Ok, here is the story. I waited for three months to get my Evo, and two weeks ago ...I did. I had a tough time deciding between the Epic and the Evo.... .
It's ultimately a matter of personal preference IMO. I have both the Evo and Epic right now. Currently I have my EPIC on Craigslist to sell. I bought the EVO at launch and have loved it from day one. I bought the EPIC at launch as well and have like it from day one. I'm a self proclaimed phone whore and seem to buy the newest and latest phones to test. So I bought the Epic. I knew I would sell one of the phones evantually.
Each phone has their own positives and negatives. It all depends on your own personal preferences and needs for your phone. What I loved about the Epic was its screen, and photo/video recording quality. The EVO's capturing quality doesnt compare to the Epic. I'm sorry if me saying that pisses people off, but there really is no comparrison. Not to say that the EVO doesnt take good shots for a cell phone. However, the clarity of the pics and videos taken from the EPIC are much cleaner and crisper. And no, its not simply due to the EPIC's screen. Ive taken the same shots in the same conditions with my EVO and EPIC, printed them out and the EPCI is much better.
I'm not a fan of hardware keyboards anymore, but the Epics is nice. Not necessary for me, but nice. Swype on the Epic is amazingly accurate and great, just as it is on my EVO. However, it's easier to swype on the Epic due to the smaller screen, at least for me, but works just as fine on the EVO.
Stock, the EPIC is also alot snappier than the EVO. Again, STOCK. My EVO is just as snappy rooted now in most aspects. My Quadrant scores and 2D FPS are higher on my Rooted Evo than on the Epic. However, 3DFPS are higher on the EPIC...nearly double that of my rooted Evo. 3D games look and run smoother on the EPIC, for me at least.
In the end, the EVO is still my choice, and this is my personal choice based on my personal preferences and needs. The screen difference may not be noticealbe to some, but it is to me. I'm a fan of some of the HTC sense widgets and couldnt do without some of them. I'm also a flashoholic and the development for the EVO is much better at this time. I'm hopful that the Epic will move along, but its not there just yet.
Again, I beleive that it boils down to what YOU need and YOU want in your phone. This is just my opinion based on my preferences.
That said, if anyone is looking for an EPIC and live in the NOVA/DC Area PM me.