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[General Questions and Answers] Cherokee4Life:
Well to answer your question the best of my ability, it is worth the hype.

I also have the 4G and I love it to death. The 3D specs are insane I will tell you that.

Here is the catch. I have talked to a District Manager at a Sprint store this afternoon actually (I had to get my evo fixed) He had tested it out personally and said that it was a great camera stat wise. It ran great and was really nice size and style.

Here is what I think though. The 3D is a beast, but the reviews I hear now a days are not that great because they say the 3D doesn't run that smooth or things along those lines. But the problem is when you flash your ROM all of this is irrelevant because the ROM would supercede the crappy stock crap they put on there.

So the answer to your question is the 3D is worth it... IF and only if your flash your ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] mmegalodon:
The 3D is on the bottom of the list for many. It's essentially a better Evo. 3D or not, that's not the big draw for most.
[General Questions and Answers] edoble:
Have a great night everyone .....keep up the good work!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lexus One:
Help me understand something here. I've had several phones that use Lithium battery technology (same as this Asus). I've had batteries that will no longer hold a charge and have had to replace them. So what is the point of spending $500 on a device that you can't replace the battery if it goes bad?

If it goes bad while under warranty, you have to send it in, and that is a big hassle. And if the battery goes bad out of warranty...do you just toss it in the trash? Or use it as an expensive paper weight? :confused:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] alex5790:
I'm sure if you were technically inclined you could open your TF up and replace it yourself. People have been doing that with all the apple stuff.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lexus One:
Has anyone had the back off of one of these Asus tablets, and seen whether or not the battery can easily be replaced (if available) ?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] alex5790:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1109928

This is the only thing I've seen with someone dissassembling the Transformer. Maybe he could help.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Rumbleweed:
search. there is teardown info in several posts.

Every apple "i" product has a non user replaceable battery yet many people ( myself included) have replaced them.
[HTC EVO 3D] SuperSonicEJ8:
http://gizmodo.com/5812185/htc-evo-3d-oh-my-god-make-it-stop-hurting

Gizmodo has hardly anything nice to say about the evo 3d....i don't really care I'll be picking mine up on launch day anyway, but I just thought I would share with everyone else.
[HTC EVO 3D] Xencer:
I noticed that, it's like everyone wants to complain about the 3d being ****ty while turning a blind eye to the raw power that is Evo 3D! You don't have to use 3d people!

Sent from my Samsuck Vibrant
[HTC EVO 3D] hondarider525:
The problem is that this is the first 3d phone. They aren't going to rate it that well. You can read the bias in some of the reviews and tell that they're overdoing it.
[HTC EVO 3D] vinterchaos:
No the problem is Gizmodo are one of the biggest group of iPhone fanboys. Though I'm sure the newness of 3d isn't going to instantly wow anyone (until its on an iphone and its called innovation)
[HTC EVO 3D] Zorachus:
Very happy EVO 4G owner, but now after all these reviews, for sure waiting on the Sprint Galaxy S2 coming out end of July / early August, then will decide.

One of my beefs with the EVO-3D, is the gimmicky "3D" feature. I can give two ****s about 3D on my phone, would rather have seen HTC spent more development time in making it a thinner phone, while improving other features. And including the Green Hornet in 3D, and Spider Man 3D, who ****ing cares about that bull****, is that truly a selling point ? To who ?

I think HTC and Sprint dropped the ball a little here, they should have just made the EVO-2, and made it super bad ass specs to destroy the Galaxy S2, and should have tossed that "3D" idea in the trash for now.

Proud owner of my EVO 4G, but crying a little on the inside after reading lots of these reviews today.
[HTC EVO 3D] mlin:
Its funny how so many people here at xda have stated they could care less about 3D and would buy the phone without those capabilities while at the same time, the 3D feature is a HUGE focus point for reviewers. I could care less about the 3D, it will be fun to play with I'm sure, but its not a major concern for me in my decision to buy or not buy this phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] mlin:
How many times are you going to copy and paste this post?
[HTC EVO 3D] Zorachus:
Rumors says the iPad3 will be named the iPad-3D, no joke, and due out this holiday season.

Just you watch, these iPhone fanboy sites, will be rubbing their ***** in one hand, and holding the iTampon I mean iPad in the other, and say oh my God, this scores 11/10, the best device every created. They will say, oh my gosh, it has 3D, this is unbelievable, spooge spooge.

**** off enGadget and Jizzmodo
[HTC EVO 3D] vinterchaos:
The 3d will be neat to mess with and see if development can make it better.. but even with bad reviews, I've never not seen a phone get better then it is at stock out of the box after groups like Cyanogen get their versions of Android on the phone.. I'm not stressing out, I will be waving to T-Mobile next Friday.
[HTC EVO 3D] Zorachus:
Most [H]ardcore geeks I know, don't want the EVO-3D for the "3D", they want is for being more of the EVO-2, or a next gen EVO, with double the spec's as the original and Sense 3.0

I wish reviewers, would look at the EVO-3D that way, step back away from the "3D" aspects of the phone, and just review based on much improved battery life...the cool updated Sense 3.0...and faster hardware with dual cores, more memory and RAM...and the higher res screen...Those updates are very worthy of a high review in my opinion.
[HTC EVO 3D] royshero:
The phone is a beast. 3D is cool I'll be happy to have it. 95% of reviews are b.s. buy what u want not what some guy u don't know says.
[HTC EVO 3D] u921333:
I just don't understand what spec isn't up to the highest level. I mean Yeh could use more internal memory but not a big deal with apps2sd. Camera its already proven 8,5 or 1.47838 doesn't matter as much as sensor ala iPhone. So people who says shouldn't have focused on 3d what spec would u raised the bar on and no saying quad core don't work tablets aren't even there.
[HTC EVO 3D] Serinety:
What?
[HTC EVO 3D] ballr4lyf:
3D is not important to me. I mean, I'll probably use it in the first month or so, but then I'll probably forget about it. That being said, I don't think it would be fair for any reviewer to disregard the 3D, as this phone is going to be the "trendsetter" for the niche. Just like the OG Evo was the trendsetter for large screens and kickstands.

I do believe, however, that the 3D feature should not be given as much weight during these reviews.
[HTC EVO 3D] Meanee:
They did mention that it's FAST. But 3D hurt guy's eyes. Some people are more sensitive to these things than others. What I am after, is a solid phone and new Sense. (Sorry AOSP crowd, I like my pig with a professional makeup on)
[HTC EVO 3D] Ep3n3wp:
I think all the reviews and people wanting the phone need to ask themselves would you buy this phone if there was no 3d?

I know I would buy it just because of the specs and sense update.... This is a definite upgrade from my og evo

The 3d is just icing on the cake....

And the whole experience of the phone isn't 3d.. Only 3d movies videos and pictures will be in 3d... Your normal day to day use of the phone (text, email, etc) isn't going to be in 3d...

And as someone else pointed out... As soon as an "i" whatever comes with 3d it will then be accepted...

Sent from my PC36100
[HTC EVO 3D] Zabalba:
$5 bucks says that if the phone did not have the 3D feature, or the 3D feature was not the headlining feature, it would have had better reviews across the board for all websites that examined the phone.

I understand people don't like the idea of 3D being "crammed" down their throats, but it's not like the phone is more expensive than lets say the Sensation. In fact it's cheaper.

Overall, its a huge spec bump (understatement) compared to the original evo.
[HTC EVO 3D] rrsweet:
Exactly, well said! You remove the 3D which will have limited use I don't care who you are. This thing will be insane. I'm a sense fan, so I'm looking forward to 3.0. Like what you like, but you remove the bloated monkey from this phonethis phone and it's going to be a while before another phone comes out that would be as fast or buttery smooth as this phone would be.

* this post was not intended to start the "Oh yeah the Photon.. Blah blah." Or "Well the GSII.. Blah blah blah"... So please lets not start it I can view that crap on any number of also non related threads around here.
[HTC EVO 3D] toxicfumes22:
The only one thing I don't get is people only concern themselves over the 3D but when it comes to its power they just say its fast. They even go so far as to say it never lags even slightly. But they all hate on the 3D so to me this phone is awesome to still get a 7/10 or 8/10 cause remove the 3D and those are all 9/10 or 10/10. I do want the 3D because I will have fun with it, but It is not the reason I am buying the EVO. Its the community and the specs and 'I' like the design as well. I just hope it doesn't bother my already F'ed up eyes.
[HTC EVO 3D] RVDigital:
I like how they call it a "Lightning Review" as in, "We don't give two ****s about this unless it says "Apple" on the back, so he's what our 5 min with the device looked like"
[HTC EVO 3D] Andy0682:
lol, everyone is complaining about the reviews which state that the 3d is below par, however that is pretty much the only complaint.

who gives a **** about the 3d, its just an added bonus, what about the dual core 1.2 processor and 1gb of internal ram? please remember that we are the minority of purchasers, companies like HTC rely on the 3D gimmick to reach out to the general joe blow in the public to buy their phone.

You really think the average guy or girl who buys the phones gives a **** about it having a dual core processor and unlocked bootloader and 1gb of internal ram?

no they see "oooo 3d...i like"

still buying this phone...engagdget and gizmodo may as well just ahve done a review that said, "its not apple, move alone please"
[HTC EVO 3D] eman3316@optonline.net:
Is it me or has the language in these forums just gotten out of control! I thought they use to sensor the potty mouths on here.

Man, nothing is family friendly anymore!
[HTC EVO 3D] Philosophy757:
I think that the 3D effect on a phone is no different to a degree than the effect at a movie, some people love it, some think it's meh, and others hate it. I'm pretty sure that once we all get our hands on the phone we will be much the same, some will like it and for some it will cause headaches. I could see this being a problem if everything on the phone was in 3D but for me its just an extra bell and whistle.
[HTC EVO 3D] Zabalba:
Welcome to the internet.
[HTC EVO 3D] donatom3:
I don't remember XDA ever censoring. Could have been people self censoring themselves.
[HTC EVO 3D] treckin:
This made me LOL sir. You are either a huge troll, or judging by your handle you are 60ish and on AOL dialup...
[HTC EVO 3D] Zorachus:
No this is the real world, like Howard Stern on Serius radio, they swear, but don't make an issue about it anymore, it just comes out naturally. A swear word, is just a word, no big deal, not like my 5yr old daughter is reading this. Maybe teenagers, and they swear even more.
[HTC EVO 3D] rockky:
Of course....any opposing views of our beloved device is fandomry.

Perhaps the flaws have some merit? Don't wanna consider that? C'mon you can do it...its OK.
[HTC EVO 3D] noblerinthemind:
Logic make me head hurtz [skull cracks, brains gush out]
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
When the Evo 4g came out there where the phone being worthless because of the battery life and look how well it turned out to be. Personally, battery life has been a non issue for me the entire time I've owned it.

Maybe this is a good thing though as all the noobs will flock to the galaxy s2 instead.
[HTC EVO 3D] Riff76:
These damn reviewers never heard of XDA. Get the stock phone + add a tweak or more = much better phone. Whatever GIZ, the 3D will be XDA's secret awesome phone then. We aren't iphone lemmings here on XDA
[HTC EVO 3D] phistyle:
the problem is we have too many HTC or Evo fanboys that can't get over the fact that the evo 3d might be a failure.
[HTC EVO 3D] will75:
What's the failure? The 3d or the best tech specs of any phone released? Curious?
[HTC EVO 3D] ajs421:
"If there ever was a phone that could supplant the venerable HTC EVO 4G as Sprint's best-selling Android device, the new EVO 3D could well be it. Spend just a few minutes with the device, and that much is clear. You're going to want this smartphone.

"But Phil," you say. "It's got all that 3D stuff, and I don't care about 3D stuff."

Know what? That's fine. You don't have to use it. We're well into our review of the EVO 3D, and it's time for some initial thoughts. Find 'em after the break."

The Intro to the Android Central initial review.....finally a non-****head using it
[HTC EVO 3D] Zabalba:
Which flaws have merit?
[HTC EVO 3D] corybucher:
Got a feeling this phone will be badass when we see some custom 3D roms and **** on it and over clock it to 2ghz on each core. Who gives a crap about 3D I want it because its ****ing fast for a cell phone. That Mohawk queer from Engadget can suck it.........
[HTC EVO 3D] firmbiz94:
Fcuk Sam biddle..worst review I've ever seen..never seen such a beast of a phone get ****ted on bc of an added feature..nonsense..where do they find these people..that's a review for people who want the phone solely for the 3d aspect and nothing else..what about the rest of the phone
[HTC EVO 3D] misterzeno:
Why do some of you here get so emotional over a review? You can still buy the phone..its okay.
[HTC EVO 3D] will75:
I just want to know what's wrong with the phone besides some people dislike the 3d?

I can't even see 3d lol and i want it
[HTC EVO 3D] will75:
Does anyone know what kind of batter this will use ? I'd like to pick up some from china
[HTC EVO 3D] popular nobody:
We are living in a society where people can't like two different things at once. They always have to justify their device, by downplaying yours. Phones, carriers, artists, athletes, even religion. What personally makes me laugh that you have certain Sprint customers thinking SG II is superior, and that the EVO 3D and Motorola Photon will fail miserably. Why would you wish for a device to fail on your carrier that needs success more than failure is beyond me. /end rant

On topic: You are your own reviewer. Don't forget that. Judge for yourself, and then make a decision. Give it some time too. I hate when people play with a device at a store for 15 minutes, and could tell you why it's a failure.
[HTC EVO 3D] brownhornet:
Well the GS2 is already out overseas lol...
[HTC EVO 3D] mlin:
That was a pretty poor review. He pretty much dismissed the entire phone and focused on 3D
[HTC EVO 3D] firmbiz94:
The sg2 is screwed when they try its 3d capabilities
[HTC EVO 3D] phistyle:
exactly...some of the people in here are worse than apple fanboys... you say one negative thing about their device and they go ape-sh*t crazy and have to defend it. I own an evo 4g and love it, but I don't go around thinking it's the best thing since sliced bread. Some people just need to lose the tunnel vision.
[HTC EVO 3D] charlie hustle:
Never cared about the 3d feature. If it hurts my eyes, then i will just turn off the 3d feature. Problem solved. The phone is still fast without it, thats my concern.
[HTC EVO 3D] charlie hustle:
maybe bisquik, or aunt jemima. I dont think they sell pancake batter in china but its more convenient to get it from your local grocery store.

As far as

batteries

, its 1750...
[HTC EVO 3D] firmbiz94:
You are right..its just a phone..I have been very excited and seem to take it personally..*sigh* fml
[HTC EVO 3D] will75:
I always want the most powerful. I mean i cannot afford a 3-4k gaming rig, or a BMW , so i want the best phone that's under 500$

Is there a better spec wise phone than the evo 3d coming out in the next 6 months? SG2? Is that for sprint? I mean , i can sell my evo 3d if something better comes out, the price difference isn't that big of a deal.
[HTC EVO 3D] charlie hustle:
the photon comes out soon, and the sg2 also. those should be comparable to the e3d.
[HTC EVO 3D] jshields1986:
explain to my where in any of those reviews you might go as far to claim the evo 3d might be a failure?

none of those reivews discuss anything of real relivance, some people cant handle the 3d feature of the 3ds and some people can, same situation here ive tested this feature off the 3ds and have no issue with that option, just as the 3ds this phone will have.

the majority of these reviews are simply biased based upon one simple feature this phone has (3d) no good reviews on battery, no good reviews on sense, no good reviews on anything of real importance, and when they discuss this phone i see the majority of decent to great reivews on these features.

it just goes to show that people who get paid to do reviews obviously dont understand real world use of these phones, look at how the evo 4g was looked at (main focus ****ty battery life) and yet I manage to get 8 hours of good use out of my phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] mawst95:
BGR has a compilation of reviews. There have been several underwhelming reviews of the phone. Not just 3D but also call quality and battery life. The screen also rated worse than Sensation because it has multiple layers for the 3D. There are also compromises with the 2D cameras (presumably) given the 3D hardware. So in my humble opinion, it's not just a matter of turning 3D off. The 3D means that there are small but discernable compromises as a result.

In any case, I some people act like these reviewers punched their mom. Seriously, relax and buy the phone if you want. I was definitely going to buy but now I'm going to wait for more user reviews.
[HTC EVO 3D] ebolamonkey3:
Man, and I thought the Engadget review was bad!
[HTC EVO 3D] crabjoe:
Just like with cars (BMW vs Lexus vs Acura vs whatever), or anything else, it's a personal choice. The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is supposed to come out on Sprint but right now, no one knows the actual specs. No one knows because US variants will be different the the Galaxy S 2 being sold over seas. For all we know it could be the same, but with 4 buttons and NFC or it could come with a different dual core processor. We just don't know, but I think most expect to be released before Sept. Last year The Evo 4G was released in June and Epic released in Aug.

I feel spec wise, on Sprint's version of the GS 2, will be dual core, 4.3" SMOLED Plus screen, with 16GB of internal storage and 1GB of RAM. I also expect it to have 8mp rear and 2mp front cam. My biggest questions are will it have the Tegra or Samsung's own processor and will it have issues with the radio, like the Nexus S 4G. I expect it to be faster, at least in benchmarks, have an unlocked bootloader and a much better camera too.

If it wasn't for Samsungs past goof ups, I'd personally go with the Galaxy S 2 because I like the specs better, but I just don't trust Samsung.
[HTC EVO 3D] rockky:
Samsung today ain't what it was.

GO with the SGA2. Its brilliant..top to bottom. Have had it for 3 weeks (along with my Evo).

Unfortunately looks like 3D's gonna fall short.

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[HTC EVO 3D] phistyle:
they don't understand real world use? more like you don't understand the majority of consumers as a whole. The majority of consumers are not people huddled up in the forums looking to root their phones to make it better. The majority of people will see it as advertised being the first 3D phone and thinking the evo 3D as having the latest and greatest tech. They will buy the phone as is and most likely will not be rooting it so they will review it as such. The majority of people in the forums know that you can root the phone and remove the bloat and make it faster, but to everyday, regular consumers they will just use it as is.
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
Yea if you want an imitation iPhone. Most people don't.
[HTC EVO 3D] frank828:
dont forget that the galaxy s variant that sprint got was the Epic 4G. ewwwwww
[HTC EVO 3D] rockky:
Ignorance.

Find me an IPhone with those specs.

Does Launcher Pro look like the IPhone interface?

My SGS2 is rooted with one of 4 great Rom's and looks nothing like the IPhone.

Sigh...

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[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
Huh? The phone is designed EXACTLY like the iPhone. The ugly touch jizz operates just like ios all the way down to the Widgets and UI. Anyone who doesn't know phones would mistake it for an iPhone. BTW bringing up lp is irrelevant because its not how it comes out the box. U like it....good for you but performance wise according to every video I've seen the sensation kept up....and the evo 3d is faster than that so really there's no point in replying.
[HTC EVO 3D] firmbiz94:
I just don't think that the 3vo should be compared to an unreleased phone that's months off..the sg2 in no ways destroys the evo ...yes maybe it does a couple things a little better but the difference isn't as large as people make it out to be..if u took away all the benchmarks people wouldn't have much to say..believe me I know tje sg2 is a good phone..in Europe
[HTC EVO 3D] rockky:
????

Point is who keeps the TouchWiz interface....some really like it but just like many with the Evo dispensed with Sense so do those with SGS2 dispense with TouchWiz. The Rom's available now on Samsung look nothing like the IPhone.

And buddy your out of touch with SGS2 and its interface and browser speed. There hasn't been a phone that's touched it on the video showdowns.

I've taken mine into T-Mobile /Sensation and sorry...unfortunately the Sensation gets spanked more often than not. Go to UTube: SGS2 vs ...any phone.

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[HTC EVO 3D] rockky:
BUT.....I WILL say, ironically lol, tower on Walton in Chicago here had been down with some kindof work done til today.......and..... my Evo on 4G consistantly hit over 10,000kbps all day today!!!! And yep...was downloading full Engadget faster than SGS2 by a good 5-10 sec!!
[HTC EVO 3D] corybucher:
Because damnit, we can and we ****ing will. Lol
[HTC EVO 3D] LearnIIBurn:
Definitely looking forward to my Evo3D. Loyal, release date, Evo4G owner and have never been happier with a gadget as of yet in my 26 years on Earth. Gladly slap down the retail price on a 3D. My Evo4G is starting to die on me (flashoholic since day 1). Looking forward to the dev community for the 3D more than anything.

Like was mentioned earlier, we are the few of the population who love to tinker with our phones and tweak them to perfection. So these reviews mean nothing to me. I'm happy with the upgraded specs and look of the handset. It was hard for me to get settled with my Evo4G, but for the past 10 months it has run like a dream!

Don't worry about Engadget or Gizmodo and what they say. This phone is a beast, and with the Evo4G being the most active and developed phone on XDA, I'm sure many will move over to its successor! :)
[HTC EVO 3D] silvagp98:
the EVO 3D is sweet...not sure what there is to hate on. the phone feels great, runs great, calls great, and the 3D, as long as your not expecting it to jump out and slap you, is legit 3d. if you get blurry pictures it even lets you realign them so they are perfect. i think too much was expected from the term 3D. it certainly gives you a sense of depth, but like i said, doesn't jump out and slap you. Sense 3.0 is sweet, and after rooted and tinkered with it will be the beast your all looking for.
[HTC EVO 3D] jaime2563:
3D gimmicky? That's what they said about the the front facing camera and video chat on the original EVO. Look now... every new phone worth talking about comes with front camera (even the iphone followed suit).

If 3D was first to come out on Verizon or AT&T would they be calling it gimmicky, I really doubt it.
[HTC EVO 3D] ChrisAC84:
I LOL'd :D