This is not a real review just an honest one from a real person cause i feel most of the time these phone makers pay these companies to make the phones just seem better during reviews like when iphones always get the better reviews on every much better android phone its only what i and 7 of my friends think that jumped boat from the gs2 e4gt feel about the new evo and i don't expect anyone but the gs2 e4gt owners to understand this:
Screen:
*CONS-I really like both of these phones but when i got my evo yesterday and compared it to my gs2 on youtube videos and pics i could not help but to notice that the gs2 still has much better colors and just looks better period i still like the evo screen until i see them side by side then the evo looks as if its color has been washed or faded.in my option the gs2 e4gt wins hands down but i still like the evo,i tried different brightnesses as well but still so so.
*PROS-The evo has a much sharper picture due to being HD and all but not always noticeable.
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*CONS-i have seen so many reviews and commercials on how this camera is so great not the case im not trying to be the one to spoil this but if you came from the gs2 e4gt you would notice it right away,i used my micro sd from my last phone and seen some of my older pics from the gs2 e4gt and they look amazing and then i took at least 20 pics with all types of high settings and lighting and these pics are grainy and just not as good when compared hands down.
*PROS-This camera i has pretty good quality for the speed it takes the photos in.
Overall Phone ui:
*CONS-None so far
*PROS-The ui is clean and fluid much more than the gs2 e4gt because it was real zippy but never fluid so the evo wins this.
Thank you for this. I still have an ET4G and am thinking about getting an Evo lte
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I can't take any reviewer even half way serious if they don't at least use some punctuation.
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I think the screen is different for everyone I hate the over saturation of colors on amoled while.they arnt as bad.now as they where on the epic n did you view the.pics side by side or could u upload a gs2 pic n a 3d pic of approx equal value light wise and what not
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I think the screen is different for everyone I hate the over saturation of colors on amoled while.they arnt as bad.now as they where on the epic n did you view the.pics side by side or could u upload a gs2 pic n a 3d pic of approx equal value light wise and what not
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I agree my sister has a gs 2. I don't even think it's close the Samsung is way too colorful looks fake, oversaturated. EVO looks like my hd tv
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I notice it as well, I have the ET4G and the One X from At&t.
While the colors seem a little faded after looking at the samsung, they seem more realistic and clean on the One X.
The ET4G- Colors are bright and almost silly, looks like crayons. Font is HUGE even when changing it with apps, it doesn't change it all and it looks bad. This is definitely a nice phone but if there was such a thing as "smartphones for kids" then this would be it.
HTC One X- The most clear and clean picture I've ever seen, it was so nice I thought it was fake..like one of the display phones. The font is small and clean..I realize this has to do with resolution as well.
I know people are gonna go crazy, but as far as speed goes.. in everyday use I really can't notice a difference from the 3D to the ET4G to the One X. I'm not into running benchmarks and all that silly stuff because if I have to use a special app to tell me my new phone is faster, then the difference is extremely small.
Like i said i only expected the gs2 e4gt users to understand not someone that never owned it or just someone that looked at a gs2 or that saw a review and is repeating what they heard this is for the owners of the gs2 that really know what i mean.After using my gs2 even my Samsung led 55" tv looks bad the gs2 is the closest i have ever seen to real life colors on a screen.
Overall i still like this new evo but im not sure i feel like i used my upgrade wisely
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Like i said i only expected the gs2 e4gt users to understand not someone that never owned it or just someone that looked at a gs2 or that saw a review and is repeating what they heard this is for the owners of the gs2 that really know what i mean.After using my gs2 even my Samsung led 55" tv looks bad the gs2 is the closest i have ever seen to real life colors on a screen.
Overall i still like this new evo but im not sure i feel like i used my upgrade wisely
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I owned one for 2 weeks on my second.line and traded it for the gn while its about half a step back cause its not samoled + the colors are off IMO either way on samoled
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Like i said i only expected the gs2 e4gt users to understand not someone that never owned it or just someone that looked at a gs2 or that saw a review and is repeating what they heard this is for the owners of the gs2 that really know what i mean.After using my gs2 even my Samsung led 55" tv looks bad the gs2 is the closest i have ever seen to real life colors on a screen.
Overall i still like this new evo but im not sure i feel like i used my upgrade wisely
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Don't get upset lol. There is no right or wrong answer, they both have great displays. It is all opinion and personal preference.
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I owned one for 2 weeks on my second.line and traded it for the gn while its about half a step back cause its not samoled + the colors are off IMO either way on samoled
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The first galaxy s is not being compared here and i agree it was not to nice
we are talking about super amoled plus on gs2 not super amoled on a nexus or what ever phone,just the gs2 screen.
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The first galaxy s is not being compared here and i agree it was not to nice
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O I know I had the e4g for about a week traded.it for EVO then et4g for 2 weeks n traded it for the gn.
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we are talking about super amoled plus on gs2 not super amoled on a nexus or what ever phone,just the gs2 screen.
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I know but still imo either way colors are to.saturated for my liking that's all. I'm sure others will agree with you tho.
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Like i said i only expected the gs2 e4gt users to understand not someone that never owned it or just someone that looked at a gs2 or that saw a review and is repeating what they heard this is for the owners of the gs2 that really know what i mean.After using my gs2 even my Samsung led 55" tv looks bad the gs2 is the closest i have ever seen to real life colors on a screen.
Overall i still like this new evo but im not sure i feel like i used my upgrade wisely
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Then why post in the Evo forum instead of e4gt forum if you only are interested in anyone who's had an e4gt?
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Then why post in the Evo forum instead of e4gt forum if you only are interested in anyone who's had an e4gt?
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Because other users may have jumped from et4g to the LTE? And he was sharing his thoughts or may be curious.as to others thoughts that own.one?
I still have my Epic 4gT and I agree blacks look more black but to me the colors do look emphasized. It's going to take us E4GT owners a while to get used to the new screen on the EVO. That being said I think the screen on the EVO is hands down better, its just more accurate AMD realistic. Camera is awesome on both devices, I'm not going to choose sides cause it really depends more on the photographer yielding the camera at this point (Evo takes way faster shots though). I can slightly tell the Evo is faster and Im a sense lover so nuff said. Now what I will say makes the Evo the better device is build quality, voice quality, and kickstand. This thing is solid, wich is the complete opposite of the E4GT. These are my opinions and may not be the same for you. But if your on the fence go ahead and get the Evo its future proof unlike the E4GT.
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I like this new evo but after coming from the gs2 i feel like my new evos screen has no soul and colors look so blan and black looks like a dark grey i even thought my phone was defective but my friends phone is the same,someone would have to pay me to say this screen is better than the gs2 screen.
im not trying to be an ass just let down,pics taken on gs2 look sharper and the colors are much closer to real life and on the new evo they are good quality but not better and not even close to real life color,if you have both phones test this out in a lit area.
The screen is very important to me coming from the gs2 e4gt and i just cant get over it really might return this cause i dont want to waste an upgrade.
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I like this new evo but after coming from the gs2 i feel like my new evos screen has no soul and colors look so blan and black looks like a dark grey i even thought my phone was defective but my friends phone is the same,someone would have to pay me to say this screen is better than the gs2 screen.
im not trying to be an ass just let down,pics taken on gs2 look sharper and the colors are much closer to real life and on the new evo they are good quality but not better and not even close to real life color,if you have both phones test this out in a lit area.
The screen is very important to me coming from the gs2 e4gt and i just cant get over it really might return this cause i dont want to waste an upgrade.
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I thought it had been settled that the highlighted part is wrong.
Turn the ISO down instead of leaving it on auto. It makes a huge difference.....just like with a real camera
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I thought it had been settled that the highlighted part is wrong.
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Hey some people like their colors brightter personally samoled screends make me feel like I'm tripping but only when looking at that phone. Lol to me that isn't real life looking to each his own though.
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I went to the sprint store all psyched to finally make the jump to android and pick up a Photon. I went over to take a look at it and couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only was the UI god awful (I was willing to overlook this in expectation of new roms), but the display is simply the worst i've ever seen on a phone. It pixelizes everything. Everything looks annoyingly blocky.
Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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I went to the sprint store all psyched to finally make the jump to android and pick up a Photon. I went over to take a look at it and couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only was the UI god awful (I was willing to overlook this in expectation of new roms), but the display is simply the worst i've ever seen on a phone. It pixelizes everything. Everything looks annoyingly blocky.
Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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To save battery and for display purposes, stock setting for brightness is 1/2 way, go into settings and turn it up. looks great!
Not sure what phone you looked at but my photon display is on par with my old samsung epic (and vibrant when I was with T-Mobile)..this screen is brighter, clear, and not heavily contrasted like my samsung phones although it looks to have a slight blue tint?...the colors are pretty realistic and it is definitely not pixelated and blocky. Maybe you looked at the cheap Moto phone?
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To save battery and for display purposes, stock setting for brightness is 1/2 way, go into settings and turn it up. looks great!
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I keep mine turned all the way down. I don't understand the complaints about the screen. But maybe I should have my glasses updated. Lol
Matter of opinion. I checked the Photon and 3d out and thought the photon was much better. As far as blur vs sense I would and did replace then both with a custom launcher because they both suck. Vanilla is the only way to go and moto is closer to that than htc.
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Matter of opinion. I checked the Photon and 3d out and thought the photon was much better. As far as blur vs sense I would and did replace then both with a custom launcher because they both suck. Vanilla is the only way to go and moto is closer to that than htc.
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I love the display as well, and dont understand peoples complaints about it. What launcher do you use? I prefer sense, especially 3.0 over motoblur. Im currently trying launcher pro but not sure about it yet...
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Just came over from an NS4G (30 day exchange), and for me the NS4G was easier on the eyes with better colors and clarity but the Photons added .3 screen makes up for it and its brightness makes it far easier to see in sunlight than anything else I've tried. Always a trade off and there's no question that the Pentile screen improves battery life.
I'm fairy new to android but found goLauncher has everything I need for the NS4G and the Photon.
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I love the display as well, and dont understand peoples complaints about it. What launcher do you use? I prefer sense, especially 3.0 over motoblur. Im currently trying launcher pro but not sure about it yet...
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If you like sense 3.0 look in the market for sbp shell. It's expensive, but similar to sense 3.0
I use adw ex, but I'm also a cm fan.
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I'm in love with the display. I barely noticed the pixelization. Screen is way brighter than any other qhd I've seen. I came from a vibrant then to epic and now to photon and I would have to say this phone is as close to brightness and color display to samoled than any other sprint device. I love it and have no regrets. Also on the upside I could never root this phone or flash roms and I would still be satisfied.
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Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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I'd say: absolutely. If you're looking for a new phone, do NOT take what you read in the forums to heart. The Photon screen does use a different technology, PenTile, that some very vocal people tend to dislike while many others either don't see the difference or don't care about it, and that at the same time offers significant advantages in power utilization, brightness, and outdoor visibility.
So, yes, go check the screen out for yourself before discounting this phone. My guess is that the vast majority of people will like it for its brightness, power efficiency, outstanding colors, and visibility in direct sunlight, and won't notice the pixelation at all.
after having a evo 4g (12 months) then a evo 3D (30 days of use) i see NO big difference, and really think some people have really nothing better to do with thier time other then critize something they don't own (like the OP), or people who want to make sure they pick on "what ever" about a new phone so they can say to THEMSELVES the phone they had purchased earlier is better.
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I went to the sprint store all psyched to finally make the jump to android and pick up a Photon. I went over to take a look at it and couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only was the UI god awful (I was willing to overlook this in expectation of new roms), but the display is simply the worst i've ever seen on a phone. It pixelizes everything. Everything looks annoyingly blocky.
Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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to each his own i guess...i came from a evo to a evo 3d then to this and i must admit that the evo 4g screen was slightly sharper, the photon screen is far from blocky...unless ur like 3 inches away from the screen, u can't notice.
i find it funny so may people are bashing this screen but praising the super amoled screens which in the most part, use the same sub pixel design. every amoled screen ive seen looks exactly identical to the photon pentile screen.
all it took was one person to say something negative for everyone to jump on the bandwagon of hate.
i like the photon screen, looks good to me. yea little pixelated here and there but its a phone....
They screen looks decent not up to Samsung standards I compared with my vibrant an it was ok a little pixelated I think others notice it more then average user
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I finally saw the "screen door" effect yesterday that I've heard people talk about and it was when I was watching a YouTube video for Party Rock Anthem but when I messed with the screen brightness I was able to pretty much make it go away. I've compared the screen side by side with my Epic and with the brightness set high on both of them I really didn't see much of an issue with the Photon. I'm blown away with the performance and versatility of the Photon otherwise. I've got the car dock and the desktop dock and both make the features of the phone outstanding. I will probably be picking up another dock so I can have one at home and one at the office.
I do love amoled displays myself. So i could understand not likeing the photons display. Having a 4.3inch screen isnt enough anymore.
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I went to the sprint store all psyched to finally make the jump to android and pick up a Photon. I went over to take a look at it and couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only was the UI god awful (I was willing to overlook this in expectation of new roms), but the display is simply the worst i've ever seen on a phone. It pixelizes everything. Everything looks annoyingly blocky.
Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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Beknatok said:
To all those experiencing issues with the PenTile display, what is your display brightness set to?
While toying with a display model, the screendoor effect was extremely obvious to me. The brightness setting was 100%. I changed it to auto-adjust and that reduced the screendoor effect greatly. At that point, it was barely noticeable and only if I really searched for it.
Making that change made the Pentile display usable for me. To those seeing similar issues, try that out and report back if it does or does not work for you.
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The pentile display is awful. Any colored straight line like the battery display will show noticeable pixels.
There is a reason samsung left pentile and samoled+ is an actual selling point.
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There is a reason samsung left pentile and samoled+ is an actual selling point.
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You know the funny thing about your comment... is that did you know that Samsung OWNS Pentile? They bought them and their tech back in 2007.
Yeah, I think Samsung really hates them a lot too... uh huh...
My brother has the photon and I think the display is pretty decent. I'm not going to say it's amazing or better then my old epic but it is not as bad as people here are saying. I think some folks jumped in expecting a galaxy type display and were disappointed when it wasn't. That's my opinion anyways.
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Is it just me but i'm envying all the Epic touch owners. I now feel like my 3d is 2nd rate only after owning it for 2 months
It's called hype. They both pretty much on par with one another spec wise except the 3D has 3d and a higher resolution screen. Remember that iphone hype you resisted when you got a 3D it's the same thing
Don't worry about it.. next week you'll have a third tier phone the way this industry is speeding up haha.
I'm sure the SGSII is great and I want one... I'll probably end up buying on when they starting popping up on Craigslist so that I can check out Samsung's phones (I've always had HTC). Your phone is great... and really not too much different
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Is it just me but i'm envying all the Epic touch owners. I now feel like my 3d is 2nd rate only after owning it for 2 months
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Yea its just you
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Here are some sayings to consider. lol.
Another man's trash is another man's treasure.
You don't know what you have until its gone.
You always want what you can't have.
And the most applicable here, patience is virtue.
And a counter saying to the above ones as it applies here,
The grass is always greener on the other side.
#realtalk
I know this ain't twitter, but wth lol
yep, just you. we have the best phone htc can make and the benchmark for every other company. this is the same thing that happend when the droid x came out when i had the og evo. i didnt miss anything with it and i wont miss anything with my 3d. both phones will do the same thing, o nevermind the sg2 cant do 3d lol. i guess they are stuck with a 2d pixilated version.
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yeah ive had the sg2 for about 4 months now(unlocked version of course) but there was just something telling me that i wanted a evo 3d so as soon as the gsm version was available i jumped on it my thoughts were as follows i was going to have both of them one day i would put the sim card in one and the next day switch back to the other one. the sg2 has a beautiful screen and even though it views 1080p video which when playing you cant really tell that the 3d has a higher resolution. it has 16gb internal and i have a 32 gb sd card, so i got movies galore, no music though since i dont beleive in cd's anymore all the music is on my 32gb iphone 4 lol. now back on subject to me it was a win win situation, the best of both worlds ive had my 3d for about a month now and long story short sim card has been in it everyday. trust me you're not missing anything
I felt like that when the epic came out, got one and wanted to kick myself in the ass for doing so. The epic touch is cool now but in a couple of months when updates start rolling out and the forums are full of pissed off touch owners at no updates you'll be glad you have HTC. It could be different this time but I'm leaning towards not. Anyways my 2 cents
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I played with the Epic Touch, and I can say I prefer the Evo 3D. QHD >>>>>> HDPI. The screen on the touch feels so bloated with the huge icons and fonts. Plus, my god, you can see the pixels. It's downright ugly. The Amoled is nice, but it's not worth it for that loss of resolution.
Exactly! The screen may be more vibrant but I would take 3D and QHD over better colors any day.
I played with the ET4G for a few hours yesterday when my bf picked one up, its not noticeably better or "lightyears" ahead like some are claiming. I couldn't even tell the difference speed wise. All I know is my 3D actually feels like a high end device, the Epic Touch feels like cheap plastic. Speakers were definitely better but the resolution and feel was a deal breaker for me. He returned it for another 3D.
I'm glad I got to try it out but I would have regretted trading for one. I'll wait for the Nexus or something.
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Is it just me but i'm envying all the Epic touch owners. I now feel like my 3d is 2nd rate only after owning it for 2 months
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Oh get a grip. They're both great phones and they both have issues to one degree or another.
If you're the type that likes keeping up with Android and are only content with the latest and greatest.You may wan't to make some more money and buy the phones as they drop every month or two.No way you will keep up and be happy on subsidized deals...
Dont go chasing Android waterfalls my friend.
i kinda felt the same when the epic came out when i had the evo 4g but then saw samsung pretty much abandon them so im not worried i wont buy a samsung phone until they prove they can update the phones they release.
Of course you're envying that sht...that's because it's a new high end phone and you don't have it. Just ignore it.
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Of course you're envying that sht...that's because it's a new high end phone and you don't have it. Just ignore it.
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Pretty much this. 2-4 months from now, those Epic Touch owners will be making threads like "Anyone feeling the (insert phone model here) blues?" It's never going to end. That's why I love xda and its devs and helpful people here. Always something different you can do to your phone
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The 3VO is still the one of the best phones out there and in 2 weeks there will probably be a new phone out there that's even better than the epic touch.
I still don't understand all the hype surrounding the Epic Touch 9 months after it has been released to the rest of the world; I'm not a fan of any specific phone brand, but there is a certain quality to the hardware and software of the EVO 3D that is only matched by he iPhone.
To me, the Epic touch with its plastic body and fisher-price interface feels cheap despite its great hardware.
I have no reception issues with my phone, I love the form factor and the resolution, and it's blazing fast.
its a nice phone but im not a fan of touchwiz and with that big of a screen i would have like to seen it be qHD resolution.
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I still don't understand all the hype surrounding the Epic Touch 9 months after it has been released to the rest of the world; I'm not a fan of any specific phone brand, but there is a certain quality to the hardware and software of the EVO 3D that is only matched by he iPhone.
To me, the Epic touch with its plastic body and fisher-price interface feels cheap despite its great hardware.
I have no reception issues with my phone, I love the form factor and the resolution, and it's blazing fast.
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Coming from a g2x and a evo 3d to a photon now to the sgs2 I feel like it was a wise devotion to the brand I always come back too..... Ive only had it for 3 hours and I love it... I loved the evo 3d but the build quality\quality control sucked I have perfect reception and great gps with the epic touch ( I also owned a vibrant with tmobile horrible gps)
As for fisher price plastic interface and "cheap plastic" feel its alot better than the original sgs and im happy with it
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if htc would have waited til oct. to release the 3d we would be still talking about holding out in the epic to get it. just because they released it earlier doesnt mean its older technology.
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http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note/index.html?type=find
I never thought I would buy another samsung product but the galaxy note got me thinking about selling my evo 3d as soon as a Sprint Release date is shown if one ever will be.
Im going to miss sense but fellow Evo3d users what do you think of the Galaxy note. I know Samsung is the dark side but you cant argue with the specs.
And no im not a troll I really want your opinions and I am a hater of Samsung, but im rethinking that stance.
I'll admit for being a somewhat anti samsung user, it does look interesting.
Looks good, but still interested to see if Samsung has made updates a priority before I would ever think about taking the dive.
What's the point...its not coming to sprint.
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im thinking its made to get ICS, ICS on it will be the only way i put down my evo3d because i really dont see anything on the horizon to make me put my evo3d down, im not into the nexus prime and the sgs2 is nothing but a nexus prime lite and i hate apple more than samsung, so no ip4s. I really would like a bigger screen evo 3d with better contrast, the Galaxy Note would fit my needs only and only if Sprint gets it though. I know its GSM only for now but take the cdma carrier network chip from the epic touch 4g should easily swap in.
Now samsung I don't ask you for anything, I really cant stand you but if you and Sprint can manage to make a Galaxy Note 4g for sprint or call it a Epic Note 4g, Ill pretend to start to like you samsung
"http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/20/samsung-galaxy-note-source-code-now-available/"]http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/20/samsung-galaxy-note-source-code-now-available/
have fun moving over seas (or switching carriers?) if this turns out to be true
I'm liking it!
"Standard battery, Li-on 2,500 mAh "
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you might as well buy a flyer lol
Wow, not bad at all.
I stand corrected... I thought it was a 5" tablet... My B.
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Did anyone catch on that it's NOT a phone???
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Um... Yes it is.
And I think it looks awesome. If sprint got one I would absolutely get it. Then root it and get rid of anything samsung, of course
This thing + CM9-ICS would be pretty epic.
Well not only am I watching this device closely but it looks like samsung has developed it with ICS in mind
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/21/android-ice-cream-sandwich-includes-native-stylus-support/
If it comes to sprint im all over it. Perfect screen size for me personally. On paper its the perfect phone for me, other than being a samsung anyway
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Eh, not a fan of carrying around a tablet sized phone in my pocket.
4.3 is perfect and it should eb the norm IMO.
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Eh, not a fan of carrying around a tablet sized phone in my pocket.
4.3 is perfect and it should eb the norm IMO.
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If all phones were of this size, people will soon get bored.
what the balls was that video about seriously.... that told me nothing about the phone lol.
Screen is too big IMO. The bigger battery isn't all that to sing about because with a screen that size it will still get the same battery life as any other phone.
The cool thing is the thing will probably see ICS... and so will the gs2.
But in the end, its still a samsung to me. And still a huge con to all the pros.
WOW... 5.3" screen... Suite me with a big palm... Hehe
There are always better phones coming out from time to time (unlike iPhones), no need to put out latest models and say prefer this over that. I am very satisfied with EVO 3D now and unless there is another 3D phone capable of doing ZSL 12MP 2D/8MP 3D pics, 1080p 3D vids @ 30 fps, 4G, NFC, Dolby, Quad-core, IPX7... I am not gonna jump ship yet.
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There are always better phones coming out from time to time (unlike iPhones), no need to put out latest models and say prefer this over that. I am very satisfied with EVO 3D now and unless there is another 3D phone capable of doing ZSL 12MP 2D/8MP 3D pics, 1080p 3D vids @ 30 fps, 4G, NFC, Dolby, Quad-core, IPX7... I am not gonna jump ship yet.
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NOW dont get me wrong I love my EVO3d but I remember the feeling I got when I first got my TP2, with the evo3d that feeling was not there but as much as I love my evo3d it was not anything evolutionary about it, its a great phone and it does everything i need it too but all I was saying is the Galaxy Note although it is samsung, have tons more upside than the EVO3d (i miss stylus input badly, and a good camera and that screen 5.3 "BRILLIANT") and all the other devices out here are the same a pixel here a meg there most phone released today are 4"-4.65" 1 to 1.2 ghz 5 to 8mp device all the same. When a 5.3 inch hd screen STYLUS INPUT super big battery 8mp rear 2mp front comes along its definitely different then the norm so yea Ill jump ship then and only then.
What do you guys think about the HTC Vivid? I am trying to decide on this or the vivid.. vivid is cheaper, but the amaze fits my style more. the screen looked darker and more deep colors on the vivid and on the amaze they looked kinda washed out for some reason on a video i watched comparing them. also thinking about the sgs II on tmo. i havent had a samsung since the behold 2 which i told myself after that id never touch one again but it seems they are learning not to fu** up so much now lol. kinda.
Just want to hear peoples opinions on these phones, and their experiances. etc
I just came from the sensation and i liked it more than i thought (from reading reviews). mine just had a messed up screen and dont feel like having 200mb ram free all the time.
I used to work for Tmobile so I dealt with many phones. I'd say get the amaze. Samsung's phones feel cheap and make out of plastic. When you hold the amaze, it is heavier but you can tell its real durable. I'm not a fan of touchwiz. I used to recommend the vibrant to customers who are new to android. I feel that HTC is a better manufacturer and has better customer service.
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There are plenty of reviews in the general section already, try a couple pages back. There's a thread sgs2 vs amaze and another "opinion" thread somewhere. You might find a lot of crap and dispute in there... some i contributed lol.
but yeah not sure why amaze only has the washed out display... hopefully in the near future they will find a better display manufacturer, but honestly, it doesn't bother me very much.
think of the vivid to amaze as like getting the regular sgs2 from at&t vs the skyrocket.
samsung sgs2 (t989/hercules/tmobile) is actually a good phone so don't let its predecessor scare you.
However, its all about user preference.. you should check out both phones before laying the $$$$ out.
here are some key things
SGS2 pluses
- Faster/stronger wifi gps bt connection compared to its predecessor.. amaze is similar in comparison
- longer battery life than amaze
- screen is more vibrant... like how you explained the htc vivid screen.. however i don't like the blue tint.. it hurts my eyes reading text with blue background.
-better sound recording (amaze records stereo sounds, but for some reason it isn't as clear.. still "normal" though
HOWEVER AMAZE pluses
- better resolution, things just pops out more. more definition in games, videos, ui, etc.
- better camera + dedicated buttons
- better in hand feel
amaze however has the softkey LED bleed which is fixed when disabled.
if you don't mind the shorter battery life compared to SGS2 than go with the amaze. But if you're someone like my sister who always complains about battery life all the time even though she has access to USB and outlet ports all day at her work than go with the sgs2. They totally beat us in battery life right now, but hopefully our new kernels would help some.
I owned the Vivid for a short time and I loved it. The screen is great. I hated AT&T (and didn't feel like paying another bill so Igot rid of it)and went with the Amaze. Everything about the Amaze is better except I really liked that 4.5in screen. That's my opinion. Hope it helped.
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Thanks for the replies guys. here is the video on the vivid and amaze: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyWVbbhFY04
I thought they had the same screen is what got me? Yeah i love the feeling my sensation had, the aluminum and the heavyness. i felt like i was holding what i paid for. no matter, i usally buy rough cases for my phones. I honesly think the only way id get the sgs ii titanium is if i couldnt afford the htc amaze. i could easily get a sgs ii under $350, not the case with the amaze =/ and dedicated camera key is one of my favorite things about it. i hope htc resolves the backlight bleeding on the amaze.
lol yeah im not a fan of TW either, but thats what rooting is for i am however a fan of sense, i always have been and will be. ive been with htc since the G1 and the only phones i really have had a problem with is the mytouch line.. never touching those things again haha. my brother has the incredible and that is probably one of the most solid phones ive ever used, too bad i dont have verizon. also another thing, ive never had my hands on a phone with a amoled + or whatever samsung is calling these superduper amoled screens nowadays lol. ive only had my hands on SLCD which i love, colors look natural. blacks could be more black but eh. nokias clearblack screens are amazing, htc could use some
this is another issue i have had with more than one HTC phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1401030 i hope to never see it again, it caused dead pixels on my hd7 and was started to get bad on my sensation.
Babydoll25 said:
I owned the Vivid for a short time and I loved it. The screen is great. I hated AT&T (and didn't feel like paying another bill so Igot rid of it)and went with the Amaze. Everything about the Amaze is better except I really liked that 4.5in screen. That's my opinion. Hope it helped.
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why didnt you unlock it and use it with tmo? thats what i plan on if i get it. Is the screen differences really noticible? besides the size of course
You cant get 3gon tmibile if using unlocked vivid which is I'm sure why he got rid of it.
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You cant get 3gon tmibile if using unlocked vivid which is I'm sure why he got rid of it.
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yeah, thats what i thought.. not a big deal to me since i usually am always using wifi
Unless your Vivid comes shipped with S-OFF you can't have perm root which means no custom roms or kernels which means no free tethering, etc. This is one reason why I was so against the merger to begin with b/c I didn't want to be stuck with AT&T that wants to lock up their phones true potential.
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Unless your Vivid comes shipped with S-OFF you can't have perm root which means no custom roms or kernels which means no free tethering, etc. This is one reason why I was so against the merger to begin with b/c I didn't want to be stuck with AT&T that wants to lock up their phones true potential.
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wait, so the vivid will never get s-off? that might be a deal breaker for me.. i love sense but i like to have full control over my phone, att is annoying. right now the vivid is about $50 cheaper which is also very nice.
The Vivid got 1.2Ghz and no NFC but NFC is not worth for now.
But no android beam for Vivid after ICS upgrade.
The Amaze and SGS2 got NFC so it is not a issue with them.
Also check out AMOLED burn-in before you buy Galaxy S2. (Like XDA galaxy s2 forum)
Many people are facing status bar burn-in.
Compared to Sensation
Vivid -> bigger screen + ram/storage + 1.3M front cam
GSG2-> Bigger better SAMOLED screen + ram/storage + NFC + 1.5Ghz + 2M front cam
Amaze-> ram/storage + NFC + 1.5Ghz + 2M front cam.
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wait, so the vivid will never get s-off? that might be a deal breaker for me.. i love sense but i like to have full control over my phone, att is annoying. right now the vivid is about $50 cheaper which is also very nice.
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Well I'm not saying that it won't... but so far it hasn't happened.
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Well I'm not saying that it won't... but so far it hasn't happened.
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oh that makes sense.. well id probably rather get the sgs ii than the vivid than. i want the amaze the most, ill most likely get it if one comes down to my price range (around $350).
papcoz said:
The Vivid got 1.2Ghz and no NFC but NFC is not worth for now.
But no android beam for Vivid after ICS upgrade.
The Amaze and SGS2 got NFC so it is not a issue with them.
Also check out AMOLED burn-in before you buy Galaxy S2. (Like XDA galaxy s2 forum)
Many people are facing status bar burn-in.
Compared to Sensation
Vivid -> bigger screen + ram/storage + 1.3M front cam
GSG2-> Bigger better SAMOLED screen + ram/storage + NFC + 1.5Ghz + 2M front cam
Amaze-> ram/storage + NFC + 1.5Ghz + 2M front cam.
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yeah.. i guess it depends on what i want the most then. amaze and sgs ii have screen issues. vivid has less FFCmp. im sure nfc will get bigger once ICS hits all phones. ive never held a 4.5" screen before. biggest ive held is the sensation and my old hd7 which i thought was perfect. sure colors look good on the sgs ii but i hate how everything is big and bold cause low dpi, i love qHD.
what do you mean by the vivid not getting beam on ICS?
ICS has something call Android Beam that you can share webpage and data using NFC.
Sensation and Vivid don't have NFC therefore, they can't use Android Beam feature in ICS. If you are not a big fan of sharing files and web pages with other, it is not much problem. But to me, sharing webpage and data through bluetooth and wifi are really pain in a ass.
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ICS has something call Android Beam that you can share webpage and data using NFC.
Sensation and Vivid don't have NFC therefore, they can't use Android Beam feature in ICS. If you are not a big fan of sharing files and web pages with other, it is not much problem. But to me, sharing webpage and data through bluetooth and wifi are really pain in a ass.
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ohh okay, thats what i figured. I probably wont get the vivid now xD NFC should get big sometime later in 2012. it took a while for bluetooth to get big so you never know.
can any of you in this thread please elaborate on NFC that's in this phone? what is it? how and where is it useful?
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can any of you in this thread please elaborate on NFC that's in this phone? what is it? how and where is it useful?
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Give it a try on google. It will provide you with a lot of info.
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can any of you in this thread please elaborate on NFC that's in this phone? what is it? how and where is it useful?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhI9Rj97X0I
well i was at my sprint store today to pay my bill and im kinda cool with one of the dudes that works there.. so he like come check out the new samsung gs3.. now he know's i like htc.. so i said screw it ill play around with it see what it got.. well he asking bout my lte and im telling him i love it ect.. so as im playing with it i ask him if he ever heard of quadrant or linpack.. he said no! so i show him on the gs3.. i did 2 quadrant tests both was 4700 range and linpack i did like 5 runs and it went from like say 140-190 it jump around alot just like it does on my lte.. my lte does better than the gs3!!! i kno people say quadrants aint sh*T but that made me feel so good to see my HTC LTE kick the gs3 a$$.. on my lte i get like around 5100 on quadrant and linpack like 140-215.. its stays around like 200 the most.. yes i am rooted not stock.. but i was geting the same when it was stock.. thats my word.. this phone kicks a$$!!!!!!!!!!!!:victory:
I went to the Sprint store today, and compared my phone to the GS3. The screen was not as bright and the whites weren't white. I read people saying that but I was honestly surprised how dull it was. Plus the keyboard on Sense rules IMO.
I just wish I had the weather on the lockscreen like them. It's pretty awesome.
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I went to the Sprint store today, and compared my phone to the GS3. The screen was not as bright and the whites weren't white. I read people saying that but I was honestly surprised how dull it was. Plus the keyboard on Sense rules IMO.
I just wish I had the weather on the lockscreen like them. It's pretty awesome.
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Same for me today, played with a coworkers new Sprint GS3, and was instantly turned off my the screen graininess
MissingBonobo said:
I went to the Sprint store today, and compared my phone to the GS3. The screen was not as bright and the whites weren't white. I read people saying that but I was honestly surprised how dull it was. Plus the keyboard on Sense rules IMO.
I just wish I had the weather on the lockscreen like them. It's pretty awesome.
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Open the personalize app, choose lock screen style and choose weather for your lock screen.
MissingBonobo said:
I just wish I had the weather on the lockscreen like them. It's pretty awesome.
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Yep, this phone is a beast!
I compared them at the store.. Also my brother has the S3 from Sprint, so I really compared them...
The blacks on the SIII screen are absolutely amazing and destroy the EVOs, although that is where the advantages end... The screen on the EVO is MUCH more clear (especially with text), you cannot see pixels on the EVO, because it is not pentile like the SIII......in fact you can see so the pixels so well on the SIII, that it almost does not even look like a 720p display. Also every other color, besides black is head and heals above the SIII..........the whites too on the SIII are blueish....most everything has a bluish tint, besides the blacks. Finally, things are a bit blurry on the SIIIs display, while on the EVO 4G LTE, it is crystal clear.........so the display is obviously far better on the EVO.
Reception.........no comparison here, since it is well known the SIII has radio issues. Although on the same table (not holding), the EVO 4G LTE gets full bars, while the SII gets 2 and the SIII gets 4. So the reception on this phone is far better than the SIIIs, which is also what they said at the sprint store.
Camera.............of course I also compared this... The camera and video recording is a tad bit better on the EVO and in video recording, the SIII records sound oddly, while the EVO does not.
Performance... yep, oddly enough the SIII performs a good amount worse. The best I seen was 4700 quadrant on a clean ROM and all apps closed on the SIII, while my EVO with MEANrom gets 5271. The most noticable thing is that the memory performance on the EVO is faster than the SIII, so it's memory must be a bit better, despite having less than the SIII. It also seems in benchmarks like OpenGL Egypt offscreen, the EVO still outperforms the SIII.
The only thing I am jelly about with the SIII, is that the darn thing is butter smooth! Every menu is just pure buttery goodness on that phone. Although I attribute that to the fact that HTC's Sense performs far worse..
Other than that, I love this phone. My 14 day trade in time expires in 2 days and now I know for sure I am sticking with this beautiful phone!
I know about that but they do it different. You can keep your background instead of HTCs way of doing it. Wish I had that.
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You people must have amazing eyes. I always see people complain about seeing the pixels on the S3 screen. I don't see them. The colors seem vibrant and the blacks are truly black. It's a very nice screen to me. I prefer the EVO LTE but there is definitely nothing wrong with the S3 screen. I sometimes feel we exaggerate things for the sake of feeling better about our phones lol.
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I agree about the screen. If you hold them both side by side and find an app on both phones with the same white background, you can clearly see a difference. This phone is noticeably brighter and I really don't like how the AMOLED screens on the Samsung phones turn everything to a bluish green hue.
Try it and you'll see what I'm talking about.
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Quis89 said:
You people must have amazing eyes. I always see people complain about seeing the pixels on the S3 screen. I don't see them. The colors seem vibrant and the blacks are truly black. It's a very nice screen to me. I prefer the EVO LTE but there is definitely nothing wrong with the S3 screen. I sometimes feel we exaggerate things for the sake of feeling better about our phones lol.
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People typically feel the need to ensure themselves that their purchase was worth it. That's one of the causes of a lot of arguments here.
Quis89 said:
You people must have amazing eyes. I always see people complain about seeing the pixels on the S3 screen. I don't see them. The colors seem vibrant and the blacks are truly black. It's a very nice screen to me. I prefer the EVO LTE but there is definitely nothing wrong with the S3 screen. I sometimes feel we exaggerate things for the sake of feeling better about our phones lol.
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On the S3, "Graininess" can be seen at about 18 inches for me... unacceptable. Every device has pros/cons. EVO's pro is the screen. S3's pro is 2GB & Wolfson DAC. I waited for the S3...and still chose the EVO.
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People typically feel the need to ensure themselves that their purchase was worth it. That's one of the causes of a lot of arguments here.
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Agreed. My Photon was probably the best 'phone' but the screen was awful.