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[Epic 4G General] xTmDarren:
I'm waiting on the GSIII or the Samsung Note ( or whatever sprint wants to call it ) I have a friend decently high up in Sprint and he said he heard someone mention the version that sprint would be getting would be 0.2 inches bigger and have basicly the same quad that is being rumored for the GSIII.. anyways.. Take this little bit of info with a gain of salt.. It could be fails.. But he hasn't lied to me yet..
[Epic 4G General] Geekybiker:
I hear you. The 3g speeds in Chicago are pathetic. Wimax is okay if you can actually get it. I'm not out of contract until fall, but whatever I get, it's not likely to be a sprint phone. I'd like to be able to actually use my smartphone features.

Given my experience with the speed of Samsung code quality and their pace of updates, I'd vote Gnex. Maybe HTC is better, but I'd rather have support directly from google instead of the fastest phone out there.
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
you might have to RE-check where your getting your sensation xe specs from becauase..

AFAIK the htc sensation XE is a Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon (S3)

source

HTC EVO lte is essentially htc one x which is the next gen (s4)
[Epic 4G General] CASHVILLEBOS:
Lol man I've had my epic since release date and I can honestly that its better than have these phones on the market today in any aspect....speed, stabilty, performance I could go on for days lol. You said its never been rooted maybe you should try rooting it, we've got Devs in the community that could root it for you via computer if you're having trouble. 4G is blazing fast and GPS locks on in the snap of a finger. I don't know what kinda phone you have, but that phone you speak of is not the Epic 4G my kind sir:D:D:D

Running AOKP B32

Kernel: Nyan Colonel v4.
[Epic 4G General] etirkca:
What?

I like my Epic 4G, but with quad-core Exynos and Snapdragon S4 coming this summer, the Epic 4G is a couple generations behind current tech. The mobile handset market moves quickly, especially within the Android ecosystem.
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
If anyone remembers what happened to PCs and laptops about 10 years ago, that's about what we're looking at today with smartphones. Technology is moving so fast, it's tough to keep up. The second a phone comes out, something newer is already being developed. There's no way around it right now, until things slow down a bit, which I hope doesn't come soon.

I too love my Epic, I've had an upgrade for about 14 months now and still rock it, but it's not better than any phone out there. Close, but I'm sure if other talented devs put their efforts into better hardware, the result must then be better as well.
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
We can all agree that samsung is better for software but HTC. Is better for hardware.

But obviously, no one has still seen the HTC One X or S.

Quad Core and Dual Core. The X is Quad and the S is Dual

And looks pretty good for software and Hardware who knows, take a look at them
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
HTC is trying hard to make up for the 3vo :D
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
This plus a thousand... that phone was a joke to say the least.
[Epic 4G General] .OmEgA:
I bet the people holding on till the next awesome keyboard phone are the same people waiting for those old laser disks to catch on lmao. Let go of your high hopes of a good hw keyboard phone coming out. Its never going to happen. Like many said already, its either you want and will always get the best software (GNex) or get the current best hardware that's only going to last a few months till the next "superior" phone comes out (HTC).

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[Epic 4G General] DrKaotica:
kickstand?!? sold..

http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-active-case-black-p/csk3ssgnlk-bk.htm
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Just thought about the evo.. non removeable battery... bootloops and your screwed. It simulates a reboot when you hold the volume rockers and the power button. No way to get into recovery... until its dead.

Its been rumoured the s3 is going to have a non-removable battery, as well as no sd card slot.

Also you will still get that 50$ in your google wallet even if you don't preorder it but, get the nexus and activate your Gwallet within 7 days after the 22nd =]. Ordering it Sunday night, can't wait for my gnex.
[Epic 4G General] wtogami:
Google+ Sprint Galaxy Nexus CM9 News

If you pre-ordered the Galaxy Nexus you probably want to follow CM's Google+ page.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
If you get the htc evo lte have fun waiting 6-8 months for root and roms.
[Epic 4G General] jemarent:
decisions, decisions

I'm having a hard time deciding if i want the galaxy nexus as well. The one thing that really bothers me is the lack of microSD card. I swap out cards quite frequently, which is a pain in the ass, but i'm not spoiled by the ability to do so. I also think the SGS2 camera's are pretty awesome compared to the quick, but half ass camera of the gnex.

i'm not really interested in the new EVO because to be honest, i can't have another phone without AMOLED display. My epic still looks really good when comparing it to most phones, and my evo's screen looks like ****.

I'm semi-obsessed with trying new ROMS on both my epic and evo, but i've had a lot more fun and have more respect in the samsung forums. I almost traded in my epic for the galaxy s, but held off until the dual cores came out. I've had my upgrade waiting since November and it's killing me to not take advantage of it. I'm running cm9 on my epic and MIUI on my evo. Both are running great, so it's not a necessity for me to jump to the next generation of phones, but I HAVE THE ITCH...

also, doesn't anyone know if we can use our old epic batteries in the gnex?

---------- Post added at 01:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:24 PM ----------

FROM SPRINT WEBSITE:

Sorry, we're out of stock.

PRE-ORDER CLOSED - CHECK BACK 4/22

Pre-order sold out! Our Galaxy Nexus pre-order inventory has been spoken for. Check back on April 22 for the national launch.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Link doesn't work
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Damn preorders done :eek:

That's a shock
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
That's a lot of smart people :P. Hope I can still order it Sunday night.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Hopefully they are back in stock in a mont :) and yes that is a lot of smart people :) I really cant wait to have all the roms aand updates I want!!

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
I can't agree with this... I chose the Epic for superior hardware over the EVO.

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
ill wait till its a penny on amazon.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Haha

Good idea

Hate how it's outdated though the other nexus after the sgs3 will be sweet :)

Hope sprint gets it upfront
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
My initial plan but i dont feel like waiting. Im spoiled so im getting it the 22nd :p
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
recent s3 rumors are looking waaay too good (hint hint)
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Will never live up to hype peeps will be disappointed
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
Agree. The GNex was hyped as a unicorn phone too.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Yep,

I remember seeing stuff when the nexus s came out that it(the "nexus prime" was 2.0 GHz quad core .. loooool
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
Which ones specifically?

I think a dual 1.5Ghz A15 would pretty much smoke anything else around right now. I'd like it to have at least 1GB of RAM, but a bit more certainly wouldn't hurt.

MicroSD and a removeable battery. That's pretty much all I can ask for.
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
quadcore exynos with LTE

highest ppi of any phone.. leaps over 4s
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
I hate your but in a month maybe i can get it for a penny :p:D
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Lol don't know if a month of early nexus is worth 200$ hahaha but my mom desperately needs my phone and my brother desperately needs a new phone (evo) he's getting it along with me. Soooo anyways :p. Gnex this Sunday yay!!!!!

Can't wait to have touchwiz battery life on cm9 :p... having things working like they should =].
[Epic 4G General] CapsLockKey:
I wouldn't get too excited about battery life. That's been a big complaint for the Verizon version. Bad enough that Samsung started offering extra batteries for it to Verizon owners.
[Epic 4G General] andsamp:
I was excited about this phone but I feel it's going to be a brick. sprint 3g is horrendous and with lte almost nowhere it will render this phone utterly useless. I would gladly keep my epic what its wimax 4g ability and excellent dev support.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Lmao sucks to live where you do then :p. This phone will be a stud.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
If you don't have wifi at home and are soley depending on mobile data to get you through life then your doing it wrong
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Well I was in the same boat my gf really needs a new phone as she has a non smartphone and I was going to get it this weekend but sprint wouldn't let me upgrade so maybe I can find a better deal in a month who knows and if I don't find a better deal I will still pay 199.99 as it is an awesome phone :)

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] andsamp:
Wifi at home=yes but not at work.
[Epic 4G General] andsamp:
Sprint has certainly degraded badly here. Will you have LTE?
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Probably... I'm in the austin area... already lte up in waco.. which according to sprint is in the austin market. And so am I so possibly.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
so my question. Is where is our forum? For the sprint gnex? I know its going to be different from Verizons so is xda planing on making a separate forum for it?

You would think it would be up already.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
I think you can request a moderator for that forum.
[Epic 4G General] DrKaotica:
I was wondering the same thing.. altho, in theeeeory wouldn't it be possible to use a rom from the verizon version? My gfs moto atrix has roms that users flash that live all over the world (and obv on different carriers)
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
I don't think so. Still too different, at least I think... I know that some rom versions of cricket phones won't work for the same phone on sprint. But who knows I'm pretty sure they will give us our own forum sooner or later.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
I would pm a moderator or admin and suggest they put the label verizob on the current cdma one and sprint on its on development forum and have it all in galaxy nexus section

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
They will have cdma in the existing gnex forums when rom's are created it will say if its compatible with sprints version ..
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Boo... =] want our own forum... big red and sprint don't mix hahaha.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Lol yes that would be nice and if they just divided it now and put verizon label on the current one then they won't have to sort later if there is a difference in roms and it wont be as crowded in there

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
I remember the days of WinMo when you could run a ROM for both Sprint and Verizon and all you had to flash was a carrier .cab
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Yeah seriously there would be less trouble and a lot less "help I flashed a verizon rom and bricked my nexus's threads"
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Haha me too!!! I loved windows 6.5.x on my tp2 Might Roms!!

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] wtogami:
Yes it does. Here it is again. Works just fine in Firefox and Chrome here.

Google+ Sprint Galaxy Nexus CM9 News

If you pre-ordered the Galaxy Nexus you probably want to follow CM's Google+ page.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
My appologies didn't work on my phone ;). Thanks I saw y'all got a gnex :D
[Epic 4G General] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Verizon roms will (should) work fine...

~Marcusant
[Epic 4G General] CapsLockKey:
I doubt flashing the wrong carrier rom will brick anything, just make it unusable on the network. It's still the same device. I rooted a friend's US Cellular HTC phone, and one step of the process to get it to stick was first flashing a rooted Verizon build.
[Epic 4G General] wtogami:
Except not on the other network without a valid MEID and AAA key.
[Epic 4G General] DrKaotica:
That makes sense, and you're the badass dev not me, haha..

like I was saying before about my gf's moto atrix.. they had problems at first because basically the kernels were seperate for each country/carrier.. they eventually deved a "unified kernel" so anyone could flash the roms.

Also, go here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1607026

And rep the og epic community until we get our phones haha
[Epic 4G General] wtogami:
Google+ community for Sprint Galaxy Nexus CM
[Epic 4G General] flastnoles11:
Somebody ordered them a nexus...
[Epic 4G General] akenis:
Hey... is Sprint's LTE going to be able to roam to Verizon LTE?
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
No never
[Epic 4G General] snowmanwithahat:
Having owned an Epic in the past and owning a Nexus S now I really can tell you guys if you're debating getting something other than a Nexus device you're just flat out doing it wrong.

You'll be disappointed and hate whatever OS you end up with if you get an HTC phone or a different Samsung running Touchwiz.

I'm sitting here with an HTC Thunderbolt next to me and I absolutely hate features and details of this OS. Nothing is good about what they've done to this OS, nothing is good about what Samsung did either. They had a few interesting tweaks that brought functionality and then killed the experience with a laggy OS and poor battery life. Neither of which I've seen with my Nexus S. I just killed the Thunderbolt's battery in 5 hours flat in an LTE area. That's not a phone, it's a gimmicky toy that has no use in the real world.
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
everything is subjective. Some people hate pure google, love touchwiz and sense. If your on XDA, then you want the latest, you are a 1%er, and have the luxury of all modding options.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Since I got my epic I hated the tw interface launcher so I switched to launcher pro I think I am going to use it on my galaxy nexus too :)

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
Its already $149 at wirefly.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Adw ex ftw...

Its life changing
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
Hmm...

actually $119.00 with Friends and Family http://www.wirefly.com/eCommerce/Sp...55c8704ed1a60eb5fdba2245c8&showcustblock=true
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
nvm :(
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
You call local sprint store ?
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
No for a minute it there it said sold out... then looked on the laptop and it was ready to order... too bad sprint no longer offers the Bill to Account anymore... sooo no gnex until next pay day... FML
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Haha I'm in same situation .. spent all my money during the "holiday" that just passed so I gotta wait a little :o
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Sucks ass.... so hyped for it, it dropped and so did i ='[
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
That Kush?
[Epic 4G General] JohnCorleone:
Wow, I stopped by to see where everyone was headed. I expected to see a higher S3 count. I am torn between the same 2 phones for my June 1 update. Looks like I will be seeing many of you soon though. I have more fun with my Nexus now than when I first got it so I am leaning towards GNex but if the May 7th announcement blows me away i may change my mind and have an S2 and S3. I am kinda glad I can't upgrade until 6/! because I wouldn't be able to resist the temptation!

Sent from either ET4G or NS4G using Xparent Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G General] wtogami:
Epic CM Google+: Epic 4G owners opinions about Galaxy Nexus or SGS3

This poll and discussion has been going on since April 11th. It seems the majority of Epic 4G owners who use CM9 either are OK with Epic 4G CM9 or are waiting to see if the SGS3 will have a slider keyboard. If you own Epic 4G and use CM9, please consider adding your vote and comments.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
The bright side of waiting is that when you get it hopefully all the roms will work you should go follow the sprint galaxy nexus thread in the galaxy nexus general apparently our sprint galaxy nexus is more of a pain in the ass then the others :(

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] JohnCorleone:
I was wondering about that. I have heard both sides. I am going to look for that thread now..

Sent from either ET4G or NS4G using Xparent Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G General] matrixzone5:
I wanna see how this gpu will perform I'm reading the specs sheet and its the same gpu as ours don't get me wrng this gpu kicks ass but its kinda old now. Am I wrong?
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Yes the hardware on the Gnex is already outdated ... software updates is only way it'll stand out but that phone looks sexy also imo ..
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Looks like you guys getting a Galaxy Nexus will be stuck with me as well. I have been assigned Forum Moderator over there as well as here and a few other devices.

Before you ask, I already have a request in to try and seperate out the forum between Sprint and Verizon. Apparently flashing a Verizon ROM kills data at the least.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Yeah its an old gpu but that's what the hardware accelerators are for. =]
[Epic 4G General] Coycaine:
Awesome to hear! Are you even considering the Gnex, or is your heart set on the s3? Either way, see you over there sometime this week!!
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Wow I am way behind on whatsoever going on!!! Kenny is a a mod?!?!?! What sorcery is this? And go make us a forum :p

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
Ask around I'm somewhere they will allow the early up grade
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
I will have my Epic until July or further. I will like to see what comes out in the summer.
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
I am holding on to my Epic for a while longer. Am out of contract, have an upgrade but Sprint's latest data fiasco isn't warming itself to me. I am waiting to see whether Sprint's Network Vision promises are up to snuff by the end of the summer.
[Epic 4G General] Grogck:
I'm probably in the same boat. My upgrade credit becomes available in July, but I may hold onto it for awhile depending on my options.

The Galaxy Nexus is a great option and sorely tempting but we'll also know more about the new Galaxy S3 by end of next week. I have a feeling I'll eventually land there unless it's extremely underwhelming. I'd be surprised if Sprint has their version before September though.
[Epic 4G General] sonarchist:
Staying on OG Epic thru the summer, as am off contract come September.................passed on my upgrade option last Fall for a couple reasons: (1) no compelling breakthru device option at that time, + (2) development has always been gr8 here, + went off the hizzers in November w/ arrival of EI22 ROMs ;)..........the Gnex looks awesome + has been a cool device since arrival (aokp got there last december), w/ even gr8'er things to come now that it pushes towards LTE ..............but too close to August at this point for me personally.............still, congrats to all of our pals currently on this very cool device!

.........sent from today's android = 4.0.4
[Epic 4G General] matrixzone5:
Lol it better have some nasty accelerators bcuz this is only a 200 mhz gpu isn't the gpu in the sgs2 the mali 400 isn't it a 600 mhz gpu?
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
No 400mhz... lol mali 400... 400mhz. I think its at a higher clock speed than ours... possible.. but yeah its slick.
[Epic 4G General] jemarent:
i'm still torn whether i want to burn my upgrade on this or not. I tried the Verizon one yesterday and it really didn't seem like it responded much better than my epic on cm9. I didn't run any games, but just did a lot of multitasking things and and tried to put it through the usual test i put my epic through. Is this really much of an upgrade to our phone? I mean i know the obvious spec differences and the size differences, but the biggest thing i see as far as hardware is the screen looks really good in 720p, especially in landscape. The software advantage is a given, but i was expecting a little more from the gnex.

I also wanted to ask if anyone knows whether i can use my epic batteries in the gnex? i have three and external charger so that would influence my decision as well.
[Epic 4G General] CapsLockKey:
Epic batteries won't work with the Nexus.
[Epic 4G General] andsamp:
+1

I'm out of contract as well and have had major headaches with sprint's network.(tower problems) I couldn't see myself upgrading to anything on sprint, much less an lte phone with no lte service to back it up.
[Epic 4G General] andsamp:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1617028

Galaxy Nexus $399 from Google directly No Contract.

http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-a-399-galaxy-nexus-from-google-is-a-big-deal/
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
I appreciate all the work everyone did here in helping me with my Epic, I got my Gnexus last night and it's amazing.... all my complaints with the stock epic experience seem to have been solved (working gps, etc)...

It's been fun watching this section grow and develop!! See you guys on the other side!
[Epic 4G General] sonarchist:
Gnex for $79.99 + no activation fee from Newegg.com............(w/ verizon 2 yr contract)

Always a hitch, huh?.............:(

.........sent from today's android = 4.0.4
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
prices should drop even more after may 3
[Epic 4G General] jemarent:
That sucks, i was told they do work in the e4gt so i assumed they would work in this device as well.

Someone is going to get one hell of a package when they buy my epic 4g. i have all kinds of batteries and chargers.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Why the hell would you want to use the small dinky 1500mah in a gnex????? :what:
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
Reserve emergency?
[Epic 4G General] jemarent:
Exactly. I have the batteries and the external charger so I swap at least once a day.
[Epic 4G General] jemarent:
I figured it would be cool have spare batteries even if they are little 1500s. My off brand one doesn't even last half what the OEM epics do. Maybe the external charter will work...
[Epic 4G General] Coycaine:
Probably not...I think it is an entirely different configuration.
[Epic 4G General] rocket321:
If the S3 specs are near what was posted on androidcentral I will be very heavily considering the GSM Galaxy Nexus unlocked from google play store. The fact that it will work with Tmo, ATT, and numerous low cost pre-paid VMNO's is really attractive, and it won't be entirely "old tech" if the S3 is "only a quad-core A9" design.
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
I really want the dual A15 as well, but the quad A9 will still blow everything else out now out of the water. I have a feeling it all comes down to marketing. Seriously.

To the average consumer (ie, not us on this board but to whom 99% of cell phones are sold to) 'quad' > 'dual' and that's as far as the argument goes.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Don't think I can lie without a removeable battery...
[Epic 4G General] pdappcgeek:
The S3 should be/better be another league or I'll be disappointed
[Epic 4G General] Shinydude100:
NVidia claims phones will have XBOX360 like graphics by 2013, surpassing that by 2014. <3
[Epic 4G General] rocket321:
I like the unlocked gsm galaxy nexus for a few reasons. For one, because its gsm and unlocked, its not going to drop in value nearly as fast as cdma phons do. If by next spring something killer is out, I won't be on contract and should be able to sell it for a decent return and pick up something new. Plus I'll be first in line using jellybean in the mean time keeping things interesting.

I also have some travel potential (overseas) so I won't have to worry about it with an unlocked phone I can just pick up a sim when I land.

Unless the leaks about the galaxy s3 are all dead wrong, 2012 is going to be the year of incremental improvements as opposed to the doubling of nearly every spec from 2010 to 2011. I was originally holding out for the s3, but so far I'm pretty 'meh' on those specs and would take the aosp expirence and ability to let carriers compete for my dollars.