Friend just bought a Vibrant...

[Mikey P]

So I have had my EVO for about 2 1/2 months and I absoulutely love it. My buddy I work with just came in with a Vibrant today and obviously the screen is beautiful, but the thing I noticed most was how quickly it downloaded apps from the market. I took 4 different apps all at about 1 to 1.5 mb and clicked the download buttons on the phones at the same time. I have to say I was blown away at how fast the Vibrant downloaded the apps. It was almost instantly, meanwhile my evo was still at only 25% download. Again, I love my EVO and wouldn't trade it for anything on the market right now, but it was insane at how fast this phone was. Anybody else see this?

 

[JoshUng]

I've seen an Epic, and yeah, that screen is amazing. I haven't seen anything with downloading apps, but I've heard the Hummingbird processor is faster than the Snapdragon, I have no idea if that is true, but perhaps that is why.

 

[frankiepapa]

Coming from a Blackberry where it literally took forever the Evo is amazing when it comes to downloading APPS!!

 

[vud911]

His HSPA could be beating out your Evo 4g depending on location. It is all about locations, folks.

 

[rok78]

yes, very much depends. T-mobile is not even a consideration where I'm at because the coverage is so bad. I use my Evo as a work phone too, so only Sprint and Verizon were considerations as carriers. A co-worker brought in a Fascinate and the screen looked nice, but not that much of a leap for me. The iphone4's screen on the other hand I have to admit I'm jealous of. Video and camera looks better on the Fascinate too.

But I was surprised how laggy the Fascinate was in the UI and also in DL speeds when compared to my Evo. This was even before I rooted.

 

[Robinelli]

I had an EVO that I returned to stick with the Vibrant. The EVO I had was on Froyo and was LIGHTENING fast. Faster downloading than my vibrant. Of course my Vibrant wasn't/isn't on Froyo yet.

 

[Mikey P]

We are both running 3g, no 4g in Charleston SC. Not sure why this got moved to the Vibrant section as I am an EVO owner asking my fellow EVO owners if they have compared the 2 phones. Come on moderators read the post before just moving it because of the title.

 

[SamsungVibrant]

So I have had my EVO for about 2 1/2 months and I absoulutely love it. My buddy I work with just came in with a Vibrant today and obviously the screen is beautiful, but the thing I noticed most was how quickly it downloaded apps from the market. I took 4 different apps all at about 1 to 1.5 mb and clicked the download buttons on the phones at the same time. I have to say I was blown away at how fast the Vibrant downloaded the apps. It was almost instantly, meanwhile my evo was still at only 25% download. Again, I love my EVO and wouldn't trade it for anything on the market right now, but it was insane at how fast this phone was. Anybody else see this?

Most likely has nothing to do with the processor. It most likey has to do with the fact that T-Mobile uses HSPA+

Although The Vibrant is NOT an HSPA+ device. The first HSPA+ device will be the G2 followed by the MyTouch HD.

Even though the Vibrant is NOT and official HSPA+ device, all current 3G phones on T-Mobiles lineup get a download boost when using the phone in an HSPA+ city.

It has been Shown that HSPA+ is faster than any 3G available, and guess what, even faster than Sprints 4G. Also available in more cities!

Good luck

 

[jbsg02]

MY friend has the vibrant and says he gets 5.5 mbps down, and that's on 3g! Jealous

 

[JoshUng]

Most likely has nothing to do with the processor. It most likey has to do with the fact that T-Mobile uses HSPA+

Although The Vibrant is NOT an HSPA+ device. The first HSPA+ device will be the G2 followed by the MyTouch HD.

Even though the Vibrant is NOT and official HSPA+ device, all current 3G phones on T-Mobiles lineup get a download boost when using the phone in an HSPA+ city.

It has been Shown that HSPA+ is faster than any 3G available, and guess what, even faster than Sprints 4G. Also available in more cities!

Good luck

Good point, I was thinking more about the installing than the downloading, which I imagine (I don't know) that it would have more of an impact.

 

[HadouGhost]

I read that it was a true HSPA+ phone. but even if its not + its still HSPA which is, in my opinion, damned fast. Fast enough. good enough. BING!

 

[SamsungVibrant]

I read that it was a true HSPA+ phone. but even if its not + its still HSPA which is, in my opinion, damned fast. Fast enough. good enough. BING!

Hey Ghost, no the Vibrant is not a true HSPA+ device. However, this does not mean it does not benefit from the HSPA+ network.

A Vibrant, or any current smartphone in T-Mobiles lineup, will get a dramatic speed boost when the phone is used in a HSPA+ city.

So regardless of the Vibrant being true HSPA+ or not, embrace and enjoy the HSPA+ technology, becasue the Vibrant benefits regardless!

Plus, who needs HSPA+ on a 4inch cell phone, current speeds up to 7 megabits per second are plenty!

 

[HadouGhost]

Plus, who needs HSPA+ on a 4inch cell phone, current speeds up to 7 megabits per second are plenty!

agreed. *high five*

 

[Mikey P]

makes sense, thanks for clarifying. it is wicked fast that's for sure.

 

[Datjuliusdroid]

All I know is that the vibrant along with all galaxy s phones are in a class of their own. UnOfficially galaxy s is the iphone killer (and were not even on 2.2 yet)