[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] letmewin:
First post dont flame on me too much okay? :)

Sigh, i have a nice essay all typed up but the xda logged me out when when i pressed the preview, its all gone! :'(

so here we go again the concise version

Build quality

The s3 has a plastic light feel while the evo went for a metalic solid feel. The plastic feels fine to me. maybe thats because i came from nokia 5800 a plastic phone with wondrous build quality. I think overall the evo wins by a little because of the more durable solid metallic feel.

Camera

I dont own an slr so i can't tell the difference too much, so i used this youtube video for reference (<< youtube.com/watch?v=8LdAFj8iPGs). (btw, the one x and the evo share the same camera) i think the s3 has better flash so it is whiter and more accurate. However overall, i like the evo better because it seemed to have better details and color. Also, the evo performs better in low light situation thanks to its smaller f value of 2.0 (i think?)

U.I.

Both phones have very good u.i in their own right. The s3 took a feature centered approach while the evo took a more simplistic view with the sense 4. I personally prefer the evo's more simplistic ui, and i feel that the s3's svoice, sbeam are gimmicks like siri. I dont think anyone really uses siri or svoice all the time to make appointments but its used more or less for laughs with friends. the ram difference 2 gb vs 1gb does not matter much right now. Phones never utilize the full 2g and i dont feel it has much of a difference either way. its a perk but its not worth to much to mention

Battery

S3 wins without a doubt, a 2100 vs 2000 removable battery is no contest. Sprint did tell htc to improve its one x before porting over to sprint and the teardown shows it ( <<techrepublic.com/blog/cracking-open/evo-4g-lte-teardown-reveals-differences-similarities-with-htc-one-x/646). the battery's connection is at the front as opposed to the back so replacing the battery seemed to be easy, however not user replaceable. So you can replace the battery after a year when you feel the capacity has dropped too much

Screen

OKAY here we go this is the main part of my post

the samsung boasts the SAMOLED with infinite contrast ratio and vibrant colors. Some people complain the pentile technology but i think thats unreasonable. fitting a 720p screen on a 4.8in screen makes the pixel so small that seeing is everyday is near impossible. To be honest, i walked into the sprint store already decided on the s3, but after looking at the screen i could not help but change my opinion. the blue tint that people complain about the s3 is obvious just look (<<youtube.com/watch?v=HsBZ8jIQiwE 12:13). The tint is very noticeable when viewing a white background and the difference is huge. the tint is not as noticeable in photos or home screens but it is obvious in web pages.The colors on the evo is very good with lcd2 technologies and very accurate and has very balanced colors.

On the brightness end, the evo wins by a mile. (<<anandtech.com/show/6022/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review-att-and-tmobile-usa-variants/7) anandtech rates the s3's brightness between 277-318nts while the evo was given a rating of 453nts. thats a HUGE difference and at the store the difference is obvious. putting the two phones next to each other, anyone can tell which one has better screen. As for outside, with the full brightness on for the evo, i can see the images even on a sunny day. I haven't seen the s3 outside but im confident that 150nts difference will play in evo's favor

Expandability

i am very surprised that not many mentioned this. Samsung made the s3's exterior identical across all carrier and international model, so all the accessory will be the same. That combined with a removable battery means that an extendable battery is possible. Samsung also offers a really cool battery cover flap that covers the front screen so a a screen protector isn't needed. In short samsung will have better accessory because there are more s3 sold than evo.

S3 will have a lot more prestige and fame than the evo, and many people will recognize the s3 more than the evo and comment on how pretty it is due to all the ads and news the s3 put out. So i guess if you want girls to comment on your phone get an s3? xD

Conclusion

after a trip to the sprint store, i chose the evo simple based off one thing: screen. i can't hold my phone knowing that i have chosen an inferior screen and to me the screen is the most important aspect of the phone closely followed by the build quality and expandability. I still have to put up with people telling me that the s3 is a better phone, but i have done my homework and i am sure i have chosen the right phone so its NO REGRETS for me :)

ps. i have a question about the samoled. samoled offers a true black screen so its contrast ration is infinite. on non-samoled phones, it has a black rating of say .3 nts, but it has much higher white brightness rating of say 150nts. My question is this: in terms of color and tone, is it better for a phone to have lower black by .3nts or to have higher white by 150nts?

btw, i came from nokia 5800 so i hold no favor on either side so dont flame on me too much okay? :D