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I know I'll get a bunch of flamers for this and that's to be expected but after having this phone for a lil over a week now, I'm just not as impressed as I thought I would be. Idk, maybe not being able to flash ROMS & do some of the same things I could with my Evo & Epic, but this phone isn't all that mind blowing like I thought it would be. It's defitinely faster/quicker, I can't take that away from it, but thats about it. The screen difference isn't all that noticibale when compared to the OG Evo and still not as crisp or vibrant as the Epic imo. The camera is a improvement but also not by much. 3D is a fad, much like 3D TV's are. I think a Retina-like screen would have been a better feature. The new Sense is nice but it didn't add much over the previous one, plus we had it on the OG Evo. I'll probably keep it anyway and just upgrade my Epic to the GSII or Nexus Prime if they come to Sprint, but just wanted to see if there is anybody else out there who feel like I do.
Not with you either
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Not with u either the speed of this phone is just amazing and i can't stop playing with the Camera lol
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To each their own - I for one love it, and am VERY happy that I ditched that Damn iPhone for the Droid (have a Xoom as well). Im not really sure I see the need to post that you dont like the phone, like anything in the world - Some people will like it and some wont. You cant argue the overall power of this phone, the 3D is cool - but this phone is worth it if you dont use it for 3D at all.... My Wife loves her too - So much that shes going make me live with the damn Sprint Data speeds, she refused to take her 3D back.
You went from an already fast phone, to a dual core version of the same phone with added RAM and a 3D capable screen (in a nutshell). You wouldn't see a major difference. It's like going from a 2 GHz PC to a 3 GHz PC. Sure you have two cores available now, but for your standard functionality, you won't see much of a change. And comparing it to a super AMOLED screen, well, the phone's specs were published beforehand. I never quite expected it to be as crisp as my Wife's Epic, but I love it anyhow.
For me, buying this phone was a hardware upgrade. 3D is a nice extra. Also, I sold my Evo just prior to launch of the 3D for more than enough to buy the phone w/accessories, so why not?
Now, if you were coming from a Hero or something of that nature, then of course the upgrade would be night and day.
I'm very impressed. But I'm coming from a Hero that I hated from day 1, not an EVO 4G. I agree that 3D still seems gimmicky and hurts my eyes after a while but I'm even slowly starting to like it more too.
I've had over 5 single core 1ghz phones
Two of whitch had AMOLED screens
(vibrant and nexus s) and I don't like the fake "vibrant" colors that LED screens have..
And a dual core. (G2X)
I agree with not "feeling" the power for the extra core.. but I also disagree because its the future... Ice cream in Q4 baby!
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i hope your right; and sprint gets it out to us quickly
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Well coming from tmobile with a Sammy vibrant
We didn't get 2.2 till Christmas after they said early October... So anything is faster than that
Plus didn't sprint/htc get updates to the 4G pretty fast?
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I understand the OP. I'm 50/50 whether I keep it or return for SGS2. It's going to sit deactivated until I decide. My fully rooted OG EVO with a custom ROM is preferable to the 3D right now.
But yeah, for months of build up it was kind of a let down from the OG EVO although I think that's our fault. It's very relative. I was hoping for a great camera and now I don't trust HTC...meh.
I'm really liking this phone. The battery life is good, the display is nice, as great horsepower. I get this strange popping every once and awhile when using the headphone jack... But other than that, I'm liking things in HTC Country. I stayed in Samsungville for over a year, I'm not going back for even a more powerful phone.
I agree with the OP. My OG was amazing. The resolution on the Inspire or EVO may be less but the screens are better on the eyes when it comes to the displaysize. The 3D is terrible. Maybe they should call it holographic because it reminds me of old holographic baseball cards. It's quick but, so was my CM7 EVO. Sense 3.0 is meh, I enjoy the new lockscreen widgets. Although I do enjoy the bloatware removal, better battery life, and task manager. I'm debating an SGS2 for a change.
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The phone has grown on me over the past week..I think we will see what this thing can do with future software.. I mean my og EVO oc/d and rommed scrolled.fast. etc..but the gpu is several times proved and we will be able.to run future programs when the og EVO will struggle
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I agree with the OP. My OG was amazing. The resolution on the Inspire or EVO may be less but the screens are better on the eyes when it comes to the displaysize. The 3D is terrible. Maybe they should call it holographic because it reminds me of old holographic baseball cards. It's quick but, so was my CM7 EVO. Sense 3.0 is meh, I enjoy the new lockscreen widgets. Although I do enjoy the bloatware removal, better battery life, and task manager. I'm debating an SGS2 for a change.
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The 3d doesn't look like a hologram unless you move your display to a different angle..
It's a "glasses off 3d" technology If you knew anything about 3d you would know that you need 3 view points to produce and view 3d in the proper form it was intended...
To expect a **** to pop out and slap you in the face is a little much considering its a ****ing PHONE!
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faster than most
Don't get me wrong. I'm not bashing the phone in any way. It's definitely faster and a nice upgrade from my OG Evo. I guess its like somebody else posted, I let my expectations get the better of me. The speed is undeniable, granted I never tried CM or any of the other AOSP ROMS long enough to compare speed/quickness but Myn's, Virus' & Mik's ROMS were pretty fast to me. The 3D is ok if your into that stuff but its a gimmick at best. I own a 3D TV & maybe have watch 2 or 3 movies in 3D. Got it because of the clarity & beauty of the LED. 3D was a extra. Now if they had added a Retnia or comparable screen then we would have something to talk about but this screen isn't any noticeably better than the screen on the OG Evo. Battery life is better than the OG Evo had at its launch but once I got my 3500 Seidio & SBC kernel, battery life didn't matter. I got 2 days on a single charge. Can't really bring Sense into it because we have Sense 3 on the OG Evo also. I guess maybe once we get full root & S-Off and can start really unlocking what the phone can do, my opinion will change but right now its not any better, actually below the OG Evo in functionality & fun. Imo right now I don't see anything this phone does any better than its predecessor.
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Coming from the Hero, this is a HUGE upgrade. Compared to my wife's OG Evo....not so much, until you look 6 months down the road. I think then we'll see the OG Evo's shortcomings. As the apps get bigger and graphically better and we have custom roms running on the 3D I think it will really seperate itself from all of it's predecessors.
See you, quit sucking up our bandwidth.....go somewhere else.
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I played with one at a sprint store. It was okay. The screen itself and design was worth it but I don't care much for the 3d feature. But who knows maybe it will grow. I'm not eligible for an upgrade till October. So I will see what comes till than.
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See you, quit sucking up our bandwidth.....go somewhere else.
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And the douches come out to play.....Been here a lot longer than you buddy. On my 6th Android phone & can't count how many Windows phones before them. When you get some experience under your belt than maybe your opinion will count but until then go troll somewhere else.
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I hope you realize what you're saying about the screen..
"Retina Display" = Apple's name for a 960x540 resolution. The reason it looks a little better is because it's more pixels crammed into a smaller screen.
I'd take a 4.3 over it anyday.
I came from the Epic, and really really like both phones. I really don't think you can go wrong with either.
Hey guys, it's weird venturing to this section of XDA
I've had my EVO 4G since launch, it's still going strong with me as of today, and I gotta say I adore it. The XDA scene for EVO 4G is just amazing, currently using Synergy + Godmode.
But anyways, the 3D has been tempting me this summer and I have a few questions.
1. A customer came into my work with a 3D EVO, and he told me that Sprint gives you $150 credit if you trade it in with the EVO 4G, is this still true? I heard RADIOSHACK does the same thing but only a $100 discount, while I saw in some thread that the shack gave some guy a $175 credit for exchanging his phone.
2. Those of you who have the phone for a while, how's the battery life now? I get about 30-40 hours with moderate usage with the same stock battery that it came with the phone. Started out as only 10 with the 4G :X
3. I see that people have figured out to unlock the bootloader, now that ROM's are starting to be made, do you think the big EVO 4G rom dev's will contribute to making the 3VO as successful?
4. I know the phone has a dual core snapdragon cpu, so how does this compare to the EVO 4G? Are you guys generally happy with performance or do you wish it could be snappier for a dual core machine?
5. What's the camera quality of those 5 MP cameras? 3D, when it comes to the 3D do you guys like to use it often, or is it just a gimmick like the 3DS? Would you say that the performance of the phone is well worth it over the 3D stuffs?
6. Lastly, do you guys enjoy your phone? Especially the ones who switched from the original 4G.
Thank you for your time!
Too many questions for me to answer all of them properly
However, I love the phone, check out the dev section we already have tons of ROMS and its only a week since we got s-off.
Oh yes, I personally don't dig 3d, however some people seem to like it.
I am far from a professional photographer, but the pics look great to me.
Hope this helps!
If it does feel free to hit the thanks button
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It's just a better Evo 4G. Nuff said.
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Hey guys, it's weird venturing to this section of XDA
I've had my EVO 4G since launch, it's still going strong with me as of today, and I gotta say I adore it. The XDA scene for EVO 4G is just amazing, currently using Synergy + Godmode.
But anyways, the 3D has been tempting me this summer and I have a few questions.
1. A customer came into my work with a 3D EVO, and he told me that Sprint gives you $150 credit if you trade it in with the EVO 4G, is this still true? I heard RADIOSHACK does the same thing but only a $100 discount, while I saw in some thread that the shack gave some guy a $175 credit for exchanging his phone.
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I believe Sprint is still doing this, but yeah, they basically give you a $150 credit on your bill for your phone. That's what I did to get my E3D.
2. Those of you who have the phone for a while, how's the battery life now? I get about 30-40 hours with moderate usage with the same stock battery that it came with the phone. Started out as only 10 with the 4G :X
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Battery life stock is pretty good, surprisingly. HTC really did a good job with power management consider the dual core processor. On my ROM, I regularly get over 20 hours of moderate use. If you're on the stock EVO 4G battery and you're getting 40 hours, I know you can't be using your phone heavily.
3. I see that people have figured out to unlock the bootloader, now that ROM's are starting to be made, do you think the big EVO 4G rom dev's will contribute to making the 3VO as successful?
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Yes, absolutely. Some of the big names are already in here and there are a TON of ROMs already.
4. I know the phone has a dual core snapdragon cpu, so how does this compare to the EVO 4G? Are you guys generally happy with performance or do you wish it could be snappier for a dual core machine?
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Performance is fantastic and once you tweak it, it gets even better.
5. What's the camera quality of those 5 MP cameras? 3D, when it comes to the 3D do you guys like to use it often, or is it just a gimmick like the 3DS? Would you say that the performance of the phone is well worth it over the 3D stuffs?
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Yeah, it's kind of a cool bragging feature like "Hey, look what my phone does!" but I don't use it too often. Picture quality is very good, IMO. It's anot a DSLR, but for a phone, it's pretty good.
6. Lastly, do you guys enjoy your phone? Especially the ones who switched from the original 4G.
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Of course I do
As far as buybacks, I don't know. Battery life is excellent, camera IMO better. Look st all the Roms
Out so far and its been only a week since it was unlocked!!!!!! Performance is night and day compared to the original. This is one badass phone. Period. I have no regrets. I did not even mention the 3d part!
I think the buy back is now 125.00. The third party store I went to told me 125
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Hi,
I have had my Evo since last year & I have been debating on switching to the Photon (I am not a fan of 3d so the Evo isnt for me). I was curious how much faster the Photon would be in terms of real world usage.
Any former Evo (not 3d) owners out there that can fill me in?
Thanks,
Rich
Alot, not to go into details, go to Sprint store like I did and play with it!
Very good. The dual core CPU & additional RAM make a huge difference in Android's performance capabilities.
RichTJ99 said:
Hi,
I have had my Evo since last year & I have been debating on switching to the Photon (I am not a fan of 3d so the Evo isnt for me). I was curious how much faster the Photon would be in terms of real world usage.
Any former Evo (not 3d) owners out there that can fill me in?
Thanks,
Rich
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the browser especially felt *much* faster to me..
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Substantially quicker! Don't get me wrong....the EVO is still a deserving player, but the hardware upgrades just make everything...."snap". No regrets here.
Everything is faster, trust me. I compare them all the time and this phone does everything with ease. Gonna still hold on to my evo for a while though. Although the phone is fast, there are some slight bugs that need working out. Back to speed though. This phone is awesome at games and the evo just doesn't seem able to keep up. The photon plays every game with ease and that includes tegra games.
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Everything is faster, trust me. I compare them all the time and this phone does everything with ease. Gonna still hold on toy evolution for a while though. Although the phone is fast, there are some slight bugs that need working out. Back to speed though. This phone is awesome at games and the evolution just doesn't seem able to keep up. The photon plays every game with ease and that includes tegra games.
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you are definitely correct!
RichTJ99 said:
Hi,
I have had my Evo since last year & I have been debating on switching to the Photon (I am not a fan of 3d so the Evo isnt for me). I was curious how much faster the Photon would be in terms of real world usage.
Any former Evo (not 3d) owners out there that can fill me in?
Thanks,
Rich
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You are going from an Evo 4G to the Motorola Photon 4G, the first Evo was an evolution, and now we've moved on to HINT: BIGGER and BETTER things, to the Samsung Epic 4G, Evo 3D, etc, now you are here with a NVIDIA Tegra Dual-Core Processor with 1GB Ram, and roughly 9GB internal memory, and I would say AT LEAST 60% Faster.
Remember, you're with NVIDIA.
If you ask me to define NVIDIA, I'd say FAST!!!
the quadrant scores completely crush the evo
ill do a screen grab if i get some time at work
Photon Speeds = Much Snappier/Faster Feel...
I just sold my beloved Evo for the Photon via BestBuy a little under 2 weeks ago. I really, really did not want/plan on giving up my evo. But BB offered me 149buks for the evo and i took it.
Back to the OP question. Is the Photon faster? YES, you will notice from first use it feels much snappier. I will equate the speed difference to that I felt from my HTC Touch Pro 2 to the Evo. TP2 was slow, Evo felt really fast, Photon feels even faster. I thought the Evo was super fast, and it is. But I really didn't think there could be a big improvement over the evo in a phone. Luckiy I was wrong
I know your never supposed to ask for an ETA but.... Is anyone on the Cyanogenmod development team planning on supporting the Photon? I am a minimalist & want my phones running AOSP.
RichTJ99 said:
Hi,
I have had my Evo since last year & I have been debating on switching to the Photon (I am not a fan of 3d so the Evo isnt for me). I was curious how much faster the Photon would be in terms of real world usage.
Any former Evo (not 3d) owners out there that can fill me in?
Thanks,
Rich
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1. It's a lot faster than the old EVO which I also had.
2. DO NOT upgrade, wait for the Samsung in September. The no audio on phone calls is a very serious problem with the Photon and one that shows no signs of being fixed 100% by any means or method.
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1. It's a lot faster than the old EVO which I also had.
2. DO NOT upgrade, wait for the Samsung in September. The no audio on phone calls is a very serious problem with the Photon and one that shows no signs of being fixed 100% by any means or method.
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I have absolutely loved my evo since launch but I'm getting itchy to upgrade to the photon. What is holding me back is all the little bugs being reported. Sounds similar to alot of the bugs in the initial evo launch. I was lucky with my evo but I don't want to push my luck with the photon. I think I'll wait a few months and see how the issues shake out.
Evo OG could leap tall buildings in a single bound. P4G can leap 1 and 2 thirds buildings in a single bound.
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You will notice the speed difference in most things. Dual core runs Android much better.
As for the comments about waiting for the Samsung Within, tired of hearing about it honestly. I was excited about that phone coming and have heard great things about it. However, still no guarantee it will be faster than the Photon or do some of the things the Photon does. Plus, when the Within actually does come out it will just get trampled by the quad core offerings potentially coming Q4 this year/Q1 next year along with all the other phones.
RichTJ99 said:
Hi,
I have had my Evo since last year & I have been debating on switching to the Photon (I am not a fan of 3d so the Evo isnt for me). I was curious how much faster the Photon would be in terms of real world usage.
Any former Evo (not 3d) owners out there that can fill me in?
Thanks,
Rich
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I came from the EVO 4G and can honestly say that the Photon is much faster.
RichTJ99 said:
Hi,
I have had my Evo since last year & I have been debating on switching to the Photon (I am not a fan of 3d so the Evo isnt for me). I was curious how much faster the Photon would be in terms of real world usage.
Any former Evo (not 3d) owners out there that can fill me in?
Thanks,
Rich
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Its a dual core phone. So web browsing, load times, app loads system writes reads, a lot will be faster. Motoblur sucks, so the home screens, Widgets and most everything that isn't CPU intensive lags like hell, like on any blur phone.
I played with the photon extensively and decided to go with the 3d simply for sense 3 and the pentile display pixel issue drove me crazy
The photons to gonna be faster, by a lot 95% of the time, have better battery, get better reception, take better pictures, and turn on faster.
Being an og evo owner also, I have to ask... why don't you like the 3d?
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1. It's a lot faster than the old EVO which I also had.
2. DO NOT upgrade, wait for the Samsung in September. The no audio on phone calls is a very serious problem with the Photon and one that shows no signs of being fixed 100% by any means or method.
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False. What's your source for that? I know my source is reliable, and there is a fix in the works at Moto right now. The problem has been pinpointed, and an update should be out shortly.
The wife and I were in a 4G area today and did some side by side speedtest. My Photon averaged double her speeds on here EVO. Ran about 6 test each and it was almost double everytime.
I went from the OG 4G to the 3D to the Mo-Pho & I am definitely a happy camper! Wrote uh blog about it, like the hear it? Here it go:
http://androidgz.wordpress.com
Pew pew pew! From my Mo-Pho!
Hi I've been sneaking into this forum every so often. I have a s2 and love it but also love technology so looking now at 3d i've looked at evo and lgs version but don't know if it's worth the update to 3d. I also love sense and on some reviews the evo is flawless in speed..
What do you users think?
What score does it get on quadrant
Also if you take a picture or video in 3d can it be converted back to 2d for printing and viewing on pc
Thanks in advance
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Hi I've been sneaking into this forum every so often. I have a s2 and love it but also love technology so looking now at 3d i've looked at evo and lgs version but don't know if it's worth the update to 3d. I also love sense and on some reviews the evo is flawless in speed..
What do you users think?
What score does it get on quadrant
Also if you take a picture or video in 3d can it be converted back to 2d for printing and viewing on pc
Thanks in advance
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All pictures can be viewed in 2D as well and it usually asks to convert to 2D when emailing. Not sure about the video, I do not take much video in 3D.
SGS2 scores higher in Quad but that is really nothing to go by.
Evo 3D camera shutter lag is torture and makes any moving object impossible to shoot. I am looking forward to the better camera on the SGS2.
Either way, they are both top of the line devices and you can't go wrong with either.
You also have to think, we are EVO 3D owners and are excited to try something new. It doesn't mean the SGS2 will be better for us, I think at this point we are just hoping it is. We will know for sure come next week though.
i always had good experiences with samsung phones...
until they started making "smart phones"... they aren't very smart about it.
the phone has great hardware, yes. but samsung phones lack the support that HTC has from them to us (the consumers). HTC is ALWAYS right on top of problems that arise, while samsung is a little more like sprint in the customer service department. kind of like "if somebody complains, we'll deal with it. if not, whatever."
I have owned 4 samsung phones. three of them were flawless and perfect. the most recent, however, was a samsung moment. that thing was a nightmare. and i got no help from sprint or samsung with it.
stick with google nexus phones, or HTC. that is my new mode now. and i love the hell out of my 3D by the way. nothing this thing can't handle, and it will only get better as more software is dev'd for it in the hacking community.
**edit... to the OP, it is extremely important that you remember this one thing... the software inside the phone is just as important to the performance as the hardware...
I have both I decided why do I have to choose someday I pop the sim in the evo somedays the galaxy s2, beautiful screen very then and fast, but I gotta admit I have little more fun playing with the evo 3d.
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I have both I decided why do I have to choose someday I pop the sim in the evo somedays the galaxy s2, beautiful screen very then and fast, but I gotta admit I have little more fun playing with the evo 3d.
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Can you please give more detail.....What makes the 3D more fun? How do the screens compare? Is the Evo's qhd display overshadowed by the Super Amoled Plus screen even though it has a lower res? Does the SGS2's camera have the shutter lag like the 3D?
The UI is just enjoyable on the e3d. And its very fast ..the differences in that regard is neglible..quadrant is useless except for fps and for evaluating your own phone after flashing a rom etc. The shutter lag isn't terrible it just isn't instant and I'm sure it will be improved with an update eventually ..I for one have taken nice shots with the e3d but yes fast moving objects can be hard to capture but most smartphones suffer from that ..either way you would have a super phone and def ahead of the curve ..software has a ways to go to catch up to the hardware within these devices
I actually love the SGS2. I got one in Mid June or July as the EVO 3D wasn't available here in Asia yet. I have no regret in getting the SGS2 first as it's one POWERFUL phone. But I bought the EVO 3D just last week and REALLY ENJOYING the built, solidness, and the 3D features. I love watching 3D Youtube even though it looks like it's damaging my eyes LOL! But if you were to read text alot, the EVO 3D is sharper as it has a higher resolution. Colors aren't comparable to the SGS2 due to the super amoled plus display. So you can't go wrong with either of them. Both has different features, etc. I just can't pass up the idea of not having both of them as it won't be fair to one or the other
i dont like the colors on the amoleds. yeah blacks are great but but the other colors kill me. the whites on my evo3d shine compare to my nexus.
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I'm a sense lover, so the EVO 3d fits my needs well. I'm also easily satisfied, and as long as it does what I want it to do, I'm good. I live in big city where 4G is ubiquitous and fast, tho I'm mostly on 3g to save battery. Whenever I need to download large files or watch youtube vids tho, 4G always does me good.
I have yet to mess with my phone, so everything is stock. Sense UI is pretty, but also fast. I do a lot on my phone as I'm mostly away from my computer. From online banking to watching movies, to playing games, to navigating the city, to listening to streaming music, and much more. This phone makes it all happen.
I know if I had the sgs2, I'd be doing the same things on it, and be raving about it as well. But I have this phone, so I make the best of it.
3d is awesome to me. People are always delighted to see it. And it gives the phone a special niche. At first tho, my eyes did hurt after prolong viewing, but I can honestly say after almost 3 months of having the device, my eyes don't hurt anymore. It's like evolution. My eyes have adjusted to it.
The only thing I hate abt he EVO 3d is that while charging, it slows down. I feel the difference. Its like night and day. Other than that, its an awesome Android phone, and as long as you don't have hardware or software related problems with the phone, its a very delightful and enjoyable experience.
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I have both I decided why do I have to choose someday I pop the sim in the evo somedays the galaxy s2, beautiful screen very then and fast, but I gotta admit I have little more fun playing with the evo 3d.
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I also have both. I got the S2 about 8 weeks ago and love it but I was torn between it and the sensation at the time. So when the Evo 3d was launched here in Canada I broke down last week and pick it up. Both phones are great.
I just wanted to say wassup to every one. I am new here from the Evo 4g forums. I loved the evo 4g but got a chance to pick up a motorola photon for real cheap and I didn't have to sign a new contract. I am in love with this phone only wish it had more dev working on it but I know things will pick up soon.
this seems to be the fastest phone I ever owned. My cousin has an atrix with att, and I think my photon is faster.
The first day I got it I had some friends over and I was playing Galaxy on fire, one of my friends asked me what I was playing and I showed him, I then hooked up the photon to an HDTV that was like 22 inches. I started playing on TV and all my friends were jealous.
They said the games are the best graphics they'd ever seen on a phone.
jami1:
i moved from the original evo to the photon a few months ago and i haven't looked back.
not as active of a dev community because the bootloader hasn't been unlocked without side effects.
i suspect once that's resolved it will get much busier.
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I know there is a few things I am confused about though, one of them being that this is a tegra 2 device it should be able to play any game. I am also confused that I know chainfire 3d is used for devices that do not have tegra 2 SOC's but want to play the tegra 2 optimized games. Do I need to install chainfire3d to run non-tegra games?
Yeah, this phone is quick, and super smooth. Our kernels we have are smooth, fast and stable. Way better than the Evo. And the Dev support we have is amazing. They're super helpful and they keep up to date as best they can. I dig it.
As for Evo vs Photon, it's no contest, Photon wins hands down. But welcome to the community.
jami1 said:
I just wanted to say wassup to every one. I am new here from the Evo 4g forums. I loved the evo 4g but got a chance to pick up a motorola photon for real cheap and I didn't have to sign a new contract. I am in love with this phone only wish it had more dev working on it but I know things will pick up soon.
this seems to be the fastest phone I ever owned. My cousin has an atrix with att, and I think my photon is faster.
The first day I got it I had some friends over and I was playing Galaxy on fire, one of my friends asked me what I was playing and I showed him, I then hooked up the photon to an HDTV that was like 22 inches. I started playing on TV and all my friends were jealous.
They said the games are the best graphics they'd ever seen on a phone.
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Welcome. Like you and many others, I came from the EVO and being an HTC fan, didn't think I could appreciate any other manufacturer. But since having the Photon - I've learned to really love the quality of this phone. It has all the best features of the EVO and then some....
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Welcome. Like you and many others, I came from the EVO and being an HTC fan, didn't think I could appreciate any other manufacturer. But since having the Photon - I've learned to really love the quality of this phone. It has all the best features of the EVO and then some....
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My thoughts exactly when I made the switch. I never thought I could love a Moto phone and much as my old RAZR. The Photon is great, although I have noticed the EVO's front camera was WAY better than the Photon's crappy VGA camera. It's a shame this phone hasn't received the explosion of attention the GSII, EVO 3D, and EVO 4G received, it is by far a better phone. I do like that we can have root without unlocking the bootloader too .
Welcome as you mentioned Us, me too come from Evo 4G. I love evo still now more than photon coz i was busy with different roms. Other than photon is super fast and playing game on HDTV that's wonderful. Hope our tireless mopho devs got some good roms
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What is the benefit to all these ROM's? Are they really THAT different? You could just pick a good ROM then theme over it.
On the EVO roms made a huge difference...especially over stock..we had cm ..sense..and miui ..lots of diff kernels..unlocked alot of options the EVO didn't come with
I too came from the EVO...I would not of stuck with that phone if it was not for all the roms and kernels...seriously doubled my battery life and ran smoother
Out of the box my photon runs great way better battery life vs the custom EVO
The photon is a very refined supercharged EVO....once the base ground work is worked out im sure we will see some really cool dev work...their is a bounty on the bootloader ..looks like yay4juggs is getting closer to a solution
Anywho welcome to the forums
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I never really got into modding my Evo. I couldn't figure it out and didn't know about XDA at the time, so I was kinda assed out. And I can understand three ROM's and a couple kernels to improve things. But are 40 different ROM's necessary? That's all I'm sayin'. There are three ROM's here. No CM7 or MIUI yet, but still, that should keep people happy, plus we have more kernel updates rollin' out.
Odd, I too came from the Evo and I see alot of the same names! That also means, unlike my other friends, you all are smart and have $$$. I got my Evo August 2nd, 2010. Photon cost me $650.00 to tell sprint to kiss my natural black........Actually, I just lied. I sold the Evo 2 days later for $300.00 so I really paid $350 for them to blow off.
Oh, and welcome over to the dark side!
Me too.. I came from evo.. extraordinary phone! I luv it but I just can't handle the camera. Now I have the photon and I still keep my evo on my other pocket. Overall I like the photon, speed, camera superb, audio. But, the pixelation (checkboard/screen door effect) is a major screen issue. And sometimes the colour wasn't right.
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dsims7_2000 said:
Odd, I too came from the Evo and I see alot of the same names! That also means, unlike my other friends, you all are smart and have $$$. I got my Evo August 2nd, 2010. Photon cost me $650.00 to tell sprint to kiss my natural black........Actually, I just lied. I sold the Evo 2 days later for $300.00 so I really paid $350 for them to blow off.
Oh, and welcome over to the dark side!
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Actually, my EVO died and Sprint forced me to buy the Photon off contract. I didn't enjoy doing that at all.
@OP.
Welcome to the forums. Enjoy your Photon or as you will quickly learn, we call it the MoPho, if you haven't already. It's a great phone.
Be sure to look at my signature and join the XDA Photon Fan Group, Facebook Page, and possibly Twitter & Google Plus Page.
Welcome to the Motorola Photon XDA Developer Forums Community.
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