[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LiquidSolstice:
I'm going to firmly (but politely) correct you on something which you've said which is incorrect and illogical. The free memory issue has absolutely diddly to do with how much RAM these phones have. You don't have better multitasking because you have more RAM. Adding to that, you yourself should be very much aware that the amount of reported "free RAM" that Android has is very much not the full amount of free RAM it has. Surely you understand the concept of cached processes and how Android memory management works?

The 4G LTE would not benefit in any way whatsoever if it had 2 GB of RAM. This is because it's a software issue with Sense 4, not a lack of hardware resources. The memory management has been purposeful tweaked to be annoyingly aggressive. That's the only reason why we have poor multitasking. The only reason you have better multitasking is because Touchwiz does not have the same aggressive settings. It's not because you have more RAM. If you dropped a Sense 4 ROM on a GS3, it would have just as poor memory management.

As a mobile user, you do not require 2 GB of RAM. Not in the slightest. I refuse to accept that you do because no application or game in its current capacity takes up so much RAM that one gigabyte is not sufficient. ARM-based applications are not memory intensive, they are CPU intensive. Unless you are simultaneously attempting to play a game, listen to music, watch a movie, and surf the web, I cannot imagine any scenario where that 2 GB would be worth anything.

You know how minfree values and OOM works. I know you do. And for that reason, it is absolutely irresponsible to make such a comment about Android and RAM usage, regardless of what phone it was in support or criticism of.

And of course, the question must be asked; what is it with our obsession of "free RAM"? What will unused RAM do for us? Simple; nothing. Have a 1.25 GB of free RAM will not benefit you any more or less than have .25 GB of free RAM. Until you go through all your provided RAM, there is literally no action that needs to be taken. The mentality is that less RAM = less CPU cycles and more battery, but let's be very honest here; that logic held up for previous phones, but with phones like ours where the screen size is a whopping 4.7"+ backlit display, it's very much the display that will suck the most of your battery, followed by how hard your phone hunts for a signal. Free RAM will not in any way, shape or form benefit you. It doesn't make things "less laggy" either. Lag comes from CPU usage, not from RAM allocation.

Another regard; the screen. I have seen both, I have played with both, and in my honest opinion, color reproduction was far, far more accurate on the LTE than it was the GS3. Like all AMOLED variants, the colors were almost idiotically oversaturated, which I feel is an underhanded attempt to dazzle the users into forgetting about the saturation. It's just not pleasant for me to look at; I felt the GS3's screen was "tense" whereas the LTE's was natural and relaxed. I don't understand Samsung's obsession with AMOLED, nor do I understand their obsession with Pentile (which is very visibly a problem for me). I had read many, many reviews on both phones, and the consistent compliment the One-X received was the clarity and natural color reproduction on the One-X. The GS3 had no such compliments. And because I don't hold much in stock by reviews specifically about that, I went and tried them out myself. And it is very clear to me that I made the right decision.

I'm almost offended that you think I chose an HTC phone over something as simple as brand loyalty. Surely, my very public opinions about the horrendous "quality" (I shudder to even use that word as it has even the slightest positive connotation) of the Evo 3D. It was, without a single doubt in my mind, the worst phone I have ever used in my life. The number of complaints I had with it physically were crazy enough, the number of issues I had with it software wise was smaller but still irritating.

I also note with interest that you bring up specific examples of HTC phones (all three of which I have owned and have found to be rock solid) yet you conveniently forget that monumental disaster of a phone that is the Samsung Moment (as well as the Samsung Captivate). Samsung has shown me poor examples of build quality (just in the same way HTC has shown you) and that is why I am not interested in Samsung devices. I marvel at the tech inside them, but their aesthetics combined with their build material is a huge turnoff for me (not to mention the price). Again, this is just my experience, and I'm simply pointing out the fact that we all have different experiences, and I wouldn't take issue with you stating yours but the fact you've essentially labeled us all blind HTC customers bothers me.

I've defended Samsung when I feel that they've been illogically criticized, but certain things about Samsung I cannot forgive. I cannot support them in their patent litigation against Apple when I see things like S-Voice (which I don't think I need to explain). Samsung devices seem to have a greater global presence, and for their ability to make the "Galaxy" namesake known to the mainstream market, I congratulate them.

But please, don't be fooled for one second; they are S4 Krait superphones built with very similar parts, and they go through very similar QA testing procedures. They will both have problems, and just because you did not get a bad phone does not mean no one has.

I spent months looking at this phone, watching reviews, playing with it myself, and finally deciding on getting it. I do not regret it one bit. HTC has completely back-peddled on their old strategy of "make as many phones as possible" to "focus on just a few phones" and it genuinely shows with this device. Haven't had a single issue with bending frames and I've dropped this thing on carpet and on hardwood (hate myself for that one) at least twice, and while I have a saddening scuff mark on it, the frame is as rigid as its ever been.

That's all I really wanted to say. I'm not trying to insult you or demean you, I just hope you understand that I feel a few of your words were a bit unneeded.