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| Re: It's a sweet phone... said by digitalfreak:I have to wonder if they'll sell out like they have with the EVO. You still can't find that thing anywhere around here. I'm guessing that's why the Samsung is $50 higher, since they know people will pay it. The only reason HTC EVO is sold out because samsung can't product the screens for HTC. They're switching to their own HTC LCDs, so we'll see if the supply picks up.
Samsungs Epic has their exclusive super amoled screen, which they manufacture themselves. If they sell out, it's solely because of poor planning and bad management.
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| Re: It's a sweet phone... You are confused, samsung never supplied the screen for the EVO, the shortage samsung are AMOLED screen, where the EVO have always used LCD screen.
HTC did switch LCD supplier on the EVO, from Novatek LCD to Epson LCD
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| Re: It's a sweet phone... said by Dest:You are confused, samsung never supplied the screen for the EVO, the shortage samsung are AMOLED screen, where the EVO have always used LCD screen. HTC did switch LCD supplier on the EVO, from Novatek LCD to Epson LCD where they switched out the AMOLED for SLCD screen are on phones like Verizon's Droid Incredible You're right. I was mistaken in thinking the EVO had the same screen as the incredible/desire/nexus one because of the common shortage problem.
To clear the confusion:
Samsung (little bit from LG) is the main provider of OLED screens.
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Part of the shortage problem is that the device manufacturers aren't able to get enough of the right components to make their handsets. HTC, in particular, has had a hard time getting enough AMOLED displays from Samsung; however, rather than wait, HTC is taking matters into its own hands and will begin using Super LCDs (SLCD) to a number of its smartphones, the company announced on Monday.
"HTC is experiencing high-demand for many of our phones, specifically our phones with 3.7 inch displays. The new SLCD display technology enables us to ramp up our production capabilities quickly to meet the high-demand," said HTC CEO Peter Chou.
»www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20011620-85.html
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kudos:1 | Re: It's a sweet phone... but this doesn't have the dual core snapdragon... | |
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| Re: It's a sweet phone... said by tiger72:but this doesn't have the dual core snapdragon... Never said it did.
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Minneapolis, MN | said by Alcohol:said by i2Fuzzy:The Hummingbird processor kicks the hell out of the Snapdragon, and it has a better GPU. That's about it. Until the dual-core snapdragon processor comes along. Maybe...
I recall reading in an article a few weeks ago showing the 1Ghz Humingbird still holding its own against a dual-core Snapdragon.
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Don't get me wrong, I generally think HTC makes the best Android phones, but I might have to give this one a chance. TouchWiz probably sucks compared to Sense, but I don't use Sense and I wouldn't use TouchWiz either. | |
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Roseville, CA | said by swintec:said by puck0114:It's specs are better than EVO How do you figure the specs are better? Slightly smaller screen and only a VGA camera on the front. Although the keyboard MAY make me choose it over the Evo if it came down to it. Maybe he was referring to the specs that actually matter?
While the screen may be slightly larger on the Evo, the Epic's screen is brighter, has better contrast, performs better in bright sun and has better color saturation.
The Epic also has a better cpu and a vastly superior gpu, As well as a six axis gyroscope and much better media support (it plays .mkv's out of the box!).
I doubt many care at all about the front facing camera and those that do probably wouldn't select a different phone simply because its FFC was slightly better. | |
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kudos:1 | the processor is better. The Hummingbird processor is better than the Snapdragon. Has better graphics capabilities than any other processor out there (including Apple's A4). | |
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kudos:3 | Not sure how to say this... .. but is this really news? or an ad for the newest phone?
It's only natural that Sprint is going to be launching new 4G capable phones as time goes on like anything else. I mean, its only natural.
I'm sure the flaming will commence, but still, it's an honest question. Just not sure why this is front page news...
All phones come with a 2 year contract,.. many come with a rebate necessary any more, and new phones come out all the time. | |
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| | | | Re: Not sure how to say this... Every Droid phone and iPhone release has made it on this site, so why not every 4G phone, at least the first few. | |
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kudos:1 | said by fiberguy:.. but is this really news? or an ad for the newest phone? It's only natural that Sprint is going to be launching new 4G capable phones as time goes on like anything else. I mean, its only natural. I'm sure the flaming will commence, but still, it's an honest question. Just not sure why this is front page news... All phones come with a 2 year contract,.. many come with a rebate necessary any more, and new phones come out all the time. Considering no one else has a 4g phone out yet but Sprint yeah it's definitely news.
Do you think Karl is getting paid to promote Sprint or something?
and last but not least, why did you make it a point to question news of a sprint phone but when Karl posted about the iPhone 4 you said nothing...
»Apple Introduces The iPhone 4
I see no posts in there similar to the one about the Epic
I believe you are being selective
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| | fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
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kudos:3 | Re: Not sure how to say this... oi - some of you can't answer a question with out asking a question.
You're reading into it too much - which quite honestly goes to support many other things.. you spent way too much time trying to find something wrong with something.. if that makes you happy though, continue on.
In short - it's not news every time a hand set comes out - that's my opinion. | |
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kudos:1 | Karl posts CONSTANTLY about the iPhone. I don't believe i've ever seen you complain about that.
That said, I agree that he posts far too much about particular devices. | |
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When the also-rans like AT&T get 4G going, then I'm sure that'll make a news item at that time, along with whatever crap AT&T does to make it not such an exciting news item. | |
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»now.sprint.com/epic4g/
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As for the $10 premiums for 4G on the Epic and the Evo. Im torn. I feel that if you are in an area that gets 4G the increase is fine. Those that arent kinda get ripped off. Though I guess Sprints idea is they might travel into a 4G area so charge them for it anyway. | |
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| | | | Re: It does NOT include hotspot for free Supposedly the $10 fee also gives you truly unlimited 3G as well. Even with that fee, they're still quite a bit cheaper than Verizon's 3G only service. | |
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| said by Nesse:Thats not a surprise, its exactly what they did with the EVO. Still, Im sure everyone will see the greater value in PDAnet. As for the $10 premiums for 4G on the Epic and the Evo. Im torn. I feel that if you are in an area that gets 4G the increase is fine. Those that arent kinda get ripped off. Though I guess Sprints idea is they might travel into a 4G area so charge them for it anyway. No, it's because they are expanding their 4g coverage all over the country and they don't want to have you only pay the $10 when it's available to you. This is easier than adding a $10 charge later and having people call 611 to complain.
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| | Pro this is the Galaxy s Pro as it has the front camera and keyboard. The display is what makes this phone. It looks 10x better than the EVO or Droid X because of the super amoled screen. I love my captivate minus the gps issue. It will be interesting to see if this phone has the same problem | |
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| Re: Pro said by GLIMMER:this is the Galaxy s Pro as it has the front camera and keyboard. The display is what makes this phone. It looks 10x better than the EVO or Droid X because of the super amoled screen. I love my captivate minus the gps issue. It will be interesting to see if this phone has the same problem gps issues have been fixed. check xda developers.
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| | | | Re: Pro not on the captivate there is still no fix sammy confirmed when i called them this afternoon. | |
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| Re: Pro said by GLIMMER:not on the captivate there is still no fix sammy confirmed when i called them this afternoon. Maybe not officially, that's why i suggested xda developers.
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| | | Re: hotspot not free Woooo Preordered mine already. Can't wait! Still hate the fee though, but the morons that rushed out to buy the EVO first day have already dictated the fee... | |
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| Re: hotspot not free preordered for myself or my wife last night. I might still go for the EVO but I think we both will like the Epic.
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More importantly, WiMAX is not on legacy telcom infrastructure as 3G is. So if it's not 3G, it's naturally a number higher. | |
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| Re: 4G? said by xenophon:WiMAX is clearly without question on the 4G framework and strategic path, but the specific definition of 4G hasn't really been ratified. It's not full 4g implementation but it's generally on that path more than others, so they can get away with calling it that. More importantly, WiMAX is not on legacy telcom infrastructure as 3G is. So if it's not 3G, it's naturally a number higher. And who gives a flip what "strategic path" a company is on. When they advertise 4G speeds but real-world examples show it to be less stellar than a competitor's 3G speeds, that's annoying.
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It's not just about raw performance in a lab, it's about managing many users at once at that level as well as future capabilities. WiMAX is on that path but isn't fully realized yet. WiMAX 2 and future LTE could technically do 1Gbps if the spectrum is there, which Clear does have.
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For those of your don't know, the "premium data fee" add nothing to your services. This is just another way to charge you for the hardware. So the true cost of ownership is 250 + 240 = 490, if you own the phone for exactly 2 years. | |
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Lake City, FL | Re: AMOLED said by talz13:Yep, I've surprised people with how easy to see in the sunlight the EVO's screen is. Same here. I have no idea how I lived without my EVO- the phone is a godsend.
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