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At the moment I am satisfied with my Epic 4G - Samsung finally released Gingerbread source and Cyanogen 7.1 is coming along nicely.
However, I stumbled across someone selling a like new ET4G for $325 with car charger, case, and screen protector. The ESN is legit. This sounds like a great deal, and I know that I can resell the phone at that price or higher if I decide I don't like it or if the Galaxy Nexus miraculously comes to Sprint in November.
For those of who who jumped ship from the Epic 4G to the E4GT: are you happy with your decision? Do you miss the keyboard? Any advice?
I'm very satisfied and happy to have switched. Loved my 4G (my wife now has it) but the ET FLYS! This thing is FAST. Greatly significantly faster.
The increased operational memory and the internal USB RAM is also a great boost. For regular phone use the 4G is quite good. For a power user... the ET is the answer.
I am personally glad i made the switch, I love the ET. My wife now has the OG Epic, and coming from the shift, she's in heaven.
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Thanks for the responses. Do you guys miss the keyboard at all?
Loved my Epic but EG4T is another level
I cannot speak about the Epic 4G, but I recently got into an ET from an OG Evo. I am in heaven. I cannot imagine a better smartphone is on the market right now, and I have played with a few of the contenders. I have not rooted it yet and I do miss some things lost without cyanogen (which will give me a reason to root when it is available) but I don't hate touchwiz. Certainly not the way I hated Sense. In fact, it has a couple features I genuinely like. Right now, I am happy as can be with the phone. Even if the Galaxy Nexus came to Sprint I am not sure I would see it as essential to wait for it.
As always the ET could have better battery life, but it is vastly superior to my Evo 4G in that regard. I assume once cyanogen is out, battery will improve a bit more.
It's amazing. 325 before you sell off yours? I would bite. For sure.
I jumped from the Epic 4G to this. I have to say that it is a pretty significant upgrade. The whole thing seems a lot smoother for me. My girlfriend still uses the Epic 4G, and when I use it, the thing feels both small and bulky at the same time. And since your Touch will be an out-of-contract purchase, you'll be able to get a nice discount on an LTE phone when Sprint makes the switch.
Thanks guys. You've convinced me to go through with this. I have watched a few videos of folks playing around with their ETs on YouTube and was impressed by the snappiness and screen size. Not that the OG Epic is a slouch - I'm just a size queen and rather demanding when it comes to my electronics. The fact that the ET is likely to get ICS next year is icing on the cake.
Like ArchAngel suggested, my plan is to snag a sexy LTE phone (hopefully a Tegra 3 Kal-El) this time next year when I have the 2 year upgrade eligibility. Score!
As far as missing the keyboard, I don't. I thought I would, but in landscape mode, there's no issues for me here;-)
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Any suggestions? Almost up to my upgrade, need some advice
Thanksl
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E4gt by a long shot. Smoother ,longer battery life!
The epic 4g touch by a long shot. Samsung focused on software amd hardware instead of a gimmick like the 3d did and the nexus 4g is a great phone but it's out of date hardware wise.
Lots of other reasons, but those are the biggest ones.
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Evo 3D isnt even used as a benchmark when comparing newly released phones, almost as if it is "old" hardware", such as the Nexus 4G Epic Touch IS the best device of 2011, IMHO it will beat out the Galaxy Nexus as well, once we have official ICS anyway. But by then HTC's Quad Core device will drop, making the Epic Tough "old hardware" If you want today's top of the line device, then its Epic Touch FTW!
I disagree on the evo3d not being a benchmark. A nexus feels slow compared to either of the other 2 other phones. When it comes to comparing a et4g and evo3d, u almost have to spend a week just you figure out what screen u prefer (i know people say a evo3d looks washed out when side by side). Truth of the matter is that both screens are terrific and depends on ur style. As for power, its like racing 2 new street bikes, both are plenty fast and to me, speed isnt a issue. The new sg2s actually has the same processor (almost) as the 3d. Now it comes down to the joy of using, and i pick sense everytime. Htc has of nice widgets that play well with sync'n ur accounts. Facebook is fully intergrated with everything. At the end, both phones dont leave much to be desired. U will be completely happy with a evo3d or et4g. Ill also add that the et4g takes.better pics, but also not 3d (so ur choice). To me 3d is great but i would trade cameras with the et4g if i could. I think the evo3d screen is way more responsive and feels alot better and smoother to use. This might not be a issue if u have never owned a sensitive device.
***i left out bugs and battery life because of it being a misleading issue. Xda is full of whinners who complain about every detail on both devices. Fanboys lie about battery life on both devices. Both make it thru the day and charge it at night.
No question the Epic Touch. I have had all three these phones. The EVO-3D was a major let down for the successor to the classic EVO 4G. I returned it after two weeks.
Bought the Nexus-S 4G and it was a cool little phone. Nice screen. Lightweight. Fast for single core.
Last week picked up the ET4 and man this thing feels and looks like a next gen device compared to those other two. Like those other phones feel years old. The ET4 has an amazing screen. Very thin. Lightweight...ridiculous long battery life. And the good ROM's are finally coming out.
For Sprint this is hands down their best device.
Sprint Galaxy S2 w/ Calk's 1.5a + ICS 1.6
I find the nexus screen to be garbage.
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I find the nexus screen to be garbage.
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Which Nexus ?
Sprint Galaxy S2 w/ Calk's 1.5a + ICS 1.6
Nexus s 4g
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Nexus s 4g
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I agree, my Wife still has the Nexus and compared to my ET4 it is a huge difference. And this phone is much thinner which I really like.
Sprint Galaxy S2 w/ Calk's 1.5a + ICS 1.6
Epic 4G Touch > Nexus S 4G > Everything else > Evo 3d.
Just sayin'...
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My first choice would be Nexus Prime, 2nd this phone. Be aware of issues with this phone.
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My first choice would be Nexus Prime, 2nd this phone. Be aware of issues with this phone.
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there are issues with EVERY phone. The prime will have its fair share of issues, hell, they just rolled out an ETA for nexus users to fix a volume but.
I wouldnt take any other phone except for the galaxy note. and even thats too big. The et4g will be in my hands for at least the next 6 months. its THAT good. Had the nexus, evo3d, tried the photon, there is no comparison whatsoever.
Also, no point in waiting on new phones, because guess what, after you wait, then finally make a purchase, something better is going to come out 2 months later.
This is a great phone and you will love it. It is super thin but doesnt fell cheap. It is much lighter than the Evo (I have held the 3D so I cant compare). Very fast and the screen is beauty. You can even see it clearly in daylight at a medium black light setting.
The only issue I am having with it is when I play a game on it it just closing the app because of a sound issue.
Here is the posting on google about the problem:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17623
And here is the possible solution to the issue:
http://www.grayfinstudios.com/post?id=ag1ncmF5Zmlud2ViYXBwcgwLEgRQb3N0GIHuBQw
But even with that problem the phone is still wonderful. I was looking at the Sprint forum a few nights ago and Samsung and Sprint are suppose to be working on a fix. But you know how that goes.
ive tried them all. epic 4g touch is bar far the fastest and best battery
Epic Touch 4G by a very long shot. The device is super fast and the stock rom is very well rounded. I am a flash-junky, and while my device is rooted, I am still running the stock rom. Even the default launcher is great, although I still prefer ADW Launcher. The device runs full flash and never laggy no matter what sites I go on. Even adult sites (just to test of course ). I can play every video type I've tried with the stock video player. Even AVI and MKV. Even things that my netbook has trouble running, the E4gT runs without a problem.
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Epic Touch 4G by a very long shot. The device is super fast and the stock rom is very well rounded. I am a flash-junky, and while my device is rooted, I am still running the stock rom. Even the default launcher is great, although I still prefer ADW Launcher. The device runs full flash and never laggy no matter what sites I go on. Even adult sites (just to test of course ). I can play every video type I've tried with the stock video player. Even AVI and MKV. Even things that my netbook has trouble running, the E4gT runs without a problem.
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This.
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I have the E4GT, gave my Evo 3D to my wife. Nexus is coming out with new model called Prime.
E4GT vs Evo 3D = E4GT for sure.
Keep in mind E4GT has bugs for some people (including myself) loss of service and games crashing, a fix is "supposed to be coming soon". Even with this bug, I choose E4GT.
E4GT vs Nexus Prime:
Every aspect Nexus wins for me with BIG except the camera.
Note that in camera world 8mp vs 5mp doesn't matter, it's the lense. From the international version of Nexus Prime, the camera sux. This is a deal breaker for me because I take an average of 100-200 pics every month (like they say, the best camera is the one you have with you when you need it). UNLESS the Nexus Prime coming to Sprint I would guess around jan or February improve the quality of camera, I decided based on that.
Today's winner is E4GT. Tomorrow's winner is pending for me. If only I knew the improved Nexus Prime would be coming to Sprint, only then 100% Prime. Or if camera Quality is not important to you, 100% wait and get Prime...
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Hello all, I am heavily think about paying my ETF from AT&T and moving to Sprint. I can get 4 smart phones for the same price plan as I have at AT&T with just 2 smart phones and 2 regular phones.
On that note, I am looking at either the SGII or the Nexus S. What are you opinions? Only downfall I see about the SGII is touchwiz and Samsung has a BIG!! history of not updating their OS.
Please let a future Sprint customer know your opinion.
Thanks
I have both phones and I love them both. It really depends if you want to get the NS4G for free (at least I think its free) or spend $200 for the ET4G. It also depends if you have to have ICS now or if you can wait. The ET4G comes with the vanilla GB launcher as well as Touchwiz so you can grab Home Switcher app and never see the standard TW home screen interface. If you want tons of development and timely updates, go for the Nexus. If you want battery life and over the top performance go for the ET4G. of you want any specific things compared, just let me know
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Had both, SGS2 is a WAY better device all around.
Super fast, great battery life, no lag.
Oh and did I mention, NO lag.
I will be rooting the device I get, so Touchwiz wont be problem I guess since I will flash a custom rom. Even tho the Nexus S is Samsung its Google so you get the updates. With the SGSII the thing that is holding me back is the updates.. Samsung Captivate put a bad taste in my mouth with Samsung Touchwiz phones... They never updated from Froyo, you had to root and flash to get updates.
Thanks for the info so far.
Fyi, amazon.com is selling the epic 4g touch for $79.99 for new contracts. And they have a promotion going on for hot spot enabled devices. Buy a hot spot enabled device with hot spot activated at time of purchase and you will receive $100 amazon gift card. Offer ends December 31st
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I posted some of these in another thread. Here's a taste of the Epic Touch. No overclock, no undervolt ..stock repacked kernel with CWM...
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I have the epic and my gf has the nexus both are amazing. The nexus is running like a champ with ics but no where near as fast as the epic. Get the epic for hard core users and nexus for average.
Also order on amazon wireless for even more of a discount
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Damn that sucks, I have to go thru the Sprint store because my family wants to keep their numbers. Plus they all want a ICrap 4, I will be the only one getting a Android phone. The store said they would hook me up, with $50 any Android phone when I buy the 3 ICrap 4 phones, and then they would waive the activation fees on all phones and knock off the taxes.
At the current time, I would not buy a samsung phone unless it was a nexus. With samsung announcing that the Galaxy S phones released just a year ago will not be updated, even though a couple versions of it are still on froyo, they have demonstrated that they will not support their phones after the sale and do not care about their customers.
The nexus s was released a year ago so I suspect google will end support in one year, which is reasonable. So just keep in mind you won't get official support for the life of the contract. Plus the hardware is becoming dated.
At this point I would recommend the iPhone or the evo 3d. They will both receive updates for some time.
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I wouod reccomend the GSII. It has gingerbread, samsung said they will be release ICS 1st quarter of 2012 ( worst case scenario you wait for the second quarter for sprint to sprinkle Touch Wiz on it). The hardware is future proof for thr next 2 years, im sure of there wont be anything it wont be able to run smoothly before your 2yr contract is up. Best screen on the market or 2nd best but i say #1 because its got the best GPU. Every one was throwing a fit (and rightfully so) when samsung didnt release a fix quickly for the Loss Of Service problem it had. How ever with EK02 and EL13 its vitually gone and as for the GPS its spot on. Havent heard of the "System OS" bug in the latest updates. So what im saying is there are no URGENT updates. Its 100% working and ICS is a for sure. So get the E4GT my man
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At the current time, I would not buy a samsung phone unless it was a nexus. With samsung announcing that the Galaxy S phones released just a year ago will not be updated, even though a couple versions of it are still on froyo, they have demonstrated that they will not support their phones after the sale and do not care about their customers.
The nexus s was released a year ago so I suspect google will end support in one year, which is reasonable. So just keep in mind you won't get official support for the life of the contract. Plus the hardware is becoming dated.
At this point I would recommend the iPhone or the evo 3d. They will both receive updates for some time.
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Disregard kings post. He already has stated his love for the friuty phone. For some reason he is stuck on the assumption Sammy is not going to give sgs1 phones ICS. But if ya do alil reading you will see Sammy is now working on getting 4.0 on sgs1 and the gtab.
Oh yeah one more thing evo 3d is a piece of crap. All HTC phones suk ass compared to Samsung. Ok King your turn to write your usual 3 paragraph rant on how much you hate your current phone and your life.LMFAO..
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Hello all, I am heavily think about paying my ETF from AT&T and moving to Sprint. I can get 4 smart phones for the same price plan as I have at AT&T with just 2 smart phones and 2 regular phones.
On that note, I am looking at either the SGII or the Nexus S. What are you opinions? Only downfall I see about the SGII is touchwiz and Samsung has a BIG!! history of not updating their OS.
Please let a future Sprint customer know your opinion.
Thanks
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you should know that Sprint has been having data speed issues in many areas for the past 6 months. you might not get data speeds anywhere close to what you were getting on ATT. For example, in downtown chicago, sprint 3g speeds range from 50kbps to 250kbps during the day. 4g is much better though, 3-5mbps. I would suggest testing out the data speeds in your location before moving to sprint.
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you should know that Sprint has been having data speed issues in many areas for the past 6 months. you might not get data speeds anywhere close to what you were getting on ATT. For example, in downtown chicago, sprint 3g speeds range from 50kbps to 250kbps during the day. 4g is much better though, 3-5mbps. I would suggest testing out the data speeds in your location before moving to sprint.
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Wimax/LTE. Enough said on 4g. But with 4 lines Im sure you go over your limit W//att. Yes sprint is slower but it is unlimited data. Unlike Tmobile/att/Verizon.
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Disregard kings post. He already has stated his love for the friuty phone. For some reason he is stuck on the assumption Sammy is not going to give sgs1 phones ICS. But if ya do alil reading you will see Sammy is now working on getting 4.0 on sgs1 and the gtab.
Oh yeah one more thing evo 3d is a piece of crap. All HTC phones suk ass compared to Samsung. Ok King your turn to write your usual 3 paragraph rant on how much you hate your current phone and your life.LMFAO..
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Yes, I do like the iPhone, along with millions of other people around the world. It is truly a piece of art. I liked my epic touch as well until Samsung demonstrated they are not going to provide the support that Apple does. HTC seems to be a good middle ground, not as good as apple with updates, but close. If op cares about updates, Samsung is not the way to go right now. The nexus on sprint is older and the Epic touch will be abandoned before it should just like the behold was, the moment was, the original epic was, just like the galaxy s was, as well as countless other Samsung phones who never got updates the hardware could support. If op is fine with being stuck on the same version of Android forever, then the epic touch seems like a good choice.
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Yes, I do like the iPhone, along with millions of other people around the world. It is truly a piece of art. I liked my epic touch as well until Samsung demonstrated they are not going to provide the support that Apple does. HTC seems to be a good middle ground, not as good as apple with updates, but close. If op cares about updates, Samsung is not the way to go right now. The nexus on sprint is older and the Epic touch will be abandoned before it should just like the behold was, the moment was, the original epic was, just like the galaxy s was, as well as countless other Samsung phones who never got updates the hardware could support. If op is fine with being stuck on the same version of Android forever, then the epic touch seems like a good choice.
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What update do you want after ICS? Most of the flashaholics get a new phone every year anyway. I buy a phone based off of what it does out of the box not based off of if it will still get incremental updates 18 months from now. Also, Sammy has stated that all new phones will be supported for 18 months. We have gone from 2.3.4 to 2.3.6 already and only one phone has received the ICS OTA. update.
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What update do you want after ICS? Most of the flashaholics get a new phone every year anyway. I buy a phone based off of what it does out of the box not based off of if it will still get incremental updates 18 months from now. Also, Sammy has stated that all new phones will be supported for 18 months. We have gone from 2.3.4 to 2.3.6 already and only one phone has received the ICS OTA. update.
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I want the phones to be supported for two years after release (the length of the contract for someone who bought it at release). This is what Apple generally does and this is what google generally does with the nexus. Seems reasonable to me. Sammy still has high end phones release less than 18 months ago on froyo, true story.
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Using both phones on a daily basis I'll give you my Pros/Cons of each.
iPhone
Pro:
1) It's GSM
2) The hardware is solid
3) Metric ton of accessories
4) Good out of the box experience
5) Great battery life when not bugged
6) Typically updated for at least 2 years
Cons:
1) iOS is like riding a horse with 3 broken legs after using Android
2) It's on AT&T (by far the lowest ranked provider by consumer reports for a reason)
3) Small Screen
4) Not power user (or even remotely power user) friendly
5) I find it not as smooth as the E4GT
6) There is a bug in there somewhere that leads to serious battery drain and there is no way (that I've found) to figure out what. It's happened more than once to me and the only solution has been factory reset and not install many apps (especially not ones that might be location aware). This also does NOT seem to be a common experience.
7) Jailbrake is not as nice as rooting IF you can do it (4S cannot)
8) No sideloading
9) No 4G
10) No widgets
11) iTunes
12) Updated once a year
Epic 4G Touch
Pro:
1) Fast
2) Amazing Screen
3) Rootable
4) Much more flexible/customizable
5) Good Battery Life
6) Light (weighs less than the iPhone and my old Eris)
7) Has 4G capability
8) Widgets (This is huge actually)
9) Will likely be updated more often than iOS
Cons:
1) Android Apps do not (generally) seem as polished as iOS apps
2) CDMA
3) The phone is HUGE (Not a con for me but it is a half inch or more longer and wider than the iPhone)
4) Samsung Radio
5) Likely to be updated for less than 2 years
I do not like using my iPhone. It is literally a phone for sheep because there is only one phone, one way to use your phone, and if you don't want to use it the way Apple commands you're SOL. Compared to my 2 year old Eris it was nice. Compared to my E4GT it is garbage that Apple should be embarrassed to sell.
I'm sure there are more cons for the E4GT and more pros for the iPhone I just haven't found them yet.
Edit: Support for Android by the OEMs is largely irrelevant to me. I had gingerbread on my Eris before all but one phone on the market. I even have played with ICS on it. Even then 18 months of support is more than I would ask for.
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I want the phones to be supported for two years after release (the length of the contract for someone who bought it at release). This is what Apple generally does and this is what google generally does with the nexus. Seems reasonable to me. Sammy still has high end phones release less than 18 months ago on froyo, true story.
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That's actually not an unreasonable request ..lol. its probably a sales and marketing ploy to get people itching to get the next big thing
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Using both phones on a daily basis I'll give you my Pros/Cons of each.
iPhone
Pro:
1) It's GSM
2) The hardware is solid
3) Metric ton of accessories
4) Good out of the box experience
5) Great battery life when not bugged
6) Typically updated for at least 2 years
Cons:
1) iOS is like riding a horse with 3 broken legs after using Android
2) It's on AT&T (by far the lowest ranked provider by consumer reports for a reason)
3) Small Screen
4) Not power user (or even remotely power user) friendly
5) I find it not as smooth as the E4GT
6) There is a bug in there somewhere that leads to serious battery drain and there is no way (that I've found) to figure out what. It's happened more than once to me and the only solution has been factory reset and not install many apps (especially not ones that might be location aware). This also does NOT seem to be a common experience.
7) Jailbrake is not as nice as rooting IF you can do it (4S cannot)
8) No sideloading
9) No 4G
10) No widgets
11) iTunes
12) Updated once a year
Epic 4G Touch
Pro:
1) Fast
2) Amazing Screen
3) Rootable
4) Much more flexible/customizable
5) Good Battery Life
6) Light (weighs less than the iPhone and my old Eris)
7) Has 4G capability
8) Widgets (This is huge actually)
9) Will likely be updated more often than iOS
Cons:
1) Android Apps do not (generally) seem as polished as iOS apps
2) CDMA
3) The phone is HUGE (Not a con for me but it is a half inch or more longer and wider than the iPhone)
4) Samsung Radio
5) Likely to be updated for less than 2 years
I do not like using my iPhone. It is literally a phone for sheep because there is only one phone, one way to use your phone, and if you don't want to use it the way Apple commands you're SOL. Compared to my 2 year old Eris it was nice. Compared to my E4GT it is garbage that Apple should be embarrassed to sell.
I'm sure there are more cons for the E4GT and more pros for the iPhone I just haven't found them yet.
Edit: Support for Android by the OEMs is largely irrelevant to me. I had gingerbread on my Eris before all but one phone on the market. I even have played with ICS on it. Even then 18 months of support is more than I would ask for.
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That's a nice breakdown..if its unbiased. Lol. You really can't side load apps on the IPhone?
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That's a nice breakdown..if its unbiased. Lol. You really can't side load apps on the IPhone?
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I for one and I'm sure I speak for many. I do not like being told what I can and can't do with my property. I guess it's the Texan in me.
I dont know if I made the right decision...should I have went with the Epic 4g Touch instead? Or waited for the Evo 4g LTE? I hate making big purchases like this, I always get buyer's remorse
You made good choice I am on Verizon so I can't tell you about Sprint's service but 4G should improve a lot for sprint.
I like having it rooted and getting all the updates my friend who has stock is still on 4.0.2 on Verizon he is with me on family plan though hopefully at least sprint does better job =]
What are you regretting? You have a phone that is almost top of the line (Dual instead of Quad core, really not that big of a deal). That will be getting the latest Android releases weeks (Or days) after release compared to months or years. Finally, a phone that will have dev support for it's entire life compared to phones that will only be relevant for maybe a year.
Why do you have buyers remorse about? Is there something you dont like about the phone before you have received it? The GN is a great phone that most love. If you like custom firmware you cant have a better phone or group of devs than this device.
I have a dont reason, I just always second guess myself when I buy a phone. Im coming from an OG Evo and I did the same thing with it but ended up loving it. Ive read so many good things about the epic 4G Touch, I almost went with it but went with the Nexus because its newer...just hoping I made the right decision. Cant wait to get my hands on it and get it rooted.
This phone out performs the touch. And the evo has broken multitasking. This is a great phone. You really can't go wrong with this phone... seriously.
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Why would you choose the SGS2 over the GNex? You're being paranoid.
Thanks, you guys are definitely helping and easing my mind
I personally think you made the right choice, remember you have a week with the phone to decide if you like it or if you dont. I bet you will.
I was also second guessing this or the Evo but here are some reasons I took the gnex over the Evo.
1. NO F'ING removable battery. This is a must if I have to endure using it for at least two years. Batteries degrade and it would be useless a year in.
2. LCD not an amoled. I don't like LCD they don't produce colors like our phone and blacks as well. Regardless of everyone saying its good... they must be blind.
3. Sense 4.0 no explanation needed... sense is retarded.
4. Google support. Although limited (cdma) this phone will still receive faster updates.
5. Rootabliltiy. It was soo easy to root and your not limited. For HTC the only way to unlock is to void warranty and even then... you have to worry about hboot versions. No thanks. You may void warranty by unlocking this phone but you can always relock it nor use an exploit to root without unlocking.
All in all this phone is the obvious choice.
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I moved from the gs2 to the nexus, and i couldn't be happier
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How's the radio and signal strength compare to nexus s 4g?
I'm tired of having almost no bars most of the time.
I went from Sprint and the Epic 4G Touch to Verizon and the Galaxy Nexus. I do not regret either move.
Was the E4GT a good phone. Sure was. Is the Galaxy Nexus a better phone. Sure is. There is nothing to regret about the GNEX and I would not buy a phone today on Sprint that is not LTE.
I am sure Sprint will one day change their data plans and go to tiered data when people switch to LTE phones. If you get in now with unlimited LTE, you should at least be safe until you complete your contract. Then at that point they will either allow you to grandfather it because you already have an LTE device or they can pull what Verizon will be pulling.....
Also, why buy a phone with Wimax when Sprint no longer building it out. What you see is what you get. Nothing improving on that end.
Only other phone I would even look at for comparison is the SGS3. Then it comes down to Pure ICS or Touchwiz. Either way, you will still end up with a great phone.
One thing I can say with owning a GNEX is I don't feel the need to purchase every new phone announced which is a big thing compared to every other phone I have owned. There is something about owning a Nexus device that makes you not care what other phones have.....Really cannot explain it but you need to own one to understand.
Only thing I wished was the GNEX had the camera from the SGS2. Then this thing would be perfect but, in this world nothing is perfect so you need to settle to the closest thing!
You won't regret it. I switched from the Sprint E4GT to the VZW GNex and haven't regretted either move at all. Like eman3316 said, I have not wanted to rush out and buy every new phone on the market since owning the GNex, which is something I can't say for any other device I've owned including the Nexus S. I always wanted the next better phone to come out, but I no longer spend unnecessary money on unnecessary phones.
I don't understand people on this thread at all. Yes I definitely love my Nexus but I'd much rather have the EvoLTE. I'll give you some reasons why you shouldn't have gotten the Nexus and maybe you can rethink.
1. AMOLED screen. Amazing right? Eh...not anymore. I've had two replacements, the first of which had awful banding and a purple tint at low brightness. Also, the image of the status bar and keyboard were permanently burnt into the screen. While the screen is sharp, it definitely can't best the new Evo due to its full RBG matrix. The colors are uneven and look "dirty" at low brightness. A post on the first page said that color reproduction was better?? Nope, more saturated but not better. AMOLED used to be touted as power efficient but with this huge screen it is the opposite. These reasons are why the EvoLTE wins the screen comparison.
2. Camera...not much to say here. The camera on this thing absolutely blows. My girlfriends OG Evo takes better shots. I think the camera on the 4S still has a slight advantage over any other Android handset but the EvoLTE is right up there and could probably be improved with new software releases.
3. While the CPU/GPU combo isn't by any means slow, the S4 is faster by a mile and is more power efficient. It handles the 720p resolution like a champ. Whenever I go back to stock 4.0.2 my Gnex definitely has hiccups and lags compared to my current setup.
4. Due to CDMA licensing, Samsung has crappy software for CDMA radios. Everyone talks about how a new software update or radio will help but it never does. Its no use, Samsung just has crappy radio support. If you like dropped connections and fluctuating signal then the Gnex is for you.
Now I seem to hate the Gnex huh? Not really. I'm just simply stating the truth and that I believe the new Evo is a better investment. If the Gnex was $99 that would be a different story. Quick software updates can be nice but I'm on Verizon so I don't know what that's like.
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I don't understand people on this thread at all. Yes I definitely love my Nexus but I'd much rather have the EvoLTE. I'll give you some reasons why you shouldn't have gotten the Nexus and maybe you can rethink.
1. AMOLED screen. Amazing right? Eh...not anymore. I've had two replacements, the first of which had awful banding and a purple tint at low brightness. Also, the image of the status bar and keyboard were permanently burnt into the screen. While the screen is sharp, it definitely can't best the new Evo due to its full RBG matrix. The colors are uneven and look "dirty" at low brightness. A post on the first page said that color reproduction was better?? Nope, more saturated but not better. AMOLED used to be touted as power efficient but with this huge screen it is the opposite. These reasons are why the EvoLTE wins the screen comparison.
2. Camera...not much to say here. The camera on this thing absolutely blows. My girlfriends OG Evo takes better shots. I think the camera on the 4S still has a slight advantage over any other Android handset but the EvoLTE is right up there and could probably be improved with new software releases.
3. While the CPU/GPU combo isn't by any means slow, the S4 is faster by a mile and is more power efficient. It handles the 720p resolution like a champ. Whenever I go back to stock 4.0.2 my Gnex definitely has hiccups and lags compared to my current setup.
4. Due to CDMA licensing, Samsung has crappy software for CDMA radios. Everyone talks about how a new software update or radio will help but it never does. Its no use, Samsung just has crappy radio support. If you like dropped connections and fluctuating signal then the Gnex is for you.
Now I seem to hate the Gnex huh? Not really. I'm just simply stating the truth and that I believe the new Evo is a better investment. If the Gnex was $99 that would be a different story. Quick software updates can be nice but I'm on Verizon so I don't know what that's like.
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Whoa... Did you just say OGevo camera is better? ... Your comment is now irrelevant and should be erased.. Lol ...
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Whoa... Did you just say OGevo camera is better? ... Your comment is now irrelevant and should be erased.. Lol ...
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Agreed. I love this camera.
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You won't regret it. I switched from the Sprint E4GT to the VZW GNex and haven't regretted either move at all. Like eman3316 said, I have not wanted to rush out and buy every new phone on the market since owning the GNex, which is something I can't say for any other device I've owned including the Nexus S. I always wanted the next better phone to come out, but I no longer spend unnecessary money on unnecessary phones.
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I switched from the Evo 3D to the VZW GNex...at first I wasn't sure if I really wanted to switch from Sprint...but once I got onto the LTE network...those doubts QUICKLY went away. I thought about getting the Sprint GNex...but the loss of 4G for an extended period of time didn't sit well with me, especially since Sprint's 3G network practically sucks.
I can see that being the only drawback of getting it on Sprint.
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I don't understand people on this thread at all. Yes I definitely love my Nexus but I'd much rather have the EvoLTE. I'll give you some reasons why you shouldn't have gotten the Nexus and maybe you can rethink.
1. AMOLED screen. Amazing right? Eh...not anymore. I've had two replacements, the first of which had awful banding and a purple tint at low brightness. Also, the image of the status bar and keyboard were permanently burnt into the screen. While the screen is sharp, it definitely can't best the new Evo due to its full RBG matrix. The colors are uneven and look "dirty" at low brightness. A post on the first page said that color reproduction was better?? Nope, more saturated but not better. AMOLED used to be touted as power efficient but with this huge screen it is the opposite. These reasons are why the EvoLTE wins the screen comparison.
2. Camera...not much to say here. The camera on this thing absolutely blows. My girlfriends OG Evo takes better shots. I think the camera on the 4S still has a slight advantage over any other Android handset but the EvoLTE is right up there and could probably be improved with new software releases.
3. While the CPU/GPU combo isn't by any means slow, the S4 is faster by a mile and is more power efficient. It handles the 720p resolution like a champ. Whenever I go back to stock 4.0.2 my Gnex definitely has hiccups and lags compared to my current setup.
4. Due to CDMA licensing, Samsung has crappy software for CDMA radios. Everyone talks about how a new software update or radio will help but it never does. Its no use, Samsung just has crappy radio support. If you like dropped connections and fluctuating signal then the Gnex is for you.
Now I seem to hate the Gnex huh? Not really. I'm just simply stating the truth and that I believe the new Evo is a better investment. If the Gnex was $99 that would be a different story. Quick software updates can be nice but I'm on Verizon so I don't know what that's like.
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1. This amoled... needs tweaking... when the rgb and gama are tweaked in ROMS it is perfect... i have perfected it anyways... i do agree this amoled is off. But that LCD is crap... i dont like blacklit things... my LCD tv has two giant burn ins so it doesnt just happen to amoleds.
2.This camera is f'ing amazing.. your f'ing blind... go check out the post pictures from your gnex thread... your jaw will drop. The og evo... no just no...
3. UM what? Duh what do you expect... this phone is not built for preformance it is meant for openess... having a closed architecture processor such as the S4 is pointless just wait... it will be 6 months before that thing sees the light of day of the next android version. Where it will be sitting on our front door when it comes out.
4. I dont agree... this is all on location... if you live in a place that is known for crappy service then yes it will drop more than other phones. If you live in a place with "normal" signal then you have nothing to worry about.
The gnex is the better phone all around... the HTC is for the fanboys of HTC not us.
I definitely understand what you coming from the evo LTE is a good looking device but sense kills it for me plus having own evos in the past besides group they take like 8 months to release the new updat and ain't detailing with that anymore plus stock ICS is the best OS yet for android and jellybean will be game changer and unless you wanted 6-8 months later go for the evo the camera in this phone is just right I take pics only for sharing on Facebook to my family and there good enough sure is not the best but look at the pluses on this phone
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Hey there. I currently use the iPhone 4 on Verizon. I tried android before and had a Samsung Fascinate for about 10 months before switching to iPhone. The main reasons I switched were speed, efficiency, and a streamlined appearance. I needed a phone that just worked. The fascinate was beautiful, but it was laggy, stuck on 2.1 for FAR too long, and riddled with bloatware (BING, UGH!). I've been looking at the Droid Incredible and Droid 4, but they both seem lackluster. I DON'T want the Galaxy S3, I'm done with Touchwiz and rooting to get rid of it. The Nexus is a bit older now, but only $50 on a contract extension.
So, Nexus owners, do you love your phone? Would you buy it again? And is it worth it to upgrade to one now? I'm a little android-curious and I want to be assured that this phone is a winner!
Also, I'm used to wonderful battery life on my iPhone 4 (light use about 1.5 days). Can the GN compare?
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Hey there. I currently use the iPhone 4 on Verizon. I tried android before and had a Samsung Fascinate for about 10 months before switching to iPhone. The main reasons I switched were speed, efficiency, and a streamlined appearance. I needed a phone that just worked. The fascinate was beautiful, but it was laggy, stuck on 2.1 for FAR too long, and riddled with bloatware (BING, UGH!). I've been looking at the Droid Incredible and Droid 4, but they both seem lackluster. I DON'T want the Galaxy S3, I'm done with Touchwiz and rooting to get rid of it. The Nexus is a bit older now, but only $50 on a contract extension.
So, Nexus owners, do you love your phone? Would you buy it again? And is it worth it to upgrade to one now? I'm a little android-curious and I want to be assured that this phone is a winner!
Also, I'm used to wonderful battery life on my iPhone 4 (light use about 1.5 days). Can the GN compare?
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I love nexus to d core ... goin with 27h battery life with 3.24h of screen on
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Can definitely get a good day or two with light use out of the Nexus, everyone's idea of light use differs though.
I've previously owned an iPhone 4. Got to say, with Jellybean you get the same snappy OS feel minus the restrictions.
The camera isn't as good indoors, but much faster and outdoors pic quality is about the same.
If you want an Android device, then it is the one to have IMO.
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Hey there. I currently use the iPhone 4 on Verizon. I tried android before and had a Samsung Fascinate for about 10 months before switching to iPhone. The main reasons I switched were speed, efficiency, and a streamlined appearance. I needed a phone that just worked. The fascinate was beautiful, but it was laggy, stuck on 2.1 for FAR too long, and riddled with bloatware (BING, UGH!). I've been looking at the Droid Incredible and Droid 4, but they both seem lackluster. I DON'T want the Galaxy S3, I'm done with Touchwiz and rooting to get rid of it. The Nexus is a bit older now, but only $50 on a contract extension.
So, Nexus owners, do you love your phone? Would you buy it again? And is it worth it to upgrade to one now? I'm a little android-curious and I want to be assured that this phone is a winner!
Also, I'm used to wonderful battery life on my iPhone 4 (light use about 1.5 days). Can the GN compare?
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The Nexus is without question the best android experience you can get currently. The only problem I had with Ice Cream Sandwich was the lag when using live wallpapers but Jellybean fixed that problem. Honestly smoothness of the Nexus with Jellybean is on par or slightly worse than the iPhone. If I was to get a phone right now I would definitely pick up the Nexus especially at 50 dollars, that said however I would personally wait a few months for the new Nexus phone/s to be announced.
Do it. You got plenty of time before the next Nexus will be unveiled. Absolutely marvelous device. I get a days worth out of the phone with maybe a short charge in the middle of the day. /rant begins: Plus why would anyone want over a days worth of charging?!?!?! Don't you have a charger right next to your bed or charge it at night when you're not awake?!?!?! Really I don't understand.../rant over...kinda..
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Do it. You got plenty of time before the next Nexus will be unveiled. Absolutely marvelous device. I get a days worth out of the phone with maybe a short charge in the middle of the day. /rant begins: Plus why would anyone want over a days worth of charging?!?!?! Don't you have a charger right next to your bed or charge it at night when you're not awake?!?!?! Really I don't understand.../rant over...kinda..
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I love the Galaxy Nexus. The biggest downside is the radio--it blows. It is close to seven months since release and none of the software radios have improved the signal quality significantly.
I was at a backyard BBQ this weekend and I couldn't get enough signal to access the internet with the phone. Right next to me was someone with the Bionic and another with the Thunderbolt, both on Verizon. They were both able to get enough bars (one) to access the internet. Here I am running JB and a nice custom kernel but unable to do anything meaningful with the phone in that backyard. GN fails all the time to grab signal where it should. I spent a lot of time inside of restaurants inside bars, clubs, people's houses without signal. What's the point of having the phone?
As for battery life, you have to change the mindset coming from iPhone with a sealed case. Batteries cost $4 each from China. I keep a few in my pocket when I go out. I typically do one or two battery swaps when I go out for the evening.
I'm wedded to this phone for now. I were in the market for a new phone, I would get the nicest Android phone with a replaceable battery that can be unlocked with a strong developer community. Whether the SIII or One X fits that bill, I don't know.
4 days on nexus and without JB it lags coming from S2 i9100.
on JB it rocks, really loving it.
only 2 issues....
no native T9 dialer, using ex dialer donate and plugins to fix the issue and looks
volume of the external speakers sucks, listening youtube videos is hell. (no solutions yet)
i like stock only so custom roms are out of question
For the price its a great device. I enjoyed it a lot. I upgraded to the GS3. The GS3 has all kinds of hardware upgrades over my GN but it also cost more. The camera upgrade is big. 2GB RAM is nice too. But for the price the Galaxy Nexus has some nice things going for it.
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4 days on nexus and without JB it lags coming from S2 i9100.
on JB it rocks, really loving it.
only 2 issues....
no native T9 dialer, using ex dialer donate and plugins to fix the issue and looks
volume of the external speakers sucks, listening youtube videos is hell. (no solutions yet)
i like stock only so custom roms are out of question
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Solution- download volume + (sound boost) from play market.
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Well as someone who had the iPhone 4s and then moved to the Galaxy Nexus I can say without a doubt that the gnex is the best phone I've ever owned. This phone is a tinkerers dream.
I easily can get a days use with juicy defender (7am-11pm 35%). I will say that the iPhone 4 has better battery than the gnex or the 4s for that matter but then you're buying outdated hardware that will get a watered down version of iOS6 when it gets released while with the gnex you get the latest unrestricted OS.
If you're only experience with Android is the Fascinate, you'll love the GNex or S3. If possible, get the GSM Nexus.
You mentioned you didn't like rooting and such on your original Fascinate...honestly if you aren't about taking advantage of the massive development available on the GN, there isn't anything to recommend it over a GS3. Touchwiz is better these days (I'd still toss it for straight google experience, though). But all indications are that samsung is taking care of it's baby now, and trying not to be the bad mother of the GS1 days.
I have a 4s and its back in its box for now... the nexus with jelly bean feels like a brand new phone no joke. I loooove it!
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Man, I recently ditched my atrix 4G about a month ago for the gnexus and I'm so glad I did. I had bought my gf the 4s for her birthday, and I'm not gonna lie- after playing around with her phone then going back to my buggy/laggy atrix, I started considering switching to the iPhone for stability. Most android phones at the time were the 'new phone of the month' crap, and although I love the functionality of android, I ultimately wanted a stable phone that would be updated to the newest OS whenever there was a release.
Before throwing in the towel, I gave the galaxy nexus a shot. This thing rocks. No lag, great dev community, first to be upgraded when there is a new os upgrade, great camera and screen size/resolution.. etc etc. This phone will not let you down, trust me man. Coming from a guy who also would turn down the Galaxy s3 for the same reason, I advise you to go android. Go android, and go whatever Google's flagship phone is. If possible, I'd hold out until Google releases their new Nexus device(s?) so you can have the latest and greatest.
I'm here to answer any questions you've got.
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I agree the GNex is the best android phone, and it is best for customization, especially when coming from iPhones.
However you also mentioned you want something that just works. Unfortunately nothing beats the iphone in this category. GNex is a high maintenance phone. From day to day task (getting find my phone to work, typing in different languages), to managing an os update. I am still struggling with issues after jellybean upgrade.
Also, Google now sucks compare to siri. It doesn't extract info from contact, ie. does not know who I am or who is my wife, her phone number. Finally I really missed imessage. Most of my friends are on ios, almost no one use Google+.
In my opinion, stay with your iPhone if you want it to just work. But get a GNex if you are bored of ios and want to tinker your phone.
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Solution- download volume + (sound boost) from play market.
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Doesn't work on jb buddy
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Doesn't work on jb buddy
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I know ..developer is working hard to make it work with jellybean:thumbup:
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Definitely get the nexus. I got mine three days ago and love it. I also bought the wife an iPhone Friday. Side by side the nexus wins hands down...without even turning them on lmao.
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The nexus is a great phone, 4.1 is very very smooth, however I'm going to go against the grain here, because of your comment "It just needs to work". The nexus is on the bleeding edge of android and sometimes problems DO crop up and can take a while to fix and in rare cases be pretty crippling (Nexus S search bug on the i9020a for example). If you can live with little quirks or willing to get your hands dirty and try to fix them yourself, then by all means get this phone, if you want something 100% trouble free, you might be better to stay with the iPhone.
The nexus however does provide you with a bloat free experience, and if you like to tinker, then it's the best choice available. I'm never sure if the verizon variant is properly supported in AOSP, if you have the option, get a GSM version (yes this means going with someone other the version) and get the phone from the play store to make sure you don't have a samsung regional variant (yakju/takju)
Best of luck on your decision.
I spent quite a while playing with my friends iPhones and when I walked into Verizon I was pretty much set on getting one because they do just work. They dont bug up, they dont lag, they just do as you ask. But I also realized how no matter whos phone I was using I felt like I was using just anyones phone. They all kind of felt the same even though people had different wallpapers and what not. I just did not get the feeling everyone had their own unique device and I like having the ability to stand out. When I went into Verizon, they never even brought the I phone out. They put the Droid 4 (which I also asked for) the GNX and the LG Enligten. As soon as they took the Nexus out of the box I was impressed. It was the right size, the screen was fantastic (I thought I wouldnt mind the screen size difference from iPhone to Nexus but I do and I cant stand to use the small iPhone screen now) I got double my data, double the memory, faster cpu. Everyone in the store said they wished it was out when they were considering their next phone so I jumped on it. At first I was a bit annoyed with ICS and its laggyness. Do yourself a huge favor, get JB and load a good kernel and from an interface perspective it dusts the iPhone for me. The only thing I wish worked better is the reception. And that is a huge core feature. I just cant tell if its a radio software issue or a antenna issue. It seems some people have fixed their phones with flashing new radios but it may just be a patch on an underlying problem. Even with that I still have no regets passing on the iPhone.