I am a longtime htc fan but am finding myself impressed by this phone where the 3d wasnt giving me that umph. Call quality and signal are far better on this phone which has shown better speeds and battery life. I cant wait to see this unlocked cause im diggin it stock and cant wait to see what some devs would do to it ....
( MOTOS keyboard rocks)
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I also deactivated my EVO 3D and bought the Photon. It absolutely pulls a much better 3G and 4G signal. I get much better 3G and 4G signal strength and data stays connected unlike my EVO 3D. Phone calls and sound quality is also much better than the EVO 3D. I always get good compliments about the great call quality of this new Photon. I got bad feedback from people when i was using the EVO 3D The build quality is really amazing too. The ONLY thing i miss is HTC Sense. But I need a phone that actually works and the Photon does exactly that.
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Yes indeed! Huge fan of this keyboard, feels like a cross between TouchInput and Gingerbread keyboard.
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OK guys, I'm very used to the HTC IME keyboard with it's arrows and I'm having a hard time getting used to the Photon's stock keyboard. My biggest complaint is that it's cumbersome to add punctuation and symbols to my texts/emails. I have to press the number button and/or the punctuation button then search for the qyuestion mark, etc then go back to regular letters... Is there any advice you can give that might make this easier? This is driving me nuts because it takes me too long to type simple sentences. Mabe I'm doing something wrong so that's why I'm asking. I can't see how this keyboard is so good as you both claim... Thanks in advance.
Yeah people were constantly complaining about the evo3d call quality .....the ear piece sounded muffled to and the speaker was a joke. Ive gone from a touch pro to a hero to a desire then a g2 and a mytouch 4g then the evo3d. So i am very accustomed to using sense but the photon overlay isnt bad.
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I have it purchased from my asop roms havent installed it on the photon yet
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OK guys, I'm very used to the HTC IME keyboard with it's arrows and I'm having a hard time getting used to the Photon's stock keyboard. My biggest complaint is that it's cumbersome to add punctuation and symbols to my texts/emails. I have to press the number button and/or the punctuation button then search for the qyuestion mark, etc then go back to regular letters... Is there any advice you can give that might make this easier? This is driving me nuts because it takes me too long to type simple sentences. Mabe I'm doing something wrong so that's why I'm asking. I can't see how this keyboard is so good as you both claim... Thanks in advance.
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I use Thumb Keyboard off the market and like it a lot. I use it on my tablet and phone. It has customizable layouts for portrait and landscape and has programmable keys. It is skinnable and arrow keys are there also. It's not free but worth the purchase.
Launcher pro does run so smooth on it plus its awesome that u can still use motos widgets on it couldnt do that with sense
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SwiftKey is by far the best keyboard I've ever used. Give that one a try.
I also have ADW Launcher and have been using it since I had my Evo.
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SwiftKey is by far the best keyboard I've ever used. Give that one a try.
I also have ADW Launcher and have been using it since I had my Evo.
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this ^
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Now we just need to get some CM love on here to really make this phone blaze
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SwiftKey is by far the best keyboard I've ever used. Give that one a try.
I also have ADW Launcher and have been using it since I had my Evo.
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I'm in love with SwiftKey X and Go Launcher EX.
Swype and ADW ex here
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Hello everyone! I am thinking of switching my evo for the Photon and I have a few questions.
1) I was wondering if the signal reception is much better with it as some people say? My Evo 3d barely gets a weak 4g signal inside my house and I was wondering if this phone will improve it?
2)I come from the ogEvo and I upgraded to the Evo 3d first because the sprint reoresentarltive told me that my upgrade would end on July 31, do upgrades have a deadline?
3)Another thing that she told me is that if I exchanged my evo 3d for the photon and if I want to go back to the 3d she would charge me another $35 is that right?
4)Also do you guys know if the Photon would support the upgrade of sprint's network? I have read that the evo 3d has the support for the smr upgrade or something like that. Will the Photon still get better reception if that happes?
5)Another problem that I have with the evo 3d is that whenever I plug in my headset and I get a text the notifications get played through the headphones a well a the speaker. I wonder if you guys have the same issue with the photon?
Thanks in advance!
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Grab LauncherPro Plus. Has all the functionality of sense while really speeding up the device. You won't regret it.
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Agreed. Makes the phone INCREDIBLY fast!
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Hello everyone! I am thinking of switching my evo for the Photon and I have a few questions.
1) I was wondering if the signal reception is much better with it as some people say? My Evo 3d barely gets a weak 4g signal inside my house and I was wondering if this phone will improve it?
2)I come from the ogEvo and I upgraded to the Evo 3d first because the sprint reoresentarltive told me that my upgrade would end on July 31, do upgrades have a deadline?
3)Another thing that she told me is that if I exchanged my evo 3d for the photon and if I want to go back to the 3d she would charge me another $35 is that right?
4)Also do you guys know if the Photon would support the upgrade of sprint's network? I have read that the evo 3d has the support for the smr upgrade or something like that. Will the Photon still get better reception if that happes?
5)Another problem that I have with the evo 3d is that whenever I plug in my headset and I get a text the notifications get played through the headphones a well a the speaker. I wonder if you guys have the same issue with the photon?
Thanks in advance!
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1. Reception is way better.
2. Never heard of a upgrade deadline.
3. Call to customer support will bypass the 35.
4. No idea but it would be retarded to release a line of superphones that couldn't handle the upgrade.
5. Don't use headsets.
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migpol08 said:
Hello everyone! I am thinking of switching my evo for the Photon and I have a few questions.
1) I was wondering if the signal reception is much better with it as some people say? My Evo 3d barely gets a weak 4g signal inside my house and I was wondering if this phone will improve it?
2)I come from the ogEvo and I upgraded to the Evo 3d first because the sprint reoresentarltive told me that my upgrade would end on July 31, do upgrades have a deadline?
3)Another thing that she told me is that if I exchanged my evo 3d for the photon and if I want to go back to the 3d she would charge me another $35 is that right?
4)Also do you guys know if the Photon would support the upgrade of sprint's network? I have read that the evo 3d has the support for the smr upgrade or something like that. Will the Photon still get better reception if that happes?
5)Another problem that I have with the evo 3d is that whenever I plug in my headset and I get a text the notifications get played through the headphones a well a the speaker. I wonder if you guys have the same issue with the photon?
Thanks in advance!
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I just ditched my EVO 3D....I miss sense , the EVO seems a tad bit more fluid, but with my Photon calls are clearer, no drops and I get better antenna signal. You won't regret this....I also had an EVO 4G which was better call and antenna signal wise. I think Moto's screen is also much more crisp. I really wanted the Galaxy 2 but I broke my4G beyond repair.
1. Yes it is a lot better
2. Yes, what he or she was talking about is your 1 year sprint premier upgrade which ended on 07/31/11
3. Yes sprint does charge a $35 restock fee, but I don't think you will regreat going to the photon. I have both 3d and Photon and the photon is my preferred phone. I also had the evo and loved sense, and while the sense 3.0 does have a lot of nice features some of it gets annoying.
4. From what the network team has told me when sprint switches to LTE its just a simple software upgrade. But Im sure that by the time that happens I will already be on a new phone so not that much a concern for me.
5.Not sure about the noise
If you like sense use spb shell.
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Can't comment much on other stuff but I can say that when I was installing the drivers for qpst that there is a driver for LTE modem that installs. So yeah it'll work fine I think.
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To avoid the restocking fee just be honest and tell them you were dropping calls and that you kept reading it seems other people have the same problem.
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Sprint's return packaging finally arrived. I waited a few days, and i have decided i just can't hold onto it. The 3d is cool and stuff, but in reality. It's not that big of an upgrade over my evo 4g..Which i still have, so i'll just run CM7 for a month or so until the S2 comes out. Decent phone, fyi if anyone needs an additional charger (those china chargers that plug onto a wall and charge batteries) and 3 batteries i can sell all 4 for $20 + $3 postage. let me know.
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Sprint's return packaging finally arrived. I waited a few days, and i have decided i just can't hold onto it. The 3d is cool and stuff, but in reality. It's not that big of an upgrade over my evo 4g..Which i still have, so i'll just run CM7 for a month or so until the S2 comes out. Decent phone, fyi if anyone needs an additional charger (those china chargers that plug onto a wall and charge batteries) and 3 batteries i can sell all 4 for $20 + $3 postage. let me know.
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Yea I just ate a twinkie and realized Im out of milk
Just took a dump and realized im out of toilet paper. Can I borrow this thread to wipe my ass?
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Matstarr said:
Yea I just ate a twinkie and realized Im out of milk
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i have not ate a twinkie in a long time btw gotta love these return threads lol i dont understand them if you dont like it just go and rate it on the website if you want people to truely know why you returned it
I just returned mine yesterday too, and went back to the Evo 4g also. I don't know why, but I just really liked my Evo 4g's wider screen and keyboard layout. Plus I didn't care for the 3d screen. It reminded me of looking at those old holographic comics that moved when you changed the angle that you were looking at it. Makes my eyes cross just thinking about it.
This phone is so awesome I'm keeping it!
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This phone is so awesome I'm keeping it!
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Agreed
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I just returned mine yesterday too, and went back to the Evo 4g also. I don't know why, but I just really liked my Evo 4g's wider screen and keyboard layout. Plus I didn't care for the 3d screen. It reminded me of looking at those old holographic comics that moved when you changed the angle that you were looking at it. Makes my eyes cross just thinking about it.
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Lol, You really miss those 4mm?
Also, I don't understand people returning their phones, because they can't wait for s-off. It'll be here in less then a month. Yeah, I miss cm7, but the 3vo is a great phone and the screen resolution is much better in my opinion. I thought I was impatient, but I guess I have a little patients seeing so many return threads.
Thanks for sharing! We all REALLLLLY wanted to know that your taking your phone back! :roll eyes: What else did you do today?!
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Just took a dump and realized im out of toilet paper. Can I borrow this thread to wipe my ass?
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This. We dont give a ****. We dont know you, and now we dont care to. Move on with your life. So tired of this crap.
gomorrah said:
This. We dont give a ****. We dont know you, and now we dont care to. Move on with your life. So tired of this crap.
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Lol
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I just returned mine because I didn't.like.it name
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Somebody should start a walk of shame thread nd when we get s-off nd they all come back put them on blast lol..just a thought
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If I return my evo back ill need to remember to post a thread about it to tell the world.
3D is not the main feature on the EVO 3D. And it's not a holographic thingamajig...
I'm suprise that people over look the fact that the EVO 3D is more powerful than the EVO 4G as far as hardware goes. I would pick the EVO 3D hardware before I even take a second look on the wider screen of the EVO 4G. The wider screen is nice, but I would rather triple multi-tasking...
The hardware itself on the EVO 3D speaks for itself...
This is what I did one day on my lunch break.
1) Turn on my BT setup to connect to my car stereo system
2) Tune into Resco Radio (Streaming internet music, digitally imported, drum and bass channel)
3) Played Asphalt 6 Adrenaline 3D, with sound option turn down by half, I was actually cruising playing to my favorite music from the same device, EVO 3D.
Here is the good part, I did all these at the same time....there were no lag, freezes..or whatever.... EVO 4G cannot do this... The hardware on the EVO 3D speaks for itself ( did I just repeated this ?)...it own's the EVO 4G period
I returned mine tonight... to the charger after a awesome day of EVO3dage!!!
Today me and my 3d did lots of Facebooking, texting, 3d+ ::gasp:: 2d pictures, Then we turned the overclock amplifier to 11 and played Final Fantasy 7, Starfox 64, Chrono Trigger, Sonic 2... Then we streamed some music at the gym. Oh some phone calls too. All with awesome battery life!
AND get this: I'm gonna do it all again tomorrow because I still have mine!
will75 said:
Sprint's return packaging finally arrived. I waited a few days, and i have decided i just can't hold onto it. The 3d is cool and stuff, but in reality. It's not that big of an upgrade over my evo 4g..Which i still have, so i'll just run CM7 for a month or so until the S2 comes out. Decent phone, fyi if anyone needs an additional charger (those china chargers that plug onto a wall and charge batteries) and 3 batteries i can sell all 4 for $20 + $3 postage. let me know.
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So you expect someone to pay $23 bucks, when they can just go on ebay and pay $10?.... Ok, that makes sense. Don't try to cheat people out. And this phone is a major upgrade compared to the Evo 4G. I still have mine, with CM7, and theres no comparison. This phone is a beast from the middle east.
I just wanted to tell everyone I'm keeping ny device. I can never go back to that lower resolution and dated CPU. This thing is so fast I'm playing n64 roms and android games u never could on the 4G. S off is on the way. Overclocking for fun. But man adw ex is so smooth its just the smoothest experience any of my tech friends have ever seen. That includes an iPhone 4 owner. I'm keeping mine... I should start a thread about keeping it--that'd how happy I am with this product.
I also don't understand why people keep going back to the outdated og evo.
Single Core vs Dual Core. That alone is why the 3D Evo kills the old Evo.
Eh but not everyone is tech savy i guess.
Show me a Evo 4G that can record 720p video at 25+ frames per sec. Show me a Evo 4G that can play back 1080p movie files without a shutter.
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3D is not the main feature on the EVO 3D. And it's not a holographic thingamajig...
I'm suprise that people over look the fact that the EVO 3D is more powerful than the EVO 4G as far as hardware goes. I would pick the EVO 3D hardware before I even take a second look on the wider screen of the EVO 4G. The wider screen is nice, but I would rather triple multi-tasking...
The hardware itself on the EVO 3D speaks for itself...
This is what I did one day on my lunch break.
1) Turn on my BT setup to connect to my car stereo system
2) Tune into Resco Radio (Streaming internet music, digitally imported, drum and bass channel)
3) Played Asphalt 6 Adrenaline 3D, with sound option turn down by half, I was actually cruising playing to my favorite music from the same device, EVO 3D.
Here is the good part, I did all these at the same time....there were no lag, freezes..or whatever.... EVO 4G cannot do this... The hardware on the EVO 3D speaks for itself ( did I just repeated this ?)...it own's the EVO 4G period
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3d not the main feature of a phone named evo 3d? Don't know if you're stupid or just trolling.
Last night my wife got an Epic Touch. Nice phone. But I can confirm what people have been saying about the radios. The reception on the Photon was consistently 6 to 8 dB stronger on the Photon. I downloaded the same app with both and the Photon 40 percent faster. Both phones were in the same place. Also, there are a couple of "no Sprint zones " where I'd always drop calls with my old Epic. The Photon always holds the call in that area. I know people have claimed many times that the Photon radios are better and here is a real world test that proves it. Im glad I stayed with the Photon.
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you gotta love it when you can use a phone as a phone and make and hold calls.
I was very seriously considering swapping my photon for the ET4G... i mean REALLY considering it.. I loved the Epic.. it would only stand to reason that it successor would be just as bad ass right ??
Then i remember the GPS problems, the bluetooth headaches, the lack of support/updates (from samsung/sprint).. it took lots of modding and just the right ROM to make the phone a pleasure to use.. IThen I grabbed my photon and realized how good I really have it.
This thing just works. I installed SPB shell 3D, rooted it and am loving the experience. Can't wait for CM7.. that'll make the experience w/ the photon INCREDIBLE..
just my .02
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I was very seriously considering swapping my photon for the ET4G... i mean REALLY considering it.. I loved the Epic.. it would only stand to reason that it successor would be just as bad ass right ??
Then i remember the GPS problems, the bluetooth headaches, the lack of support/updates (from samsung/sprint).. it took lots of modding and just the right ROM to make the phone a pleasure to use.. IThen I grabbed my photon and realized how good I really have it.
This thing just works. I installed SPB shell 3D, rooted it and am loving the experience. Can't wait for CM7.. that'll make the experience w/ the photon INCREDIBLE..
just my .02
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I own both phones and love both of them. =] The epic touch for its screen (way better then I thought it was gonna be), light weight, still pic cam, and no lag. The photon for its radio, build quality, and speakers. Both phones are great and you can't go wrong with which ever one you pick. ^^ Sprint to me is the top dog right now with high end 4g phones. Lets just hope they improve their network this coming October.
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I enjoy my Photon way more than my Epic, I just think Motorola's framework is a lot more cleaner than Samsung's. One of the things that annoyed me the most about the Epic is I couldnt disable the sound of when their is a network drop/reconnect. So I would constantly hear it while listening to music going in and out of subways. With the Photon, it's just silent and there is audio interruption going on.
Also, the little things like the orientation animation is nice. Samsung's screens are of course great, but I'm glad I have a higher res screen on the Photon. The icons on the Epic Touch look huge with the lower res, but that of course is a personal preference thing. Also not having my phone be a useless brick that can only use wifi when traveling internationally is great, the world phone option is a huge plus for me.
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Last night my wife got an Epic Touch. Nice phone. But I can confirm what people have been saying about the radios. The reception on the Photon was consistently 6 to 8 dB stronger on the Photon. I downloaded the same app with both and the Photon 40 percent faster. Both phones were in the same place. Also, there are a couple of "no Sprint zones " where I'd always drop calls with my old Epic. The Photon always holds the call in that area. I know people have claimed many times that the Photon radios are better and here is a real world test that proves it. Im glad I stayed with the Photon.
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+1 - similar experience here
daddymikey1975 said:
I was very seriously considering swapping my photon for the ET4G... i mean REALLY considering it.. I loved the Epic.. it would only stand to reason that it successor would be just as bad ass right ??
Then i remember the GPS problems, the bluetooth headaches, the lack of support/updates (from samsung/sprint).. it took lots of modding and just the right ROM to make the phone a pleasure to use.. IThen I grabbed my photon and realized how good I really have it.
This thing just works. I installed SPB shell 3D, rooted it and am loving the experience. Can't wait for CM7.. that'll make the experience w/ the photon INCREDIBLE..
just my .02
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No joke I had the epic and I have the new touch as well as a photon and I still looker my photon better I still have a grudge with Samsung.
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And you'll get more quicker updates with the Mopho
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abrcrmdl23 said:
I still have a grudge with Samsung.
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+ mother [email protected]#in 10000
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Even though Samsung doesn't push updates much, the development section is so active that most issues will be cleared out. Also cuz international version has been out a while, most issues must've been ironed out by now
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Have had both and like the Epic Touch way better. For one thing I can hear someone when a call comes in. While the Photon had very strong signals and great sound, even with the MR it still suffered from software issues. I know everyone said to keep exchanging until you get one that works but that is not too appealing to me. I just want to get a phone and go. With the ET it has worked great from day one with no issues at all.
To be honest there are some faults that only a tech geek would nit pick about. Most people I know never seem troubled by some of the issues that posters rant and rave about. People complained about the Photon screen, really? I had to go into our tech department and use their electron microscope to see what they were talking about.
I would have to say that both phones are about equal. You can't go wrong with either one. It all comes down to which one you prefer. If you are happy with the one you purchased then that's all that really matters.
The name is kind of catchy also "MOPHO". I thought about getting the Epic Touch too, but I think there are too many things that the MOPHO has the the touch does not.. Kickstand and webtop mostly.. I just wish there was more developer interest.
i agree with the comment about having a grudge with samsung. after owning a moment i'll never own a sammy phone again. just got my photon last night and the sales person was trying to push a samsung on me. i was take your sammy and shove it lady give me the photon!
Voice to text.
It was frustrating enough to not use it on my EVO 4G. But I sent a handful of messages flawlessly earlier with it and was pleased. I'm not sure if this version of speech recognition was used on the 3d or some other newer google phone, but I was happily surprised by the update from EVO 4G. Might be useful now !
Check it out.
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Yeah, I noticed when running ICS on OG Evo that speech recognition was waaayy improved. Totally agree.
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typhoonikan said:
Voice to text.
It was frustrating enough to not use it on my EVO 4G. But I sent a handful of messages flawlessly earlier with it and was pleased. I'm not sure if this version of speech recognition was used on the 3d or some other newer google phone, but I was happily surprised by the update from EVO 4G. Might be useful now !
Check it out.
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Same here as long as I have decent service..and another thing I like about it is that u can keep talking and it doesnt close..I remember in the past u had to say a few words let it think and then do it again if u had more to say
On my OG Evo I used the FlexT9 keyboard because of their superior voice recognition and swipe functionality. it was an ugly keyboard but a decent trade off. However, I do find the LTE Evo's voice recognition and swipe are top notch!
flawless
I've used it a couple times and its flawless. Couldn't use on OG EVO.
I can't stand SwiftKey X's voice implementation.
If I am dictating to my phone, chances are I don't want to look at the screen and read the 3 different recomendations that are all just slightly different - find the correct one and tap it, and probably all are passable for me quickly texting or being drunk and beligerent.
Ohhhhhhhhh and no BlueTooth support :-/
This will be my 3rd HTC phone. Had the HTC Hero first, HTC EVO, and now I will be getting the EVO 4G LTE model sept 1st when I'm allowed to use my 2 year upgrade. I would like to know if there are any specific problems with this phone. I read a few things after it came out about the battery overheating easily, and also an issue about you losing the wifi card function thing. I really dislike the fact that the battery is built in. No way of changing it if it loses its capacity over a few years (unless you take the phone apart maybe). Are these issues still there, and are there any new ones? I will be rooting it day one of course as long whatever version I get then will be rootable at the time.
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This will be my 3rd HTC phone. Had the HTC Hero first, HTC EVO, and now I will be getting the EVO 4G LTE model sept 1st when I'm allowed to use my 2 year upgrade. I would like to know if there are any specific problems with this phone. I read a few things after it came out about the battery overheating easily, and also an issue about you losing the wifi card function thing. I really dislike the fact that the battery is built in. No way of changing it if it loses its capacity over a few years (unless you take the phone apart maybe). Are these issues still there, and are there any new ones? I will be rooting it day one of course as long whatever version I get then will be rootable at the time.
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If you root you'll be fine, I haven't had any overheating at all and I'm overclocked to 1.9. The battery life is great. There's also a video out there on you tube showing how to change the battery and it looks pretty easy. Best phone I've ever had by far, coming from the og evo you'll be quite happy. Welcome aboard.
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Be prepared for terrible 3g speeds indefinitely.
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be prepared for extreme hard-ons resulting from extensive usage of the phone, as well as immense amounts of opposite sex attention when using device in a crowd....
The phone does have AIDS.
Aggravating Inappropriate Dropped Signal
The multitasking problem is the biggest flaw with the phone. Apparently some of the ROMs have improved things but I haven't rooted yet so I don't know for sure. I don't think any have fully fixed the problem (could be wrong though) Basically if you switch apps and then switch back to the original app it will reload. Very annoying and wastes a few seconds every time you switch apps. Hope it will get fixed in an OTA soon.
Otherwise it's great, the camera and screen are fantastic.
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If you are looking for flaws, you will get all the answers you want. So far this is the best phone I've had. Ask for what makes this phone great and it will be the best phone you can have. You can take the best pictures, best screen resolution.
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This will be my 3rd HTC phone. Had the HTC Hero first, HTC EVO, and now I will be getting the EVO 4G LTE model sept 1st when I'm allowed to use my 2 year upgrade. I would like to know if there are any specific problems with this phone. I read a few things after it came out about the battery overheating easily, and also an issue about you losing the wifi card function thing. I really dislike the fact that the battery is built in. No way of changing it if it loses its capacity over a few years (unless you take the phone apart maybe). Are these issues still there, and are there any new ones? I will be rooting it day one of course as long whatever version I get then will be rootable at the time.
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The evo is a great phone. The battery does tend to get warm during heavy usage as with all phones but it doesn't "overheat". The wifi issue some people had was due to the trash ui that is sense which was fixed during the latest ota. Since you said the you will be rooting day one the mean rom fixes the multitasking issue and does improve your battery life considerably as does boost performance. Whether you get hboot 1.15 (the latest ota) out of the box or not, you will still be able to root your just won't be able to get s- off which you don't really need to begin with. The evo is the best Android smartphone on the market Imo and you should definitely get it. I have the evo gs3 and the one x and I can safely say the evo is the best one out of the three.
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You'll be impressed. The design grows on you. I used to love the One X design but as time passed, I realized the EVO just looks like a beastly powerhouse. Multitasking and possible WiFi drop issues, you're good to go. Check out some other launchers if you get bored of sense.
Had the phone since day 1 and I'm still impressed. In a way, I feel bad for people on other phones. They just don't know what they're missing out on.
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If you'll be hanging around theEVO 4G LTE forum, you'll find a lot of threads created by people asking for opinions on buying this phone.
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If your in an area with LTE turned on and the coverage is spotty at best, be prepared for it to have problems switching back to 3G.
It will get stuck on 1x or you will have no data untill you reboot..
Yeah its easy to take battery out, but my friends, there is no battery on the market, to replace it with.. i checked everywhere, anyone have an answer to this... is there a battery on the market we can put in the evo 4g lte, when it goes bad.. and i dont mean extended
Luthien1 said:
Yeah its easy to take battery out, but my friends, there is no battery on the market, to replace it with.. i checked everywhere, anyone have an answer to this... is there a battery on the market we can put in the evo 4g lte, when it goes bad.. and i dont mean extended
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There is a thread about replacement batteries for the lte
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Watch out for light bleed from the home button when the screen is dark. Some phones have it, others don't/
3G speeds suck, multitasking on the phone works when it wants to and sense is... well sense. the hardware is fantastic. once the devs crack the aosp code I'm flashing it and this phone will better than the gs on every aspect. Those 2gb of ram will mean nothing.
mauricehall said:
3G speeds suck, multitasking on the phone works when it wants to and sense is... well sense. the hardware is fantastic. once the devs crack the aosp code I'm flashing it and this phone will better than the gs on every aspect. Those 2gb of ram will mean nothing.
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All true.
Considering the JB AOSP ROM by Deck is already almost ready to be a daily driver, I'd say by September 1st the OP will have no issues taking full advantage of this phone's hardware! This Jellybean upgrade is SO much better than I anticipated. WOW!
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Screen flicker its highly noticeable on the batter graph screen and when you are at the market loading screen
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ordered mine
i just ordered mine, waiting for thursday to get here so i can get it, i ordered it white....:good:
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Screen flicker its highly noticeable on the batter graph screen and when you are at the market loading screen
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Umm mine does not flicker on battery stats or market.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\=LTE
If you rely on IMAP/POP or Exchange for E-mail, you'll find the HTC mail app is flawed...
The issue with rendering font sizes on HTML messages PISSES ME OFF to no end. I want to drive up to the nearest HTC office and throw this thing through their window.
HTC built a pinch-zoom feature in the mail and messaging apps. I prefer the smallest font sizes available, and the "small" setting is barely sufficient on SMS threads. E-mail is a different story as the font/size preference is completely ignored on HTML content. Not only do you have to tap to "display images" on EVERY E-mail, the text also appears ridiculously large, to the point where the message won't fit on a single screen and must be scrolled/panned.
I don't see how/why ROMs haven't addressed this issue yet and I've tried Fresh and MeanROM already. I'd like to ask them about this problem but I don't have enough posts yet to bring this up in the dev forums.
Does EVERYONE use GMail exclusively or what?
hey guys.
I was on board with the first Evo 4G, then got the Evo 3D, and now i'm wanting to upgrade. but i'm not feeling as excited about the LTE as I was hoping to be.
I use my phones with MetroPCS so I don't care about the LTE capabilities. is there anything going from an Evo 3D to the LTE that might leave me disatisfied? is there a better phone out there (CDMA)?
thanks.
Max_Pain said:
hey guys.
I was on board with the first Evo 4G, then got the Evo 3D, and now i'm wanting to upgrade. but i'm not feeling as excited about the LTE as I was hoping to be.
I use my phones with MetroPCS so I don't care about the LTE capabilities. is there anything going from an Evo 3D to the LTE that might leave me disatisfied? is there a better phone out there (CDMA)?
thanks.
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i had the og evo and the evo 3d.. now i got the evo lte and it kicks a$$!!! this phone is a beast.. that is all
Best battery life of any android devices i have owned.
EVO 4G, Epic 4G, EVO 3D, Epic Touch.
Do not get the LTE yet! Do you like 3G speed on your brand new Porche?
I wish I had stay with my 3D.
i just hate this 3G speed!
I'm sorry I don't follow. Are you suggesting the speeds I'm getting on my 3D are better than what I would get on the same service with the LTE?
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Max_Pain said:
hey guys.
I was on board with the first Evo 4G, then got the Evo 3D, and now i'm wanting to upgrade. but i'm not feeling as excited about the LTE as I was hoping to be.
I use my phones with MetroPCS so I don't care about the LTE capabilities. is there anything going from an Evo 3D to the LTE that might leave me disatisfied? is there a better phone out there (CDMA)?
thanks.
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The LTE is the flash master!
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BUBBA DUB'S said:
The LTE is the flash master!
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Cheating on Post 8... HEY MOM WHERE IS THE MEAT LOAF??!!
If you're not having any issues with your EVO 3D, I'd suggest you stick with it. For me, the EVO LTE isn't much of an upgrade because of all the problems I have with it. Others may not have these problems... I dunno, but here's my list:
* It locks up and I have to reset it constantly.
* Characters or whole freakin' words disappear after they've been typed. This bugs me more than everything else.
* Multitasking is an absolute joke because the phone constantly refreshes itself when you leave an app and go to another.
* My text messages don't send or I don't receive any quite often.
* Connecting to the web is always an issue even when the phone is showing a full strength signal. I usually end up grabbing a different phone to do what I was trying to do.
* When I download stuff from the web, the content gets stored on the phone's internal storage instead of the SD card like it's supposed to.
I've had these very same issues even when my phone was bone stock. My phone is rooted now and it's running on the VIPER 4G ROM, and it STILL has the same issues. I still have and use my EVO 3D on a different line... I'm glad I didn't trade it in.
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If you're not having any issues with your EVO 3D, I'd suggest you stick with it. For me, the EVO LTE isn't much of an upgrade because of all the problems I have with it. Others may not have these problems... I dunno, but here's my list:
* It locks up and I have to reset it constantly.
* Characters or whole freakin' words disappear after they've been typed. This bugs me more than everything else.
* Multitasking is an absolute joke because the phone constantly refreshes itself when you leave an app and go to another.
* My text messages don't send or I don't receive any quite often.
* Connecting to the web is always an issue even when the phone is showing a full strength signal. I usually end up grabbing a different phone to do what I was trying to do.
* When I download stuff from the web, the content gets stored on the phone's internal storage instead of the SD card like it's supposed to.
I've had these very same issues even when my phone was bone stock. My phone is rooted now and it's running on the VIPER 4G ROM, and it STILL has the same issues. I still have and use my EVO 3D on a different line... I'm glad I didn't trade it in.
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That's lame that you are having all those issues. On the last one though, you do know you can choose where things are downloaded to.
"We're coming from a pure power source"
Max_Pain said:
I'm sorry I don't follow. Are you suggesting the speeds I'm getting on my 3D are better than what I would get on the same service with the LTE?
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I have my og evo 4g on another line and even when it is on 3g it gets much better service than my lte. For example, on my golf course the lte cant even stream pandora. The og evo never misses a beat. IMO this phone just wasnt meant for 3g.
I would agree on the battery life though, and that is about the only thing keeping from going back to the og evo all together.
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That's lame that you are having all those issues. On the last one though, you do know you can choose where things are downloaded to.
"We're coming from a pure power source"
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I've tried adjusting every setting there is on the Dolphin browser, Google Chrome, the built-in browser and the phone settings and it still won't work right. I'm not too concerned with that issue though... it's a minor annoyance in comparison with everything else.
Stock browser, settings, advanced, download storage.?
"We're coming from a pure power source"
thanks for the feedback guys.
after researching both phones, I'm going to cheat on HTC and go over to the Samsung Galaxy SIII.
more ram, bigger screen, replaceable battery (easily the most convincing argument for me since I typically buy my Seidio big batteries before the phones), and connectivity with all our existing Samsung electronics.
Let's hope I don't regret it...
The best handset I've ever had, by FAR. The LTEVO is as good as it gets... Until the new HTC hardware rolls out this Fall, of course.
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metalfan78 said:
Stock browser, settings, advanced, download storage.?
"We're coming from a pure power source"
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Yup, that's how my phone has always been setup. I'm gonna try flashing a non-Sense ROM (if there is one) to see if it'll get rid of my issues.
Got blue (me) and white (wife) SIIIs today. They look great and are very light. Still very nervous leaving HTC but I think change every couple of years is healthy...right?
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Max_Pain said:
Got blue (me) and white (wife) SIIIs today. They look great and are very light. Still very nervous leaving HTC but I think change every couple of years is healthy...right?
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The Samsung phones are ok. I have an SII that I picked up a few months ago. The only thing I'm not too fond of with the Samsung phones are the Super AMOLED screens. They're a little too saturated with color and not bright enough for my taste.
Coming from someone who knows SPECS and performance, dont go with the Evo LTE.
Thats the phone I currently have and from looking at my signature, I have been on almost every Droid phone even the ones on the GSM side of the world.
The Evo LTE is a good phone but it does have its problems. The biggest and only real problem you will notice is the tasking. If your in a app or brower and if you leave it and try to come back to it, the phone will attemp to reload the whole app or page your on. And if your on Sprint 3G that can be a pain LOL.
If anyone on here tell you the phone is a beast or the best phone on the market, they are either fanboys of HTC devices, or plain clear dont know what there talking about. Dont get me wrong, the phone isnt bad but the phone will start to slow down as you install more and more apps and HTC Sense does take up a good portion of RAM so expect your apps to close out a lot if you back out of them.
If your on the Evo 3D, the only upgrade you will really see is in the Camera and the Display of the Screen. The screen is 720p vs the Evo 3D QHD. As for the camera, its up there with the iphone 4s in my opinion.
If you had to choose which CDMA phone to get next I would say either the Galaxy S3 for its performance, perfect tasking and SAMOLED 720p Display.
Or the Galaxy Nexus to get that pure google experience that has basicly 0 system lag with the Jelly Bean OS.
Thats my 2 cents, to me HTC failed with this phone. The tasking problem with Sprint 3G is just fail. Impatiently waiting for LTE to come to Nashville TN the music city of the country...
@FiberOpticRLD
carlos64030 said:
If you're not having any issues with your EVO 3D, I'd suggest you stick with it. For me, the EVO LTE isn't much of an upgrade because of all the problems I have with it. Others may not have these problems... I dunno, but here's my list:
* It locks up and I have to reset it constantly.
* Characters or whole freakin' words disappear after they've been typed. This bugs me more than everything else.
* Multitasking is an absolute joke because the phone constantly refreshes itself when you leave an app and go to another.
* My text messages don't send or I don't receive any quite often.
* Connecting to the web is always an issue even when the phone is showing a full strength signal. I usually end up grabbing a different phone to do what I was trying to do.
* When I download stuff from the web, the content gets stored on the phone's internal storage instead of the SD card like it's supposed to.
I've had these very same issues even when my phone was bone stock. My phone is rooted now and it's running on the VIPER 4G ROM, and it STILL has the same issues. I still have and use my EVO 3D on a different line... I'm glad I didn't trade it in.
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Lol I have only had the multi tasking problem (stock rom) now running mean rom everything is perfect except sprints 3g in hawaii but ofcourse I knew what I was getting into when trading WiMAX for 3g so I can't complain, all the other problems you have posted leads me to believe you have a defective device, if so then I'm sorry for a bad first impression.
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IMO the galaxy nexus from Verizon which I am familiar with has poor cpu/gpu performance compared to the evo lte. Gaming/video playback/3d graphics really made me sad from a Samsung google device. I do get ridiculous lte here 20-40mbps, just can't play any graphics intensive games without crazy lag and battery guzzling internals. I get a full day on my lte overclocked lol and I get 6-7 hours on my veri GN stock rom.
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