Quote:
Originally Posted by testacon
Ok, so it looks like Oct 2010 this topic was last discussed here and not to my specific questions so here's my story...
I got two upgrades that I'm considering holding on to right now. I need to get two phones now but I'm not about to lock into a 2 year contract for what's out there right now. So I'm thinking of getting one of these 2 phones based off of some criteria that I would like some help sorting out.
I really don't think hardware is that relevant with these two phones at the minute, mainly because I don't think either phone being pushed to it's limits right now, I know on paper the Epic has faster hardware, but it also seems to be buggier overall then the EVO is.
|
umm..Epic is one of the most stable devices there is even stock...(not saying there is no issues but it runs fairly smoothly, probably the smoothest stock android device out in US..and will run even faster once gingerbread comes with hummingbird optimizations). The performance increase is not something on paper..you actually can feel it being smooth. (don't take my word for it, go to the store and play with it)
IF you play games you will notice it even more..such as Dungeon Defender...there are gonna be a bunch of games comming out this year such as this game that monetizes the GPU and hardware acceleration..."on paper" the GPU in the Epic is on par with the dual core phones.
Epic
Both phones will get gingerbread support around same time the rumor goes..
Quote:
|
Higher resale value for fall 2011 sale
|
Thats a tough one..I expect both devices to become quite obsolete as manufacturers have promised a quad-core phone by end of year...with dual cores out and quad-cores on the horizon its a tough call...The Epic "might" be able to win if Sprint does not release any more kb phones..it also depends how many Evos go on ebay once Evo 3d comes out...
Evo has better community support hands down...we might see a surge in the next few weeks for the Epic depending on what can be ported from the Nexus S 4G which is similar to the Epic...right now its too early to tell..but I doubt it will match the Evo overall...
Quote:
|
Properly working hardware
|
Be a bit more specific...both phones have flaws..what exactly do you need working 100%?
Quote:
|
I'm also curious if anyone sees any flaws in my logic, I got two phones right now that are more then 3 years old. I just can't wait any longer...
|
Well why not just get one new phone and save upgrade of 2nd one for later? You can also attempt to make use of the 30 day rule to try to be eligible for an Evo 3d within the 30 day cycle...
Edit:Just realized you said off contract...nvm on the 30 day thing then...