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Most active non-existent phone thread
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drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Original EVO forum (pre-release) was much more active.
agreed. evo 4g blew the doors off this place. never as much anticipation for a handset. sprints biggest phone launch to date. the evo 4g had little to NO advertising... thats impressive...
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
cool; didn't know that. I got my Evo near launch. It was my first Android. Then, in doing research on how to root, etc., I found this place. Never left
I was similar, but I started doing my research way back in January, prior to release. I was just curious about the EVO (At that time, Supersonic), but wasn't convinced it was the right phone for me to upgrade to until I got the "formal" announcement from my corporate purchasing about the EVO.
That's when I really started digging for forums and discussions. I used to post more on PPCGeeks and Sprintusers. Once I found this forum, haven't really strayed from here ever since.
But yeah, the discussions about the EVO were extremely active. Lots of debates. Lots of people getting banned. It was high drama over a phone that wasn't even close to release date (those discussions/rumors/specs/etc...started in February/March last year). If you look at some of the older threads in the EVO forum, you'll see the start dates.
novox77
Leeeroy Jennnkinnns!
Maybe I'm biased, but I don't think so: among Android phones, the Evo has the most personality. I think the Evo 3D will be the same way. Many Androids will be released this year, and some of them might outspec the Evo 3D in some way (like the Epic did with Evo), but Evo will be the one that stands out.
If I had to choose ONE Android phone to represent all Androids, I'd choose the Evo / Evo 3D, although to be fair, the Nexus phones embody pure Android and is the rightful ambassador. But I'm putting weight on the hardware as well.
And it's funny that Sprint ends up with the Evo. Not bad for the underdog.
If I had to choose ONE Android phone to represent all Androids, I'd choose the Evo / Evo 3D, although to be fair, the Nexus phones embody pure Android and is the rightful ambassador. But I'm putting weight on the hardware as well.
And it's funny that Sprint ends up with the Evo. Not bad for the underdog.
jdsingle
Android Expert
LOL. Some of the threads in here got to be like that. I've been trolling the EVO 4G & 3D forum since January. Thanks to EarlyMon, I decided to hold out like a Catholic school girl and see if there would be a successor. Thank God I did. I would've been pissed if I bought the 4G and this came out a few months later.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Hmmm...since you did hold off on getting the EVO, something tells me you might not have ever really dated a Catholic School girl...lol
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Not sure what you meant by that part.
What I was saying was that the EVO was the main thing that had me jump to Android. In my circumstance, I was back and forth all the way up until release day and I had to go pick up my pre-order. If the EVO wasn't discussed and hyped up on the forums as much as it was (prior to release), I probably would've held off on upgrading.
jdsingle
Android Expert
LOL. I did not have the patience to try them out in HS.
novox77
Leeeroy Jennnkinnns!
It wasn't really directed in response to anything you said. I've looked at several phones objectively mainly to see how the Android experience differs between devices, and I feel that the Evo just stands out. And maybe it's because I own one, which is why I acknowledge that it could just be my bias.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Oh, I see what you were saying. Yes, I do agree. After I got the phone, I was extremely happy I made the decision to have my first android phone being the EVO! Initially (prior to its release), I was so much on the fence just because there were a lot of things to consider (e.g. taller, but thinner phone than my Touch Pro, no physical qwerty, android vs. windows mobile - which really wasn't a question in my mind, overhyped vs. exactly what was expected and more).
Coming over from Windows Mobile, anything would've really been an upgrade at that point and I had been itching to upgrade for a couple years already. The EVO did two (2) significant things for me: 1) Convince me that Android was really worth all the hype, and 2) Convince me that I'll never need a phone with a physical qwerty keyboard ever again.
I must admit, after 10 months having the phone, I do notice that it's not quite as responsive as it was in the beginning. There are little naggy things I can nitpick about it, but I guess the fact that I had to deal with the crap of Windows Mobile allowed me to accept the few little things that are slight annoyances on the EVO.
Overall, the EVO set a much higher standard for me as far as phones are concerned, so we'll see if the 3D pushes that standard even higher (for my needs).
novox77
Leeeroy Jennnkinnns!
Interesting. I've noticed too that there's more lag than usual on my current Evo. I remember making a video a while back, when HTC hadn't fixed the FPS problem and I was showing off a custom kernel. I watched it recently and noticed there was no lag. Now there is. I'm wondering if it's an artifact of the modern kernels doing much more.
However, I just installed CM7 to test it out, and I am very happy with it. I'm typically a stock rom person, and I usually drop a ROM after a few days, but CM7 seems to be working 100% on Gingerbread, and there's no lag. And it uses ADW, which is my launcher of choice. So I'm planning to stick with it full time.
But yeah, when I bought the Evo, I was a true noob. I knew about the two Droids on Verizon, and I desperately needed to upgrade from by crappy Blackberry, which was 4 years old. Coincidentally the Evo was released a week before I went to the Sprint store to see what they had. Lucky I did cause I was thinking of moving to Verizon to try the Droid Inc. I saw the Evo and was like, "oh, Sprint has an Android phone!" I had no clue that it was newly released and that it was horribly out of stock.
So when I was told I had to get on a waiting list, my first thought was, "Why don't you keep your phones in stock?" It was much later that I realized how lucky I was to actually get one within a week AND not have one with hardware issues.
My first impressions of the phone was, "Wow, this isn't some knockoff iPhone... This is a real smartphone!" It was later that I realized that the phone was far more capable as a smart device than the iPhone will ever be.
Now I'm a fan of Android.
However, I just installed CM7 to test it out, and I am very happy with it. I'm typically a stock rom person, and I usually drop a ROM after a few days, but CM7 seems to be working 100% on Gingerbread, and there's no lag. And it uses ADW, which is my launcher of choice. So I'm planning to stick with it full time.
But yeah, when I bought the Evo, I was a true noob. I knew about the two Droids on Verizon, and I desperately needed to upgrade from by crappy Blackberry, which was 4 years old. Coincidentally the Evo was released a week before I went to the Sprint store to see what they had. Lucky I did cause I was thinking of moving to Verizon to try the Droid Inc. I saw the Evo and was like, "oh, Sprint has an Android phone!" I had no clue that it was newly released and that it was horribly out of stock.
So when I was told I had to get on a waiting list, my first thought was, "Why don't you keep your phones in stock?" It was much later that I realized how lucky I was to actually get one within a week AND not have one with hardware issues.
My first impressions of the phone was, "Wow, this isn't some knockoff iPhone... This is a real smartphone!" It was later that I realized that the phone was far more capable as a smart device than the iPhone will ever be.
Now I'm a fan of Android.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Still haven't rooted my phone though, so that's likely contributing to the lag, so I'm sure once I do root and make the tweaks I need, it'll be just as good as new.
Wow...that is lucky as hell. I remember there being a TON of threads with people upset about how they had to wait a month or so because the EVO was sold out everywhere.
I seriously did not think I would like the phone as much as I do now, which is why I'm still on the fence with the EVO 3D. I may change my tune when it comes closer to launch, but for now, I can easily see myself being content for another year (at least) having the original EVO.
jdsingle
Android Expert
You'll succumb like a fat kid succumbs to a twinkie.
Besides, you're expected to be one of the EVO 3D reviewers when it comes out. You've put too much in this forum for us to expect you won't put out any more.As for no root...I didn't know they let nonrooted users be a part of these here forums LOL
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
You'll succumb like a fat kid succumbs to a twinkie.
As for no root...I didn't know they let nonrooted users be a part of these here forums LOL
ROFLMAO...Post of the day, JD, especially because of the bold part. Hilarious...although, likely true when it gets closer to the release date.
lordofthereef
Android Expert
Hey technically the phone exists, we just can't buy it yet, right? 
novox77
Leeeroy Jennnkinnns!
In other threads, I've pretty much taken the stance that I'm getting this phone when it's released. But that doesn't mean I couldn't stick with my Evo for another year or 3. On average I own my phones for at least 4 years.
The problem this time around is that I know that I'm going to love the Evo 3D. I happen to be a fan of 3D tech ever since I saw Captain EO at Epcot center in the 80s (Youtube it. Captain EO is played by Michael Jackson). It's also a great time to be part of Android's ascension. Same reasons I only work in startups rather giant stale corporations. The energy and enthusiasm within the community is a big part of why I enjoy my Android.
The problem this time around is that I know that I'm going to love the Evo 3D. I happen to be a fan of 3D tech ever since I saw Captain EO at Epcot center in the 80s (Youtube it. Captain EO is played by Michael Jackson). It's also a great time to be part of Android's ascension. Same reasons I only work in startups rather giant stale corporations. The energy and enthusiasm within the community is a big part of why I enjoy my Android.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
I can see a lot of back and forth between both the EVO 4G and 3D, as far as shared information.
Anybody that currently has the original EVO and upgrades to the 3D are mostly doing that just for the updated hardware specs, but I'd bet they'd still be just as happy keeping their original EVO too.
ZDK
Member
Agreed...I will most likely be getting the phone to have the LATEST & the GREATEST...but I'd be just as happy wit my Evo for its current functionality--if I had to hold off. I mean the 3D thing is just gimmicky (and I most likely wont be that interested in it)--personally I think HD on this phone will probably be the winner (when 3D thing dies down) due to the high screen resolution
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I'll take it a step further. If I owned an Evo or Epic, I wouldn't be getting a phone this year at all.
There is literally nothing in terms of apps or android itself that calls for the hardware of the Evo3D. That might change toward Q4 or Q1 2012, but for right now, all these specs and benchmarks mean little in terms of actual use...for now.
This is also why I am consider the Nexus S over the Evo3D. Not only will the Nexus S hardware be viable for another 12 months, but it will also get Ice cream before the Evo3D. As cool as the new Sense is, I'd still rather have pure android...especially as honeycomb elements start trickling down to phones.
You can have your Nexus S, the rest of us will take the EVO 3D. Just look at the activity surrounding this phone.
