Engadget says EVO a little better than Epic in their Epic Review!

**dfine1966** · 08-16-2010, 05:48 PM

I was just over reading Engadget and they were doing the review of the Samsung Epic 4G, and if I read them right, they still said the EVO was better by the thinnest of margins.

Here is there conclusions and I will also provide the link.

"So is it the right phone for the job? In a word, yes -- the Epic 4G is a great device. Killer, even. Nothing speaks to us more strongly during the course of a review than finishing it and saying, "alright, I'm ready to buy this thing," and the Epic is on the short list of phones that has managed to do it. More than its Galaxy S siblings, it feels like the Epic has overcome its shortcomings -- notably the forgettable UI skin -- to shine, and it's a phone we could easily imagine using day to day. Only thing is, the EVO is also on that short list for us -- and the better camera, bigger screen, and $50 savings versus the Epic still make it our winner in this 4G shootout, though only by the thinnest of margins. Needless to say, if you need a physical keyboard and you're looking for the one of the most musclebound Android phones money can buy, we wouldn't hesitate to recommend it."

My point is that the the EVO is on par with the Epic even with the Super Amoled screen and the Epic's keyboard.

**PedroTheGoat** · 08-16-2010, 05:58 PM

Interesting. Glad to see our beautiful Evo's are not being outclassed yet.

**Kyle Gibb** · 08-16-2010, 06:06 PM

The keyboard is the only difference most users care about. We care about things like the better GPU, SAMOLED screens etc. But yes, the Evo is still an amazing phone and should be competitive for quite some time.

**igotsanevo4g** · 08-16-2010, 06:10 PM

Yay the evo will last a couple months now before its outdated.

**Gekko** · 08-16-2010, 06:11 PM

i like a 4.3" display and no clunky keyboard/slider contraption.

**PedroTheGoat** · 08-16-2010, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Gekko

i like a 4.3" display and no clunky keyboard/slider contraption.

Agreed 100 percent.

**Yourdogsdead** · 08-16-2010, 06:20 PM

I don't care what Engadget says too much. I hold their scoring card system in pretty low regard.

**Litt** · 08-16-2010, 07:00 PM

Gizmodo went the other direction and picked the Epic over the Evo. Seems that Gizmodo is more hardware focused where Engadget is more "user experience" focused. Either way, I'm happily on the waiting list at my local Best Buy for my Evo.

**49erfan** · 08-16-2010, 07:04 PM

I was gonna get the Epic but I didn't think it was worth the extra $50.

**deaofly** · 08-16-2010, 07:46 PM

I think its crazy to compare both phones, but its good to put a sock in all those "the Epic is better then the Evos" mouth. I kept telling everyone there only bashing the Evo for the stupid reasons, I'd rather have a bigger screen then a smaller better looking one. I can type faster on my Evos touchscreen then any of my friends with a physical keyboard on there phone. I have a kickstand to watch movie and clips and not have to hold it, and with it having a camera that can record in a better higher resolution, it all makes me wonder why everyone still play, the evo is capped at 30fps crap.

**wase4711** · 08-16-2010, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by Yourdogsdead

I don't care what Engadget says too much. I hold their scoring card system in pretty low regard.

Really; who gives a damn what any of these reviewers think about anything...

**derek5l** · 08-16-2010, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by BJ

I was gonna get the Epic but I didn't think it was worth the extra $50.

If Sprint and Sammy priced this at $149 after rebate, they'd kill on this thing.

**dj2big** · 08-16-2010, 09:49 PM

The EVO is a great phone. It should be good till next summer when the EVO2 comes out against the iPhone 5 wimax

**duckwars** · 08-16-2010, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by dj2big

The EVO is a great phone. It should be good till next summer when the EVO2 comes out against the iPhone 5 wimax

iPhone 5 wimax? At&t doesn't use WiMax for its fourth generation radio signal... unless you are referring to iPhone going to Verizon.

**Ezence01** · 08-16-2010, 11:49 PM

I find it telling how biased and untrustworthy Engadget is given that they pick the EVO's screen over the EPIC's because it's bigger (by .3"), but yet they pick the iphone4's (.8" smaller) screen over the EVO's!

I have the EVO, my wife had the iphone4, returned it and got a captivate, and while I like my EVO better, her S-Amoled screen blows away my EVO's.

**pwnst_r** · 08-16-2010, 11:50 PM

Better camera? Man, that Epic camera must really be ****.

**pwnst_r** · 08-16-2010, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by wase4711

Really; who gives a damn what any of these reviewers think about anything...

You're right. I'm glad I get all the cool gadgets to check out first hand before making a purchase.

**scrubcst** · 08-17-2010, 12:00 AM

Except the iphone will have an 8meg camera whereas the competitors will have at least a ten or twelve megs. With higher hdmi output and better compression ratio.

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**pwnst_r** · 08-17-2010, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by denis_c

Except the iphone will have an 8meg camera whereas the competitors will have at least a ten or twelve megs. With higher hdmi output and better compression ratio.

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Megapixels mean squat.

**Sailvi767** · 08-17-2010, 06:14 AM

I think if you read their article the EVO only came out ahead because of the price difference. Absent that difference the EPIC was considered the better phone.

**MarqBland** · 08-17-2010, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by duckwars

iPhone 5 wimax? At&t doesn't use WiMax for its fourth generation radio signal... unless you are referring to iPhone going to Verizon.

Even then...Vz will use LTE. Sprint is the only major carrier with Wimax

**Cory Streater** · 08-17-2010, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by PedroTheGoat

It's nice that you're trying to share with the community, but please don't post .apk's. It's a big no-no.

Actually posting apk's is not a no-no as long as the apk is not warez. That's why it's one of the options in the attachment manager. Having said that, I don't know how the new flash player fits in to the context of this conversation, so I'm removing both posts.

**moosc** · 08-17-2010, 08:02 AM

Keyboards are dead just look at the BB torch. Less then week out all ready. Marked down fifty percent

Originally Posted by Gekko

i like a 4.3" display and no clunky keyboard/slider contraption.

**MDteX** · 08-17-2010, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by Sailvi767

I think if you read their article the EVO only came out ahead because of the price difference. Absent that difference the EPIC was considered the better phone.

Maybe you should read the article....

Quote "Only thing is, the EVO is also on that short list for us -- and the better camera, bigger screen, and $50 savings versus the Epic still make it our winner in this 4G shootout."

Quote "Despite what you may have heard to the contrary, we'll echo what we said in our look at the AT&T and T-Mobile models that it still doesn't perform as well as a traditional LCD in direct sunlight, though it isn't completely washed out; in our experience, we could always make out the contents of the screen if we squinted hard enough."

The Epic is quite a bit thicker too although the weight is similar.

It comes down to whether you want a physical keyboard slider. And the issue of AMOLED screens in sunlight will be an issue for some users.

**freddyc** · 08-17-2010, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by MDteX

It comes down to whether you want a physical keyboard slider.

Exactly. On paper, the Epic is "better" than the Evo because of the technology in play. If that's what's important to you, you have your decision. Device experiences will fluctuate depending on the user. I was playing with a friend of mines Captivate, and honestly, aside from the screen it was the same experience as using my Evo (minus the difference between HTC's skin and Samsungs). You want a keyboard, get the Epic. You don't want a keyboard, and don't want to pay the extra $50, get the Evo.