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[HTC EVO 3D] tokuzumi:
I'm not sure why everyone gets hung up on the "poor build quality" of the samsung devices. They are made of plastic, and are light weight. Other than that, they are built very solidly. They do have glossy plastic, which shows scratches much easier than on matte plastic. The Evo 3D is entirely encased in a plastic wrapper, but it's heavy. The weight is the only difference in "build quailty".

HTC has had issues with light leakage around their screens. Dust getting between the digitizer and the LCD. I've heard of samsung phones getting blown speakers, lower signal quality (both wifi and 3G/4G), and lack of updates, but beyond that, their devices are fairly solid. HTC has recently been putting out better quality devices, so they have learned from past mistakes.

I'm just curious to see if there are truly a higher percentage of breakage with samsung phones, vs HTC phones.

Please note: I'm not hating on HTC phones, as every smartphone I've ever owned, with the exception of the Nexus S 4G, have been made by HTC. I just don't hear about samsung phones breaking all the time.
[HTC EVO 3D] ktrotter11:
The nexus just came out, it should be "better"

The gs2 is good too but they have made like 10 skus of one device and mismatched different hardware on each one which blows for the end user

big screen with no HD, this one has this chip, 4g here not 4g there.... pure milk age of there first widely popular phone
[HTC EVO 3D] fr0st420:
It's you. One word. Touchwiz.. At least we have the option of either sense, aosp, or miui.

I love my 3D. My next phone will be the next HTC Lte phone in sprints lineup.

Sprint EVO 3D.

HW version: 002

TWRP v1.1.1

Hboot 1.4.1000

Radio: 1.06.00.1216
[HTC EVO 3D] dylan6879:
for me its the glossy plastic that feels cheap. the lightweight is nice but i prefer a lil weight like the e3d gives u a better grip on it in my opinion. my cousin had the vibrant and any drop wouldnt break the phone but would eat chunks of that plastic were with the plastic htc uses it doesnt dent so easily worst u get is a nice scratch. the galaxy nexus seems interesting because it looks and feels much higher quality imo but i havent heard much if it actually is.

now for defects i havent experienced any and this is my 3rd htc android phone (hero, evo, evo3d) now im probably just lucky as both my evos were launch day and my hero i bought after at&t decided to rape me with some bull**** bill lol. i know there have been defects and although they r bad i much rather have light leakage or dust as opposed to weak signal and no gps.. but thats what warranties are for. there will always be a bad apple in a bunch as long as i can get it replaced for free i wont complain about it :D

i dont hate samsung btw. there phones are nice ive been considering getting one but for now im liking what htc has been doing and unless samsung changes it up its probably gonna stick that way because from the rumors of sense 4.0 i think im going to fall in love all over again..

only gripe i have with htc that i think they should consider is jumping on the samoled bandwagon as long as they keep the high resolution it would make them the top choice haha
[HTC EVO 3D] Bacardi222:
Having had the Sprint version of the SGSII for a few months, I can definitely say this phone is in the same ballpark. My main issue with the SGSII (again, I'm only referring to the Epic Touch 4g here, I have no experience with the other versions) was the build quality, followed by the array of annoying bugs.

The build quality was particularly bad, the plastic felt very cheap and was scuffed extremely easily. The back of the phone is made from some of the thinnest and flimsiest plastic ever, it would come off so easily. The redeeming factor here was the screen, it was fantastic and easily one of the best screens on the market right here. The resolution was a little low but definitely not bad.

Moving on to the bugs...

The first bug that became apparent to me (and practically everyone else) was the random loss of service that would occur. It became very annoying when your phone would randomly drop out of service and stay like that until you clear the RAM or reboot the phone. Many people couldn't even use the phone for a business phone because they had to remain in contact with people, and having to check constantly for LoS was a HUGE annoyance. Next is the GPS, utterly terrible, there are no other words to describe it, it would take up to 20 minutes at times just to get a lock. I remember on one occasion a few days after buying the phone, I was planning on going to a concert and using it to navigate (Between the Buried and Me/Tesseract/Animals as Leaders :)) but on the way back I could not receive a lock on the satellites and by the grace of god I somehow managed to make my way back home.

Still, the SGSII is an amazing phone with great specs, but in my personal opinion, from the build quality and support from htc alone, this is better.
[HTC EVO 3D] JAWSxs:
Jesus guys....... no offense, but are we comparing a phone that was released June of last year. :confused: Buy what you like!! All three are great phones!!
[HTC EVO 3D] SoraX64:
I've handled the E4GT, the GNex, and, of course, my own Evo 3D.

And I prefer the 3D by far. The E4GT, while fluid, feels too insubstantial for my tastes. The 3D is thick and heavy, and I love that. My Evo 4G survived drop after drop and it still works, and I'm confident my 3D will be able to do the same (In fact, near the end of my time using the OG Evo, I would throw it every time it overheated and shut off; still nothing wrong with it besides a few scratches and that overheating issue).

The E4GT may have a better camera, but the 3D is no slouch itself. I have been very satisfied with the pictures I have taken; I'm not a professional photographer by any means, and most of you are in the same boat.

I have always looked at Sense as superior to Touchwiz. Touchwiz is more fluid, but Sense seems to have better integration and it just feels more solid.

It's the development community that makes the difference though. Compared to the 3D, the development community for the E4GT is abysmal. As said by Viperboy, "I really can't wait to get the Galaxy Nexus & get rid of the E4GT. What a development failure, IMO. Phone is great but no good development." Last I checked they barely if at all have CM and MIUI, and they don't have much at all for ICS.

The GNex is a good phone, but the specs are a bit disappointing and I don't see it as being an immensely better phone once other phones start to run ICS. It's main advantage is the screen.
[HTC EVO 3D] Tuoni:
I disagree. :P
[HTC EVO 3D] Nanan00:
Yea but its with other iphone users, no thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
Lol I think samsung needs to up the res on the screens. To me the OS they use looks too much like the Iphones....

Htc products have more roms and dev support :o:D Better screens camera takes great shots.
[HTC EVO 3D] Smac7:
Its in the same ball park as the s2, but not the galaxy nexus if that's what your referring to. The galaxy nexus came out much later though. If your referring to nexus s then the 3d surpasses it.
[HTC EVO 3D] brownhornet:
HTC makes some of the worst looking screens and cameras out of all the smart phone manufacturers. The cameras are down right horrible compared to Samsung, Motorola and Apple. Add high resolution doesn't mean much when you're still using TFT screens. You're going to honestly tell me that HTC screens look better than SAMOLED+? As far as dev support, that's nice and all but we probably make up 5% or less of the number of people with smart phones so most don't care.

And that's one of the main reasons Samsung is dominating HTC in sales in the US with fewer models available. What phone does HTC have right now that can compete with the GS2, the Note or the Nexus? The rezound? HTC better come hard this year..they've even let Motorola leap frog them.

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Honestly it's not in the same ball park as the GS2 either. I guess people don't realize that the S2 actually has better specs than the nexus still. The only thing separating them footage most part is ICS. When the S2 gets ICS the only advantage the nexus will have is LTE vs wimax. There is a reason the S2 was voted best phone of 2011...and after owning both it's really not as close as people here keep trying to make it.
[HTC EVO 3D] stevefwt:
I'm on crack then...............:D
[HTC EVO 3D] chlehqls:
Okay. I have my Galaxy S2 (T989) now and I sold my EVO 3D last week after owning it since the day it came out. I can already tell the T989 is the better device. People saying build quality is terrible really needs to understand what "build quality" really means. Being made out of plastic =/= phone will fall apart easily. The build quality is rigid and sturdy. There's absolutely no sign of bending of any sort. Light weight =/= bad build quality as well. Nobody seems to want to compare the phones objectively...which is expected.

The display...enough said. SGII wins.

Development support right now for the T989 is a bit on the weaker side, since most of the devs are waiting for ICS to drop. Otherwise, eugene, tdj, faux (kernel master), as well all of Team Kang is behind this phone. And soon, we're going to have CM7 fully working. People who say the development for this phone is better than the SG2 in general are dead wrong. One glance in the i9100 forum will tell you that it's one of THE biggest development traffic in this site.

I do however miss the EVO's screen size of 4.3 inches. Mine is currently at a whopping 4.5 inches. My sweet spot for screen size is 4' to 4.3'. Otherwise, both the EVO 3D and the Galaxy S2 are beast of a phone, my only wish is that HTC do even better this year since they've been only doing minor incremental updates.

Oh, and ever since switching to T-Mobile, my 3G speeds blow away any speed I got from Sprint. It's kind of funny how Sprint is worse in my area (I live in a small town) compared to the little giant, T-Mobile.
[HTC EVO 3D] Saneless One:
IMO the problem with the galaxy S2 on sprint is the width. I hate it. The original S2 on AT&T is great.

For the size, the resolution sucks too.

Sprint also crippled the nexus with 16GB of storage. It's 2012 and that's not going to cut it.

The 3D may not be better than phones on other networks but I still believe it's the best on sprint right now when you look at all factors
[HTC EVO 3D] Luthien1:
i had the ep4g and in fact, traded by evo 3d for it.. well after a week of owning the gs2, i knew i made a mistake... gs2 would overheat, wouldnt dare use it while charging, and with the evo 3d, never overheats due to superior qualcomm processor imo. The resolution sucked, build quality sucked, gps sucked, touchwiz sucked, and i just felt so stupid for thinking the grass was greener on the other side. i immediately took my evo 3d off ebay, and returned by gs2...realizing the evo 3d was a much better device, save for the camera but thats all i give the gs2 over evo 3d. I also love the 3d games, the phareo app, which is a app where you can share 3d pics, we can also view you tube 3d videos, which gs2 cant...watch all the new 3d movies out... come on guys... the evo 3d does not get the credit it deserves
[HTC EVO 3D] Boss2212:
agree with you

love the resolution on evo..its qHD while S2 is still stuck at WVGA..and qualcolmm processor is much better than nvidia tegra 2. No overheating and best perfomance/better battry saving. Also, I bet Evo will get ICS update first and samsung people will be crying for update!
[HTC EVO 3D] jurrasstoil:
Correlation and Causalitiy my friend ;)

I kind of know you are kidding

PS: Some of the restrictions for new users really tilt me... Waiting 5 minutes to edit my post and not even being able to preview it during those 5 minutes... really?!... :(
[HTC EVO 3D] Bear gri11z:
I had the epic touch since launch and ended up selling it when I had to repla e it 3 times due to LoS problems and overheating...

After owning a Samsung vibrant and then the epic touch I told myself NO MORE SAMSUNG!

The update support for Samsung products is not there... The epi. Touch feels faster than the EVO 3d stock... But many things play a factor... Hw accel. Low res, RAM friendly UI... Put a AOSP on both and there close to the same speed..

I bought the EVO 3d because I almost know for a fact. We will have ICS a few months before the epic touch...
[HTC EVO 3D] m4xwellmurd3r:
I've had my evo3d for about 2 weeks now (rooted after 2 hours lmao) and I'm glad I don't have a Samsung. I only got the 3d cause asurion was out of of evos but I'm really happy with it. Tft or not the screen looks great and crank it to 1.5ghz and its on par with the gs2 in cfbench. Getting near 4000 in quadrant too so its really no slouch. 3d stuff is a nice plus and I like its weight. I didn't like the gs2 screen size or its feel and I hate Samsung update schedule. I love the dev the og evo had and the 3ds.
[HTC EVO 3D] eman3316@optonline.net:
I love reading threads like this in the EVO 3D section. First off, superior qualcomm processor in the 3D? Tegra 2 Processor?

Seriously people, at least get your fact straights if you want to make a valid argument. The Sprint SGS2 does not use a Tegra 2 Processor but an Exynos processor which blows away a Tegra 2 as well as the Qualcomm processor in the 3D. There is no denying that and that is just straight facts.

Also for those who complain about build quality, that should relate to defects due to the build and not that a phone is make out of plastic. If you go into the the E4GT section here, you will not see any posts of people returning their device to due build quality. The build is solid as f'k and has none of the issues you will see with HTC devices.

I do not understand why people actually think HTC build quality is actually decent at best. With light leakage, crooked screens, dead pixels, bad power buttons, and the list goes on and on and on. None of these issues are found in an E4GT. The only think people in the 3D section post is it is made out of plastic. lol, if that is the best you got you obviously don't have anything to really back up your story.

As far as resolution. Changing the screen density on the E4GT to 720p gets rid of that argument. Now I have a screen that blows away the 3D in every single aspect of the word with even a higher resolution then qhd. Sure you can change the resolution on the 3D as well, but you will still be stuck with their crappy SLCD screen!!!

Oh, and for updates Samsung has already released two updates for the E4GT so to me it looks like updates are just fine so another non valid argument.

I think people just re-post the same thing everyone else writes and they truly do not actually know anything about the E4GT because if they did, they would know that the OP is 100% correct in saying the E4GT is in another league then the EVO 3D.

I for one have no loyalty to any company and will purchase from the one that gives me the best device possible and this round was Samsung. If HTC doesn't up their build quality and screen quality my next purchase will be another Samasung as well because this time around they proved to me they make a better device then HTC.
[HTC EVO 3D] BrianBaker:
Jesus Christ this thread is at the top every damn morning..

These are phones people,are we really still comparing the SGSII to the Evo3D?
[HTC EVO 3D] chlehqls:
I agree with the above. Most people are rather misinformed and confused because the build quality on my Hercules is superb. There's absolutely no creaks or bending. Having aplastic body does equate bad build quality...
[HTC EVO 3D] BestJeffEver:
Surprised nobody's mentioned the HTC Edge anouncement. There is your new HTC superphone...
[HTC EVO 3D] SketchyStunts:
HTC has made me angry a few times but, their stuff seems better to me. Plus, things like touchwiz makes me puke.
[HTC EVO 3D] basketthis:
I own both. They are both great in certain respects... The evolution 3D was seen as a gimmick by most. I saw it as a solid and powerful phone and my wife will be using it soon.

I had an upgrade and read about the SGSII and was very skeptical. Any Samsung phone that I've owned or seen has been horrible. However, after having the phone, I see why it was getting such great reviews. I have not had an issue with it yet. What a great phone. Its very light, very fast, and looks beautiful! Whether anyone wants to admit or not, everyone wants this phone. I don't care if you're an iPhone user, android, or blackberry, you want this phone!
[HTC EVO 3D] sprintuser1977:
I've had all 3, gs2 evo3d and currently note. All are great phones. Personally, I like the note the Best. The screen and camera are great and I like big screens. But these threads are pointless as everyone has their own opinion and what they like.

No person is wrong for liking the 3d or any phone more than another. It's a personal choice. Hell, if someone likes the damn Slivr (remember :-) ) best who cares.

It's all personal preference.

From the giant: Galaxy Note
[HTC EVO 3D] eman3316@optonline.net:
It is not about whose phone is the best it is about getting the fact straight. When people post that Samsung phones are cheaply made because they are plastic but in reality you won't read any posts of E4GT owners returning their phone because of build defects, how does that statement stand true? When HTC phone have more build defects then most phones.

The fact about HTC builds is they feel like bricks. Unfortunelty people interpreted that as it being well built. I do not understand how they over look the light leakage, crooked screens, bad buttons, cracks in the case and still insist that HTC builds a good phone.

Also when people are claiming the processor is better in the EVO 3D then the E4GT are purley uneducated and do not know what they are talking about.

I have owned the E4GT since release and I can tell you I do not remember any threads referencing any type of poor build quality and needing to return the device because something was broke based on the build of the phone. Having been here for the release of the EVO 3D, EVO 4G, and every other HTC device before that running Windows Mobile I can surely tell you there are always a bunch of posts referencing something wrong as far as the build of the phone but for some reason I guess that has nothing to do with the quality? Quality is ony based on how heavy the device is and if it has plastic or not?
[HTC EVO 3D] ehurt152:
I will echo metalfan! Nothing but problems with Samsung.
[HTC EVO 3D] tokuzumi:
Sprint confirmed the Galaxy Nexus will have 32GB of storage. The 16GB was a typo.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/sprint-confirms-its-galaxy-nexus-will-be-of-the-32gb-variety/

It's also listed on Sprint's own site....32GB for the Galaxy Nexus.

http://www.sprint.com/landings/lte/index.html?INTCID=AB:UEU:HERO:010912:GalaxyNexusPrelaunch:960x320
[HTC EVO 3D] ls3mach:
I am not a fan of the 3D either. I have had a few bad experiences with Samsung though and I prefer Sense over TouchWiz too. I haven't seen anything new blipping on the Sprint radar, so I am just making due with the 3D. I wish I had my old 4G back, it just seemed less buggy.
[HTC EVO 3D] tokuzumi:
Sprint hasn't announced any new HTC phones, as HTC won't announce anything until MWC, in Feb. I'm sure there will be an announcement of some type of LTE Evo in the near future. May not release until 3rd quarter of this year, since the Galaxy Nexus is coming "1st half 2012".

Sprint, however, did announce the Galaxy Nexus, and the LG Viper 4G LTE.
[HTC EVO 3D] dfin13:
The original Evo was built like a tank -- I dropped mine on the ground, dropped it into my dog's water bowl, and had it bounce around my car during a rollover, and it still worked like a champ, only a few nicks here and there. I don't have that same confidence with my 3D, but hopefully none of that crap happens to me in 2012 :)

Still, I like the phone. My one and only complaint is the shutter button sticks out too far, makes holding it feel a little awkward at times. My upgrade is coming up in March, but I think I'm going to stick with the 3D for another year. Plus I like the idea of having a (soon to be) ICS phone with the search button still intact.
[HTC EVO 3D] ls3mach:
Is there any kind of "firm" date on that Galaxy phone? I will just buy it and then upgrade again if the HTC offerings get better.
[HTC EVO 3D] tokuzumi:
Sprint states on their website that people in Dallas, Atlanta, Houston and San Antonio are expected to have LTE in the 1st half of 2012.

Their wording on the Nexus is "Sign up to be notified when it's available"

Which could be read several ways. One, they could release their usb device initially, and then release the Nexus shortly thereafter, which could mean not necessarily in 1st half 2012. Or, the Nexus could be the first LTE device, since it could be up to 8 months old at the time of release, compared to the release date for the Europe launch, assuming a June launch.

Either way, I'm excited that Sprint is stepping away from the WiMax, and going with LTE on a better frequency wavelength.
[HTC EVO 3D] brownhornet:
LOL..and this is why I take a lot of what's said on here with a grain of salt. You can tell who has actually had both devices and who is just bad mouthing the GS2 because of what they heard.
[HTC EVO 3D] wase4711:
no troll, just honest reporting here..

Loved my evo4g, and also, when it came out, grabbed a evo 3d and loved it too..

Then I bought the Epic Touch 4G and, OMFG, I can not believe how much faster, smoother, brighter, easier to read, better camera, better EVERYTHING it has than my evo3d. Touchwiz sucks, but who needs it with all the custom ROMS that are out there??

My wife is still using my e3d, and hates it compared to my samsung..the minute her upgrade kicks in, the Evo is out to pasture...

I mean the speed, the smoothness, the camera, EVERYTHING, just makes the evo3d look like a total waste of $$$..

Not bashing htc at all, as I have had many of their phones over the last 10 + years, but, if anyone says that the EVO 3d is a better phone than this Samsung model, they obviously don't have a Samsung, or, haven't played with theirs long enough to see what this phone really is..
[HTC EVO 3D] Compusmurf:
I have both phones and both are active.

I will admit I use the Samsung more lately.

Pros for Samsung, lightweight, awesome screen, very nice camera, Wifi N (on A band too), very fast.

Cons for Samsung, touchwiz is lame compared to sense. Lack of dev support. Wifi VOIP calls and bluetooth sometime fight and drop the bluetooth device.

Pro's for the 3d. It's 3d, it has a TON of dev support.

Cons. Screen and cam. Nice to have a high resolution, but I do like a bigger screen. My eyes just aren't what they used to be. :(

Everything is based on needs and usage. I have no trouble making or receiving calls on either device. NO LOS issues on my samsung with the latest updates. Both GPS's lock just fine with no real issues there. It's my primary gps in my car.

Folks mention lack of updates from Samsung. Odd, that, they have released 3 major ones officially, and "deliberately" leak others to the internet for testing. Major prob with Samsung is real dev support. Sure there's a few and a good kernel guy, but that's about it. In the 3d section, you can get a rom for anything.

As a consumer, I'd have to take the Samsung. From a pure rom dev point, I'd say the 3d.

Folks here would be looking for the "hackability" of the device.

Either way, they are both good ANDROID phones, so you can't really go wrong either way.
[HTC EVO 3D] zone23:
First of all phones are obsolete the day they are released. So you want to compare a phone that is 3 months newer and a whopping 6 months. Come on stop trolling and go play kick ball with the neighbors..
[HTC EVO 3D] wase4711:
Perfectly said; if you care more about dev, and having more roms to flash, you will probably like the EVO better; if you just want the better phone, there is NO comparison..get the Samsung..
[HTC EVO 3D] chlehqls:
The LOS seems to be exclusive to the Sprint version. I haven't heard anything like that on the T-mo version...