Official EVO Rumors and Speculation thread

[Matthew K]

Now for my 2 cents and I am not trying to cause a problem but I think deterring people from posting because they may not use what some except as proper grammar is a bit much don't you think.. Especially since this is suppose to be a community. How would you like it if I made a big deal about you spelling grammar wrong? so should we complain about your post. Its just a bit petty for a forum.

I appologize if I deterred anybody from posting or offended anyone. It looks like I didn't use the best choice of words to state what I was trying to say. I really just meant to commend the good grammar. Once again, I am sorry if I offended anyone.

Thank you for correcting me on the spelling of grammar--I appreciate. Now I won't make that mistake again.

 

[stevbl01]

I appologize if I deterred anybody from posting or offended anyone. It looks like I didn't use the best choice of words to state what I was trying to say. I really just meant to commend the good grammar. Once again, I am sorry if I offended anyone.

Thank you for correcting me on the spelling of grammar--I appreciate. Now I won't make that mistake again.

Thanks for the apology. For the record Matthew K the post didn't offend me but I just would like to keep this forum relaxed..

 

[Matthew K]

Now for my 2 cents and I am not trying to cause a problem but I think deterring people from posting because they may not use what some except as proper grammar is a bit much don't you think.. Especially since this is suppose to be a community. How would you like it if I made a big deal about you spelling grammar wrong? so should we complain about your post. Its just a bit petty for a forum.

There's a big difference between saying "I appreciate when people use correct grammar" versus "I don't think people who don't use grammar correctly should be able to post."

Agreed. BACK on topic--so what is the word on 2.2? From what I keep reading, it looks like Evo-users will get it OTA a few weeks after the release date? Does that sound right? Say, mid to late-July?

 

[stevbl01]

Agreed. BACK on topic--so what is the word on 2.2? From what I keep reading, it looks like Evo-users will get it OTA a few weeks after the release date? Does that sound right? Say, mid to late-July?

Although I don't know for sure but I have heard that it might be available as soon as the phone boots up.

 

[thezlog]

So I finally went by a Radioshack to eyeball the WinMo sister of our phone....

It's a big phone. It's not that much bigger then the iPhone but it is certainly larger feeling... I know there is no way to put a 4.3" screen in a smaller body.

Radioshack only had crummy dummy phones though, no working models. So i wasn't able to see the quality of the phone at all, which probably would have helped a lot. I kinda wish I hadn't even gone to look at it.

It's a really big phone, and with nothing to look at but a beat-up fake phone it was almost repelling.

It's going to be good to see a working model I think. I still really wish it had an OLED screen though. My friend's incredible has such a gorgeous screen on it

 

[Bek]

Miss Rhonda - I suggest you edit yourpost. URLs to competing sites are explicitly not allowed by the af.com forums. Don't want to see you get a needless infraction.

 

[Berner]

I still really wish it had an OLED screen though. My friend's incredible has such a gorgeous screen on it

I love the Incredible screen ... right up until I take a step outside. The phone is all but unusable in moderate to direct sunlight. Its a drawback I could learn to live with if I had to, but I'm looking forward to having the EVO to compare. The Incredible also has a pinkish hue, which isn't debilitating, but is sort of annoying. AMOLED and TFT each have their pluses and minuses.

 

[t-nutts_21714]

I understand what you're saying, it seems like several dozen people left to follow the cult of Jackson, heralded by Bishop Bill, but the good news is we don't need that sort of mentality here and there's less posts to follow!

(Just poking some fun here, don't take me seriously)

It's not surprising that the N1 isn't going to be sold by Sprint, but I do hope Sprint releases more Android phones soon......1 new phone won't be enough to win over everyone. Sprint needs to go for the more casual market as well such as Verizon did by releasing both the Droid and Droid Eris at the same time.

In particular, I've seen several non-tech minded women whom preferred the Eris to the Droid, but there is no such choice here (I know the Hero is essentially the same thing, but it could be perceived as being an old device by now)

sprint might be releasing the samsung galaxy s with android...just a rumor i heard, it would be great like you say, sprint might make more heads to turn their way.

 

[Deleted User]

Removed.

Just realized the poll is also a link to another forum.

 

[stevbl01]

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So far the EVO is in first!!!

 

[capthr]

So far the EVO is in first!!!

2nd Froyo is 1st

 

[stevbl01]

2nd Froyo is 1st

Oh... oops!! Surprising that those two are in front of the new iPHONE.

 

[neodorian]

Oh... oops!! Surprising that those two are in front of the new iPHONE.

Still, I think iPhone users either don't do forums (general public) or stick to iPhone-specific blogs since they obviously already have the best phone and don't need reviews of others

Sites like PhoneDog appeal to techies and people who want to compare options...the kind of people skewed toward Android and more cutting-edge devices.

 

[stevbl01]

You make a good point!!

 

[VGPOP]

So, is it confirmed they will announce EVO release date tomorrow?

 

[headcase]

I love the Incredible screen ... right up until I take a step outside. The phone is all but unusable in moderate to direct sunlight. Its a drawback I could learn to live with if I had to, but I'm looking forward to having the EVO to compare. The Incredible also has a pinkish hue, which isn't debilitating, but is sort of annoying. AMOLED and TFT each have their pluses and minuses.

Yup - the Incredible is absolutely useless outdoors -- even in indirect sunlight, it's just about impossible to view the contents on the screen, even at full brightness.

Now I see why older technology like TFT is still around. Looking forward to trying out the EVO when it comes out.

 

[AM2]

Although I don't know for sure but I have heard that it might be available as soon as the phone boots up.

one thing i've heard about 2.2 is that it will address some things with android regarding "fragmentation"....what exactly is this "fragmentation"...i've read that it's a common knock against the android OS...can anyone shed any light on this for me....grassy ass in advance

 

[Deleted User]

So, is it confirmed they will announce EVO release date tomorrow?

I have not even seen an official note from Sprint that the event is happening, which I know it is, but definitely no confirmation of content of event.

 

[chriscrasto]

So I finally went by a Radioshack to eyeball the WinMo sister of our phone....

It's a big phone. It's not that much bigger then the iPhone but it is certainly larger feeling... I know there is no way to put a 4.3" screen in a smaller body.

Radioshack only had crummy dummy phones though, no working models. So i wasn't able to see the quality of the phone at all, which probably would have helped a lot. I kinda wish I hadn't even gone to look at it.

It's a really big phone, and with nothing to look at but a beat-up fake phone it was almost repelling.

It's going to be good to see a working model I think. I still really wish it had an OLED screen though. My friend's incredible has such a gorgeous screen on it

I know how you feel, I was at walmart the other day and took a peek at the HD2 in the display case. DAAAAAAAM that screen is huge! It was only dummy as well but it looked phenomenal, any larger and no one would want to buy! I think HTC has the perfect size for a phone screen.

 

[Deleted User]

one thing i've heard about 2.2 is that it will address some things with android regarding "fragmentation"....what exactly is this "fragmentation"...i've read that it's a common knock against the android OS...can anyone shed any light on this for me....grassy ass in advance

Several different versions of android on several handsets makes it difficult for developers to build for them all. In a nut shell.

1.5 1.6 2.0 2.1 etc

 

[Android 17]

Exactly, I don't think phonedog is biased and evangelist enough for the typical Apple fan =P

 

[rockcrawler]

Unbelievable. You are seriously arguing about this? No wonder the "other site" has 226 members. They were all tired of the continuous banter over here only to have your questions deleted such as... asking for the link to a website. Can't you just discuss the Evo? I don't get it. Too many chiefs, not enough indians because they're all on Welcome to the EVO 4G Community & Forum

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[dandm4life]

Removed.

Just realized the poll is also a link to another forum.

That's not a competing forum, I'm pretty sure it would be allowed. maybe not tho.

 

[neodorian]

Several different version of android on several handsets makes it difficult for developers to build for them all. In a nut shell.

1.5 1.6 2.0 2.1 etc

Yep. I think they are divorcing the kernel from the other components so that different parts can be updated without a whole new build being needed.

 

[legacy]

one thing i've heard about 2.2 is that it will address some things with android regarding "fragmentation"....what exactly is this "fragmentation"...i've read that it's a common knock against the android OS...can anyone shed any light on this for me....grassy ass in advance

Google's Solution to Android Fragmentation: Break It Apart - Android - Gizmodo

Basically it's different phones on different versions of Android. Makes it so the phones on older versions can't always use all of the Apps or features available to the phones with the newer versions of Android on them.