EPIC OWNERS: Will you ditch Samsung or stay come upgrade time?

FreakyLocz14 · Apr 23, 2011

Us Sprint customers have 2 major choices come upgrade time.

CHOICE 1: Ditch Samsung and upgrade to the HTC EVO 3D.

CHOICE 2: Stay loyal to Samsung and upgrade to Sprint's eventual Samsung Galaxy S2 variant or the Nexus S 4G.

Which will it be?

Kelmar · Apr 23, 2011

2 year contract and no longer getting the yearly upgrade

I'll evaluate what's available at the time. Personally, I really want the Nexus but can't justify paying full price when there is nothing wrong with my Epic.

Puddin422 · Apr 23, 2011

Can't really vote since I don't know what phone will be available when I will be able to upgrade. But I will switch to HTC brand at some point.

baxterbrown · Apr 23, 2011

honestly for what i use my phone for, the epic is already pretty solid. With the whole froyo debacle passed us, i give samsung props. If they (along with sprint) release ED12 gingerbread for the epic then i will be VERY satisfied with this phone for a long while. Our hummingbird processors scream and come alive with gingerbread, Even though the Nexus S is the same phone and hardware pratically, it seems faster and smoother like butter! Thats because Gingerbread! BUT in the case of your poll....mmmmeh galaxy S2 is just to damn sexy. I wont own any phone that does not have an LED screen after owning the epic. Its like seeing HD tv for the first time. Digital cable just doesnt seem right afterwards LOL

rethsny · Apr 23, 2011

I've lost that warm and fuzzy feeling with my samsung epic 4g. On third unit in 4 months. Will definetly be looking elsewhere when I'm able to upgrade.

nothingman · Apr 23, 2011

If Samsung wows me with hardware I might go back, but all things being equal or even close to equal...I'd have to look elsewhere. Possibly HTC since my wife has one and their software updates have been timely and high quality, or possibly back to an iPhone now that they are on a non-AT&T carrier.

Droid_Rage · Apr 23, 2011

baxterbrown said:
I wont own any phone that does not have an LED screen after owning the epic. Its like seeing HD tv for the first time. Digital cable just doesnt seem right afterwards LOL

I couldn't agree more! What ever phone is out come upgrade time, it better have a screen comparable to the Epics SuperAMOLED.

rounsy222 · Apr 23, 2011

I will more than likely jump ship but depends on what will be available. After the moment and now the epic, sprint/samsung have a long way to go in its support of a flagship phone. Now a google sponsed samsung maybe. It all depends though.

ovrrdrive · Apr 24, 2011

I'm done with samsung phones...

My evo with supposedly inferior hardware still works better than my epic.

joeboy9132 · Apr 24, 2011

Epic hands down, best ph,display, Q kb, love it !

ijeggert · Apr 25, 2011

joeboy9132 said:
Epic hands down, best ph,display, Q kb, love it !

exactly why I will be keeping my Epic. The display and the keyboard. hands down, best keyboard, 5 rows, nothing better than that.

Puddin422 · Apr 25, 2011

I'll be ditching for something without the slideout.

C_Dub · Apr 25, 2011

EVO 3D. I kinda miss my old EVO and soon I'll be switching to the new one.

joeboy9132 · Apr 25, 2011

Sprint just droped the price on Epic to $ 149.99

FreakyLocz14 · Apr 25, 2011

ijeggert said:
exactly why I will be keeping my Epic. The display and the keyboard. hands down, best keyboard, 5 rows, nothing better than that.

The S2 will have Super AMOLED Plus and might have a keyboard too. If the Nexus S 4G has at least 720p, and maybe a notification light and a dedicated camera button, I'd rock it for year. SVDO would be nice since Verizon has it.

IAmSixNine · Apr 25, 2011

If they made an EVO with a similar S-AMOLED dispaly and a porcessor that was like the Hummingbird then yes i would ditch it.
I just dont understand why the processor on the EPIC works so much better then the EVO.

FreakyLocz14 · Apr 25, 2011

bigwrigg said:
If they made an EVO with a similar S-AMOLED dispaly and a porcessor that was like the Hummingbird then yes i would ditch it.
I just dont understand why the processor on the EPIC works so much better then the EVO.

The EPIC has a graphics processor in addition to the Hummingbird processor.

IAmSixNine · Apr 25, 2011

See Problem Solved for HTC Devices. Add a graphics processor.
HTC, make checks payable to FreakyLocz14. LOL
Well that solves the processor issue, the display still needs to come up in clarity. Similar to the iPhone and S-AMOLED devices.

FreakyLocz14 · Apr 25, 2011

bigwrigg said:
See Problem Solved for HTC Devices. Add a graphics processor.
HTC, make checks payable to FreakyLocz14. LOL
Well that solves the processor issue, the display still needs to come up in clarity. Similar to the iPhone and S-AMOLED devices.

The EVO 3D is supposed to have a qHD (540x960 resolution) Super LCD display. The current EVO has a WVGA (480x800 resolution) display TFT LCD display. The Galaxy S2 will have a WVGA Super AMOLED Plus display. The Plus means that it packs more subpixels into a pixel, so things look less pixelated even if the resolution is the same as the EPIC.

o0Syn · Apr 25, 2011

I am staying with Sprint & my EPIC no questions asked. I am in a family plan, so I only pay like $32 a month for unlimited txt and data along with more than enough minutes. I am happy with my Epic I still love it just as much as day one. When my upgrade comes I most likely wont use it. I am a person that keeps things till they break or are extremely old and some sort of game-changer comes around. I owned 2 Razrs and before i switched over to sprint I was on a v3 Razr from AT&t for over 4 years, the phone still works and is being used by a friend right now. So it will take a lot for me to budge, more then dual-core 3d blah blah.

But if i had to choose I'd stick with Samsung and try the next galaxy variant available. They are doing some things right and they will work out the kinks someday.

The network/signal strength that really dictates the way your phone acts which is the bottleneck is not going to be any faster no matter how many cores you have or how 3d your screen is.

batgeek · Apr 25, 2011

Kelmar said:
I'll evaluate what's available at the time.

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joeboy9132 · Apr 25, 2011

Nope, staying put, love the Epic, great customer service, nothing else comes close in my opinion...

Puddin422 · Apr 25, 2011

Epic? Customer service??

joeboy9132 · Apr 25, 2011

Yep, happy camper, it's probably an attitude thing, you think ?

LOL

Scoob'93 · Apr 25, 2011

I just got my Epic so I'll hold out for this Samsung 2ghz machine I've head rumors about...
Besides, EVO is cool and all, but I gotta have a keyboard.

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