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Should I get the Epic 4g Touch?

Ok so I currently have the nexus s 4g, i am due for an upgrade. I was just curious whether you guys think i should upgrade to the epic 4g touch, or wait for a better phone down the line (galaxy nexus). These are my thoughts:
The epic 4g touch, in many ways IMO, is the best phone out on the market now. I have played around with it in the sprint stores and love it. But I have a few questions...I have read that the Epic touch has NFC technology, is this true? Also are there a lot of nice ROMs for it, i have searched the dev section but really theres no way to tell the quality of ROM by just looking at the pictures and posts. Also do you guys think i should save my upgrade for something thats coming down the line? I have googled searched as much as possible to see if there are any new sprint phones coming down the line and i cant seem to find anything that beats out the epic touch, besides the galaxy nexus which is not even confirmed for sprint yet, and no announcment of a WiMax version so im thinking if sprint even gets it it wont be until they get there LTE network up which will be for a while. Gimme Your thoughts...thanks in advance.

Be patient and wait for the Galaxy Nexus. wait for the news about it, see if they are going to release one for Sprint... if not get the Epic Touch 4g.
No NFC for the epic touch 4g. also, not many roms. development is slow but it will take off with a little more time.

I'd wait for the Galaxy Nexus.
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First things first, there's always going to be a newer bigger and better phone coming down the line no matter what phone you buy. Even if you buy a phone on launch day there's always something new in the works. That's technology, its constantly evolving. And don't go chasing fairy tales of a Nexus that isn't even announced to be coming to Sprint. Even if it was it would be an LTE device and that's a long time from now.
As for lack of custom Roms the epic touch hasn't been out all that long so there's only a few custom Roms out. But truthfully there's not much that needs changing or modifying to make this phone awesome. Straight out of the box you won't find much to complain about if anything at all. I was asking myself the same questions and I come to the conclusion that the epic touch is definetely worthy of an upgrade and even worthy of keeping for twenty months. Sprint. LTE. is a ways off so by the time that starts rolling out in a timely fashion, you'll be nearing your next upgrade anyway. Go buy the epic touch and give it a try for a few days. I promise you will not want to return it and go back to your current phone. Trust me on that.

The Galaxy Nexus probably won't come for quite a while so if you're anxious for a new device and don't want to leave Sprint, then the Epic Touch will be great. There are some issues such as loss of signal and no NFC included as stated earlier. I came from the original epic and I upgraded to this one since the next Nexus seemed like it would take a while to get to Sprint.

I was in your situation and decided to go ahead and get the Epic 4G Touch. I haven't had any problems with it at all so far and love the phone. There's lots of development going on for it too if you're into custom ROMs. The Nexus Prime will probably be great, but who knows when we'll see it. Like others have said, there's always going to be something newer on the horizon.

Get it its a beast by th time you think about it. Newer phones will be out just enjoy the now
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Get it!!!!
I made the jump from the Evo to E4GT and I couldn't be happier.
If you keep waiting for the next best thing, you will never get anything. No one even knows for sure if Sprint is getting the GN
anyway.
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Don't get it and makes others not get it
Hi I own one and though the phone is great, the Samsung support is non existent. Also with Samsung you have to buy new phone to get the upgrade to the OS. I am waiting for HTC to announce their next sprint phone like Vigor. My experience with HTC has been much better...The only way Samsung with unlearn what they learnt from Apple is to let their sales get affected. I am telling this to everyone who goes ooh aah over my phone.

If you are planning to stay with Sprint and not looking to switch carriers, I would say buy it and enjoy it.

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Hi I own one and though the phone is great, the Samsung support is non existent. Also with Samsung you have to buy new phone to get the upgrade to the OS. I am waiting for HTC to announce their next sprint phone like Vigor. My experience with HTC has been much better...The only way Samsung with unlearn what they learnt from Apple is to let their sales get affected. I am telling this to everyone who goes ooh aah over my phone.
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I think the phone is great, despite having left mine for ohhh say 30 mins in a steamy bathroom. No water damage signs inside sprint told me (I didnt tell them what happened obviously) but two weeks later after tons of complaining I got a new one and I am happy as a pig in poo. This "smartphone" maybe because it is my first one, but I can't imagine being without it.
When I purchased it was a couple days after I found out that sprint was getting the iphone, and after about two weeks of hard research (it was released in US MID september to the best of my knowledge) so I am looking forward to spending two years with it now. The two weeks (really 10 days because I rigged it up to work and got extra battery that I had sprint credit to my account.
The old phone already had drop marks and stuff, the new one go a TPU treatment right away and steinheil sgp screen protector 24 hours later. This, IMO is the perfect trio. Size of the iphone IMO is better, thats it. The screen on this thing will wow you with pretty much all you look at, it is fast, every iphone person that sees it LOVES it (ICouldGAF after reading jobs bio - ****), precesses fast, battery is nice, feel nice, fit finish nice. I dont want a metal phone, even though when I dropped it a few times, the edges that were worn looked a heck of alot like some sort of metal and it bent like metal in places, I also read it is somewhere (of course cant find link but maybe somewhere on Samsung site proper)
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I would get it. I doubt the galaxy nexus is coming to sprint. This is the best phone out for Sprint and will be for a long time.
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I would defintely get it, i came from AT&T's Motorola Atrix(the first one) and it was a great device and still is, had it since launch, but i been wanting a Galaxy S phone. So i decided to go into the sprint store and check out the E4gT, and loved it, the phones that i was tryna decided between were the E4gT and the Evo3d, i didn't want the photon cause i don't really like motorla, and the iphone 4s was too high, plus i really don't like iOS(i love mod'n my devices and u really can't do much with iOS), and the Galaxy Nexus is WAAAAAYYYY OVERRATED, sure it's gonna come with ICS but nobody's gonna keep it stock for long, they'll end up throwing a rom over it, and the devs on the E4gT are active and will keep you happy with enough roms(and updates with them), mods, and themes until ICS comes to the E4gT
But back to the topic at hand, i definitely suggest this phone, buy it, give it a few days before u decide to root it to test it out, stay up to date with the forum and if u decide to root, the instructions are super easy and you'll have plenty of help if u get stuck(eventhough some may give u a hard time) but i'll definitely help u if needed just like i was helped.....now GO FOR IT! lol

Its aight. Once the LOS is fixed (hopefully) it'll be the a great phone to hang on to.
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when its 100% it is an awesome phone and there isnt one out that Id want more, but because of the bugs me and the wife both slightly wish we waited longer to pick these up or got different phones without the bugs this phone has...
Id say wait for samsung to send out the update to fix the phone, then get it.

I have 3 Sprint phones in my possession right now. This one, the EVO 3D, and the Nexus S 4G. They are all great phones & each has some sort if advantage over the other. The Nexus S, will surely get ICS shortly after the Galaxy Nexus comes out. It is a great little phone. The EVO 3D is a nice phone & with the CM7 alpha on it, it's every bit as fast as the E4GT. HTC has already announced they well be updating it to ICS. The E4GT has a beautiful screen & is fast as hell. It's simple to use, root & also easy to fix if you mess something up from flashing. I would go to the Sprint store & play with these 3 devices & decide for yourself. I don't think Sprint well get the Galaxy Nexus until mid next year. Samsung has not mentioned one that ics is coming to this phone. The others have already said they'll get it.
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I have 3 Sprint phones in my possession right now. This one, the EVO 3D, and the Nexus S 4G. They are all great phones & each has some sort if advantage over the other. The Nexus S, will surely get ICS shortly after the Galaxy Nexus comes out. It is a great little phone. The EVO 3D is a nice phone & with the CM7 alpha on it, it's every bit as fast as the E4GT. HTC has already announced they well be updating it to ICS. The E4GT has a beautiful screen & is fast as hell. It's simple to use, root & also easy to fix if you mess something up from flashing. I would go to the Sprint store & play with these 3 devices & decide for yourself. I don't think Sprint well get the Galaxy Nexus until mid next year. Samsung has not mentioned one that ics is coming to this phone. The others have already said they'll get it.
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ICS is coming to this phone

G1-8701 said:
ICS is coming to this phone
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How can you be so sure? Not a flame, just an honest question.
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Def a good phone if the galaxy nexus does come it wont be for at least 6months
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Def a good phone if the galaxy nexus does come it wont be for at least 6months
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Sprint has alot more to worry about than making the nexus a priority as their next samsung smartphone offering. They have their hands full with backorders of Epic 4g touches all over. I have been on the phone for a week, try getting one in a rapid fashion when yours malfunctions day 15 - one day after the 14 day trial ends - Jump through hoops. Been a customer since 1997 here....
As far as ICS, I wont hold my breath, what were working with seems well enough, no?
JC

should i get the GN / G2X?

i could get a like new G2X for 350 with an extended 1980 battery for $350
or a brand new galaxy nexus for 650 + tax
what would you guys get?
i really want the galaxy nexus but theres some things i don't like about it like no gorilla glass and the speakers not that loud, but theres major pluses but ill be basically paying twice as much than the g2x
what should i do so confused

I wouldn't touch an LG phone. Ick.

Speakers: Volume+ and set it to +8.... Volume fixed.
Gorilla Glass: meh. it has some kind of protection on the glass, unsure whats the name but keys dont scratch it apparently.
Long term speaking. Galaxy Nexus will be a good development device.

I work at tmo and I would get the G2X over samsung anything. To be completely honest tho HTC all the way even a sensation would rock. Still my favorite phone even after I bought the amaze
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neoissuperman said:
I work at tmo and I would get the G2X over samsung anything. To be completely honest tho HTC all the way even a sensation would rock. Still my favorite phone even after I bought the amaze
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And that's why you're using a Sidekick 4G right?
Stock Android experience + updates directly from Google is the best way to go to. Not to mention the amazing display that Samsung always offers. People always complain about Samsung phones are all plasticy.
Its plastic but it's built very durable and can survive falls a lot better than these other phones. It's also lighter, vivid and vibrant display that will make you be impressed in a heartbeat.

I really hope this was a trick question. If i were you i will not EVEN look/touch/think about the G2x. All i will tell you is do your research on that phone. In fact i will say get the Sensation/GII. Even if someone gives me a G2x right now i will not even touch it. So if getting the remaining dollar to get the GN is an issue then get then seriously look at the Sensation OR GII.
PS: in the long run you will want the GN.

Yeah fool. I have SEVERAL phones!
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Wow, samsung lovers present and acounted 4.... Lol i was just trying to take the pain and restocking fee's out of your life but hey, i only rock every phone that comes out. What do i know that the FANBOY'S don't. Bet the same samsung lovers would jump at an IPHONE if it would run hsdpa.... Ok i am done, on with your missleadings.
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zephiK said:
And that's why you're using a Sidekick 4G right?
Stock Android experience + updates directly from Google is the best way to go to. Not to mention the amazing display that Samsung always offers. People always complain about Samsung phones are all plasticy.
Its plastic but it's built very durable and can survive falls a lot better than these other phones. It's also lighter, vivid and vibrant display that will make you be impressed in a heartbeat.
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Oh, my. Amazing display? Yeah for blind people. Low resolution, forner cutting short the consumer, SUPER AMOLED.... samsung will always short the customer. " People always complain about Samsung phones are all plasticy " no it's because it IS plasticy GARBAGE! THE AMAZING DISPLAY is a overly backlit low res cheap way out to be the LARGEST smartphone screen. Lol done
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neoissuperman said:
Wow, samsung lovers present and acounted 4.... Lol i was just trying to take the pain and restocking fee's out of your life but hey, i only rock every phone that comes out. What do i know that the FANBOY'S don't. Bet the same samsung lovers would jump at an IPHONE if it would run hsdpa.... Ok i am done, on with your missleadings.
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No ones a fanboy. We just simply love the "Pure Google Experience." I'll be honest about being a fanboy about Samsung's displays, they're gorgeous
It all depends on the person. If you're the person that wants the latest and newest version of Android. Galaxy Nexus will do you well, you can counter-argue this by talking about custom ROMs and all that. But you know what? it's up to the manufacturer of the phone to provide a 3.X.X version of the kernel. Without that, you are limiting development for that particular phone.

zephiK said:
No ones a fanboy. We just simply love the "Pure Google Experience." I'll be honest about being a fanboy about Samsung's displays, they're gorgeous
It all depends on the person. If you're the person that wants the latest and newest version of Android. Galaxy Nexus will do you well, you can counter-argue this by talking about custom ROMs and all that. But you know what? it's up to the manufacturer of the phone to provide a 3.X.X version of the kernel. Without that, you are limiting development for that particular phone.
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All i can say is WOW you don't know what you are talking about. G2X is way closer to a GOOGLE ANDROID experience. I can't even beleive i am sticking up for LG anything except that the new mytouch is awesome even tho all thoughts were a bit scary, turned out to be a very nice device. After 2 updates on G2X i have not been able to freeze it up since. I give up. By what he says then if your in phoenix i'll gladly override your restock so you can get something other than touchwiz.
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I have a g2x and just got the nexus. Get the nexus! I payed $690 and no regrets here.
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I'd say if your keeping it for awhile GN. I wanted my Atrix for the hardware, knowing software is going to be replaced ... multiple times ... a week. I wanted to play with webtop, fingerprint scanner, etc. Now I have BU of ROM w/Linux & Chrome for the lapdock days, CM7 reading my fingerprints, and miui which I'm running now. The only thing that catches my eye is the GN ONLY because of the Nexus part. It's a personal choice. I wouldn't really wanna touch Samsung with LG's d!ck. Hardware means HTC or Motorola for me. I keep my phones and though they're both great beasts, there's only one button - less beast
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I'd say if your keeping it for awhile GN. I wanted my Atrix for the hardware, knowing software is going to be replaced ... multiple times ... a week. I wanted to play with webtop, fingerprint scanner, etc. Now I have BU of ROM w/Linux & Chrome for the lapdock days, CM7 reading my fingerprints, and miui which I'm running now. The only thing that catches my eye is the GN ONLY because of the Nexus part. It's a personal choice. I wouldn't really wanna touch Samsung with LG's d!ck. Hardware means HTC or Motorola for me. I keep my phones and though they're both great beasts, there's only one button - less beast
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I agree with you on the nexus part. HTC owns, but the nexus line only exist's because samsung holds out. I really do not prefer either option but based on what i have tested the answer is G2X even tho it was a nightmare before gingerbread, the phone is solid now. Add CM to it and wow!
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Just bought my galaxy nexus.

So yesterday I thought to myself the t989 forum is going down hill. No devs support, lack of any real sense of community seems all are devs are jumping ship due to the fact of trolling and no appreciation. So I said let me see if the grass is greener on the other side, so I started looking for the best deal and ended up finding the a great deal. So here's where I stand I still have my t989 but I'm debating if I should sell and just keep my gnex, I really love the t989 screen feels bigger to me than the gnex. But are community is not a community we look to troll on another and its getting us no where I'm tired of beefed up stock roms. So I'm in a jam, I also think I could just keep my gnex till the galaxy S 3 is released really looking forward to that phone. What do you guys think?.
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Why not just keep both and enjoy them? That's what I would do.
I mean, if you already bought the SG Nexus, then it seems like you've already got one foot out the door on the SGS2.
And I'm not sure why you think dev support has dropped. I've seen a bunch of ROMS added lately. I also think there's a lull because the devs are waiting for ICS to come for this phone. (IF it comes...)
My two cents. If I had both, I'd keep both and enjoy the options.

I was in the same boat as you, but I ultimately sold my T989 because of frequent data issues that seem to surround a lot of T-Mobile phones. I heard that the Galaxy Nexus does not have this issue from people who own this device and know what I'm talking about.
The community seemed much more immature than what I am used to, particularly some who put so called "devs" to a pedestal when real devs call them out on their ROMs. I won't go any further, but I'm glad Team Kang is here to stay.

im looking forward to the SIII as well one thing thats got me worried is touchwiz tho, i hope AOSP can be fully and quickly ported to it
also i need to see if its sexier than the nex

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Why not just keep both and enjoy them? That's what I would do.
I mean, if you already bought the SG Nexus, then it seems like you've already got one foot out the door on the SGS2.
And I'm not sure why you think dev support has dropped. I've seen a bunch of ROMS added lately. I also think there's a lull because the devs are waiting for ICS to come for this phone. (IF it comes...)
My two cents. If I had both, I'd keep both and enjoy the options.
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That's just it, a lot of beefed up stock roms no miui,ics, they might get ics my the summer but the galaxy S 3 will be here by then. A lot of trolling and child's play. You can't even ask a question without getting flamed. Moneys tight and the gnex is not cheap. Lol
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if money is tight and you bought the gnex off contract at full price then sell the gs2 to offset some of the cost while its still a popular phone. if you wait until the S3 comes out and sell it you are going to get a lot less for it. theres always going to be a newer and better phone coming out soon so why bother with keeping older phones lying around.

That's true, I know if I wait to long then galaxy S II will lose its value. Seems like there's a lot going on in the gnex forum. What's the best rom/kernal?.
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Levi strauss said:
That's true, I know if I wait to long then galaxy S II will lose its value. Seems like there's a lot going on in the gnex forum. What's the best rom/kernal?.
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check out cm9 or aokp, they are the two most popular roms for the galaxy nexus.

Hows the data speeds 4g wise compared to do sgh-t989 i heard it dpesnt do as good on 4g, cause im thinking of switching
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Hows the data speeds 4g wise compared to do sgh-t989 i heard it dpesnt do as good on 4g, cause im thinking of switching
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really that's not true, 4g speeds are great. I'm getting about 10mb down and 4mb up. There are different modems you can flash, all around the best phone I've purchased. Ppl talk of the camera but its not like your going to do photography with a phone..lol its serves its purpose well for snapping pics for Facebook and other social sites. Ppl also talk of CPU but this phone is buttery smooth. I would recommend you buy, plus the screen on this phone is amazing. And you can't beat ics and not having to wait for updates from T-Mobile.
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HTC Evo 4G LTE Preorder May 7

Well there it is!
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2230
www.sprint.com/evo4glte

Nice if it doesn't have a locked boot loader....
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Good ****
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...cool. I guess. I loved my Evo4G with a passion--it was an amazing phone with a spectacular development community...but...After the ET4G I'll be damned if I get saddled with Sense and a half-assed camera ever again. My Moment's camera, while only 3.2mp, took far superior pictures.
...at least eventually Sense will be option thanks to AOSP roms, but, I love this amazing camera far too much. Samsung makes cameras, HTC does not.
Supposedly the sensor was the same as in the iphone4 and they still managed to make it take half assed pictures....some were great, but, that took engineering...blurry shots, odd colors, worthless in low light. pffft. HTC has got a lot to prove before they win me back. (though I am open to the idea)
EDIT: and how could I forget the screen? Any other phone's screen is washed out and dry looking. Only the iphone screen comes close, and it still isn't as completely awesome.

Im gonna wait a few weeks for some feedback, I learned my lesson pre ordering and showing up at 7am for the evo3d. HTC wasn't nice to us with that phone. Im sure the new EVO will get some great development.

Doesn't sound impressive
... Except for LTE part
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Im gonna wait a few weeks for some feedback, I learned my lesson pre ordering and showing up at 7am for the evo3d. HTC wasn't nice to us with that phone. Im sure it'll get some great development.
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Thank God they got rid of 3d and if it's got a locked boot loader I won't get it ... I don't want the htc unlock junk...makes it hard to flash roms
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I think audio will be better on it...i listen to music and videos a lot and hence will be getting it...

I was probably going to get it if the battery was 2600 mAh, but it's only 2000 mAh. It's not much of an upgrade from our devices. The only reason I see to get it is for the LTE.

Any word on the bootloadet? I'm sure it will be locked with an unlock key from HTC which is BS.
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Not a bad phone. But even if I could afford to upgrade to it I probably wouldn't. HTC hasn't wronged me in the past but samsung just feels better
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I'm interested in the HD voice, something I wasn't even aware we were deploying until this product announcement.
If we move to make all phones compatible with the set of HD voice protocols, that would be quite a feature to separate Sprint.
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I cant stand Sense, but the phone looks SWEEEET.

Looks astonishing but that's probably all it is. I had the evo, evo3D, and the jumped ship to the ET. Nothing I've used has wowed me like the epic did. I guess I will have to wait and give it a try to see if it will be anywhere near SGS3 ballpark one its announced.
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So the HTC One will be known at the Evo4GLTE. I am sorry but I think it is time for Sprint to let the name Evo go away. Should be a nice phone though regardless of the name. Hopefully it will ship with the bootloader unlocked.

Well at least we are gonna have some good options for Lte. It's still gonna take a lot for HTC to get their namesake back. Wtf were they thinking with the 3d POS? If you notice, they are trying to get a similar phone on all carriers like Samsung did. We all see how that paid off Sharp looking phone!
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Any word on the bootloadet? I'm sure it will be locked with an unlock key from HTC which is BS.
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Aren't all HTC phones going forward locked and them making you unlock through them?
After moving to Verizon and having the Galaxy Nexus, if I were on Sprint it would be a tough choice for me.
The GN is my first Nexus device and I must say I am really enjoying the pure Google experience. While the EVO LTE might have some better specs internally, there is just something about Vanilla ICS which is a much better experience over Sense.
Curious how this will play out for you guys and what device people will be moving to. If I was going to go to a non Nexus device I think I would wait to hear what the GSIII is going to include. I am thinking that would be the non-Nexus device to go with over this HTC phone.
Sammy proved to me they are the leaders after there SGS2 and they know they set the bar high for themselves and I think they are going to deliver...Geeze, If the current SGS2 had a 720p screen and an LTE radio in it I don't think many would even look at the EVO LTE.
On top of it, if you are going to go with a Non removable battery, you need to throw something large in there like Moto did with the Razr Maxx to make it worth it...2000mah isn't even the size of an extended battery.

I don't know... I think Ima go the Gnex route until the GS3 drops.

I used to think my mother evo was slim.. Till the e4gt.. Now I can't stand the thickness of holding any other phone.. Lol
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Aren't all HTC phones going forward locked and them making you unlock through them?
After moving to Verizon and having the Galaxy Nexus, if I were on Sprint it would be a tough choice for me.
The GN is my first Nexus device and I must say I am really enjoying the pure Google experience. While the EVO LTE might have some better specs internally, there is just something about Vanilla ICS which is a much better experience over Sense.
Curious how this will play out for you guys and what device people will be moving to. If I was going to go to a non Nexus device I think I would wait to hear what the GSIII is going to include. I am thinking that would be the non-Nexus device to go with over this HTC phone.
Sammy proved to me they are the leaders after there SGS2 and they know they set the bar high for themselves and I think they are going to deliver...Geeze, If the current SGS2 had a 720p screen and an LTE radio in it I don't think many would even look at the EVO LTE.
On top of it, if you are going to go with a Non removable battery, you need to throw something large in there like Moto did with the Razr Maxx to make it worth it...2000mah isn't even the size of an extended battery.
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I totally agree with you on throwing a large battery in like Moto. That 2000 mAh battery is a complete buzz kill for me. I will be getting the GN when it comes out. I've been wanting the real Android experience. To me usability is way more important then having the top of the line specs. WP and iOS have really opened my eyes to this recently.

Still worth getting sprint galaxy nexus?

I just got a job at coporate sprint store. So i trying to decide on what phone to get. I always wanted a galaxy nexus but was wondering any issue(especially sprint) with the device. I know the gs3 is out but im really not feeling that device.... So anybody with the sprint galaxy nexus still recommended the phone with the current devices sprint offer???

How often can employees get subsidized upgrades? Sorry I don't have Sprint so I can't answer but I've always wondered about that....
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I so insanely recommend it, and grab one of the slim extended batteries you guys are giving away. I run mmuzzy's pure stock AOSP 4.1.1 JRO03L build and it is flawless and smooth as butter. I compare my Nexus to the SIII every so often when I stop in my local Sprint store, and I don't regret my choice.
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CDMA=Garbage.
Unless they are paying your phone bill for you get yourself a GSM one.

You're working at a corporate Sprint store? I feel bad for you lol. Well, only if it is a service and repair. Those stupid CSAT surveys are DUMB. Not even mentioning selling jam boxes and SPC. Literally the most stressful job I've ever had LOL.
Get the Nexus. Touchwiz is garbage.
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Get either one IMO, flip a coin.
The GS3 is getting more stuff all the time.
The GNex is good and will be for a while.
Although in Sprint's case, I may get the GS3, since the Sprint version is really gimped.

Dj21o said:
You're working at a corporate Sprint store? I feel bad for you lol. Well, only if it is a service and repair. Those stupid CSAT surveys are DUMB. Not even mentioning selling jam boxes and SPC. Literally the most stressful job I've ever had LOL.
Get the Nexus. Touchwiz is garbage.
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Yea ill probably get the nexus. As for are they paying your bill lets just say its ALMOST free... But im excited for this job, even though i read reviews of people hating to work for sprint. To me it depends on location of the sprint store you work at. Im pretty sure most are better than some... But what isnt???

903tex said:
Yea ill probably get the nexus. As for are they paying your bill lets just say its ALMOST free... But im excited for this job, even though i read reviews of people hating to work for sprint. To me it depends on location of the sprint store you work at. Im pretty sure most are better than some... But what isnt???
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That's a good way to look at it and be positive. There was a lot of corruption in my store and it was very stressful. I learned A LOT when I was there. Are you going to be a rep or a tech?
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A rep. Just started today doing ilearn you know boring stuff lol! But everybody i work with seems cool so far. Mostly everybody that i work with came from the local radioshacks lol so i find that really weird in a way???? even the sprint store in my area mall ALL their employees are former radioshack employees!!!

Former Radio Shack employee here also trying for the local Sprint stores to be a rep. Plus, when I was at Radio Shack my first year I was top sales for Sprint in my entire district, so it would make a lot of sense for me to transition to Sprint eventually.
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If I had the choice for a GSM one i would go that route. But if you're only choice is sprint go with the gnex. Its totally worth it. Software > Hardware. Even though the GS3 has its own cm10 there are numerous issues and it will never run correctly or as efficiently as touchwiz does on that device. If you like pure android the gnex is your device.
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If I had the choice for a GSM one i would go that route. But if you're only choice is sprint go with the gnex. Its totally worth it. Software > Hardware. Even though the GS3 has its own cm10 there are numerous issues and it will never run correctly or as efficiently as touchwiz does on that device. If you like pure android the gnex is your device.
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Agreed. If I had to choose a new phone on Sprint right now I'd choose the Gnex again. If nothing else for the onscreen keys. If you're a vanilla Android fan it's a no brainer.

Keep in mind he gets the direct employee plan. He's actually getting a better deal out of it than he would on GSM for what he'll be getting at the employee rate.
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Zeinzu said:
Keep in mind he gets the direct employee plan. He's actually getting a better deal out of it than he would on GSM for what he'll be getting at the employee rate.
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You better believe with my discount im sticking with the cdma model!!! First day today and all we sold were iphones, gs3, and evo lte. But that was also what was brought back in with people trying to figure out why they cant use the market lol!

Thanks guys for the feedback. Anybody have any major issues with the sprint model? Nobody really said anything about issues. Played with the store demo today at work and the phone is still on ics and it was so smooth and fast. Bet its a beast on JB!

I use mmuzzy's pure stock untouched AOSP 4.1 build and have not a single issue. Your experience with the Nexus should be very good.
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Just make sure the screen is up to par. Turn it down to 0% and look at the calculator and see if the darker buttons have a purple tint. If so you have a defective screen or at least a visual defect.
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Dont buy it...i got burn in after only 6 months...the software is gr8 but the hardware sucks big time....
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Dont buy it...i got burn in after only 6 months...the software is gr8 but the hardware sucks big time....
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Any phone can do that. Its a big problem with LED displays. Just get it switched out since he is going carrier route.
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I will give you my opinion as someone who had the GNEX (on Verizon) for the past 6 months and just made the switch to the S3 2 days ago......
Let me first give some on the positives of the GNEX. It gets updates and as far as custom Roms are concerned and everything usually is in full working order. You won't see a list of non working things in it's thread. It is great knowing when someone releases something it will just work.
The device is smooth. On ICS it was smooth and on JB even more. I never had any issues with Lag.
Now for the reason I decided to leave the GNEX. The screen quality is terrible. Even if you get one with a good screen, it is still pretty bad, especially on stock with altering any colors. Luckily with custom kernels you can help the screen quite a bit but if your screen has a purple tint or lines through it at lower brightness there is nothing you can really do to fix those issues.
The camera, oh boy the camera!!! In daylight and outdoor shots the camera takes some amazing pictures. Go indoors with non natural light or low lit areas and you can barely make out people's faces in the pic (a little exaggerated but you get the point). Having a 2 year old and not wanting to carry a camera around with me every day a good camera in my phone while maybe not important to everyone is pretty important to me.
The battery life. The LTE battery life is an embarrassment. I do not think you can really test this on Sprint yet since so one really has LTE but on Verizon, if you have LTE on you would be lucky if you can hit 2 hours of on screen time and that is with the 2100mAh extended battery. With Sprint I guess you can really only test it on 3G and 3G will always perform better for battery. But I switched to Verizon from Sprint for it's LTE network and when they got the GNEX is when I made the jump. It was the first Verizon phone I actually wanted.
Also, when I first switched to the GNEX, I was coming from a Sprint Epic 4G Touch. When putting them side by side I felt like I was downgrading by keeping the GNEX. After 2 days I actually packed up the GNEX and was about to send it back and port back to Sprint but I decided to stick it out. I just didn't want to go back to GB and a Wimax phone knowing Sprint is doing away with the technology.
Oh, and another thing I am not a fan of that most people love are the on screen buttons. They waste to much space for no reason. I was to use all of my 4.6" screen. Why would I want to take away from that! It is not like the space is not there on the bottom of the device to add capacitive buttons! I might be in the minority on this one though as a lot of folks enjoy their on screen buttons and customizing them.
Onto the S3. While I did not have it that long and I also need to run now that I spent so much time on the GNEX, it seems to be an amazing device. I have had for 2 days now I have yet to root it. It feels so good on stock and I am really enjoying the experience I am in no rush to do it. I have nothing against TW and I enjoyed it on the E4GT as well. As a matter of fact their are lots of people who want to flash software and run themes that mimic the S3 so it can't be that bad. I used to run an S3 theme on my GNEX and then removed it saying no matter how good the theme is my phone is no S3!
The screen on the S3 is gorgeous. Much closer to the Super Amoled Plus Screen I was used to. The device is super thin and light. Feels great in the hand. I like not having the buttons on the screen. I get to enjoy all 4.8 inches of it!
Battery life seems to be great as well. I have yet to kill it in the 2 days with it. I was at 2.5 hours of on screen times after 14 hours of being unplugged and was at 40% battery left. It felt good knowing that I would have a device that I can actually use all day and not worry about it dying on me at some point.
The camera is so much better in low lit area's and it also has no shutter lag like the GNEX. Although I still think the E4GT took better low light pics then the S3, it still shines way above the GNEX in this category.
As far as smoothness is concerned. While the specs scream latest and greatest and benchmarks definitely back that up as well, it is no smoother then the GNEX is so nothing to worry about there.
Anyway, to wrap it up you need to decide what is important to you and go with it. The S3 fit my needs better at this time and I feel like the GNEX just came up a little short in area's where it could have really shined.
At this point if I was interested in a GNEX device, I would probably be looking to see about the next GNEX which hopefully addresses it short comings....
Oh, one last thing to consider. The LTE radio's in the Verizon GNEX has caused so may issues with a lot of users devices, I went through 3 before I got one that worked well, it will be hard to tell if Sprint has the same issues until more users are in an LTE area. So you might have problems down the line when they start flipping the switch. Jut something to think about that you might not know when you first get the device.....