[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bonzaicyclewerx:
To extend on what I last posted. Before I got my EVO I had the s3 for a couple days. Prior to that I researched both phones religiously looking at all the reviews, pros and cons etc etc. My wife and employees were getting very annoyed :). My original reason for choosing the S3 was because on paper and probably in real life down the road, it seemed more future proof, mainly due to the extra gig of RAM. My wife had the epic 4g ..what a PIA to root, this was my extent of rooting a Samsung device which I found out is not a good example. I rooted the S3 right when I got home. Did all the Odin, kies, all the computer bs. What I like about the HTC process is once its rooted I no longer need the computer to install anything else. Needing the computer to install some roms and mods - correct me if I'm wrong w that thought-, in my short experience w the S3 was annoying to me. And S3 didn't give me the warm fuzzy feeling like my og EVO did, just didn't feel right. Like freeze said, I was also out of my comfort zone w the Samsung.

The Samsung screen, I can't tell between the 2 unless I hold my wife's S3 next to my EVO. To me the EVO looks better, personal opinion. However I like the ability of an AMOLED screen to save some power using black on the screen. I thought I would want the removable battery. I had spare batteries for my og EVO and like many of you never used them. I did buy a powerskin for when I was out cycling for more than 4 hours w GPS, strava and music running. But that was a battery built into the case so I never had to turn off the phone to enable the extra battery. Anyway. I am outside a lot and the brightness of the EVO screen fits my needs better and the non removable battery to me now is a moot point.

Kickstand, oh how I missed that kickstand. Yeah yeah, buy a case w a kickstand, true, but that red kickstand and the aesthetics of the EVO LTE to me just look awesome. The s3 to me felt too... Nice and plain? Not rugged enough I guess like the og EVO or LTE. And not everyone will have an EVO LTE now. I like having something different.

That physical home button on the s3.. seriously? I guess I am so used to the touch buttons that with the physical home button I found myself fumbling to put pressure on the home button to use it, where the EVO I can barely tap, I personally really like the light touch needed.

One of the main reasons I switched from the S3.. the development community had more mods already out for the EVO LTE. The main option, which I use every time I ride, long press volume to skip a track. I searched all over at the time for the mod on the S3 and it was nowhere to be found. I swapped my phone that morning I found the mod on the EVO LTE.

Sense vs touchwiz. Comes down to personal preference. Touchwiz was nice but had too many quirks. My main problem was making a folder. Too many steps. Sure change the launcher, did that I felt i shouldn't have to change the launcher if the phone works well for my needs. like a good steak. If its cooked well and seasoned right, once its off the grill there should be nothing more needed. Sense to me is beautiful, although when an AOSP Rom is out for the EVO LTE your darn Skippy ill be flashing it.

All in all it comes down to personal preference. They are both great phones with their own quirks. The beauty is this community...I give major kudos for letting me fall in love w my og EVO over and over again, if the developers weren't here I would have quickly changed my phone out for the latest and greatest, for the first time in a long time I kept a phone for the full 2 year contract... Here's to two more years! Gotta love the developers- If you don't like your phone today, you will love it tommorrow.