Hi there all, noob to Android Central! I am currently an early adopter of the Palm Pre. I actually still have my original Pre. I am so ready to jump ship. I was wondering the following:
I would like to hear from others who have made this change from the Pre. What makes the EVO better than the Pre? How user friendly is the OS? Can you multitask on the EVO? I am not a huge apps person - how good is the email, internet and messaging?
I appreciate any honest answers you can provide me!
Thanks!
My wife and I were pre supporters until I bought myself an evo in late October. Playing with the evo at the store was night and day performance-wise compared to my pore. There are things I miss about the pre (software), but I will not be looking back.
What I loved about my pre:
-WebOS cards - IMO the best multi-tasking OS out there. The evo does it differently.
-Swipe up to close apps.
What I love about my evo:
-Hardware - large, bright, and responsive screen (looks twice as big as pre's), no restarts, no lag or freezing. Also, apps load super quick (maps on the pre took more than a minute to load - it opens instantly on the evo)
-Android - you had to use preware to get some of the standard options on the evo
-4G - If you have it in your area, it is BLAZING fast. I get between 5 - 13 Mbps down
-Apps - tons of them. Sure there are a bunch of apps that are useless, but there are so many that are helpful / fun (Chase Bank app is the best)
-Battery Life - The battery appears to be better on the evo than it does on the pre. And I'm still in the "honeymoon" playing phase of the phone.
What I had to adjust to:
-Android Multi-tasking - it is different, but I got used to it quickly. You hold down the home key for about a second or so and your last 8 opened apps appear. Just click on the app and it will take you to where you last left off.
-Software keyboard - it took me about a day to totally get used to it. It corrects everything wrong I type. After one day, I typed faster on the software keyboard than I did on the pre hardware keyboard.
Needless to say, after my wife had about 20 minutes of playing with my phone, we switched her pre to an evo too! You can't go wrong with the evo!