I've had my pre since last years launch and I'm really on the fence about getting the evo. Anyone who went from the pre to the evo please give me your honest opinion on how you feel about the change, both pro and con. It would really help me in my decision. Thanks...
I've long been one of the bigger Pre fans on around, using it for both home and three different businesses, and made the switch to Evo. If you've used the Pre for a while, you know some of the things said below ("Pre is a pos," etc.) are patently untrue. The Pre was an amazingly functional device with a lot of great things going for it, even on the slower Sprint model.
I don't think you need the Pros of the Evo. There are too many to list. It is definitely a superior device, and I'd recommend at least trying it out if you can.
I will give you a few cons. These aren't knocking on the Evo, as I'm already a big fan, but worth thinking about if you were a heavy Pre user:
- You will miss Synergy. Android does not do nearly as good of a job with the contact management. I have, in one form or another, over 1000 contacts, and it is much more frustrating trying to get to them on the Evo versus the Pre. Don't get me wrong -- it's still easy to do -- but it's not as lightning fast and simple.
- You will miss the Pre's version of Universal Search. It is better than the search on the Evo, and it was much easier to activate on the fly with the keyboard than going through the search and text/voice entry.
- You will miss Swipe to Delete. I've used about every mail client available now on the Evo, and it is frustrating to manage e-mail compared to the Pre. Even the better ones are slower to use than the default application on the Pre. Keep in mind on this part, I receive a vast amount of e-mails a day, and if you don't get a lot, this may not affect you as much.
- The Evo battery runs down faster than the Pre battery does (if your Pre is updated). Much faster, in my usage so far; I am trying to be fair here, though, as when the Pre came out its battery life was absolutely horrendous and it took them a while to get it right.
- You will miss the WebOS interface. It's still easier to use than anything out there -- and yes, I have used them all, so I'm not speaking off my arse. But the interface on the Evo is pretty darned close to great, so don't let that hang you up too much.
Putting those in perspective, they're really not a bad group of Cons. Again, at least check out the Evo if you can, and definitely RTFM and/or get someone who uses Android to show you the shortcuts. A lot of your initial complaints you will have about the device (if you haven't used Android before) are addressed through things that might not be immediately intuitive to you on trying it.
If you have any specific questions, drop me a message. I like both devices immensely and have used 'em both (albeit not as long on the Evo, as it just came out!) in a lot of environments.