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I'm really on the fence when it comes to buying this. On the one hand it's seems like a really great phone with really great specs. I would be coming from the Samsung Epic.
On the other hand I'm really puzzled by how this phone is being released. Unlike the Evo,Epic and Nexus there is really a lukewarm reception as far as the retailers go. We're at launch day and places like Best buy, Radio shack are not really showing much interest.
The phone was released in Europe 10 months ago and seems like the US retailers are treating it as such. The low price $99 from Walmarts to the lackluster offerings from the retailers.
With the changes Sprint has made canceling Premier cutting the return time from 30 to 14 days and increasing the ETF. I wondering if they are just trying to get people to use their upgrade on what they consider a lesser/cheaper phone. So less people will use it on the Nexus Prime,Iphone 5.
I would really appreciate people opinions on this. I have my upgrade and cash in hand today. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
I'm right there with you. I've had my upgrade for a while and have just been waiting. I am honestly now waiting for the iPhone 5 specs to be released. Depending on how it looks I will buy it or the epic touch. I still prefer android but I like trying all os's. As far as the prime goes..I don't think sprint will get it in 2011
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I'm right there with you. I've had my upgrade for a while and have just been waiting. I am honestly now waiting for the iPhone 5 specs to be released. Depending on how it looks I will buy it or the epic touch. I still prefer android but I like trying all os's. As far as the prime goes..I don't think sprint will get it in 2011
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If Sprint doesn't get the Prime this year then I'm afraid I'll have to ditch my Nexus S and get the Epic Touch. I just hope it gets Cyanogen Mod
OMG! It is hard to make decision about this E4GT, I know it has the best camera and high resolution as far as I know. I am using Photon 4G, it is great phone as well with dual networks (world phone), it is convenient when you step out from USA, you just pop in pre-paid gsm card, then you can connect the world. Gee, the hardest decision that I need to make. Any thoughts?
I am truely upset about how Sprint went about releasing this phone. I was able to preorder the EVO 3D a month before it was available at Bestbuy. Now, Bestbuy doesn't even know what the Epic Touch is. And it's release day....
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I am truely upset about how Sprint went about releasing this phone. I was able to preorder the EVO 3D a month before it was available at Bestbuy. Now, Bestbuy doesn't even know what the Epic Touch is. And it's release day....
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Sprint seems to have a much better relationship with HTC. They really go all out with regards to advertising and release hype.
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If Sprint doesn't get the Prime this year then I'm afraid I'll have to ditch my Nexus S and get the Epic Touch. I just hope it gets Cyanogen Mod
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I am kind of with you. I want the prime so I am waiting at least a few weeks I think to see.
Does anyone know if I will be able to get the phone at a discount price, since I'm not eligible yet till 3/23/2012. The phone plan is 3 Evo's and another cheap phone that does have an upgrade option. I want to get this phone, but I'm also interested in seeing the iphone 5
I just got it about 20 minutes ago and couldn't be happier. Coming from the evo 4g, the difference is night and day. You can natively ditch any bloatware. So much faster and lighter. I absolutely love this phone...and highly recommend it.
Btw, and im not sure how, but my gf and I both upgraded our phones on the same account and it only cost us $200 combined. We both sold back our evo's for $88 each. This was all done throu a sprint store...Brent, if you happen to read this THANKS BRO!!!
Finally, they confirmed that the nexus prime will be a verizon only phone. Not sure if that is true or not so you can take that for what you will.
Now bring on root
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I just got it about 20 minutes ago and couldn't be happier. Coming from the evo 4g, the difference is night and day. You can natively ditch any bloatware. So much faster and lighter. I absolutely love this phone...and highly recommend it.
Btw, and im not sure how, but my gf and I both upgraded our phones on the same account and it only cost us $200 combined. We both sold back our evo's for $88 each. This was all done throu a sprint store...Brent, if you happen to read this THANKS BRO!!!
Finally, they confirmed that the nexus prime will be a verizon only phone. Not sure if that is true or not so you can take that for what you will.
Now bring on root
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Verizon has exclusivity for the nexus prime but no one knows for how long. It's gonna have to be released on the other carriers but may not for some time.
Also, I just got back from my Sprint store where I played with the E4GT and it is simply mind blasting! The screen is so beautiful..my NS4G screen was dwarfed next to it...and of course the employees had downloaded all the benchmark apps. Quadrant was 3400 I am really having trouble fighting off the urges to get this phone...screw the iphone 5, lol
This phone is simply fantastic. So very glad I got it.
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I bit the bullet and got it!! haha well at least i have 2 weeks to decide to keep it. hopefully by then the iphone 5 will be announced and unless it is mind blowing, ill keep E4GT
I am in the same boat as the OP, I am upgrade eligible but don't want to jump in because of the next few phone announcements. I am also puzzled about how hush hush this release is, makes it seem like the phone is not important.
I was playing around with it in the Sprint store today and it is an absolutely beautiful phone. I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I love that device, hopefully the phone has good battery life as well. The only thing I was not sure about was how large the phone is, may not be so comfy in your jeans.
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
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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.
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
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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?
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Ok guys and gals, I know I have posted a question like this earlier just bare with me, because I am not really any good at decision making. So i can get the sprint Galaxy Nexus for 100$, is it worth it or should I wait or should I buy it because it's the latest Nexus? I see that Sense 4.0 and the Sony roms are not on the sprint Galaxy Nexus, are they planned to be? I really just want to know if you guys were eligible for an upgrade at this point in time would you buy this phone right now or get a different one? Thanks to begin with!!
got it even knowing the sgs3 and the evolte where right around the corner. Couldnt be happier. Bought it the first chance i could which was about two weeks after launch day.
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dakota.breeden said:
Ok guys and gals, I know I have posted a question like this earlier just bare with me, because I am not really any good at decision making. So i can get the sprint Galaxy Nexus for 100$, is it worth it or should I wait or should I buy it because it's the latest Nexus? I see that Sense 4.0 and the Sony roms are not on the sprint Galaxy Nexus, are they planned to be? I really just want to know if you guys were eligible for an upgrade at this point in time would you buy this phone right now or get a different one? Thanks to begin with!!
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Depends on your preferences.
The Galaxy Nexus is great if you:
1. want the Android that Google designed, free of modifications by phone manufacturers and carriers
2. want to be able to unlock the bootloader (and, subsequently, root) your phone fairly easily
On the other hand, the Galaxy Nexus has some drawbacks:
1. no removable storage
2. 5MP camera - not too good compared to some other phones
3. shorter battery life (because of the AMOLED screen)
4. and a few other minor issues
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got it even knowing the sgs3 and the evolte where right around the corner. Couldnt be happier. Bought it the first chance i could which was about two weeks after launch day.
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yeah but now all those things are out and im stumped and its kinda cheap for the phone. I wish people were into lg products, because the lg viper is 20 bucks and it beats the galaxy nexus in quadrant.
If you're looking for a deal, then I'd say yes. $100 isn't bad with an upgrade for a GNex. IF that isn't your main priority, even though it seems it is, then I may suggest checking out one of the aforementioned devices during the trial period (14d), more so the GSIII than than the EVO LTE.
I will say the new EVO is pretty sweet, have had some time with it as my buddy has it, and the battery has shown to be significantly better than the GNexus. The cameras do not compare, either. I'm not a big shooter, and even though I find myself taking some sweet pictures with the GNex ... it doesn't compare. Factors, though, of course, as it depends on usage and what you're looking for. Remains to be seen how the GSIII will compare, but I'm wanting to get my hands on it.
If it came down to the EVO LTE or the GNex, I still think I would go for the Nexus for multiple reasons; straight Google experience, SW keys, sexier device. Again, it remains to be seen how sweet that new Galaxy S is, but if you can hold out that long .... check it out for that week or two and determine what you feel to be the necessary decision.
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yeah but now all those things are out and im stumped and its kinda cheap for the phone. I wish people were into lg products, because the lg viper is 20 bucks and it beats the galaxy nexus in quadrant.
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... you place to much value on some stupid benchmark app. Does the lg viper run ICS? Let go of your own confinements then you shall truly be free.
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If you're looking for a deal, then I'd say yes. $100 isn't bad with an upgrade for a GNex. IF that isn't your main priority, even though it seems it is, then I may suggest checking out one of the aforementioned devices during the trial period (14d), more so the GSIII than than the EVO LTE.
I will say the new EVO is pretty sweet, have had some time with it as my buddy has it, and the battery has shown to be significantly better than the GNexus. The cameras do not compare, either. I'm not a big shooter, and even though I find myself taking some sweet pictures with the GNex ... it doesn't compare. Factors, though, of course, as it depends on usage and what you're looking for. Remains to be seen how the GSIII will compare, but I'm wanting to get my hands on it.
If it came down to the EVO LTE or the GNex, I still think I would go for the Nexus for multiple reasons; straight Google experience, SW keys, sexier device. Again, it remains to be seen how sweet that new Galaxy S is, but if you can hold out that long .... check it out for that week or two and determine what you feel to be the necessary decision.
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thanks for the reply and I don't have the money for either of those atm as i am 14 but the only thing that is holding me back from going an buying right now is the camera isnt the greatest, but i dont take many pictures, no removable storage and a cheap 20$ LG viper beats it. The only reason im not getting the viper is there isnt much developer support and lg isnt very good on software updates.
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... you place to much value on some stupid benchmark app. Does the lg viper run ICS? Let go of your own confinements then you shall truly be free.
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Its expected to soon but idk if its gonna get jelly bean? And no developer support.
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thanks for the reply and I don't have the money for either of those atm as i am 14 but the only thing that is holding me back from going an buying right now is the camera isnt the greatest, but i dont take many pictures, no removable storage and a cheap 20$ LG viper beats it. The only reason im not getting the viper is there isnt much developer support and lg isnt very good on software updates.
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Oh so you know... no the LG viper does not run ICS and... looks like a POS phone... if that is your only other choice... get the nexus.
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Oh so you know... no the LG viper does not run ICS and... looks like a POS phone... if that is your only other choice... get the nexus.
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I'm pretty sure that I will end up getting this phone I'm just wondering what you buyers think of it?
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If only it were that simple.
Discuss this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1642801
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wait do all of them come with 32 gb on sprint??
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wait do all of them come with 32 gb on sprint??
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The Nexus does. Roughly. Can't speak for the LG.
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Apparently comes with 4GB, expandable up to 32.
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Hi everyone. I have a G2. I've had it for quite sometime now and my contract is up with tmobile. I'm looking to upgrade. Its either the Amaze, Sensation, or One S. I know HTC has gotten out of the mass production of cell phones with the release of the One S. My questions are is this going to be like how apple releases only 1 iPhone or no? Also, which would you guys recommend. I don't care much for the One S's camera. But the development behind the amaze is virtually non existent. Sensation is something I've always wanted, but all 3 seem to be with sense. Which I hate. Help a guy out as I would like others opinions. Thank you in advance!
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If you want to upgrade soon ,I would go with a galaxy nexus ($350 from play store, contract free). If you want to uprade in a few months I would wait for the next nexus phone. I prefer pure android over sense,touchwiz, motoblur.
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if i were to buy a samsung the above mentioned would be the only one currently. if i broke my g2 today... i would just buy another g2, even at the same price as any of these "better" phones
just my opinion
The One S is a beautiful device. Honestly, if you are looking at the "best" phones on T-Mobile it is between the Galaxy S III and One S.
yeah, im still debating. Plus people always say the iphone is coming, which i refuse to believe until i see it lol
I actually just got my G2. It was either this G2 or a galaxy nexus (fantastic phone, test drove it in the VZ store). I ended up going with the G2 to test how tmobile prepaid plan works before dropping a lot of a gnex. Now however I will wait for my dream phone. So I guess my vote is for the gnex. If you are not sure check out a VZ or ATT store, just be sure to put on bug spray (for all the sales people.. quite annoying..)
My contract is up in a month and I can't wait to get my hands on a sgs3!
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Hi everyone. I have a G2. I've had it for quite sometime now and my contract is up with tmobile. I'm looking to upgrade. Its either the Amaze, Sensation, or One S. I know HTC has gotten out of the mass production of cell phones with the release of the One S. My questions are is this going to be like how apple releases only 1 iPhone or no? Also, which would you guys recommend. I don't care much for the One S's camera. But the development behind the amaze is virtually non existent. Sensation is something I've always wanted, but all 3 seem to be with sense. Which I hate. Help a guy out as I would like others opinions. Thank you in advance!
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If I were you I would get the galaxy s iii. The one s has had some problems like terrible battery life, lag and many other things. But I would not get the sensation or amaze because those are sort of old hardware. If you are going to have to wait for 2 years to get a new phone you should get the latest of the latest :silly:. So in my oppinion you have either the One S or the GSIII.
The problem with getting the galaxy nexus is that it is a year old and if THAT runs so well with jelly bean, could you imagine the GSIII??? It would be amazing!
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yeah, im still debating. Plus people always say the iphone is coming, which i refuse to believe until i see it lol
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My response to that would be- Why would I get a locked down iPhone when I could get an Android device? The quality gap between Android and Apple used to be drastic, but now I think Android has an edge. The One S and GSIII are better devices than the 4S, and will hold their own against the inevitable 4inch iPhone 5.
That said don't be shocked when the iPhone 5 reaches T-Mobile, Tim Cook isn't going to leave an entire carrier to Android like Jobs did.
My contract already expired, but I kept my DZ and Ill wait for the next nexus device. Its just a damn big advantage to have pure Android as its meant to be, fast updates and great dev support. Sure I was tempted to switch phone as the contract expired but I know that Ill be happy for my patience in November.
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My contract already expired, but I kept my DZ and Ill wait for the next nexus device. Its just a damn big advantage to have pure Android as its meant to be, fast updates and great dev support. Sure I was tempted to switch phone as the contract expired but I know that Ill be happy for my patience in November.
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That's kind of where I'm at too. I want to wait. Its really my mom and bro who want/need new phones. My mom is dead set on an iphone so I told her to wait and my bro really doesn't care. They both still prefer blackberry which is retarded but whatevs. I guess ill just make them wait. Our contract was up this past month. I refuse to switch because verizon is too expensive, att is too clogged and annoying, and sprint is not gsm yet.
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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.
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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???
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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???
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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.....