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[Epic 4G General] MaxPatlick:
I'm not looking to replace my epic until it breaks or something radically different is released. Incremental OS updates are not radically different enough, I honestly mean something like neural interface or maybe some kind of holographic display or something crazy like that. I fully expect the phone to breakdown and biodegrade before anything like that happens though. :p
[Epic 4G General] gastricpenguin:
Epic 3. KB or no KB. I await its arrival.
[Epic 4G General] BubZX:
+1 with keyboard
[Epic 4G General] :
Sprint got a phone coming out soon,it's called Sph-D710. It may or may not be Epic.
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
haha little type there but that in green is the Epic 4G Touch, its supposed to be the SPH-D705 and was leaked last year but nothing has come up from it wish they would relase some more news.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Idk why people keep saying its coming out, this leaked last year and nothing.

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] Stringyquark:
There was a report a while back that sammy was going to make touchwiz less intrusive so it would not impead updates as much as it has with our epics. If this pans out I think the s3 might be for me sometime in the future.
[Epic 4G General] DCRocks:
Except for lack of HW KB, it seems that the latest Samsung Galaxy line seems to be the best model on Sprint at the time of release

If no phone with a HW KB comes out by the time the SG3 gets CM support, I will probably pick that up.

As much as I like my keyboard, at some point I will need the extra power this phone will by then, be lacking

Hope a new HW KB Samsung is released by then, but if not...

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[Epic 4G General] DroidApprentice:
The S3 with keyboard and LTE. That's the fantasy. No idea when the real deal will arrive, but the Epic is still a beast. I'll wear it out.
[Epic 4G General] adelmundo:
The Galaxy Note/Journal if and when it comes to Sprint. Played with the International version which my friend has, then went to the AT&T store to play with the LTE version and I REALLY LOVE IT. REALLY REALLY LOVE IT.

My upgrade comes up on June 30 and I hope by then Sprint has that phone.
[Epic 4G General] tkeyes:
the galaxy s2 plus, the note or the galaxy s3
[Epic 4G General] snowmanwithahat:
Or you could use Google music...

I find this thread really entertaining.

Most of the people with the cash to get a new phone and the ones that hated the bulk, keyboard, or touchwiz, already bought a new phone. (myself with the nexus s)... The people that have the epic now are the dinosaurs who won't give up their keyboards or legitimately don't mind the fact that they're using a nearly 2 year old phone. So the only people you're going to get replying and watching these threads are people who just flat out really love their epic. (and me)... Pretty narrow audience lol
[Epic 4G General] christophocles:
apparently you dont mind 2 year old hardware either.. nexus s has the same internals as all the other galaxy s phones except no sd card slot and no keyboard. well, i guess they did add that NFC gimmick to it..

as far as i am concerned you are just trolling. The whole point of this thread is for current EPIC users to discuss what phones could replace the EPIC. There aren't many people posting here because there really is nothing to replace it with. Sprint certainly isn't providing us any options except to leave Sprint for a carrier with some up-to-date keyboarded phones.
[Epic 4G General] snowmanwithahat:
That was my point.... The people that have moved on have, the people that want a KB don't have an option.

and yeh, I really don't mind the hardware on the Nexus S. If the Epic didn't have a keyboard, had an AOSP build and was a little thinner I would have gladly kept it too :P
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
This old dinosaur is waiting for a better upgrade! KB or not I don't see anything worthy to upgrade to, and I've been waiting since last November.
[Epic 4G General] christophocles:
If you didn't want the keyboard then I don't understand why you even bought it in the first place. Nexus S is a Google-branded phone so of course the software is 100% better than the Touchwiz garbage on the stock Epic. The keyboard (and the community developing the ROMs) make it great, and saying you wish it didn't have a kb is just wrong. This is why we can't have nice things anymore.
[Epic 4G General] ugothakd:
Give me an epic with a dual core processor, 1gb of ram, and a better (if there is xD) graphics card.

Or I can keep my epic, hell I'd upgrade to another epic just to get this damn usb port fixed
[Epic 4G General] RealTic:
this is off topic... but has anyone seen the TV"s they are developing that use similar technology to Super AMOLED +?

This is some sweet stuff man. I cant even imagine a 40"+ TV with Super AMOLED+ display quality, technology is on the rise.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
I want to get one of those bendable TVs imagine the possibilities
[Epic 4G General] tkeyes:
if htc would have better specs on there phones and better screen. i would think about that 2.
[Epic 4G General] gastricpenguin:
Naw, I came from a Evo3d. Don't waste your money.
[Epic 4G General] :
I was a big fan of HTC. Before the epic I had an HTC Hero and loved that little thing. My wife and two brothers all have an Evo, and they seem very dull compared to the epic. I never thought I would have praise for anything Samsung, but I am doubting I'll ever look for an HTC. Though they will probably have some radical tablets this year.
[Epic 4G General] christophocles:
Yeah, HTC used to be awesome. The Kaiser, the Rhodium, the G2, those were all sick devices. I'm not very impressed with anything from HTC recently. My wife bought an EVO3D at the last upgrade cycle and I guess she is OK with it, but she is still waiting for me to root and ROM it so that it will run better. The stock software is crappy -- it gets poor battery life and it glitches out on her a lot. I would have rooted it a while back, but there still isn't even a decent CM7 rom for it, let alone CM9. And it shipped with S-ON, which is bull crap. I would be extremely unhappy with it if it were mine, and that's not even counting the fact that it lacks a keyboard.
[Epic 4G General] gastricpenguin:
I pretty much owned all the top htc phones, but once I got the epic, wow... The screen blew my eye balls out my socket.
[Epic 4G General] antmon:
will probabaly not upgrade, when I'm eligable in June, until there is a worthy upgrade to the EPIC...gotta have a keyboard...
[Epic 4G General] carm0033:
I'm a dinosaur who loves my Epic, but it's been nearly 18 months with it and I'm all in on the Note if it happens. I went in to AT&T to play with it the other day and was impressed. Initially because of the stylus (to, um, take notes with like the good old touch pro 2 days). I thought it was a little insensitive to write with (although decent to draw with using the Samsung app). I hope that the handwriting technology will improve someday, a pencil and paper are about the only things in my pocket that my phone hasn't replaced. People who discounts a stylus as being a failed 90's fad are not taking the long view, handwriting isn't going away anytime soon and if I hear that Steve Jobs "if you see a stylus they blew it" quote one more time, I'm going to puke. Anywho, it's the screen size that really keeps me coming back to the Note. I think a tablet is a little unnecessary, but I have big hands so a big phone could fill that niche for me. I enjoy WiMax where I live, so as long as Sprint supports it through 2015 I'd be fine. I could give a **** less that it's only a 1.5ghz dual core.
[Epic 4G General] Gavisann:
Like others have said, the Galaxy Nexus or the Samsung Galaxy s3. I see no point in getting a phone from Sprint right now considering LTE isn't that far down the road.

Send from my SPH-D700 (Samsung Epic 4G)
[Epic 4G General] gastricpenguin:
What do you guys think of the kindle fire?
[Epic 4G General] tazfanatic:
I love mine so does the wife. I have not rooted yet just side loaded go launcher so I could use it as a tab when I wanted.
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
My next phone I want to have tegra 3 or quad core exynos..
[Epic 4G General] gastricpenguin:
Does that have the same gpu our equal in performance to the Hummingbird?
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
I'm gonna be waiting for the TI Omap5 processor or the quad core exynos. Most important thing is lte though.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Wow I feel so out dated, just got me a quad core laptop and there already making quad core phones :(.

Technology whatcha goin to do?

Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
If you can get a reasonably priced Touch, I highly recommend it.
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
Having grown tired of Sprint and crappy reception / data speed combo, I was eyeing Droid 4 - QWERTY, VZW 4G double data, However, read a few more reviews and I am not getting it. Reasons: idiotic safety-unlock of the back cover non-removable battery :mad: (I love the convenience of swapping out batteries. Not being able to swap is so, well, iPhony. Shame on u, Moto) and lesser quality screen. I didn't expect SAMOLED but a poor quality qHD which reviews universally thrash is a no go. It may have CM9, which our Epic already does... will keep waiting for a decent QWERTY for either VZW and possibly Sprint's NetworkVision LTE (with the latter I am not holding my breath).
[Epic 4G General] newbieandroid:
LG 4x HD or HTC Ville until than I'll be using a Sidekick 4G starting next week. Well back to using Froyo, gonna miss using CM9 but I will be getting better data speeds at least.
[Epic 4G General] itsmebryan:
I'm getting close to an upgrade for my EPIC and I need a phone with a keyboard. Anyone know of a flagship phone with a keyboard coming to sprint?
[Epic 4G General] :
Sprint is announcing something big or little on March 1st at MWC. Maybe, they'll update us on new phones coming soon
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
I'm reading that a new EVO LTE is rumored to be announced.
[Epic 4G General] :
The Evo HD?
[Epic 4G General] stir fry a lot:
I'm getting the Note/Journal. Played with it at Bestbuy and didn't find it to be as large and cumbersome as I expected even with my 5' 7" frame. I looked at the Verizon Nexus and think that I'd still be itching for a larger screen if it were to be released on Sprint. i couldn't really care any less about a pure Google phone now that we're running ICS even before it's officially released for the NS4G. the Note is awesome, it's the first phone that's ever given me a three day strong boner.
[Epic 4G General] rygran87:
That sounds dangerous. I've heard bad things about having a "phoner" for too long.
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
I believe that was one the names for it.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Hm you going the EVO route next time around? I'm a little interested by the phone also

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
Up until I got the Epic all my smartphones were from HTC. If not for my bro. getting the Epic before me and letting me play with it, I would have gotten the EVO. So yeah, I will definitely check it out.
[Epic 4G General] iceman19631:
Yeah...I'm awaiting June 30 this year. The galaxy note is supposed to be released for sprint. If that's true, then I'm a happy camper.
[Epic 4G General] monstaX:
My upgrade isn't until December:)But in a way I'm glad so I won't make a stupid early decision that will cause a better phone to com out right after. I will wait as long as I have to for a quad core phone with at least 4.6 inch display. Hopefully a phone with tegra 3
[Epic 4G General] Bluerai:
How long can we sit on upgrades?

Mine is in ~August I believe, but I imagine I'll still be happy with the Epic, and may just wait for a 'breakthrough' of some sorts
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
After using this Galaxy Note for a couple of days I would definitely consider the Galaxy Journal.
[Epic 4G General] rulyskull:
I'm thinking about the epic touch 4g but it depends on the timing to when I get the money, I might get the galaxy nexus that's coming to sprint but the no SD card might set me back from it.

sent from my Epic 4g running touchwiz for now.
[Epic 4G General] Zeinzu:
You can keep your upgrade as long as you want so long as you keep paying your bill.
[Epic 4G General] ProDriver77:
Considering the Nexus LTE once the network opens up here in Harrisburg. However, the LTE network is really going to need to blow my mind. WiMax here has been a little dissapointing, and 3G is somewhat of a joke, although I've seen some improvement in the past week where I live.

Other than that, I'm holding to see if anything LTE with good screen size & resolution, along with a physical KB, comes to Sprint by then.
[Epic 4G General] garyf:
My next phone will have a 4.3" screen at least, a five row keyboard, at least dual core, and removable battery. If I can't get all of these, I'm not leaving the Epic 4g.

Edit: I don't really expect to see such a phone in 2012. Maybe in 2013.
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-DROID-4_id6431

You must not be talking in general huh? Verizon Wireless Moto Droid 4 is 1200MHz Dual core, 5 Row Qwerty KB, but its 4" screen same as ours but has better Reso. (540x960) 275ppi, and i believe its removable???
[Epic 4G General] Forever Justice:
Sticking with samsung epic! Next generation of course. Started with moment updated to epic. Love to death even with glitches, who doesnt have them. Thank You Developers from here, sdx or any other developer site. You made me beleive again anything is possible!
[Epic 4G General] warky:
I actually am in love with cm9. Also the fact that I just got a full shell replacement (all the plastic, LCD, and digitizer) for the epic it literally feels like a new phone. Its still snappy and performs well. Unless the release the Samsung galaxy beam for sprint before September ill be waiting for something amazing to hit the shelves. I will never own an iPhone so in my eyes the epic is the best phone available from sprint. I will, however, require LTE on my next device.

Sent from my Epic4G ICS CM9
[Epic 4G General] virgillette:
I started with the Cliq then got the Mytouch3g on warranty issues. I swore no way I would touch anything Motorola again. The Cliq screen made me think I needed a keyboard but I rarely use it. I prefer the size of my Epic over my daughter's Epic Touch. Hers doesn't fit right in my pocket. The new roms have me loving my phone; it will require something extreme to make me fork out cash on a new phone.
[Epic 4G General] danipoak:
My upgrade is still a year away. I was running the palm pre and was going to stick with it until I dropped my bike lock on it and couldn't find any that we're even in semi good condition on Craigslist. Happy with the epic but I'm hoping there will be a galaxy s3 or something similar in a year running lte. I'll be in Utah another two years while I'm working on my masters and sprint has been great out here so no problems sticking with them.
[Epic 4G General] Ceelos09:
I've come to love the attention our developers have given our Epics, so I hope to probably follow them on whatever device they get next. They stated interest in Sprint's next keyboard flagship phone, which is exactly what I'm waiting for :)
[Epic 4G General] czechpunk:
^+10 char
[Epic 4G General] lepapirriky:
I don't think they will be releasing another KB anytime soon, they are very rare and with the original epic been replaced with the touch I believe that was the end of KB phones from sprint or at least from the epic series.

I still on the fence because of the size of it :S it is a big phone but only because of the large screen, so I don't know. Either way I still have my hopes for a new KB from sprint...
[Epic 4G General] danipoak:
I agree with the above stated. Virtual keyboards are getting better and better. I myself use the flex t9 which makes swype much much better and only on a rare occassion do I use the physical. I think physical keyboards are going the way of the dust.
[Epic 4G General] itsmebryan:
What is the next flagship keyboard phone? All of the keyboard phones I see are mid level phones. I made a deal with my son if he got all "A"s and "B"s I would give him my EPIC. Well, he now has all "A" and "B"s with 2 "C"s both "C"s are at 78% so I got to find a new phone by the end of the school year.;)
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Can't believe you guys are still waiting on a keyboard phone ... They are old now why would you need a keyboard when they made phones bigger now and easier to type with the onscreen keyboard ?

Doubt there will ever be any other "Flagship" keyboard phones anymore ... It's just not cool anymore :/
[Epic 4G General] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I hate KB phones. I did not get my epic for the KB. I hate my KB. I love my dad's touch.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Reason I hate it ... Love everything else but the keyboard I really hate >_>
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
Because keyboard phones are easy on my fingers and faster to use. My fingers hurt and I hate the feel of tapping the screen to type.
[Epic 4G General] itsmebryan:
Maybe I will get the galaxy s III and a pen like the galaxy Note. Is the note coming to sprint. I always use me ear piece an d I have big pockets so the size should not be a problem.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
If Sprint does get the Note it will be as the Galaxy Journal I am using the Note my work got for me now. It may be too big for some.
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
Maybe I am touchsceen type dyslexic, since I prefer my phone to have a physical KB since the days of Treo. I used OG iphone since day one and never got comfortable with it; just like the placement of physical keys and not having to look when I am typing. I constantly have to correct with Swype, so it's not a solution... hated / will hate on screen kbs with a passion. While I doubt there is going to be a Spint flagship with a KB, there is definitely a demand (see Droid series) and I think Spring will make others with KB to meet it.
[Epic 4G General] antmon:
The Samsung EPIC 3 with the sliding keyboard.

It's supposed to come out Novenever 32nd, 2112.
[Epic 4G General] fromchaos0646:
good op. well i was doing some research on upcoming sprint phones. i looked at both the galaxy nexus and the galaxy s 3. im not sure what ill be getting but im eligible for an upgrade in november, i think. well whenever the 2 year anniversary for this phone comes around cause i had actually pre ordered my epic. hopefully more phones will become unlocked phones so im not restricted to a certain selection. im hoping to get a quad core phone with a 4.5 to 4.75 screen. i would like another super amoled but i havent really been diggin samsung all that much. guess ill get a better idea when that time of the year rolls around.

edit: people are talking about the physical keyboard and such. i think that it depends on the phone. i actually like the evos keypad and wouldnt mind not having a physical keyboard. plus the slide out keyboard makes the phone thicker too.
[Epic 4G General] sonarchist:
Weighing in: appreciating physical KB more and more.......have been using swypeBeta but it isn't the same for me although it more than does the job.........my preference is for a physical KB, hopefully the epic III rumors will come true.

..........sent from today's android = 4.0.3!
[Epic 4G General] garyf:
Do you have a link to this info?
[Epic 4G General] sonarchist:
.....the other rumor is Sprint Galaxy Nexus will be out april 15, or thereof.........yet the $50 - $75 sprint $ale ends towards the end of april..........not sure what to think of this one :(

*As rumors go, it'd be more credible if the release date were after the $ale*

..........sent from today's android = 4.0.3!
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
Sarcasm dude?
[Epic 4G General] garyf:
I find it a little humorous that anyone on the Epic 4g board would hate keyboard phones since there have always been plenty of non kb alternatives.

This phone is working fine for now though. I can wait for the next better one. This is the first time in my life that I've had a cell phone that I think is at least as good if not better than whatever other phone someone else might pull out.

For me to be jealous of another phone, it would have to have a kb.
[Epic 4G General] fromchaos0646:
well im somewhat biased, seeing as though all the phones ive ever had has had a physical keyboard. its quick and easy to type on but with phones becoming thinner, id like to try to get a much thinner phone as well. now if they made a slim physical keyboard phone, ill be all for it. plus, development for smarter virtual keyboards has increased dramatically as of late.

when i dont use the keyboard, the ics virtual keyboard works fine for me but it still is a little wonky sometimes. i was never a huge fan of swype though.
[Epic 4G General] Zeinzu:
I'm getting a phone that doesn't exist yet.
[Epic 4G General] :
Kenny, how's the note, is it on par with the epic touch?
[Epic 4G General] Fire n mage:
If no KB phone comes out in this year, ill probably get a galaxy nexus..
[Epic 4G General] sonarchist:
My upgrade date came up last Fall (september).........then a flurry of EI22 custom roms (November), cyanogenmod (January), aokp (March).........but no awesome upgrade device yet in sight ..............yup, my next illusion is yet to formulate ;)

..........sent from today's android = 4.0.3!
[Epic 4G General] A_Flying_Fox:
What's funny is our phone is just as thick as the keyboardless htc hero...and this phone came out in 2010.

Imagine what they'll be able to do with the thinning technology they have now?

I think the epic is the perfect size and I can type without looking which comes in handy when I'm texting and crossing the street like a rebel :P

But nah seriously, I'm waiting on the next kb. That lg 4inch kb dual core phone is what the epic 2 shoulda been.

Luckily I don't need an updrage yet. I've had mine since october last year and not even the nexus interests me because they still managed to **** that up.
[Epic 4G General] CapsLockKey:
What they need to make is a phone with a snap-on optional slider.
[Epic 4G General] fromchaos0646:
can we get a kb phone thats as thin or almost as thin as the new razr? ;) and yes, i love being able to type without looking. thats quite a perk.
[Epic 4G General] Zeinzu:
The Epic is just the right thickness for a keyboarded phone. Any thinner and I fear for loss of durability. I want my phone to still feel like it's strong.
[Epic 4G General] matrixzone5:
I honestly am hoping for the galaxy s III I can deal with not having a keyboard when ur screen is that big I've read article about it being a full 1080p super amoled plus screen and a quad core exynos (1.5 ghz) I'm also hearing talk of a 16mp camera which I've only seen on one other phone before I'm reading 4.53 inch screen 1900 mah battery and a 1.3 mp front face camera .. as long as the specs are remotly in that range haha ill be happy with it.
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
Check out Droid 4 - thinner and better slider mechanismc, KB as good or better. Crappy screen but that's on Moto. Point being, thinner and more durable than our Epic is definitely possible.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
None of those match up with the leaked specs

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Lol :p

I was going to tell him ... but I didn't want to crush his hopes ;)
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Lol sorry I had to ;) haha

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] garyf:
It looks like the best keyboard phone other than the epic is the droid 4.

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/2...nitely-a-big-razr-with-a-keyboard-and-4g-lte/

Same size screen, no removable battery, same row keyboard

But slimmer and dual core 1.2ghz processor plus an FM radio receiver.

That wouldn't be enough to pull me out of the Epic. I'd be tempted if the screen was a little bigger but keeping the kb.
[Epic 4G General] lepapirriky:
Galaxy 3...sounds very tempting. I kinda give up hopes for KB phone..sucks but seems to be the reality with new phones now days.
[Epic 4G General] DCRocks:
But a non-removable battery, which is a TOTALLY deal breaker for me, don't care what other specs it offers.

I actually prefer my Epic with the extended back, makes it nicer to hold when I am using the KB to type up that mega long text/post