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iPhone to Evo converts...

pwnst*r said:
You're very wrong on both of those points. I suggest reading up on photography a bit - especially the megapixel myth.
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trust me i know photography. i also have a Sony DSLR and have read intensively. I know the megapixel dont always mean better photo. however on the evo the 8megapixel setting will take a better picture than the 1mega pixel setting. also there is a setting for quality. if you had the evo on low quality and 1megapixel the picture would be worst than if you had the phone on high quality and 8 mega pixel
 
Agent Jones said:
trust me i know photography. i also have a Sony DSLR and have read intensively. I know the megapixel dont always mean better photo. however on the evo the 8megapixel setting will take a better picture than the 1mega pixel setting. also there is a setting for quality. if you had the evo on low quality and 1megapixel the picture would be worst than if you had the phone on high quality and 8 mega pixel
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You must think I'm new. I've tested the settings as they should be for a high quality photo. The sensor sucks, period. If you don't get that, that's ok.
 
CriticalCritic said:
@OP

You said that you don't use a phone for games
You said that you don't use a phone for internet
You said that you don't use your phone as a wifi hotspot

You've essentially killed all the reasons to have a data plan (aside from SMS/MMS). So your bottom line is pretty irrelevant if it's based around "some use of the smartphone that would separate it from the competition," because you can no longer distinguish between a dumbphone and a smartphone (aside from the scheduler, although you can get texting phones that will do the same, so scratch that too).

The only thing that you leave open to distinguish between the phones are the size of the devices/screens, and the customization/appmarket size. So the good news is that you are pretty much free to choose whatever you like. If you do not care about the data stuff, then you may be better off going with a texting dumbphone on an extremely inexpensive plan and leave the smartphones alone.
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First off, thanks to everyone that responded, some good info and things I hadn't compared fairly. The screen size is a bonus and as I have large hands the Evo does "feel" better to use and hold. I even find myself using the kickstand at work with my Slingbox but wasn't a buying factor, but I guess it's a nice bonus the Evo has. Slingplayer while not mentioned in my original post is possibly the main data hog app I use, however it's available on many platforms so it doesn't really set the OS or the Evo apart.

As to the response at hand, correct on the first two, but the Wifi tethering and the data being "unlimited" is a feature I want. I am willing to pay Sprint if the work the bugs out and hopefully cover my office in a stronger 4G signal. I used the unrevoked method to root my Evo but since the 1.47 update have not rooted my phone again. I use the Evo as a smartphone in terms of calendar, contacts, and work email but as others have stated it's not all that polished. I didn't emphasize these features because they seem to me as given on any smartphone these days. I don't really consider being able to play games and surf the web as high on my list as important features as I hated the iPhones small screen for surfing and while the Evo has a nice large screen it's still not my main screen to browse the web with.

Thanks for the feed back, much appreciated anyone taking the time to respond. I'm not one that switched because I "hate" the iPhone or whatever, my reason was the carrier and 3G coverage which is much better. Just looking for ways to use the Evo to it's fullest.
 
pank said:
I've been an iPhone user since it's launch (currently have a 3G). The only thing I truly miss is Apple's mail app. I'm using K9 and have tried Maildroid which is very nice too but nothing is as polished as the iPhone mail app.

I'm in my 3rd week and can port my number over any time now since my contract with ATT expires today :) Just waiting a few more days to decide for sure. I really do love the phone and I feel HTC sense is what Apple should have made their UI look like! ;)

I'm just still a bit on the fence but I'm leaning heavily towards keeping the EVO. Great phone, and to my surprise great network service with Sprint. I admit I'm one of those people that just for no good reason though Sprint was a crap network. I'm admitting my preconceived notion of Sprint's service was waaay off. No dropped calls and very fast 3G in my area.
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I have been pleasantly surprised by Sprints coverage, 3G speed and voice quality as well. My decision as I've said was based on the ATT network, dropped call issues and lack of 3G consistency. Sprint has made the switch pretty easy for sure, my thoughts after the first month is more of a subjective look at the main differences people raved about being 4G, the hardware spec list in general really don't seem to sway me on just phone vs phone alone. I haven't seen or used the newest iPhone but do miss even the older version of mail and the ease of Exchange on the iOS platform. I think one of the upcoming smartphones, Android, Apple or other may finally have the perfect blend of carrier, OS and hardware. So far Sprint has impressed me on the carrier side, but not overwhelmed by any of the current crop of smart phones, Evo, iPhone or otherwise.
 
+1 for me!!! I just converted an Iphone user. Her contract is coming to an end with ATT and she went to BB and is getting a white EVO.
 
I'm on Day 2 with my EVO after having an iPhone 3G for two years. Minus a couple setup hiccups (needed to get a different mail client as the stock didn't work with my university email for some reason, and issues with music which I've posted some threads on here about), things are going very smoothly so far. Google Navigation is fantastic, especially being free. I really like the larger screen and the speed of this phone as well. Bit disappointed with the camera, but I didn't do too much with that yet, and it's still better then my old iPhone 3G camera.

Android, while not quite as "polished" in my opinion as iOS, is still a very capable OS and I think I will get into it a lot more the longer I have the phone and learn the quirks of Android, find applications that I just couldn't have on my iPhone, and customize the screens and widgets a bit more.

As for battery life, can't say much in one day, but in that one day I didn't notice anything unreasonable. I spent the majority of my 8 hour work day listening to music (either SD card or Pandora) and checking emails as they came in, as well as just messing around with the phone (who doesn't like to just play around with a shiny new gadget? :) ) Also a few calls and tried out Google Navigation for about 10-15 minutes. It died after about 7 hours of "active use".

Overal, not too much I can say with my limited time on the phone so far, but overall I think that I'm going to really enjoy it. No 4G in Metro Detroit yet, but Sprint's 3G is still great and for the money I'm saving per month compared to AT&T - it's a no brainer.
 
Babbit said:
It looks like the OP has a jailbroken iPhone, so I think flash and 4G would be the main thing that the EVO can do that the iPhone can't. Things like voice search, commands, texting etc.. and customizing home screens and widgets are all doable with a jailbroken iPhone.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only "widgets" I've seen on a jail broken iPhone are on the lock screen, which is completely ******ed and defeats the purpose of a lock screen, but the home screens are the same. I haven't seen an iPhone with customized home screens like android's, they all have the same grid icon look.

And the fact that all those things require a jailbroken iPhone makes the EVO that much better. Many people, like myself, will not jailbreak or root their phones, so the stock experience of the EVO and Android is much better.

Edit: I guess I can't use that word here, that's ******ed: how about "stupid".
 
Brand new to Android and my first post to an Android forum ever.

My Wife and I have had every iPhone since the original, but when I actually played with the iP4 I just wasn't impressed. You could make the argument that I was an iPhone fanboy. I actually made many people buy one after demonstrating & showing off my iPhones over the years. I've always JB'n our iPhones and consider myself a tech tweaker. But a new adventure awaits...

My Dad recently got an EVO and after playing with it, I just had to have one. The screen size, color reproduction, application speed, 4G, etc. has made me a convert. I've never used an Android device before, but it looks polished enough for me to enjoy, plus my Wife is gonna love the customization (one reason why she has always demanded I JB her iPhones).

So now I'm making the switch, and my 2 White EVO's ordered from BB (one for me & one for the Wife) are on the UPS truck and should be delivered today. I even went so far as to cancel my AT&T contract & pay the EFT because the EVO is just so damn AMAZING!!!

I hope I have a great experience with the device & I will post back once I've had ample time to evaluate. Wish me LUCK!

MAHALO from Sunny Honolulu, Hawaii
 
Good luck. I hope Android and Evo are a good fit for you and your wife. My wife and I both love ours. She has become quite addicted to the phone.
 
Good luck. I came from the same camp and can't say I regret my decision at all. My wife is on a waiting list for hers too.
 
My wife is NOT a technical person at all. The mere mention of the words 'not straightforward' make her brain come to a screeching halt and she will flat refuse to listen to anything.

I say this because....

she played with my EVO for about an hour after I purchased it and told me that I had to get her one. When I told her that android was not as polished and easy to manage as she thinks, she didn't care. Now (thanks in part to the HTC sense widgets) I have her managing her radios and tethering her netbook via PDANet if she even has to use the netbook at all.

The interface takes a bit of getting used to, and explaining the widgets took a few minutes, but when she saw how it impacted the battery life and speed of the device, she caught on pretty quick.

I doubt you could pry her EVO out of her cold dead fingers. She would tell people that a phone was for calling, and the occasional text. Now, if she isn't online updating her facebook or chatting on a website we frequent (sorry, not something to discuss here) she is playing on the market.

Now I have to find her a pink case for it. Not going to say a word about the white EVO either. She would be finding something wrong with hers to get it exchanged.
 
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