The wife and I just upgraded to the M8 and S5. I am coming from a 3+ year old EVO 4G and she is upgrading her S2. I'll have mine on Monday and hers will come whenever Sprint has them in stock. I was going to upgrade back in February when my EVO's volume button and camera quit working but the repair tech was able to bandage them up for me. I was about to get an S4 instead of going in for a repair until I learned about the new S5 and M8 coming out in a few months.
For the M8 the camera shortcoming aren't a big deal for me, the stupid long battery life, SD card slot, and processor speed are what sold me. The gimmicky camera will be fun to play with and OIS isn't a big deal since I'm pretty sure I don't have it now, however the shooting speed and slow-mo capability intrigues me.
The SIM card also intrigues me, can I take my CDMA Sprint phone to England and actually use it when we go next summer? I'll find out when the time comes.
After having my EVO for so long and it still being able to perform admirably after all these years makes me wonder if I will be able to achieve the same longevity with this phone, I certainly hope so. Granted I had to root the EVO a year ago to fall in love with the phone again but still, it is a good phone. The only thing that scares me is the non-replaceable battery, I had to replace my original EVO battery after 2 years I think. My memory is fuzzy because I bought a spare and labeled the batteries 1 and 2 and I can't remember which one was the original.
I'll post a review next week after I get some hands on time with the M8.
edit: I am also curious what speeds of SD card the M8 will support. This forum steered me onto a 16GB S6 card for my EVO and I am shopping for a new SD card for the new phone.
For the M8 the camera shortcoming aren't a big deal for me, the stupid long battery life, SD card slot, and processor speed are what sold me. The gimmicky camera will be fun to play with and OIS isn't a big deal since I'm pretty sure I don't have it now, however the shooting speed and slow-mo capability intrigues me.
The SIM card also intrigues me, can I take my CDMA Sprint phone to England and actually use it when we go next summer? I'll find out when the time comes.
After having my EVO for so long and it still being able to perform admirably after all these years makes me wonder if I will be able to achieve the same longevity with this phone, I certainly hope so. Granted I had to root the EVO a year ago to fall in love with the phone again but still, it is a good phone. The only thing that scares me is the non-replaceable battery, I had to replace my original EVO battery after 2 years I think. My memory is fuzzy because I bought a spare and labeled the batteries 1 and 2 and I can't remember which one was the original.
I'll post a review next week after I get some hands on time with the M8.
edit: I am also curious what speeds of SD card the M8 will support. This forum steered me onto a 16GB S6 card for my EVO and I am shopping for a new SD card for the new phone.
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