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What features do you want on the Evo 2?

goblue42 said:
Ok, I was wondering what is going to be next for the Evo. My upgrade came due today so I'm in the market. With all of the new dual-core phones coming out on ATT and VRZ I was wondering the following...will they drop the price of the Evo to continue to be competitive (I believe ATT is releasing a dual-core for $99 made by HTC and the Bionic on Vrz also By HTC). Will they come out with a new one with this big announcement on 2-7-11 or will they just keep the thing at $199? That doesn't make a lot of sense to me considering Dell just came out today with the dual-core Streak 7 Tablet for $199 as well. Just asking!

Thx
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There is just no definitive answer right now. I can almost guarantee you that a $99 dual core is NOT going to be launched any time soon. There may or may not be a new phone announced at the new thing. If it DOES get announced, it is going to have technology that no other phone currently has (assuming the announcement actually is regarding a handset).
 
BlackDynamite said:
lol, I understand how it works. When I say the camera could be better, I am specifically talking about the optics and the compression on the video. I want to take 1080p video and have it look nice when I play it on a tv. The Evo does 720p and it looks like garbage on a tv.
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We don't really have this on any curent phone. Why? because the people buying these things don't need/want an hd camcorder replacement. They want something to shar clips on the net vis MMS and YouTube. I don't see true HD quality recording that you can watch on your bigscreen TV and have it look like a bluray video coming from our phones any time soon.
 
lordofthereef said:
There is just no definitive answer right now. I can almost guarantee you that a $99 dual core is NOT going to be launched any time soon. There may or may not be a new phone announced at the new thing. If it DOES get announced, it is going to have technology that no other phone currently has (assuming the announcement actually is regarding a handset).
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You'll recall we were chatting about 3D phones just recently - and I opined that we'd not be seeing 3D recording any time soon?

So within the - what? - last few days, we have LG announcing a no-glasses 3D phone _with_ 3D vid recording and a slate with similar features to match. (Note the 1080p recording ability - a logical outcome of supporting 3D recording.) That would map to the new announcements, except I can't see LG shooting a customer (Sprint) in the foot by stealing their thunder - not for T-Mobile's sake, anyway.

The Mirasol fab in Taiwan isn't coming online until later this year, so even if they improve that way, that won't be the change-the-world-now announcement.

That takes us to possible 2-cores. TSMC - one of the world's biggest chip suppliers and makers of most folks' Snapdragons and Tegra-2s - announced last month that Tegra-2 demand was up - what? - something like 60% over the next quarter's anticipated demand.

Let's face it - the Verizon Thunderbolt is the Evo show-stealer. Same overall phone from the outside - skinnier, more power-efficient silicon inside and it's running the new Sense. An upgrade to that sorta thing is simply going to look like the Evo got stale and Sprint is an also-ran to the market, with the Evo being the flash in the pan.

I don't think so.

What other factors do we have at play?

Well, for one, Sprint's starting to get that ease of use is important with Sprint ID. Next we already know that the little Optimus S is slated for Gingerbread, officially. With the entire skin separate from the OS, Sprint could be positioning to offload updates directly to the manufacturers and let the users choose their Sprint add-ons, making the best of plain vanilla Android as well as easy-to-do for the non-tinkerer.

Then we have the HTC slate coming without doubt - and we know they've been working on advanced display tech for some months.

The point of all this -

First, I think the Evo replacement is coming earlier than expected. TSMC couldn't be harboring an endless supply of 65nm chips and we knew from day 1 that the Evo was an exercise in integration that made it appear revolutionary.

Second, Sprint would be last in the game to simply announce their new 2-core phone, their new tablet, blah, blah, blah.

I think the Evo 2 will be part of a family pack, to include several (2 or more) Android phones and a tablet with some level of interoperability for sharing between them, including capitalizing on the upcoming Google media store.

I think the new Evo will be a part of Sprint's push to not compete against the iPhone, but to compete against the entire (highly effective) Apple eco-system.

Or not.
 
Makes me wonder if they'll use Chrome as their Google Music software. Just have it as an extention and have some of it be cloud based or something. That'd be neat.
 
EarlyMon said:
You'll recall we were chatting about 3D phones just recently - and I opined that we'd not be seeing 3D recording any time soon?

So within the - what? - last few days, we have LG announcing a no-glasses 3D phone _with_ 3D vid recording and a slate with similar features to match. (Note the 1080p recording ability - a logical outcome of supporting 3D recording.) That would map to the new announcements, except I can't see LG shooting a customer (Sprint) in the foot by stealing their thunder - not for T-Mobile's sake, anyway.

The Mirasol fab in Taiwan isn't coming online until later this year, so even if they improve that way, that won't be the change-the-world-now announcement.

That takes us to possible 2-cores. TSMC - one of the world's biggest chip suppliers and makers of most folks' Snapdragons and Tegra-2s - announced last month that Tegra-2 demand was up - what? - something like 60% over the next quarter's anticipated demand.

Let's face it - the Verizon Thunderbolt is the Evo show-stealer. Same overall phone from the outside - skinnier, more power-efficient silicon inside and it's running the new Sense. An upgrade to that sorta thing is simply going to look like the Evo got stale and Sprint is an also-ran to the market, with the Evo being the flash in the pan.

I don't think so.

What other factors do we have at play?

Well, for one, Sprint's starting to get that ease of use is important with Sprint ID. Next we already know that the little Optimus S is slated for Gingerbread, officially. With the entire skin separate from the OS, Sprint could be positioning to offload updates directly to the manufacturers and let the users choose their Sprint add-ons, making the best of plain vanilla Android as well as easy-to-do for the non-tinkerer.

Then we have the HTC slate coming without doubt - and we know they've been working on advanced display tech for some months.

The point of all this -

First, I think the Evo replacement is coming earlier than expected. TSMC couldn't be harboring an endless supply of 65nm chips and we knew from day 1 that the Evo was an exercise in integration that made it appear revolutionary.

Second, Sprint would be last in the game to simply announce their new 2-core phone, their new tablet, blah, blah, blah.

I think the Evo 2 will be part of a family pack, to include several (2 or more) Android phones and a tablet with some level of interoperability for sharing between them, including capitalizing on the upcoming Google media store.

I think the new Evo will be a part of Sprint's push to not compete against the iPhone, but to compete against the entire (highly effective) Apple eco-system.

Or not.
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Love the theories, EarlyMon. I'd love for HTC to put together devices that could be sold as a "family pack" or even have special "package deals" that would include the EVO 2 and a new HTC Tablet!

Depending on the pricing, I don't think I'd even hesitate to jump on that type of deal. Most importantly though, the EVO 2 would have to be a significant upgrade from the current EVO in order for me to consider the upgrade. Otherwise, I'm more likely to wait another year until the tech gets even crazier.
 
I would like them to work on battery, battery, battery!!! The phone is great, except for the fact that I seem to always have to charge it. At least make it as good as the iPhone's battery!
 
Bigger screen would be nice. I want to see more functionality out of the HDMI port too. Kinda hoping HTC makes some refreshing changes to HTC sense UI. 2.0 is just meh...
 
I want the hdmi to output audio.
(Also, a car receiver that has an hdmi input, I get to much hiss with aux input)
VLC
Netflix
strobsoft (peterson tuner)

Don't get me wrong, I had to make a decision between the iphone 4 and the HTC EVO, and Iknow I made the right choice, but I just want more. If Gingerbread comes out, that would be cool, but I am still messing around with my EVO.

What do you want to work on yours?
 
craigunruh said:
I would like them to work on battery, battery, battery!!! The phone is great, except for the fact that I seem to always have to charge it. At least make it as good as the iPhone's battery!
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Software ptimization is the answer to this. Out of the box it's a battery hog. With the right tweaks, it runs smoother and lasts longer than stock. I don't think one should HAVE to apply said tweaks though.
 
wader999 said:
(Also, a car receiver that has an hdmi input, I get to much hiss with aux input)
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You are either using a terrible cable or you have a terrible headunit. I have only ever heard a "hiss" when the cable gets old (we let it dangle and bursh up against stuff when not in use - although we shouldn't)
 
wader999 said:
I want the hdmi to output audio.
(Also, a car receiver that has an hdmi input, I get to much hiss with aux input)
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See below...

lordofthereef said:
You are either using a terrible cable or you have a terrible headunit. I have only ever heard a "hiss" when the cable gets old (we let it dangle and bursh up against stuff when not in use - although we shouldn't)
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I just put my Pioneer AVH-P4200DVD in and my AUX cable has no problem. I think I paid like $8 for it. Could be your speakers as well.
 
I wish they could make it so people like me don't place accidental phone calls. Something like Vista. "Are you sure you want to place this call? Ok, but are you really sure?" Somehow I have even placed calls while phone was in my pocket. Think about that.
 
I want a warranty that will allow me to get a new phone when the EVO 2 inevitably falls apart like a cheap gumball machine toy, not a refurb that's been sitting in a pile at sprint for a 2 weeks.
 
EarlyMon said:
^Having a bad day are you?
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Yup, if sprint broke your phone and told you your only options were

1)take another broken refurb
2)send your phone to HTC for 2 weeks and be without your brand new phone that came with a warranty and you pay insurance for.
3)pay 100 dollars to fix damage sprint did

you would be, at least mildly upset.

And, if the warranty stands as is - if my phone has a hardware defect on day 31 and all I get to choose from is a refurb, given HTC's track record on the EVO with charging ports and glass separation, I won't be buying an EVO 2.
 
Gary Friderichsohn said:
I wish they could make it so people like me don't place accidental phone calls. Something like Vista. "Are you sure you want to place this call? Ok, but are you really sure?" Somehow I have even placed calls while phone was in my pocket. Think about that.
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Not the correct thread for this, but... While butt/pocket dialing on my old WM phones was common, this has never happened with the Evo. The combination of capacitive screen and slide to unlock make this a very difficult thing to do. It takes a minimum of 3 steps to dial as is and then only if you have a direct dial widget on the home screen. Possibly some app you've installed turns on the phone and bypasses the lock screen? The only phantom dialing I've ever done on any Android phone was due to a bt headset.
 
pastafarian said:
Not the correct thread for this, but... While butt/pocket dialing on my old WM phones was common, this has never happened with the Evo. The combination of capacitive screen and slide to unlock make this a very difficult thing to do. It takes a minimum of 3 steps to dial as is and then only if you have a direct dial widget on the home screen. Possibly some app you've installed turns on the phone and bypasses the lock screen? The only phantom dialing I've ever done on any Android phone was due to a bt headset.
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not only pocket calls, but accidental.. I'm looking through call log, I mean to click to bring up a profile so I can text, but I hit the name and it automatically calls.

Call Confirm is free on the market, and yes should have been an option on the phone from the beginning.
 
wader999 said:
I want the hdmi to output audio.
(Also, a car receiver that has an hdmi input, I get to much hiss with aux input)
VLC
Netflix
strobsoft (peterson tuner)

Don't get me wrong, I had to make a decision between the iphone 4 and the HTC EVO, and Iknow I made the right choice, but I just want more. If Gingerbread comes out, that would be cool, but I am still messing around with my EVO.

What do you want to work on yours?
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I agree!
 
i was really hoping an "EVO 2" would be announced today at the Sprint event but it looks like some funky Kyocero dual screen phone is being announced. It sounds lame but lets see how it looks and performs.
 
tracerit said:
i was really hoping an "EVO 2" would be announced today at the Sprint event but it looks like some funky Kyocero dual screen phone is being announced. It sounds lame but lets see how it looks and performs.
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I am VERY disappointed that it sounds like no EVO 2 will be announced today. I was really hoping to know if one would be out since I will be starting up my Sprint contract this March.
 
Being that we saw an EVO shift I wouldn't think that Sprint is "done" with the EVO line. Although it was a huge disappointment with this dual screen BS, I would still be willing to bet that an EVO 2 will be launching this summer. I suppose early February may be a little bit too early for a mid-summer announcement.
 
lordofthereef said:
Being that we saw an EVO shift I wouldn't think that Sprint is "done" with the EVO line. Although it was a huge disappointment with this dual screen BS, I would still be willing to bet that an EVO 2 will be launching this summer. I suppose early February may be a little bit too early for a mid-summer announcement.
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I want an Evo 2 bad...I'm eligible for an upgrade already because I had used someone else's upgrade to get my Evo but I'm guessing they wouldn't have one so soon. There is an Evo crowd who are after the high end phone and very few of those people are currently eligible for upgrade... so I'm guessing we will have to wait until summer. :(
 
Doomstang said:
I want an Evo 2 bad...I'm eligible for an upgrade already because I had used someone else's upgrade to get my Evo but I'm guessing they wouldn't have one so soon. There is an Evo crowd who are after the high end phone and very few of those people are currently eligible for upgrade... so I'm guessing we will have to wait until summer. :(
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IMO this is a big thing that Apple does right. 12 month hardware upgrades seem to be the sweet spot. Sprint also allows for 12 month hardware upgrades, so it would be silly for them to release a direct successor to their EVO less than 12 months after the original was launched. I am less bummed that there is no new EVO, and more bummed at what a giant flop this supposedly exciting event turned out to be. I was hoping (but not expecting) for an EVO2 announcement. Instead what we got is a whole lot of nothing IMO.
 
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