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Should I get an Evo now or wait?
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ExSaint
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Thats up to you. If you with sprint then i would say get the Evo, its the best phone out in my opinion. Friend of mine just upgraded the the Epic 4G and i thought it was just nasty. Felt very toyish, cheap, and plasticish. Plus the Theme they have on samsung is very iphone type to it. If it were me i would say Evo all the way. SO many things you can do with that phone its not even funny. Everyday using that phone still blows my mind after 3 and half months.
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JunBringer
Android Expert
Even with all the rumors of new phones, none of them have been rumors of anything better than Evo. There was something very similar to Evo coming out on Verizon soon, but we don't even know all the stats for it or anything.
I'd go with Evo personally.
I'd go with Evo personally.
Personally, I haven't heard of a new phone coming out anytime soon for Sprint (I'm assuming you are planning on going with Sprint).
Depending how long you can wait, hold off for CES, where the next announcement would come (I guess). Of course, even if they announce it then, there's a good chance it wouldn't come out until summer.
I'd go get the Evo (or Epic if you prefer) now. There's been a lot of new phones for other carriers since the Evo came out, but they don't seem to have improved much. There's a second generation processor out, but I still think they top off around 1Ghz, so it doesn't even seem like they'd be much better, which leads me to believe if a new Sprint phone came out next month or so, it wouldn't be much better (if any better) than the Evo.
Here's a good tested.com article. Its mostly about when you should upgrade, but it may be useful to let you know if buying a new phone now will be prudent or not.
When You Should Upgrade Your Android Smart Phone - Tested
Depending how long you can wait, hold off for CES, where the next announcement would come (I guess). Of course, even if they announce it then, there's a good chance it wouldn't come out until summer.
I'd go get the Evo (or Epic if you prefer) now. There's been a lot of new phones for other carriers since the Evo came out, but they don't seem to have improved much. There's a second generation processor out, but I still think they top off around 1Ghz, so it doesn't even seem like they'd be much better, which leads me to believe if a new Sprint phone came out next month or so, it wouldn't be much better (if any better) than the Evo.
Here's a good tested.com article. Its mostly about when you should upgrade, but it may be useful to let you know if buying a new phone now will be prudent or not.
When You Should Upgrade Your Android Smart Phone - Tested
I dont think anything is going to replace the evo until way later 2011
SMARTPHONEPC
Well-Known Member
What reasons? Battery life? Camcorder quality? Colors didn't pop enough? -Just curious
With regret, I returned my Evo and am keeping the iPhone 3gs for another 6 months or so. I really wanted to love the Evo - and did like a lot about it. It's just not there compared to the iPhone. I believe Evo and like android products win in the long run (just as Windows did), but they are a revisions or two away.
Loved:
* The physical device - nice, big screen; great feel in the hand; quality build; just a good design.
* The way the OS and HTCSense work. Improved design and flexibility vs the iPhone. But clearly not as polished and much more work to user figure out.
* camera - very good. Don't know how it compares to the iPhone 4, but blows away photos and video on the 3gs.
* voice commands: especially Vlingo and it's integration with navigation and other applications.
Hated:
* battery life - yes, you can improve it by working hard and turning off all the stuff that makes the Evo special; but the operating system should take care of that.
* applications - a number of applications that I use a lot are simply not there - like netflix, skype, WSJ... , and others like Facebook are just not as good an implementation (yet).
* synchronization calendar and contacts (with Outlook) - too gmail dependent (with some functions not supported, like reminders which I use a lot). Did not try the HTC Sync. However, just converted to gmail and this could become a benefit over time.
Indifferent:
* 4G - Live in Austin, so we have 4G most places (except where I live in the hill country, but that was no big deal with wi-fi). It is as fast as advertised, but I found it did not make much of a difference on a small-screen device. However, did not use for video conferring since nobody else uses the only application that works on the Evo.
* Sprint - actually this is a compliment because I had low expectations (based on 10-yr-old experience).
Conclusion: I expect to convert to whatever replaces the Evo in six months or so. Android 3+, HTCSense.com, native video conferring, upgraded nav system, more 4g coverage, fixing the annoyances & polish of Android, choice of Spring/Verizon/Other (need a carrier that has both a great Android and iPhone - my kids will switch from the iPhone, but my wife will never - she is the character in the cartoon "... it prints money ... I don't care, I want an iPhone 4"... I really liked the EVO, but not enough to keep it yet.
Did you mean the Skype implementaion wasn't as good? As Skype is out for Android when you wrote this, not sure when you had the phone though. Always good to hear iPhone comparison thou, thanks for posting it.
Skype (or Fring version) was not available when I had the phone a month ago. Maybe available now, don't know.
toomuchgame441
Android Expert
Yea is go with the Evo now, it has enough features on it now that will give it good longevity in the long run. My fiance was one of those people that needed a hardware keyboard but after playing with my Evo she is ditching the idea of getting an Epic and getting an Evo. Will probably have to buy it full retail but I'm sure we can find a good deal on eBay at that time.
try craigslist! plan to meet at sprint store to activate.... best way to make sure you dont get screwed!
SMARTPHONEPC
Well-Known Member
Thanks for that detailed reply & I understand your position. The joke about Google products, is their users have to be willing to be beta testers.. I was gifted an iPhone 3GS when it became available & played with an EVO on launch day. Wasn't quite sold on it with 2.1 but now with 2.2 would consider it superior (except for battery life) to iPhone 3GS even iPhone4 (however 4's camcorder quality is superior to EVO so that feature's priority would have to be considered in decision). The customizability & openness of Android offer me more than iOS' walled garden store front. Apple is just insulting to me with their dictatorial attitude. I want to see how the holiday news plays out before pulling the trigger on the EVO but it's currently my favorite Android form factor. It's a tricky time due to all of the market developments happening..
Ares_EMS
Newbie
If you haven't bought an EVO by now, I would wait until at least Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) to see if there any deep discounts on the EVO or other devices. I wouldn't put it past Amazon, or another online retailer, or even an B&M store like Best Buy to have it at $99, possibly cheaper.
dreamer3kx
Newbie
I also has a hero, was dog slow, hated it, have a Evo now and its not even a competition.
I currently have a Motorola Droid with Verizon. I have been with Verizon for many years and have been somewhat satisfied. However, my contract is up and I would like to switch to sprint. I was wondering if it would be worth getting the evo or is there something "better" coming out soon that I might hold off and wait for. I appreciate the feedback. Thanks
Right now the EVO is the best phone on Sprint to get. There will always be something better coming sooner or later. But most likely a better than EVO will not be out until around June. Sprint likes to put out their best phone, their flag ship phone, in June. The EVO will be getting Gingerbread, android 2.3, soon and hopefully HTC's new sense UI. This will make the phone almost like a new phone. The EVO is continuing to EVOlve. This is the phone the get for now.
AndroidSPCS
Android Expert
There is an Evo Shift that's coming out. There's a forum for it here. IMHO the Evo is still tops and nothing really blows it away yet, from any carrier.