Sprint Epic 4G - Page 3

The Sapient · #1 (**permalink**) 06-29-2010, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gTen

I beat ya to it

...but I don't' think its too big..looks just right to me...and you can see its pretty thin for a keyboard phone too..

the only reason it may seem big is in the preview they hold it to show which may be uncomfortable or big to do that..but when you hold it properly it should be comfortable..not to mention this phone will make watching movies on possible...

The Engadget preview has images of an Epic next to an Evo. The Epic looks to be somewhat longer. Considering the screen is 0.3 inches smaller, I was surprised by this. I agree it is thin for a slider.

**gTen** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-29-2010, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by The Sapient

The Engadget preview has images of an Epic next to an Evo. The Epic looks to be somewhat longer. Considering the screen is 0.3 inches smaller, I was surprised by this. I agree it is thin for a slider.

I think its equal actually... remember the epic is a bit thinker so from that angle it may seem longer but thats just the height adding onto it...plus I would take long over wise in my pocket any day (no pun intended lol)

Also it is somewhat rounded on the bottom and top which kinda adds length which normally wouldn't be there.

The Sapient · #3 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by gTen

Also it is somewhat rounded on the bottom and top which kinda adds length which normally wouldn't be there.

Yeah. I wish it didn't have those rounded ends, as they don't sit well with my personal aesthetics. But maybe something about the slider mechanism needs that extra length. These are quibbles, of course. The phone is obviously one of the best, or maybe the best, phone (almost) available on a US carrier.

mrt32487 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 12:58 AM

Is the rumored gsm sim slot world phone capability now gone? Since the official Samsung Epic branding, I haven't heard anything about this since the leak of the phone under the Samsung Galaxy S Pro name.

**gTen** · #5 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 01:04 AM

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Is the rumored gsm sim slot world phone capability now gone? Since the official Samsung Epic branding, I haven't heard anything about this since the leak of the phone under the Samsung Galaxy S Pro name.

We don't know yet, the info now is from the samsung convention..no one has gotten a review unit to tell....

Also the leaked unit had at least 8gb ROM..but sprint lists as 1gb ROM..of course this isn't the first time sprint made a mistake on their news release specs...

so we are still hopeful...

The Sapient · #6 (**permalink**) 07-01-2010, 12:59 PM

I think it would be hard for Samsung to lead the advertising charge. Having four slightly different phones with very different names on different networks is too much to make compelling in a 15 second spot.

frontrunner11 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-03-2010, 03:33 AM

Yeah you do have a point. But some people heard about the TP2 from other carriers (esp. sprint customers). Maybe the same thing could happen. In the meantime, I'm still very impatient to hear a date of release:-/

**JDM_SOHC** · #8 (**permalink**) 07-03-2010, 10:35 PM

Samsungs are alright, not my top favorite either like some of you guys, but I'm guessing by this time next year we're probably gonna have 2ghz phones anyways so I'll wait for the next HTC big drop... Hopefully it's an EVO 2 with a slide out keyboard lol...

**gTen** · #9 (**permalink**) 07-04-2010, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jdmsohc22

Samsungs are alright, not my top favorite either like some of you guys, but I'm guessing by this time next year we're probably gonna have 2ghz phones anyways so I'll wait for the next HTC big drop... Hopefully it's an EVO 2 with a slide out keyboard lol...

Why not just wait for the 3ghz phones? Either way, the hummingbird is on par with the 1.5ghz snapdragons...so this phone won't be out of date for at least a year..just like any phone...2ghz speed means nothing as right now the phones are being limited by their GPU, not CPU...we do not do any CPU intensive tasks on our phone yet..but the GPU has been terrible..and most of the CPU load was due to missing GPU drivers/acceleration support....

You will of course benefit if they give you 1gb ram for example...but you will not see a difference when you use the phone...I mean what plays solitaire faster, a 1ghz pc or 2ghz pc?

And even if they get up to 2ghz, will the battery life be more taxing and etc...

I wouldn't exactly call myself a samsung fan, but this device outclasses everything out now by 2x fold...this is the biggest jump since TP2 to the Nexus in terms of performance...

The Sapient · #10 (**permalink**) 07-05-2010, 12:40 PM

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I wouldn't exactly call myself a samsung fan, but this device outclasses everything out now by 2x fold...this is the biggest jump since TP2 to the Nexus in terms of performance...

I'd say that is an overstatement, as there are many areas of the phone which are pretty standard (such as the camera). However, the Galaxy series most definitely crushes other phones when it comes to 3D graphical prowess. Check out this video of Quake 2 on the Desire and Galaxy S.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpP5Q...eature=related