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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leo72793:
This is why

I've read many threads about people choosing the EVO LTE over the SGS III.

I truly Have been a sense fan since the OG hero. It made my experience with a professionally polished UI become simpler and more inviting to use. The Touch wiz Interface is nice don't get me wrong, but it is not as polished nor does Samsung understand the value of a quality built phone. I was one of those who wanted the Instinct. Boy am I glad i dod not. Instead I moved to the Hero and enjoyed the quality, the speed, and the UI more.

:good: Why I chose the EVO LTE:

1. The camera. this has to be the BEST camera on a cellphone that Ive ever seen and enjoyed taking photo's with. Ive taken more on the phone in the few months Ive owned it more than I did with my DSLR in my photo class.

2. The screen. simply put the SLCD2 display is much clearer, cleaner, and more vivid to me than the Super amoled Display with pentile technology. The Blacks are truly blacks and lights are so much stronger.

3. The aluminum chassis and overall construction. I may have a case in the phone, but i have to enjoy the true feel of aluminum on the back, and I actually like the glossy black cover for the antennas and the sd card slot.

4. The fact that HTC makes a great UI, enhancing sense 4.0 to be much easier on the processor and ram was great. Ive had No sense reboots at all and it runs fluidly. Plus, i like the new layout.

5. The samsung GS3 exploding incident. I don't believe the idiot put the phone in a microwave to dry it. Even my 5 YO sister knows that it doesn't work. i know the the OG evo had its issue and so does this phone but I've been faithful to HTC.

:eek: Why I did not get the SGS 3

1. The build quality is highly all plastic. The fact they left the flimsy back door removable just shows that it can be easily broken, damaged more easily with the battery if dropped.

2. The fact that if samsung actually releases updates, I will not be able to remove touchwiz. I don't want to run two separate launchers.

3. Pentile is not good. I don't enjoy each pixel. My youtube in 720p playing on them the same video, the pixels are just too annoying.

4. the camera Is very subpar in my experience. It has washed out light saturation. The contrast is poor and does not meet even the Metro PCS android phones quality.

IF samsung did make a quality phone that doesn't explode from so called microwaving ( I think the phone has a issue with the charging port soldering to the Main board and the may going into the phone was not properly done ). They should reconsider redoing their UI to become more professional instead of child's play.

Thats just my 2 cents.. Im sure I'll be flamed for this opinion but it doesn't matter. Ive been flamed before. :good:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fernando sor:
Im not sure what furable means but after checking out the back cover of my friends I was amazed out how cheap it was.

Then that night he dropped it a couple feet and broke the screen. It is still a cool phone but i prefer the evo.

I've dropped my evo on concrete a few times and luckily the screen held up
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
Probably durable. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Deveal2014:
I'm sorry why do people keep say Samsung doesn't update there phones? I believe the whole Galaxy line including the Note has android 4.0. Also the S3 is slated for a jelly bean upgrade August - September. What should be said is that Htc use to be good with updates but not so much anymore. They held on to that ICS update for a long time & ppl with uprooted 3Ds still don't have it smh.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
Does the Galaxy S II (E4GT) even have official ICS yet? If it does, it just got it recently (past couple weeks). The Galaxy Tab 10.1 (wi-fi only, GT-P7510) does't have official ICS. So, yeah, Samsung may be improving when it comes to updates, but I'd say they're still extremely flaky.

I can't speak on HTC's recent update record because I've been away from their products for a minute.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fernando sor:
Yeah I know lol. Was a lame attempt at humor
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
haha. my bad.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] pre2epic4g:
simply put... the camera.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] doitda:
Agree on this point.

I like the feel of the EVO much more. I'm just dissapointed the new EVo wasn't as popular with more DEVs. Also dissapointed in HTC's source offering of timeliness compared to Samsung.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] divine1250:
To my knowledge 2gb of ram is always faster than 1gb of ram in any device. Regardless if programs/apps/games NEED or DON'T NEED to use all of the 2gb of ram overall performance will always be a lot faster than 1gb of ram. Literally twice as fast! So if you are a speed fanatic go with the S3.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] swaze:
So much wrong in this post.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] il buono:
Yes the E4GT has had offficial android 4.0.4 with source. Long before this, it was regularly getting ics leaks. Not many other cdma devices have official ics yet, such as the HTC rezound (vzw), EVO 3d, and Evo Design.

Sent from my evoLTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] firmbiz94:
Yea ...pretty bad..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
While I agree that Samsung is starting to smoke HTC as far as updates go, the JB to the S3 in August is just a rumor for now. If the whole Galaxy line has ICS, it's something that went down pretty recently and while it is obviously ahead of HTC, it is still a LONg ways off from being acceptable. That version of Android is dated now.

Like I said, I love HTC phones, but they're falling behind. If you want all the mods,themes,roms, MIUI, CM then it looks like you better go Samsung. HTC phones, at least on Sprint, get next to no love other than tweaked stock roms. Don't get me wrong, there are some excellent stock roms with a lot of work going into them..I am happy, I just want the same options as other phones.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fernando sor:
Good read on the ram subject

http://m.pocketnow.com/2012/05/23/do-we-really-need-2gb-of-ram-on-our-phones/?wpmp_switcher=mobile
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
I owned the phone, so I was aware of all the leaks. And while leaks are definitely nice, it took way too long for official. I'm not going to look up other Samsung examples because I don't care enough -- I simply named one that I previously owned and one that I still own.

---------- Post added at 02:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:16 PM ----------

I think the bigger point is: all the current Android phone manufacturers are way too slow to release updates. It's ridiculous.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mxl180:
Hmm.. that seems convincing.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PillowMetal:
Compared cameras - HTC, compared UI - HTC, compared build quality - HTC.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] michael.stollaire:
Plastic versus metal, and a horrible UI versus an excellent UI. HTC is the clear winner.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Deveal2014:
Agreed...the s3 flies because of the extra ram period
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FlowingAway:
Only thing that's pissing me off on the EVO is the Bluetooth skipping while I'm mowing the yard. My epic touch never did that.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
Have you flashed the firmware update?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leo72793:
Ive had the same issue. plus, i have a belkin n750 dual band router....i know my wifi is great yet this phone doesn't like to stay connected. plus the pandora still fails sometimes
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 3vo kid:
Had every evo and was considering the s3 til I saw the white lte and now I'm once again a proud evo owner

Sent from my White Evo
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] soopermarkus:
Having owned a Vibrant and Galaxy Tab Plus and spent a lot of time messing with Nexus S and GNex phones, I'm sooooo frustrated with the absolutely glacial recharging rate of Samsung devices. Couple that with the almost universally poor GPS performance and I gave the S3 and GNex a pass. I also dislike the overall look of TW and the pentile screens.

I HATE Sense but I wanted a relatively future proofed phone with a great camera (sick of using my work 4S for personal pics), NFC and LTE. The Evo LTE was pretty much the only choice on this carrier for me. I don't regret my choice at all, unlike the Evo 3D that almost completely turned me off HTC. My only gripe is not having a sim card slot because I travel so much internationally.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FlowingAway:
Yep. And my WiFi still disconnects from time to time too.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] .jond:
How the battery in the Galaxy S3?

The battery in the EVOLTE is f'ing amazing. I charged mine 18 hours ago and it's at 85% right now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
Eeek. I was having problems with playing audio over bluetooth (music on card, not pandora) using a Samsung HS3000 connected to my car's aux jack -- it'd skip/click every 15-30 seconds. I haven't experienced it since flashing the full firmware package.

I'm sure you've tried the simple "solutions" for wi-fi, like changing the freq. band to 2.4 GHz. :/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] pbedard:
I have both of them now
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FlowingAway:
Which package are you talking about? I think I flashed the right one when the OTA stuff came out a couple weeks ago, but now I'm worried maybe I didn't flash the whole package.

Right now it says my PRI version is 2.45_003 which I believe is the most current version. Is there something else in this package you speak of that I didn't get or is the PRI the important part?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] firmbiz94:
Hmm..wonder how the int. Gs3 is fast with only 1 GB of ram then
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] air2k57:
Even with custom Roms, just too buggy. This aggressive task killing is the main deal breaker to me. Am selling my evo, if anyone is interested. $450 in new condition.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mxl180:
Thanks for your post freeza. I posed the same question on the S3 forum. From the responses, there seems little doubt to me the S3 performances is better than the EVO. Performance carries the most WEIGHT considering both phones have many similarities. I will almost certainly choose the S3. Thanks for everyone's opinions.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kali323:
I agree everything with you freeza. My opinion is the exact same as yours. Except i made the jump to Samsung earlier when Galaxy S II came out. I almost didnt get it cuz people in the HTC forums said many bad things about Samsung. The Evo 3D was such a disappointment that I got it anyway and I glad I did. Touchwiz is nowhere near as bad as people claim and has many nice features. Best part of Touchwiz it isnt so deep up Androids ass like Sense lol. Rooting is so easy that you dont have to wait for devs to make a rooted version for a new leak/ota. Just odin a kernel with cmw and flash superuser through cwm. Is that easy. No locked bootloaders and source is release instantly. Samsung doesnt take any longer than HTC when it comes to updates. HTC build quality is seriously overrated and each evo has had some type of hardware problems.

I like the Evo LTE but sense is annoying especially the multitasking.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chasoo:
I love how people compare these two phones and claim one is faster than the other. They're running identical cpu's! The only way you can compare them is with stock ICS/jb! At this point the only thing you're comparing are manufacturer skins-one just happens to be lighter than the other. Basically the comparison boils down to ram IF you're interested in a stock comparison between phones, in which case the gs3 wins only due to the weight of the skin.

Please tell me one other phone that has superb build quality, screen, kickstand, physical camera button, and battery life, and then we can have a true comparison. Until then, this phone can't be compared to the gs3. The gs3 is a competitor to the one x and IMO, the gs3 wins...but the Evo 4g LTE is a beefed up one x with features no other phone has and thus takes the crown as best all around smartphone on the market.

/endrant
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
I'm still clueless as to what's true and what isn't regarding the 1 GB vs 2 GB debate. I've heard both sides and I'm not convinced of either's argument, tbh.

Does the Tegra 3 GS3 have any multitasking issues?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] arrogantbastard:
@freeza: Dude, Really?? You claim no brand loyalty or fanboi-ism or whatever, yet the rest of your post is so far up Samsung's ass you can't even see straight. Yeah, you're a recognized developer, yadda yadda yadda blah blah blah whatever.

Nobody can hold the S3 and the EVO side-by-side and with a straight face, say that the S3 is the better-quality phone from a pure hardware standpoint. The bluish tint and obviously subpar display technology of the S3, combined with it's cheapy plasticy build, plus the egregiously sub-par radio transceivers of any Samsung product are readily obvious. Sure, the S3 has some nice gimmicky software that elicits oohs and aaahs from the masses. Couple that with Samsung's Apple-like resources and marketing hype, and there you go. Yeah, the EVO has it's quirks, but it's all in software, and that's easily remedied. You can't remedy crappy radios, and you can't remedy the slavish Apple-worship of the S3's physical home button, pearly whiteness, and software gimmicks that come with Touch Wiz. It's no wonder that the S3 is getting all the attention from iOS converts.

I'm no HTC fanboi or Sense apologist. I came from an LG, and to be honest, I probably would have been happy with either phone from the get-go. Five minutes of holding the two side-by-side, though, was enough to convince me that the EVO was the right choice.

And as far as "bending EVOs," don't put a thin piece of aluminum in your back pocket and sit on it, or stuff it in the front pocket of your skinny-jeans, and then expect it to not bend. Duh.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] firmbiz94:
When/if they fix the multitasking I will agree with you.. and when ppl refer to build quality IMO that's the materials used and feel of phone.. not necessarily that it is bulletproof.. so yea the build quality is def better.. but I will admit the gs3 is really nice.. it has a smoothness and responds very quickly . Wish HTC could improve on that
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
New bias and bitterness sprinkled with some good points.

No offense, but I can see you being a full blown Samsung fanboy in the very near future.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LancerEVA06:
I have an int'l GS3 (Vodafone Germany).

In my opinion mine trumps ALL the US variants in speed. The extra GB of RAM is almost pointless. My GNex always has 300+MB RAM free. That's unused, uncached RAM free.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LancerEVA06:
Tegra 3 GS3?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
So is the argument that we would greatly benefit with the extra RAM because of how bloated Sense is?

Help me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] laie1472:
This reads like your defending Samsung over HTC. IMO there both great phones. If you choose Samsung over HTC well that's all good with me however to post maybe some of you need to look past your love for HTC is bias. Reads more like your trying to convince HTC users to convert because you decided to. I'm not a HTC or Samsung fan I'm a good phone fan regardless of who's manufacturing name is on it. I just enjoy a good phone.

#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\=LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
Well, the argument is usually evo 4g lte vs gs3 (u.s.) and whether or not the extra ram is actually utilized to the point that it makes a difference.

But your observations of your Tegra 3 GS3 are definitely something we value and are curious about (i'm speaking for this forum :P).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LancerEVA06:
I wasn't aware they made a Tegra 3 GS3. My int'l GS3 is a Quad Core Samsung Exynos.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
They didn't, I'm retarded. I'm thinking of the One X.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] freeza:
I don't understand why you're so angry but alright, I'll play. With all the otterboxes and TPU cases out there, build quality between the phones is nothing more than opinion at this point. Drop both phones from a roof and they will suffer the same fate. Most phones you have owned up until this point were made of 'cheap plastic' so for you to suddenly think because HTC decided to go with a 90% aluminum design, that they've changed some sort of game is absurd. I have no idea why you have such hatred for a company such as Samsung, but I have not noticed any radio issues with the GS3, and if you could find me a reputable site, forum, thread, or publication stating otherwise, I will gladly read it. Touchwiz? software gimmicks? ....okay because Sense 3.0/3.6 and 4.0 are all about being professional right? With their spinning carousel and candy like graphics. Whatever you say lol. Maybe if you could stop being so angry you'd be able to argue with logic and not emotions.

I'm a "fanboy" of whoever makes the better product. If HTC happens to get their crap together and make the better product next year, I will purchase that.

I'm explaining why I chose the GS3 over the EVO LTE, of course it will seem like I am supporting it more, because it drew me in with better features. How would i continue to keep a stalemate between phones if I obviously chose one over the other. I never once said the EVO LTE was a bad phone or even an inferior phone, it just has problems that a power user such as myself couldn't live with. Couple that with HTCs attitude towards the development community and you have multiple reasons I chose the phone I did. But one thing's for sure, it had nothing to do with blind company loyalty and fanboyism. That's impossible considering this was my FIRST Samsung smartphone.

Unless someone has owned both phones, like me, then any argument supporting HTC they come up with in this thread is nothing more than their biased opinion. Playing with the phone for 3 minutes at the Sprint store doesn't count. I have owned and used both phones side by side for at least a week before I decided to sell my EVO LTE.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
Elaborate on what you do on your GS3 when you're in power user mode, pls. What is that, even? It makes me picture you angrily, heavy-handedly, doing normal, everyday things on your phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LancerEVA06:
Haha, it's cool. But yeah the extra GB of RAM is almost moot (at least for now). Out of the 2 phones it would benefit the EVO LTE more because of Sense.

And also, for all the people saying build quality on Samsung is poor... maybe the cosmetic components are, but electrical they are much better.

But I'm biased on that. In 2 years I went through 3 N1s, 2 Heros, 2 G1s, and 7 OG EVOs. My only Samsung devices have been 1 NS, 1 GNex, and 1 GS3... all which still work like the day I bought them.

But to go back on topic, I would get the EVO LTE over the US GS3. Why? Because I honestly think the US GS3 is more or less a GS2 with a bigger HD screen and an extra GB RAM.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] freeza:
LOL, that was hilarious. I had to thank you for it but couldn't because I've already used up my 15. :D Heavily multitasking and using a ton of apps throughout the day is what I consider 'power using.' I have over 300 apps installed on my phone. So, when I open a terminal emulator to try something out, or have a few webpages open along with alogcat, andchat, and a music player, I expect to be able to switch between all of them and continue where I left off rather than having them reload themselves after being abruptly closed by the system. No amount of minfree tweaks will fix that on the EVO LTE. You will either need to flash an AOSP based ROM or hope that HTC retracts their statement about it being part of their software. :)

How someone can NOT consider 2GB of RAM as important after having to deal with the terrible multitasking on the EVO LTE due to its limited RAM is beyond me. HTC would never have implemented such an aggressive system like that on a phone with more memory. It's the very reason the One line is the way it is when it comes to multitasking.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ipclark1:
Im With you on prior HTC phone build quality. Just destroyed my last phones (mogul,hero,touch pro,EVO,3d) from seeming minor drops but my epic took an absolute beating and just kept it together. But finally I have to say HTC did something about it. I've dropped this thing 3 times from shoulder hieight on to concrete and the only damage is a dented frame MEANWHILE my buddy at the office cracked his screen on S3 on the first drop-right in front of me. Of course this could have been a perfect drop -idk. I do know mine hit the pavement and rolled and his kinda slammed straight into it. My two cents.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
HAHA -- Ok, I'll admit, that does indeed, sound like some power usage. Mmmm...I can't wait for fully functional AOSP.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LancerEVA06:
Yeah. That's the thing. I never dropped any of my HTC devices. My NS saw only 1 drop and just nicked the plastic.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
Only Sammy phone I like is the nexus the design and software is just awesome. Sure it isn't top line hardware wise but I can't get past touch wiz. Also Samsung with their iPhone home button on the gs3 and the overall look of the phone is just ugly to me. Sure EVO LTE is a bit of a Frankenstein but I like the layout more.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ed.V:
I currently have both phones. They are both great phones and I have been using each phone for about a month now. You can't go wrong with either but if you point a gun to my head, then I'd probably pick the evo. The evo has better build quality, which at this point means nothing with all these third party cases now a days. The evos screen is superior due to its great viewing angles and lcd technology. The s3 screen is too dim at max brightness. It's super amoled screen is beautiful but having these phones side by side like I do, you can tell why the evo is screen is better. As far as hardware goes they run the exact same cpu with different skins obviously. User interfaces are just personal preferences whether you like touch wiz or sense. They're both trash ui Imo but if I had to pick it would go with sense. Custom roms are really the way to go. As far as the 2gb vs 1gb goes, yeah the 2gb looks good on paper but during actual usage there really isn't much difference. Yeah the s3 is slightly better than evo at multitasking but too say it's way better is foolish. Ram isn't the only factor that goes into multitasking performance anyway. All those Samsung features such as s voice and s beam are gimmicky and again look good on paper but they don't pan out well during real life usage especially s voice. The cameras are both good and they both have their advantages and disadvantages. The evos camera is a better camera overall though. I haven't had a problem with Samsung radios as mentioned before on this thread. Again I base all this information on my personal usage of BOTH phones. You can't go wrong with either phone but the evo is slightly better and Imo is the best Android smartphone on the market. Samsung Galaxy S3 is a great phone but for all the hype I expected more.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] freeza:
It's discussions like this we need more of. You've owned both phones and gave an honest unbiased opinion, and I respect it. You really can't go wrong with either phone. Some people prefer the EVO LTE, which is fine, and some prefer the GS3, which is also fine. Just have good reasons as to why you prefer one over the other, and not just spit nonsense. Thanks for the post.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ed.V:
Agreed. Yeah they are both super phones and excellent to use.