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ZDK said:
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'm still deciding if I'm going to wait until it's been released or if I'm going to jump on the 3D bandwagon completely and pre-order (once available). I flip flopped a lot regarding the original EVO last year, but the main reason that pushed me to go ahead with the upgrade is because I couldn't stand my Touch Pro or Windows Mobile any longer.

Another factor that is holding me back is also considering that exactly 1 year ago, all the hype about the EVO was so big that I didn't think it would live up to my expectations. It definitely did deliver, IMO, but all of a sudden we're 1 year down the line and somehow the manufacturers involved in creating the 2nd version of the EVO have figured out how to make the phone that much better? That makes me wonder how much better the 3rd EVO will be in 2012. To a certain extent, it almost feels like the manufacturers are trying to "trap" consumers. Even though I love the 1 year upgrade option, feels like another "trap" by Sprint to keep people buying and especially those that LOVE technology (like myself). I'm almost willing to put money down that around this time, in 2012, we'll be discussing how the 3rd gen. EVO will eclipse the EVO 3D. I mean, that's what they were saying about the current EVO last year, right (that it will be better than ALL the android phones for a long time)?

viber said:
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.
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You are correct, as far as there being no apps for the Evo3D to use, but the same thing could be said about 4G apps last year with the EVO or the EPIC.

Thing is, I don't think that's the main selling point on the EVO 3D. I think the main selling point is being able to watch 3D movies, youtube, sports, or make 3D pictures / videos and share those with friends and family (whether they do or don't have a 3D TV). I'm not big into 3D, but it is the popular fad right now and if the hardware, software, and delivery exceeds expectations and people have the ability to create their own personal 3D movies and/or pictures and share them on a TV with friends and family?...A lot of people will like that a lot.

As for the Nexus S...it's fine that you would make that choice, but I know A LOT of people that have the EPIC that swear they will never get a Samsung phone ever again because of the upgrade issues they had getting the Epic devices to Froyo. I have an EPIC on one of my secondary lines and finally received the official Froyo update last week! Granted, it'll be a different story if Google will be giving the support for the device (and Samsung is only delivering the hardware), but I've seen a lot of people turned off from Samsung after the EPIC (Even though I still feel the EPIC is a great phone).
 
Our next breakthru must be in display technology - to brighten and save battery life, because all the battery breakthrus aren't making it into production.

Predict one of the 2012 Evos will use a Mirasol display, and if we're lucky, the 8960 rather than 8660 processor.
 
EarlyMon said:
Our next breakthru must be in display technology - to brighten and save battery life, because all the battery breakthrus aren't making it into production.

Predict one of the 2012 Evos will use a Mirasol display, and if we're lucky, the 8960 rather than 8660 processor.
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Mirasol? I'll have to google that one.

Next break-through better be read my mind text messaging.
 
ok.. how about a screen this is bendable?

like a scroll.. you just pull it out...unrolls...
from 4x2.5" screen.. to a huge 4x10"

and of course a better kickstand design to let you stand it on any side.
 
EarlyMon said:
Our next breakthru must be in display technology - to brighten and save battery life, because all the battery breakthrus aren't making it into production.

Predict one of the 2012 Evos will use a Mirasol display, and if we're lucky, the 8960 rather than 8660 processor.
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I guess I would assume they'd move past even the 8960 and have a new SOC to use by the time the next Evo model is out (presumably next summer). I've read that both Qualcomm and NVidia have quad core chips in production for later this year that will likely be used in tablets, but I would assume would trickle down to phones within a year or two. Either way, maybe you had, but I hadn't heard anything about the 8660 at this point last year, so I'm assuming the next Evo will have something I haven't heard of yet again (although admittedly, I haven't looked at/paid attention for roadmaps or anything).
 
Jackieteehorn said:
I guess I would assume they'd move past even the 8960 and have a new SOC to use by the time the next Evo model is out (presumably next summer). I've read that both Qualcomm and NVidia have quad core chips in production for later this year that will likely be used in tablets, but I would assume would trickle down to phones within a year or two. Either way, maybe you had, but I hadn't heard anything about the 8660 at this point last year, so I'm assuming the next Evo will have something I haven't heard of yet again (although admittedly, I haven't looked at/paid attention for roadmaps or anything).
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Only thing I heard after the EVO was released that the next generation of phones would be introducing dual core processors.
 
drexappeal said:
As for the Nexus S...it's fine that you would make that choice, but I know A LOT of people that have the EPIC that swear they will never get a Samsung phone ever again because of the upgrade issues they had getting the Epic devices to Froyo.
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The Nexus line are Google phones. Samsung doesn't do the updates. Google does.

The Nexus S will have 2.4 and 2.5 6 months before any other phone, and that is the allure.

It doesn't have the sex appeal of the Evo3D, but for people wanting a pure Google experience, and the fastest android updates, it is the better option
 
viber said:
The Nexus line are Google phones. Samsung doesn't do the updates. Google does.

The Nexus S will have 2.4 and 2.5 6 months before any other phone, and that is the allure.

It doesn't have the sex appeal of the Evo3D, but for people wanting a pure Google experience, and the fastest android updates, it is the better option
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I understand that. I was just stating, based on comments I've seen by users on these forums that are showing people's reaction towards their Epics. Epic is still a great phone, IMO, but I know many people vowed not to get another phone made by Samsung because of their experiences.

Google has a hand in ALL the updates for the phones. It is their OS after all. Hopefully that will lead to a better experience for those that have had Samsung built phones before. Truth is, nobody will really know until the phone has been out for a while.
 
jdsingle said:
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.
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Same here, I still have my rooted Hero, and almost upgraded to the EVO 4G then I thought I would google the next generation EVO and seen the EVO 3D was on its way so I have been setting here in a holding pattern till the word is said its out. my Sprint 2 year contract on the Hero is now up and have the upgrade available and I can not wait to dump this slow a$$ hero.
 
while waiting for the paint to dry (evo 3d release), I decided to go lurking in the Evo 4G thread back in it's early days to see what it was like to wait for that phone.

I have to say that I was 'fortunate' to have been oblivious to Android in general until June 10, the day I randomly walked into a Sprint store and decided I wanted to replace my ancient blackberry. Otherwise I would have been sucked into a ~15,000-post-count (299 pages long) thread speculating on the Supersonic.

And lol at the drama. I have to say things are tamer this time around. It was funny seeing people insist that the phone would be released in May and them getting pwned in hindsight. But for the most part, I saw a lot of predictions that came true.
 
You know, I can be patient (sometimes). I can wait my turn (most times). I can, once in a great while, even let a GREAT thing pass by, and settle for something that is ALMOST as good. But I can't do that yet, because I don't know how long I'll have to wait, or how much it'll cost to wait that long. If the price is going to be above 199.99, then it can wait a little longer (for me, that is, don't start throwing your Pres at me!), so I can justify the extra cost to me (and my wife). I just want to know the when and how much. THEN, I can figure out the rest. Please don't pull a Palm and make me (H)P O'd!
 
novox77 said:
while waiting for the paint to dry (evo 3d release), I decided to go lurking in the Evo 4G thread back in it's early days to see what it was like to wait for that phone.

I have to say that I was 'fortunate' to have been oblivious to Android in general until June 10, the day I randomly walked into a Sprint store and decided I wanted to replace my ancient blackberry. Otherwise I would have been sucked into a ~15,000-post-count (299 pages long) thread speculating on the Supersonic.

And lol at the drama. I have to say things are tamer this time around. It was funny seeing people insist that the phone would be released in May and them getting pwned in hindsight. But for the most part, I saw a lot of predictions that came true.
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Heh, I joined the forums during that time, it felt pretty hectic. It seems like it's a lot tamer now.

I think it partly has to do with the fact that the EVO pretty much was the first 'super' smartphone in Sprint's lineup. It represented a top tier phone at the time with little competition.

I'd been wanting an android phone for a while and was glad I held off the Hero or Moment.

I also think that a lot of people are still satisfied with their EVO's, therefore less excited for the EVO3D. I'm mostly satisfied with the EVO, but I love new tech!
 
sometimes I wonder how I got so lucky to happen upon such an awesome phone (at the time) without knowing anything about Android and just wanting an upgrade to my aging blackberry. It could have gone much worse. I remember thinking, hmm, it's one of those iPhone phones. I'm gonna hate the touchscreen. Then I would have walked over to the blackberry section and gotten whatever newest BB Sprint had at the time.

I tried the Evo, the large screen gave me to troubles with typing, and I decided to give it a shot. And what a journey it's been ever since...
 
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