[Epic 4G General] intheb0x:
hope u all enjoy this read.

im going to post my experiences and thoughts with both phones.

not hating on either one, just a clear cut opinion.

I personally first came to android after the Evo came out, i was lucky to get one July 27th. I had the G1 for a couple weeks on Tmo (a long time ago) and i was not impressed.

before that i was a blackberry guy for the longest.

I switched from Tmo to sprint because tmos service went to crap. i drive for a living and i do about 200 miles a day. Tmos service would drop during the drive in the same exact spots where i knew i would lose service. 7 different places to be exact with crappy reception in between.

i figured id try sprint. anyways i stuck with them with a awesome phone the Evo 4g.

The Dev area for the evo is un-real, roms galore, kernel galore, everything is flashable and seems to be very easy to do.

A plus for the evo for sure.

With the right rom/kernel combo along with the seido 3500 battery, it was a incredible phone. Doing anything i needed it to when i needed it. Never having to worry about battery life.

i had no issues with the evo, but i did have to return it due to it overheating and shutting off until cooled (kernel issue and something i did im sure), i got it replaced and was happy as a clam.

As for samsung, i critized them and hated on them every chance i got.

the support for them always seemed to be crap and doing things on them seemed to be not as easy.

well some things happened id rather not discuss and i had to get rid of the evo, i found a Epic on craigslist(may 1st) and it was listed as a "galaxy pro" The guy didnt know what it was, but the pics showed it was a epic. i verified the ESN was clean and picked it up for $65.00!!

Couldn't pass that up at all, besides all that i needed another android, for a couple weeks i was using a beat up blackberry curve 8530 and seemed to be having withdraws lol.

Anyways i fell in love with the sammy as soon as i started playing with it. The screen is just poppy and incredible. it blows the evo screen away easy.

im not fond of slide out keyboards, but i figured with the screen being 4 inchs, id have no issue with adjusting from the evo and its 4.3 inch.

Touchwiz isnt all that bad either, i thought it would be worse, but its not bad at all. Can become adjusted to TWiz or Sense very quickly.

it fits well in my hand, but im too interested in the power button on the side, seems out of place. Really im used to the button up top along with the charger port on the bottom instead of the top, but love the little "door" on the charger port.

Dev area for the Epic is smaller, and a little more "intermediate" then the simple flash and go of the evo.

i miss the evo dev section, but have become used to the epic area and getting the hang of things quickly.

To be honest.

both phones are great, id be happy with either or. With the evo its all in the dev section, with the epic its all in the screen.

i wont be slamming samsung anymore because im just as happy as i was with the evo. i may go back to HTC for the ease of things after the evo 3d or something else comes out.

but im very comfortable with the epic and its a great choice in the android world right along side the evo.