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The original EVO (which I chose over the Epic) is probably selling better due to advertising as well as it just being sexier (in my opinion and in the opinion of many if not most EVO owners) The Epic is a better phone and if you have a hard time typing on the screen... It's WAYYYYY better... But the beauty is in the fact that we have a choice. I have no trouble typing on the screen and the auto correction on the EVO is amazing. I also talk my texts wile driving by clicking the microphone. It's voice to speech software is pretty spot on. The EVO Shift is for a different customer. It does get amazing battery life... I have done ZERO battery tweaks to my wife's Shift... No juice defender, I didn't turn off google talk, she has hepatic feedback turned on and she's not a power user by any means but she uses it off and on throughout the day. And lets my son play angry birds for long periods of time... She sometimes forgets to put it on the charger at night and she still has enough battery to last her the work day at the office. It does have to be noted that she maybe makes a call and answers a couple of texts while at work. Nothing else.
But as I've said before... The shift is marketed at a different bunch. She thinks the EVO is AWESOME in MY hand... NEVER in hers. She loves her Shift due to the keyboard and the size.
They are all good phones.

Best???
Is up to the individual.
I like the EVO, My wife likes the Shift, Others like the Epic...
Next year, It'll be a different story.
p.