Well, I've been an Evo 3D fag, but i've been having problems with it and I don't really like it. First one went completley dead, and this one has random reboots and gps is fried.
I brought my e3d to sprint last night and they gave me an option of the E3d or Photon.
I decided to try the Photon ( mistake or good choice)?
The E3d is very buggy and just isn't very good quality. I heard the Photon gets great reception and such. The 3D was garbage and bars would jump to 5 then instantly drop to 1 all the time.
Hopefully I made a good choice. Or did I?
Good choice to my evo3d back after 7 days for the photon
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My son has the 3d. Great device, except that he doesn't get good reception. I love my Mopho. However don't expected as many roms here as the 3d. The ones we have are great though!
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Hello,
I purchased an EVO 3D as part of the First to Buy promotion last June as a Premier Gold after having a wonderful experience with my EVO 4G.
All I can say is after literally 5 different 3D's, 2 weeks ago I finally demanded a different Android Handset and too was offered the Photon.
I truly cannot be happier and as I already had a 16gb SD Card, the amount of Storage I have is staggering. It has been hard to get used to the Home Button not being at the far left, but I have gotten used to it.
Cheers,
JJ
Thanks for the replies, i do like the storage on it. I know there isnt much going on for development, but i'm not too worried about it. It doesn't make that much of a difference with the phone its just fun and addicting.
The E3D is just so buggy, the roms and phone itself.
I just got my photon today coming from a galaxy s2 i didnt have los but at work its like a dead spot and with my epic touch 4g i would lose all bars but with my photon i get full bars plus 4g wtf.!!!! Photon ftw.!!!
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Congrats on your choice. I just unlocked about 3-4 days ago and it was very easy. From what others have told me it is a very hard phone to brick. Reception is by far the best I have had on any phone. I think you will like it!
Welcome to the club. Most will tell you the photon doesn't need a rom. I'm one of those people. I'm satisfied just being rooted on stock. It's pretty much hits the nose in terms of what I want from a rom. Enjoy!
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I think you've made a very good choice. I recently just got the Photon in the last week coming from an Evo 4G. This phone has the best reception of any I've owned. Battery life is also excellent. Over all I am very pleased.
Like nyckid stated, the stock ROM is very good. I have yet to see a compelling reason to flash an alternative. Unlike with my Evo where I was flashing a new ROM or kernel every other day, lol.
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Welcome to the club. Most will tell you the photon doesn't need a rom. I'm one of those people. I'm satisfied just being rooted on stock. It's pretty much hits the nose in terms of what I want from a rom. Enjoy!
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Well said!
Im hella happy with my Photon. I traded my Samsung Galaxy S2 for it. It's just a different phone. If you've had 1 Samsung you've had them all.
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Awesome, I was kinda worried I made the wrong choice, but now im anxious for it to come :O. i can live with the stock rooted. Flashing is too addicting and on the e3d almost every rom is buggy to the point where you wanna throw the phone out the window
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Awesome, I was kinda worried I made the wrong choice, but now im anxious for it to come :O. i can live with the stock rooted. Flashing is too addicting and on the e3d almost every rom is buggy to the point where you wanna throw the phone out the window
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Funny, I had Evo, Rooted it only to put it back after 3 days. I Rooted Photon, but it back, rooted again for bettery battery life (I use ROM Toolbox Pro!) but for the most part, I like the Photon just like it is, Stock?
I also think you made a good choice. I've always owned Moto phones, except for one. The quality and reception are always great.
I'm a MoPho-er
Ive had the evo 4g,on launch day as well as evo 3d.and i must say the photon is the better phone...hands down!!!!
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Yeah, I too am getting a MoPho after having issues w my 3D..... It will be my first android without sense....
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Im hella happy with my Photon. I traded my Samsung Galaxy S2 for it. It's just a different phone. If you've had 1 Samsung you've had them all.
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Hey i traded my gs2 too lol. I was lucky enough with a guy on craigslist that barely got his phone and didnt like it and i barely got my gs2 maybe 2 weeks ago. So we traded and he added cash on top. Honestly this phone feels better in hand feels solid doesn't feel cheap in hand and the thing im super happy about it that it has superb signal. I've never owned a motorola phone but now i love em.!!! This phone is fast, no droped calls, great battery. Im in love with my mopho.!
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Welcome to the club. Most will tell you the photon doesn't need a rom. I'm one of those people. I'm satisfied just being rooted on stock. It's pretty much hits the nose in terms of what I want from a rom. Enjoy!
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To be rooted stock means you don't have to unlock the bootloader which means you keep 4g right? If so that's what I want to do.
And I just got my Photon today as a replacement for the 3D. So far so good.
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To be rooted stock means you don't have to unlock the bootloader which means you keep 4g right? If so that's what I want to do.
And I just got my Photon today as a replacement for the 3D. So far so good.
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That's what I will prob do anyway....even though I don't have 4g in my town....
I can't wait....I'm so sick of my broken 3VO
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To be rooted stock means you don't have to unlock the bootloader which means you keep 4g right? If so that's what I want to do.
And I just got my Photon today as a replacement for the 3D. So far so good.
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That is correct. Root is sort of like administrative access on a computer.Lets you install cool stuff you normally couldn't and make changes to your system, if you would like to. It wont break your 4g in other words.
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The last few days have been very slow in this forum. I hope people are just satisfied with the phone and are not posting. I guess I'm just spoiled by the Evo 4g forum where you always had something new to read.
Starting to worry.
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Not even one thread has reached a 1000 posts yet. Its pretty sad. I know people keep saying good things will come, but I lost hope a while ago. Not trolling. I know everyone does this development stuff during their free time
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For me - I love the phone. Only thing I'd change would be placement of the USB port relative to the kickstand.
I've rooted it to remove bloatware, but don't know that there's anything that I want it do to that requires a custom ROM. Customizations, yes - but launchers, widgets and apps can do what I want.
I was in the same place with my EVO 3D. Stock was fine.
ROMs were necessary in the WinMo days (and perhaps the early Android days, though I missed those). I spent a LOT of time cooking kitchens for my WinMo phones.
There will always be people who like to cook ROMs as a hobby, but I knew that the Moto Photon would NOT be one of the target platform for them - will be mostly HTC phones, I imagine.
Well unlike my evo shift I'm happy with the phone the way it is. The evo shift was boring unless rooted and running a custom rom.
I love this phone and i'm satisfied with just root. Best phone I've ever owned. It just seems like there were a lot more people in this forum last month.
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I love this phone and i'm satisfied with just root. Best phone I've ever owned. It just seems like there were a lot more people in this forum last month.
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It was brand new then
The inferior Samsung is the new shiny.
I also spent more time here and AC a month ago, but really don't have much more to say, or problems that need solved. I'm spending my time now customizing it and try out new apps.
Enjoy it!
Love this phone but its too complicated to unlock boot loader and such so people lost interest in the forums, not the phone in my opinion. I came from the Nexus S 4G and don't see a reason to lose 4g for a rom its great as it is running launcher pro. Just my 2 cents.
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The inferior Samsung is the new shiny
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Yea I don't think the epic touch is inferior at all. The exynos kills tegra. Everyone knows that
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Photon was a great phone, its great with root alone. I now got the sgs2 and gave the MoPho to my gf. She loves it coming from an HTC Aria. I was too nervous to unlock the bootloader, I tried but it looked too risky. I was pretty much satisfied with stock and my own build prop tweaks, there was no need to unlock. I do recommend to phone to people who aren't as tech savvy for just being a good dependable fast phone.
The sgs2 is no way inferior to the photon, every day use they run about the same, the photon does have better battery life and video recording, the sgs2 has a bigger screen and an unlocked bootloader.
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Yea I don't think the epic touch is inferior at all. The exynos kills tegra. Everyone knows that
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CPU is only one component in comparing phones, and IMHO not in the top 3 criteria. Screen, battery, radio signal, construction quality, vendor support all more important than minor (in the real world) CPU differences.
I won't get into any more bashing - will just say glad you like your phone; enjoy it!
I think my Photon is the best Android phone i've ever owned and I've had a few over the past couple of months, including the SGSII. The SGSII is a great phone but just too thin for me, so when on a flat surface my manley fingers couldn't quite grasp it right and i ended up dropping it. The Photon just feels perfect, build quality is great, just ticks all the boxes for me and I'm gonna stick with it for a while
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I know it may seem to be kinda hard, but unlocking the bootloader is actually fairly easy if you follow the steps on breifmobile. I have a link I think if someone is looking to unlock the bootloader.
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I know it may seem to be kinda hard, but unlocking the bootloader is actually fairly easy if you follow the steps on breifmobile. I have a link I think if someone is looking to unlock the bootloader.
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But you lose 4G
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Makes no difference to me. I don't live in a 4G area. :]
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Makes no difference to me. I don't live in a 4G area. :]
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Same
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Phone is great out of the box, not much to complain about on forums nor are people in a rush to slap a ROM on it like they would need to so their Samsung works correctly.
I came from the tmobile vibrant. At one point I had a choice of 65 custom roms and 11 kernels. I wanted unlimited data and more minutes and sprint was the only choice. I got the epic but took it back the day this phone dropped on the market. I like htc but 3d had some drawbacks. Mainly signal quality. I would like more roms, but mainly overclock kernels. I am learning to make my own themes and that will probably satisfy me. I hope development picks up, but if it doesn't I won't be upset. This is a wonderful phone and works right out of the box. I don't get 4g on my end of town and probably never will, and I could really care less.
It's good to see people are still here and they are satisfied with their phones. This is probably the best phone Sprint has to offer right now. It sucks that it was released sandwiched between the 3vo and sgsII.
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why does no one listen to me? i said weeks ago that what we had was the best this community was gunna get, with the release of the et4g i knew this place with die down a bit.. its unfortunate but thats the way it is. perhaps the next moto phone that sprint gets (tegra 3 plz ) will get some attention, instead of sprint getting another phone months later (they did it with the nexus s 4g, photon and if the rumors are true it will happen with the next nexus)
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Makes no difference to me. I don't live in a 4G area. :]
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Haha unfortunately I get full signal in my area :/
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I have had an EVO for over a year now ,but allways kept my touch pro 2 for job international travel.
Now ofcoarse I'm aware of photons gsm roaming with sim.
I'm trying to decide will I miss my flashing ROM addiction on my EVO .I am running energy on my tp2 and MikG on my EVO.
I have navigated through the photon forums and its definitely not as lively as EVO forums.
It could possibly reduce me to a single device ...
Should I or Shouldn't I that is the question?
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well, i'll give you this to ponder, was in the same boat as you, had my evo for a year, year and a half, photon came out, was the only phone that made me upgrade, if i didn't would still have my evo to this day
GSM
I gave my Evo to my daughter when upgrading to the Photon. Used it in the Dominican Republic last week with an Orange GSM card withdrawing no problems. Was nice to switch between networks without having to carry two phones. I also used Skype when on WiFi and the quality was excellent.
I miss being able to mod the phone like I could the Evo but there is a lot more activity on this forumn than a month ago. The Photon is a little better phone than the Evo in my opinion lighter and the screen a little better
Well you won't have a thousand ROM's to flash, but......are those thousand ROM's on the Evo REALLY any different? Or are they just slight differences on the same base?
I used to be addicted to flashing ROMs on my EVO too but honestly haven't missed doing that since I got my photon. The reason I flashed ROMs and kernels on my EVO was to make the battery (and overall performance) better. With this phone, that's not necessary since the battery is amazing!!
If you wanna change the look of your screens then there's always different launchers with themes to choose from.
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I used to be addicted to flashing ROMs on my EVO too but honestly haven't missed doing that since I got my photon. The reason I flashed ROMs and kernels on my EVO was to make the battery (and overall performance) better. With this phone, that's not necessary since the battery is amazing!!
If you wanna change the look of your screens then there's always different launchers with themes to choose from.
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+1 to this. Went from the WinMo HTC Diamond years ago, to the flagship Sprint Android Hero, to the EVO Shift to the MoPho (just got it yesterday). Becoming a Flashaholic was a way of life, and...as semi-exciting as it was anytime a new base or kernel would drop, flashing 1-2 ROMS a week or so became tedious and distracting.
I rooted the MoPho this morning simply to be able to access the build.prop so I could set the LCD Density where I wanted it (200), adjust the VM Heap (64m) and run a few scripts, along w/ convenience apps like reboot, screen off and button remapping. At this point, I'm more than happy to sit back and let the experienced devs do their thing as this phone comes into its own, and it just feels good to not HAVE to tweak the hell out of the phone just to get it to behave like a phone.
That's what I needed to hear...
A little positive reinforcement.
Thanks guys ...Nov.1st is my day..to get the photon.
But I'm keepeing my EVO .) To play with.
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That's what I needed to hear...
A little positive reinforcement.
Thanks guys ...Nov.1st is my day..to get the photon.
But I'm keepeing my EVO .) To play with.
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No problem man!! I don't think you'll be disappointed in the MoPho at all.
Ok I got, my photon and immediately noticed better call quality and a stronger signal
Wow
I got the shooter evo3 D and played with it for a week.But I turned it back in
Think ill played with my photon for a few, weeks before rooting .
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That's what I needed to hear...
A little positive reinforcement.
Thanks guys ...Nov.1st is my day..to get the photon.
But I'm keepeing my EVO .) To play with.
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double check bestbuy because I know it was on sale last week for 50 bucks upgrade contract
Edit: just saw you got it lol
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Yea I got it from best buy they were cheaper than sprint.
Now I just need to things
1sprint bloat removed
2 addfree hate those adds.
Easytether is working fine for me.
So whats the best what to root not loose 4G and keep stock because go launcher got me lovin my photon.
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Yea I got it from best buy they were cheaper than sprint.
Now I just need to things
1sprint bloat removed
2 addfree hate those adds.
Easytether is working fine for me.
So whats the best what to root not loose 4G and keep stock because go launcher got me lovin my photon.
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Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217416
and.....
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199405
oh and Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331648
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Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217416
and.....
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199405
oh and Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331648
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You Da man .....
Rooted via adb torpedo.... check
Sprint bloat removed..... check
addfree ....check
wireless tether.... check.
And it seems bootstrap recovery is not needed just quite yet.
Now I'll patiently wait for bootloader unlock with 4G
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Well I am very interested in this phone but would like some honest opinions about it here are my questiones. Was the phone what you thought it would be? Is the dual core fast,any lag? and how issue battery life
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I love my 3d and it is speedy and all. But to be honest, if i were upgrading now i would get something else. There are better phones out now as tech moves so quickly. Not a bad phone dont get me wrong, just better ones are out there now
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I've had a lot of android phone and the evo 3d is the only one that's I've been so satisfied with since my droid 1
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Thanks for feedback I have 2 weeks to decide and it's either this phone or epic touch battery is an issue I would like a phone to last majority of the day also u would want a phone that I know will be updated to ics I know HTC already confirmed this with evo3d don't know about epic touch
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Evo3d and epic touch are the best 2 choices. I would say the 3d because its fast and made by htc. Gotta love sense.
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Evo 3d is the best phone sprint has hands down... And some of the best developers...
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Motorola photon....hands down....
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I have an Epic 4G, was going with the Touch BUT! I just bought me an Evo 3D from ebay. I think the masses believe in HTC. They are just better built and from what I see here, have more support. Mines in the mail baby, I'll be joining you all here soon.
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I really dig the Photon and the SGSII is nice as well. But for me, Sense is where it's at. Plus the Dev support is fantastic and exceeds that of the Sammy and MoPho in my opinion.
I had the opportunity to go Photon or Evo3D. Went Evo3D. No regrets. The community really ha made this phone a beast. Before root, I must admit I missed my Evo4G... Not anymore. 3D is neat, but ultimately a gimmick in my humble opinion. The dial cores are fast. I'm running Eternity on mine and it is buttery smooth. To the battery issue.... I chew through them. SIMPLE and CHEAP solution. Ebay up a set of 3 spare batteries and a battery charger for $20. Cha ching!
E3D'ed... Booyah!
Wow you guys are really convincing me to go with the evo3d
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Wow you guys are really convincing me to go with the evo3d
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Sarcasm? lol Play w/ it for a good long while and choose from there. I'm still thinking of trading in my Evo 3D for an Epic Touch 4G... but I have heard nothing but problems from peeps on these forums regarding said device. LOS; cheap build quality; software issues after root, etc. BUT I have also heard nothing but good things about the screen/camera/phone's fluidity.
I've played w/ the ET a couple of times... I've never had any issues w/ it at all while handling it and the fact that the phone FEELS so much smoother than the Evo 3D really makes me want to make the switch.
Anyway, the Photon beats them both for phone stability and build quality but the interface is very bogged down/laggy and the dev support is pretty damn scarce.
Make the right decision. :3
I figure the battery is the same as epic touch which is bad so I would go have look for quality and I know the evo3d has some weight to it which is fine with me epic touch looks like its poor quality any thoughts
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Really depends on what ur coming from. I mean its a bad ass phone for sure but I think I could have been just as happy sticking with my 4G EVO. I love my 3d don't get me wrong. It's fast and reliable for sure. The 3d feature is cool at first but i don't really find any real use for it. Definately love it but think about this too, LTE phones should be coming out one after another starting next year. Depending on what u got now maybe u should wait and see what's new in the first quarter.
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Some times it's just so damn hard to try and wait.
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Yea it can can be confusing choosing a phone would if you guys where in my shoes on upgrading my phone( hero) would you still pick the evo3d
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Yeah, because with the hero there might be alot of features u think are phone related and are really sense related.
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Yea it can can be confusing choosing a phone would if you guys where in my shoes on upgrading my phone( hero) would you still pick the evo3d
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If you've held out on upgrading this long, I'd go ahead and wait for Sprint to start releasing LTE devices next year. That would suck if you upgraded now, right before the end of the year and in 6 months LTE devices come out and Sprint's new LTE network starting to become operational, and you're stuck with a WiMAX phone for 2 years.
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Yea it can can be confusing choosing a phone would if you guys where in my shoes on upgrading my phone( hero) would you still pick the evo3d
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Yes!! 2 Evo 3D's here for almost 5 months. 100% satisfied. My wife upgraded from Hero to Evo Design 4G 2 weeks ago and that phone is awesome. Go play with all the phones and buy the one that blows your skirt up. Grandpa always said "never buy anything that doesn't excite you". Good luck!!
galaxy nexus, hands down
anyone looking to buy a photon. love it but just upgraded to a epic 4g touch. i figured some one here can take advantage of it. has box and otterbox case with holster. clean esn also. send me a message if intrested. it was rooted and unlocked. its back to stock but i can redo it all if wanted.
What made ya downgrade like that?
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Just wanted a diffrent phone really
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=476
Looking to sell your phone post it in the appropriate forum.
My GF has the epic touch and its terrible. I will never buy another Samsung phone after my nexus s lol. Enjoy your new phone
You should really post in the correct forum
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kennypow3rs said:
My GF has the epic touch and its terrible. I will never buy another Samsung phone after my nexus s lol. Enjoy your new phone
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Mines been perfect so far
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What made ya downgrade like that?
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how is that in anyway a downgrade? Both phones are great and would puck them over an evo 3d lol.
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What made ya downgrade like that?
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Working with, repairing and selling both phones I see it as a wash. If someone is looking for a "in your hand" media phone, I push the Epic. It has an attractive screen and media optimizations that the MoPho doesn't have. If someone is looking for "and the kitchen sink" phone, I push the MoPho. It's screen and media playback falls short of the Epic but has amazing expansion capabilities. Granted I avoid iPhones like the plague (sheeple products annoy me) but if the customer can barely understand their hero/moment then I point them towards an iPhone. If I didn't need the MoPho's feature set I would have gone with the Epic.
(Please note that the 3D abomination is not in the above paragraph. That's one POS I will not sell to anybody. Almost every 3D that comes in for service ends up getting replaced.)
I ended up going through 4 evo 3D's before switching to photon. That phone is a POS. HTC really let me down man and I got that sucker on launch day. After the Evo 3D I used a Nexus s for a month which was another plastic POS by Samsung (also garbage). Photon was my first moto android device and they won me over...for now. That said, I agree with the guy above me 100%.
kennypow3rs said:
My GF has the epic touch and its terrible. I will never buy another Samsung phone after my nexus s lol. Enjoy your new phone
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What problems is your GF's ET having?
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What problems is your GF's ET having?
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Just random issues Samsung phones usually have. At home I can get a solid 9mb on 4G consistently and her ET maxes out at 4/5mb tops right next to mine. Signal isn't all that great in our home (same problem I had with the nexus s). Phone feels very cheap as compared to the photon or 3D. She likes it but then again she likes whatever phone you put in her hand. I'd say she's not the most tech savvy person out there so she wouldn't know what works etc. I know though...the small issues drive me nuts lol. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the excellent radio moto has in this thing now! Sammy's are known for weak radios just ask the original iPhone 4 owners
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My GF has the epic touch and its terrible. I will never buy another Samsung phone after my nexus s lol. Enjoy your new phone
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+1 had epic touch and traded for photon.
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moving to a Samsung phone is definitely a downgrade. I'll never own a Sammy again
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moving to a Samsung phone is definitely a downgrade. I'll never own a Sammy again
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Ha ha right
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+1 had epic touch and traded for photon.
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Wow
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moving to a Samsung phone is definitely a downgrade. I'll never own a Sammy again
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if having a phone that lags on its own OS, has a screen that looks like bees painted it with there asses, has very little dev support, no plans of getting ics ota update, and has a return rate of 45% (at my store)... I don't know how u would even think about calling this phone an upgrade over the galaxy s ii.
The only thing holding this phone off from being 100% crap is its radio, GSM card slot, and it being sold in stores (best buy, target, and Walmart) for only $50 to $100 bucks.
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if having a phone that lags on its own OS, has a screen that looks like bees painted it with there asses, has very little dev support, no plans of getting ics ota update, and has a return rate of 45% (at my store)... I don't know how u would even think about calling this phone an upgrade over the galaxy s ii.
The only thing holding this phone off from being 100% crap is its radio, GSM card slot, and it being sold in stores (best buy, target, and Walmart) for only $50 to $100 bucks.
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You mad bro? Lol
Motorola hasnt denied any of its latest phones only stated which ones are getting it first for sure. They made this very clear with an official statement. I believe this phone will see ICS q1 2012 same with the epic touch (which is a plastic PIECE OF **** with a nice screen). That's all Samsung phones have going is the screen. And dev support? Who says we don't have any? We have enough dev support; let me guess, you're one of those people who thinks a new rom is when someone takes a base, removes a few apps and adds a theme? (i.e the evo 4G/3D forums). This phone has webtop, kernel devs and a dedicated cm7 dev and others chip in. What else do you need?
Epic touch is a joke with a shiny screen, I can say that because I have one right next to me. Get real kid..
Moto/Nvidia=Awesomesauce
Samsung=Can blow me
foxsdaddy67 said:
moving to a Samsung phone is definitely a downgrade. I'll never own a Sammy again
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Looks at the specs and compare. I love them both
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Will of fire said:
Looks at the specs and compare. I love them both
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Yeah its a good phone though. As much as i like it I may get a 4s lol. Just want to something different right now. I really wish sprint had a wp7 phone with a large screen man. I have the HTC arrive as a backup right now and I love the os.
I love my photon, but there is that pesky unlocked situation. i recently switched internet providers and had to use 3g for a few days since im running the gummy rom. after the 3 days im ready to switch. i need 4g and the abilty to tinker with my device. this has been a great phone, but motorola has let everyone down. i will be switching back to htc starting with evo 3d. Thanks to the devs and photon members that have made hacking this phone fun and easy. im gonna miss it.
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I feel your pain, but good things come to those who wait. I imagine youll hate your 3D after being with the Photon. Seems to be the general consensus. Bad software is fixable, bad hardware isn't.
3D? are you serious? I'd get original before 3D if that is your opinion. But just like other poster, Im waiting it out!
My Photon still does 4G just fine. Honestly, I've never understood why people moved from 4G to 3G-only ROMs.
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I have an original EVO (now daughter's), EVO 3D (wife's), and Photon (mine).
Photon has clearly better radios. Otherwise, all are nice phones.
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My Photon still does 4G just fine. Honestly, I've never understood why people moved from 4G to 3G-only ROMs.
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I have an original EVO (now daughter's), EVO 3D (wife's), and Photon (mine).
Photon has clearly better radios. Otherwise, all are nice phones.
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i don't understand why people need 4g so desperately.
the only thing motorola lacks is updates and unlocked bootloaders.
i already have the 3d. it works good and they have great roms. i need 4g when i cant use wifi. its an unlock issue. it shouldnt matter if i want to unlock it. evo was the best phone ive ever had. for a hackalicious person like myself. the 4g roms on the photon just arent near as good as installing kitchen sink. i want unlocked options on a 4g device. btw gummy is the only rom that works perfect mms etc.
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theres nothing to wait for, motorola will never unlock the bootloader. i dont want stock ics. i want maxed out kernel pushing the device.
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I feel your pain, but good things come to those who wait. I imagine youll hate your 3D after being with the Photon. Seems to be the general consensus. Bad software is fixable, bad hardware isn't.
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Forum someone that would on phones all day I can say that the 3d isn't nearly as well made as the original evo. I wish they used all the money they put in that parallax display for better build quality. I'm interested to see how policy changes at Motorola now that they are Google owned but I don't hold much hope that it will affect the current handsets.
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yea i have a 3d lying around. been devvin it till i decide to switch.
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i don't understand why people need 4g so desperately.
the only thing motorola lacks is updates and unlocked bootloaders.
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Because it's there, like ICS ROMs. It's a nice perk, but vs. 3G? No big deal. I mean, you don't see anybody posting speed tests about how much faster it is. My understanding is that it isn't much faster, just more stable on video. So maybe it's 3MBit as opposed to 1MBit or something. But again, nobody with 4G is bragging about the speed with solid numbers; until they do I wouldn't worry about it. Also, it's in what, two cities in America? Los Angeles and New York City? Maybe Chicago and Dallas as well? I dunno. I'm sure it's more than that but the point is, most of us couldn't get it if we wanted it.
Motorola will always get better signal than HTC, at least for now. They have the best radios; everything else is a compromise. Motorola usually wins on battery life, too. I just think Motorola makes the best hardware. Best software, that's another story. Blur is a dog, but I'm no fan of Sense. I think Sense is great for iConverts who need hand holding in the big scary Android world, but for me, I just want AOSP with the Google apps and a few others and I'm good. I will say that the Sense clock is nice, though. They can keep their weird ring lock, though; the one in CM9 is better. Non-Motorola smartphones are to Motorola phones what Hackintoshes are to real Macs. A nice try but not quite the total package. IMO.
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Because it's there, like ICS ROMs. It's a nice perk, but vs. 3G? No big deal. I mean, you don't see anybody posting speed tests about how much faster it is. My understanding is that it isn't much faster, just more stable on video. So maybe it's 3MBit as opposed to 1MBit or something. But again, nobody with 4G is bragging about the speed with solid numbers; until they do I wouldn't worry about it. Also, it's in what, two cities in America? Los Angeles and New York City? Maybe Chicago and Dallas as well? I dunno. I'm sure it's more than that but the point is, most of us couldn't get it if we wanted it.
Motorola will always get better signal than HTC, at least for now. They have the best radios; everything else is a compromise. Motorola usually wins on battery life, too. I just think Motorola makes the best hardware. Best software, that's another story. Blur is a dog, but I'm no fan of Sense. I think Sense is great for iConverts who need hand holding in the big scary Android world, but for me, I just want AOSP with the Google apps and a few others and I'm good. I will say that the Sense clock is nice, though. They can keep their weird ring lock, though; the one in CM9 is better. Non-Motorola smartphones are to Motorola phones what Hackintoshes are to real Macs. A nice try but not quite the total package. IMO.
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4G is Much faster, but I travel a lot and rarely am able to keep a 4G connection for more than 30 seconds or a minute or so. And more like 1G in my house, but I use 6M WiFi so OK. So, 4G for me is worthless.
But likewise, there is nothing in the custom 3G ROMs that excites me. I prefer stability over a few minor tweaks.
my gummy rom is super stable. i live in downtown seattle an my 3g barely loads facebook, but my 4g(when i sbf back to stock at random times) is blazing. faster than my home comcast. i might just flash this photon to boost so if im geting 3g only ill pay 50 instead of between 100-200 to sprint.
people say motorola has better radios but i dunno my gfs iphone 3g rules.
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I just had to chime in. My wife had the evo 3d, ended up replacing it 6 times for different issues, she was finally available for her upgrade and she got the SGS3. She LOVES that phone. She is on it night and day. She said it is a night and day difference in how smooth everything is etc. Just my 2 cents, but the evo3d was a poorly executed phone. The hardware was great (with the exception of the 3d camera) but the software was JUST not there and too slow...
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I just had to chime in. My wife had the evo 3d, ended up replacing it 6 times for different issues, she was finally available for her upgrade and she got the SGS3. She LOVES that phone. She is on it night and day. She said it is a night and day difference in how smooth everything is etc. Just my 2 cents, but the evo3d was a poorly executed phone. The hardware was great (with the exception of the 3d camera) but the software was JUST not there and too slow...
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Yeah, I have to say the 3D was a super turd when it came to performance. Idk exactly what was causing it to be such a dog, unstable sense and firmware ota for my wifes, I definitely would have took my og evo over it any day of the week... And it wad dropped on toilet, spiderwebbed screen, half a flash, lol! It was a flash machine, roms for days, kernels, devs out the wazoo, just a great phone. Unlock this photon I have now, locked up like Fort Knox! And I need 4g so that the way it shall stay... #goodbyemoto #hellos3/evolte
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Yeah, I have to say the 3D was a super turd when it came to performance. Idk exactly what was causing it to be such a dog, unstable sense and firmware ota for my wifes, I definitely would have took my og evo over it any day of the week... And it wad dropped on toilet, spiderwebbed screen, half a flash, lol! It was a flash machine, roms for days, kernels, devs out the wazoo, just a great phone. Unlock this photon I have now, locked up like Fort Knox! And I need 4g so that the way it shall stay... #goodbyemoto #hellos3/evolte
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I feel the same way
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I didnt go with the 3d i decided to switch to verizon. The lte is sick and i got the lucid for free which is better than the photon. Fast great screen etc. I do love the photon people so you should all get lucids or nexus so we can all stay lol.
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We were talking about Seattle rain the other night. One of my friends said there is a spice or some kind of weed substitute called Seattle rain. Is that what you based your name off of? Lol just curious
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Seatttlereign said:
I didnt go with the 3d i decided to switch to verizon. The lte is sick and i got the lucid for free which is better than the photon. Fast great screen etc. I do love the photon people so you should all get lucids or nexus so we can all stay lol.
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Lucid? Never heard of it
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Lol no i live in seattle and i reign down on mother&[email protected]:$ its my gamertag too. Lucid is a 1.2 dualcore lg phone great screen great phone fast. Noone developing for it i might start. I want the nexus but its hard to get discontinued. Im done with motorola
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Seatttlereign said:
Lol no i live in seattle and i reign down on mother&[email protected]:$ its my gamertag too. Lucid is a 1.2 dualcore lg phone great screen great phone fast. Noone developing for it i might start. I want the nexus but its hard to get discontinued. Im done with motorola
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How is the battery life?
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