Big day today source code released for our Photon, and SGS2 announced for Sprint. Coming out Sept. 16. So will you stick with the Photon, or switch to the SGS2 with it's big 4.52" screen? http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-outs-sprints-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch-ahead-tonights-event
I believe I'm staying with the Photon, that phone doesn't look very good to me. The Photon is a prized jewel when you take it out of the box. Very unique and the kernel was just released today so we are basically just starting. I believe in this phone and the devs we have here to unlock this thing proper and get us on some sick kernels!
-DJ
I love my photon but the extra screen on the sgs is appealing. Its going to be a hard choice.
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I thought about the sgs2 but god its ugly and Samsung as a company is entirely too unreliable when it comes to phone support
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I'm loving my MoPho! Although the SGSII does look appealing. i might have to test it out before my 30 days are up.
sgs2 is the way to go! sAMOLED plus ftw.
No way! I love the Photon! Had it for a month and still growing on me. I love the build of the mopho and don't think sgs2 can beat it even if it is thinner.
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My upgrade day is Thursday, I plan to go Photon and barring major failures I don't plan to take it back for the new epic. Reasons being Samsung is happy to sell you a phone and never support it. While amoled screens look great the resolution of the epic t4gs combined with the 4.5 size isn't a good combo. Samsung also typically has weaker radios, they sure are on my Epic. The masses will flock to it though then when the next big phone comes out the epic t4g will be considered crap.
love AMOLED but still no word on processor yet. I am gonna stick with the photon.
I feel the same way. Love the Photon and the dock! The Epic 4g touch will have to be a real beast to make me leave. The Epic 4g still doesn't have official gingerbread release. And the radios on the Photon are great!
My 30-day return period ended yesterday, and I'm plenty happy I stayed with the Photon. 800X480 resolution on a 4.5" screen doesn't appeal--I've always thought 4.0" was the sweet spot in screen size, with 4.3" being the upper limit for me. I'd certainly not want an even bigger screen with lower resolution, no matter the tech. And I'm one who really likes the sunlight visibility of the Photon's screen as well as the great battery performance.
As far as performance goes, yes, the Samsung chip is a little faster in general computing, but the Tegra 2 is still plenty quick and is better for gaming. The Photon is plenty fast for me, so I can't imagine a phone needing to be _faster_. And I love how the Photon is built--solid and attractive. The kickstand has really turned into a plus for me as well.
The only thing the SGSII has going for it as far as I can see is that dual-pane email client, and Google Talk with video. But, I've had Google Talk with video on my Transformer for months now and have yet to use it. And email on the Photon is fine. So, nothing lost there.
No, I'll take the outstanding phone quality, excellent GPS and Bluetooth, awesome car dock, and Motorola's better update history of the Photon over a bigger, lower-resolution screen and slightly faster processor. If I had found my Epic to be just spectacular in these areas, maybe I'd feel different, but of course I didn't. Quite the contrary.
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sgs2 is the way to go! sAMOLED plus ftw.
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I truly think it is funny when people decide on a phone because of its screen. Makes me smile. lol Is that because when people can't afford their bill they just use it as a pretty clock?
-DJ
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love AMOLED but still no word on processor yet. I am gonna stick with the photon.
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Exynos 1.2 dual core. http://newsroom.sprint.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch-fact-sheet.htm
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love AMOLED but still no word on processor yet. I am gonna stick with the photon.
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The specs came out today, Samsung Exynos 1.2GHz dual-core processor.
I asked myself what I didn't like about my photon and the only thing I could think of was developer support but now with the kernel source released, here's hoping that negative turns into a positive.
Plus I rely on gps and samsung phones are horrendous when it cones to gps as well as updates....sgs2 will be on 2.3.4 for 2 years....
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I truly think it is funny when people decide on a phone because of its screen. Makes me smile. lol Is that because when people can't afford their bill they just use it as a pretty clock?
-DJ
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It's thinner and lighter with the same specs as the photon. It will probably have the same battery life as the photon. It has a better screen (tell me you haven't once been annoyed by PenTile on the photon).
what more do you want? I mean, you obviously don't dive in to it when it comes out. you bait others, wait for reviews and then decide.
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It's thinner and lighter with the same specs as the photon. It will probably have the same battery life as the photon. It has a better screen (tell me you haven't once been annoyed by PenTile on the photon).
what more do you want? I mean, you obviously don't dive in to it when it comes out. you bait others, wait for reviews and then decide.
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I don't see how it will have the same battery life. The pentile screen on the Photon is why the MoPho has good life, the sgs2 has a larger samoled plus which may look better (possibly debatable based on the resolution) but wll drink more juice.
Battery life is nice, but not a huge decider unless one phone's is dismal.
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I truly think it is funny when people decide on a phone because of its screen. Makes me smile. lol Is that because when people can't afford their bill they just use it as a pretty clock?
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as far as i am concerned the screen is one of its features..
im guessing teh same goes for the photon? when you cant pay your bill you just use webtop mode?
anyways i know the sgs2 will be a more powerful phone, and the photon will be overlooked between it and teh evo3d. even still tho my photon is on its way, there will be many things i miss about my nexus but im hoping ill get over it soon enough
oh and fyi to anyoen that thinks teh tegra 2 platform is better for gaming
::cough:: http://www.glbenchmark.com/compare....PH-D700 Epic 4G&D4=Samsung GT-i9100 Galaxy S2
>_>
just sayin....
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I don't see how it will have the same battery life. The pentile screen on the Photon is why the MoPho has good life, the sgs2 has a larger samoled plus which may look better (possibly debatable based on the resolution) but wll drink more juice.
Battery life is nice, but not a huge decider unless one phone's is dismal.
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Sgs2 for Sprint is sporting an 1800 mAh battery.
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Will the Sprint SGS2 have a kickstand?
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I have to say I was a little hesitant picking up my EVO-3D on Friday, with all the so so reviews, was worried it would not live up to the hype. And I LOVED my rooted EVO 4G with Myn's ROM.
When I first got the 3VO, I was like yeah it's cool, but nothing super special over my EVO 4G. Getting used to the taller and narrower size was weird, I liked the wider feel of the 4G. Fast forward a few days, and now i can say for sure, the 3VO is a much better phone, feels very high quality, and every part of it is just a better design over the 4G, way more refined, solid build quality, and Sense 3.0 rocks.
I have to say this is HTC's best product out right now ? The spec's alone are top notch, Sense 3.0 is king, battery life is much improved, screen resolution and colors are great. I can't think of any better HTC phone out, or due out until next year ?
Best htc product period.....tablet or phone....best specs best features best performance...but with all android phones, its supremacy will be short lived...damn you technology, you move too damn fast.
I mean there really isnt anything else they offer at this point other than the old Evo and the Epic so thats pretty much a given.
They'll have the Photon and Samsung 2....but regardless of how they sell this'll be they're flagship for 2011.
Now the Nexus4 looks to push Smartphone functionality into another generation so that might change if Sprint gets it.
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They'll have the Photon and Samsung 2....but regardless of how they sell this'll be they're flagship for 2011.
Now the Nexus4 looks to push Smartphone functionality into another generation so that might change if Sprint gets it.
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Nexus-4.0 sounds bad ass. But nobody really knows who will be the manufacturer ? Could be HTC...Samsung...LG...Motorola...
Besides the Nexus-4.0 I don't see any phone beating the EVO-3D until 2012, the Samsung Galaxy S3, or EVO-III.
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They'll have the Photon and Samsung 2....but regardless of how they sell this'll be they're flagship for 2011.
Now the Nexus4 looks to push Smartphone functionality into another generation so that might change if Sprint gets it.
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Well considering that the Photon is by Motorola and the GSII is by Samsung..
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Well considering that the Photon is by Motorola and the GSII is by Samsung..
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A rooted E3D will be unstoppable until the nexus 3 that is.
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I have to say I was a little hesitant picking up my EVO-3D on Friday, with all the so so reviews, was worried it would not live up to the hype. And I LOVED my rooted EVO 4G with Myn's ROM.
When I first got the 3VO, I was like yeah it's cool, but nothing super special over my EVO 4G. Getting used to the taller and narrower size was weird, I liked the wider feel of the 4G. Fast forward a few days, and now i can say for sure, the 3VO is a much better phone, feels very high quality, and every part of it is just a better design over the 4G, way more refined, solid build quality, and Sense 3.0 rocks.
I have to say this is HTC's best product out right now ? The spec's alone are top notch, Sense 3.0 is king, battery life is much improved, screen resolution and colors are great. I can't think of any better HTC phone out, or due out until next year ?
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Short answer....EVO 3D rocks period
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Well considering that the Photon is by Motorola and the GSII is by Samsung..
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I was beginnning to think that reading is a thing of the past. Thanks for pointing this out!
Im not worried, just like the OG evo, the 3VO will be on top till the next one replaces it since it has pretty futureproofing specs, a strong following / community and best support. There may be devices that will be faster or have more memory o better specs but it will fade into the background like the Epic did imo
s3nT Fr0m aN0tH3r dIm3nSi0n (EVO 3D)
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Nexus-4.0 sounds bad ass. But nobody really knows who will be the manufacturer ? Could be HTC...Samsung...LG...Motorola...
Besides the Nexus-4.0 I don't see any phone beating the EVO-3D until 2012, the Samsung Galaxy S3, or EVO-III.
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If I'm not mistaken the next Nexus is a 3, not a 4.
If I'm not mistaken the LG G2x and SGS2 are a 'tad' faster. And all three are so fast we'll probably not notice a major difference. Definitely slight difference from techies. And it's a bit sad were using a Cortex A8 and not a A9. As stated neither are HTC.
They also don't have 3d and Sense 3.0. And for now Samsung hasn't had a major Dev Community, yes I do know SGS2 was sent to a CM dev. The 3vo has the Evo community + HTC community to boot. It's got a nice dual core and some other cool features. It'll be a great high-end phone. It's definitely Sprint Flagship phone. The Photon and SGS2Within may have somewhat of a shot, but I don't expect it too. And the Epic2 or Epic+ is dead in the water in comparison to the 3vo.
HTC Flagship will most likely be the 3VO. Except maybe the [Kingdom I think].
Hello everyone,
I currently on the 3d. I love this phone, don't get me wrong...and have no problem keeping it.
I have a financee who really wants the phone, and I agreed (because I love her) to give it to her in the next few months. I have an available upgrade.
I was thinking of getting another evo 3d, and then I thought maybe I would look at the SGS2...just because I love trying out new phones.
Anyway, it look like the next nexus will be coming out almost as soon as the SGS2.
What does everyone thing about this upcoming phone? It looks pretty great, do you really think we will get a October release date?
Again, I am not looking to be flamed, and I love this phone. Just looking for a friendly discussion.
I doubt it will be much better hardware wise than the SGS2.
The SGS3 however, is reported to get a 1280x720 Super AMOLED Plus display!
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I doubt it will be much better hardware wise than the SGS2.
The SGS3 however, is reported to get a 1280x720 Super AMOLED Plus display!
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It should have a TI processor in it, so whether that is as good as the exynos (or whatever is in the galaxy s2 variants) is up to debate.
But the fact that it is pure android, along with the 720p screen should be a big advantage.
This biggest question is when it will be released on sprint.
No thoughts personally because im not interested in it. I guess if I was, I wouldn't have bought a 3D, but rather waited for it. So its irrevelent to me.
I understand that, I am just looking at having a interesting discussion on the phone.
You could always get it to try it out and if you find yourself missing your 3vo :-D you have 30 days to return it and swap it out
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Does an October release look promising? If so... It would seem Samsung really missed the mark releasing their phones a month or less before the new nexus.
I know I'll be getting one... The Nexus device is the reference platform for any given generation of android. The N1 _still_ performs great. The NS4G stock experience is still the fastest and smoothest android experience I have ever had. Bar none. No competition, not even close.... And that's before overclocking and custom kernels. Not to mention it comes unlockable out of the box and already with the pure android experience... That is guaranteed to be first in line for updates.
The dual 1.5gHz and 1280×720 screen are also awesome... Likely a gig of ram, 8gig for Apps and 32gig internal storage.... Maybe even more of all of that... We still don't know for sure yet. NFC for sure.
Gonna miss HTC if they don't make it... But whatever. After seeing a NexusOne in action and owning a NexusS4G its a no Brainer now. It does what it want, out of the box and is the gold standard reference for the platform....
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I agree, though I have never owned a nexus.
But do you give the October release date rumors any credit?
I think you should go for the Photon. It's just as powerful as the Evo 3D. It's gotten good ratings so far.
And rumors are rumors. There really hasn't been any stern updates about the SGS3. You seem to don't need a phone right now. If not then wait it out, something is bound to come up then.
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I agree, though I have never owned a nexus.
But do you give the October release date rumors any credit?
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Lolz... After the sgs2 debacle that followed the E3D debacle I'm going to have to say no. It might be true, it might be later... Hell, it might be sooner. I'm just not playing that game anymore... I don't care how many times I was in fact right in the past... And I was... But, damned, I don't trust any rumors anymore, lol.
Wait for the official announcement and nothing more, nothing less.
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I'm more interested in this phone than the SGS2. I mean, it has 720p resolution on a phone! I love my qHD on my 3D. Some say it will drop in November. I'm still going to check out the SGS2 later today when I get out of work.
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I'm more interested in this phone than the SGS2. I mean, it has 720p resolution on a phone! I love my qHD on my 3D. Some say it will drop in November. I'm still going to check out the SGS2 later today when I get out of work.
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Oh I am getting the ET4G on Friday, and the next nexus when it comes to Sprint.... Though I really hate this push towards 16:9 I should probably just get used to it, it seems like the way things are going to be
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Oh I am getting the ET4G on Friday, and the next nexus when it comes to Sprint.... Though I really hate this push towards 16:9 I should probably just get used to it, it seems like the way things are going to be
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I think 16:9 is one of the best thing to happen to smart phones. It's the perfect aspect ratio. I hate the way my wife's Evo feels in my pocket, its too fat. Longer and thinner fits better.
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I think 16:9 is one of the best thing to happen to smart phones. It's the perfect aspect ratio. I hate the way my wife's Evo feels in my pocket, its too fat. Longer and thinner fits better.
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I feel just the opposite, I loved and missed the fatness of the EVO 4G and screen, that's why I'm on the photon now. Just my preference. The EVO 4g was the perfect size.
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I feel just the opposite, I loved and missed the fatness of the EVO 4G and screen, that's why I'm on the photon now. Just my preference. The EVO 4g was the perfect size.
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How do you like the pentile screen?
I'm not holding my breath on that release date. We will see what happens. I wouldn't mind adding a line to try it out but I had enough with phones that have radio issues ie nexus 4g
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I doubt it will be much better hardware wise than the SGS2.
The SGS3 however, is reported to get a 1280x720 Super AMOLED Plus display!
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Those are the supposed specs for the next gen Nexus as well as possibly a quad core processor.
I will be getting the next Nexus. ICS, the hardware, and first to receive updates make this phone hard to turn down.
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I think 16:9 is one of the best thing to happen to smart phones. It's the perfect aspect ratio. I hate the way my wife's Evo feels in my pocket, its too fat. Longer and thinner fits better.
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Totally agree. The form factor of the E3D is so much better than the E4G. I also hope that Samsung doesn't go crazy with the screen size. I'm not really feeling the dimensions of the ET4G, it looks way too big, specifically- it seems far too wide. The E4G is as wide as I would ever like a phone to be and I am a big guy with big hands. A 4-4.3" screen would be perfect, in fact, if it followed the same form factor as the NS4G I would be quite pleased.
I do agree with the above poster. The radio issues with Samsung's last three phones on Sprint should be enough to make anyone skeptical. If the ET4G is without these problems then I will give the next Nexus a realistic consideration.
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I think 16:9 is one of the best thing to happen to smart phones. It's the perfect aspect ratio. I hate the way my wife's Evo feels in my pocket, its too fat. Longer and thinner fits better.
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Yeah I feel the same.
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How do you like the pentile screen?
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Im not a big fan of it,but you get used to it after a day or two, the shades of black look horrible, besides that and the lack of development its a good phone. The pros outweigh the cons.
Or keep my Atrix? Is it going to be that good?
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Or keep my Atrix? Is it going to be that good?
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That's personal preference.. I like the amount of dev attention the atrix is getting. They both are great dual core phones. I use webtop also.. one choice there.
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I will likely be making the switch for the larger screen. I will miss the LED Notifications and the Finger Print Scanner.
Of course this all assumes ATT prices it competitively. (doubtful)
I would buy a unlocked one but the center button is terrible the 4 android buttons are better. I have read the battery life is terrible on s2
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Hold out for a Nexus Prime... supposedly coming in October. Pure Google experience! Just hope that the latest rumors that it is supposed to be exclusive to Verizon prove false... hard to believe Google would do this, alienating all current Nexus owners & devs.
i have had the samsung galaxy s2 for about two weeks, and although it has an amazing screen and its the fastest device i have ever use - it's battery is awful.
I switched back to the atrix for now.
for people waiting for the nexus prime, keep in mind it will almost be as big as the dell streak.. huuuuuuge. like a tablet phone lol. i cant wait to see what it is like though, i will most likely be waiting for it since i dont even use my phone for calls xD
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i have had the samsung galaxy s2 for about two weeks, and although it has an amazing screen and its the fastest device i have ever use - it's battery is awful.
I switched back to the atrix for now.
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you switched back just because of the battery life?.. personally i HATE samsungs phones, but the nexus S was a nice looking device, never used it but yeah. sgs2 looks nice as well, idk if id trade though.
I've been waiting for the SGS2 but I will probably add it as a second line and use it as my daily driver and then turn my Atrix into more of a PMP and Hotspot.
I'm also looking to see if they do end up releasing a SGS2 variant with the keyboard that's been leaked:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/26/atts-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-outed-with-keyboard-in-tow/
The Atrix is perfect for me because of WebTop. I use it for work when I go to client's businesses, a lot more efficient that carrying a laptop. When (if?) the prime comes to AT&T, I'll use that for personal use, and switch SIMs for when I need the Atrix.
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for people waiting for the nexus prime, keep in mind it will almost be as big as the dell streak.. huuuuuuge. like a tablet phone lol. i cant wait to see what it is like though, i will most likely be waiting for it since i dont even use my phone for calls xD
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If it's as big as the Dell Streak, then **** that Verizon can have it...
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I heard the Attain is coming out mid sept. After my experience with the SGS1, im gonna pass. Samsung sucks big, hairy, infected, baboon balls.
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for people waiting for the nexus prime, keep in mind it will almost be as big as the dell streak.. huuuuuuge. like a tablet phone lol. i cant wait to see what it is like though, i will most likely be waiting for it since i dont even use my phone for calls xD
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Geez. How many times do I gotta tell people a buttonless 4.5" inch screen will be about as big as the atrix overall. Unless it has half inch bezels.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
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Geez. How many times do I gotta tell people a buttonless 4.5" inch screen will be about as big as the atrix overall. Unless it has half inch bezels.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
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hahaha i know right, you couldnt even fit that in your pocket. have fun with a fany pack people ;D jk..
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I heard the Attain is coming out mid sept. After my experience with the SGS1, im gonna pass. Samsung sucks big, hairy, infected, baboon balls.
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What do baboon balls look like when they are infected? LOl ewwwww
I thought about the same thing OP. Realistically the top phones out right now are the iPhone 4, Atrix, Galaxy S2, and Optimus 2x. And...the next wave of super phones that are coming out will be around October. This will include a bunch of devices that Samsung and Motorola, among others will release to compete with the iPhone 5.
My advice is keep your Atrix and make the switch once the next big transition to dual core phones happens because you'll be wasting money and it's pointless to switch for such little improvement.
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ill stay with my atrix, im patiently awaiting cm7 to come out of beta and have everything work cm7 hauls ass compared to any rom right now for atrix becuase its 100% blur free
Not worth it imo. You get a bigger screen with less res, worse battery, slightly better processor (but seriously Tegra2 is more than good enough esp overclocked), superthin if thats your cup of tea.
As others have said, wait till the next generation comes out Q4. Atrix to SGS2 is incremental at best. As I hate the SGS2 form factor and really love qHD resolution of atrix, it would be going backwards IMO. The only thing about the atrix that lets me down is the little bugs with VOIP/SIP stack and bluetooth as well (e.g. if you're using BT headphones for music, notification sounds keep coming out of phone not BT).
Now if you're not game to root and flash custom ROM then the balance tilts a fair bit, stock SW wise the SGS2 is noticeably faster than the stock atrix IMO.
^ only reason this is true is because sgs2 is stock clocked at 1.2ghz, but has terrible battery life. I am oc'd at 1.3ghz with better than stock atrix battery life
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Overclocked and better than stock battery life??? How does that work?
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.
Torisen said:
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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EclipseX said:
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 now it turns out that the screen is broken on my Evo3D (bottom part of the touchscreen is irresponsible to touches) this is after the whole motherboard got replaced after I had the phone for a month, so my carrier will probably let me have a new phone, though I might have to cough up 50-100$ myself...
Not sure what I should get though, so I'd appreciate some input!
I could get an Evo3d for free, but my faith is HTC just isn't what it used to be. It's not just the poor quality of the Evo3D I'm talking about (the touchscreen issue seems to be fairly common) it's also the fact that HTC is making us Evo3D owners wait until at least summertime to get ICS update, which is just unacceptable for what was sold as a top of the line phone...
Moto RAZR
They'd give me the Droid RAZR for 50 bucks, and I'm pretty tempted, since it looks like a nice phone. A great SAMOLED+ QHD screen (Yes I know about the pentile), expandable up to 48gb, a pretty good camera, and super thin Kevlar surface all line up for a pretty sweet package. The only thing kinda holding me back, is that the SGX540 GPU in it is kinda old, battery life is supposed to be just average, and the camera, while good, isn't as good as in the Samsung GSII or iPhone 4S.
Galaxy Nexus
I miiight be able to get a Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Note if I cough up 100-200$ but not sure if I should go for it. Yes, it has an awesome screen and ICS, but whatever Android phone I get will have ICS in the next 3 months or so. The downside is a kinda old CPU/GPU combo (OMAP4430 and SGX540), a 5 mp camera, average battery life and only 16gb storage.
iPhone
Depending on what I'm willing to spend, they'll let me have an iphone4 for free, or 4S if I put down some cash. Between 50 and 200$ all depending on the 16/32/64 gb model. Now I know the iPhone option is kinda controversial, and if you had asked me a year ago, I'd never get an iPhone. But lately, I've gotten kinda disillusioned with Android. Even on a high end model like the Evo3D or SGSII isn't as smooth as iOS, and lag, even if very slight, is almost always present if you go to a list, for example. Theres also the issue of hardware quality and service. The last six months I've spent a couple dozen hours either trying to get an Android phone fixed, fixing issues with it, or taking it to repairs hops and waiting days or weeks for it to be repaired. With Apple you don't have to deal with all of that. They DO give really, really great service. If you take a broken phone to the Apple store, they often just outright replace it, and that counts for something IMHO.
I've had an ipad2 for the past 5 months, and I've really gotten to appreciate how fast and smooth the experience is, and how everything just works. The other advantages would be iMessage/FaceTime, which is really cool, having my phone work great together with my iPad, and the whole Apple ecosystem. Cameras are also top of the line, from what I've seen, and battery life is really good.
I know of the downsides with getting an iPhone, the biggest one would be the 3.5 inch screen. No matter how awesome, bright and sharp it is, it will take some getting used to, to go from a 4.3 inch screen to a 3.5 inch screen.
Other phones, like a Samsung or HTC are also available for me to get, this is just my top3. I'd really appreciate your input, and let me know what phone you'd get next in my situation... Thanks!
Based on your phone listing's looks like you have the GSM version. I would go with either the GN or the Note if it is not to big for you.
The GSM GN has pretty good battery life from what I have seen. The CDMA is not as good which is that I own. Needs the extended battery on CDMA to get decent life. There are a lot of people with the GSM version who get an average of 5 hours on-screen time. To me that is some pretty good battery life.
The downside like you said is only 16gigs of storage on the GSM GN without an SD slot. I just do not get that at all! Why only 16 on a device that cannot be expanded! Luckily the CDMA version came with 32gigs.
I owned the CDMA EVO 3D back in the day, then went to the Epic 4G touch which blows the 3D away. The GN is more in a league with the SGS2 then the EVO 3D. The GN is super smooth.
I personally stay away from Moto's, especially if you like to flash things...
I have been really fortunate not to have any trouble with my evo 3d. I also had the og evo before the 3d.
My next phone will not be htc though. Im very disappointed about ics being pushed back.
Anyway, from your list of phones to choose from i would not hesitate on switching. To the galaxy nexus. Ive had a chance to play around with it a few times and really love it. Updates will always be faster to and of course it comes with the new chip for mobile purchasing. Really comes down to your personal preference and needs really. Your listed phones are all great products. I will never purchase an apple product, but i know a lot of people that love them. Good luck to you.
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I have been really fortunate not to have any trouble with my evo 3d. I also had the og evo before the 3d.
My next phone will not be htc though. Im very disappointed about ics being pushed back.
Anyway, from your list of phones to choose from i would not hesitate on switching. To the galaxy nexus. Ive had a chance to play around with it a few times and really love it. Updates will always be faster to and of course it comes with the new chip for mobile purchasing. Really comes down to your personal preference and needs really. Your listed phones are all great products. I will never purchase an apple product, but i know a lot of people that love them. Good luck to you.
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There's no way of telling about the updates. Google's last flagship device has been completely ignored and won't get ICS. Doesn't really matter to me as I have faith in the xda community to get any updates on to it.
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XzinteR said:
There's no way of telling about the updates. Google's last flagship device has been completely ignored and won't get ICS. Doesn't really matter to me as I have faith in the xda community to get any updates on to it.
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What is Google's last flagship device that is not getting ICS?
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What is Google's last flagship device that is not getting ICS?
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Nexus S. Some of the gsm nexus s models got ics and there was a leak of an ics updates for the 4g... After that no updates..... Yet...
Any high end HTC, that is if you like and value Dev support here on XDA
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Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy S2 i9100. Those two phones are by far the best supported phones development wise on this site. It's only going to get bigger with the GS2 likely decreasing if the GS3 makes a big enough impact.
No HTC phone besides the Sensation compares development wise right now. A few legacy devices here and there, but for the specs, the two phones I mentioned above cannot be beat right now.
I'm in the same boat, well I'm selling mine, I'm so disappointed in HTC, too many freezing up and restarting by itself on stock rom, moving on
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Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy S2 i9100. Those two phones are by far the best supported phones development wise on this site. It's only going to get bigger with the GS2 likely decreasing if the GS3 makes a big enough impact.
No HTC phone besides the Sensation compares development wise right now. A few legacy devices here and there, but for the specs, the two phones I mentioned above cannot be beat right now.
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Thanks! The one thing I REALLY liked about the Evo was the QHD screen. So I really don't want to go back to an 800*480 screen. The Moto Razr and Galaxy Nexus have pretty much the same CPU/GPU right? OMAP 4430/60
vszulc said:
Thanks! The one thing I REALLY liked about the Evo was the QHD screen. So I really don't want to go back to an 800*480 screen. The Moto Razr and Galaxy Nexus have pretty much the same CPU/GPU right? OMAP 4430/60
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They more or less are the same CPU. I would head over to the Galaxy Nexus forums and learn more about their processor and how it actually is a pretty remarkable in performance. Google picked out nice specs for their flagship.
vszulc said:
So now it turns out that the screen is broken on my Evo3D (bottom part of the touchscreen is irresponsible to touches) this is after the whole motherboard got replaced after I had the phone for a month, so my carrier will probably let me have a new phone, though I might have to cough up 50-100$ myself...
Not sure what I should get though, so I'd appreciate some input!
I could get an Evo3d for free, but my faith is HTC just isn't what it used to be. It's not just the poor quality of the Evo3D I'm talking about (the touchscreen issue seems to be fairly common) it's also the fact that HTC is making us Evo3D owners wait until at least summertime to get ICS update, which is just unacceptable for what was sold as a top of the line phone...
Moto RAZR
They'd give me the Droid RAZR for 50 bucks, and I'm pretty tempted, since it looks like a nice phone. A great SAMOLED+ QHD screen (Yes I know about the pentile), expandable up to 48gb, a pretty good camera, and super thin Kevlar surface all line up for a pretty sweet package. The only thing kinda holding me back, is that the SGX540 GPU in it is kinda old, battery life is supposed to be just average, and the camera, while good, isn't as good as in the Samsung GSII or iPhone 4S.
Galaxy Nexus
I miiight be able to get a Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Note if I cough up 100-200$ but not sure if I should go for it. Yes, it has an awesome screen and ICS, but whatever Android phone I get will have ICS in the next 3 months or so. The downside is a kinda old CPU/GPU combo (OMAP4430 and SGX540), a 5 mp camera, average battery life and only 16gb storage.
iPhone
Depending on what I'm willing to spend, they'll let me have an iphone4 for free, or 4S if I put down some cash. Between 50 and 200$ all depending on the 16/32/64 gb model. Now I know the iPhone option is kinda controversial, and if you had asked me a year ago, I'd never get an iPhone. But lately, I've gotten kinda disillusioned with Android. Even on a high end model like the Evo3D or SGSII isn't as smooth as iOS, and lag, even if very slight, is almost always present if you go to a list, for example. Theres also the issue of hardware quality and service. The last six months I've spent a couple dozen hours either trying to get an Android phone fixed, fixing issues with it, or taking it to repairs hops and waiting days or weeks for it to be repaired. With Apple you don't have to deal with all of that. They DO give really, really great service. If you take a broken phone to the Apple store, they often just outright replace it, and that counts for something IMHO.
I've had an ipad2 for the past 5 months, and I've really gotten to appreciate how fast and smooth the experience is, and how everything just works. The other advantages would be iMessage/FaceTime, which is really cool, having my phone work great together with my iPad, and the whole Apple ecosystem. Cameras are also top of the line, from what I've seen, and battery life is really good.
I know of the downsides with getting an iPhone, the biggest one would be the 3.5 inch screen. No matter how awesome, bright and sharp it is, it will take some getting used to, to go from a 4.3 inch screen to a 3.5 inch screen.
Other phones, like a Samsung or HTC are also available for me to get, this is just my top3. I'd really appreciate your input, and let me know what phone you'd get next in my situation... Thanks!
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SGSII or EVO 3D is top choices out there iPhone is all brand and behind the curve otherwise I would take a photon or over iPhone LOL
sonspot said:
I'm in the same boat, well I'm selling mine, I'm so disappointed in HTC, too many freezing up and restarting by itself on stock rom, moving on
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Same here man.iam returning to sony.gonna get Xperia S soon
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I honestly wouldnt consider the 3vo to be one of the high(est) end devices now.
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I honestly wouldnt consider the 3vo to be one of the high(est) end devices now.
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It's no slouch at all. It's just older which puts you under the illusion that it is weak. Compared to other dual core devices, there aren't huge differences.
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Sold mine on Ebay. Bought a Epic4G touch. Not looking back. The only thing I appreciated about the Evo4G was the development community. Other than that, I'm getting twice the battery on a larger screen.
That would be my vote. And I paid full price for the Epic. Worth it.
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Lol I saw you post in a thread the other day that your next phone will either be an iPhone or a windows phone haha
Evo3D.
evo 3d seems very cheap now for a (once high end) mid range phone.
I've had nothing but good luck with my Evo 3d and love it, only thing i dont like is the flimsy backing plate. From reading your post i cant help but ask were you rooted? There are tons of great roms and app mods available in the forums here, all solve numerous issues and improve upon stock in any number of ways.
As far as choosing a phone goes, if you can get a new 3d free I'd stick it out and wait to see what's available withing the coming months, MWC just finished up and there were tons of greats devices announced.
Otherwise GSII gets my vote.