprint is throwing all their money into marketing for the Evo 3D but the Photon is a better phone bar none. The Photon would be a beast if it had the dev support like the Evo 3D.
Even without the dev support the Photon is still better.
I'm rooted but the bootloader is still locked so no real modding/customization as yet.
I have 30 days to decide but I think my mind is already made up.
The Evo 3D almost made me switch to Verizon, that's how bad it's radio issues were for me.
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Wow, the issues you have or had make no sense. HTC radios are updated and improved more often and faster than any others I've seen. Price for the photon already droppped a hundred bucks at bestbuy. The only feature the photon has that I'm jelous of is the dock to t.v. control. Other than that laggy and and the too much plastic feel are overwhelming for such a high end phone.
And their off!!!!
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Trying to pick up one of these beastly spec'd phones off of ebay this week. Anyone have any major gripes or anything on the development? I am coming from an Evo Shift, gets amazingly awesome battery life but I am growing tired of the keyboard and the small screen. My gfs ns4g makes my screen look old and tired and from all the reviews I have seen the screen on this one looks incredible. Sorry for the long rant, any info is appreciated.
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Trying to pick up one of these beastly spec'd phones off of ebay this week. Anyone have any major gripes or anything on the development? I am coming from an Evo Shift, gets amazingly awesome battery life but I am growing tired of the keyboard and the small screen. My gfs ns4g makes my screen look old and tired and from all the reviews I have seen the screen on this one looks incredible. Sorry for the long rant, any info is appreciated.
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It's a really good phone for the development that we really don't have yet the battery life is really good on this without a custom kernels
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I did notice dev was a little slow, but its kinda the same with the shift. Is the source code released for this so custom kernels can be made?
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I did notice dev was a little slow, but its kinda the same with the shift. Is the source code released for this so custom kernels can be made?
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yes source code has been released a few kernels made. Things just move a little slow due to not many devs imho. But the phone is really good stock. Great battery life and reception
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Not hating on the photon or the devs. Lack of advertisement. Prolly the main reason why this phone isn't as popular. Sprint focused too much on the epic touch imo. So development is rather slow. It still is a solid phone. Though this is my second photon, i still get around 2-3 restarts a day at the least. Only Real issue so far. Build quality, reception, sound quality are all exceptional. Screen may have a qHD display but coming from an AMOLED display(samsung vibrant), the colors seem washed out. Viewing angles aren't the greatest. I'd give the Epic Touch 4G some serious thought. The exynos chipset, 4.52 inches of super AMOLED plus(resolution is lower but it's not pixelated like people make it out to be), still picture quality. All crowd pleasers. Reception isn't as good as the photons and build quality... It may seem a little toyish. But you can bet that the dev section there is really active. Especially since the international version of the phone has been out for a while.
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I have both the Photon and Epic Touch in my house (Photon is mine). Complaints on the Photon - none except there are few developers but progress is being made. Complaints on the Epic - slow to wake up, lower radio signals than the Photon, lower call quality than the Photon, poor speakerphone. Praise for the Photon - radio signal strength, call quality, battery life, ability to clear individual notifications, Motorola updates are hapenning. Praise for the Epic Touch - gorgeous screen, phone controls in notification drop down, screen size (could be a complaint for small hands), better looking stock Widgets, battery life, huge developer support. I can't say I know for sure, but evidently the Photon is EVDO Rev B ready but the Epic Touch is not - do your own research since I stopped my investigation when I was satisfied the Photon was EVDO Rev B ready.
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Not hating on the photon or the devs. Lack of advertisement. Prolly the main reason why this phone isn't as popular. Sprint focused too much on the epic touch imo. So development is rather slow. It still is a solid phone. Though this is my second photon, i still get around 2-3 restarts a day at the least. Only Real issue so far. Build quality, reception, sound quality are all exceptional. Screen may have a qHD display but coming from an AMOLED display(samsung vibrant), the colors seem washed out. Viewing angles aren't the greatest. I'd give the Epic Touch 4G some serious thought. The exynos chipset, 4.52 inches of super AMOLED plus(resolution is lower but it's not pixelated like people make it out to be), still picture quality. All crowd pleasers. Reception isn't as good as the photons and build quality... It may seem a little toyish. But you can bet that the dev section there is really active. Especially since the international version of the phone has been out for a while.
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Kind of makes me feel guilty, I've never had this restart issue. I do wish that could be pinned down.
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Kind of makes me feel guilty, I've never had this restart issue. I do wish that could be pinned down.
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Yea it's kinda annoying. I'd be in the middle of a call, talking, not realizing that it's restarting(cuz ridiculously slow boot up times). And i probably see the 'Dual Core' splash screen like 5 times a day. Sad that apparently it can't handle all that power. Or im just unfortunate. I really wanna trade or exchange this for an epic touch but im past the 14 days so fail...
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I have both the Photon and Epic Touch in my house (Photon is mine). Complaints on the Photon - none except there are few developers but progress is being made. Complaints on the Epic - slow to wake up, lower radio signals than the Photon, lower call quality than the Photon, poor speakerphone. Praise for the Photon - radio signal strength, call quality, battery life, ability to clear individual notifications, Motorola updates are hapenning. Praise for the Epic Touch - gorgeous screen, phone controls in notification drop down, screen size (could be a complaint for small hands), better looking stock Widgets, battery life, huge developer support. I can't say I know for sure, but evidently the Photon is EVDO Rev B ready but the Epic Touch is not - do your own research since I stopped my investigation when I was satisfied the Photon was EVDO Rev B ready.
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Everyone's talking bout Rev B. And it hasn't even been confirmed by sprint. Also there have been talks bout a 800mhz network that the photon doesn't support but the evo 3d and et4g do. Can go either way at this point
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I want them to turn on the WiMax tower in my area. Clearwire has one but it's not turned on and I have no idea why. Although Rev B would be awesome as well.
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Everyone's talking bout Rev B. And it hasn't even been confirmed by sprint. Also there have been talks bout a 800mhz network that the photon doesn't support but the evo 3d and et4g do. Can go either way at this point
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Yea, not holding my breath given once the decision is made there will be a length of time to roll it out, but nice to know the capability is there if I'm lucky enough to be in an area that gets it early in the roll out. I don't know what you mean about not supporting 800 MHz, I just read the box the phone came in and it states it supports 800 MHz and 1.9 GHz CDMA.
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Kind of makes me feel guilty, I've never had this restart issue. I do wish that could be pinned down.
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Luckily, it's only happened twice since the last official OTA update.
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Yea, not holding my breath given once the decision is made there will be a length of time to roll it out, but nice to know the capability is there if I'm lucky enough to be in an area that gets it early in the roll out. I don't know what you mean about not supporting 800 MHz, I just read the box the phone came in and it states it supports 800 MHz and 1.9 GHz CDMA.
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Yea that's what I thought but apparently it doesn't support sprints 800mhz. Makes no sense but read it at multiple places. Can't link as I'm not on a computer right now
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hopefully they'll fix that. But who knows. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Hi, i sold my atrix.....again to buy a photon xD....soo I live in portugal and I hope photon work fine here.
Since i live in portugal and i dont use verizon only sim card, its possible to disable verizon completly?
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Hi, i sold my atrix.....again to buy a photon xD....soo I live in portugal and I hope photon work fine here.
Since i live in portugal and i dont use verizon only sim card, its possible to disable verizon completly?
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There was a thread somewhere that showed how to bypass/stop the sprint activation thing on the phone.
Let me see if I can find it.
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265816
Hope that's what you where looking for.
Bit the bullet on a NIB Photon for 280 on ebay
congrads! i also have a little small pros for the photon over the epic touch. most people pass them up, but they still count!
1. Photon has curved corners and allows it easier to hold.
2. SD card on epic requires batt pull to remove, photon is above the batt.
3. photon has a side button dedicated to camera, new epic does not (if you recall, the first epic did have this button so this is a step back imo for samsung)
both are great phones and both with make you super happy. If you were wanting a device to do alot of videos, pix, games and such then id go epic.
if your like me and looking for a phone that is best in class for reception and able to make calls, txt, emails, and such, then the Photon is you winner.
just remember, in a year they both will be old news ha ha
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2. SD card on epic requires batt pull to remove, photon is above the batt.
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What's that above the batt I see? Lol . I own both phones just wanted to clear up that mistake.
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just remember, in a year they both will be old news ha ha
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Ha, try one month, the Nexus Prime / Droid Prime is right around the corner and its going to blow everyone away.
So i have an epic touch 4g , and i was thinking of picking up the photon tomorrow because the epic is f***ing massive and plastic. But the samoled is beautiful and it is smooth as butter.
So I figured i would ask some owners of the device for some honest thoughts on if it would be a good switch .
Thanks
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I can't tell *much* of a difference between my photon screen and my epic screen. Choice is yours in the end, but ultimately I couldn't give Samsung more money after the fail in terms of software and support of the Epic.
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So i have an epic touch 4g , and i was thinking of picking up the photon tomorrow because the epic is f***ing massive and plastic. But the samoled is beautiful and it is smooth as butter.
So I figured i would ask some owners of the device for some honest thoughts on if it would be a good switch .
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Well, I have had the Epic 4g and I do REALLY miss the Super AMOLED screen because it is brighter and a bit clearer than my Photon screen. I have not looked at the Epic Touch in person, however, I have been getting AT LEAST a full day with moderate to heavy use before I have to plug in my Photon. I don't know how your battery is lasting you on that, but I am not disappointed with my Photon AT ALL!
The best thing I can suggest is go to either google and check the specs of each phone, or I go to www.phonescoop.com to find the specs of the phones that I look at getting.
In the end it is up to you and what you want your phone to do.
Good luck.
I love my Photon. But there is no right phone for everyone. What it comes down to is what works for you. I thought that i would want to switch to the epic touch, but i am really happy with the Photon. It has the best signal I have had with Sprint. I use the internet alot, and with other phones there were places that it was to slow to use. The Photon doesn't have the development that other phones have, but a phone must be a phone first in my opinion.
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The samoled+ is gorgeous but it feels big and cheap.
The photon handles better in hand but im concerned ghost blur will make my phone lag out like crazy like the atrix .
Also the fact they use the pentile display.
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Well, I had an Epic Touch 4G for two weeks, and returned it. Not because I wasn't happy, I loved the device, but because the money was better used buying credits and working towards graduation.
That being said, the Epic 4G had great battery life for me, although it seems some on the forums have had an issue with this. I could easily get through a 12 hour work day and arrive home with 40% of my battery left and that's on moderate usage.
The radios on the ET worked pretty well for me also. Again, some people on the forums have reported otherwise. All in all, very comparable to the Epic before it. However, the device was quick to drop 4G at times.
The screen...well, it's great. I don't have the expectation that the Photon screen is in anyway going to compare, but, then again, I hear the ET's radios don't compare to those found on the Photon.
The ET is smooth as butter, it has some really cool features packed in, like a Font Switcher, that really should have been addressed by the Vanilla OS by now, in my opinion. Call quality was exceptional and all in all I don't expect the Photon to really outclass the ET in anyway.
Those are my honest interpretations of one side of that coin. Give me another two weeks, and I shall complete my thoughts.
I agree with sgtmedeiros on the signal aspect as well. The Samsung Epic 4g I had maintained good signal strength, but this phone can hold on to signal even better than the Epic could ever. A phone should be a phone first in my book as well, and what phone is a true phone if it cannot keep a decent cell signal?
If you have the money and wanna try it, then go for it. I do not believe you will be disappointed.
I'll make it real simple:
If your into rooting, modding, flashing ROMs and what the newest of the new, keep the ET4g
If your fine with stock w/root and just want a powerful, high quality and the most reliable android phone on sprint, get the photon.
I had the Nexus S before the Photon and I always had terrible signal and dropped calls. No matter how nice the screen is, I need a phone first and foremost. Plus the Photon's screen with the brightness turned all the way up isn't so bad.
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I had the Nexus S before the Photon and I always had terrible signal and dropped calls. No matter how nice the screen is, I need a phone first and foremost. Plus the Photon's screen with the brightness turned all the way up isn't so bad.
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True. And that's how I feel. Plus I'm excited to get back to the legendary build quality of Moto.
I've read so much praising the radio of this phone, are any of your data speeds actually faster?
Both phones are to a point where custom Roms aren't even necessary any more unless there are cool little things to add in that carriers took out.
The main issue for me will be the screen because the samoled+ is so color rich. But then again the photon is sharper.
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Both phones are quality and they have their own best
At the bottom line usually I'm concern on video recording and get early latest software so Motorola photon is best for me
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just say no to samsung. you will be happier
Epic touch does not record video in stereo, but has 1080p, photon does, but only in 720p.
Both are excellent phones. You cannot go wrong with EITHER phone so it really just comes down to what YOU prefer. I currently have the Epic 4G Touch and did have a Photon for a month. Both phones have pros and cons. The Photon has a better radio. You get a stronger signal by far but honestly have not had any issues with the Samsung as far as getting a signal when I need it. The Photon has well documented issues with no audio on calls and random reboots. I am staying with the Samsung because I like the look and feel plus how slim it is.
I will say that more people have commented on the phone than with any other phone I have ever owned.
I personally have both phones and even though the e4gt is a really nice device and they did a nice job with the new touch wiz, and the screen colors and camera ate great I find that overall I like my photon better. The feel in my hand, Tegra zone, radio strength and speed and I do like the photon screen while not as great as the amoled plus the higher resolution is what does it for me. I do also use the webtop dock and dedicated car dock and those accesories really trend to seal the deal for me since the e4gt doesn't have them. Both are great phones and it really just comes down to personal preference.
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I ended up getting the photon, thank you guys for the little push over the fence, so glad i did!
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I tried both phones. The Epic touch is a richer multimedia experience. The web pages are buttery smooth and online video streaming is a higher quality. I did notice however that on basic web pages (full and mobile sites) with both phones in 4g that photon did loaded most pages faster. Both devices are fast and packed with features. The epic touch has a better looking and larger(slightly) screen. The photon feels better in my hands. One key selling point is that the photon hands down has better call quality and radio quality. I manage a roast beef shop, but I also sale turkey, chicken, ham, shakes, fries etc... but my business is roast beef first. After all the bells and whistles a phone needs to be able to do phone stuff like clear call quality. That being said, to me the photon is the better device.
I was going thru the same thing and decided to keep my photon due to reliability.
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I have a Photon, but played a lot with the Samsung. Kept the Photon. Comments:
Samsung
- Colors are over saturated - they do 'pop', but they are not accurate
- Not as big as I thought it would be - size not an issue
- Screen low resolution was the show-stopper for me; a larger screen but lower resolution? What were they thinking.
- Build too light, flimsy and plasticy
Photon
- GSM SIM a big plus to me since I travel overseas
- Photon screen is brighter and whiter
- Screen much better outside
- I keep the screen turned down to 15-20% (too bright otherwise) - battery life is awesome
- USB charging port on the wrong side - makes the kickstand useless
- Awesome radio - haven't dropped a call yet
Tried network bandwidth in the store with both phones - Photon loaded first 75% of the time
But, you know, if the Samsung had a larger qHD screen, might have gone with it!
hi, I'm looking to upgrade my photon to HTC EVO 4G LTE
does anyone here own both of the phone ?
and can you give me some inputs ?
what I'm really want to know is :
-voice quality / earpiece sound quality (the photon is the very good if its not the best ear piece on a phone that i have ever owned before)
-battery life ( i use seidio extended battery on my photon, so i want o know what to expect from the non removable battery of HTC)
-radio reception strenght ? (again the Photon is one of the best in this department as well)
i want to upgrade because :
-im tired of waiting for the ICS on the photon
-and though the seideio battery is awesome , but the bulk is quite noticeable
-and the photon screen is terrible IMHO (can't hurt to change to 720p 4.7" screen NON PENTILE)
actually i also considered the Samsung galaxy SIII but i've never been a fan of samsung, and to me their build quality is not so good, and the material used is feel kind of cheap
and also i hate the touch wizzz i've always been a fan of SENSE but because the EVO 3D have bad radio reception, then i bought the Photon, which is an awesome phone.
anyway , can please somebody gimme some inputs ?
thank you so much.
I currently have the Photon, Evo 4G LTE and a Galaxy S3.
The Evo LTE is an elegant phone, but it's honestly not a lot better than the Photon in terms of functionality and speed.
When swapping between the phones I am reminded of how fast the Photon is, and it just fits in the hand. The two more recent phones are bulky and more difficult to operate with one hand.
My particular Evo has a bad antenna (just shipped it off to HTC for repair), so it kept dropping calls. But voice/call/radio quality on the Evo is really nice otherwise. In fact voice quality is the best I have ever used I think. And the screen is great! And the Evo's camera is super. Battery life is also very good!
On the downside the Evo feels fragile to me, unlike the Photon. Photon feels sturdy, and rubberized so it doesn't slip out of the hand very easily. Evo is slippery. Add a case and it's even bigger...
For the record, although the Evo and GS3 use the same chip, the GS3 is much faster all around. Lots of things, like voice to text, are faster on the Photon. ICS slowed that functionality down for some reason.The Photon translates sentences MUCH faster.
In all, ICS does not add a lot of meaningful advantages, and it slows some things down (like speech to text.) I would give the Evo a shot if I were you - just don't expect a HUGELY better experience and you should like it just fine. And I would not ditch your Photon just yet.
hmmm
thanks , you seems like the perfect person for me to ask
because you own all 3 of them
anyway about the phone call quality, the evo is better than the photon ?
and how about radio signal reception strength ?
if you have to choose between the SGS3 vs EVO LTE which one will you choose ?
actually i do really like the photon
the only thing is that i love SENSE so much that using any android without it seems like a little weird for me.
thats why I'm leaning towards the EVO LTE rather than the SGS3 because of the SENSE
but i wont buy the EVO LTE if the performance is not that great
the only thing that i like about the newer devices is their screen,
i love the Photon
its like the perfect phone.
it can work globally.
and have very good call sound quality.
and also the speakerphone is one of the best i heard from a phone before.
but the Screen quality is very bad IMHO and also the camera is bad.
and lastly it doesnt have SENSE
please tell me more about your opinions once again
so sorry for my questions and also pardon me of my bad english.
thank you so much.
i have the Evo lte and my girlfriend has the Photon. performance wise, the Evo is definitely faster but not by alot. the photon is a great phone, imo. the biggest difference in the two is the screen and camera. so much better on the Evo it's not even funny. with all this being said, i don't think i would upgrade from the photon to the new evo, too close in performance. if i were you i would just wait till ICS drops for the photon or wait till something substantially better comes out.
I used to have the Photon. Like others have stated, the performance between the two isn't much different. The camera and the display are better on the Evo LTE. It has been stated on other threads that the receiption on the Evo LTE isn't that good, but I haven't had any issues with it personally. I also am getting better battery life on my Evo LTE than I got on my Photon.
My Evo LTE was a little glitchy for the first 2-3 weeks that I got it, but it ahs seemed to simmer down since then. It has been pretty smooth for the last month.
One nice feature that my Evo LTE does that my Photon didn't, is that I can use data while on a call. It came in handy the other day when I was on a call and was trying to locate a store with Google Maps. I do not recall being able to do this with my Photon.
Do I think it was worth switching over to the Evo LTE? Yes, for me it was worth it because I gained a better battery (not too much, but anything is nice), simultanious voice and data, a better camera and display, and the option of receiving LTE (once it is fully rolled out).
Yes that's the thing..it isn't always about just speed..shoot my 3d was fast..and u can't get much faster than instant...to me when I see or hold my 3d or a photon I can just tell they are not in the same league as the newer devices..the screen on the LTE is the best screen on a mobile device period..imo of course..and the camera is terrific..and the nice build and scratch resistant screen is nice..I have not used a screen protector and I don't have one scratch..not even one of those little ones..its held up nice..I swear I'm like a broken record but if the multi tasking is fixed (and I know it can be..my girls intercept does) this is the perfect phone for me..but that one issue is a big one ..
Had the Photon til a new job required a new cell. The EVOs camera and screen are between superior and far superior to the Photon.
The Photon as a telephone, with which to make calls, is far superior to the EVO.
Everything else is personal preference. If you're in a non LTE market (heck I'm in a so-called live LTE market in Atlanta and I NEVER HAVE IT) I wouldn't bother with this phone.
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I still have the photon. I still love the phone and I have no plans to get ride of it. Since I travel to México and it works great over there.
Performance wise you won't see a significant difference, the screen and camera are way better on the evo, though some times it feels slower than the photon but it is due to sense. I would love CM on this phone.
It is worth the switch but if you think you are going to see a day and night difference.. You are not going to see that.
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I will add that the GS3 with a case on it ( so it feels better) is a seriously good phone. The screen is great, calls are clear, the camera is excellent. Even without the case it feels better than previous Samsungs. And it's definitely faster than the Evo, and good multitasking to boot. I have been using the GS3 for the past few days while waiting for Evo repair, and I don't really see any down sides.
Food for thought.
Sadly the multitasking really is abysmal...but people act like the screen and camera aren't 2 of the most important parts of a smartphone..and the EVO is fast ..sense may make it seem a little slower but its not..I've turned off transition animations and to me it makes my phone feel faster ..I've heard the photon has great radios so I don't think any phone has come along to take that crown from the photon..
You might want to wait for the new Motorola Photon LTE which will be out August 19th on Sprint:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/13/motorola-photon-q-4g-lte-up-for-pre-order-hitting-sprint-august/
Then you can compare Evo LTE to Photon LTE hands on in store.
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Docarut said:
You might want to wait for the new Motorola Photon LTE which will be out August 19th on Sprint:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/13/motorola-photon-q-4g-lte-up-for-pre-order-hitting-sprint-august/
Then you can compare Evo LTE to Photon LTE hands on in store.
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That looked interesting but I read before its going to have a slide out key board. I think its kind of big for a physical one. Just my opinion on the Moto Q.
Naters
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In all fairness,the keyboard on the moto photon q is pretty sweet.
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The EVO 4G LTE is amazing. Buy it. People are really overstating its issues i think. They are few and far between. Amazing call quality, amazing camera, best screen in existence (way better than GS3), it has Sense which you like, the kickstand is freaking awesome, and it feels awesome in your hands. The development is outstanding so far if you're into that, so jump on board team HTC.
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i dont want the photon LTE cause it have qwerty physical keyboard and its screen size is the same as my old photon.
now its getting more confusing
i dont need LTE cause i live in overseas wheres there will be no LTE till at least 2016 or so
my only thinking is that the EVO LTE have "Sense" where no matter what mod or theme i install in the photon will never replicate the UI friendlyness of Sense
but if the phone is not that much better than the photon, then i cant justified the upgrade.
sigh...
if only there's a perfect phone out there hahahahahha.
about S3 vs EVO LTE
from the review i read, it seems that the S3 win in every other area except for the Sense vs touchwiz.
so im getting more and more confuse right now.
what i really want is a phone that have :
-Htc one X's design (i really like the international version, especially in white)
-Samsung galaxy S3's hardware ( the 2GB Ram)
-Motorola Photon's radio , call and speaker phone quality (one of the best out there)
-Motorola Droid Razr maxx's battery life
and prefferably global capable too.
i know this is wishfull thinking.
or maybe is should wait for the new iphone 5 instead ?
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what i really want is a phone that have :
-Htc one X's design (i really like the international version, especially in white)
-Samsung galaxy S3's hardware ( the 2GB Ram)
-Motorola Photon's radio , call and speaker phone quality (one of the best out there)
-Motorola Droid Razr maxx's battery life
and prefferably global capable too.
i know this is wishfull thinking.
or maybe is should wait for the new iphone 5 instead ?
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Hahahaha, yeah, the iPhone 5 will not satisfy any of your above wants. That's funny. You want a small, dated screen with a boring, dated UI that "just works" but can't really do much of anything? Go for it.
Anyway, assuming you were joking, I don't see how the S3 wins on every front. Really the S3 only wins in RAM, which currently is a useless feature anyway. EVO has nicer camera and software for it, better build, has a kickstand, and what you want for software: Sense. It also has a nicer screen that doesn't look like an episode of Spongebob Squarepants.
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Hahahaha, yeah, the iPhone 5 will not satisfy any of your above wants. That's funny. You want a small, dated screen with a boring, dated UI that "just works" but can't really do much of anything? Go for it.
Anyway, assuming you were joking, I don't see how the S3 wins on every front. Really the S3 only wins in RAM, which currently is a useless feature anyway. EVO has nicer camera and software for it, better build, has a kickstand, and what you want for software: Sense. It also has a nicer screen that doesn't look like an episode of Spongebob Squarepants.
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Im going to have to disagree on the extra ram being useless, I owed a Evo for over 2 months before selling it and getting a S3 and without a doubt the extra ram makes a great differences with a resource hungry UI like sense and touch wiz. Case and point, the multitasking, the loading it does when you hit the home button and occasional slow down switching from app to app. A lot of you users will be in denial that you actually have a problem but trust me I noticed it. One just has to look at your available ram when using your phone and see how low of ram it actually gets when using your phone. While on the GS3 you constantly have over 1gb remaining.
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I hardly ever say this but...
Thats what she said!
CMX is very nice on the EVO.
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I am in the market for a different phone and I have about 200 to spend, Im on PagePlus so that rules out a lot of phones like the GNex and a few other super sweet deals. Anywhoo I have been looking through Craigslist/eBay, etc and it seems like The Galaxy SII, The Rezound, The Evo 4G LTE, and Moto Razr may all be within budget (used of course). All have their good points I suppose but I was leaning twords the Evo LTE since over all it looks pretty nice. Does anyone have any comments or better suggestions?
Thanks all.
I have been very happy with my LTE. The hardware is great - I like the screen and the availability of an sd card. I get good battery power and performance. More importantly, there are some great developers working on this phone. Between XDA and theMikMik you have a good choice of ROMs to pick from. Good luck with your choice.
Out of the list I will go with the Evo lte. It has the better specs. I loved the GS2 when I had it and even though it's getting jellybean the specs are out of date compared to what's out now. Still pretty responsive device tho. Evo lte takes the cake.
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I love mine!! It's a great phone, hardware and software wise. I preordered mine from Best Buy, so I've had it since launch. It's got the best camera on any phone, and I've is the best displays (only the DNA and similar have a better display, because of their 5" 1080P display, but you're not going to really notice the difference on day to day use with your bare eyes). Looks wise, I think it's one is the best looking phones out there! I love the phone so much that I just bought a brand new white one (since they weren't available at launch) and I'm going to sell my black one. So about 8 months after its release, I still think it's the best phone available for Sprint, and one of the best in the entire market! As far as size goes it probably is the best phone on the market, but personally I'd like a 5" display so I can't say the Evo LTE is the best out of all phones available on all carriers. If you can find one in good condition for $200 or less, then I'd say to jump on it, because it is without a doubt the very best phone in that price range!! No doubt in my mind that you will absolutely love the Evo LTE!! Good luck!!
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I actually just "downgraded" my Note 2 to the Evo and couldn't be happier. Phone is just the right size, plenty fast, and battery life is almost as good.
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I love mine. But you're obviously going to get fairly biased responses here.
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GNex?
scottspa74 said:
I love mine. But you're obviously going to get fairly biased responses here.
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Obviously But Biased is OK. I have also discovered I might be able to get the original Galaxy Nexus on PP as well. Seems similar hardware wise. Im assuming the GNex has better custom rom support but the specs on the Evo LTE are a hair better. Correct? Any more comments?
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Obviously But Biased is OK. I have also discovered I might be able to get the original Galaxy Nexus on PP as well. Seems similar hardware wise. Im assuming the GNex has better custom rom support but the specs on the Evo LTE are a hair better. Correct? Any more comments?
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Seems like you pretty much know your stuff. Def should be out of the EVO LTE or GNex. Basically specs vs software. What you prefer? A nicer screen, camera, and kick stand vs more rom development/Google support.
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The screen specs looked the same to me, but the EVO looks nicer? It also doesnt look like you guys are lacking for ROM development either. I saw about a dozen, would you say thats accurate? How is the battery life? The Camera sounds like its super nice too.
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The screen specs looked the same to me, but the EVO looks nicer? It also doesnt look like you guys are lacking for ROM development either. I saw about a dozen, would you say thats accurate? How is the battery life? The Camera sounds like its super nice too.
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I have both, kind of. (I bought my mom a gnex for mothers day and tinker with it when I see her). Battery life is abysmal on gnex compared to Evo, and that's even with the extended 2100 battery, irrespective of ROM/kernel combo. Also, the camera on the Evo is vastly superior to the gnex. I do prefer the feel of the gnex in my hand, not the build quality, but the shape/form of the thing.
I Was surprised to see, on the gnex, camera quality degradation after installing custom ROM (CNA), given that it's a nexus and all open source, but I definitely notice a big quality difference from stock software.
Just my .02¢
Camera Evo>gnex
Battery. Evo>gnex
Development. Gnex>Evo (but very slight edge, considering you can run sense OR AOSP on Evo, not so with gnex)
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Specifically with battery life, 4.5 hrs screen on time on Evo, give or take.
3hrs tops on gnex.
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This was all very helpful. The only thing I find irritating about the EVO is the LED on the front only does red. I know that sounds incredibly stupid, but even on the shambling Droid 1 and Droid 2 I am using currently I can tell whats going on based on LED colors. I find the decision to put in a red-only light puzzling, but Im sure I will get used to it.
I am also assuming there is a way to root and unlock the boot loader no matter what version the software on the phone is? I dont actually HAVE the phone yet, but Im going to be driving a couple hours to get it this weekend. WHEEE. I checked the MEID first and its clean. I am porting this phone to PagePlus. Any other pitfalls anyone can think of?
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This was all very helpful. The only thing I find irritating about the EVO is the LED on the front only does red. I know that sounds incredibly stupid, but even on the shambling Droid 1 and Droid 2 I am using currently I can tell whats going on based on LED colors. I find the decision to put in a red-only light puzzling, but Im sure I will get used to it.
I am also assuming there is a way to root and unlock the boot loader no matter what version the software on the phone is? I dont actually HAVE the phone yet, but Im going to be driving a couple hours to get it this weekend. WHEEE. I checked the MEID first and its clean. I am porting this phone to PagePlus. Any other pitfalls anyone can think of?
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I just got mine yesterday after owning the original evo4g then the 3d and now this..you won't be disappointed one bit this phone is amazing.. As of right now every bootloader has been cracked for s-off and i got a bunch of recommendations to run meanbean and its a very nice ROM haven't had any problems yet. Ohh amd also the led is a red green combo led..it is dissapointing they didn't use a tri-led but it doesn't bother me too much
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Yes, you can HTC unlock any hboot and now you can s-off any of them as well (s-off is the only way to go in my opinion!!). Development is great for this phone, even though it's only on 1 carrier (all Evo's have always had exceptional development though!). The camera AND the display in the Evo LTE are amongst the best, just read any Android news blog!! The S4 processor holds its own against other processors too! The S4 Pro would be nice of course, but the standard S4 is still great. You really can't go wrong with the Evo LTE, assuming it's in good condition!!
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Even though I am taking this to page plus, the custom roms should still work for me correct? I have only ever used Verizon phones on PP and thats not much of a leap.
OP, If you're in a metro PCS town:
I just picked up the Motion 4G for my lady, for a total of $175 ...(or less). The metro plans just cant be beat right now by anyone and I have a 25% sprint discount.
Here's the rub: Other than the screen not being as nice as the Evo LTE, her phone out performs mine everywhere for about half the price.
I realize its not fully attributable to the Evo, but her carrier brings 4G into the house and pretty much everywhere we go, at a minimum of 3 Mb/s.
My phone doesnt make calls from inside the house and is lucky to ever see 500 kb/s. The motion has ZERO lag, and the speech to text, and web browsing beats my phone by 30 second every time we race them to yahoo.com. This is still true when she is on 4G and I am on my wifi. The evo is slower than the Motion. :\
I also had to return my first two Evo LTE's due to manufacturing problems. I had an incredibly poor experience with the returns as well, sprint's "two week" return policy is really a 13 day return policy. Heads up on that.
I really do like my phone in some ways, but screw it. I've had an awful experience.
I like it but I only bought it to hold me over until my upgrade in August. Lol
Ill probably keep it until something I like is out. Preferably an HTC nexus :beer:
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jesuscash said:
I like it but I only bought it to hold me over until my upgrade in August. Lol
Ill probably keep it until something I like is out. Preferably an HTC nexus :beer:
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Love my EVO. Got a Nexus 10 too. Both are fab !
A phone one might want to consider to buy outright is the LG Optimus G. That phone is pretty awesome and overlooked and underpriced if you ask me.
I too was in the market for a "hold me over phone" and ran into it and was pleasantly surprised. Having owned a GS3, EVO LTE and the Note 2, the Optimus G had a little something over all those phone and all for a price of $325.
I'm still waiting patiently here in NY for LTE to startup! They need to hurry....3G sucks sooo much!!!
No Gnex
electroblood said:
Obviously But Biased is OK. I have also discovered I might be able to get the original Galaxy Nexus on PP as well. Seems similar hardware wise. Im assuming the GNex has better custom rom support but the specs on the Evo LTE are a hair better. Correct? Any more comments?
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I empathize with your quandary; been there done that. I would NOT recommend the CDMA Gnex. I really, really wanted to keep that phone. I've gone thru three of them and all three had signal loss issues. It's a known thing for the via chipset in that phone. Sadly, the best Nexus experience is getting the phone directly from google and using a GSM carrier like ATT or tmobile.
Go with the EVO; best long term bargain for your money.