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gTen 08-16-2010 12:43 AM

Engadget Epic 4g Review + Gizmodo, Slashgear, Laptopmag, Cnet Review
 
Now remember this is a general consumer review...either way it got an 8/10 mostly due to being 50$ extra lol

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/epic-4g-review/

One important thing to note is the 400mb reserved for apps..but doesn't say exactly how much space is on there exactly unfortunately...


oh Gizmodo review:

http://gizmodo.com/5613501/sprint-ep...-best-4g-phone


Slash gear:
http://www.slashgear.com/sprint-epic-4g-review-1597717/

LaptopMag (confirms 1gb rom?)

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/cell...g-epic-4g.aspx

Cnet:

http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/...er#reviewPage1

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BGR Q&A

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/...ions-answered/

ppcgpirate 08-16-2010 12:51 AM

Re: Engadget Epic 4g Review
 
haha, you beat me to posting it here.

EDIT: GPS bug fixed

"[Update: We just spoke with Samsung, who told us that Google is now requiring that the "use wireless networks" setting for location-based services be turned off by default in Android devices -- in other words, no AGPS unless you manually enable it. Sure enough, we went into Settings, found that it was disabled on the Epic, turned it on, and we were good to go. No GPS bug!]"

gTen 08-16-2010 01:02 AM

Re: Engadget Epic 4g Review
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ppcgpirate (Post 1912431)
haha, you beat me to posting it here.

muwahaha...

But I'm a bit upset at Engadget to not answer the most frequent questions people had about the device...aside from of course the GPS issue which was given :/


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Edit:
Gasp..I just read the Gizmodo review..and the only time it mentions the iphone 4 is to say how the Galaxy S is better then it in that sense..I'm gonna go have a heart attack now BRB.

jimmyz 08-16-2010 02:12 AM

Re: Engadget Epic 4g Review + Gizmodo, Slashgear, Laptopmag, Cnet Review
 
Very positive reviews- looking forward to having this phone

LiquidX 08-16-2010 02:56 AM

Re: Engadget Epic 4g Review + Gizmodo, Slashgear, Laptopmag, Cnet Review
 
Very interesting that Slashgear says the gps is fixed yet giz and engadget both say its still screwed

gTen 08-16-2010 03:00 AM

Re: Engadget Epic 4g Review + Gizmodo, Slashgear, Laptopmag, Cnet Review
 
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Originally Posted by LiquidX (Post 1912492)
Very interesting that Slashgear says the gps is fixed yet giz and engadget both say its still screwed

my guess is its screwed..the GPS bug does not happen for everyone...it depends on the area you are in..also some firmware perform better GPS performance in general...

Either way the GPS issue is a software bug from what I read...and Samsung promised a fix in sept so everyone should be in the 30 days for the fix.

ppcgpirate 08-16-2010 03:18 AM

Re: Engadget Epic 4g Review + Gizmodo, Slashgear, Laptopmag, Cnet Review
 
I hope its a software issue too but it's hard to believe the "bug" has persisted from the Samsung Moment (two? years ago). that's just lazy on samsung's part if it's a software bug. Though it's in their best interest for it to be a software bug, if it was a hardware issue, there would be a class action law suit.

gTen 08-16-2010 03:29 AM

Re: Engadget Epic 4g Review + Gizmodo, Slashgear, Laptopmag, Cnet Review
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ppcgpirate (Post 1912500)
I hope its a software issue too but it's hard to believe the "bug" has persisted from the Samsung Moment (two? years ago). that's just lazy on samsung's part if it's a software bug. Though it's in their best interest for it to be a software bug, if it was a hardware issue, there would be a class action law suit.

From what I read..there was this one review showing using Google maps and got the GPS issue..then used a GPS software and same issue..then used another software and it worked flawlessly....so my guess is it is a driver issue...

TripleAgent 08-16-2010 09:44 AM

Re: Engadget Epic 4g Review + Gizmodo, Slashgear, Laptopmag, Cnet Review
 
So the case is sold separately...34.99. Lame.

gTen 08-16-2010 10:04 AM

Re: Engadget Epic 4g Review + Gizmodo, Slashgear, Laptopmag, Cnet Review
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TripleAgent (Post 1913442)
So the case is sold separately...34.99. Lame.

Yeah..most phones are like that these days..but at least they include headsets and decent ones...which most don't do these days...


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