Ok, so like most of you here, I've already placed my pre-order for the One (on Sprint). And like most of you, I do think this is gonna be a hell of a phone with a long list of enjoyable features. But....
I'm still in love with my EVO LTE. I truly think it went under the radar and wasn't given its fair dues, mainly because it was a Sprint exclusive, and Sprint's network...well, yeah. Granted, there were some lengthy periods of bug issues (never rooted), but fixes came, and I feel Jelly Bean has helped keep it highly competitive a year after its release. I'm also still extremely impressed by its build quality. Obviously, the new One takes the cake in the physical build department. But for a year old phone, the Evo's hardware is still as impressive to me as it was a year ago. Regardless, I was impressed with what I saw in the One, and pulled the trigger on the pre-order. Now that the One is almost here, I'm finding that I'm not anticipating the transition as much as I was a year ago going from the Evo 3d to the LTE, and it's for the following reasons...
1. Lack of expandable memory - I know this has been discussed to death, and I didn't think it would make a world of difference at first. But with no 64GB option, I'm starting to seriously question the storage limitation. I'm probably in the minority, but I've got over 30 gigs of music on my 64GB microSD card in my Evo. I'm a music lover, and hate having to decide what "makes the cut," and my phone is my music player at the gym. The reality that I'm gonna have to cut out a ton of music sucks.
2. No kickstand - yes, I'm aware there will be case options, but I look forward to going "naked" with the One as often as possible (who doesn't want to show off this beauty?). I find myself using the kickstand alot on my Evo, and I know I'll miss that option without masking the One's beauty with a case.
3. No option to remove black menu bar at bottom - ok, it may not be in every app, but it's in enough to be noticed. When HTC rolled out the update to give EVO users the option to make the recent apps button a menu button, I was very pleased. How HTC can deny their new flagship device a similar option is kind of mind blowing. It's the app developers' fault for not incorporating the software menu, but HTC has to recognize there being a need for a workaround.
4. Screen size - and this isn't even saying that the screen should be bigger. But in comparison to my upgrade from the Evo 3d (4.3 inch) to the LTE (4.7), there's less "new" factor involved.
So are these reasons for hesitating and putting off the One? Anyone else with similar thoughts? I'm a little torn I guess. There's no denying, from virtually all reviews I've seen, that the One is an impressive phone and perhaps the strongest Android to date. But at the same time, the change doesn't feel as big as it should due to "losing" some features I've grown to love and take advantage of on the Evo. And in due time, I'm confident the Evo will get Sense 5, and the main differences then will be hardware specs and features (the extra GB of Ram, Boomsound, and the build quality - but again, after the One, I feel like the Evo is one of the best built devices out there.) I almost feel like I'm falling victim to just wanting the latest and greatest moreso than making a significant upgrade. Am I just feeling the Evo's jealous glares asking me if it's really over, am I overthinking this? Help, make things clearer and convince me this is a bigger upgrade than I'm seeing!!
I'm still in love with my EVO LTE. I truly think it went under the radar and wasn't given its fair dues, mainly because it was a Sprint exclusive, and Sprint's network...well, yeah. Granted, there were some lengthy periods of bug issues (never rooted), but fixes came, and I feel Jelly Bean has helped keep it highly competitive a year after its release. I'm also still extremely impressed by its build quality. Obviously, the new One takes the cake in the physical build department. But for a year old phone, the Evo's hardware is still as impressive to me as it was a year ago. Regardless, I was impressed with what I saw in the One, and pulled the trigger on the pre-order. Now that the One is almost here, I'm finding that I'm not anticipating the transition as much as I was a year ago going from the Evo 3d to the LTE, and it's for the following reasons...
1. Lack of expandable memory - I know this has been discussed to death, and I didn't think it would make a world of difference at first. But with no 64GB option, I'm starting to seriously question the storage limitation. I'm probably in the minority, but I've got over 30 gigs of music on my 64GB microSD card in my Evo. I'm a music lover, and hate having to decide what "makes the cut," and my phone is my music player at the gym. The reality that I'm gonna have to cut out a ton of music sucks.
2. No kickstand - yes, I'm aware there will be case options, but I look forward to going "naked" with the One as often as possible (who doesn't want to show off this beauty?). I find myself using the kickstand alot on my Evo, and I know I'll miss that option without masking the One's beauty with a case.
3. No option to remove black menu bar at bottom - ok, it may not be in every app, but it's in enough to be noticed. When HTC rolled out the update to give EVO users the option to make the recent apps button a menu button, I was very pleased. How HTC can deny their new flagship device a similar option is kind of mind blowing. It's the app developers' fault for not incorporating the software menu, but HTC has to recognize there being a need for a workaround.
4. Screen size - and this isn't even saying that the screen should be bigger. But in comparison to my upgrade from the Evo 3d (4.3 inch) to the LTE (4.7), there's less "new" factor involved.
So are these reasons for hesitating and putting off the One? Anyone else with similar thoughts? I'm a little torn I guess. There's no denying, from virtually all reviews I've seen, that the One is an impressive phone and perhaps the strongest Android to date. But at the same time, the change doesn't feel as big as it should due to "losing" some features I've grown to love and take advantage of on the Evo. And in due time, I'm confident the Evo will get Sense 5, and the main differences then will be hardware specs and features (the extra GB of Ram, Boomsound, and the build quality - but again, after the One, I feel like the Evo is one of the best built devices out there.) I almost feel like I'm falling victim to just wanting the latest and greatest moreso than making a significant upgrade. Am I just feeling the Evo's jealous glares asking me if it's really over, am I overthinking this? Help, make things clearer and convince me this is a bigger upgrade than I'm seeing!!
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