I found this awesome deal on the photon q for those that are interested in a newer phone with a keyboard.
rewardzonemobile.com
It is owned by Best Buy. Has the photon q for $100. Then they have $100 worth of rewards points.
Which makes the phone virtually free.
I am still thinking to get it or not, in comparison to the epic the pros are:
1 ) Qualcomm S4 dual core processor (same as galaxy s3)
2 ) 1gb ram
3 ) 1750mah battery
4 ) qHD resolution (though not 720p)
5 ) some people say better signal strength
6 ) LTE if your city has it
7 ) 4.3" screen
8 ) 8mp pictures & 1080p video recording (though camera isn't as good as gs3)
negatives are:
1 ) battery is not removable
2 ) no AMOLED
3 ) development is not there yet and most likely will never be as big as the epic was :/
4 ) No wimax if your city has that but no LTE
other notes:
1 ) Bootloader is un-lockable via HTC style registration.
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Personally I am considering it simply because I don't think we will ever see a top end keyboard phone like the epic again
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(I will keep this in the epic section for 2 days then move it out elsewhere)