Froyo on Epic or iOS4 on iPad

[revaaron]

Since my last thread was closed for no reason....
this is still up in the air. it's anyone's game!

[revaaron]

This is super exciting! iOS 4.2 is rumored to come out this week... 2.2 on the 14th...

[testacon]

Considering that iOS 4.2 is "gold" now and the only thing we know for sure is that the Galaxy Tab will ship with 2.2 on 11/14, I'm leaning toward Apple having the release first.

Sprint still hasn't committed to anything yet personally, so I don't see why everyone thinks that this phone will get Froyo in November. That Samsung announcement could have meant that the firmware will release to the carriers in November but each carrier still needs to test and certify independently before released...

Over on XDA there's a forum that says Froyo in beta, the article date was Nov 4th, so yes it was released in November, still doesn't mean that we'll see it anytime soon.

I'm just dumbfounded that Samsung can release a new device with 2.2 on it, certified by Sprint before updating the existing Epic line. I'm sure the Epic was designed way before the Tab so this only adds to my frustration.

[gTen]

The Beta for sprint was released..some devs already have it and are playing with it.

Thing about old devices in comparison to releasing new ones is also trying to fix the known bugs as well...if they release Froyo with no bug fixes and just Froyo people will not be happy either...that said November definitely seems feasible for the Epic.

[testacon]

Originally Posted by gTen

The Beta for sprint was released..some devs already have it and are playing with it.

Thing about old devices in comparison to releasing new ones is also trying to fix the known bugs as well...if they release Froyo with no bug fixes and just Froyo people will not be happy either...that said November definitely seems feasible for the Epic.

Isn't the Tab just a larger version of the Epic and all the other clones, minus a few things like a keyboard for example? What bothers me is that if it's ready on the Tab, why isn't it ready on all the other Galaxy S devices, the Tab already cleared Sprints certification why hasn't the Epic? Realistically what is going to sell more (Tab or Epic), wouldn't your flagship phone be the topmost of your priorities??

[gTen]

Originally Posted by testacon

Isn't the Tab just a larger version of the Epic and all the other clones, minus a few things like a keyboard for example? What bothers me is that if it's ready on the Tab, why isn't it ready on all the other Galaxy S devices, the Tab already cleared Sprints certification why hasn't the Epic? Realistically what is going to sell more (Tab or Epic), wouldn't your flagship phone be the topmost of your priorities??

Well 2 things...

1) Galaxy Tab is stock Android..aka no TouchWiz

2) There was a rumor of Epic 4g Getting Sprint ID..so thats an extra thing they need to stick on there >.>

[testacon]

Originally Posted by gTen

Well 2 things...

1) Galaxy Tab is stock Android..aka no TouchWiz

Wow, didn't know that--Thanks for the info!

Originally Posted by gTen

2) There was a rumor of Epic 4g Getting Sprint ID..so thats an extra thing they need to stick on there >.>

This I did hear and but why couldn't this be a .apk file released later?

I just would be nice to actually see what that extra $50 is getting you. Even when Sprint takes their time to release updates (on their own time frame) they still eff things up, say crippled 3G uploads, crappy gps, horrible battery life, capacitive touch buttons not responding and so on. <Insert Sarcasm> How much worse could it be releasing their update earlier???

And after waiting and waiting the build date of the release will probably be from around June 2010...

[gTen]

Originally Posted by testacon

I just would be nice to actually see what that extra $50 is getting you. Even when Sprint takes their time to release updates (on their own time frame) they still eff things up, say crippled 3G uploads, crappy gps, horrible battery life, capacitive touch buttons not responding and so on. How much worse could it be releasing their update earlier???

And after waiting and waiting the build date of the release will probably be from around June 2010...

No I mean some of the issues will actually be fixed with Froyo.from what I hear GPS is one of them (don't know by how much though)..so they gotta apply the fixes..also in sprints book keyboard = excuse to charge 50$ extra..its always been the case...

[revaaron]

So I was at a shot talking with another photographer. He HATED his new cellphone. I was showing him all the features, videos, etc... of my epic 4G and he was more than impressed. Then he kept saying more and more "yeah, I think my phone does that". Finally, he hands me his phone and I flip it over... and see the Galaxy S logo on the back. He has one of the non-keyboard versions.

[revaaron]

iOS4.2 is out tomorrow...