[EVO 4G General] sfox8:
The hatred in this thread is simply hilarious. I read through all 16 pages and all I saw was bashing left and right.

I can't believe this kind of hatred happens even within our own Android community. This is the kind of crap I'd expect from Apple vs Android not Android vs Android (and on the SAME carrier).

Both the Epic and EVO and GREAT phones POINT BLANK. They both have equal tradeoffs in the pro and con department. Why do people feel the need to spew so much hatred for these devices that are only helping put the OS we all know and love on the map? I'll repeat what was said earlier in the forum: quit playing the tech game. If you keep falling for it, you'll never be happy with anything you have because you always want more. You're always going to find something that you are unhappy about with any device you get.

When the EVO came out it was the best device ever (and personally I still would not give my EVO up for any of the current or currently announced devices right now). Then the iPhone 4 came out and it was supposedly better than the EVO because it has this this and this and the EVO's problems started to come to light. Then the Droid X was announced and the iPhone and EVO got progressively "worse" as the iPhone's problems came to light. Now the Epic/Galaxy S series is about to be released and it's supposedly the best and the EVO, iPhone and Droid X all fade into the distance as more of their problems come to light.

THIS IS HOW TECHNOLOGY WORKS. Of course you're not going to see any REAL negatives with high-end devices like these when they come out. Nobody has used them yet, and if so, not for an extended period of time! I assure you that the Epic and every Galaxy S phone WILL follow the same trend that the EVO, iPhone 4 and now Droid X are following (hell, they just found out the Droid X has crippled HDMI capabilities). You are NOT going to get a perfect phone, I don't care who it's by, what carrier it's on, what hardware specs it has, what software it's running, how pretty it is, etc. It's just not going to happen.

It's perfectly understandable that the EVO may not be the best choice for everyone. Some people felt cheated with the EVO but honestly, the majority of people who have bought the EVO are happy with it. It's an amazing phone, just like the Droid X, just like the iPhone and I'm sure the Epic will be awesome but it will have its fair share of problems. This is fact.

As far as my own personal opinion, I'm keeping my EVO (and judging from that poll, the majority are too). I have neither the time, patience, nor the money to keep switching to a new phone every time the coolest, hottest tech comes out. Especially considering that I'm perfectly satisfied with my EVO and its performance. It's the best phone I've ever used hands down, no competition.

I have absolutely no problem with the camera or video quality. It beats my Hero ten-fold and that's all that matters. I don't carry my phone expecting to take professional quality photos/videos that I can post on facebook and youtube just for the quality to be reduced back to ultra-crapola. I have a professional camera to do all that.

I really haven't had a problem with the 30fps cap and although I know it's there, I rarely ever notice it unless I open too many apps and it slows down (but then they get closed and no more problem). That's not to say that I wouldn't update to a new ROM once all that has been completely fixed though.

I have no issue with the screen quality. It's 4.3 inches and I love it. Every time I try to help my mom with her Hero, I'm amazed that I was ever able to see anything on that screen. I have no problem with the colors either. The phone is blazing fast and does everything I need it to WHEN I need it to and that's all that matters.

Lastly, the dev community for the EVO is amazing. HTC's support for their devices is not always the best but I've never had a problem in the past. With the Samsung phones I've owned, I was never happy with their support or quality assurance. People are saying that because the Galaxy S line is on every carrier it will improve but that is just speculation at this point. I'll believe it when I see it.

Basically, I really like the Galaxy S phones (though I think the Epic is the ugliest of them all, sadly. and I don't want a physical keyboard anymore). I just have a problem with Samsung themselves. But who knows, maybe they are planning on changing their ways and improving their support. For now, I'm going to watch and observe how this Galaxy S thing goes and once Samsung proves that they can be trusted with supporting their devices and improved quality, I would LOVE for my next phone to be a Galaxy S2 (Galaxy T? haha). The Galaxy phones have some advantages and that screen is beautiful (judging from my Zune HD) but there is nothing wrong with my EVO and I prefer it over anything out right now, so I'll stick with it until someone brings something better to the table for me.