Hey Aero,
When you say Apps, are you talking about the apps that came on the EVO or apps from the market?
When you say Apps, are you talking about the apps that came on the EVO or apps from the market?
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Wow I didn't even realize the Epic had Gorilla glass. That just makes me even happier.
For me the Epic is the clear winner, for all the reasons everyone else has already mentioned. Personally I would have preferred a thinner device over the keyboard, but this is a relatively minor complaint.
Right now the biggest problem with my Epic is the GPS is totally non-functional, but hopefully this will be fixed soon.
Also, I don't think comparing Sense to Touchwiz says much about the phones themselves. Within a day I dumped Touchwiz for Launcher Pro and I couldn't be happier. The UI is something that can be easily changed, so if you don't like the stock, just try something else.
For me the Epic is the clear winner, for all the reasons everyone else has already mentioned. Personally I would have preferred a thinner device over the keyboard, but this is a relatively minor complaint.
Right now the biggest problem with my Epic is the GPS is totally non-functional, but hopefully this will be fixed soon.
Also, I don't think comparing Sense to Touchwiz says much about the phones themselves. Within a day I dumped Touchwiz for Launcher Pro and I couldn't be happier. The UI is something that can be easily changed, so if you don't like the stock, just try something else.
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LOL...I have both. I personally prefer the EVO. That's saying a lot coming from someone that was diehard for phones with a physical qwerty.
Ultimately, I do know the differences and the EPIC has some glaring points that are much better than the EVO.
Considering I don't have much time to customize like crazy, the EVO is just more convenient for me. HTC Sense has become extremely convenient to me, especially the individual 4G/WiFi/Bluetooth Widgets (And yes, I know there are widgets available through the market for download, but I still haven't found a "free" widget toggle for 4G yet...and some of the widgets actually remain constantly on, even if you don't have it enabled, so that wasn't worth it for the sake of battery life). The Friendstream is also something that I find convenient for me because I'm not big on actually going on Facebook or Twitter and spending hours on there. The Friendstream allows me to keep up with comments, without actually having to log into the application (and looks far better than the feed that Touchwiz provides). I use LauncherPro as well, so I do have some widgets for that, to replace the Sense widgets I use.
Realistically, if I could combine components of the EVO and the EPIC, that'd be the perfect phone for me. I didn't realize how convenient a slimmer phone would be in my situation, but I like it too much to ever see myself going back. So, ultimately, the definitive answer for me preferring the EVO is convenience. I find it to be more convenient for me than the EPIC.
Ultimately, I do know the differences and the EPIC has some glaring points that are much better than the EVO.
Considering I don't have much time to customize like crazy, the EVO is just more convenient for me. HTC Sense has become extremely convenient to me, especially the individual 4G/WiFi/Bluetooth Widgets (And yes, I know there are widgets available through the market for download, but I still haven't found a "free" widget toggle for 4G yet...and some of the widgets actually remain constantly on, even if you don't have it enabled, so that wasn't worth it for the sake of battery life). The Friendstream is also something that I find convenient for me because I'm not big on actually going on Facebook or Twitter and spending hours on there. The Friendstream allows me to keep up with comments, without actually having to log into the application (and looks far better than the feed that Touchwiz provides). I use LauncherPro as well, so I do have some widgets for that, to replace the Sense widgets I use.
Realistically, if I could combine components of the EVO and the EPIC, that'd be the perfect phone for me. I didn't realize how convenient a slimmer phone would be in my situation, but I like it too much to ever see myself going back. So, ultimately, the definitive answer for me preferring the EVO is convenience. I find it to be more convenient for me than the EPIC.
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Drexappeal, you do know you have those very toggles in the drop down menu right? GPS, 4G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, they are all there.
You also have a Touchwhiz version of friendstream that may or may not be the same as the SenseUI version. Reading your description of it, it is exactly the same though. Ah, nevermind, I see you just don't likt the look of it.
You also have a Touchwhiz version of friendstream that may or may not be the same as the SenseUI version. Reading your description of it, it is exactly the same though. Ah, nevermind, I see you just don't likt the look of it.
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lol, not the market, apps and widgets with the handset.
Everyone is different. for me the epic is preferable at this point, but I would say the evo's native interface is a real postive, and the Epics GPS problems a real negative, making Epic despite its otehr advantages, just barely better for me.
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LOL...Actually, I didn't even realize that those toggles were available on the drop down menu for the EPIC. I'll check that out. Thanks for the 411. The EVO doesn't have those toggles on the drop down, so I just assumed it was the same.
Yeah, like I said 'bout the "Feed" that's similar to Friendstream, I like the SenseUI version much better as far as looks are concerned. The TouchWiz version is Pink...LOL. Just asthetically not nice looking for my tastes.
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The touch wiz version isn't even close. It can't open pics from it just some links. It's worthless
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I want the Epic because of the screen, speed and keyboard, but Sense UI is a beast! I've had my Hero on Sprint for like a year and its been great since I rooted it, can hardly complain. But a part of me wants a nice bigger screen and a keyboard. I wish HTC would release an High-End Android w/ a qwerty on Sprint, I'd truly be happy then. One of the reasons I'm not exactly jumping the gun on the Epic just yet.
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I have a feeling the HTC Qwerty phone will be one of the new Windows phones (whatever the heck they're calling the new mobile Windows). I just know I'll never go back to a Windows phone ever again after experiencing Android.
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I think once epic gets android 2.2, it will blow the evo away as far as performance, but as it stands now, I prefer the evo, but it would be a tough choice if they both came out at the same time, I do like physical keyboards, and like the fact that the epic has a more powerful gpu for 3d games, I noticed it right off the bat, no pun intended, but I play homerun battle every day, and played it on the epic, and noticed it was smoother, no lag, very crisp, and the colors looked a lot brighter, with that being said, I feel by December, HTC will launch the Evo 2, they have to launch something, think about it, the evo came out in June, by December it would be 6 months since they launched anything high end, my guess is the Evo 2, until that day comes, I will keep Evo
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I actually don't think the 2nd generation EVO will come until next summer (in time for Premier customer upgrade eligibility). I think the next HTC device will be the Windows phone, whatever it is.
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Both are excellent phones. The wife has and loves her Evo while I have an love my Epic.
On a side note, thank you all for keeping this thread on topic and argument free
On a side note, thank you all for keeping this thread on topic and argument free
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I really do miss sense, the news widget was a perfect rss reader for espn news, friend stream was great for twitter/facebook, the contacts management was better with the evo, I like how you can go to one person, and see every email you both have exchanged. The GPS is better with the evo, and the browser is a little more versatile with letting you download whatever you want. The evo also had better buttons along the bottom.
I did make the switch to the epic. Where HTC has Samsung beat with software customization, samsung has HTC beat with raw power.
The screen is unbelievable, swype responds better than it did on the evo scrolling on webpages is so fast and fluid, the screen is just very responsive and fast. Still very customizable since its android, but I miss those handy widgets htc provided. DLNA is meh for me. Kinda choppy, cant play the resolution files I would want to play anyways.
Speaking of files, the epic plays movies like a champ, the 5.1 surround sound is also amazing. Both phones have their pro's, just like any phone out there. I think they are both great at the end of the day. For me I opted for the awesome power for the Epic.
I did make the switch to the epic. Where HTC has Samsung beat with software customization, samsung has HTC beat with raw power.
The screen is unbelievable, swype responds better than it did on the evo scrolling on webpages is so fast and fluid, the screen is just very responsive and fast. Still very customizable since its android, but I miss those handy widgets htc provided. DLNA is meh for me. Kinda choppy, cant play the resolution files I would want to play anyways.
Speaking of files, the epic plays movies like a champ, the 5.1 surround sound is also amazing. Both phones have their pro's, just like any phone out there. I think they are both great at the end of the day. For me I opted for the awesome power for the Epic.
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Really? I found the epic to be slightly better, even though the EVO is my daily phone.
Either way, I never had any battery issues with my EVO unless I was constantly on it browsing/watching videos/playing music/ etc...
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The thing is, HTC only has the Epic beat with software until you start installing things like Launcher Pro Plus, xScope/Dolphin HD/Opera, etc. You can get the Epic to look and act almost exactly like the Evo, you just have to work a little bit for it.
That's the beauty of Android!
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I have just competed a week of travel with an epic and evo side by side, which I think is one of the most demanding tests for phones. While on a task for task basis the epic edges the evo in many areas, the overall function of the evo currently is head and shoulders above the epic.
Compared to the epic, the evo is more stable, manages battery better, manages its hardware better (particularly gps) and gets better signal. It has far fewer inexplicable bugs. Luckily most of this is fixable with software updates; the question will be how well the samsung product is supported on that front.
Compared to the epic, the evo is more stable, manages battery better, manages its hardware better (particularly gps) and gets better signal. It has far fewer inexplicable bugs. Luckily most of this is fixable with software updates; the question will be how well the samsung product is supported on that front.
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As of right now: Evo.
Why?
It all works, where as the Epic has major issues with GPS, 3G performance and WiFi sensitivity.
It's taken 4 Evos to get one that didn't have a fault, and finding the last one was just a lucky result of returning my Epic, but this Evo works correctly and is already on Froyo.
If Samsung can fix the Epic so that all functions work verifiably as well as the Evo, then I'd grab another Epic, but the store units all exhibited the same behavior as the unit I was returning.
The Epic was noticeably faster on 2.1 than the Evo is on 2.2. The Epic's screen is prettier, and the keyboard is nice to have. But the bottom line for me is that it the Epic doesn't work properly and there are currently no assurances (or even acknowledgments) that it can be made to with a software update.
Why?
It all works, where as the Epic has major issues with GPS, 3G performance and WiFi sensitivity.
It's taken 4 Evos to get one that didn't have a fault, and finding the last one was just a lucky result of returning my Epic, but this Evo works correctly and is already on Froyo.
If Samsung can fix the Epic so that all functions work verifiably as well as the Evo, then I'd grab another Epic, but the store units all exhibited the same behavior as the unit I was returning.
The Epic was noticeably faster on 2.1 than the Evo is on 2.2. The Epic's screen is prettier, and the keyboard is nice to have. But the bottom line for me is that it the Epic doesn't work properly and there are currently no assurances (or even acknowledgments) that it can be made to with a software update.
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The thing is, HTC only has the Epic beat with software until you start installing things like Launcher Pro Plus, xScope/Dolphin HD/Opera, etc. You can get the Epic to look and act almost exactly like the Evo, you just have to work a little bit for it.
That's the beauty of Android!
Maybe you can help me out on this. I'm trying to find some Free (keyword) apps that I can download to replace certain widgets on Sense UI. I've found a People Widget, Agenda, Clock, and Weather wdiget that I like, but there are some others I haven't found. This is for the benefit of my using LauncherPro (on the EVO) and to put directly on the EPIC.
These are the things I haven't found and if I have found them, they just weren't up to par with Sense UI Widgets or weren't free:
-4G Widget Toggle (Only seen paid one)
-Wifi/Airplane/Bluetooth/Hotspot/Mobile/GPS (Only free ones I've found either didn't look nice or if they did look nice, they drained the battery just being placed on a homescreen without using them)
- Bookmarks (Only one I found is for Dolphin HD and only 1 size)
Worst case scenario, I can buy for my EPIC, but I wanted to exhaust all search possibilities for free ones, prior to paying.
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sending my Epic back. keeping my Evo. build quality of the Epic is not on par with my Evo, surprisingly. also, there are a few software issues with the Epic. i'd be willing to wait for OTA updates but the hardware (top piece moves up and down a bit) is a big issue for me.
looks like i'll be waiting for Qualcomm to drop those 1.2ghz chips in new phones in early 2011. i just want a 4" screen slab. is that too hard to ask for on Sprint!?
looks like i'll be waiting for Qualcomm to drop those 1.2ghz chips in new phones in early 2011. i just want a 4" screen slab. is that too hard to ask for on Sprint!?
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Here is an Epic plus that no one has mentioned. Isn't it nice how the screen stays clean and if there is a smudge, it wipes right off. I saw my friend's Evo last night and her screen was totally smudged to the max and mine was perfectly shiny. Must be that Gorilla glass. My Epic works great. Took a while for the battery to settle in but I am finally getting a full day for what I need it for. I also have a loose top piece that rattles when I tap the screen. My wife's Epic doesn't have that. Her phone is perfect in every way. I probably will return mine for the loose slide mechanism but I am leery that I will get one with more issues than this one.
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