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Originally Posted by ctasich
Sorry for double posting this. I posted this in the phone comparison forum as well, but there isn't much traffic there so I haven't gotten any responses. Any advice and input is much appreciated!
I am planning on pulling the trigger on my upgrade on 10/01/2010 with the new Sprint SERO Premium plans. I've been playing with Android on my TP2 and absolutely love the more intuitive design in comparison to WP6.5. With that said, I've opted to go with either the Samsung Epic or HTC Evo. I have been on an HTC Device since the Mogul and am a little reticent to jump ship. Basically, as of now I am leaning toward the Samsung Epic purely for superamoled display and the keyboard. One thing that does concern me though is the dev community. My questions are as follows:
1) Which device has the larger/more active community? (I'm assuming Evo)
2) Do you anticipate the Epic's community to grow? (since it's a newer device)
3) How customizable are Android roms? For instance, WM roms seemed to jump from Windows Phone to Windows Phone, but it doesn't seem to be the case with Android. For instance, I haven't seen any Froyo roms for the Epic. Also, I don't want the touchwiz overlay. Are there roms out there that add Froyo and get rid of touchwiz for the Epic (possibly add Sense)? (Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places.
4) Windows Phone 7 Outlook: Should I hold off and see how these guys pan out? I haven't seen any super compelling information to suggest that they will be a game changer. Also, I use Google for everything (so Android is nice for integration).
5) Lastly, all the reviews I've watched compare these two phones as they come from the carrier. How do they compare given the fact that I WILL be flashing to a non-stock rom?
Let me know what you guys think.
Thanks,
Chris
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1)Without a doubt the Evo
2) It will grow more but will never be like the Evo. For some reason, HTC devices have a great developer base. It also depends on the phone....I have had touch pros and i have my Evo and have gotten lucky. However, my Tmo Dash had a terrible following as does the Hero (development wise). The incredible and droid doesnt have the same size base either. Beats me how the devices are chosen.
3) Windows phones dont jump plarforms like Android. Each needs to be ported to the respected device. You have so many rom choices and launchers like sense, aosp, touchwiz, miui.....check out my signature
4) from what I read, the platform is a huge improvement but still has a ways to go compares to android and iOS. But then again, no one really played with a finished product yet. But MS has been known to not support their devices that well in the past (think wm6-6.5)
5) Going back to the answer to question 2.......I would say Evo. Im not saying it because I have one or because Im a "fanboy". Hold the 2 devices and play with them. I would love to have a keyboard but the virtual one works so well.
These are my opinions and biases. The best think to do is play with them both. However, looking at different forums, you will clearly see which phone has the best community support.
Good Luck!