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Thanks in advance for reading guys.
Anyways, I have a dead pixel that just annoys the holy hell out of me, so I've decided to order a new screen.
I've got a pretty decent deal on ebay for a front housing+LCD. However, his listing says he has some that say 002 and some that say 003, and to specify which I want....
I'm not sure which to order. I have a Novatech panel, and would like another, but is that related to the 002 or 003 thing? Also, if it isn't related, is there anywhere on the LCD that he can check to see if it's a Novatech panel, so that I can include that in my message to him?
I believe all novas are 003 but not all 003s are novas. Without running a log I dont think there's any way to be sure which screen type it is. Hope this helps.
You can't just get your EVO replaced for light leakage or something?
@Dglowe -
Thank you for the fast and awesome response... I guess I'll just have to try my luck with it, lol. I guess I'll just go for the 003 and see what happens. Ugh... I hate not knowing though.
@TheBiles -
I guess I **COULD**, but honestly, don't want to go through the whole re-rooting and all that ****.
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@TheBiles -
I guess I **COULD**, but honestly, don't want to go through the whole re-rooting and all that ****.
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UnrEVOked Forever is one-click NAND unlock. Plus, you keep your warranty.
I keep my warranty either way.
I guess my big thing is that I don't want refurbished stuff. I read a lot on here about people ending up getting 3 and 4 phones because of the refurbs coming in crooked. It's jsut not really **** I want to deal with if that makes sense.
TJDuckett said:
I keep my warranty either way.
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You must be more careful with disassembly than I.
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I believe all novas are 003 but not all 003s are novas. Without running a log I dont think there's any way to be sure which screen type it is. Hope this helps.
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Running a launch day 002 nova here.
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I believe all novas are 003 but not all 003s are novas. Without running a log I dont think there's any way to be sure which screen type it is. Hope this helps.
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All 002 are Nova
003 - Nova and Epson
Epson oversaturate colors; Nova has purple hued black. Nova is brighter.
Just go with 003. It is arguable whether Nova or Epson is better.
@ Jerry
Are you pretty sure about that? Not saying you aren't, but just wanting to know u are before I go ahead and order.
@ theBiles
Yea, most likely. PS3, computer, and Xbox modding it what I do for kicks outside of graphic design.
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@ Jerry
Are you pretty sure about that? Not saying you aren't, but just wanting to know u are before I go ahead and order.
@ theBiles
Yea, most likely. PS3, computer, and Xbox modding it what I do for kicks outside of graphic design.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=720966
I stopped updating after a while. And now days, 003 Epson and Nova screens are still being produced. HTC didn't choose one to use as far as I know. This screen thing is probably similar to the touch digitizer situation (3 vs 5 points, just different suppliers)
Ok, so it seems like my best bet is just getting the 002 and being fine. I liek my Novatch.
Either way you will be fine. I had the 002 Nova and when I had my replacement they gave me a brand new 003 Epson. At first I wasn't sure I liked the Epson better or not since I was really used to the Nova. I have the DROID X as well and its more in line with the Epson screen.
After a couple of days with the Epson I like the Epson better. Not as bright but I do not feel the screen is oversaturated and the Multi-touch is more responsive to me. I have done many dotty tests and others. Also the Epson has 5 point which is of no use to me or many of us but I thought I would throw that out there. I have tested 4 EVO's with Nova's and non of them have 5pt MT. My friend just got his EVO 4G and its Epson and it has 5pt MT.
I understand your concern about having to get a refurb but to be honest most of are new that are being replaced at this moment. The Sprint Tech's when i took mine in could not open it because they were told to replace the phones only. They were not allowed to open them. Take what they said as you will. I did get a new phone replacement.
Good luck. Let us know who the removal goes. Take lots of pictures and perhaps one of us will put together a guide on it for you.
Yea. I feel better about potentially getitng an Epson panel now, but, I want to get an 002 just to have something I'm used to looking at.
I'll take tons of pictures, of course, and post them on the board. It looks pretty simple though. Looking at the pictures, it honestly looks like two ribbons to plug into the motherboard, and it's pretty set. Of course, we'll see though.
Asurion just sent me a brand new evo to replace the one my friends dog took a piss on.
How's you know it was brand new dude?
TJ - most of them are new. They aren't fixing them at this moment. I even called HTC on that. They are asking them to replace them with new ones and not refurbs since the issue isn't just replacing the screen. The lightleaks were a manufacturing design error and is not fixable.
You might get a replacement for other problems not sure. Most of the ones I have heard about have been new. There was a code that you can do. I forgot.
I got mine in a new unopened box. Refurbs don't get that from what I have seen. Usually they ask that you keep the battery, backcover, SD card, etc. In my case they asked for the whole thing back and my friends that had theirs replaced as well. They did let me keep my SD card. probably for security reasons.
I did replaced the LCD on my HTC HD and it was rather painless. The ribbon slides in easy with a steady hand or tweezers. I used a paperclip medium sized to place my glue correctly/evenly and it was great. $25.00 compared to $350 from HTC.
Man, if I coudl get garunteed a ****ign novatech, I'd just do an asurion claim tomorrow.
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because it was in a new unopened box with all accessories when they send a refurb it does not include the battery, ect. Plus not that all companies do it but it has to be marked as a refurb if it in fact is.
If i exchange my EVO this will be my fourth one. Dust, screen seperation, light leakage .
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you wanna know what i think.... no. just like my gfs captivate its got a lot under the hood but as far as customization goes its lame. HTC phones always seem to have more devs working on them. thats unfortunate that you have so many problems i feel like its a solid phone havent had any problems. i tell you what i got a hero in great shape no dust or anything just send me your dusty evo first
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you wanna know what i think.... no. just like my gfs captivate its got a lot under the hood but as far as customization goes its lame. HTC phones always seem to have more devs working on them. thats unfortunate that you have so many problems i feel like its a solid phone havent had any problems. i tell you what i got a hero in great shape no dust or anything just send me your dusty evo first
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I'm also curious....As much as I love my Evo, I cannot get used to not having a physical keyboard. I have used the stock one, and also used fresh and Cyanogenmod. I have the HTC_IME special keyboard and just can't get used to it. I have noticed that the gingerbread one seems to be a lot easier to type on....I just can't seem to find on how to download it along with installing it. But people who have the Samsung Epic 4G I'm curious what everyone thinks about it.
my girlfriend also has an epic its nothing special with the dev work going on there. If you get an epic expect to have a very stock experience and the gps is rather finkey on that phone
Please do!!!!!
I came frome an epic.
Shotty build quality
Gps rarely worked right
Has the physical keyboard but would miss letters all the time.(button was hit but it wouldn't register.
Screen is nice but not big enough for me.
Always alot of wobble from the screen and the keyboard.
I kept mine for 4 months. I loved the screen but the issues it had and a lack dev support compared to the evo made me switch.
Love the evo, im used to the onscreen keyboard and I like it alot better.
Choice is yours.
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Marlowr05 said:
I'm also curious....As much as I love my Evo, I cannot get used to not having a physical keyboard. I have used the stock one, and also used fresh and Cyanogenmod. I have the HTC_IME special keyboard and just can't get used to it. I have noticed that the gingerbread one seems to be a lot easier to type on....I just can't seem to find on how to download it along with installing it. But people who have the Samsung Epic 4G I'm curious what everyone thinks about it.
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i assume you're rooted so flash this from recovery like you would a rom. clear cache and dalvik first
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my girlfriend also has an epic its nothing special with the dev work going on there. If you get an epic expect to have a very stock experience and the gps is rather finkey on that phone
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Yea wut he^ said. I got my mom an epic, its a good device an to be honest if I wasn't into custom roms an such, I probably would have it but the Evo support is endless I..I can't leave I frickin need this
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Ya im probably gonna stick with the evo. It just hrinds my gears bout the dust.
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ROFLMAO! I read Sultan.of.swing's response, and I was like "damn, I don't remember responding in this thread". Then I realized it wasn't me. I was in exactly the same boat. Just traded my Epic for an Evo, and couldn't be happier. GPS never worked. Keyboard just felt janky, and made the phone feel so unstable and wobbly. I LOVED the screen on the Epic, but that was about it. Every time I hit the power key, it felt like it was gonna slip out of my hand or fall apart or something. And the fact that it STILL doesn't have official Froyo is just sad. I highly doubt I'll ever buy another Samsung phone. I've had so few problems with my two HTC phones (Nexus One and Evo), that they really made the Epic feel like a toy. That's the best description I can give of the Epic. Yeah, it may have better specs overall, but it seriously feels like a damn toy.
See the full article here!
http://www.acsyndicate.net/breaking-news-samsung-epic-2-could-be-coming-to-sprint/
See my news report video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnCNiwVHbQE
Let me know what you think and if you'd get this device!
I hope the image from PocketNow is old and the phone won't be that thick...
It looks almost thicker than the original Epic...
I don't think I would get it, unless it blows the Epic Touch out of the water...
Yeah its already loaded into the cellebrite as the sph-d705 Epic 2
No news about it on the indirect Sprint site though ...
I keep getting page not found when I click the link.
It burns when I tapatalk...
Beejis said:
I keep getting page not found when I click the link.
It burns when I tapatalk...
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Oops, fixed. thanks!
gosueric said:
Yeah its already loaded into the cellebrite as the sph-d705 Epic 2
No news about it on the indirect Sprint site though ...
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It noticed that the other day, wondered what the hell that was all about...I was gonna post that here but completely forgot about it. Also, the model number starting with sph would almost guarantee its a sprint phone, regardless of the cellebrite having all carriers' phones.
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thickness due to slide-out keyboard.. doubt it'll get thinner.
but then i wonder... are they going LTE with it.. since they claimed no more WiMax smartphones? And it's not part of the initial LTE lineup.. as that consists of Galaxy Nexus, LG mid-range device and Mifi-type device.
hmmmmm...
I'm not going to lie, I miss the original epic keyboard. I can't stand trying to type on a screen even with swype..
AWESOME, can I get one without the KB?
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AWESOME, can I get one without the KB?
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where oh where could we ever find an epic for sprint without the keyboard...
Why are you guys getting moist over this phone? Preliminary specs show a single core 1.2ghz Hummingbird CPU, 4"qhd screen...i tuned out after those two alone.
I remember when i had the og Epic, i hardly used the keyboard that much and always wished it was thinner. Holds no candle to the Epic Touch at all whether it includes LTE or not.
For the diehard og Epic groupies with their keyboard fetish , this must be heaven for them i guess.
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Why are you guys getting moist over this phone? Preliminary specs show a single core 1.2ghz Hummingbird CPU, 4"qhd screen...i tuned out after those two alone.
I remember when i had the og Epic, i hardly used the keyboard that much and always wished it was thinner. Holds no candle to the Epic Touch at all whether it includes LTE or not.
For the diehard og Epic groupies with their keyboard fetish , this must be heaven for them i guess.
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Same for me. I had the OG Epic, and never used the hard keyboard.
Also, unrelated, is Lugard a Wheel of Time reference?
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MoridinAmalasan said:
Same for me. I had the OG Epic, and never used the hard keyboard.
Also, unrelated, is Lugard a Wheel of Time reference?
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No, Lugard was a British Lord in her Majesty's service during a certain colonial period.
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I came to Sprint and got the Evo. Then soon traded for the Epic. I hated that ****ing keyboard. Slab phones ftw! Did anyone ever find a case that wouldn't scratch that phone? I previously had a Vibrant which was nice and thin. Ended up going back to the Evo. Sprint hit it dead on with the Epic Touch imo.
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I thought keyboards disappeared in the days of Men wearing spandex and tight jeans....Oh wait, I think that is coming back : (
I miss my keyboard though. It's funny because the phone that made me fall in love with the keyboard was the HTC Tilt/TYTN. I loved that phone even though it was thick as all hell.
If they can somehow slim the design I'd switch if the specs were on par with what I have now.
I don't understand why Samsung doesn't just make a keyboard attachment that can snap onto their existing phones.
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I miss my keyboard though. It's funny because the phone that made me fall in love with the keyboard was the HTC Tilt/TYTN. I loved that phone even though it was thick as all hell.
If they can somehow slim the design I'd switch if the specs were on par with what I have now.
I don't understand why Samsung doesn't just make a keyboard attachment that can snap onto their existing phones.
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They can. They don't because they have far too many phones to make it for. I don't even have to look to know that the iPhone definitely has one of these available that is precisely what you are looking for and probably 10 others of varying degrees of suck. How many iphones does it fit? Probably all of them, definitely the last 2.
I'm not advocating for the iPhone at all. It's simply a dynamic of having just-once-device vs a world of other devices. I guess it's a physical and/or economic manifestation of the paradox of choice...one of the few places that less choice is beneficial...at least on paper.
Me? I'm all for options, even given this dynamic.
I have to chuckle at those who miss the Epic keyboard. It was the worst phone keyboard I've ever used. It's what forced me to learn to use touchscreen keyboards and finally prefer them. I can't imagine going back now, and especially to the Epic.
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They can. They don't because they have far too many phones to make it for. I don't even have to look to know that the iPhone definitely has one of these available that is precisely what you are looking for and probably 10 others of varying degrees of suck. How many iphones does it fit? Probably all of them, definitely the last 2.
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came across someone with one of these on their iphone few weeks ago. i have to say.. if youre all about physical keyboards.. its certainly an awesome option. the iphone was not much thicker than stock.. matched the phone completely.. connected via bluetooth of course.
not an iphone fan but i was impressed.
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See the full article here!
http://www.acsyndicate.net/breaking-news-samsung-epic-2-could-be-coming-to-sprint/
See my news report video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnCNiwVHbQE
Let me know what you think and if you'd get this device!
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Interesting, but I THINK that is a pic of the Conquer 4G. I have those exact headphones (Sony MDR-EX85) and I'll say that that handset in the pic isn't very big or thick (using the earbud as a size reference).
An updated Epic should be nice tho, I do sometimes miss the keyboard on my OG Epic. It was just too thick.
In terms of power how does the EVO 3D compare to our phone? I've heard the Evo can be faster with the right rom. Has anyone had the Evo 3d?
No but its ratings weren't that good and I perceived the 3d as a gimmick. Go read in that section of the forums and see what you might expect to see. Both htc devices I've owned developed hardware problems without any abuse from myself. I've had better luck with Samsung hardware. They're definitely easier to root and mod.
I know someone who has an Evo 3D and they are constantly jealous of my phone. In terms of hardware, they're somewhat comparible. But the Super Amoled screen is the real kicker. My friend's phone looks washed out, almost foggy. The first time I used her 3D, I actually rubbed my eyes just to make sure my eyes weren't the issue.
Plus, I agree that Samsung is much easier to root and mod than HTC phones. Neither are as easy as Nexus devices obviously, but Odin really is a user and noob friendly program. The only glaring issue with our phones is the whole EMMC brick bug. I'm so glad that I read extensively before flashing a ROM on this phone, otheriwise I would have been asking for a replacement within the first day of owning it.
I had an EVO 3D and returned it in 8 days. Nuff said. :thumbdown:
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I had an EVO 3D and returned it in 8 days. Nuff said. :thumbdown:
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Me too swapped for photon. The parallax barrier 3d screen gave me migraines even when I wasnt using the 3d
I like to break stuff!
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Me too swapped for photon. The parallax barrier 3d screen gave me migraines even when I wasnt using the 3d
I like to break stuff!
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Lol that was exactly the one I swapped it for (photon) then open new line to get the E4GT in sale $99 - $10 discount =$89 at Radio Shack back on February 2012 and gave photon to wife.
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I had the Evo 3d for 6 days and went back to the OG Evo. 2 weeks later got the e4gt and haven't looked back
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Yeah the photon looked nice but i didnt like the screen, motoblur and that ive heard motorola is a pita to root, unlock and custom rom. Even though i didnt use the hardware keyboard a lot on my epic 4g, i liked that i had one. Stupid logic i know. Hardware keyboard was good for some games and emulators.
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Yeah the photon looked nice but i didnt like the screen, motoblur and that ive heard motorola is a pita to root, unlock and custom rom. Even though i didnt use the hardware keyboard a lot on my epic 4g, i liked that i had one. Stupid logic i know. Hardware keyboard was good for some games and emulators.
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Yeah the photon being locked up tighter than fort knox is why I added an xtra line and got an et4g on launch day lol
I like to break stuff!
3D sucked plain and simple
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How dare you compare that crap to this awesome phone! Op should be banned for that lol I kid I kid
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I bought the 3D and within 3 months got the E4GT and I like the Samsung a lot better.
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I bought the 3D and within 3 months got the E4GT and I like the Samsung a lot better.
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I bought an iphone 4s 64gb full price during the first week of release. 1.5 months later I traded it in on the e4gt.
I had both the evo 3D and the photon. Both only for a few months. Had my e4gt for a year
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Honestly I love the 3d. I still have mine from launch day spotless and no dings and working like a champ. My gf had the epic touch for about a month and its power button failed, charging paused error, phantom menu key presses, GPS was awful, would say battery was at 0 even though it was charged.
I got an EVO LTE and she inherited my 3D and has had zero issues. Smooth performance, power button works, GPS works.
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Evo 3d stock was just ok. With a sense 4.0 rom pulled from the htc one s it was a great phone. Is it better than the epic touch? Probably not but it all depends on how much money it costs. Just as a point of reference the evo3d can be bought for $85 at cowboom. The epic touch is $170. It's not twice as good.
I have both of them flashed to boost and quite frankly I like the evo better. But I use the et4g cause I have 4g with it and for some reason I have a weird flash issue with my evo dropping off the network but when we are able to bring to boost I will be using the 3d again. I like the better resolution screen and the fact thst the gps dosent suck. Both phones are snappy though. Though the battery life sucks on the epic might need a new battery
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EVO 3D = CRAPPP
The most common issue I see with Evo 3D's are with the touchscreen. They start to "ghost touch" which is best described as it will randomly act like it's automatically touching spots on the screen without you even touching it, and when you do touch it, it acts as if you are holding one finger on the screen and trying to swipe with another and it just freaks out. We can't even keep up with repairs on these because of a national backorder on the LCD/TSP assemblies. The other part that sucks is that you can't just buy a digitizer and expect to be able to replace it and be on your way, because it ALWAYS acts like it's freaking out no matter how you go about replacing it. We have to order the entire front panel/TSP/LCD assemblies or else it's just not worth our time trying to fix it.
It's just a gimmick phone
I've had the 3D for about a year and I still have it, although I'm thinking about switching to the Epic 4G Touch. I'm currently on Virgin Mobile so those are the only beefy phone to chose from that are worth it besides the One V, but I had that and returned it.
So, my mom is getting her upgrade in 2 weeks and I was thinking of giving her my gs3 and getting an evo. I like the build quality, screen, and camera, and its something new. I just wanted to know if anyone that owns an evo has any input on whether I should do this. Also, it'd be cool if you guys knew anything that makes this phone significantly superior to the evo (other than dev support)
Why dont you just post in the lte forums then...?
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Why dont you just post in the lte forums then...?
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Exactly.
Though I've seen and played with the LTE, and basically an evo 4g on 'roids. I've seen more people leave the LTE to come to the G S III. Also, seen people have signal issue due to the aluminum chassis and backing.
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Why dont you just post in the lte forums then...?
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Because I don't want people just saying that the evo is God's gift to mankind when they can't compare it to a gs3
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Because I don't want people just saying that the evo is God's gift to mankind when they can't compare it to a gs3
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Well they would be able to give you specifics more than anyone here haha
And I'm pretty sure that not everyone is satisfied with it, seeing all the phones that are coming soon
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i came from the evoLTE to the GS3 and if I were you I would stick with the GS3 or get the note2.. or.. get the note2 and let me buy it from you and ill give you my GS3 plus cash .. Anyways the reason I stayed with the GS3 is because my EvoLTE had the bend problem. Like so many others have had. Also the kickstand always wanted to come unscrewed. Plus the GS3 is just so much smoother, and the EvoLTE external speaker sucks compared to the GS3.
Of course I did like the phyical camera button on the EvoLTE. Plus the screen was beautiful. But like I said before.. The build quality might look better in person. But if you put the two against each other head to head the GS3 will come out on top because plastic is always more giving.
I actually just came from the lte, great phone but doesnt compare to the GSIII, which really surprised me. I loved HTC devices after the original evo served me well, I moved onto the Epic touch and it was a terrible experience for me, gps and location services were soooooo bad with that phone, it made me swear off ever owning another Samsung device. I ended up getting the evo lte in August, which I promptly rooted (biggest pain in the a$$) well the screen starting going whack few weeks ago, returned it to Best Buy and because they didnt have any evos they replaced it with a GSIII, I was and still am blown away by this device, Samsung has a beast on their hands with this thing!! imo the GSIII is a better device, and I was team HTC all the way until the day I got the GSIII
dont : i personally like evo lte more than s3 ( yeah i know : shoot me )
but evo lte always gave me great data speed and 0 signal loss .
but memory is low on that phone and htc is messing with users since jb update , making it freakin hard foe S-On folks.
my advise wait another month and see whats s4 is gonna be , or get a note 2 : ace phone
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Exactly.
Though I've seen and played with the LTE, and basically an evo 4g on 'roids. I've seen more people leave the LTE to come to the G S III. Also, seen people have signal issue due to the aluminum chassis and backing.
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That's what I did. This phone has way better support and updates from Samsung. HTC is totally not caring about the development community. There kernel source for jelly bean isn't even out yet and the phone had had it for over a month
Anthraxed FreeGS3 @ 1.51 Ghz
Faster then your 2.1
Alright, I guess I have been convinced, thanks everyone.
Lolanerd said:
So, my mom is getting her upgrade in 2 weeks and I was thinking of giving her my gs3 and getting an evo. I like the build quality, screen, and camera, and its something new. I just wanted to know if anyone that owns an evo has any input on whether I should do this. Also, it'd be cool if you guys knew anything that makes this phone significantly superior to the evo (other than dev support)
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I can tell you the gs3 camera with ma6 kills the lte. Our screen is less sharp but colors are truer. Battery life on the Samsung's are better.
I've owned both and definitely prefer the lte
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I've owned both, I liked the lte camera more than the gs3's, but other than that I'm happy I switched to samsung.