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Why I'm buying the epic 4g touch.

Hello everyone,
I am a current evo 3d user who is purchasing the touch tomorrow (and giving the 3d to my financee).
Why am I purchasing the 4g touch. We all know it is a fast phone, it is great, etc, etc.
1) I want a phone that is fast, and great out of the box. I don't want to have to root it, overclock it, etc to make myself feel like I got my money's worth. The epic 4g touch will accomplish this (not saying I won't root it, or flash roms, I always do ).
2. I want a phone that is future proof. I want to be happy with the performance of my phone a year from now. I have yet to have a phone accomplish this, and I don't have the money to swap phones every 6 months (though I wish I did). I believe the epic 4g touch will be future proof...even for an entire upgrade cycle.
3. I want a great screen. The evo 3d didn't have this...and that is inexcusable for a "superphone" that cost as much as a good laptop. The epic 4g touch arguably has the best screen in the market at the moment.
4. Touchwize 4.0 looks pretty damn sweet
What do you guys think? Why are you buying the phone?
Also, for those who have the phone, how is the screen? Is the resolution lacking on such a big screen? How would you rate the phone for viewing pdf's....etc?
I am a graduate student, I need a phone I can read on .
-Blue

That sexy proccessor and that beautiful screen along with that thin perfectly shaped body....
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iSaint said:
That sexy proccessor and that beautiful screen along with that thin perfectly shaped body....
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Just like what we want in our women

This phone stock blows a rooted and overclocked 3d out the water. I just switched from the 3d and its better times 10.
Better signal. Better screen...even at lower resolution ..exynos core is a BEAST..plays n64 games on emulator stock smoother than overclocked evo. Better cameras..better speakers...this thing screams dude. And most of all...its a GREAT PHONE before anything. Great call quality..stronger reception than the 3d. If your on the fence..jump man..it's worth it
sent from my damn EPIC TOUCH 4G!!!!

Sounds like good reasons to me. The E3D is a great phone but I think this one is a little better all the way around.

I feel like the hdmi out would make up for the lack of a high res screen (even though it doesnt look any different from one that does). Just plus that sucker up to a cheap 10 inch hd TV and your set imo.

theduce102 said:
I feel like the hdmi out would make up for the lack of a high res screen (even though it doesnt look any different from one that does). Just plus that sucker up to a cheap 10 inch hd TV and your set imo.
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How much of a sore spot is not having TV Out on the original Epic? People go nuts over it whenever the thread gets bumped. If the WVGA screen uses any less battery than qHD then I can't think of anything I would complain about. I purchased 2 movies from Media Hub and, I am dead serious, the clarity is every bit as good as my 1080 HDTV...and that's on my Epic. I can't wait to see the same flix on the ET4G tomorrow since the screen is supposed to be a little better even. Power and battery life seem great from reviews, Improved Touchwiz..ok, I will give it a real chance. I can honestly see myself running rooted stock and not complaining abou it while waiting for the real goodies to get baked.
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I'm coming from the Epic 4g and I loved that phone. I told myself I wouldn't upgrade until I found a true successor. With everything I have read about the E4gt i'm hoping this is the one. Plus I loved the developers for the Epic 4G and i'm hoping they come along to this phone as well!

I'm buying it because I know it's a beast of a phone that I'm going to fall in love with and appreciate for a very long time like i did my Evo was for it's time. But actually I am also buying a Samsung this time around because believe it or not, Apple is filing litigation against them. That unfortunately has become my litmus test of great products to come. As you can probably tell, I hate apple with a passion. Whoever Apple's suing the most at any given point will receive my business.

I am.... maybe buying it depending on Nexus Prime news or lack of Nexus Prime news over the next 4 weeks.

The deciding factors for me are:
1) The performance of the Processor and Video Processing. yes benchmarks doesn't fully tell the truth, but with out tweaking anything the numbers its putting it out is mind blowing. 90mflops with over 3000!!! Look at the gaming number too!!! next to the photon its a Tachyon!!
2) The Camera sensor. the only device to record at 1080p!!!! What is wrong with HTC and Motorola? why cant they contend with that ability. Its not a Android software issue. if the EVO 3D had DUAL 8MP EVO cameras at least then the EVO 3D would have had more stomping ground. More megapixels does mean a sharper image when sized down to smaller resolutions, to get real 35mm photo quality images digitally you need around 20 megapixels to equal the same sharpness and depth of analog camera quality. so in Digital Megapixel world less means LESS, yes the sensor may matter, but still digital needs more pixels to equal analog quality.
3) Battery Life. So far the reviews for Sept 15th are confirming that the battery life is better than the other 2 contenders.
4) THE SCREEN. 4.5 inches of pure bliss beauty. I cant wait to see the Samsung NOTE Super AMOLED HD 5 inch screen!!!!! too bad they couldnt have a higher resolution on the AMOLED + to the 960 x 540. Really I want the Samsung NOTE over the Epic now, but it looks like Sprint might not get it as in the specs doesn't show CDMA, still could mean a version for sprint may come out of the molds..
5) Software abilities, Yes Sense 3.0 still has amazing features that wont be copied, but then from the new motion sensing feature of Touchwiz looks promising. it was about time they used the motion/extra sensors to input with the software. Really I want full customization of any animated features for ALL phones, if you want a specific animated software feature, you should not be limited to only certain things per manufactures decision only be limited by the main operating system. If you want the cool Carousel feature of the main menu, Sense UI should not be the only one to have it. Heck having the carosel feature with shaking the Epic touch left or right with out using your finger would be KILLER. I also like the cube conveyor belt like feature of the Apps selection on the Nexus S. I have a few other animated features I want to see implemented that I saw with Ubuntu since android is based off of linux kernel, majority of all the Ubuntu like animated features could work on it. all in all the new software features is a serious worthiness.

©ertifiedMuffDiver™ said:
The deciding factors for me are:
1) The performance of the Processor and Video Processing. yes benchmarks doesnt fully tell the truth, but with out tweaking anything the numbers its putting it out is mind blowing. 90mflops with over 3000!!! Look at the gaming number too!!! next to the photon its a Tachyon!!
2) The Camera sensor. the only device to record at 1080p!!!! WTF is wrong with HTC and Motorola? why cant they contend with that ability. Its not a Android software issue. if the EVO 3D had DUAL 8MP EVO cameras at least then the EVO 3D would have had more stomping ground.
3) Battery Life. So far the reviews for Sept 15th are confirming that the battery life is better than the other 2 contenders.
4) THE SCREEN. 4.5 inches of pure bliss beauty. I cant wait to see the Samsung NOTE Super AMOLED HD 5 inch screen!!!!! too bad they couldnt have a higher resolution on the AMOLED + to the 960 x 540. Really I want the Samsung NOTE over the Epic now, but it looks like Sprint might not get it as in the specs doesn't show CDMA, still could mean a version for sprint may come out of the molds..
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even at 480x800, it still looks amazing. I just came from the qHD screen on the 3d. Everytime I turn on my screen i just stare at it.
But yeah I want to see a higher res version of this screen.

cds0699 said:
Just like what we want in our women
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Yeah okay I'll admit, I've banged women that were less attractive than this phone.

Success100 said:
even at 480x800, it still looks amazing. I just came from the qHD screen on the 3d. Everytime I turn on my screen i just stare at it.
But yeah I want to see a higher res version of this screen.
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AbsolutZeroGI said:
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Yeah okay I'll admit, I've banged women that were less attractive than this phone.
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... Haven't we all
This phone gets me harder than viagra

AbsolutZeroGI said:
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Yeah okay I'll admit, I've banged women that were less attractive than this phone.
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Most men have, I would be lying if I said I hadn't

Aside from the GPS, Samsung pretty much nailed the hardware in the Galaxy S line. Their Hummingbird based hardware blew away it's contemporaries, and the SAMOLED screen drew raves (although the pentile matrix display was docked points by some for the screen door effect and fuzzy text). But the software wasn't on the same level. Touchwiz 3.0 was not the greatest skin in the world.
The reason I'm getting the Epic Touch is because Samsung continued its hardware domination this generation, fixed GPS, went RGB stripe with the SAMOLED Plus screen, and, more importantly, worked very hard to make the software work on the same level as HTC's Sense skin. The result is arguably the best phone on the market (screen size preferences being the biggest deciding factor) and for what I look for in a phone, easily blows away it's nearest competitor. I am very, very happy that I decided to forgo the Evo 3D to wait indefinitely for the S2. Thank god it's here now, and thank god they moved to the 4.52" screen. The Epic Touch is basically my dream phone.

Hanson68 said:
Aside from the GPS, Samsung pretty much nailed the hardware in the Galaxy S line. Their Hummingbird based hardware blew away it's contemporaries, and the SAMOLED screen drew raves (although the pentile matrix display was docked points by some for the screen door effect and fuzzy text). But the software wasn't on the same level. Touchwiz 3.0 was not the greatest skin in the world.
The reason I'm getting the Epic Touch is because Samsung continued its hardware domination this generation, fixed GPS, went RGB stripe with the SAMOLED Plus screen, and, more importantly, worked very hard to make the software work on the same level as HTC's Sense skin. The result is arguably the best phone on the market (screen size preferences being the biggest deciding factor) and for what I look for in a phone, easily blows away it's nearest competitor. I am very, very happy that I decided to forgo the Evo 3D to wait indefinitely for the S2. Thank god it's here now, and thank god they moved to the 4.52" screen. The Epic Touch is basically my dream phone.
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my sentiments exactly. this is my dream phone

Dulanic said:
I am.... maybe buying it depending on Nexus Prime news or lack of Nexus Prime news over the next 4 weeks.
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Same here... I don't want to jump ship now just to found out the Prime is coming out a couple months from now.

cds0699 said:
Most men have, I would be lying if I said I hadn't
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Hahaha i would have to say this phone is much sexier than my ex wife
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How long did It take you to get used to...

Everything being so big on the screen cause of the resolution..?
I'm an OG Epic 4g user so naturally I was going to get the ET4G, I went into the sprint store to try it out and wow... everything looks huge on it. Icons, pulldown icons, etc. Now to be fair it probably is because I'm used to my 5x5 Grid settings on Go Launcher on my 4in screen, but I don't know it I'd be able to coop with things being that large on the phone.
What's your experiences and how are you guys managing with it like that?
Not knocking the phone in any means, just caught me off guard when I played with the demo and everything looked like I accidently held Control on my computer keyboard and scrolled up on the desktop haha.
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I think its awesome, gives the phone its own unique identity. Makes my evo running go feel boring. I dont have a preference either way.
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r3a1ist said:
I think its awesome, gives the phone its own unique identity. Makes my evo running go feel boring. I dont have a preference either way.
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Ehhh I've never been a fan of big screens and low resolutions.
My laptop is 17in and I run it at Max 1920x1200 resolution, everyone that uses it says they don't know how I can handle text being that small lol.
The Prime is suppose to be a higher Res though right? Wonder if it'll look the same though since the screen is also bigger...
Decisions decisions <.<
Did you come from an OG epic as well?
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r3a1ist said:
I think its awesome, gives the phone its own unique identity. Makes my evo running go feel boring. I dont have a preference either way.
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EDIT: Gah stupid double post.
Ehhh I've never been a fan of big screens and low resolutions.
My laptop is 17in and I run it at Max 1920x1200 resolution, everyone that uses it says they don't know how I can handle text being that small lol.
The Prime is suppose to be a higher Res though right? Wonder if it'll look the same though since the screen is also bigger...
Decisions decisions

Took me about 2 minutes to get used to it coming from a 3D. The only thing that really looked different to me was the notification bar...everything else kinda looks exactly the same.

The only thing I don't like about the nPrime and new Samsung "HD" models is the aspect ratio....16:9 SUCKS. Unless you've had a qHD device you don't know....your screen is so damn narrow (or short, depending on orientation) and it's annoying. Even though the resolution you gain from it more than makes up for it, the form-factor itself is extremely irritation (to some)...The only thing I miss from my EVO3D is the qHD resolution, but, the one thing I miss the least is the 16:9 aspect ratio....
...unfortunately it seems as though 16:9 is the new standard, so, this will likely be our final phone that isn't 16:9...
infuriating.

The ET is only usable to me with the density/dpi (there are apps in the market) changed down to 200 or lower. This breaks the layout of something TW things, but is worth it, especially for someone like me who runs as close to AOSP as possible and uses aftermarket apps for everything anyway.
At the regular resolution, this phone would be entirely unusable in my opinion.
For what it's worth, the lack of qHD isn't too bad. The other positives of the screen (super contrast, vibrance) subconsciously make up for the difference.

About 20 seconds. My big worry was the on-screen keyboard, but with a screen this size, I'm faster on it than I was my old epic keyboard....and it doesn't skip keys. Also, the camera is a major improvement over the Epics in every way except audio. I'm looking into getting an external microphone.
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ffolkes said:
The ET is only usable to me with the density/dpi (there are apps in the market) changed down to 200 or lower. This breaks the layout of something TW things, but is worth it, especially for someone like me who runs as close to AOSP as possible and uses aftermarket apps for everything anyway.
At the regular resolution, this phone would be entirely unusable in my opinion.
For what it's worth, the lack of qHD isn't too bad. The other positives of the screen (super contrast, vibrance) subconsciously make up for the difference.
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Im right there with you.

ffolkes said:
The ET is only usable to me with the density/dpi (there are apps in the market) changed down to 200 or lower. This breaks the layout of something TW things, but is worth it, especially for someone like me who runs as close to AOSP as possible and uses aftermarket apps for everything anyway.
At the regular resolution, this phone would be entirely unusable in my opinion.
For what it's worth, the lack of qHD isn't too bad. The other positives of the screen (super contrast, vibrance) subconsciously make up for the difference.
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Ah I never knew of those apps! so from what I understand, they do make everything smaller like I'm saying?
You may have just swayed me back to the ET4G haha.
Something else I realized too though that only Epic users would feel, is that it feels well... Like the same ole tthing.. (Of course bigger and upgraded) but I'm not really sure I felt the "New" factor when I was using the ET.. feel like the Prime may make me feel the sensation of a new experience..
I completely understand you E3D users and you guys coming from other phones and the ET being a new experience for ya, but for me coming from a Epic its felt.. well the same lol
But I don't know if that's good or bad, I felt at home when I was using it.. But whats the point in buying a new house if they have the same floor-plan lay out so to say ..
Any epic4g (or other Galaxy S ) users feel like its the same ole thing and that the Prime might give more of a "Whoa this is new!" experience for us?
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Sounds like a lot of us was expecting that EVO 4g experience, expecting to be blown away. I agree I haven't had a major wow factor since then. I don't see a quad core phone doing much for me either.
I set my dpi to 200 by editing the build prop, on the evo3d it was 190. Personally to me it the stock dpi looks like its set for people who are vision impaired.
I use a dialer app to fix the uneven look of the stock dialer.

What are you guys using to change the dpi? and the dialer?

phatmanxxl said:
Sounds like a lot of us was expecting that EVO 4g experience, expecting to be blown away. I agree I haven't had a major wow factor since then. I don't see a quad core phone doing much for me either.
I set my dpi to 200 by editing the build prop, on the evo3d it was 190. Personally to me it the stock dpi looks like its set for people who are vision impaired.
I use a dialer app to fix the uneven look of the stock dialer.
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I like your honesty man.
In your opinion, is the differnece between, the Epic and the Epic touch worth paying full price for? (Not eligible for a full upgrade til June)
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I adjusted right away, personallyI think everything in stock form is fine, I don't like holding my phone 4 inches from my eyes to be able to read everything, I can hold this thing in a natural position
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To me, having Flash work in the browser and the ability to change font size was all I needed to see to sell me on it, the screen that is. I haven't even felt the need to root yet. Every other phone I've had, I had to root to tether so I could hook my UMPC up for browsing and whatnot. Since I bought this I haven't even turned the UMPC on.
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SemiGamer said:
Ah I never knew of those apps! so from what I understand, they do make everything smaller like I'm saying?
You may have just swayed me back to the ET4G haha.
Something else I realized too though that only Epic users would feel, is that it feels well... Like the same ole tthing.. (Of course bigger and upgraded) but I'm not really sure I felt the "New" factor when I was using the ET.. feel like the Prime may make me feel the sensation of a new experience..
I completely understand you E3D users and you guys coming from other phones and the ET being a new experience for ya, but for me coming from a Epic its felt.. well the same lol
But I don't know if that's good or bad, I felt at home when I was using it.. But whats the point in buying a new house if they have the same floor-plan lay out so to say ..
Any epic4g (or other Galaxy S ) users feel like its the same ole thing and that the Prime might give more of a "Whoa this is new!" experience for us?
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I hear ya. Coming from an E3D it definitely has a new "floor plan"...
...however coming from the E4G to the E3D that also definitely had a totally different feel to me. 16:9 screen, qHD, Sense 3.0 (I hate sense)...and it sucked. All I wanted was the newest hardware. I didn't actually want anything else. The upgraded "experience" involves changing a lot of things that aren't technical upgrades and are entirely matters of opinion--and that leaves a lot of areas to screw up. Opinion can be a ***** like that.
So, excepting "experience" there is only hardware upgrading. This is definitely that....and while it might feel like a faster smoother version of the same ol' thing, Samsung's idea of a new 'experience' might be far more offensive than you would suspect.

I just downloaded tw 4.5 and set the app drawer to display a higher number of apps and the homescreen to do the same (more rows) Launcher pro can do the same. Also you can adjust the LCD density.
As for the original question, it didn't take any time to adjust to the larger screen although when I try to use my wife's OG epic I do notice how much smaller it is and that takes a minute to get used to. Also, I can't believe how slow the OG epic feels now that I'm used to everything happening almost instantly...

SemiGamer said:
I like your honesty man.
In your opinion, is the differnece between, the Epic and the Epic touch worth paying full price for? (Not eligible for a full upgrade til June)
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I didn't use the epic 1, I didn't and wouldn't pay full price for this phone, I had a friend sign up for sprint and took her new contract discount. She got my MoPho I only had for about a month.

First of all qHD pentile displays are technologically and visually inferior to the samoled display in the E4GT. This is without a shred of doubt the best display in the world right now. There are rumors that sammy is taking qHD where it needs to be at a bare minimum with the prime at a full 720p resolution. Please don't try to compare fake high res pentile photon or 3d crap to a amoled masterpiece like what the e4gt has. We'll see what samsung is able to pull off with qHD soon since samsung is the worlds cutting edge innovator in displays. I think samsungs real deal high res qHD displays comming out won't have screen door effect.
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Hardware is everything, here on android we control our own software experience. This phone will be running ice cream sandwich in a couple months.
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Have you tried to go back to non-720p screen

I was using the galaxy tab 10.1 today. Wow, I immediately noticed how the screen is just not as sharp, even though when I first compared the nitro hd to skyrocket a week ago, the difference wasn't night and day. It's amazing how your eyes adjust to the sharpness of the screen. Hard to use non 720p again.
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gordec said:
I was using the galaxy tab 10.1 today. Wow, I immediately noticed how the screen is just not as sharp, even though when I first compared the nitro hd to skyrocket a week ago, the difference wasn't night and day. It's amazing how your eyes adjust to the sharpness of the screen. Hard to use non 720p again.
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Oh god dude, I decided to use a friends Sensation 4G for a day because I missed the look and feel and Sense 3.0 and that..lasted about 5 minutes haha. Grabbed Launcher Pro Plus and Beautiful Widgets and happy with that.
The sharpness and vibrancy coming from the screen was just..so intoxicating compared to the Sensation..couldn't last with out it. I use the desktop version of Youtube to watch videos now, the app doesn't do the job anymore for me.

While standing in the AT&T store today to get a replacement phone I saw the Skyrocket and Nitro side by side displaying the "Explore this Phone " program and realized there may not be any going back. The display on the Nitro is just incredible!
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i think my i9100 screen looks like poop.

I went to the Skyrocket after having this phone and yes, I absolutely miss the HD screen...but for other factors I am totally happy with my exchange. As much as I loved the screen I was having issues with some websites displaying horribly small font which I then had to size and that was more hassle than it was worth at times. I also came to the conclusion more pixels in a small screen isn't always better. Oh well...do I miss the screen? Yes. Did I "go back"? yes. I survived. Lol...I feel like I'm in recovery or something.

Yeah，so I sold my ipad2……

PearsonDKA said:
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You use what now? YT through browser?

I don't know what he's using, but I am using Dolphin HD for YouTube videos.

I've had my skyrocket since yesterday and while it's blazing fast with no lag at all I miss the nitro screen very much. Hopefully I can adjust to it. I wish there was an international rezound.
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Tried it out at an AT&T store, and I must say, that is a damn good screen.
Although, I can't wait for the Galaxy S II HD LTE, that thing is higher res, and is SAMOLED..... OH MY LORD.

It's not higher res by any means. In fact, due to its slightly larger size, its pixel density is slightly lower. The specs are very similar to our P930 here, though.

[Q] Ready to jump ship...

I have been using an Evo3D for the past few months and in that time I have already had the screen replaced once for having dust under it. I had the hardest time dealing with sprint attempting to get them to replace the screen and after many hours of complaining they reluctantly swapped it out for me. I have pretty bad OCD and seeing the dust under the screen is absolutely unbearable, this is clearly a manufacturing defect considering I had this problem with my OG Evo. I can't keep dealing with this, and I can't keep dealing with Sprint's non-sense. The assembly method on Samsung phones seems to be superior to that of HTC because I don't really hear any complaints about dust under their screens. And typically the resolution is significantly more rich than the QHD screen on the Evo3D. I know that this phone is definitely a step down from what I am used to and by no means is the Epic 4G a power house but I feel like I could be content with this phone, and play all my GBA games on it because of the keyboard. I would clean my Evo3D's screen on my own but I fear I may end up with more dust that I started with. Can you guys give me a hand here? I appreciate all your guys input, thank you in advance.

It's a great device. Even greater with a fully functional build of Cm9 Android 4.0.4. The build quality is definitely far superior to the Evo or Evo 3d. I've taken good care of mine despite not using a case or screen protector (I too am insanely OCD) and it still looks like it just came out of the box. I for one have been perfectly content with it and will continue to be despite having an upgrade till November when Google releases the new 5 Nexus devices.
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I see. Now this is going to sound really outrageous but since sprint discontinued the Evo3D line, what are the chances I can complain enough to exchange my 3D for one of the old Epic 4G's they might have in the stock room, because I really don't feel like hastling them to replace the screen on my Evo3D for it to just get dust again in a month or so. But I mean I really like the Epic, and it has the cortex A8 or something which is apparently better than the OG Evo's processor. Do you know anything about the Epic's ability to run a GBA emulator? I really hope it can do fluid games with sound.

I have no issues with my screen, but i have dropped it a few times on brick and cement and just a few scratches is all the result was nothing major.
And to just say my phone out performs my friend's EVO 3D, and my mother's EVO 4G. As Well Stock Galaxy S2, My phone even looks better than the Google Nexus LTE ( Screen and Color Wise ) Thanks to Voodoo Color.

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I see. Now this is going to sound really outrageous but since sprint discontinued the Evo3D line, what are the chances I can complain enough to exchange my 3D for one of the old Epic 4G's they might have in the stock room, because I really don't feel like hastling them to replace the screen on my Evo3D for it to just get dust again in a month or so. But I mean I really like the Epic, and it has the cortex A8 or something which is apparently better than the OG Evo's processor. Do you know anything about the Epic's ability to run a GBA emulator? I really hope it can do fluid games with sound.
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It should run that emulator like nothing. I used to play n64 on it. It was decently smooth. Also played psone and it was fluid as well. I can imagine gba games being even smoother....
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lanhikari3113 said:
Do you know anything about the Epic's ability to run a GBA emulator? I really hope it can do fluid games with sound.
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I know Uber games on his not sure what emulator he uses but he doesn't have a problem. I also think he use's another kernel that allows for UV/OV. Look him up or wait for him to see this thread. He is pretty active around here despite being on the Gnex now LOL.
EDIT: Like I said LOL he posted as I was typing LOL

XxLostSoulxX said:
I have no issues with my screen, but i have dropped it a few times on brick and cement and just a few scratches is all the result was nothing major.
And to just say my phone out performs my friend's EVO 3D, and my mother's EVO 4G. As Well Stock Galaxy S2, My phone even looks better than the Google Nexus LTE ( Screen and Color Wise ) Thanks to Voodoo Color.
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How in the world does it outperform them? Not saying I dont believe you, do you have any screencaps of performance? Just so I know whether to drop the money on it? I can get one used locally for like 120$ Then I can ebay the 3vo for like 150$ (minimum).
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lanhikari3113 said:
How in the world does it outperform them? Not saying I dont believe you, do you have any screencaps of performance? Just so I know whether to drop the money on it? I can get one used locally for like 120$ Then I can ebay the 3vo for like 150$ (minimum).
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Of Course its going to cost more its newer and its "3D" big whoop the 3D was more of a noveltee, and it outperforms in a sense I can play games without lag, mine doesn't have issues with loading apps, I use stock sd cards to compare yet mine stock runs faster and loads faster. Real World Performance. Not some stupid app that tells me I have a bigger score.
Go to sprint and fiddle with the Epic granted it won't be rooted so you can't see how much better it is obviously compared to stock.
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How in the world does it outperform them? Not saying I dont believe you, do you have any screencaps of performance? Just so I know whether to drop the money on it? I can get one used locally for like 120$ Then I can ebay the 3vo for like 150$ (minimum).
And what is ?
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To say the epic screen looks better than the galaxy nexus's is a crock. I have both and have compared both. I have Gama and rgb control as well... and my screen looks ton better than my epic. So seriously stop talking about stuff you obviously know nothing about.(lost soul)
To the OP if you can't find a reasonably good deal on the galaxy S2 epic touch. Then I would go ahead and get the OG epic.
Voodoo sound and color is a tuning app. It allows you to adjust your sound card... and the color allows you to tune the rgb values ans the Gama values. It helps the phone look a lot better than stock values.
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ÜBER™ said:
To say the epic screen looks better than the galaxy nexus's is a crock. I have both and have compared both. I have Gama and rgb control as well... and my screen looks ton better than my epic. So seriously stop talking about stuff you obviously know nothing about.(lost soul)
To the OP if you can't find a reasonably good deal on the galaxy S2 epic touch. Then I would go ahead and get the OG epic.
Voodoo sound and color is a tuning app. It allows you to adjust your sound card... and the color allows you to tune the rgb values ans the Gama values. It helps the phone look a lot better than stock values.
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Gotcha, here's the thing though I found one for 79$ on CowBoom with only hairline scratches and a few of them to boot which sounds great to me. I really dont want to spend all that much money on the SII when I can save my money to eventually get the SIII or the GNexus. I really like the whole keyboard thing because I can play GBA games with some real keys, I just want to make sure the epic 4G can handle it first, Im looking for speed in CM9 or ICS, and great emulator performance at this point because I like playing games on my phone. Also Minecraft would be nice with the physical keyboard.

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Gotcha, here's the thing though I found one for 79$ on CowBoom with only hairline scratches and a few of them to boot which sounds great to me. I really dont want to spend all that much money on the SII when I can save my money to eventually get the SIII or the GNexus. I really like the whole keyboard thing because I can play GBA games with some real keys, I just want to make sure the epic 4G can handle it first, Im looking for speed in CM9 or ICS, and great emulator performance at this point because I like playing games on my phone. Also Minecraft would be nice with the physical keyboard.
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Gotcha. You definitely will be pleased with that then. It will run games pretty decently smooth. I cant speak for GBA myself but I do know that it runs the legend of Zelda like a champ. With minimal to no lag. And flawless when you over clock it. If your strapped on cash then yes this will be your happy medium. It doesn't out pre form any of the dual cores but its pretty up there.
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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has provided feedback to me, I really appreciate it because I just cant do HTC and their obnoxious build quality, light leakage, dust, etc.

I work with fiberglass for a living and often grind with my epic in my back pocket. I've never had an issue with dust under my screen. If anyone has a chance of getting it in there it would be me.
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To say the epic screen looks better than the galaxy nexus's is a crock. I have both and have compared both. I have Gama and rgb control as well... and my screen looks ton better than my epic. So seriously stop talking about stuff you obviously know nothing about.(lost soul)
To the OP if you can't find a reasonably good deal on the galaxy S2 epic touch. Then I would go ahead and get the OG epic.
Voodoo sound and color is a tuning app. It allows you to adjust your sound card... and the color allows you to tune the rgb values ans the Gama values. It helps the phone look a lot better than stock values.
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Your voodoo color settings must suck then because even my friend thats works at sprint even told me my screen looks brighter and color looked much better.
To the OP GBA Works fine i use it and it worked great even back on the Froyo days so your good there.

XxLostSoulxX said:
Your voodoo color settings must suck then because even my friend thats works at sprint even told me my screen looks brighter and color looked much better.
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No they don't.... I've shared them with multiple people and they have said they were the best they've ever seen. And your comparing the stock gnex values to a modded epic. Thats not a fair fight... mine was.
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No they don't.... I've shared them with multiple people and they have said they were the best they've ever seen. And your comparing the stock gnex values to a modded epic. Thats not a fair fight... mine was.
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Hey haha lets not fight here! So I hit up craigslist and traded some guy who works on phones for his job and it has some tiny scratches but nothing I can deal with, the screen looks vivid man and I havent even rooted it yet. No dust WHATSOEVER, in fact the digitizer looks super close to the lcd. Its beautiful..

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Hey haha lets not fight here! So I hit up craigslist and traded some guy who works on phones for his job and it has some tiny scratches but nothing I can deal with, the screen looks vivid man and I havent even rooted it yet. No dust WHATSOEVER, in fact the digitizer looks super close to the lcd. Its beautiful..
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Its not an LCD. Its an led . Sorry I hate when I caught in an argument. Did you want some helping rooting? I can remote root it for you if you would like. Shouldn't take but 15 minutes depending on how fast a learner/ Typer you are.
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I really appreciate the offer! I actually rooted it the second I got home with it, running CM9 with ShadowKernel. Absolute butter... oh man its so amazing... The screen is beautiful, the pentile is weird, coming from SLCD and QHD.. But from a distance it looks magical. Now I just need to let it fully charge up, grab the gba emulator and get rocking with this baller keyboard. The screen is very easy to look at, almost like it is soft, and lcd seems harsh now. If that makes sense.

lanhikari3113 said:
I really appreciate the offer! I actually rooted it the second I got home with it, running CM9 with ShadowKernel. Absolute butter... oh man its so amazing... The screen is beautiful, the pentile is weird, coming from SLCD and QHD.. But from a distance it looks magical. Now I just need to let it fully charge up, grab the gba emulator and get rocking with this baller keyboard. The screen is very easy to look at, almost like it is soft, and lcd seems harsh now. If that makes sense.
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Its not a pen tile display. its a regular old samoled. It has an rgb configuration. The galaxy nexus is a pen tile. Meaning its configuration is rgbg. It has more green sub pixels.
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Its not a pen tile display. its a regular old samoled. It has an rgb configuration. The galaxy nexus is a pen tile. Meaning its configuration is rgbg. It has more green sub pixels.
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Well sorryyyyy for not knowing proper terms for subpixel configurations haha. Like I was saying though it looks different, but it looks alot more rich. And its running fantastically where it is now. Now I need to get a screen protector and I'll be a more than happy camper. What the best battery life you have gotten out of this?

Droid DNA : is it really a challenge for the galaxy note 2 ???

I wonder now with the upcoming release of the droid dna...is it really a match for our beloved note 2
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Nice design, but lack of features and stylus, no battery removal or external sd..not for me..
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Nice design, but lack of features and stylus, no battery removal or external sd..not for me..
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Yea I see that im wondering why htc is going this way all of sudden with these phones...they really need to keep external memory as a option still...
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Samsung intends this to be a niche device (a phablet, if you will) while HTC has strongly insisted that the DNA be called a phone. Oh, and by launching only on Verizon, that means I won't be buying it... ever. (T-Mobile fanboy here ... not to mention I save a ton too)

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Samsung intends this to be a niche device (a phablet, if you will) while HTC has strongly insisted that the DNA be called a phone. Oh, and by launching only on Verizon, that means I won't be buying it... ever. (T-Mobile fanboy here ... not to mention I save a ton too)
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Lol yea I see that...verizon plans are disgustingly high :*(...I was hoping t-mobile was going to release a htc j butterfly but the note is satisfying in almost every way
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Nice design, but lack of features and stylus, no battery removal or external sd..not for me..
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This
noted for future reference on my Note 2

it has a smaller battery than the GS3 but it has a bigger 1080p screen so yeah good luck with the battery

haldi15 said:
it has a smaller battery than the GS3 but it has a bigger 1080p screen so yeah good luck with the battery
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Hahaha! Yea I was thinking it has a higher resolution but yet the battery is weaker than that of the GS3. So either you carry a charger with you all day or have a set of battery extension because its going to drain fast during usage.
Now I wouldn't think about trading my Note 2 for the DNA one bit because both phones pretty much have the same specs. The Note 2 at 720p is already rich in screen resolution. You'll have to stare at it from about half an inch away from the screen to notice the pixels. I'm pretty sure you'll see less pixels on the DNA while staring at the screen from the same distance, but who'll want to do that?. With the Note 2 you can also record videos and take pictures at the same time like the how the HTC always advertise on their phones. Nothing new about that. Now the only down side I see on the DNA is no stylus (many people who hates holding a pencil, let alone writing their name would not care for it at all), no expansion slot (I cannot rely on cloud storage as an alternative), the battery is weak and non-removable (so unlike the Note 2 it is not meant for heavy usage), and finally it's from Verizon (the carrier whom loves to brand the **** out of their phones).
But I don't like to tell people what to get. If any phone they find that suits them, then great and good luck with their new devices. We all win. :good:
EDIT: Forgot to mention that with LTE the DNA will suffer even more on its battery.

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it has a smaller battery than the GS3 but it has a bigger 1080p screen so yeah good luck with the battery
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I agtee battery will be a problem. I think I read the DNA had like 1000 less milli amp hours than our battery! Thats pretty significant
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Droid DNA is a phone - GN2 is a phablet ...
But i want both of them, the best two devices in the world until now.:silly:

DNA has everything I try to avoid in a phone...

Lol im surprised at how everybody like shot the droid dna out of clouds ...so it seemz that gn2 is still the god of phones!!! Or has HTC started losing their over all appeal because of the recent designs and bad moves they made (locked bootloaders/failure to see their batteries are basically dead paperweights/ etc)...idk what is your opinions...cuz those were tge reason I avoided the one x and grew sick of the one s
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The only thing arguably better would be the display / resolution. Other than that, Note 2 owns all the way. At this point in time, I don't really care much for 1080p. For my next phone in about a year or two, thats a different story.

a less than 16gb for screen 1080p phone, pass...

boodies said:
The only thing arguably better would be the display / resolution. Other than that, Note 2 owns all the way. At this point in time, I don't really care much for 1080p. For my next phone in about a year or two, thats a different story.
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I checked out the Note2 again tonight this time only for about 15 min when I stopped by Best Buy & immediately felt like this is such a real huge upgrade from my EVO 4G that I must have it soon. Then I started noticing the whites weren't as white as my EVO & it could be brighter (set to max) & even experienced some lag but I did not have time to do a reboot.
I am curious to see the DDNA, 1080p natural color screen with amazing cameras like the OneX & improved speaker etc but obviously annoyed with battery & sdcard situtation (not a huge fan of all the red styling either but would slap a case on it) yet I will have to check it out. I think the OneX variants are the best "smartphone" display & camera & at 5" DDNA should be impressive (always thought 5" is a great size but the N2 managed its 5.55" amazingly as well & the stylus puts it in its own class).
So do the non-white whites & brightness of the screen around sunlight on the N2 ever bother anyone?
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psn1819 said:
Yea I see that im wondering why htc is going this way all of sudden with these phones...they really need to keep external memory as a option still...
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I would go back to HTC if they stopped emulating the iPhone in their designs. My SGN2 is my first non-HTC phone in 7 years - They no longer offer anything I'm interested in.

SMARTPHONEPC said:
I checked out the Note2 again tonight this time only for about 15 min when I stopped by Best Buy & immediately felt like this is such a real huge upgrade from my EVO 4G that I must have it soon. Then I started noticing the whites weren't as white as my EVO & it could be brighter (set to max) & even experienced some lag but I did not have time to do a reboot.
I am curious to see the DDNA, 1080p natural color screen with amazing cameras like the OneX & improved speaker etc but obviously annoyed with battery & sdcard situtation (not a huge fan of all the red styling either but would slap a case on it) yet I will have to check it out. I think the OneX variants are the best "smartphone" display & camera & at 5" DDNA should be impressive (always thought 5" is a great size but the N2 managed its 5.55" amazingly as well & the stylus puts it in its own class).
So do the non-white whites & brightness of the screen around sunlight on the N2 ever bother anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2hPBIJrq44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5bFRt_3U0c
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I will admit that the 440ppi and handling of colors is a huge notch against the n2.. the droid however is it a dealbreaker for me...No...does it hurt people who are truly craving that 1080p display and higher color reproduction...it might...Htc decisions to do certain designs and moves on there devices seem to be pushing people away already from what it seems...as well as the fact the series of their devices theyve released is starting to flow the "Apple way"..thats just coming from me though
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Screen size is a deal breaker for me. Can't go smaller after this
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sprintuser1977 said:
Screen size is a deal breaker for me. Can't go smaller after this
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No doubt. I gave my Galaxy S III to my girlfriend. I held it this morning for the first time in a week. It feels so small and tiny now that I'm used to my Note II. Next phone I get will need to be around the size of the Note II.

Sistum Id said:
No doubt. I gave my Galaxy S III to my girlfriend. I held it this morning for the first time in a week. It feels so small and tiny now that I'm used to my Note II. Next phone I get will need to be around the size of the Note II.
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Lol when I first was deciphering if I was gonna keep the n2 my sister placed her gs3 next to it...I thought my eyes were messing with me...in comparison that phone dwarfs and can basically devour the gs3...I couldnt go back to the gs3 if I tried now
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