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buying the GS2 on Monday

what should I/do I need to know about the GS2? pros and cons please
I really love my Epic, but I know I'm going to miss my QWERTY
this will be my first full touch-screen phone so I'm a little weary
how do you guys like your GS2's?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359215
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I've had mine for about a week now (came from and EVO) I have no complaints whats so ever........... Your mileage may vary.......

Its a good device coming from the Evo. Its has a few issues like the Loss of service, but I did experience that until I rooted the device so I dont blame it on the phone.
The one problem that I do have is that it wont play most games for more than 10 to 15 minutes. But I use it for reading more than anything else and sprint and samsung are suppose to be releasing a patch next month.

I would say stop calling it the SGS2 (which, I know, it is) and get used to ET4G. If for nothing else than to know that if something is labeled SGS2 that you should. not. flash. it.
As far as QWERTY goes? Pffft. I was so worried when I got my Evo that I was going to miss QWERTY. I didn't have the Hero long enough to get used to it, then I got the Moment and got used to it (that keyboard sucked anway)....but the transition took, oh, a week or two. That was a year and a half ago and I've never regretted ditching the real keyboard. There are hundreds of 'em. Find one you like. I go back and forth between Swype and SwiftkeyX and can haul major ass on both....especially Swype. SwiftKeyX is totally worth whatever it costs. If you let it read your texts, emails and Facebook posts it's prediction is simply amazing. You barely even have to try being precise.

This phone is the epic now... If you like your keyboard, turn the phone landscape, then the keys r bigger than my gfs physical keys on the og epic
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I got it last Tuesday and love the phone and size. Im using the "Go Launcher" and LOVE IT, amazing how easily it is to make your beautiful looking and functional. The only problem Im having is LOS. And battery life is not that good either but , what can you expect from a dual Core phone with a big ass screen. You can tweak it with SetCpu. But Im still trying to find the best configuration so i can have a optimal battery life.
But i must say the phone is amazing and also it also lets you uninstall a lot of the preloaded apps without rooting, something other phones and carriers wont permit.

I am also getting this phone... just ordered it tonight.. should be here no later than Wed!
I'll be switching from the Moment and lack of a physical keyboard was also something I was wondering about. Hence why I sub'd to this thread.. I wanna see what y'all have to say.
BTW... Howdy! this is my first post here

crazy_dragonlady said:
I am also getting this phone... just ordered it tonight.. should be here no later than Wed!
I'll be switching from the Moment and lack of a physical keyboard was also something I was wondering about. Hence why I sub'd to this thread.. I wanna see what y'all have to say.
BTW... Howdy! this is my first post here
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You'll love this phone. Very easy to type on.
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I can't wait! I've been reading the forums about this phone for the last week or so and it's making me rather impatient to get my hands on the phone that y'all have been raving about!
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crazy_dragonlady said:
I can't wait! I've been reading the forums about this phone for the last week or so and it's making me rather impatient to get my hands on the phone that y'all have been raving about!
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CDL
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I've had it for about 4 days now. I was skeptical about the los issues. Its been smooth sailing though.
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crazy_dragonlady said:
I am also getting this phone... just ordered it tonight.. should be here no later than Wed!
I'll be switching from the Moment and lack of a physical keyboard was also something I was wondering about. Hence why I sub'd to this thread.. I wanna see what y'all have to say.
BTW... Howdy! this is my first post here
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If you are coming from the Moment you will love this device. I had the moment for 6 months but I had to get rid of it because I hated it. I went to the and loved that until my charger port broke. Got this as a replacement. This is better than the Evo, considering the screen is excellent. Also it is so much lighter and thinner than the Evo and Touchwiz is not as bad as people make it out to be.
The only problem with it that I have had is the sound bug which causes some games to just quit.

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thank you, I was not aware of this thread
Ga101698 said:
I've had mine for about a week now (came from and EVO) I have no complaints whats so ever........... Your mileage may vary.......
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Mship said:
Its a good device coming from the Evo. Its has a few issues like the Loss of service, but I did experience that until I rooted the device so I dont blame it on the phone.
The one problem that I do have is that it wont play most games for more than 10 to 15 minutes. But I use it for reading more than anything else and sprint and samsung are suppose to be releasing a patch next month.
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well, to be honest. I am pretty used to Sprint's loss of service lately. as sad as that is to say :/
daneurysm said:
I would say stop calling it the SGS2 (which, I know, it is) and get used to ET4G. If for nothing else than to know that if something is labeled SGS2 that you should. not. flash. it.
As far as QWERTY goes? Pffft. I was so worried when I got my Evo that I was going to miss QWERTY. I didn't have the Hero long enough to get used to it, then I got the Moment and got used to it (that keyboard sucked anway)....but the transition took, oh, a week or two. That was a year and a half ago and I've never regretted ditching the real keyboard. There are hundreds of 'em. Find one you like. I go back and forth between Swype and SwiftkeyX and can haul major ass on both....especially Swype. SwiftKeyX is totally worth whatever it costs. If you let it read your texts, emails and Facebook posts it's prediction is simply amazing. You barely even have to try being precise.
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I hate the fact that the phone is technically the GS2 ET4G, like... wtf? why so many names? lol. and I am very much against flashing my phones. I've had nothing but bad experiences with it. so I will not be doing it to my new phone. thanks for the info
akaiNe-iSolutions said:
This phone is the epic now... If you like your keyboard, turn the phone landscape, then the keys r bigger than my gfs physical keys on the og epic
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but just because you can go landscape mode, doesn't mean it's the same as a full qwerty
Marcthegeek said:
I got it last Tuesday and love the phone and size. Im using the "Go Launcher" and LOVE IT, amazing how easily it is to make your beautiful looking and functional. The only problem Im having is LOS. And battery life is not that good either but , what can you expect from a dual Core phone with a big ass screen. You can tweak it with SetCpu. But Im still trying to find the best configuration so i can have a optimal battery life.
But i must say the phone is amazing and also it also lets you uninstall a lot of the preloaded apps without rooting, something other phones and carriers wont permit.
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did they tell you how soon you would have to replace the battery? b/c when I got my Epic 4G, they said about after a year I should get a new battery. J/W, thanks
crazy_dragonlady said:
I am also getting this phone... just ordered it tonight.. should be here no later than Wed!
I'll be switching from the Moment and lack of a physical keyboard was also something I was wondering about. Hence why I sub'd to this thread.. I wanna see what y'all have to say.
BTW... Howdy! this is my first post here
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welcome to XDA!
also, please come back when you get the phone and let us know, k?
mikel719 said:
You'll love this phone. Very easy to type on.
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I hope you're right, lol
crazy_dragonlady said:
I can't wait! I've been reading the forums about this phone for the last week or so and it's making me rather impatient to get my hands on the phone that y'all have been raving about!
ttfn
CDL
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I've been kinda impatient for about 2 months now, lol

I will definitely post back on what I think of this phone.... coming from the Moment I'm sure I'll be blown away! After watching a lot of vids and reading a lot of reviews/posts on here I'm thinking that I might be playing with it for quite a long time ... my hubby is gonna HATE this phone! LOL
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I'm selling my epic if any of you are interested.
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Here's a little devil's advocate.
I bought the ET4G on a whim after seeing it on Craigslist for an attractive price. After using it for a week, it's going back on Craigslist and I am using my OG Epic again w/ the new Gingerbread release (and physical keyboard fixes!).
While the ET4G certainly offers a snappier Android experience and a better camera than the OG Epic, I didn't find the boost in speed or extra screen real estate to be worth the $325 I paid for the device. I think the only speed boost worth writing home about was the speed of the ET4G's stock browser. Lastly, the audio quality of SGSII is inferior to SGSI and in all honesty not worthy of a high end smartphone - this was the deal breaker for me.
Considering that you already have the OG Epic, I'd wait until the middle of next year so you can get a killer future-proof 720p LTE phone at a fully discounted price. All that said, the ET4G is still a great device!

rmgill said:
Here's a little devil's advocate.
I bought the ET4G on a whim after seeing it on Craigslist for an attractive price. After using it for a week, it's going back on Craigslist and I am using my OG Epic again w/ the new Gingerbread release (and physical keyboard fixes!).
While the ET4G certainly offers a snappier Android experience and a better camera than the OG Epic, I didn't find the boost in speed or extra screen real estate to be worth the $325 I paid for the device. I think the only speed boost worth writing home about was the speed of the ET4G's stock browser. Lastly, the audio quality of SGSII is inferior to SGSI and in all honesty not worthy of a high end smartphone - this was the deal breaker for me.
Considering that you already have the OG Epic, I'd wait until the middle of next year so you can get a killer future-proof 720p LTE phone at a fully discounted price. All that said, the ET4G is still a great device!
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well my GS2 is here and I really like it. but I do miss my keyboard
and I have 2 lines, so I can still always wait lol
ps. is it just my phone or does the homescreen not rotate? :/

monotune said:
well my GS2 is here and I really like it. but I do miss my keyboard
and I have 2 lines, so I can still always wait lol
ps. is it just my phone or does the homescreen not rotate? :/
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That's one reason I haven't taken the plunge (though I tried once, and the guy at the store said he couldn't mess with my plan). When I played with it at the store, it wouldn't rotate. Meanwhile, some of the apps (especially the camera app) would go landscape and not go back. Anyone else have that problem?

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That's one reason I haven't taken the plunge (though I tried once, and the guy at the store said he couldn't mess with my plan). When I played with it at the store, it wouldn't rotate. Meanwhile, some of the apps (especially the camera app) would go landscape and not go back. Anyone else have that problem?
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I have a very slight lag (probably intentional) when I rotate the phone when using camera but I have never had it stick.
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The E4GT is Hands Down the Best Built Phone I have Used!!!

So this has been the first Samsung smart phone I have owned since I have been using smart phones. I started way back with the PPC-6600 and moved up the line with each additional model by HTC. I was an HTC fan boy and never even looked at another manufacturer.
All I would read about on these forums is how crappy Samsung phones are built and they are junk. People would swear by HTC's build. Well after using the SGS2 for almost 2 months now, I have to say this is the best built phone I have ever used. Everything has just been perfect!
I love when people make the claim that is feels cheap. Even if it feels cheap, it is still built like a monster! HTC phones might feel like an army tank but along with that army tank comes crooked screens, bad power buttons, dust inside the screen, bad pixels, cracks on the casing, terrible battery doors that you need to pry off with chisel, light leakage and I am sure the list goes on and on and on...
Since the release of the E4GT, there are been barely any posts about hardware problems on the phone. How could anyone make the claim it is cheaply made? If you visit the EVO 3D forums, you will still see that claim all over the place still.
Well at least us smart ones are enjoying the best cheaply made Sprint phone without any problems while HTC owners are using their army tank of a phone with a ton of hardware defects.
Who is laughing now!

For sure dude. I was a hardcore HTC fanboy but Sammy has more than won me over with this phone. It is nothing short of amazing.
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Great phone but definitely not the best built.
Take a look at the razr, photon, bionic, iPhone, evo, etc.
With that being said I do prefer the light weight over build quality, as its still solid.
Drawbacks of plastic chassis are easily noticed: creaky, easy to crack, easy to scratch (everything scratches plastic). Durable enough for my needs, but if you've used other phones you wouldn't say this is the best built.
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bbedward said:
Great phone but definitely not the best built.
Take a look at the razr, photon, bionic, iPhone, evo, etc.
With that being said I do prefer the light weight over build quality, as its still solid.
Drawbacks of plastic chassis are easily noticed: creaky, easy to crack, easy to scratch (everything scratches plastic). Durable enough for my needs, but if you've used other phones you wouldn't say this is the best built.
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I don't know about that.....Drop an iPhone and then drop a E4GT and see who looks better in the end...Oh wait, let me find that for you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elKxgsrJFhw
I have read a ton of posts from people that have cracked the back glass on their iPhone but I have yet to read anyone cracking their E4GT. So what are you basing that on? I have also yet to hear my phone creak or see anyone complaining about that.
I am beginning to think people just make stuff up and do not base it on anything except what they hear from other people. I bet you a lot of people that claim Samsung phones are cheap and crap have never even owned one.
As an HTC owner and now a Samsung owner, I must say that HTC has a lot to learn when it comes to build quality. I used to believe everything I read as well and thought HTC knew how to build a phone. I would always say to myself all these issues and people still think it is great. I just figured other manufacturer's must be even worse. How wrong I was...

Htc's quality has gotten better over the years. I went through a couple of Moguls and Vogues before I got one that worked well and didn't look slapped together. I really loved my Vogue with Donut on it. The quality of my evo was pretty good but it just seemed too heavy and thick. For me the Droid Incredible was the best phone I ever owned, I liked it every bit as much as the e4gt. My only complaint is the stepped back and small battery (fixed by using the Evo battery).
I am now spoiled by big screens. I just have a tough time reading on the small screens and the retina display just does not help.
The e4gt does feel like cheap plastic to me, I'm a sucker for soft touch coatings but I really like the weight and the thinness of it. Aside from the occasional LOS it is quality phone. I agree that it is a better built phone then any that I have owned in the past. I have not played with the latest crop of Htc phones.

I agree. I dropped my phone down 2 rows of stairs. I got one small scratch on the bezel. My evo would have shattered. My Droid x would have disintegrated. I don't understand how plastic feels cheap. The phone is solid all around and proves it.

I agreste, this is definitely the best phone out! I was watching the galaxy nexus review on pocketnow.com and how he said that the sgs2 is still faster. Samsung hit the nail on this one.
The plastic does scratch no matter what you do lol, I've had the protector case (gel one, not hard palstic) and there are little scratches all up and down the sides though I clean it daily....
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I definitely have to agree. Aside from the little quirks here and there this phone is amazing. My old Evo felt like if I so much as looked at it the wrong way it would crumble apart and compared to my ancient Touch Pro, the Sammy feels indestructible.

I love this phone, but build quality vs impact durability are a little different.
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[email protected] said:
Well at least us smart ones are enjoying the best cheaply made Sprint phone without any problems while HTC owners are using their army tank of a phone with a ton of hardware defects.
Who is laughing now!
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Have you somehow missed the whole LOS debacle? There's ONLY 399 posts in the stickied thread up top.
Who cares about build quality and materials used if you can't use the phone?

nooomoto said:
Have you somehow missed the whole LOS debacle? There's ONLY 399 posts in the stickied thread up top.
Who cares about build quality and materials used if you can't use the phone?
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That would be software. Has nothing to do with the physical build of the phone.
Plus I do not get LOS, and if you do switch to stock pulled kernel it almost becomes non existent for people who were getting it.

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That would be software. Has nothing to do with the physical build of the phone.
Plus I do not get LOS, and if you do switch to stock pulled kernel it almost becomes non existent for people who were getting it.
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I have to agree with nooomoto tho...yes the phone has awesome hardware in many categories,, but where it really really counts, this thing sucks..what am I talking about ??
Radio.....
I love this phone on wifi,, soon as I leave my house, I'm worried about reception and data speeds.forget about the los, how about painfully slow 3g AND 4g, even in the los angeles area.

it will be interesting to see, if the "Alleged" LOS fix, coming in December, fixes LOS, what will the whiners here have to complain about instead of that???
This phone is without doubt the best smartphone on the market now...
Sprint network sucks, and, since they are pretty much the cheaper full line provider out there, the old adage "you get what you pay for" is what you deal with when you have them as your provider, but, that aside, nothing comes close to this phone, as of right now..And, I have had phones/smartphones since 1986, so I feel pretty qualified to make these kinds of observations...

Camera - That right there makes this the best phone i have ever used. My OG Evo's phone camera was terrible!! But I also agree, LOS included - my favorite phone of all time.

xlGmanlx said:
Camera - That right there makes this the best phone i have ever used. My OG Evo's phone camera was terrible!! But I also agree, LOS included - my favorite phone of all time.
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thats very true; my wife takes tons of pics with her E3D, and she is always pissed at me, when I take the same pic with my sammy phone, and how much superior my picture is to hers!

It truly is on par if not better with the iphone which is a true accomplishment as that was one of their finer points. Just check out this thread on your computer if you doubt the camera
EPIC TOUCH 4G PICTURE THREAD
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thats very true; my wife takes tons of pics with her E3D, and she is always pissed at me, when I take the same pic with my sammy phone, and how much superior my picture is to hers!
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Snazarian said:
I have to agree with nooomoto tho...yes the phone has awesome hardware in many categories,, but where it really really counts, this thing sucks..what am I talking about ??
Radio.....
I love this phone on wifi,, soon as I leave my house, I'm worried about reception and data speeds.forget about the los, how about painfully slow 3g AND 4g, even in the los angeles area.
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Data speeds have nothing to do with your phone! Sprint's network sucks right now no matter what phone you are using!!! Why don't people get that?
One day on my phone I got 14mbs on 4G. The next day I got 4mbs. Do you think my phone had a different radio in it the first day. There is so much that plays into your data speeds and the tower congestion.
Why do I get the same speeds on my Airave every single day of around 1.5mbs over 3G but when I go somewhere else I pull anywhere from 25kbs - 1mbs over 3g? Do you think I change out my radio in my house for better speeds.
When I had the EVO 3D I was pulling a constant speed of 50kbs over 3G by my job. Does HTC make ****ty radio's as well? People need to stop confusing their crappy data speeds for a bad Samsung Radio. There is nothing wrong with the radio in the E4GT. It behaves like every other Sprint phone right now over their ****ty network!

Until they prove otherwise, I am going to give sprint the benefit of the doubt. I saw what their plan was for network vision and I think they potentially could be ahead of the curve in 2012/13. Doesn't help us now, since i believe they skipped Rev B which would have been better speeds but I am ok with that if they are first to complete their LTE network. But it appears that clearwire is using all the tricks and political juice to slow down Sprint's LTE partner.

Idk what you guys are talking about with LOS, I've never got one. This is built great. Yes plastic do scratch easily but it do not shatter like iPhone 4 4s, i drop this down a flight of stairs, the worse that happen was my music being paused. Best built phone, hardware and software wise hands down. LOS who??? Never got one.

If HTC made this phone with the same specs, hardware and dimensions it would be the ULTIMATE phone, like the phone of the gods.
And you can't deny the fact that LOS and the sou d bug would have been fixed a week or so after launch.

Would you buy Epic Touch again now?

I just became eligible for an upgrade as a Sprint Premier Gold customer - my last one before the program ends in December. I have been thinking about buying an Epic 4G Touch for a while, and am wondering if those of you who got them early on are still happy with your purchase.
As far as I can tell, there is not any Sprint android phone on the horizon that looks any better, and I am not willing to wait until March to upgrade. Also, if it makes any difference I am coming from the OG Epic, which finally seems to be working well thanks to the GB update and the work of our great developers here at XDA.
So, any thoughts? Would you buy the E4GT again? Anything phones coming out soon that you would wait for? Thanks for any input...

If I could have a do over, I would wait until they fixed the LOS issue. Other than that, I love the phone and think it's the best option on Sprint currently (minus the LOS issue of course).

Without a doubt.
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Results have varried, but the EG31 modem update fixed the LOS issue for me. Haven't had one since...

I bought mine on launch day, and still very happy with my purchase. I would definitely buy it again.

Considering Sprints 2011 line up, ET4g is the best phone available.

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Considering Sprints 2011 line up, ET4g is the best phone available.
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Thanks to all for the input. Anyone else coming from the original Epic? How are you getting along without the hardware keyboard?

From evo to epic touch, this phone is amazing
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Thanks to all for the input. Anyone else coming from the original Epic? How are you getting along without the hardware keyboard?
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I did come from the original Epic 4G. I was a lil worried about not having the physical keyboard because I text a lot, but surprisingly it hasn't been a problem. I found that I was using the onscreen keyboard on my OG Epic a lot anyway, and with the added screen real estate, it only made it easier. I have adjusted quite well to all touchscreen.

Yes! Honestly, this phone never fails to amaze me. From how sharp and crisp the screen is, to the speed/raw power as the device as a whole, to the sexyness of the phone, even when the screen is off.
Remember, you will have 14 days to return/switch to another phone.

Its the best out now on any carrier besides the att variant.
The next phone that will be a major step up probably won't be out until next April/may at the earliest (on sprint at least). So go for it.
It will get the ice cream sandwich update so its future proof I'd say, I wouldn't wait on the nexus because by time that comes to sprint, if it does, it will be short lived like the nexus s on sprint (dual cores came to sprint a month later)
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I would definatelly buy one again. It is sweet phone. No regrets here.
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The phone, as a device, is great. The phone, as a phone, sucks a big fat one. The antenna design and/or radio firmware is causing me to regret buying this device.
Not only is there a LoS issue as others have pointed out, but signal quality itself is atrocious. In general, CDMA is meant to be able to operate at very low signal quality. However, when this phone gets into low signal strength, it chops up my audio send/receive. Moreover, the data speed I get is crap. YMMV.
As I stated earlier, the phone, as a device, is great. It has a beautiful screen, the camera is pretty awesome, and it rarely slows down when using it regularly.

I agree with most of what fadeaway said. I wouldn't buy. Wait for a LTE handset to land unless you plan on buying another phone in 6 months. Here's what I posted on another thread:
I bought the ET4G on a whim after seeing it on Craigslist for an attractive price. After using it for a week, it's going back on Craigslist and I am using my OG Epic again w/ the new Gingerbread release (and physical keyboard fixes!).
While the ET4G certainly offers a snappier Android experience and a better camera than the OG Epic, I didn't find the boost in speed or extra screen real estate to be worth the $325 I paid for the device. I think the only speed boost worth writing home about was the speed of the ET4G's stock browser. Lastly, the audio quality of SGSII is inferior to SGSI and in all honesty not worthy of a high end smartphone - this was the deal breaker for me.
Considering that you already have the OG Epic, I'd wait until the middle of next year so you can get a killer future-proof 720p LTE phone at a fully discounted price. All that said, the ET4G is still a great device!

I just got mine last week, and LOVE it, running Calk's ROM + ICS theme and this phone just looks so cool, the screen is perfect for web page reading, and watching YouTube videos look amazing, and the WiFi signal for me is the best I have ever had, upstairs in bedrooms I still get good WiFi signal from the Basement office, no other phone held connection up on the 2nd floor. GPS is rock solid and locks on instant. Yes I have had two LOS's so far in one week, but no big deal, just restart the phone and it's gone, the phone restarts so fast. And that happened at my Mom's house, a very poor Sprint area, with no bars ever.
I am coming from the Nexus-S 4G which was feeling small to me, and before that my EVO 4G which I loved for a year. The Epic Touch 4G gives me that same wow factor I had when the EVO first came out last year. Oh yeah, the sound volume is great, very loud playing videos, where as my Nexus could barely be heard at full volume, and this is even louder than my EVO 4G, which was good.
There won't be a significantly better phone out until Summer, most likely the EVO-Three and Galaxy S3. And I can't wait till there is a solid stable Android 4.0 ICS ROM out for this phone, then holy cow, this thing will destroy anything for a long time.

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Yes! Honestly, this phone never fails to amaze me. From how sharp and crisp the screen is, to the speed/raw power as the device as a whole, to the sexyness of the phone, even when the screen is off.
Remember, you will have 14 days to return/switch to another phone.
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Yeah, that is a great point. I think I am going to call Best Buy and see if they will match Amazon's $149 price for the phone. If so, I may get it tonight...

The hardware is excellent but the phone doesn't get much support, I would have waited if I was to do it all over again. HTC phones get lots of supports, which I would have waited for. I had the ppc6700, mogul, hero, and eve.

One last thing, I thought the EVO 4G when it first released last year was an amazing device, it just blew me away, the big screen, build quality, tons of custom ROM's, just an awesome smartphone for last year.
I feel the Epic Touch 4G, is the true successor and best next gen device for Sprint.

ehh
I think my biggest problem with the phone is that it feels so unpolished, in terms of all the little issues I keep running into it. Granted, LoS only happened to me after a root, but, it was an annoying issue for many other people. The GPS lock is just absolute crap, and the fact that apps keep crashing because of that sound glitch is just plain annoying. I couldn't even finish PvZ because of it...
Honestly, it feels like Sprint and Samsung were trying to sell this phone quick and leave it to dry while they were working on their other new offerings (iphone4s for Sprint, and the Galaxy Nexus for Samsung). Feels very half assed...
Given a second shot, I think I'd have to really reconsider...

I'm on the EG30 modem with ROOT+CWM5 applied. Stock ROM and kernel other then that.
I've only had LOS one time and that was when I was in a basement where there simply was no signal. No Sprint, nothing to roam to either.
When I came out of the basement and was back in an area I knew for a fact should have had full Sprint bars, my phone showed nothing. Said I had no service. I had to reboot to which fixed it.
First and only time.
I love my new Samsung Epic Touch 4G.
I'm not sure that it's really much better then my EVO 4G was either though. My EVO was tweaked VERY nicely and I was getting 30~35 hours of battery life on MikG ROM with a little SetCPU tweaking. I like the slim profile of the Epic Touch 4G though, sucker is THIN and seems to be better built then my EVO 4G.
That said, I really took a hard look at the Apple iPhone 4S when I was shopping.
I almost picked up the 4S simply because I work for a school system that is loaded with iPhones, iPads and Macbooks.
I'm pretty much the only person in my department (technology dept) that uses an Android. I sorta want to get in line with what the district runs. The ONLY reason didn't get the 4S was the size of the screen. If it would have been 4~4.5 inches, I would have gotten one. If the iPhone 5 has a bigger screen, I might consider that at upgrade time. Personally I think both series, Android and iOS have good things to offer.
Anyway, back to the original question yes I would buy the Epic Touch 4G again today.

[Q] Any former Evo 3D users here?

I've noticed a lot of familiar faces around here, how many people here came from the Evo 3D? I used to think once the Evo got AOSP the phone would work better. I wish I had waited for this phone with my upgrade! I bought this on Ebay, I just couldn't take the lag anymore. It's such a night and day difference. Are you other folks satisfied with the switch?

Hell yes this phone is night and day better than evo3d.... There is no looking back from here
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i came from the evo 3d and all i gotta say is i dont miss that thing one bit....
before you ever switch phones i must suggest this rom for your pleasure :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323763

Glad I made the move. Even sold back my EVO3D with a broken screen to Sprint for $125 and bought the 4G Touch on Amazon for $79. Win win! If I could only access the 3D images and vids women volunteered to test for me...

Lol I trade my 3d straight across for this last weekend. It has been the best trade ever. I had the vibrant on tmo so its like coming home with this phone and using Odin.
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Traded my evo3d for a photon, then got this bad boy. I couldn't stand the 16:9 screen of the 3D.

I made the switch from the Evo3d last week...wish I has made the move sooner...

I wish I hadn't listened to people saying this phone was poor quality, I was so wrong

Best move I ever made!!!

PaulB007 said:
I wish I hadn't listened to people saying this phone was poor quality, I was so wrong
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ya I have both and love this phone without a doubt. I like how in the htc forums they call this phone junk. it runs circles around that phone. I love the screen. I havent had one build quality problem since day one. even tho they said I would. i did however have multiple issues with the 3d over a couple of them. also as far as samsung being shady with updates. not for this phone! this is getting Ice cream sandwich very soon. I laugh everytime I see one of those threads. they don't realize how easywe have it over here where there is no need for a site like htcdev.com to unlock a bootloader like the evo 3d needs. welcome to the green side

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ya I have both and love this phone without a doubt. I like how in the htc forums they call this phone junk. it runs circles around that phone. I love the screen. I havent had one build quality problem since day one. even tho they said I would. i did however have multiple issues with the 3d over a couple of them. also as far as samsung being shady with updates. not for this phone! this is getting Ice cream sandwich very soon. I laugh everytime I see one of those threads. they don't realize how easywe have it over here where there is no need for a site like htcdev.com to unlock a bootloader like the evo 3d needs. welcome to the green side
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I was biased towards Samsung and was half expecting non stop problems and deal with the LOS and the soundpool bug for the next six months or more, and forget about ICS...maybe in 2014.
Samsung proved me wrong on all accounts.

Ya, I am glad I switched. I thought HTC was so cool. It was like thinking a Geo Storm was cool back in 1996. Ya, it ain't sh!t compared to my Audi turbo with panoramic sunroof. You would think the people at Sprint would have said, hey, don't buy the 3d. It is a POS. I looked at the photon but I couldn't get use to that pixel thing going on with the screen

I got the Evo 3D on launch day...in November, this phone came up for a penny on Amazon, and I had to go for it. When it came in, I was shocked at how much smoother and faster it was than the Evo.
I'm definitely glad that I made the switch.

Yes, sold my 3vo.

had the 3d sold it and now I am rocking this beauty!!

I love this phone I just wish it had a better build, I'm not a fan of Samsung plastic. Other than taht it blows the 3d out the water. I still have my 3d because I gave it my sister but still love flashing Roms on it :b.

I liked my 3d. I just like this phone more. Coming from an og evo, I was bummed with the slightly smaller screen, weaker speaker and camera.

Gps seems better on 3vo but that is it. Literally. This thing could run the entire evo in a widget.
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robber said:
Gps seems better on 3vo but that is it. Literally. This thing could run the entire evo in a widget.
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Is Samsung known for less than spectacular gps? My last Samsung was a Moment and the GPS was horrible.

Rob the plumber said:
Is Samsung known for less than spectacular gps? My last Samsung was a Moment and the GPS was horrible.
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While my ET is in repair (unbricking service), I'm running Evo3D. It's just not as snappy as ET. There are some inexplicable lags.

Photon VS Epic..rant

So, in the summer I'm going to be traveling to Europe and need a World phone. So I decided to get a decent smart phone, none of that black berry crap.
Anyways, after buying a Moto XPRT and Sprint giving me the shaft and not allowing me to activate it due to being on SERO, I bought another phone, the Photon.
The device is built like a Rock and has some nice feature, especially the kick stand. Honestly, it feels good in the hands (that's what she said) and performs decently.
But going to the Photon from the Epic, there is no comparison. The epic is much faster, feels solid without the bulk and is just plain sexier.
Also, the photon has a really disorganized support. Our forums for the Epic are so well maintained and have active support. Granted, the photon is probably an older device.
It took me about 2 hours to unlock, root and install CWM on it. Not only is it a hassle, but all the links were broken! I wanted to install a ROM and all of the links were pointed to Multiupload which seems to be gone.
Anyways, I just wanted to post this because I can't wait to go back to my Epic after I make sure this phone will work in Europe.
Any others out there try the Photon too?

If you want to mod it I believe shabby still has his holylivingfuck.com links up
The photon was much solid and with motorola holding back the bootloader it really held a solid device back. The devs are great and there was no sort of bs negativity on the forums. It was like everyone there was a family and chill as F not talking down to each other....

AJC9000 said:
If you want to mod it I believe shabby still has his holylivingfuck.com links up
The photon was much solid and with motorola holding back the bootloader it really held a solid device back. The devs are great and there was no sort of bs negativity on the forums. It was like everyone there was a family and chill as F not talking down to each other....
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I'll show you BS negativity *angrily waves fist*
Seriously though I can't wait until the GNex comes out. I love my Epic touch but I want some of that NFC and LTE going on over here!!

mauricehall said:
I'll show you BS negativity *angrily waves fist*
Seriously though I can't wait until the GNex comes out. I love my Epic touch but I want some of that NFC and LTE going on over here!!
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lol
Man the Nexus will be cool but you do know the GS3 will have all that and I bet a lot of our devs will jump to it. The old hardware in the Nexus is not worth it to me at least but that 720p screen mmmmm lol

cd85233 said:
So, in the summer I'm going to be traveling to Europe and need a World phone. So I decided to get a decent smart phone, none of that black berry crap.
Anyways, after buying a Moto XPRT and Sprint giving me the shaft and not allowing me to activate it due to being on SERO, I bought another phone, the Photon.
The device is built like a Rock and has some nice feature, especially the kick stand. Honestly, it feels good in the hands (that's what she said) and performs decently.
That's also what she said.
But going to the Photon from the Epic, there is no comparison. The epic is much faster, feels solid without the bulk and is just plain sexier.
Also, the photon has a really disorganized support. Our forums for the Epic are so well maintained and have active support. Granted, the photon is probably an older device.
It took me about 2 hours to unlock, root and install CWM on it. Not only is it a hassle, but all the links were broken! I wanted to install a ROM and all of the links were pointed to Multiupload which seems to be gone.
Anyways, I just wanted to post this because I can't wait to go back to my Epic after I make sure this phone will work in Europe.
Any others out there try the Photon too?
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It burns when I Tapatalk....

AJC9000 said:
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Man the Nexus will be cool but you do know the GS3 will have all that and I bet a lot of our devs will jump to it. The old hardware in the Nexus is not worth it to me at least but that 720p screen mmmmm lol
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Don't see the point of 720 on such a small screen. HBO go and you tube both look great on this phone
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Wizard Knight said:
Don't see the point of 720 on such a small screen. HBO go and you tube both look great on this phone
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Exactly there is no point but its cool to have anyways

I had the Photon before I got my GS2. The Photon has a much better radio and pulls a mu h better signal even in weak coverage areas. This is fact. The ONLY reason i returned the Photon was because I couldnt stand the grainy pentile display. It does conserve battery but for me the jaggedness of fonts and icons, videos, etc was just too noticable and it really bugged me a lot. I had no other complaints about the Photon other than the lack of decent stock motorola widgets.
For traveling and the need for a good solid signal, the Photon is your best option. Believe me the motorola radio in the Photon rocks. Thats pretty important when travelling. This is my ad ice.

AJC9000 said:
Exactly there is no point but its cool to have anyways
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It's very noticeable when you're using an mhl adapter on a bigger screen, but that aside. This phone is Epic.
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AJC9000 said:
The photon was much solid and with motorola holding back the bootloader it really held a solid device back.....
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That's exactly what Motorola wants. That phone had so much potential, such a waste of a good device.

I loved my MoPho and would still be using it if I didn't brick it when trying to unlokc the bootloader. Once bricked, I freaked out and got the GS2 with my upgrade.....LOL
The MoPho was very solid and had great reception. My 4G was constant all day and I loved it!!

I tried unlocking the bootloader, I freaked out and didn't go through with it. At the time there were no ROMs so there really wasn't any real need to.

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I tried unlocking the bootloader, I freaked out and didn't go through with it. At the time there were no ROMs so there really wasn't any real need to.
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Exactly. No poi.t in risking your phone when there's no custom ROMS and development is basically at a stand still becausr of the locked boot loader. That was the other reason I moved on from the Photon. Stoll its a solid device was an excellent radio. Dont underestimate the Photon's radio, it smokes my GS2 all day everyday!

Unlocking the bootloader was really easy, to be honest. They instructions are scary, but I was in a "I don't give a $&*@" mode.

I messed something up when I tried to unlock the bootloader and wasn't able to revive my MoPho for a day or two. I had to search all over these forums to find a solution to an issue I was having while going through the revive process.