Newcomer to Epic Touch - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

I just purchased the Epic Touch, coming from a nexus s and prior to that a evo. I really hope I don't regret getting this. I was trying to decide this or evo 3D. Chose this waiting for it to arrive should be 2-5 days. Please tell me If I made the right decision or shoulda got the 3D.
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You made the right choice because battery and speed is better on the Epic Touch...Unless you really wanted 3d, Sense 3.0 and a smaller phone.

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You made the right choice because battery and speed is better on the Epic Touch...Unless you really wanted 3d, Sense 3.0 and a smaller phone.
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I really didn't care for sense nor 3D. All I was after is speed, smoothness, YouTube watching, games.
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then ya, you're in the right place. especially for the things you listed. Those are by far the biggest Pro's of this phone. speed, smoothness, gpu/cpu, and screen

Duke4eva said:
I really didn't care for sense nor 3D. All I was after is speed, smoothness, YouTube watching, games.
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I am too waiting for my epic touch but I went to play with it at the store and from what u look for this phone it does and very well...
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Duke4eva said:
I really didn't care for sense nor 3D. All I was after is speed, smoothness, YouTube watching, games.
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Looking at this post, you definitely made the right decision. This is phone is very fast and smooth, and perfect for gaming and multimedia.

Best gadget I've purchased in a long, long time.

You all are making me so anxious to get it!!
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Just received mine! Love it!
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Would I be able to..

trade my epic for a nexus s?
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Why would you do that? Its basically the same phone, except the nexus is pure google and gets worse 4g data speeds. lol
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I want a new phone ._.
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I dont work for sprint but im pretty sure if you tell them you hate the epic maybe just maybe they will give you an evo shift.
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I dont work for sprint but im pretty sure if you tell them you hate the epic maybe just maybe they will give you an evo shift.
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What a rip off, lol
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Wait for the sgs2 then you'll have a even more badass phone
personally i think the epic is futureproof as it comes, it still has the fastest single core out there with an even better gpu. if only it was equipped with 1gb ram sigh
I could see why someone would want a pureGoog phone, and the NFC stuff is nifty... But jumping ship from the Epic with all the fantastic ROMs available for it? I wouldn't do it.

[Q]I'd like some feed back as far as ppls experiences with the SGS2 ?

May be coimg here from the htc rezound, so I'd like some feed back as far as ppls experiences with the sgs2 and will this get ics?
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good phone, and yes we will get ics, but no one knows when.. im sure sometime in 2012
I've seen my cousins rezound and I like it better
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Try to use a friends Tmo-GS2. If you don't mind the lines then buy it, if not, you will get really annoyed from the lines.
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Try to use a friends Tmo-GS2. If you don't mind the lines then buy it, if not, you will get really annoyed from the lines.
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What lines?
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You guys have the white or black one?
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its a great phone, with proper hspa+ you should get well over 20mbps in the states
ics for 2012 is confirmed..
the tmo gsII is better than the amaze in my opinion but if tmo had the rezound I'd be using that honestly
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What lines?
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Look up engadget's review on the screen issue.
Dump HTC. Get a phone that will last you a day. Though the beats software is AMAZING with the tour beats
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jessejames111981 said:
the tmo gsII is better than the amaze in my opinion but if tmo had the rezound I'd be using that honestly
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If you could get a rezound you wouldn't rather get the nexus? Rezound is using our same Qualcomm S3 MSM8600 chip.
As a phone, the S2 is absolutely fantastic. Does everything I want it to do. As a carrier, I'm still on the fence with t-mobile. Data speeds are plenty fast, but data reception seems to be a mixed bag.
well... when it comes to Reception, that is really the nature of the AWS technology which requires 2 wide bands 1700+2100 for up and down to work
so building penetration is always a compromise
Is it easy to root this phone?
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Is it easy to root this phone?
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Very. Program (Odin) does all the work
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chevyirox said:
Is it easy to root this phone?
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I would say it easy, if you read and follow the instruction. There is a guide on how to root by Melvin posted in the dev forum.
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How's sound qaulity? And does pictures or videos get grainy and pixlated when zooming in? I'm coming from htc rezound, ill be getting this phone Friday that's why all the questions
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Now that I am on the Galaxy S2, I can tell you that it is by far the best phone that I have ever owned. Even stock, it is absolutely blazing fast. After I put beastmod on it, the thing just flies, and this is before OCing. Keep in mind that ICS is supposed to be able to utilize dual-core technology to it's fullest so when the update comes up (it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when), our phones will be in for a nice tune-up. As for as internet speeds go, I can tell you that it is BLAZING fast. It is faster and more reliable than when I had my G2 (which was just last year).
I can't post pictures but I can tell you that the fastest I have ever gotten with my S2 (in the same service area that I tested my G2 just last year) is 31MBPS. For daily usage, I consistently get 7-14MBPS. I am downloading HD videos off of Youtube in a matter of 5-10 seconds. I am downloading and finishing music downloads as soon as it pops up in my notifications bar. The phone is fast in every way, and everything flows so well together. No lag, no hassle, it just works.
got my phone a few days back from my awesome girlfriend, amazingly fast, battery only lasts a day, from 9 till 6, as i always use data connection, 1850mhz, not much of juice for this 1.5 dual core monster, resolution is a draw back with this nice screen 4.52" i am talking about, only 480*800? meh, waiting for miui roms........ only alpha versions atm, touchwiz looks gay.
speaker is way better than i9000, louder at least! some people say they want metal back cover, i say hey, it is light!!! with this kinda size!
i would give 9 out of 10 for this phone, i wanna buy the sprint version, lol, cdma 2000. not available in china yet, too bad.
What app do I use to test for lines and blobs?
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Stay with EVO 3d or this

Just curious if anyone came from the EVO 3d. Are you happy and is the upgrade worth it. I have one to use just not sure if i should hold on to it or get this
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james873 said:
Just curious if anyone came from the EVO 3d. Are you happy and is the upgrade worth it. I have one to use just not sure if i should hold on to it or get this
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I hated that phone.....the 3d to me was worse than my stupid palm pre...I have one in the box as a back up but see what I am using
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Epix4G said:
I hated that phone.....the 3d to me was worse than my stupid palm pre...I have one in the box as a back up but see what I am using
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Well made the switch and I'm quite happy
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Made the switch last week. Been enjoying it thoroughly...mostly the screen...and so far battery life is better than the 3d. Though I'm using miui with a custom kernal.....
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armdavid2 said:
Made the switch last week. Been enjoying it thoroughly...mostly the screen...and so far battery life is better than the 3d. Though I'm using miui with a custom kernal.....
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kernel and kernal are two different things. just correcting you, its kernel
I switched from the Evo 3D about 1 month ago. I have nothing but good things to say about the gnex. I really liked the evo 3D when I had it. I thought I liked sense, but didn't realize how much of a pig it was until I switched to stock Android.
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I loved my EVO 3D, but I was always a bit upset at myself for upgrading from my EVO 4G. even though it was nice to go from from single core to dual it wasn't really that big of an improvement that I couldn't have waited.
I ended up leaving Sprint and needed a new phone, so I got a G-Nex. I am fully satisfied with my decision. I have to admit, I'm a bit of a benchmark junkie though. My rooted E3D was a beast. The G-Nex is not quite as good at benches, but I love it still. Vanilla makes all the difference.
However, i switched because i left sprint and needed a new phone. Sounds like you plan on sticking with Sprint. You'll likely be using an upgrade to switch to the nexus. And it is also likely you're last annual upgrade. That being the case, I probably wouldn't upgrade. I would wait for the next nexus, a quad core, or both. Like I said, I like the nexus better but it certainly isn't worth an upgrade and then being locked into it for two years.
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Sprint s3...

Sprint US s3's in hands, 1st thoughts, likes, dislikes, pics, quadrants, LTE rollouts, favorite roms, kernels, display issues, signal strength, root process, etc...
Edit, I'm a Sammy rook/noob, I've seen only one dev I know that's getting this (Myn) super dev, by the way and would also like to know some of your favs as I know nothing of Sammy devs and why are they your favs... Thanx...
P.S. let's have some fun up in here, no hate, except for asshole, (damn spellcheck, must be biased) I mean Apple... Say what you feel, tear it up, no holds barred, unless you're just trolling, love to hear valid opinions, ideas, etc...
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How we supposed to get in hands I'm dying to get mine.
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I'm sure you pre-ordered, you should hopefully get it today, unless you got the 32Gb which might be delayed a bit. I'm tracking mine and It's already here, just hope I'm not asleep or wake up when it comes, I work graveyard...
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I work graveyard also and actually I got a guy setting mine aside when it gets to the Sprint store...which it's not today... lol.
What I will probably will go get a evo 4g to keep me busy.
I dreamed about the s3 last night lol... it's driving me crazy
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Yikes, jeez, your razr hasn't been out that long, lol... And the og has got some killer roms, dl digitalkarma v7 this thing is stupid fast...
UPS almost here:-o
God, I hope these devs jump on this like they did on the EVO LTE, a lot of the og EVO devs are working TOGETHER and killing it, lol, don't let me down s3...
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Mine is out for delivery !!!
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Good news, 16Mb or 32? Color?
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I can't get to the new sprint subforum for the gs3 on my phone :S I guess you guys can't either.
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Yikes, jeez, your razr hasn't been out that long, lol... And the og has got some killer roms, dl digitalkarma v7 this thing is stupid fast...
UPS almost here:-o
God, I hope these devs jump on this like they did on the EVO LTE, a lot of the og EVO devs are working TOGETHER and killing it, lol, don't let me down s3...
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lol I only have this razr cause I traded the galaxy nexus for the 4s back to this. I'm just an average nerd that's all
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i like the feel of it so far, feels nice, light, like the design and the pebble blue... still charging so haven't turned it on yet...
Signal strength??
GPS?
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Ooh, lol, 16 or 32? And pics? Just for ****s...
It's gonna get hot in here;-)
I'm gonna play a bit before I do a full charge, It's like a heterosexual guy in a room full of boobs and vajayjays, lmao, you sir have great patience...
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my signal strength is pretty good, wifi probably was a little better on my 3D, nothing major though...
super snazzi and really nice screen, i had the HTC Evo LTE which had a sick screen, this one is also awesome...
one of my first discoveries though is the worst collection of ringtones of all time, haha... no basic ring anywhere, im a business man, i can't have a dumb ass ring go off all day...
D_A_M_A_G_E said:
Mine is out for delivery !!!
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Mine has been out for delivery since 6:52am EST...still not here yet. >>
Yeah, who gives a **** about ringtones, although fun but no prerequisite by any means, that being said what's your dl speed on 3g?
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Hey, Roxx, you the man, good to see you here, hope your s3 comes soon... Lol, are you feeling any EVO remorse?
P.S. Roxx, UPS delivers to businesses first, then to us... You'll get it today;-) hopefully:-o
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Lmfao, kegacide, business ring;-)...
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s3 sprint
Just got my sprint s3 today. Some super cool features. Any ROOT for this model yet? Didn't know if the 9300 model root will work on this one from sprint??
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Signal strength??
GPS?
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^this
psky said:
Just got my sprint s3 today. Some super cool features. Any ROOT for this model yet? Didn't know if the 9300 model root will work on this one from sprint??
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Been confirmed. Do not use i9300 method or you will have issues

Thinking about ditching my nexus s for an epic touch

Do you guys think it is worth buy a used epic touch and getting rid of my nexus s I'm told the epic touch isn't much better than a nexus s? I was also told its a pain to flash but could it be more than a pain than the epic 4g i used to have? Please your thoughts.
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adamw1101 said:
Do you guys think it is worth buy a used epic touch and getting rid of my nexus s I'm told the epic touch isn't much better than a nexus s? I was also told its a pain to flash but could it be more than a pain than the epic 4g i used to have? Please your thoughts.
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Ok its better than nexus.
Flashing is as easy as it can be if you follow word to word instructions and make sure you are on a safe kernel.
I would not trade my e4gt for any older phone. So.. I would get it. Its your decision in the end.
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That's what I was thinking and to be honest my wifes rooted stock epic 4g with tw is markedly faster than my aosp nexus s do t know what the beef is with two thanks for the affirmation dude
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The epic touch is a damn good phone. I never had the Nexus S so I can't compare it but I will say I'm very happy with it. Its easy to flash and work with and gets decent battery life.
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It's a better phone than the s but it's a hard time to recommend buying another phone. I don't think it's enough of an upgrade that I wouldn't wait a few months to see what's dropping for the holidays. What specifically aren't you happy about on the s?
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That I have to agree with. The new nexus will be dropping before long. Might want to wait and see what it is and such before using your upgrade.
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Not an upgrade. Still have a year for that I'm just buying a used epic touch and I got a good deal on it.
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adamw1101 said:
Not an upgrade. Still have a year for that I'm just buying a used epic touch and I got a good deal on it.
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I have issues with my phone running out of ram I use my GPS for work and if I get a call its causes the GPS to hang for up to 30 seconds and when you drive in Boston that can't happen. Also the radios in the s well suck.
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Iphone. Do it..
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bigpeng said:
Iphone. Do it..
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No f-ing way. I need to actually be able to see the screen. What am I going to do with that postage stamp? Dude its like the ladies say. Size really does matter.
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adamw1101 said:
No f-ing way. I need to actually be able to see the screen. What am I going to do with that postage stamp? Dude its like the ladies say. Size really does matter.
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Im taking it that you didn't know that BigPeng was our local icrap rep...
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Im taking it that you didn't know that BigPeng was our local icrap rep...
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Lol it's true.
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I recommend the Epic 4G Touch. It's not 720p like some newer phones but the SAMOLED+ is amazing.
It's super snappy, plenty of RAM, enough built in memory, awesome camera.
IMO it is the iPhone killer.
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Epic 4g Touch is a great phone. My only gripes are that resolution could be a little larger for how big the screen is and the radio could be a little stronger (but part of that's sprints issues). I guess no lte either but that won't be available for a while anyways. But other than that its an awesome, correct me if I am wrong but I think it was the best phone on the market for a while. It may not be as fast as the latest and greatest phones but its good enough for me.
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adamw1101 said:
Do you guys think it is worth buy a used epic touch and getting rid of my nexus s I'm told the epic touch isn't much better than a nexus s? I was also told its a pain to flash but could it be more than a pain than the epic 4g i used to have? Please your thoughts.
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For me, I would only upgrade to the galaxy nexus. The e4gt will be a bit better but might as well go loads better
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Be careful you aren't getting a bricked or problematic used phone. Worn out or busted jacks...
Yeah there really aren't too many great deals out there.
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I came from the ns4g and its like night and day. .. animations and transitions are wayyyyy smoother
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adamw1101 said:
No f-ing way. I need to actually be able to see the screen. What am I going to do with that postage stamp? Dude its like the ladies say. Size really does matter.
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"Postage stamp" I literally chuckled .....
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