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Evo 4G vs Epic 4G

Which phone would you choose?

  • Epic 4G

    Votes: 203 21.1%

  • Evo 4G

    Votes: 758 78.9%
  • Total voters
    961
And if it requires different hardware and you upgrade your smartphone....bam...$10 more per month.
M5Rahul said:
SVDO will require different hardware, so our current handsets will not support SVDO.

I, too, believe that SVDO is the big announcement by Sprint!
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M5Rahul said:
SVDO will require different hardware, so our current handsets will not support SVDO.

I, too, believe that SVDO is the big announcement by Sprint!
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Anything to back your claim it would require new hardware?

I don't see why. It would just be a firmware update I would think.

I mean, We have a 1xrrt radio.. and an EVDO Radio.. so two different radios already present in the phone. (Wifi makes 3 radios, Wimax 4 Radios, Bluetooth is a whopping 5 radios, holy crapola!)
 
IOWA said:
Anything to back your claim it would require new hardware?

I don't see why. It would just be a firmware update I would think.

I mean, We have a 1xrrt radio.. and an EVDO Radio.. so two different radios already present in the phone. (Wifi makes 3 radios, Wimax 4 Radios, Bluetooth is a whopping 5 radios, holy crapola!)
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Shhhhhh...Actually, it's one radio and a little monkey inside that switches the source as needed.
 
Hello Everyone,

I am a HTC Hero owner. I am going, tomorrow, to purchase either an Evo or an Epic. I was wondering what your take in on both phones. What would you advise buying? I don't need a keyboard, but it can't hurt either. I just want the best phone, that is going to last me the next 2 years.


Which brings me to this question (since it is an EVO forum), is purchasing the Evo at this point a smart idea? Do you think it will stay current with andriod updates and apps, or will it be outdated in less than a year like my hero was? Otherwords, would it be smart to wait for the next superphone from sprint? (which I can't find any indication that there is a new one coming soon).

Thanks!
 
BlueGoldAce said:
Hello Everyone,

I am a HTC Hero owner. I am going, tomorrow, to purchase either an Evo or an Epic. I was wondering what your take in on both phones. What would you advise buying? I don't need a keyboard, but it can't hurt either. I just want the best phone, that is going to last me the next 2 years.


Which brings me to this question (since it is an EVO forum), is purchasing the Evo at this point a smart idea? Do you think it will stay current with andriod updates and apps, or will it be outdated in less than a year like my hero was? Otherwords, would it be smart to wait for the next superphone from sprint? (which I can't find any indication that there is a new one coming soon).

Thanks!
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Sprint is having an event february 7th i would wait until you hear what that is until you make a decision if you want the latest
 
BlueGoldAce...

it is 6 months old... yeah.. there will be better phone SOON.
but i think it is still a great phone.. that will hold you over for at least 1 more year. Look at verison's soon to be release superphone; the Thunderbolt. it is the EVO in disguise!

i am glad you found this thread.. to answer your question. plenty already said by many. start on page 1. :D
 
Hey Everyone,

I am planning on buying the Evo today. I was debating between the Epic and the Evo, but the Evo seems the way to go. The hardware is comparable, and even though the Epic has the Super AMLOD, the EVO screen is still amazing (correct?) and slightly bigger. Mostly, it just come down to the fact that I believe the Evo will be supported properly (updates, etc) by HTC longer than the Epic will be by Samsung.

Anyway, I am just doing a little second guessing here I guess, so maybe you can reasure me. When the Hero first came out, I bought one. I get my upgrade every 22 months or so. I convinced sprint yesterday to allow me an early upgrade, and they only charged me the equivalent I will get in credit for my hero using their buyback program. I needed the early upgrade, becuase i need a powerful, up-to-date phone. I am currently doing some research, and there is a program I need that will run on the evo or epic (not the hero), and if I don't have the phone I have to pay a good chunck of money for a interface (to put it simpy). So I convinced sprint to allow my early upgrade, and I am planning on getting an Evo today.

All I am worried about is the same thing that happen to me with the Hero will happen with the Evo. Do you think the Evo is a smart buy this late in its life. Do you think it will provide me with the updates and power I need for the next 22 months (roughly), or will I be regreting this purchase before the year is out?

Thanks everyone. I love these forums. Been coming here for a while for information.
 
Even though there will be a new phone out before long the Evo will still be a competitive unit for some time. The reason updates stopped for the Hero is it can't support the new releases due to its processor, the Evo will have no problems with Gingerbread and Honeycomb should work as well. Even if HTC & Sprint don't give it to us the Devs will.
 
dan330 said:
do you root??? of so.. then you can be confident of support for at least 1 yr.

Hero is running Froyo.. gingerbread is being worked on right now.
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Haven't been keeping up with the Hero forum since the wife uses it now.:D

Will have to look at rooting hers now (she lost my original Hero which was rooted).
 
hello i'm currently an Epic owner. I like my phone but there are times when my 3G signal goes out and the only way to bring it back up is to constantly update my profile and PRL or shut the phone off and turn it back on. Dont get me wrong its a nice phone but the main reason I bought it was because i thought i needed a keyboard (turns out i barely use it...) plus i had an HTC Touch Pro and that phone was beyond horrible. So i was scared to try out another HTC phone. has anyone changed from the epic to evo and never looked back or vise versa. any insight is greatly appreciated. i know there are no perfect phones, i just want one perfect for me. the 2.1/ 2.2 doesn't bother me. i think the epic is supposed to get an upgrade, however, i just know from what i read on the forums. is the HTC going to get the next upgrade to 2.2? if so that would be a good reason to trade in my phone to get the EVO as it will be current and up-to-date with software. thanks again
 
Everyone has their opinion and especially on this section of the forums it is going to be biased [Evo threads]. However, I haven't heard of anyone switching from an Epic to an Evo and later being upset that they made the swap. The Evo is a great phone and mine works the way it is intended to [and sometimes much better]. As for updates, Samsung is notorious for leaving phones on older software versions and manufacturing new phones with the new software [so that customers end up buying the new phone instead of getting the upgraded software they are "entitled" to.] The Evo actually already has 2.2 and has had it for quite some time. Honestly, if you still have multiple days... go to a Sprint store and play around with the Evo and/or The Evo Shift [which is also a pretty solid phone].
 
dan330 said:
Are there any that are fully working ?
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Everything seems to be working fine for me *shrugs*.

Although I'm not running that bloated Sense crapware. I'm running CM7 which is AOSP for those that don't know. (The way android should be.) Right now I'm hitting 40's in Linpack.
 
i have used CM before....
but I love sense too much... and this new sense is just kick ass.

I will wait for a gb with sense.
 
If Myn's RLS5 wasn't working so well for me I'd try CM7... I hate to mess with perfection though. I don't use sense anyway so I wouldn't miss that part.

We'll see if I get bored in a few weeks.
 
ovrrdrive said:
If Myn's RLS5 wasn't working so well for me I'd try CM7... I hate to mess with perfection though. I don't use sense anyway so I wouldn't miss that part.

We'll see if I get bored in a few weeks.
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Perfection isn't something that hinders the update process and breaks app functionality. (Like wiimote pairing =P )
 
All and all The evo is a much more stable phone. Since froyo came to the epic the phone turned in to a total peace of junk always freezing camera always force closing. pictures were allowing to be deleted. The phone was heating up like crazy. battery died so fast. EVO will alway be the evolution of a really great phone always. Also we need to stop buying from a country that sould nuclear blue prints to russia and china
 
My friend just got the Epic on Friday and his girlfriend has had it for a few months? now.

He is debating on returning for an Evo or not but I think he'll stick with the Epic.

The Evo has:
-no keyboard
-HDMI output
-kickstand
-Android 2.2
-screen is slightly bigger

The Epic has:
-physical keyboard
-no HDMI output
-no kickstand
-Android 2.1 (2.2 coming soon says Sprint employee at store)
-screen is slightly smaller

...there are many more features and differences in the phones. I have had my Evo for months and LOVE it. Always wanted an iPhone previous to this, but the Evo is much better to me. 4G ain't nothing so don't buy either simply for 4G. My friend just got the Epic and I have barely played with it so don't go by my word alone. Best to go to a Sprint store and/or find friends/people with the phones and try them for yourselves and ask ask ask owners of each phones.

Personally, I wouldn't trade mine for the Epic at this moment.
 
I have them both. I started with the Epic when I compared them side by side at a Sprint store. The screen of the Epic is, well, epic! At the time I was coming off a 10-year BlackBerry addiction (not completely cured yet) and thought I absolutely HAD to have a physical keyboard. My wife's iPhone only served to reinforce my prejudice against on-screen keyboards. I really wasn't happy with the Epic's keyboard, nor it's shape and weight.

I bought an Evo to replace it and haven't looked back. IMHO the Evo is far superior. And the 4.3" screen makes using the on-screen keyboard a pleasure.
 
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