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So my droid incredible just had a hardware failure and im going to have to get it replaced for free but because they dont make it any more they are going to most likely give me a droid incredible 2. But i have a free upgrade and im asking should i stick to my texting keyboarded non-android phone until the nexus prime comes out or get the droid incredible 2 for free. If i get the droid incredible 2 then i have to wait until march or so for the upgrade to come back and get a new phone.
The Inc 2 has some nice custom ROMs and has S-OFF and will most likely get an ICS port...so if you can deal with single core WVGA display, still a pretty nice phone, I might wait to see what comes out at CES 2012 in January.
Wouldn't the incredible break be covered by warranty and therefore the droid incredible 2 would be free as a replacement and you would still get to keep your upgrade?
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The Inc 2 has some nice custom ROMs and has S-OFF and will most likely get an ICS port...so if you can deal with single core WVGA display, still a pretty nice phone, I might wait to see what comes out at CES 2012 in January.
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Soooooo......
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Wouldn't the incredible break be covered by warranty and therefore the droid incredible 2 would be free as a replacement and you would still get to keep your upgrade?
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technically yea but my parents say that if I get the incredible 2 right now then the other upgrade goes to my sister and I have to wait for my real upgrade for my line in march or so.
I say stick it out with the regular phone if you don't get to keep your upgrade. Gotta keep it fresh when it comes to smartphones, the tech moves fast and I figure if I were to buy a phone 5 or 6 months after it hits the shelf, then that's pretty much 1/4 of its (maybe) two year life already gone.
The Nexus will carry you farther and faster than a Dinc2 ever will... Whether we get it or not obviously remains to be seen, but it wont take a whole lot of patience to hold off till a leaked shot of future hotness shows up.
Prime, no question about it! Give me ICS!
I'd say get the dInc2 now. That will easily hold you over for 6 months since it's a noticeably faster device in all ways, not to mention the screen is a LOT better. By the time your upgrade rolls around, you'll have had time for things to show up to market, be reviewed, and prove themselves. I my opinion, being the first clown on the Prime train is a good way to get laughed at when the magic and hype wears down to "Geeze... This thing is a battery sucking, quirky, unstable heap of crap." AMOLED screens are NOT as or more efficient than LCD in common use. Beyond that, 4.6 inches is WAY too big for a screen. Go hold a Thunderbolt. That's 4.3 and that's big. Just imagine the size difference between the dInc2 and the Tbolt... now add that difference to the Tbolt. I've got big hands and I know I wouldn't like it.
I just got an insurance replacement and it was a dinc 1 sooo,what there saying on the phone isn't entirely true
pastalero said:
I just got an insurance replacement and it was a dinc 1 sooo,what there saying on the phone isn't entirely true
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That seems to be rare. Sorry about your luck.
loonatik78 said:
I'd say get the dInc2 now. That will easily hold you over for 6 months since it's a noticeably faster device in all ways, not to mention the screen is a LOT better. By the time your upgrade rolls around, you'll have had time for things to show up to market, be reviewed, and prove themselves. I my opinion, being the first clown on the Prime train is a good way to get laughed at when the magic and hype wears down to "Geeze... This thing is a battery sucking, quirky, unstable heap of crap." AMOLED screens are NOT as or more efficient than LCD in common use. Beyond that, 4.6 inches is WAY too big for a screen. Go hold a Thunderbolt. That's 4.3 and that's big. Just imagine the size difference between the dInc2 and the Tbolt... now add that difference to the Tbolt. I've got big hands and I know I wouldn't like it.
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Everything you just posted was opinion stated as fact. My AMOLED Inc is just as good as my LCD Inc was battery wise (18+ hours on the stock battery) and the screen is prettier in my opinion (see what I did there). Battery sucking is laughable at best coming from a Thunderbolt owner and really an HTC owner in general considering our beloved OEM is constantly outdone in that field by both Moto and Samsung when stock.
The Nexus Prime (if it even comes to Verizon which is questionable given who we're talking about) will be the best phone on the market and will, without a doubt, make the Inc 2 obsolete (as well as the Thunderbolt for that matter). Personally OP, I would wait and see if the Vigor or Prime show up and then, if they don't before the end of the year, pick up an Incredible on CL that way you don't use an upgrade. BTW, the Prime will likely be a $299 LTE device like the Bionic, not $199 if that makes a difference.
This might be a little off topic, but i think the droid prime will just be a Verizon branded Nexus Prime. (because everybody knows how much big red likes their bloat.)
I don't doubt that we'll get it eventually. I'm more concerned about Verizon ruining a phone like that.
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Inc2 and wait for upgrade. The way phones are changing, who knows what will be available then. I am waiting for the Vigor. As long as my Inc holds up, I am holding out!
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Everything you just posted was opinion stated as fact. My AMOLED Inc is just as good as my LCD Inc was battery wise (18+ hours on the stock battery) and the screen is prettier in my opinion (see what I did there). Battery sucking is laughable at best coming from a Thunderbolt owner and really an HTC owner in general considering our beloved OEM is constantly outdone in that field by both Moto and Samsung when stock.
The Nexus Prime (if it even comes to Verizon which is questionable given who we're talking about) will be the best phone on the market and will, without a doubt, make the Inc 2 obsolete (as well as the Thunderbolt for that matter). Personally OP, I would wait and see if the Vigor or Prime show up and then, if they don't before the end of the year, pick up an Incredible on CL that way you don't use an upgrade. BTW, the Prime will likely be a $299 LTE device like the Bionic, not $199 if that makes a difference.
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Well, you're pretty damn sharp there, Sherlock! Thanks for point out the obvious to the rest of us! That's why I said "In my opinion"... Wanna know what is a fact? That AMOLED screen sucked ass on several fronts. First, it DID eat power like mad. That's not opinion. That's fact you can look up. That's why the screen was so dim. For it to produce the same levels of brightness on a white screen it would eat nearly 50% more power. On top of that, the AMOLED was criticized in nearly every review for it's complete failure to duplicate white. It was always a very dull, skewed white that stands in stark contrast to the LCD version, as well as the Tbolt, which have one of the truest white screens of any modern phone.
As for battery life, I've never seen a dInc last 18 hours, unless it was sitting untouched on a table for 18 hours. Mine struggled to make it 1/3 that long. Running CM7.1 on it hasn't seemed to make a lot of difference either. The onslaught of battery complaints about that device in reviews and in forums aren't hard to find. That's why the Thunderbolt was called ANOTHER one-call wonder in initial reviews... because the dInc was the FIRST one-call wonder! Who ever has been telling you the Tbolt eats power worse than the dInc is blowing smoke up your ass. I have both. Not even in stock trim does the Tbolt's battery suck as bad the dInc's. Since the latest OTA, it blows it out of the water. In the latest OTA the radios were SERIOUSLY reworked, as was the radio interface layer to the ROM. There were serious issues with power consumption, but those have been history for a cool month now at least.
So, while some of us are making it up, I'm looking it up. So, how about you go to ARStechnica.com or Anandtech.com and LOOK IT UP.
Oh yeah, a Nexus will get updates first too... I mean that's just badass. So a Super AMOLED+ display and timely updates as soon as Google is ready to let it go? Pretty awesome.
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Well, you're pretty damn sharp there, Sherlock! Thanks for point out the obvious to the rest of us! That's why I said "In my opinion"... Wanna know what is a fact? That AMOLED screen sucked ass on several fronts. First, it DID eat power like mad. That's not opinion. That's fact you can look up. That's why the screen was so dim. For it to produce the same levels of brightness on a white screen it would eat nearly 50% more power. On top of that, the AMOLED was criticized in nearly every review for it's complete failure to duplicate white. It was always a very dull, skewed white that stands in stark contrast to the LCD version, as well as the Tbolt, which have one of the truest white screens of any modern phone.
As for battery life, I've never seen a dInc last 18 hours, unless it was sitting untouched on a table for 18 hours. Mine struggled to make it 1/3 that long. Running CM7.1 on it hasn't seemed to make a lot of difference either. The onslaught of battery complaints about that device in reviews and in forums aren't hard to find. That's why the Thunderbolt was called ANOTHER one-call wonder in initial reviews... because the dInc was the FIRST one-call wonder! Who ever has been telling you the Tbolt eats power worse than the dInc is blowing smoke up your ass. I have both. Not even in stock trim does the Tbolt's battery suck as bad the dInc's. Since the latest OTA, it blows it out of the water. In the latest OTA the radios were SERIOUSLY reworked, as was the radio interface layer to the ROM. There were serious issues with power consumption, but those have been history for a cool month now at least.
So, while some of us are making it up, I'm looking it up. So, how about you go to ARStechnica.com or Anandtech.com and LOOK IT UP.
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Lol I've never understood how you guys only got 5 or 6 hours out of your batteries. I've been through 2 Incs and 3 Eris handsets and I've NEVER gotten anything that bad. Then again, my phone is not glued to my hand and I do have a social life outside of its screen. I have ran at least 10 different ROMs and probably 15 kernels on the phone, NEVER have gotten this horrible battery life I see around here and I don't use any apps that basically make smartphones into RAZRs.
Its not an opinion, the TB blew ass in the battery department, so did the Inc and so does every phone HTC makes (outside of the Inc 2) when compared to their Samsung and Moto counterparts. The Charge, by some reviewers, got DOUBLE the battery life of the TB, and the X has always murdered the Inc. Argue all you want, HTC sucks when it comes to battery life, and I will be extremely surprised if the Bionic and Prime don't reiterate this point when they drop.
Your points about the Inc's AMOLED are useless, because its my opinion that it is a much prettier screen and most of your points are absolutely ridiculous to me. I've held them both side by side, the colors of the AMOLED pop WAY more and be serious, they both suck in sunlight. BTW, since the introduction of SAMOLED+ technology basically everything reviewers criticized the first generation for has been resolved and many of them picked its screen over the IP4 which is saying something considering how badly Apple has most of the mainstream tech sites wrapped around their pinky.
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Lol I've never understood how you guys only got 5 or 6 hours out of your batteries. I've been through 2 Incs and 3 Eris handsets and I've NEVER gotten anything that bad. Then again, my phone is not glued to my hand and I do have a social life outside of its screen. I have ran at least 10 different ROMs and probably 15 kernels on the phone, NEVER have gotten this horrible battery life I see around here and I don't use any apps that basically make smartphones into RAZRs.
Its not an opinion, the TB blew ass in the battery department, so did the Inc and so does every phone HTC makes (outside of the Inc 2) when compared to their Samsung and Moto counterparts. The Charge, by some reviewers, got DOUBLE the battery life of the TB, and the X has always murdered the Inc. Argue all you want, HTC sucks when it comes to battery life, and I will be extremely surprised if the Bionic and Prime don't reiterate this point when they drop.
Your points about the Inc's AMOLED are useless, because its my opinion that it is a much prettier screen and most of your points are absolutely ridiculous to me. I've held them both side by side, the colors of the AMOLED pop WAY more and be serious, they both suck in sunlight. BTW, since the introduction of SAMOLED+ technology basically everything reviewers criticized the first generation for has been resolved and many of them picked its screen over the IP4 which is saying something considering how badly Apple has most of the mainstream tech sites wrapped around their pinky.
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It's got vivid colors... that are about as honest as an Enron executive. You're smoking crack if you're gonna tell me the dInc AMOLED held a candle to the SLCD it was upgraded with, or the Tbolt, or ANY modern LCD, when it came to brightness. I can't tell if my dInc's screen is even on in direct sun. I can actually read my Tbolt clearly under the same conditions. The Tbolt, even before the latest OTA, was impossible to kill inside 5.25 hours surfing the web and streaming some videos. I often killed my dInc reading news over dinner. I couldn't make that thing last 12 hours sitting untouched on a table. Don't lie and say the Charge gets twice the battery life of a Tbolt because it doesn't and you can't find a review that even suggests such a thing. I'll tell ya what else, dumbass. I had the dInc2 so I know exactly how that one performs too. The Tbolt falls about between the dInc2 and the dInc in battery life. Not great, but I didn't have to buy an extended battery to take the phone to dinner. Battery life isn't an issue of opinion. It's directly observable fact. You must be one of the lucky few that live directly beneath a tower.
So far as I can tell, the new AMOLED screen is roughly on par with an LCD in brightness in general use. It's also close on power consumption. I still wouldn't buy a Samsung for it's screen. I don't like the technical aspects of the hummingbird, specifically that it can't link up with the MDM9600 so you only get voice+data on LTE. I dont' know what the hell people do with phones they need some massive ultra-high resolution screen for. I guess if I didn't have a social life and the phone was glued to my hand and that screen was my whole life, maybe it would get me off. But I just want to read the thing, not watch full length films or play the latest video games. IT'S A PHONE. I'm not even sure what the hell you do with 2 cores. I couldn't care less about a phone that beats a PS3 in graphics, but that's what it appears a lot of you are waiting for.
So tell me, I'm honestly curious... What the hell do you really do with a phone that's got a 4.6 inch screen, dual cores, graphics nearly that of an XBOX, 1080p video recording, and some stupid-high resolution screen? I mean, what are you actually going to do when you get a phone like that?
If everyone ascribed to your reasoning we'd still be watching B+W TVs and talking on rotary phones since hey, they're good enough, right?
I'd probably do just about anything with a Nexus Prime
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If everyone ascribed to your reasoning we'd still be watching B+W TVs and talking on rotary phones since hey, they're good enough, right?
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Ya know, I had a thought some time ago.... When is good enough actually good enough? The LCD on my new ASUS laptop is indistinguishable from the LCD on my 5 year old Acer, except for size. The CPU is a lot better, but is it so much better I'm doing things now that I couldn't do before? Maybe one or 2 things.
I used to be a guy who stayed pretty close to the bleeding edge of technology. Then I realized it was pretty pointless... and expensive. If I have a use for it, I'll buy it, and I've owned some ridiculously expensive stuff. Go price out what an Adaptec SCSI RAID controller costs. Or a U320 actively terminated cable. There's no reason I couldn't build some massive beast of a box with 4 quad core CPU's, 24gig of RAM, a RAID5 SAS array, some stupidly fast SLI cards, water cooled and OC'd to the gills... but that's pretty much overkill for writing, watching a movie, and playing a game or 2.
So, let me pose the same question you pose in reverse. Why don't we all have SGI Altix systems sitting next to our desks? I can promise you whatever you've got now is stone age next to that.
Did anyone here come from the Photon?
I am hesitant to switch because I am wondering if the speaker is as good, and if the call quality is as good. Also it seems like the epic touch is a lot bigger than the Photon.
Any thoughts from previous MoPhos?
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Did anyone here come from the Photon?
I am hesitant to switch because I am wondering if the speaker is as good, and if the call quality is as good. Also it seems like the epic touch is a lot bigger than the Photon.
Any thoughts from previous MoPhos?
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So far the call quality has been good. The speaker might not be quite as loud but its good. It is bigger but much lighter than the Photon. The Photon had a good camera but this camera is amazing. I'm glad I switched. Its so fast...no lag.
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I did. The speaker on this epic is not a high quality if the Photon your sure. Now it isn't terrible but its a notable difference.
Call quality is more closer. I can hear great. But won't beat the Photon with the three mics active noise canceling. Reception is the same, but stronger 3g data on this epic for me.
Go ahead and switch. All the pluses of having this phone you won't look back.
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Is the speaker blocked or muffled if the phone is sitting on a table?
Also do you notice a warm tint like the nexus had?
Had the Photon for 30 days, and got the Epic 4G Touch yesterday. Call quality is very nearly as good. Signal strength is equal. Overall the Epic is a way better device IMO, the screen is about way way better than the Photon and the Camera is also substantially better. I have absolutely no regrets about switching from the Photon to the Epic Touch
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Is the speaker blocked or muffled if the phone is sitting on a table?
Also do you notice a warm tint like the nexus had?
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The tint is adjustable of warm, cool, or normal.
The speaker is not as good as the Photon. My Photon's speaker never felt strain but sometimes the Epic Touch does.
My Photon's radio reception is much better than the Epic Touch. I was at my sister's home and making perfect calls with my Photon but the Epic Touch was roaming.
If I don't watch so much videos on my phone I would have kept my Photon.
After having a MoPho for about a month and a half, I love the MoPho. That said, I really, really like the Sammy too. The screen is SO much better than the MoPho and it is hands down much faster. The bootup on the Sammy is literally less than half the time of the MoPho and all comparisons whether by quandrant, linpack, surfing, playing games etc... the Sammy is noticeably faster.
The things I miss most are the kickstand, the speaker and the shape. The Sammy is thin and big. A bit bulky and hard to get used to coming from the MoPho. The Sammy is solid though, like the MoPho. I think getting a case of some sort will definitely be needed to prevent from dropping and maybe even one with a kickstand.
The speaker quality is good. Like above, I have heard the speaker strain here and there where I never heard it on the MoPho. Overall quality is good though. Even sounds good laying on table, or in hand.
Overall I think it is a good choice for now. I started with a 3vo3d, then moved to MoPho, had that for a while and am now trying out the Sammy. All have had they're pros and cons with my favorite thus far being the MoPho, only becuase thats what I had the longest. That said, the MoPho has a couple little bugs. Apps causing random reboots and two of my faves I know of wouldn't even work. The silent call issue was a problem but that got fixed.
In conclusion I am extremely happy with the Sammy for now. The screen is fantastic, the phone is a speed demon, audio is good, wifi is good, 4g seems to be pretty good, havent really had any issues with it yet but, I've only had it for a day. I do miss the MoPho, but it seems to be easing up as this thing just amazes me more and more. Will see how it goes. My last experience with Sammy was with the Moment and I'm sure there are a few of you out there that know exactly what I mean by that.
Hope this helps any on the fence.
Lots of useful information here, thanks.
Just swapped a couple of minutes ago from the Photon...My first impression is that the screen is gorgeous compared to the Photon. I do miss the qhd resolution however. The Photon was fast but the Eptouch is faster. Typing is easier. Touchgiz 4.0 like the new Motorola User Interface ha ha is less obtrusive than previous versions . Haven't benchmarked yet but you can look at everyone else's videos for that. Another thing that brought me over was the camera and video recording ..The Photons cam was ok, but Sammys cameras are the best imo other than Nokias . Let's face it, when was the last time you saw a cdma Nokias?
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I just handled an Epic Touch for about 20 minutes - my first reaction is that it might be too big for me, and the photon felt more responsive when I was doing the same tasks side by side. Also on 4 g the photon consistently load pages faster. I'll have to try another Epic Touch when I have time and test it again.
I just exchanged my evo 3d for s2. absolutely love it. The screen is just amazing and I am getting better out of the box results than my rooted&rom'ed evo 3d. The loud speaker is louder than evo 3d. and the battery last longer.
Yeah the 3d does not compare to either of these phones in my opinion. ( Had one and sold it)
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The tint is adjustable of warm, cool, or normal.
The speaker is not as good as the Photon. My Photon's speaker never felt strain but sometimes the Epic Touch does.
My Photon's radio reception is much better than the Epic Touch. I was at my sister's home and making perfect calls with my Photon but the Epic Touch was roaming.
If I don't watch so much videos on my phone I would have kept my Photon.
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Interesting, there is a setting in the menus for the tint ( color temperature) ?
Had a 3d and a photon... Love this phone... At times it feels almost like a tablet hybrid! I love it more than the oeiginal sgs I had ( vibrant) go test one out.... Its mind blowing how different all three are and the epic touch imo is a beast
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Can someone please convince me that this phone Is better quality than the Amaze. I frigging want to buy this damn thing because you have development going on over here a LOT more than on the Amaze side. I run MIUI when at all possible, and you appear to be on the verge of that. I would just like someone to convince me that processor wise, and technically this Is the way to go. I REALy want to be a Samsung guy, I'm just genuinely trying to overcome my HTC brainwashing.
I came from a long line of HTC products since the g1. Something Samsung does just makes it different than HTC phones. It is way faster and the screen is brilliant. But to really experience the speed of everything about this phone, you have to use it. Specifically on a custom ROM. The entire experience is just flawless.
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There'a a reason why there is way more development for the SGS2 than the Amaze. Because the SGS2 is better! The only thing the Amaze has going for it is the camera.
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OLED is better than LCD in terms of color saturation and battery life. Should be your answer right there. Take into account the bigger screen, sleeker design and you have a winner. The Amaze is a fine piece of hardware, but not enough of an improvement from the Sensation to choose to pay more money for the Amaze. If you must go HTC, by a used Sensation and save your upgrade for the next actual HTC beast to be released on T-Mobile, whenever that may be. I personally came from the sensation and would never go back.
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When I went to the store..I really had my heart set on a amaze because I heard soo much raves about it...and knew about the SGS2... so I had a chance to hold both side by side...compared speed and os side by side... build...screen... etc.
I never looked back. Now my friends who have the amaze keep trying to convince me to trade. NO WAY.
I love this phone.
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Had the amaze, switched to s2. Amaze is great phone, fast, responsive, etc. Quality wise zero problems. Beautiful screen on amaze, liked the high resolution and whites look white (whites have a slight bluish tint on s2). gps on amaze is extremely accurate, best description for s2 gps is sloppy. No matter how I calibrate the s2 gps, it is just not that accurate. Amaze gps would start immediately and show my position within a couple of feet. The s2 gps lags on startup and is usually 15 - 30 feet wide of my location.
Why I switched. Amaze goes through battery way too fast. i was lucky to get five hours before needing a charge. My s2 goes two days. If the amaze was a car it got the equivalent of 8 miles per gallon where the s2 gets 30. Everybody on amaze forum suggesting turning everything of to get better battery life. With s2 I leave gps, 4g, wifi, etc. Always on on get great battery life. Why get a high end phone and not be able to use it. Sort of like buying a ferrari and driving it at 30 mph with lights, radio and heater/ac off so you get better mileage.
Scrolling, screen transistions are smoother on s2. Not a lot but when held side by side with amaze you can pick up difference.
I also did not like that the amaze had its antenna on the back cover. I figured one too many times removing the back cover woukd eventually mess up antena connections. Also, amaze battery was same shape as sensation but different voltage (3.8 vs 3.7). A lot of vendors show the sensation battery as replacement for amaze. However, these phones are a little bit sensitive to even that little bit of voltage diference.
I can sway you over to the sgs2 side by selling you 1
HEY YOU, YEAH YOU!
BUY THE SGS2!!
Why? CUZ IT'S A PLUCKIN AWESOME PHONE!!
There, does that help?
#Havingablast w/ my SGS2
Epic GS2 is epic.
Buy it.
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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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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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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