For all those who have the Evo now. How does the screen look, as far as resolution goes, compared to the droid's screen? I have a 3GS and my g/f has the droid and her screen blows mine away. Just wondering if the Evo's screen will look as good as the droids.
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The screen looks amazing because of it's size... But it has a lower pixel density than any other phone I have tested (nexus, droid, desire, legend)... And the screen is not AMOLED so the picture is not as vibrant... It is very similar to the iPhone... Check out my youtube channel or website TeensTechReviews I will post a few videos with a comparison of all the phone screens.
it is teh awesum. I love the size, it's one of only a few bigger than my previous phone, the HTC Universal
The screen is amazing, and the size is awesome. I had an old iPhone 3G and now when I go to pick up that one, it feels like a little toy with a tiny screen. If you are upgrading from a 3GS, you won't be disappointed.
Screen size is awesome and I like it but when I hold it next to my Nexus one it is so much more vibrant than the Evo. The Evo screen looks a little washed out but not real bad. I sacrificed the more vibrant AMOLED screen to have a larger screen size and I don't regret it.
The EVO has the same screen resolution as the Droid,but stretched over a larger area. So in short, it should look just as good as the Droid, which is way better than the current iPhone.
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actually, it has the same resolution as the nexus and incredible. the motorola droid has a couple extra pixels on it.
the size of the screen is nice, but compared to a nice OLED screen, it looks totally washed out. if you had a nexus in front of you to compare, you'd be sad looking at the screen on the evo, i kid you not.
honestly, if i had my druthers, i'd want a screen the size of the evo's, but OLED, or AMOLED for quality. it wouldn't hurt to have it at a higher resolution either, given the increase in real estate.
i'm not disappointed that i got the evo, but i do miss my nexus. i don't however miss the fact that TMO's coverage is the suxxorz in my neck of the woods. i have only had one dropped sprint call, in my apartment, where TMO is totally radio silent. it being a phone and all, being able to use it as such makes a big difference, lol
Lol i had a g1 and my girlfriend had the droid. screen was SO amazing on the droid, i loved just taking it from her and using it.
i have the evo now and her droid doesnt even look as good in comparison. the evo next to her screen in terms of color is mostly the same but the screen size of the evo makes the evo look SO great. the big icons, web browsing experience, its just really hot. the droid looks puny compared to it.
and the g1 and my ipod touch? forget about it...it annoys me to look at it, seriously. lmfao
I really like the Evo's screen/display. I just wish it showed up better when I'm outside. I can barely see the screen, even when the brightness is turned all the way up. Thats one thing I loved about my BB Curve. It could be a super bright day in direct sunlight, and I'd have no problem seeing the screen.
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The screen is amazing, and the size is awesome. I had an old iPhone 3G and now when I go to pick up that one, it feels like a little toy with a tiny screen. If you are upgrading from a 3GS, you won't be disappointed.
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After using the evo my iphone makes me feel like a giant lol using one of those zoolander phones.
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I really like the Evo's screen/display. I just wish it showed up better when I'm outside. I can barely see the screen, even when the brightness is turned all the way up. Thats one thing I loved about my BB Curve. It could be a super bright day in direct sunlight, and I'd have no problem seeing the screen.
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That's why I ordered an antiglare/antismudge screen protector.
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So I sold my beloved Nexus One today. It had started to show its age.
I'm trying to decide between a G2 and the unannounced Nexus S.
Why did you opt for a G2 instead of waiting? What would you suggest?
Thanks for your help.
I would definetly go for the solid, metallic feel of the G2 rather than samsung's plasticky offering. And I must say that after having seen a super amoled screen in person that they're not all they're cracked up to be unless oversaturated color is your thing.
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BUY THE G2!
That nexus crap is a IPHONE ripoff. and samsung ripped off all their customers with the galaxy series. Its just one big SLOW crap plastic. PERIOD!
I feel special having rhcp agree with me lolz...
Note to rhcp: I assume by "nexus crap" you mean the nexus S only right? I was under the impression that the nexus one was a pretty good phone...
Just wanted to add that the G2 has a trackpad which does come in handy quite a lot for me, and don't forget the physical keyboard of course (I don't THINK the nexus S has a physical keyboard, although no one's really sure of course
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Yes the nexus S. made by samsung!
The nexus 1 was a great phone and still is. Made by HTC!
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I agree. I just love the construction. Though I'm not sure how much of the keyboard I would use, I'd still like the fact that I have one.
So, I might be making my trip to the Bell Store today! How do I get this thing unlocked? Any websites you have in mind?
I got my wife the G2 after I had already purchased the Vibrant for myself. The G2 is a way better phone. While it is true that benchmarks aren't the whole story they are at least a big part of the story. Benchmarks with the G2 are better out of the box. It is just works and works fast. I am about sick and tired flashing various beta themes/roms for the Vibrant just to compensate for a crap file system and a laggy battery sucking phone. Of course I came from the MyTouch which was/is light years behind either phone.
Typical Vibrant user, "ROM x is the best ever all you have to do disable all of your running apps, wipe all of your data including SD cards, and stare at a black screen. The battery life is amazing after that. Yeah I know that I know that my internal SD card is no longer readable but ROM x is sooo fast." Well guess I am one of the those users and I am stuck with it for now. I think the best it ever ran was with the setup in my signature. Still I wish I could talk my wife out the G2 .
sold my vibrant for the g2 done. i would do that on any galaxy s or samsung s phones.
i think galazy s is pretty cool guy, he made of plastic 1ghz and doesnt benchmark anything.
best thing about the g2 is the feel, you really feel like you have 500 dollar piece of equipment in your hand. not some crappy piece of plastic.
i wouldnt hope with samsung either.
imo the only thing the g2 is missing is a tv/hdmi out.
oh god i would love an hdmi out
<--- Had an Epic4G with sprint.
It blows. Advertised having 512MB ram but your only allocated to like 300 so the phone always slowed down for any little app.
Don't get me wrong, the AMOLED screen is gorgeous (yea its over saturated) but it is also a battery killer form my experience (regardless what others say)
The cheap plastic feel the phone had was horrible, the G2 feels 10x more sturdy and its sexy.
Samsung really needs to up their phone cause the galaxy S line is garbage from my experience.
My wife runs the nexus....and me the G2.
I came from the G1.
Go with the G2!!
You won't regret it.....unless your a hopeless iPhownd myself user.....
I still never understood why Google went with Samsung this time around.
ohh come on!
g2 vs samsung nexus s!??
first thing first!
HSPA+ nexus s dont have that. supercar(g2) vs TURTLE! (nexus s) :] lol
METAL against Plastic!
g2 doesnt have front face camera, i had a mytouch 4g which prove that its NOT useful at all!
physical keyboard! ahh samsung only swype.
trackpad ohh damn no trackpad for nexus s!
g2 OWNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
only thing holding me back from getting a nexus s is the lack of hspa+
i miss amoled screens
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only thing holding me back from getting a nexus s is the lack of hspa+
i miss amoled screens
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You miss crappy displays? I'm sorry... but for someone with great eyesight, the look of amoled screens is terrible. They have these pixels that are spaced out very strangely giving the screen this pixelated diagonal look.
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ibemad1 said:
You miss crappy displays? I'm sorry... but for someone with great eyesight, the look of amoled screens is terrible. They have these pixels that are spaced out very strangely giving the screen this pixelated diagonal look.
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its not reflective and the galaxy s vibrant and nexus s super amoleds look great outdoors.
i like how sharp super lcd screens are, but i miss that colorful pop u can only get with amoled
and have u seen nokias varient of the amoled display in person? theyre ****ing amazing
hate all u want bro, and post all the links u want, but i enjoy amoled more than super lcd and thats that.
I am a previous owner of a samsung vibrant, and made the move to the G2 and loving it, best phone I ever had. Get the G2 and don't look back.
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LOL @ all the fanboys....
The G2 is a great phone. It does everything I need, and its maybe 4x the speed of my old G1. 3D graphics are amazing, I was playing quake 3 with someone else today on my school network and my G2 was constantly going 55-60 frames per second while his DROID was at 20. The keyboard is amazing and the build quality is great, albeit it does come at a price: ITS HEAVY!!!! I alaways notice it in my pocket and its tiresome holing it up for a long call or something. That said, it has the best CPU available on the market and everything is smooth as butter.
The Nexus S on the other hand, will be much lighter and will come with stock android, and I don't think google will let them use their ****ty file system on such a high profile device. It will be lighyears faster than the vibrant. The SAMOLED screens are amazing; it is saturated, that's my only complaint, but the screen on my uncle's vibrant is really good. The colors are great, contrast is great, and have you seen the cool shutdown effect from gingerbread? Guess what, it will only work with SAMOLED displays. Why? Because of the way that the screens display black; it actually turns the pixels off. It will be bleeding edge and I really believe the build quality will be wayyy better than the vibrants. Just look at the design, the curves on the the S just screen sex to me.
Final call? It's you choice. The G2 is amazing and will not let you down, but don't let samsungs past mistakes stop you from considering the nexus S. Both are stock android, so luckily OS isn't a desiding factor. I guess the biggest question is, do you prefer a keyboard or a slim device?
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So for everyone out there, like me, that has had the phone for a week now. How do you like the resolution? I jumped ship from the evo 3d, so the resolution is a little less than on that phone. I will admit, I miss it a bit, but the quality of the screen more than makes up for the lacking of resolution.
My question is two fold: For those of you (especially if you had qHD phone before) who have used the phone for a bit now, how do you like the resolution? Does the text seem grainy? Does the email, text messages, web browsing, etc seem to suffer at that resolution on a 4.5 inch display?
Personally, I am not sure. I would hesitate to say that it doesn't effect it, but it could be in my head.
Secondly, do you think the resolution will effect the look of the next version of android (ice cream sandwich) negatively?
Just looking to start a discussion on what may be the only negative about this phone.
I have to admit I miss qHD, but the amazing contrast makes up for it. Reading an ebook in night mode (white text on black bg) is absolutely amazing. And the pixel density isn't too bad...from a glance with casual use you don't really notice. I don't think I could tolerate the crayola-esque size without setting the dpi to 200 though. At that size it looks great, but makes some GUI elements ugly/broken. Fortunately I like stock android, so I've replaced the dialer, contacts, etc since I don't want them anyway.
Check out the macro photos I took comparing the panels: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1273814
Coming from the Evo 3D as well... Don't miss it at all at this point. The 1080p fills the void and the only time i see pixels or grain is when Im scrolling.
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Honestly I can't stop starring at the display on this bad boy! Just got mine about 3 days ago. Amazing how I can even see the display outside, in Phoenix at that!
I did notice playing angry birds when it's doing the training part, or shows you how to play that it looked a little pixelated but when I was playing the game that went away. As if perhaps that piece of the game's quality was originally like that. That's the only place I've seen any type of grainy/pixelated picture. Love this phone! Wish 4G was available in phoenix.
this phone is the greatest! although the resolution is not like the qhd from the 3d, 4.5 super amoled plus, and the battery life makes up for it, battery on this monster is amazing!!!
Miss it, I don't even remember it. While the resolution was higher on the 3D, the E4GT screen seems light years ahead of the washed out EVO 3D screen.
In this battle, WVGA Super Amoled Plus definetly beats a QHD SLCD. I bet no one was getting any wows when someone looked at their EVO 3D screen even though it was QHD. You will get some wows when people see the EGT4 screen though.
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Miss it, I don't even remember it. While the resolution was higher on the 3D, the E4GT screen seems light years ahead of the washed out EVO 3D screen.
In this battle, WVGA Super Amoled Plus definetly beats a QHD SLCD. I bet no one was getting any wows when someone looked at their EVO 3D screen even though it was QHD. You will get some wows when people see the EGT4 screen though.
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I have both the photon and the ET4g and I must say I really like the qhd display on my photon and the overall feel of it better than the et4g
, still trying it out but the huge icons and the touchwiz I am not adjusting well. I usually use go launcher but it foesnt scale right on the bigger low res screen.
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I have both the photon and the ET4g and I must say I really like the qhd display on my photon and the overall feel of it better than the et4g
, still trying it out but the huge icons and the touchwiz I am not adjusting well. I usually use go launcher but it foesnt scale right on the bigger low res screen.
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I'm using Go Launcher on my ET4G and it looks perfect.. Currently using it with the Honeycomb theme and the icons are much smaller and look great! The screen transition animations are buttery smooth compared to my original Galaxy S!
abrcrmdl23 said:
I have both the photon and the ET4g and I must say I really like the qhd display on my photon and the overall feel of it better than the et4g
, still trying it out but the huge icons and the touchwiz I am not adjusting well. I usually use go launcher but it foesnt scale right on the bigger low res screen.
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The icons are big, but they don't look bad. Overall, the screen, yes even when it comes to reading, seems to be clear than my evo 3d...which I have setting right next too it.
No offense, big the photon, arguably, has the worst screen of all 3.
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Coming from the Evo 3D as well... Don't miss it at all at this point. The 1080p fills the void and the only time i see pixels or grain is when Im scrolling.
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Good to see you here! I miss my colts back for the 3d, but I love this phone!
Also, LCD density changer can give you the feel of qHD if you are rooted. Set it to about 200 and it looks pretty good.
Alot of epic og owners knew the quality of it me I could care less even tho I did not come from a qhd display. The blacks and colors are far beyond any other screen out there and the size to me is perfect
So I'm wondering if the screen on the phone is actually nice? I've read mixed reviews but I'm just wondering if its exaggerated or if the screen is actually nice. How would current owners of the device rate it? Is it on par with the retina display? Are pixels actually noticeable? Any info would greatly be appreciated, thanks.
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Gja88 said:
So I'm wondering if the screen on the phone is actually nice? I've read mixed reviews but I'm just wondering if its exaggerated or if the screen is actually nice. How would current owners of the device rate it? Is it on par with the retina display? Are pixels actually noticeable? Any info would greatly be appreciated, thanks.
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I have spent around an hour with it and screen is CRAP compared to iPhone 4. Very very dark even on max brightness and AUTO off. There is no white shade, just grey. If you look closer, you can see individual pixels even they call it HD screen. Very dissapointed, such an amazing design with fresh Android, but terrible screen. Not even SAMLOED+.
iPhone 4 screen is unbeatable.
Really? In a way this wouldn't surprise me, though. My 4 and 4S have always been crisper than the other phones I see. I would've hoped the GN would be better though.
Can you comfortably load a desktop web page and see all the text without zooming?
wow. That sounds absolutely terrible. A nightmare. No white shade, just grey. wow. Just canceled order. Thanks for that.
the screen is brilliant, i love it.
Oh really, huh?
Funny, since usually people complain that AMOLED screens are too ****ing bright.
Crank the brightness up a bit and the GN is a decent screen, certainly better than my NS. Now I also have an iPhone 4s (work made me do it!) and I'd say the colours are a little more realistic on the iPhone. In the end the screen size is of greater benefit to me and fairly soon
Supercurio will have worked his voodoo magic and we will be able to choose whatever colour temperature we want.
Edit... the screen isn't dull in comparison with the iPhone, that's complete crap (sorry). And there are no pixels when zooming in on web pages.
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Tom Servo said:
Oh really, huh?
Funny, since usually people complain that AMOLED screens are too ****ing bright.
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Take iPhone 4 and put next to Samsung(max brightness) and you will see HOW dark is sammy`s display and how "white" is white colour - just terrible. Samsung should have used some really premium display in their flagship superphone instead of this crap. I`m so used to superbright retina screen, looking at sammy`s screen felt like its $50 phone.
Hows it compare to QHD screens ((Amaze/Sensation)?
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Hows it compare to QHD screens ((Amaze/Sensation)?
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I had Sensation and its screen was pretty bright, I would say more brighter than GN.
All of you who are saying GN screen is woow/amazing - you haven`t seen iPhone 4 screen. Put both side to side and you`ll see yourself. If you had $20 Nokia, then of course it will be "mind blowing" screen for you.
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I had Sensation and its screen was pretty bright, I would say more brighter than GN.
All of you who are saying GN screen is woow/amazing - you haven`t seen iPhone 4 screen. Put both side to side and you`ll see yourself. If you had $20 Nokia, then of course it will be "mind blowing" screen for you.
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Er - I have!
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There are some funny people out there.
IMHO the screen is fantastic. Side by side with the GS2 it blows it out of the water. Sharper, clearer AND bigger. The GS2 looks distinctly low res.
Sure the iphone screen is pretty but its tiny.
Im sure people will disagree with me but thats the great thing about opinions
Can anyone do a side by side screen comparison and post pictures?
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I had Sensation and its screen was pretty bright, I would say more brighter than GN.
All of you who are saying GN screen is woow/amazing - you haven`t seen iPhone 4 screen. Put both side to side and you`ll see yourself. If you had $20 Nokia, then of course it will be "mind blowing" screen for you.
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I have seen iPhone 4 screen.
I still prefer the Galaxy Nexus screen.
opinion is subjective. you cannot tell me that I am wrong for liking the Galaxy Nexus screen compared to the iPhone 4. you can only disagree with me.
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IMHO the screen is fantastic.
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Kind of YES it is - because its huge and high res(it has to be, otherwise pixels will jump into your face)
Side by side with the GS2 it blows it out of the water. Sharper, clearer AND bigger. The GS2 looks distinctly low res.
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Agree, GS2 screen is just junk.
Sure the iphone screen is pretty but its tiny.
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++++, but it doesn`t make GN screen WOOOW or AMAZING.
I had so much hope for GN screen, now its out and I`m struggling to make a decision, but I need larger screen.
It's not really surprising that the iPhone has a "better"screen. It uses a high density IPS panel. IPS is well known for its superior brightness, color accuracy, and viewing angles. There's a reason IPS monitors are so wildly popular in photo/graphic editing fields.
Some will disagree because of their ridiculous iPhone animosity, but they don't really matter.
That said, the GSII screen (the SAMOLED+) is not "junk". Anyone who says otherwise is a fool.
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Can anyone do a side by side screen comparison and post pictures?
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Just google/youtube, quite few. But it doesn`t reflect real life situation because its recorded by camera and it does change colours etc. Go to mobile phone shop, take both and put side by side.
That's funny, I've owned every iPhone iteration except for this latest (4S) and I currently own a Galaxy S II. I took my S II to my friend, who imported a Galaxy Nexus, and is replacing his iPhone 4S (doesn't like it). We cranked the brightness to max on all 3 devices, and then to minimum on all 3.
The Galaxy Nexus had, arguably, the best screen of the bunch. We asked multiple people (5 or 6 of our friends were over) and they all agreed. Watching videos and looking at pictures shows a *WORLD* of difference. The screen on the iPhone is brilliant, but compared to the size and resolution of the Galaxy Nexus...you're kidding yourself if you think it's crap.
Disclaimer: The whites *are* more pure white on the iPhone, and the colors are more true to life; however, that's a common difference betwixt SUPERAMOLED screens and the screen in the iPhone. Some people prefer the higher contrast and color saturation in the AMOLED screens...and I'm starting to agree. After owning every iPhone I used to love them, but now I'm blown away every time I turn on my phone because of the way the colors pop.
Your opinion might be that the screen on the iPhone is better...but to say that the screen on the Galaxy Nexus is crap kind of tells me you've either never seen it in the same conditions as the iPhone or you're expressing your opinion through exaggeration.
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Kind of YES it is - because its huge and high res(it has to be, otherwise pixels will jump into your face)
Agree, GS2 screen is just junk.
++++, but it doesn`t make GN screen WOOOW or AMAZING.
I had so much hope for GN screen, now its out and I`m struggling to make a decision, but I need larger screen.
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Ok.... the screen did make me go wow ! As it has most people ive shown it to.
I dont agree with the apple corporate way of working so an iphone was never an optiom.
IMHO the GN is the best android screen ive seen.
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All of you who are saying GN screen is woow/amazing - you haven`t seen iPhone 4 screen. Put both side to side and you`ll see yourself. If you had $20 Nokia, then of course it will be "mind blowing" screen for you.
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Yes I have. I owned an iPhone 4 before this phone. I prefer the blacks and colours on the GN - much deeper blacks, much more vivid colours.
Whites/light greys, however, are a different story. On high brightness the GN wins, but anything lower and yes, they're grainy, bandy and greyey. Very poor, but I believe it's a symtom of Pentile displays unfortunately.
Those blacks though. Those blacks!
I had an Evo 3D and honestly didn't really like it. So I "downgraded" to the Nexus S 4G. I like it a lot more and am excited about getting ICS soon but truthfully the thing I really really miss is the bigger screen. I also missed the other core, as scrolling and pinch to zooming is pretty bad on Nexus S 4g. I am a bit of a display snob though, I dont like the WVGA resolution on the Nexus I prefer sharp text and sharper browser pictures like the Evo 3D had (but like the colors of Super Amoled). Anyway, is the Epic Touch 4G the way to go? The phone looks sexy and 4.52 inches of screen is awesome, I'm just concerned that the WVGA stretched out even more will look worse.
What is the difference between Super Amoled and Super Amoled+? The only Sprint store I have has the Epic Touch in the worst possible spot, right in front of a window and the glare makes it tough to compare.
-Phone is mainly for texting, listening to music/podcasts, web browsing, and youtube viewing.
Also, I plan on buying this off contract and I don't make a lot of money so this will be my phone until my upgrade is up in 2013.
Thanks for any input it is much much appreciated.
Personally I love the screen of my phone but I wish it was HD like the galaxy nexus or the iPhone.
Here is an article that may help u understand the differences between super amoled vs super amoled plus.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Supe...AMOLED-to-the-PenTile-matrix-and-back_id18700
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I am running an ICS ROM with a custom kernel that has voodoo sound and color support on my NS4G. It greatly improves the sound and the colors on the screen. I have both phones and while the Nexus is nice, the ET4G is simply amazing! The speed, smoothness, battery life, camera, etc are definitely a step up on the Epic Touch. Here's a screenie of the NS4G with custom voodoo color settings. The colors are much more vibrant than on a stock setup
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Yes I love the voodoo sound quite a bit, it made me invest in a nice pair of headphones and its worth every penny. I actually like the stock colors just fine, I absolutely love the colors of super amoled what I don't like is the resolution. I would keep my Nexus S 4G as an MP3 player if i get an Epic Touch just cuz the sound chip with voodoo is so beast.
Thanks for the article an Super AMoled vs. Super Amoled Plus. Im gonna get to reading that, from what I understand Super Amoled + is sharper and less pixelated, that is my biggest problem with regular Amoled so that would be awesome. Those HD displays on the other carriers are so tempting, but if Super AMoled Plus fixes the pentile issues, the Epic Touch would be rocking a 4.5 inch screen exynos monster and that's just tough to beat.
I moved from the Evo3D to the E4GT. I am not looking back. I love that it has a larger, more vibrant display and that it's lighter. I DO miss the solid feel of the Evo3D, and the grippy back. Sometimes the slippery back of the E4GT makes me feel like I'm going to drop it, so I just have to remember to hold it tighter than I normally would. I know I could get a case, but that takes away from the sexiness of the device IMHO. I guess I'm not too worried about damaging it since I can get new phones anytime I want. I'd say, it's a no brainer. Go with the E4GT, you won't be disappointed.
My girlfriend and I are on a shared plan. I had been waiting on the GS2 to hit sprint ever since the phone first debuted internationally. Just recently I got her to trade her evo 4g for a Nexus.
I would agree with you about the sound DAC on the Nexus s, it's beast if you have voodoo sound. But the GS2 isn't half bad either. I stream google music every day at work and with a decent set of headphones (for reference I use altec lansing backbeat titaniums, they are out of production but pretty much the best in ear buds you can get for under $50) the sound is quite good. It doesn't get as loud as the nexus due to a weaker headphone amp, but it gets the job done. (haha I can't say enough good things about voodoo, if you turn that headphone amp all the way up with good earbuds, you could pretty much blow your eardrums...)
Also, the whole 720p screen deal is really overrated. I checked out the Galaxy Nexus at a verizon store and honestly I still prefer my ET4G. And don't even bother comparing the Evo 3d's screen the the GS2, that would be a straight up insult. After owning an ET4G for a few months, all of the HTC screens just look like garbage. I would easily sacrifice resolution for quality, and any GS2, ours included, really delivers on quality.
If you were gonna buy off contract, it doesn't really matter when you buy I suppose, but the sooner the better I suppose. By the time this phone is truly obsolete (it's hard to say when, because phone tech is really becoming more advanced overnight) I would imagine that LTE will start rolling out on sprint and you could step up to a good LTE phone.
Also, the white version hits sprint early next month. Might be worth waiting a week or two to see if the white version is your cup of tea.
Yeah Evo 3D screen had washed out colors and horrific viewing angles. People praise super lcd for color accuracy but on the evo 3D certain colors weren't very accurate. The lime green on the ANdroid Market looked awful, using my laptop as a reference. I did love it for its sharp text and resolution for video playback.
My original plan was to get an iphone 4 due to resolution while also keeping my NExus S 4G and switching back and forth periodically. And then buy the SG S III since that's gonna probably have an HD screen with Super Amoled, not to mention spec'd like crazy. But if the 4" screen of my Nexus gets on my nerves, the 3.5" on the iphone and looking at an app drawer all day would drive me crazy.
Epic Touch it is, im curious about the white one. I imagine it will look super slick. The white skyrocket is beautiful, im just worried that getting in white would be a bit girly.
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.
Camera:
*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.
Dude Evo LTE beats the GS2 in every department. Your also comparing last years flagship phone to a 2012 flagship phone. The only con I'd say would be the bootloader.
e4gt bettar
Every phones better in its own ways.. Also this depends on each person preferences..
Even flip phones can be better lol.. You can throw one of them damn things against a wall and get a chip or two.. You'd need an expensive case on ours to not shatter the screen or something.
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Dude Evo LTE beats the GS2 in every department. Your also comparing last years flagship phone to a 2012 flagship phone. The only con I'd say would be the bootloader.
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I think the SGS2 still looks better than the Evo. And saturated colors on the E4GT are much more enjoyable to me. From everything I have seen comparing the screen of the Evo to the int'l SGS2 and the SGS3, I can say I much prefer saturation over "accurate colors". The SGS3 screen also looks sharper than the Evo's. Not to mention, holding the E4GT at a normal distance still leaves me unable to see pixels. Until I hold it closer, like 6 inches away, I can't see them.
You really can't say the Evo beats the SGS2 in every department. Your grammar doesn't lend any credibility to your statement either.
And for last year's flagship, the E4GT is still an amazing phone. The only ones that "beat" it are the One X and the SGS3, and they have yet to be widespread. I personally can't wait for the SGS3. The screen looks amazing, and that Exynos shreds everything in its path. Hopefully Sprint or AT&T come out with a sexier version.
I think you should get a replacement for your new EVO, your screen is defective. I have a E4GT and an iPhone 4s, buddy just got a HTC One X...You can't even put them in the same ball park. Seriously it looks like those paint on displays they put on phones at radio shack. Everything is so bright, crisp and clear it almost looks like the icons are above the glass. Best display I have ever seen on a phone hands down and pretty much every Android or technology review site agree (pocketnow Engadget slashvear theverge ect ect). S4 is vastly superior soc, VASTLY. Im sorry Im not trying to be a jerk but you might be a fanboy if...you get the rest.
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If this is only about specs, then the new Evo definitely has our E4GT beat. Then again, what do you expect? Our Phone is significantly older than the new Evo. If the Evo wasn't beating old tech from last year, that'd be cause for serious concern.
My Wife Got her Evo in yesterday. I like it. I specifically like the screen size and that it is specifically a HD Screen.
Personally though, I would rather Touchwiz over Sense any day. For how lightweight the new sense is, I noticed a small amount of lag on occasion. It wasn't a significant issue, but enough to notice and think "I guess it is not as fast as they make it sound."
My biggest gripe though has to be that the USB/Charging port is on the wrong side if you are to using the kick stand! What were they thinking?
Besides that I really like how it feels in the hand and it seems significantly easier for me to type with. Although if it were dropped I definitely foresee dinging the nice metal that lines the perimeter.
That's just my initial impressions from playing with it for about an hour.
The kickstand can support the phone on either side in portrait mode. Flip it over.
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,someone would have to pay me to say this screen is better than the gs2 screen.
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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,someone would have to pay me to say this screen is better than the gs2 screen.
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Lol no one needs to b/c everyone already says and agrees it is
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Agreed evo lte screen sucks compared to e4gt.
Source: i haz one
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T.C.P said:
Agreed evo lte screen sucks compared to e4gt.
Source: i haz one
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Rofl hilarious
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My main prob W/the new evo iiiiis. It's an HTC.. NUFF SAID. I'M OUT.
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Dude Evo LTE beats the GS2 in every department. Your also comparing last years flagship phone to a 2012 flagship phone. The only con I'd say would be the bootloader.
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Not the graphics
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I won't be getting lte phone until I get lte in my area
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I couldn't find the evo LTE, but I saw the lg nitro HD with the IPS screen yesterday. The screen is nice. The pre loaded HD video content was unreal. Looked so good it looked fake, too good to be true. You can see the detail on the smallest of objects. But outside of that, it really lacks contrast and blacks. Overall makes the screen have no advantage over samoled.
How often are you going to watch highly optimized ultra HD content?
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yokken said:
I think the SGS2 still looks better than the Evo. And saturated colors on the E4GT are much more enjoyable to me. From everything I have seen comparing the screen of the Evo to the int'l SGS2 and the SGS3, I can say I much prefer saturation over "accurate colors". The SGS3 screen also looks sharper than the Evo's. Not to mention, holding the E4GT at a normal distance still leaves me unable to see pixels. Until I hold it closer, like 6 inches away, I can't see them.
You really can't say the Evo beats the SGS2 in every department. Your grammar doesn't lend any credibility to your statement either.
And for last year's flagship, the E4GT is still an amazing phone. The only ones that "beat" it are the One X and the SGS3, and they have yet to be widespread. I personally can't wait for the SGS3. The screen looks amazing, and that Exynos shreds everything in its path. Hopefully Sprint or AT&T come out with a sexier version.
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OK thanks I'll work on my grammar to add more credibility to my point. I didn't think we still had Grammar Nazis on XDA. The first thing I noticed when I first saw the one X was how much sharper the screen looks, my GN beats the ET4g screen hands down also. These phones made me realize how low resolution the Epic Touch screen really is. Also, you CAN still see the difference with the phones two feet from your face, its that obvious. I'm not talking about looking for pixels with a magnifying glass.
Oh and by the way, since I had my replacement phone for the past three months it already has discoloration where the status bar is. I took special care because the last phone had screen burn in as well. That doesn't sound like a superior screen to me. I was quite disappointed in that.
I do agree the S3 will kill the Evo LTE once its released.
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T.C.P said:
Agreed evo lte screen sucks compared to e4gt.
Source: i haz one
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My friend has a One X, and yes the One X screen kills the ET4G. You cant hold both phones side by side and seriously tell me the Evo One will not have a better screen over the Epic Touch.
I haven't seen any lag either, trust me I'm one to notice lag and imperfections. I ditched the 3D because of the crooked screen and photon because of the lag. Y'all need to get your head out of your asses.
I took a Gnex and compared my epic to it, not much screen difference I liked my screen better even with brightness up on the nexus. However the One X just murdered my screen hands down, made me wanna switch to AT&T
Truthfully I even found at times my photon killed my epic's screen, I miss pentile and my photon. I couldn't see the pixels unless I facepalmed my phone lol
That being said everyone sees colours differently so its all in the eye of the beholder.
If you look at the galaxy s vs the s2,that was a huge generational leap. Going from the s2 to the evo or s3 will be much more incremental in my opinion.
After seeing what 2012 will hold for new high end phones I bought this epic touch off contract. I came from an og epic and this thing has a significantly better screen, is literally half as thick, WAY faster ui, much improved camera, etc. I just don't see this year's phones as killing the epic touch.
This way, when the next nexus or whatever killer phone comes out I'll be off contract and ready to go.
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OK thanks I'll work on my grammar to add more credibility to my point. I didn't think we still had Grammar Nazis on XDA. The first thing I noticed when I first saw the one X was how much sharper the screen looks, my GN beats the ET4g screen hands down also. These phones made me realize how low resolution the Epic Touch screen really is. Also, you CAN still see the difference with the phones two feet from your face, its that obvious. I'm not talking about looking for pixels with a magnifying glass.
Oh and by the way, since I had my replacement phone for the past three months it already has discoloration where the status bar is. I took special care because the last phone had screen burn in as well. That doesn't sound like a superior screen to me. I was quite disappointed in that.
I do agree the S3 will kill the Evo LTE once its released.
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My friend has a One X, and yes the One X screen kills the ET4G. You cant hold both phones side by side and seriously tell me the Evo One will not have a better screen over the Epic Touch.
I haven't seen any lag either, trust me I'm one to notice lag and imperfections. I ditched the 3D because of the crooked screen and photon because of the lag. Y'all need to get your head out of your asses.
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Indeed, not sure what these peeps are smoking lolz