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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eman3316@optonline.net:
Not my intention at all. What I would like to do is educate some folks who might really do not know better and actually listen to what HTC fanboys tell them about Samsung phones. Like I said, I used to believe them as well even though every HTC phone I had always had one issue or another when it came to build quality.

I think there are a lot of people here who will actually miss out on great devices because of what others write and most of them probably never even owned a Samsung device who are writing these things.

Trust me I am no fanboy of any manufacturer and I will go to whoever offers the best device for the money I am willing to spend. I just ordered an HTC EVO View last week from 1saleaday for $229 so my intention is obviously not to go on an anti HTC rant but people need to tell it like it is and stop spreading mis-information to make themselves feel better about the device they own.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] digweed4me:
Thats all evo3d got build quality lol

I returned me 3d within 10 days cause the speaker and the narrower screen.

I will choose touch build quality over iphone or 3d anyday .

You all know what happens when it drops on those heavy build quality.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] beezar:
Well, the E4GT IS made of cheap plastic, and does have a terrible radio and GPS (for many users at least).

That being said, I love my E4GT even so. A case solves the issue of cheap plastic, GPS status solves the GPS issue, and the radio... well, I just accept it and blame it on Sprint's overall crappy network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EvoSideHustlAZ:
Im guilty too,I owned evo and evo3d til one day I rooted my friends epic touch and fell in love with the big screen,light weight,and camera :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dorejades:
Samsung

For many HTC is considered superior. I owned the HTC Evo 4g and absolutely adored it but after trying out the Epic 4g touch I was amazed. To me HTC's build quality is sturdier but Samsung is getting better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Overstew:
Posted. :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Indrid Cole:
IBTL. LOL.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] montecristo1:
I'm a "HTC fanboy"- preferably HTC aficionado...

I own or had the HTC Touch Pro, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Evo and HTC Thunderbolt.

Now, I bought and trying the Sprint Galaxy S2... Here is my take, to be honest, I have only been using my E4GT for about 2 weeks...so I am learning. So far, I can say, it is easier to flash roms, root, add scripts, customize the HTC smartphone than Samsung. This may change as I continue to tinker with my Samsung.

My beef with my E4GT so far:

-Brightness backlight...wtf? I must have tried at least 5 apps... finally got it to my liking with Total Screen Control app. No issues with backlight on any of my HTC phones.

-Battery life: lasted only what 5 hours of normal use. I bought an extended battery (3800 mah) and now get 16 hours of heavy use... My Evo easily got a day and a half with heavy use with an extended battery (3500 mah) and the same use with my Thunderbolt using (2600 mah).

-wifi tether: i was surprised when I found out I couldn't tether, yes it is rooted. After trying 4 wifi tether apps...found one...FoxFi (free at Google Play)- no root required. And yes, it is easy to tether on htc.

-internal memory: i bought the E4GT because it has 16gbs...to my surprise- only 2gb is for apps and 11gb "internal memory" that acts like an sd card....so when I use app2sd card- it actually does not go to my sd card- but my smartphone's memory (11gb). I felt cheated...until i found GL to SD (needs root) app, free at Google Play. This great app moved my games' files & some apps onto my sd card, Samsung calls it "external sd card." This freed 2gb from my internal memory. With my Evo i was down to 128mb...but had a 32gb card. With my Thunderbolt, i was also had 2gb to use (not 8gb as they claim)- but can use my 32gb card....But i can live with having an internal memory...i can fill my 32gb card with movies, pictures and songs.

-Camera: the Evo's camera sucks, but the Thunderbolt (8mp) is great. I took pictures using my E4GT and Thunderbolt and compared...the Thunderbolt were more vivid and detail...has focus. Video both were great...with my E4GT has higher resolution.

-Kickstand: both the Evo and Thunderbolt have a kickstand. The Thunderbolt has the best one- it can stand up portrait or landscape. I bought a case for my E4GT- looks too bulky.

-Power button: the Thunderbolt has it on the top-the E4GT has it on the side. Guess what happens when I put in my leather holster...it turns on.

-Clockwork Mod: anytime I experimented with roms on my HTC, I easily recovered it with CWM. I can back up EVERYTHING on my HTC phone onto my sd card. Unfortunately, I haven't been so lucky with my E4GT. Found a few fixes and suggestions- but unable to back up my E4GT.

As I mentioned, I have only been using my E4GT for two weeks. I am sure that I will keep learning and finding new ways in improving my experience.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
1. The thunderbolt is a terrible phone and isn't in the same class as the eT4g or evo 3d for comparison ImO

2. Different screen technology so your back light isn't the same as a traditional LCD

3. User error this phone has an 1800 mA battery and the amoled screens and exynos are better on battery.

4. Wifi tether works no matter what method you use even the sprint app has been unlocked.

5. The thunderbolt camera is on the same lousy level as the evo 4g camera. You are probably the only one in the world that thinks its better.

6. OK you got me

7. Doesn't make sense we have the same recovery?

Seriously if you were comparing to anything more comparable to the galaxy s2 then I wouldn't sound as biased. Afaik if you think the tbolt of all phones is better than the epic then take your phone to the sprint store.

(PS the thunderbolt is top 10 worst phones Ive ever known because I know of one that was exchanged 4-5 times because of the cutting out radio). That and its very close to the og evo except it has a 2nd g snapdragon and an lte radio
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bryce850:
I have both to and the 3d is not even close to the epic touch IMO .. I have not had near the issues that I have had with the 3d from rebooting every few hrs to to freezing up and lagging no matter what rom. Where is the et has not had these issues. Now my og evo did not ether.

Sent from my HTC Evo 3D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
You are right, E4GT is a crap phone.

I'm willing to do you a favor take it off your hands for $50.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sean-El:
Same here.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
Ill give you 60 for it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingdazy:
$85. My bid is in...

Going going....? ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] antdawg702:
Honestly Ive owned every Samsung AND HTC device released in America in the last 5 years and I have to say sanding has the better screens, hardware, processors, etc, but my major gripe is the shiny plastic that scratches and looks like **** no matter. How good you there care of it. HTC has done this too(Rezound) generally I like sanding devices better I need terms of internals , but HTC devices DO generally have better build quality, the sensation and original nexus are the most well built handhelds I've ever used in my life. I can't say the same for Any Samsung device I've ever used.. , I currently Own a Gs2 white which I LOVE, and an HTC Rezound which I love too, not particularly happy with the build of either one, but do like the sift touch battery cover on the Rezound and metal accents
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gpgorbosjr:
I think the E4GT is way better than any HTC phone. But I won't pretend Samsung has better build quality. Still cheap plastic IMO.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bear gri11z:
The "cheap plastic feel" is not how you describe "build quality" anymore....

that cheap plastic feel is not cheap at all... And that statement has been played out for far too long...

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=/watch?v=elKxgsrJFhw&v=elKxgsrJFhw&gl=US
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
Its made of glass which doesn't absorb the force or bend quite like plastic.

But take a razor blade or keys to the back of a plastic phone and it will be destroyed. Do it to a glass iPhone and it'll be mint ;)

But HTC phones use plastic casing too so neither material is better than another.

When I think build quality I'm thinking how well the phones put together not what materials are used . Glass, metal, plastic. They all have their strength and weakness.

E.g.

Glass - never it doesn't bend it breaks. Will not scratch from most materials. Really really high melting point.

Metal - maybe it can dent but I don't beat my phone. It will scratch from other common materials. Less flexible than plastic but wont break easily it creases and dents. Heavy. Really really high melting point.

Plastic - will scratch from most materials. Very flexible. Very light. Lower melting point ;).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Personally I don't care that much how the phone "feels"

I care more about real build quality. If you hear reports of screens going bad, pixels getting stuck, buttons not working anymore, batteries suddenly having sudden bad performance, usb or audio ports failing or getting dislodged, etc., those are things I care about.

Having said that, the E4GT actually feels pretty solid. IMO the glass being bonded to the screen gives the screen that solid feel. The only piece I thought could be a little flimsy was the back cover, but I hardly ever even touch that because of a TPU case.

The capacitative buttons I'm sure reduces wear and tear. I've never had any problems with the vol +/- or power buttons. The headphone port has always worked. The micro USB port has always worked. The speaker hasn't crapped out.

Seriously, how many reports do you hear of problems in those areas with this phone. This "feels" cheap thing is IMO concetrating on the wrong area for build quality.

The only inconsistency I've seen is with how well the GPS antenna works. On some units it works great. On other units not so well. The people who have it working well cannot understand what the people who don't have it working well are complaining about.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TX2000:
Nokia> samsung+HTC.. This is what bomb shelters are made with...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sputnik767:
Actually the Super AMOLED screens don't have a backlight at all. I don't know why the guy was saying that he is only getting 5 hours of battery life. I regularly go 17 hours of normal use and still at around 30%. Yes, I don't sleep much. If the iphone 4 and 4S are supposed to have the best battery life, I can't say that my E4GT does worse. My GF and most of my friends have an i4 or 4S, so I can easily compare. Currently at 86% after 10 hours of (very light) use. A short phone call, texting, about 30 mins of screen on time, and push email on 2 accounts. This is not my average use though, and the battery is stock.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gmap516:
Honestly, you're not going to be able to 'set them straight'. It's like trying to get someone to change their political or religious alignment. They just have to experience it a certain way to understand.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
That's what I thought. I only responded in the first place because thunderbolt was involved in the convo lol. If it was evo 3d or anything comparable I would have let it slide.

But I get at least 12 hours and I use it a bunch plus constant Pandora with a lousy signal all 8 hrs I'm at work.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] dr. xp55:
Whats the best app for watching/streaming/downloading tv shows? I am using DroidTv (also the lite version, not the paid) but the old version 2.1.41 as I can't find an apk with the newest version 4.XX and the app doesn't seem to update its tv shows.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] georgios73:
Filmon app

has all the uk channels and a very good selection of movie/sports channels too.

works on 3g as well ( careful as it uses 250MB of data per 30 mins of veiwing if your on ltd plan)

https://market.android.com/details?...ult#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImZpbG1vbi53ZWJhcHAiXQ..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] LiquidArrogance:
Does anyone know for certain if the AT&T physical form factor and dimensions will be identical to the international version? I'd like to get the ProClip hardwired mount and have it installed when the phone gets here . . . don't want to get it if the form is different, though. I e-mailed pro-clip a few weeks back and they told me to hold off to see if the LTE antenna changed the back cover at all. Thoughts?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Maroon Mushroom:
I believe the antenna is in a different location. AT&T will be getting the same one Korea has, and to my knowledge, it's just the antenna.

I wouldn't be surprised if something else moved too (like the mic) which would be an issue.

I'll be getting one a couple days before the official release so I'll let everyone know and take some close ups of the mic positions
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ploone:
Hey guys,

Got my hands on the Case-Mate Pop for the Galaxy Nexus, this is a one-piece hybrid case that features a hard plastic backing and silicone sides/inner layer. Although thick, this case offers great protection and is slimmer than some of its competitors such as Incipio Doublecover & Otterbox Commuter. It's pretty stylish and fits on the phone great, however scratches/fingerprints are an issue with this one.

Full review below:

[YOUTUBE]twDg7pfdC-s[/YOUTUBE]
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] veli69:
Looks good I like
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mancubus99:
Major case design fail in that they omitted the cutout for the noise cancelling mic. Pass.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ploone:
Yeah I failed to mention that since it hasn't affected me but I posted an annotation on the video. Still something people should know, but I hear they are releasing a second version with an improved design.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tawne:
looks good but pity blocks mic another good video mate
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ploone:
Yeah it is! I've got the SGP Neo Hybrid review coming tomorrow so stay tuned for that!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skyhigh2004:
can't wait for my Neo hybrid or your review. ;)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] narcosis219:
I emailed case-mate about the wrong cutouts and they are shipping one to me for free when they do release the revised case.

Just a heads up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milera:
why there is no Hebrew Language on rom İCS REMİX ROM 8.3V ULTİMATE ONLNE XXLP6 4.0.3 resurrection :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
I have a better question. Why did you create two separate threads with exactly the same question :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Might be due to the very simple fact that Samsung have not released ICS .

Furthermore its up to each custom rom builder what they out in the rom .

jje
[Bada Software and Hacking General] waveguru:
Hi Wavers,

From last few days, I have read many posts saying “This Firmware is not final as Processor speed is still set to 800 MHz by SAMSUNG”.

So, I contacted Samsung via “Bada Developers” and asked them why they have set Processor speed as 800 MHz (i.e. whether Latest Firmware are final or not).

I got reply for one of the Bada Developer saying “800MHz on IDLE! If you start a Application or Game it goes up to 1GHz... (The same is on a Wave 3)”

That means, they have set Processor speed as 800 MHz only for idle state (No Application running) and it will goes up to 1GHz if you start Application or Game. And same is implemented for Wave 3.

So, I think SAMSUNG is right at least at this Time and Reason looks pretty logical.

Note: - I haven’t verified whether this is correct or not, as I haven’t flashed my wave 2 with latest firmware. Mods can verify this and let us know whether I and Samsung are right or not ;-)

Regards,

WaveGuru
[Bada Software and Hacking General] mylove90:
hmmmmmmmmm

not totally true

i tried to check processor speed while game is running in the background and the highest number i got was 850 MHz only !!

Maybe Samsung missed something and limited speed to 850 only ?! :D

Best Regards
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Rebellos:
Tell that developer that he is dumbass. In idle mode ARM Clock goes to lowest possible frequency ~100MHz. But yeah, in many kernels I've been looking into it seems that they got upper limit of 800MHz.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] kondziowy:
Guys... i'm installing Zombie Infection via KIES right now and it shows 1000MHz. I didn't change anything in service menu. I have newest LA1 firmware. For me it usually shows 800MHz but it is enough to move upper beam and booom - it shows 950MHz right away. So i think the developer doesn't lie.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] nbates66:
can you post which firmware version?
[Bada Software and Hacking General] kolo2x:
800MHz sounds reasonable on idle. Some droids (used to own an o2x, now I'm on a Wave 1) with go as low as 500 - 650 to up the powersaving. However, this causes the device to lag a bit when you wake it up. But that's very little inconvenience compared to the juice you're saving.

100MHz could be too slow when running background services such as radio, wifi, etc... I have no statistics though :)
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Rebellos:
100Mhz is still damn 100 millions of cycles per second, that is about 20 millions of elementar operations per second. For me it's enough to run radio, wifi, bluetooth, jump and sing. Especially if all of these are handled not by CPU but external chipsets.

If you look at WinComm logs at debuglevel high you will see everytime phone turns off screen clock goes 100~200MHz. When you wake it up - that depends, sometimes goes 400, when you move screen animation can go up to 800.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] kolo2x:
I've never used WinComm but it seems like a good tool. When you turn a phone off, you go in some "deep sleep" mode (yep it's not really off), which only runs the most basic of services. Services that poll your buttons or monitor certain interrupts that may cause your device to wake up such as some special alarms. Radio, wifi, and bluetooth are not among them. Embedded devices are required to drop their CPU frequencies drastically so you don't run out of battery.

Screen-off is another state that may just require disabling screen controllers, software renders, and the like. Some droids even turn off wifi on screen-off. I believe this is the idle state we're talking about.

From your observation, it seems the Wave's kernel is good at adjusting frequencies where needed. This could explain the good battery life this device has.

---------- Post added at 06:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:14 PM ----------

My bad. I believe I've read your reply incorrectly. If WinComm says we're at 100~200 MHz on screen-off then maybe this is all it needs to keep radio, wifi, etc.

Good stuff!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mokhe_donia:
Hi

i`m searching for original keyboard with Persian support to flash it over xrecovery

if any one have any solution please help me

thanks
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qtwrk:
for example i was running kangy v9 and i wanna update it to kangy v10 , but it needs full wipe , so i backup my apps with titanum backup , it shows total 61 apps , but when i installed kangy v10 and restore apps with titanum backup , it only shows 51 apps ??? where the hell are these 10 apps gone ???:confused:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jralabate:
Try rebooting u should se the other 10 apps after

Sent via Tapatalk using a Nexus S 4G powered by Kangs CM7
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jarmezrocks:
removing wifi scan ro. lines from build.prop & using setprop "on demand" wifi call?

If I understand correctly, many people add certain lines to their build prop to allow settings on the device as read only i.e ro.

However for many people having this as set could mean in such cases where wifi scan interval is set to hi (or more frequent i.e 20)to enable maintained wifi connection during calls....that they will suffer with some amounts of battery drain.

Other people who are not interested in wifi calling could (could and usually do) set the scanning to a much high (or infrequent scan value of like 180) this is fine in most cases where battery consumption is considerably less and more desirable and even better when coupled with a modem to suit their region, provider and band.

But lets say someone uses wifi calling, but they don't want to permanently "set" i.e. an ro line within the build prop to constantly scan 20 when they are not on a wifi call. This is mostly true for most wifi callers around, unless the phone they are using is a dedicated inhouse wifi device (and yes I have considered a nice lil cheaper to do this with my self:p) anyway I hope you guys can see where I am headed with this?

Could say a script be generated where when a process is enabled that it calls the script to ramp up wifi scanning to a smaller more frequent value 20 when "ON A WIFI CALL" (that being the process) and then revert to a lower value (set otherwise so to speak) and conserve batter when "NOT ON A WIFI CALL" ?

If so can someone direct me with how to go about doing this?

I am in the process of setting up an installation package for T-mobile users on ICS using Galaxy S & variants of....and would like to include in my installation package a way of detecting and removing the wifi scan intival from the build.prop ro line and then paste the my scripting within system.

I already know how to make a install script that does the detect and CHANGE or detect and REMOVE in the build prop for ALL types of ICS Galaxys.....however I am not sure about how to generate and then intitate an "on-demand" scripting for wifi calls? I assume that this is a setprop type function if so long as the ro function is gone (which is a read only and set at a higher precedent than any other functions if I believe right?)

Any help or pointed would be greatly appreciated.

James
[Nook Color General] koopakid08:
I don't know how long this will last but this is the cheapest I've seen them ever. http://www.ebay.com/itm/170770105632

Sent from space
[Nook Color General] MrColdbird:
Great deal for anyone that doesnt have one yet.

Im happy with my little black beauty.
[Nook Color General] Sam Adams:
Got one for $119 on Black Friday ;) These are great deals - refurbished but with full warranty - look brand new... Get a couple of these to play with the CM9 nightlies and have some fun!

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-micro...AR50/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328033672&sr=8-1
[Nook Color General] RBMacGregor:
What a great deal for such a capable machine.
[Nook Color General] optimusv45:
i bought a refurbished and it turned out to be a defective. I bought it from BNs websit too.
[Nook Color General] koopakid08:
I have bought one new and one refurbished NC and you couldn't tell the difference between them then or now.

Sent from space
[Nook Color General] project37:
Thanks! I bought a refurbed Nook and the SD Card slot failed after a week. Exchanging it was a pain, but I'm happy with it now that I've got a working device. Tough to resist the price. Just followed your link to get one for my wife - thanks again!
[Nook Color General] asting:
Same here, 2 new, 1 refurb, no difference. The only Issue I've had is the oversensitive touch screen, which is common and remedied with a screen protector.

It's also worth noting that a driver for the video may be working (it's working, but still not released to the pre alpha builds), for ICS. This would mean a fantastic cm9 tablet in the near future (as the video is the only real issue I have with the earliest builds).

Fantastic deal all in all.
[Nook Color General] optimusv45:
i guess its just my luck.
[Nook Color General] asting:
Don't feel bad. I paid like $190 less than 6 months ago. It was still a great deal.
[Nook Color General] thecdn:
That is really tempting. I would kind of like a true 'play' nook to go along with a daily use nook. In the past two days I've gone from the mirage kang to ics to the new miui. I just love trying new roms :D