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I am on Sprint and love my rooted EVO, I am due to upgrade now and I am wondering what Android phone would be good to get if I replaced my EVO. I really want something that I can root and have the flexibility like my EVO. Is there something out there?
thanks for any insight you have.
Wait till Wednesday because Sprint and HTC are holding a press conference to announce probably a new phone.
Im in the same boat. iv had the evo since day 1 and my upgrade is due very soon. Im going to wait until next wait to hear about the new phones sprint has to offer at the press conference. As much as i want to upgrade I also do not want to! I love my evo and i love the support base it has on XDA with roms and tweaks! I feel like no other phone will have the support the evo has!
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Wait till Wednesday because Sprint and HTC are holding a press conference to announce probably a new phone.
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Very cool, waiting til Wednesday for sure now! Thanks!
Hey,
I would wait because htc has the best phones, but remember sprint will be rolling out with more lte phones they might be worth waiting for since we are paying for premium data, just a thought
In a similiar situation myself. My upgrade became eligible 4/1. I am waiting till wend. But my concern is ...I have great 4g where I am and am concerned with upgrading to lte and being stuck on 3g for a year or more. The Cleveland area is in the third launch group.
To the op the epic touch seems great, I just added my daughter to my plan ( she got a free evo 3d great deal and great phone) and I got to play with it. The screen is amazing and very responsive. It also has great reviews. The only drawback is the forum for it here. I have been stalking it lately and it does not seem near as nice or active as the evo. 4g 's if I am wrong please correct me.
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In a similiar situation myself. My upgrade became eligible 4/1. I am waiting till wend. But my concern is ...I have great 4g where I am and am concerned with upgrading to lte and being stuck on 3g for a year or more. The Cleveland area is in the third launch group.
To the op the epic touch seems great, I just added my daughter to my plan ( she got a free evo 3d great deal and great phone) and I got to play with it. The screen is amazing and very responsive. It also has great reviews. The only drawback is the forum for it here. I have been stalking it lately and it does not seem near as nice or active as the evo. 4g 's if I am wrong please correct me.
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Hey,
I mean the development community is alright for the evo3d and it is a great phone, but the evo is one of the biggest hits and has a HUGE amount of support on the xda forums and we are truly blessed with that and it really isnt something you wont find on any other phone
i would definitely wait to see what the happens with the rumors of the htc evo one
if you're following development for your next phone, i'd say stick to the EVO series.
The Galaxy line heavily favors GSM (since its natively GSM) so development for CDMA galaxy phones are the tricklings from their GSM brothers and because of that ppl get more restless, constantly expecting more from their devs as they hear about what comes out for the GSM variant (i lived it - it WILL get to you, i had the S2 since launch), but no hate intended, the development has gotten up to speed recently and the devs that have stuck around are beasts, but the S2 forum had lost a lot of support/respect from devs bc of the overly anxious community.
The EVO line is basically reserved for CDMA/Sprint. i had the E3D at launch and now my bros E4G and the development/devs/community for each had better vibes. Development seemed to come naturally and more comfortably because there wasn't a GSM variant pushing the devs because "the same phone is getting more development". Ppl are more humane, so Devs stay happy. Devs stay, so we stay happy. From the way it looks, especially with most ppls upgrades coming up, the EVO One X, or whatever, is going to be the direct successor of this phone. so you can expect a lot of the development/devs/community to translate when it drops - of course, not to the same magnitude because its not so much of a game-changer as the Evo 4G was initially, but it will definitely get a lot of attention
I was obviously contrasting GNex + GSIII vs Evo One X but you could always wait a while to see the impacts of each phone and then decide. i'm probably pretty biased bc I cant wait for the EoX to drop but as long as there are CDMA and GSM variants of the same phone, one side is always getting the shorter straw
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Hey,
I mean the development community is alright for the evo3d and it is a great phone, but the evo is one of the biggest hits and has a HUGE amount of support on the xda forums and we are truly blessed with that and it really isnt something you wont find on any other phone
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Looks like MikG devs are looking at the HTC One X (Jet). I'm guessing that's what will be announced tomorrow.
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?11559-new-htc-phones-whats-your-thoughts
I would hold off a little while...the Evo One, Galaxy nexus, Galaxy Journal (note), the Galaxy SIII are all coming to Sprint by the end of Summer....
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Hey,
Point proven not even a few days later and
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/htc-and-sprint-officially-unveil-the-new-evo-4g-lte/
rawr! I want one now! and its lte! win I think so!
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Hey,
I mean the development community is alright for the evo3d and it is a great phone, but the evo is one of the biggest hits and has a HUGE amount of support on the xda forums and we are truly blessed with that and it really isnt something you wont find on any other phone
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I wouldn't go for an EVO 3d for an upgrade.. its a nice phone but would be boring due to the sense 3.0 roms for the evo and 6 months after your upgrade you would want a newer one due to the 3d being.considered old now and the EVO 4G is so outdated sprint no longer sells it
I only mentioned the e3d because my daughter got 1 free I was looking at the s2. I really wanted the new evo one coming out but it being lte, I will lose my 4g till about late 2013 or about the time of my next upcoming upgrade. So if I want to keep wimax what is the best phone?
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I only mentioned the e3d because my daughter got 1 free I was looking at the s2. I really wanted the new evo one coming out but it being lte, I will lose my 4g till about late 2013 or about the time of my next upcoming upgrade. So if I want to keep wimax what is the best phone?
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e4gt hands down. its blows the e3d away in design and performance, imo. if youre a true stickler on signal/reception - mopho, its a world phone too. the iphone isnt even 4g capable. i'd still stick with the e4gt if you must have a wimax device
I was planning on upgrading to a Dinc2 sometime this summer and dropping Verizon for Page Plus, but it looks like it will happen sooner than I expected. I dropped my Kin Twom today and the digitizer spiderwebed, so it is pretty worthless. It was a pretty good phone for the 2 years I had it, but I'll finally be getting something better.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi, I'm sure I'll be around these parts a lot once I find a good price on a Dinc 2.
Welcome! I was new to smartphones and Verizon recommended this phone. Great thing they did; i love it and the community that comes along with it.
Things are a little slower than they had been.. Waiting on a source to drop from HTC with Ice Cream Sandwich and then the newer roms like AOKP and nitsuj's rom plus the rom aero is working on.. they will then be 100% ... all are daily drivers as they stand now which is amazing considering there is nothing from HTC yet... So set back, relax, grab a beer, wine, liquor, smoke.. what ever you do and wait for the real fun to begin! WELCOME!!!!
Hate to s**t on everyone's pillows here, but the Inc2 is pretty old at this point, and I would recommend going for one of the newer devices if you can. That's just my thought. I always thought this phone was fast but after using any non Moto dual core device, this thing is, as I've said before, a sedated tortoise.
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Hate to s**t on everyone's pillows here, but the Inc2 is pretty old at this point, and I would recommend going for one of the newer devices if you can. That's just my thought. I always thought this phone was fast but after using any non Moto dual core device, this thing is, as I've said before, a sedated tortoise.
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No doubt.. but to some it's new ... I still enjoy using it and will continue to enjoy it .. I don't have an upgrade until December so I've got the rest of this year and I may keep it after that, who knows.. plus who knows what's gonna be around when that time comes.. The OP is happy he's getting/got a DINC2 so don't rain on his parade ..
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Hate to s**t on everyone's pillows here, but the Inc2 is pretty old at this point, and I would recommend going for one of the newer devices if you can. That's just my thought. I always thought this phone was fast but after using any non Moto dual core device, this thing is, as I've said before, a sedated tortoise.
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Well, compared to my Motorola dual core phone, this phone runs as fast as a mad, stabbed bull! So it is all relative. Plus the OP wants to quit Verizon and go to page plus. So may be he has a particular reason to choose dinc2, or budget constraints?
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To each their own.. it's all good.. the DINC2 is a good phone and holds its own against other phones in its class.. The newer phones coming out are seriously powerful ... I can't wait to get a phone that makes me feel the way I did when I dumped the Blackberry Storm for the DINC2 ... I was blown away!!
Thanks guys. Ya I know the Dinc 2 is getting kinda old, but the new service I will be using is only for 3G phones currently and from what I have found the Dinc 2 is the top of the 3G types.
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Thanks guys. Ya I know the Dinc 2 is getting kinda old, but the new service I will be using is only for 3G phones currently and from what I have found the Dinc 2 is the top of the 3G types.
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Well that explains it. But I do believe that 4G phones can work on 3G too, unless there is some compatibility issues with the service. So, may be you can consider a 4G phone too.
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Well that explains it. But I do believe that 4G phones can work on 3G too, unless there is some compatibility issues with the service. So, may be you can consider a 4G phone too.
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4G phones are compatible with 3g (would be stupid if they weren't). He may not have 4g in his area which may be why he didn't get a 4g phone. I didn't have it in my area when I upgraded so I took this phone.
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Well that explains it. But I do believe that 4G phones can work on 3G too, unless there is some compatibility issues with the service. So, may be you can consider a 4G phone too.
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I'm using Page Plus Cellular and 4G phones do not work on it. I believe it is because of the LTE sim card.
Just sayin' andybones (a good friend of mine) went back to the inc2 after being on the Rez.
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Just sayin' andybones (a good friend of mine) went back to the inc2 after being on the Rez.
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AW hell.. I forgot about andybones!!!! SHAME ON ME!
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Just sayin' andybones (a good friend of mine) went back to the inc2 after being on the Rez.
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The thought of using the Rezound makes me want to repeatedly band my head against a wall.
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The thought of using the Rezound makes me want to repeatedly band my head against a wall.
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Is it something about the phone or about HTC in general? Because, I've been badly hit by Moto and wanna be careful next time around. So I would like to know if HTC is not so great...
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Is it something about the phone or about HTC in general? Because, I've been badly hit by Moto and wanna be careful next time around. So I would like to know if HTC is not so great...
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He just doesn't like Sense.
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He just doesn't like Sense.
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Or that the phone is fat, has terrible battery life and overheats. Ugh. Sense 4 isn't bad though. Pretty nice. That and 2.1 are cool. Everything else blows. Still like stock ICS better than both.
I think you'll be happy with the Dinc2. It's a good phone, and for a 3G phone, it would be my first choice (again) for a 3G phone. I've really enjoyed mine for almost a year now (hard to believe it's been that long). I had not had any intentions of upgrading anytime soon due to not having 4G in my area.
Well, due to my wife's job relocating her, I will know be living in a 4G area, so needless to say, I have a Galaxy Nexus on the way. The Dinc2 will still be staying in the family though, moving to the wife till the next upgrade is due. This will be her first smart phone. I think she will be really happy.
Enjoy your phone, and the community here, They're a great goup
I have had the Inc2 for almost a year as well. My mom has a charge. We have 4G EVERYWHERE where I live (about 45 min outside Boston) and someone on my plan has an unwanted upgrade that is coming in May so Gnexus time for me. Yay! The inc2 really is the best VZW 3g phone though hands down.
I just upgraded from an Eris to the Inc2. I love it and the price off Amazon was 1 cent. Plus I was able to keep my unlimited data plan. And from what I've heard 4g is still spotty around where I live.
I hope this isnt a re-post
I am curious as to what device if you were to switch would you be switching to?Seeing as Sprint is moving in the direction of LTE very fast starting with the launch of its first 2 devices coming this weekend the Galaxy Nexus and the LG Viper, who is ready for the switch?
Evo 4g LTE?- Definitley an interest for me
Galaxy Nex?
LG Viper?
Galaxy S3?
Samsung Note?
iPhone 5?
Just wanted some thoughts thank you
I'm going to stay with what I have until LTE becomes available in my market I think. If I switch to an LTE phone that means I have to go back to 3G until LTE arrives here. No thanks.
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I'm going to stay with what I have until LTE becomes available in my market I think. If I switch to an LTE phone that means I have to go back to 3G until LTE arrives here. No thanks.
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this.
the lte upgrade will take a while to reach significant amounts of people, and wimax will be supported for another year at least.
i'll be sticking with my e4gt for some time, dev'ing is still growing, phone is a beast.
i never buy phone on release date, wait for in-depth reviews of HW, and wait to see what kind of dev interest follows. 3 months at least.
(that being said, most likely an htc or samsung...)
Well I'm giving the Gnex a whirl & if I like it, gonna hold onto it till the GS3 comes. I had my eye on the Note too but if it ships with anything less then ICS, I'll pass. I thought about the EVO LTE but any form of Sense is now a deal breaker for me. At least Samsung's TW is not so in your face like Sense is.
Half of those phones you mentioned are downgrades from SGS2 and others arent even out yet. When i upgrade i prefer to jump at least one generation so i will be rocking this phone for a while. Also lte is not a reality yet and the city im moving to in several months is not mentioned at all on the initial rollout. I am personally excited to see the roms for this phone after ics is released to public and the source comes out. Those next few months will be awesome and keep me satisfied until 2013 i bet.
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Im staying right here for at least a year and a half. Lte wont hit my region for at least 10-14 months and my WiMax speeds are freaking awesome. So I am very pleased with my ET4G.
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Most likely staying put until SG3 comes out but I'll give each new phone a look. LTE will not factor into my decision as it's unlikely I'll see it in my area for a few years yet.
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Im staying right here for at least a year and a half.
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I wished I had your patience, Lol.
Sprints lte he will not be deployed in my area until the end of the year. So it looks like my next upgrade most likely will be the galaxy s3, Or maybe even a windows 8 phone.
That being said I love this phone so that might not happen for a long time.
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Half of those phones you mentioned are downgrades from SGS2 and others arent even out yet. When i upgrade i prefer to jump at least one generation so i will be rocking this phone for a while. Also lte is not a reality yet and the city im moving to in several months is not mentioned at all on the initial rollout. I am personally excited to see the roms for this phone after ics is released to public and the source comes out. Those next few months will be awesome and keep me satisfied until 2013 i bet.
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I undersatnd thatv I am just curious as to haw people , actually this community as I could care less about the uneducated masses who by phones because uhuhuh everybody has one so I need it, but our community of phone nerds ( or super heros depends on who you ask) is thinking.
I have already commited to following my fav dev lol so I dont know which device Ill be getting either.
haha
kingdazy said:
this.
the lte upgrade will take a while to reach significant amounts of people, and wimax will be supported for another year at least.
i'll be sticking with my e4gt for some time, dev'ing is still growing, phone is a beast.
i never buy phone on release date, wait for in-depth reviews of HW, and wait to see what kind of dev interest follows. 3 months at least.
(that being said, most likely an htc or samsung...)
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im only basing this off of my inside info ( which isnt much prob lees than most of you) but it appears we will be supporting wimax in the new roll out of LTE as for what I understand is sprint will now be a tri-band network wimx 2.5ghz LTE 1.9ghz and 800mhz voice ( eventually 800mhz LTE) so I am pretty sure we will still have our support for long after a year or so( dont quote me thou i mean this is Sprint we are talking about lol)
wimax will be supported till at least 2015 which means one two year upgrade cycle. long enough for all of us to enjoy wimax if we have it and for others to enjoy network vision and lte asvit expands.
Sgs3
My next phone will be the new iPhone later this year unless Google wows me with the new nexus hardware. I am sick of dealing with slow and unpredictable updates. Even the nexus s didn't receive ics on sprint until a couple of weeks ago.
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You know i find myself asking this everytime i have sex.
Jk i never had sex
Forever alone
I will be considering the SGSIII. If it knocks my socks off I'll buy it and sell my E4GT. WiMax is only available in tiny little pockets around San Diego (and its unofficial), so the LTE rollout isn't holding me back as I don't use 4G anyways. If the SGSIII doesn't do it for me I'll be using this phone until 9/15/2013 then see how things look, both from a device and carrier perspective.
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My next phone will be the new iPhone later this year unless Google wows me with the new nexus hardware. I am sick of dealing with slow and unpredictable updates. Even the nexus s didn't receive ics on sprint until a couple of weeks ago.
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You expect to be wowed by a new iPhone? Have you been wowed by Any iPhone?
The iPhone ui/ux has been largely unchanged in years. Android on the other hand...
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BigRitz said:
I undersatnd thatv I am just curious as to haw people , actually this community as I could care less about the uneducated masses who by phones because uhuhuh everybody has one so I need it, but our community of phone nerds ( or super heros depends on who you ask) is thinking.
I have already commited to following my fav dev lol so I dont know which device Ill be getting either.
haha
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On my old phone the best roms and themes came out of the woodwork after all the mainstream devs jumped ship. With so many of these being sold we will likely see some great things by the end of the year. People are still drooling over this phone when they see it. Today I was in a busy lunch spot for guys in suits and while in line then eating as I played with my baby I saw them all stealing glances at her as they glared at their iphones in disgust.
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And for the record I will not be getting rid of this ET4G as I have learned so much from it and this community it now has centimental value to me, that i havent yet had with other phones(go ahead laugh i was while writing it ) but yea the touch has inspired me to learn new things and take my time learning.
For me, its coming down to the GSIII or the next iPhone. The nerd in me is enticed by the iPhone, but im sure ill be getting the GSIII.
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The nerd in me is enticed by the iPhone... .
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that statement makes no sense to me...
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Hey guys. I just wanted to ask a question, I actually posted here sometime ago before I was even with Sprint. But to get straight to the point, in this time of the EVO being older now, what you think of it now? I was thinking about trading my phone for one..
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Juanito216 said:
Hey guys. I just wanted to ask a question, I actually posted here sometime ago before I was even with Sprint. But to get straight to the point, in this time of the EVO being older now, what you think of it now? I was thinking about trading my phone for one..
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Honestly the evo is a great phone but if i had a Nexus S 4g i wouldnt trade it for a evo. The nexus s 4g development is booming right now with ICS roms that are fully working. Also i believe the NS4G is better hardware wise as well
I've had my evo for close to 2 years now, and I still love it thanks to the awesome rom developers on this site. I'm not sure I would trade down for it if you have a newer, faster device, though.
Had my phone for 2 years. Would probably trade it for something else had it not been for the Deck Rom that I found on this forum. Phone still is very competitive with the rest of the models out there so for me unless i find a model that outperforms my phone by miles i'll stick to Evo. Plus with the new rom Deck Reloaded its better than ever (minus few minor things that need to be ironed out, rom was just released 2 days ago).
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Honestly the evo is a great phone but if i had a Nexus S 4g i wouldnt trade it for a evo. The nexus s 4g development is booming right now with ICS roms that are fully working. Also i believe the NS4G is better hardware wise as well
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Then you would have to change your handle from evo4gnoob to nexus4gnoob. Lol
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Juanito216 said:
Hey guys. I just wanted to ask a question, I actually posted here sometime ago before I was even with Sprint. But to get straight to the point, in this time of the EVO being older now, what you think of it now? I was thinking about trading my phone for one..
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I've passed on "upgrading" from my Evo for 14 months, because nothing else was a good enough excuse to give it up. Still the overall best phone I've ever had, so far! I'm still keeping mine to play and hack around on long after my Evo 4G LTE is in my hands.
That's my plan too is to keep to OG Evo to use as a wifi device around the house when I want to listen podcasts and such that the wife doesn't want to hear. On that same note, can't wait for the LTE to drop.
I've had mine since the launch and I still love it. I also tend to stay with a given phone for long hauls; I had my Sony Erickson w810i for almost 4 years (I replaced it with the Evo).
I've had mine for almost 2 yrs. It's the best phone I've had simply for the modification factor. I like to tinker and try new things (ROMs, kernels, themes, etc.) w/o the lockdown hurdle I had with my iPhone. I wouldn't trade down for older tech though. I would think you could get one pretty cheap and not have to give up the newer phone you have.
I'm thinking about making the switch to the SG3 in the near future (I'm past due for my upgrade) and want to start researching everything I can about the phone.
I know rooting is a breeze with Odin, but I'm looking for info on what I should keep on hand, like drivers, etc. Looks like CWM is the best recovery?? Or no?
How's the dev'ing going with this phone?
BTW, as much as I learned about and contributed to the Evo community, I'm hoping to make a good positive impact here, too, if and when I do make the switch
I like twrp recovery. Odin will be your best friend. If your phone is soft bricked and you have no nandroids, you can go back to stock. It's awesome.
Also - Of sprints current phone selection this phone is hands down the best in terms of everything in general (mostly lte connectivity.)
Make sure that your area has Sprint LTE coverage, as the 3G performance is pretty bad and the SGS3 does not support WIMAX. That's been the only real headache I've seen from people making the change. I'm in Atlanta, 4G LTE coverage is pretty good and I couldn't be happier with my phone!
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Not sure about LTE here, but Sprint never did get us 4G in Peoria.
I remember form my Moment that the radios in Samsung phones were just not good. Hopefully, this has changed in the last 2 years
TWRP is a great recovery option. 3G sucks. 4G is good when I can connect. I mostly use wireless though.
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I'm thinking about making the switch to the SG3 in the near future (I'm past due for my upgrade) and want to start researching everything I can about the phone.
I know rooting is a breeze with Odin, but I'm looking for info on what I should keep on hand, like drivers, etc. Looks like CWM is the best recovery?? Or no?
How's the dev'ing going with this phone?
BTW, as much as I learned about and contributed to the Evo community, I'm hoping to make a good positive impact here, too, if and when I do make the switch
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There are some awesome dev's and themers working on this phone ... Clark44, Phantom hacker, Strong Steve, and Myn (who you probably know from having an Evo) all have great ROMs out. DazednConfused and Josh Beach, among others, have amazingly themed ROM's. There are also some close to 100% working AOSP ROMs out as well. So, lots of options.
Yeah aosp is booming the nightlies have been stable more then a month
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There are some awesome dev's and themers working on this phone ... Clark44, Phantom hacker, Strong Steve, and Myn (who you probably know from having an Evo) all have great ROMs out. DazednConfused and Josh Beach, among others, have amazingly themed ROM's. There are also some close to 100% working AOSP ROMs out as well. So, lots of options.
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+1 to ^^ and would love to see you on a GS3 you have been a great asset to the OG EVO. Your guide helped me many times
@casmi, thanks!
I have a few friends (online) trying to convince me to go Evo LTE, but I have just lost so much faith in HTC, especially in light of drivers never being released for ICS/JB, the concerted effort to lock down Hboot, etc...
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@casmi, thanks!
I have a few friends (online) trying to convince me to go Evo LTE, but I have just lost so much faith in HTC, especially in light of drivers never being released for ICS/JB, the concerted effort to lock down Hboot, etc...
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I agree, HTC has been making things more and more difficult even though they try to seem otherwise. The GS3 was my first Samsung to root and it was so easy, I was ready to have to jump through hoops like the EVO. I was pleasantly suprised.
The development on the GS3 seems good and I'm sure will only continue to grow. I have a feeling it may be like the EVO as it will be around for a long time with continued development. Good luck in your search for your next phone
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@casmi, thanks!
I have a few friends (online) trying to convince me to go Evo LTE, but I have just lost so much faith in HTC, especially in light of drivers never being released for ICS/JB, the concerted effort to lock down Hboot, etc...
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I'm pretty sure you remember scottspa or something like that. You can ask his opinion of the LTE EVO. He doesn't seem thrilled
"Pro:being to fully S-off bootlaoder. And then you can flash radios forward and backward. With elo lte, if you downgrade firmware,...hard brick. You look at this phone kinda sideways and it will hard brick (buy a GSIII) (And believe me, that hurts to say)
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found his quote
To answer your question, twrp 2.2.2.0 (lose your past thoughts from the evo) and aokp. There is also a miui for you too.
Screw HTC
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@casmi, thanks!
I have a few friends (online) trying to convince me to go Evo LTE, but I have just lost so much faith in HTC, especially in light of drivers never being released for ICS/JB, the concerted effort to lock down Hboot, etc...
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Sdx? Yo we need more good people over here. A friend of mine got the evo and has problems up and down and isn't rooted
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Whats up HipKat. Im in the same boat as you. Im past due for an upgrade and have been thinking long n hard(yes i said LONG N HARD) about which phone i want. I have friends that got the EVO LTE and love it, but they dont have the root and flash bug as i do. I have been scouring both forums on here looking for opinions. I have also been watching reviews online to see what i can come up with. Every onnline review i watch puts the SGS3 slightly above the EVO LTE. I think im leaning this way, hope to see you here as well. You have given me some good guidance to rooting and flashing and your guide to everything rooting in the OG EVO forum was my most visited thread!
I to came from an og evo, bought the evo lte and returned it for the s3, don't regret it one bit! Rooting much easier on the s3, and if u do brick, it seems so easy to fix. Another thing is updates, Samsung has been advertising this phone so much, for them not to push out jellybean asap, would be a failure. Just my 2 cents
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fgcchevy said:
I to came from an og evo, bought the evo lte and returned it for the s3, don't regret it one bit! Rooting much easier on the s3, and if u do brick, it seems so easy to fix. Another thing is updates, Samsung has been advertising this phone so much, for them not to push out jellybean asap, would be a failure. Just my 2 cents
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Past experience with Samsung was one reason I was leery of this device. It seems that in the past(before the days of Android) i had Samsung devices and they seemed to stop support for them prematurely. I guess with the popularity of these new devices that would be a little tougher to do.
I made the jump from OG Evo. It was a hard decision but after seeing a friend's Evo LTE sense just seemed tired to me. I didn't even feel the need to root SIII until recently. You won't be disappointed. IMHO, the only advantage of the evo is screen brightness in daylight. If you work outdoors you may want to compare the two and see.
dannyboyex said:
Sdx? Yo we need more good people over here. A friend of mine got the evo and has problems up and down and isn't rooted
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Yep, old SDX crew.
I'll have to go over there and see how much dev work SDX is doing on the SG3
fgcchevy said:
I to came from an og evo, bought the evo lte and returned it for the s3, don't regret it one bit! Rooting much easier on the s3, and if u do brick, it seems so easy to fix. Another thing is updates, Samsung has been advertising this phone so much, for them not to push out jellybean asap, would be a failure. Just my 2 cents
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Yeah. I think I saw JB for the SG3 next month, if I'm not mistaken.
I been watching reviews too, plus Wirefly has the 16gb SG3 for 100 bucks now
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I made the jump from OG Evo. It was a hard decision but after seeing a friend's Evo LTE sense just seemed tired to me. I didn't even feel the need to root SIII until recently. You won't be disappointed. IMHO, the only advantage of the evo is screen brightness in daylight. If you work outdoors you may want to compare the two and see.
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I do work outside, but the OG EVO is the same way and I get by with it just fine.