Photon switchers some questions - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Im thinking bout getting one but was wondering hows the reception, ear piece and speaker quality compare to the photons.
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The Photon trumps it on all 3.
The earpiece sounds okay but the speakerphone is no match for the Photon. It is loud but sound muffled and distorts at high volume. I hear it crackling when I call Best Buys and get their greeting message.
Reception the Photon win hands down. My Photon gets clear calls even in the fringes. The Epic Touch was choppy.
Still I might just keep the Epic Touch as I use my phone more as a multimedia device than a phone. If the Photon ever solve their problem of the black crush and overly reddish skin tones I will switch back to it.
If you do any decent of calling ( using the phone as a phone) keep the Photon.

Cool thanks probably will stick with the photon then......how's the battery compare?
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Cool thanks probably will stick with the photon then......how's the battery compare?
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Seemingly better battery life on the E.T. for me. Avg about 2-3 hours more IMO.

I have better battery life with the Photon.
One more note is that my Epic Touch is much more prone to overheating under heavy internet/streaming usage than my Photon. I think that is the trade off of a thin phone. If you look at the Galaxy S2 forum you will see the same complaints of overheating. The reason I mention this is when the battery overheats, the battery life turns to crap.

I had and returned a photon, cheesy qhd display, thick body, it doesnt compare to the et4g. Speed or style or other hardware. Its a ferrari vs a corvette.
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All i have to say is pentile is trash, i liked my evo's display better
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Well its a third more powerful stock and a third thinner, a trade off i'm willing to take
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This phone blows the photon out of the water.... PERIOD

The screen of the photon don't bother me its just the lack of devs we got some really good ones like yay, shabby and Sean but it looks like calkulin and some others have switched here. I look at my gfs vibrant screen and it looks horrible compared to the photon. My main concern was audio quality, reception ( my work is in a dip so even with my photon it eats battery due to poor signal) and battery. When im not at work photon is great so that was my reason for asking.....it seems photon has better reception than the epic can a few more photon users chime in with their opinion thanks.
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I guess that's the other reason im on the fence the vibrant is garbage.....
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I have both phones. As much as the fanboys can sit here and talk about how great the ET4G is, they are mostly enamored with the speed and multimedia features of the phone. Shoot, I am enamored with them.
But, in my experience, the Photon gets reception in fringe areas where the ET4G just flat out craps out. The speaker is considerably clearer as are the calls, even on the earpiece and over BT.
I am going to keep both for now, but if I were looking for just an email/phone, the Photon would be my choice. Since my phone also doubles up as a camera and movie player... the ET4G may have to stay.
I think it all depends on what your priorities really are (as for everything else in life).

To answer the OG's questions first:
Reception - not as good out of the box as the Photons, BUT there is a fix available (I've posted it in another thread) that makes the reception almost identical. With the fix, I now get 4g in my apt even though the 4g map shows 4g stops a couple blocks away (however, with the Photon, I got 4g reception in my apt without having to change around any settings).
Earpiece - I STRONGLY prefer the E4GT here. The Photon was OK, but nothing to write home (or on a forum) about. The E4GT has been as close to a landline as I've come since originally using cellphones...
Speaker - about equal. Both sound pretty good on speaker and I haven't gotten any complaints from friends when I put them on speaker. That's the standard I usually apply for judging speakers. However, if we're talking about music speakers, I think the Photon edges out the E4GT here, if only because of the size of the speakers. The E4GT's speaker is small and it's easy to cover up accidentally with your finger.
Display - this isn't even a contest. Anyone telling you the Photon's qHD display is amazing is either stoned, blind, or lying (or possibly just wrong). It is easy to see the pixels when scrolling on that phone, and the colors aren't anywhere near as perfect as those on the E4GT.
Battery - really too soon for me to tell. I had issues the first couple of days with both phones' battery. My issues were resolved with the Photon when I exchanged the battery (which was a pleasant surprise) although they didn't stay away permenantly with the new battery. The E4GT I've had some overheating-while-charging problems, as well as some ridiculously fast drain, but as of yesterday (NO FIX APPLIED whatsoever, mind you) the thing is holding up very well. Been off the charger for 1.5 hrs today and I'm at 99% with two texts sent only. Noteworthy is that the phone's screen is sometimes imprecise if you are charging it via wall outlet. I never had this problem with the Photon. Still, the problem hasn't happened since yesterday, so I'm not sure if my battery and charging problems were just magically resolved on their own and moving forward all will be good. Can report back later...

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The Photon trumps it on all 3.
The earpiece sounds okay but the speakerphone is no match for the Photon. It is loud but sound muffled and distorts at high volume. I hear it crackling when I call Best Buys and get their greeting message.
Reception the Photon win hands down. My Photon gets clear calls even in the fringes. The Epic Touch was choppy.
Still I might just keep the Epic Touch as I use my phone more as a multimedia device than a phone. If the Photon ever solve their problem of the black crush and overly reddish skin tones I will switch back to it.
If you do any decent of calling ( using the phone as a phone) keep the Photon.
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I have better battery life with the Photon.
One more note is that my Epic Touch is much more prone to overheating under heavy internet/streaming usage than my Photon. I think that is the trade off of a thin phone. If you look at the Galaxy S2 forum you will see the same complaints of overheating. The reason I mention this is when the battery overheats, the battery life turns to crap.
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Give me a break.

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Give me a break.
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I bought the Epic 4g and it is a kick ass phone and I passed the Photon to my wife but after using the Epic i took my Photon back. The Epic fanboys are going to tell you that the phone came straight from the gods. The Epic does not have the call quality nor the reception nor the volume that the speaker or speakerphone that my photon has. As far as I'm concerned my Photon has a better build quality than the Epic. Don't get me wrong the Epic is a beautiful phone its just sad how people rag on the Photon when it is a great phone itself.
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The screen of the photon don't bother me its just the lack of devs we got some really good ones like yay, shabby and Sean but it looks like calkulin and some others have switched here. I look at my gfs vibrant screen and it looks horrible compared to the photon. My main concern was audio quality, reception ( my work is in a dip so even with my photon it eats battery due to poor signal) and battery. When im not at work photon is great so that was my reason for asking.....it seems photon has better reception than the epic can a few more photon users chime in with their opinion thanks.
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Calkulin is switching to E4GT? Where did you see that??

At the end of the day these are both top phones... I would say it depends on user preference and needs.

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I bought the Epic 4g and it is a kick ass phone and I passed the Photon to my wife but after using the Epic i took my Photon back. The Epic fanboys are going to tell you that the phone came straight from the gods. The Epic does not have the call quality nor the reception nor the volume that the speaker or speakerphone that my photon has. As far as I'm concerned my Photon has a better build quality than the Epic. Don't get me wrong the Epic is a beautiful phone its just sad how people rag on the Photon when it is a great phone itself.
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+1. This describes my situation precisely. I've been using the E4GT side by side with the Photon (and a normal Epic 4G) since Friday. I was out of town over the weekend in an area with very weak Sprint service. The Photon was a clear winner on signal strength (call quality and data.)
I'm keeping all of the phones as they are all excellent choices, but I will be personally carrying the Photon.

Here are my initial impressions of how the ET4G compares with the Photon
* Reception - Photon is better (able to get consistent signal in fringe areas, though I have no real complaints about the Epic's reception)
* Battery life - Photon is marginally better (consistently able to get 18-24 hours on a single charge with moderate use on Photon: so far the ET4G, looking like 12-18 hours)
* Sound quality - Earpiece is a tie (no huge difference between the 2), but the Photon has a marginally better speakerphone (sounds better at loud volumes)
*Screen - ET4G wins hands down, no contest
* Camera - ET4G blows away every other camera I have ever used on a phone (except for the Nokia N8). If you plan on using your camera as a point and shoot camera, the ET4G is the only option. The ET4G's camera is fast enough to capture moving objects whereas the Photon had no shot whatsoever
* Everything else including performance/bugginess/etc: The ET4G wins pretty much every other category. The performance is absolutely amazing and unlike the Photon, it has no major bugs that I consider dealbreakers
Conclusion: If reception and battery life are the most important factors for you (as well as being able to do GSM internationally), the Photon might be the right choice. However, the E4GT wins in pretty much every other way, and I have to say that I'm quite happy I made the switch.

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As far as I'm concerned my Photon has a better build quality than the Epic.
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In your hands it might feel like that because the photon is bigger, but samsung uses different type of plastic then most manufacturers which is a lot more shock resistant and doesn't bend/break.
I'd like to see you do that with the photon or even with an evo

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Photon switchers: a few questions

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)
whatsitsnamenow said:
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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Honest unbiased opinions please? need some feedback

Well I have been given the chance to return my photon after the 30 day window but once I get the E4gt, I can't return it, no 14 day trial and ill be stuck with it through thick and thin. This will be a huge gamble because the only thing I don't like about the photon is the screen and lack of development support.
I am mainly concerned with GPS, and call quality and reception. I've seen a few bugs but not much compared to most new releases.
My girlfriend has a captivate and it never gets a gps lock where as my photon is instantaneous and I mean literally a second or less.
Speaker phone is not a big deal as I don't plan to host any parties with the phone lol. But id like it to be louder than my EVO 3d that I had because that speaker was absolutely horrible and strained bad even at low levels. Im hoping the "strain" im hearing about with this phone isn't like the EVO 3d.
Photon screen looks brilliant in sunlight which is the only positive about the screen....I been seeing reviews that say the epic touch is good in sunlight. Is this true?
Thanks for any feedback on this.
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Im honesty having no problems with it except for swype which fixed its self as I used it more. GPS locks fast inside my house where my epic and evo can never get a lock.
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Aside from somewhat inferior 3G/4G/WiFi range performance, the E4GT will be superior in every other way. Definetely a worthy trade.
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Im honesty having no problems with it except for swype which fixed its self as I used it more. GPS locks fast inside my house where my epic and evo can never get a lock.
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That a plus. How's the audio out on the head phone jack? My EVO was extremely low and photon is almost as loud as my ipod....
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phyba said:
Well I have been given the chance to return my photon after the 30 day window but once I get the E4gt, I can't return it, no 14 day trial and ill be stuck with it through thick and thin. This will be a huge gamble because the only thing I don't like about the photon is the screen and lack of development support.
I am mainly concerned with GPS, and call quality and reception. I've seen a few bugs but not much compared to most new releases.
My girlfriend has a captivate and it never gets a gps lock where as my photon is instantaneous and I mean literally a second or less.
Speaker phone is not a big deal as I don't plan to host any parties with the phone lol. But id like it to be louder than my EVO 3d that I had because that speaker was absolutely horrible and strained bad even at low levels. Im hoping the "strain" im hearing about with this phone isn't like the EVO 3d.
Photon screen looks brilliant in sunlight which is the only positive about the screen....I been seeing reviews that say the epic touch is good in sunlight. Is this true?
Thanks for any feedback on this.
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I did the same thing. Returned 2nd photon for the touch and have no regrets. They will try to hit you with a $35 restocking fee. They didn't charge me an activation and I got 20 of the restocking fee credited with customer service Samoled + is amazing anytime including whilst in direct sunlight.
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That a plus. How's the audio out on the head phone jack? My EVO was extremely low and photon is almost as loud as my ipod....
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Id say in between the evo 3d and photon... The photon was loud
And the screen is pretty good in the sunlight better than first generation galaxy s phones
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I have used mine inside and out with zero problems. On a trail inthe moutains, on the freeway, in my house, and at work; lock lock lock lock.
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I have used mine inside and out with zero problems. On a trail inthe moutains, on the freeway, in my house, and at work; lock lock lock lock.
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This is music to my ears.
Any word on the head set volume with head phones in?
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the only things i think you would be disappointed with in your switch would be the feel of the phone build and the radios in the photon > ET4g. photon is definitely more solid in terms of feel in-hand (thickness and material) and motorola has some of the best radio tech out there.
however, the thinness and lightweight of the ET4g are better to me personally and the build is not at all bad. i place the radios in the ET4g better than evo 3d and below photon. they definitely did a good job with the ET4g, its getting reception where i never thought it would
you dont have to worry at all about the dev community for the ET4g. root was established 2 days after release. for the evo 3d it took weeks (if i remember correctly). i'm not worried about the development at all
I myself have just come from ATT with a captivate so i understand your hesistant feelings when coming over to the next generation of galaxy s phones. I would have to say that NONE of the problems fromt he original Galaxy S phones are here. Theres none of that terrible filesystem lag, and the GPS in this thing is just short of god tier lol. So id have to say DO IT, I love this phone SO MUCH.
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This is music to my ears.
Any word on the head set volume with head phones in?
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Haven't tried that yet, only bluetooth to my mortorcycle helmet, but that has its own volume as well so...
phyba said:
This is music to my ears.
Any word on the head set volume with head phones in?
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Nice and loud here! (and im sure this thing will eventually get VooDoo Sound Kernels)
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Nice and loud here! (and im sure this thing will eventually get VooDoo Sound Kernels)
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I read that due to the gs2 hvibg a Yamaha dac, it won't support voodoo but its nice to sometimes leave the ipod at home and just use my phone while at work to listen to music. I prefer to just leave my ipod in my car
I played with the epic touch for a little while today but I told them ill sleep in it and come tomorrow morning to get it. But im hoping I don't regret it lol
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This is music to my ears.
Any word on the head set volume with head phones in?
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I can't compare those phones but I will say this. One thing I didn't like about the Epic was low audio on headphones. I am a bit hard of hearing. The touch is very loud and clear. Using the same headphones as the Epic I can't turn the volume all the way up without hurting my ears. And that is saying a lot for me.
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What?! No voodoo!? BS... no way! I love my Voodoo in the Epic4G.. wtf samsung!
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What?! No voodoo!? BS... no way! I love my Voodoo in the Epic4G.. wtf samsung!
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It was nice for ead buds but I will avoid any volume hacks from now on when hooking my phone into my car system or home audio as it distorts the fack out of it... Obviously turning the volume down on the reciever or cd player would be the only fix to stop the destortion but voodoo was nice while I was at work with my headphones ( I work at a factory)
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The headphone amp is great..much better than any HTC phone, thats for sure
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Ive had the touch since Friday, I couldnt be more pleased. Ive messed around with a Photon, but by no means a long use. 3g/4g is quick, super responsive, and the battery life on this phone is the best ive seen yet. Signal strength is better than my iPhone-y coworkers. Wifi only makes this snappy phone super-quick accessing web pages and downloading doesnt "load", they blink. Voila! Im pretty scrutinizing of my phone,, and this one doesnt disappoint. ;]
the headphones are amazing on this. Anyone complaining about the sound being distorted when you turn it up all the way is lying. There is no way anyone can listen to music with headphones with the sound turned up all the way. It's extremely loud hence why people think its distorted. When I listen to music I usually have it around 10, anything louder than that and it starts to hurt my head, and i bet people 20 feet away from me can hear it as well.

Whats something you dont like about the E4GT?

i just dont like how there's no touch to focus on camcorder. other than that this phone is best phone out there! lol
I wish it had some contour to it or something to make it a little easier to hold. When typing one handed I also accidentally hit the search button with my palm because of the size
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It is an amazing phone and still the best piece of hardware on the market but other than being huge (which I like) it has no character to it's design. It's a standard looking black slab phone.
Audio quality.
I hate the shape somewhat its like somebody steam press the phone flat. I wish it was the shape of the galaxy nexus. I know I'm being picky but the design of a phone matters alot to me
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Battery life
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I love the phone over all. And I know how Samsung is going for super light weight in regards to its build material...but they should take a chance and throw some metal in the mix..like some of the HTC and Nokia phones.
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Battery life
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What its too much .... I always get 12+ hours out of it ...
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What its too much .... I always get 12+ hours out of it ...
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The photon has much better battery life and no androidOS bug
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The fact is its a Samsung and Im an HTC fanboy. It took me a while to get over it.
This phone has one of the worst recording mics in the history of phones. 3 concerts sonce I've had it, and not one with audible sound to share.
Other than that, great handset.
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The photon has much better battery life and no androidOS bug
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I can go 2 days on a charge and never have a problem with the AOS bug. It does show up high on the usage list but never has any type of negative impact on battery life.
The only thing I would change about this bad boy is the screen resolution, there are some noticeable jaggies when playing some games. I wouldn't however be accepting of a pentile screen to achieve the higher resolution. I had the GNEx for a bit and I don't care what anyone says, you CAN definitely tell it's a pentile. That was one of the reasons why I returned it.
Hmm for once I can say I am pretty satisfied, but if I had to pick...It would be the slight delay we experience when pressing the power button to wake the phone. From what I have seen on here it is a power saving feature and has something to do with the phone sleeping, so I am actually ok with that. The other thing would be the build materials of course. Being a former HTC guy, I missed the matte finish and metals, but now I am actually in love with how light and thin my phone is. Can't wait to see whats next for samsung !
I can't complain about this phone (The SGSII). It's a solid powerhouse of a phone with a killer battery. Great piece of hardware.
I can however complain about the E4GT, Sprint's terrible take on the phone. No NFC, odd design because of the bigger screen (which I like the big screen, just not the design), Sprint blocks certain apps in the market that are compatible with the SGSII, beta builds of ICS have leaked for other versions of the SGSII, but Sprint is still patching GB for some ODD reason, oh and WiMax *puke*.
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my only complaint is the audio dac also, the only way to get adequate sound is with the neutron player, but is has such a terrible user interface lol
Great phone otherwise, especially with the new 29 modem, IMO of course
Most are mentioned already but ..
Battery door creaks
Too Thin/ Design
Battery Life
Resolution
Gingerbread
Sprints crappy network
Only things I wish it had was a better resolution and LTE, aside from that I love everything else, including the design.
power button should be on top.
It has a worse sound card than the first galaxy s'es including the nexus s.
They had a wolfson, which is a major difference in sound quality on headphones and specker.
Also same with the audio mic.
So this means no voodoo sound improvements for these new sii'es including the galaxy nexus.
No nfc (shocked)
No lte.
No 3d.
No kickstand.
Awkward design compared to T-Mobile's
No ics until summer or fall...maybe later knowing its Samsung
No dual flash.
Has capitiated buttons rather than on screen ones
The back hump
Screen Res too low
Should be thinner
Small battery

I ordered my Sprint Nexus two days ago...the wait :-(

I figure it's gonna be about two weeks before I get it. I've started playing with AOKP on my Xoom to kinda hold me over. It's gonna be a rough two weeks :-(. Anyone else suffering from back order woes?
You should be playing with CM9
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Shyt I'd have that shipped for next day delivery lol
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You should spend the time learning how to make your own rom from source .
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Same here, I'm waiting for inventory to arrive to get mine..
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I got mine at the sprint store yesterday. Unfortunately the speaker quality sucks. Compared to my previous phone the screen is not very responsive, getting too many missed key presses. However the screen does look nice and call quality seems to be fine as long as you are not on the speaker phone. Honestly, now that I have this phone I would recommend waiting for the Evo o l t e.
P.S. I unplugged the phone an hour and a half ago and already the battery is down to 65 percent.
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I got mine at the sprint store yesterday. Unfortunately the speaker quality sucks. Compared to my previous phone the screen is not very responsive, getting too many missed key presses. However the screen does look nice and call quality seems to be fine as long as you are not on the speaker phone. Honestly, now that I have this phone I would recommend waiting for the Evo o l t e.
P.S. I unplugged the phone an hour and a half ago and already the battery is down to 65 percent.
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i gotta be one only one who ant *****ing about the speaker on this thing. i hear my phone ring anywhere in my apartment. But i guess coming from the nexus s 4g, im not a big complainer. the speaker of most samsungs are about the same. my evo 4g was louder tho. I guess you supposed to hear your phone ring 50 yards away.
cant speak for the touch screen accuracy, it pretty much on par with any other touch screen ive used. Battery life is also based on the user. itll die like any other 4"+" screened phone.
I love it personally, the amoled technology aint quite "there" yet but it is what it is. can tbeat vanilla and ease of root/mod...far superior to any skinned phone.
My issue with the speaker quality is not about the ringer. It's about trying to use the speakerphone, which sounds completely distorted and crackly. Same when trying to listen to music. My Photon is so loud and crystal clear in comparison it is like night and day. I am using them side by side and the Photon is also more responsive in almost every regard. Also the photon battery lasts about 5 X longer. Selling my GNex this afternoon for 460 dollars
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My issue with the speaker quality is not about the ringer. It's about trying to use the speakerphone, which sounds completely distorted and crackly. Same when trying to listen to music. My Photon is so loud and crystal clear in comparison it is like night and day. I am using them side by side and the Photon is also more responsive in almost every regard. Also the photon battery lasts about 5 X longer. Selling my GNex this afternoon for 460 dollars
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lol, your comparing apples to oranges my friend.
Photon vs the Gnex? lol.
it just goes to show you that whats important to you will make or break your phone experience. too each his own...
with the demand of sprint nexus at this point ( not even a week old)
you can get at least 5 for it.
It's funny that you call phones that are almost the same exact size, and pretty much exactly the same functionality apples to oranges. (Comparing the GNex to a Blackberry - now THAT would be apples to oranges.)
the Gnex is the best phone i have ever owend... The ultimate upgrade from the OG... enjoy guys its a great device.
surprise! it will be here tomorrow!
Let's all make threads about how impatient we are!
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HTC evo 4g lte vs GS2 e4gt

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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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

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