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- 05-26-2011, 12:12 AM
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- 05-26-2011, 05:44 AM #2
Id be excited, if this phone came out 4 months ago............
Current Device: Nexus S 4g
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Samsung Epic 4g> Palm Pre > MDA > too many to list - 05-26-2011, 08:05 AM #3 LOL!!! Wow... You aren't excited about this unless it came out 4 months ago. Us Verizon Customers are still waiting for a phone this good on 4G Network. Ohh... and will be for the next 3 months!
Originally Posted by pakiplayer421 
Between this phone, the Evo 3D and the Lineup T-Mobile has coming up it's just making me SICK!!!!
Verizon's network better keep up the good fight because that is all it has. Pricing is horrible, phones are garbage.... - 05-26-2011, 08:20 AM #4
- 05-26-2011, 10:47 AMThread Author #5
And that's a wrap Originally Posted by Jasper
Sent from my Droid - 05-26-2011, 01:50 PM #6
- 05-26-2011, 02:00 PM #7 HTC all the way. Moto can't compete, especially when they put that WebTop nonsense on their phones. Plus, Tegra 2 seems to be weak in comparison to the new Qualcomm dual-core chip that's in the Evo 3D. If I were on Sprint, I would have preordered the 3D already. Originally Posted by STL 314 yum! this or the 3D?
- 05-26-2011, 05:41 PM #8 For me, it's between the Evo 3D and the Samsung Galaxy S2. But it's starting to become that I'm leaning towards the Galaxy S2 Originally Posted by e30kid
- 05-26-2011, 06:24 PM #9
makes me want to go back to Sprint. If only they hadnt let their network go to trash in my area....................
- 05-26-2011, 07:17 PMThread Author #10
Samsung all the way in this match-up. I suspect HTC and Moto are going to fall by the wayside (among enthusiast) as Samsung and LG start to make huge inroads onto the Android scene. Originally Posted by Officerpolabear For me, it's between the Evo 3D and the Samsung Galaxy S2. But it's starting to become that I'm leaning towards the Galaxy S2
- 05-26-2011, 07:48 PM #11 Ever since Samsung burned the Moment on the Frodo update (I bought the damn phone as part of my son's graduation gift), I'm very wary of Samsung. Originally Posted by CK
My OG Droid just got Netflix today and it runs brilliantly. I'm sticking with Moto and the Photon is the first high quality Moto on Sprint, my original provider. Two year contract with Verizon is up in November, so I get to weigh all the options between Verizon and Sprint. Especially in lieu of Verizon's upcoming tier pricing. Sprint is so much cheaper and there's even WiMax in New Haven (I live in a suburb outside).
Also, I'll bet they announce that the Photon will have NFC! It only makes sense after today's announcement and the fact that Sprint is a partner. - 05-26-2011, 07:53 PM #12
- 05-26-2011, 08:37 PM #13
This is like the EVO 3D but from Moto
- 05-26-2011, 09:40 PM #14
Pretty good time to be a Sprint customer... We know the SG2 is coming eventually as well, so we'll have top-tier options from at 'least three of the five major Android handset manufacturers (a G2X equivalent would be sweet, personally I could care less for Sony Ericsson tho). Sprint needs more variety tho, last year they set themselves up well w/the Epic and it's keyboard + the EVO... From recent leaks it doesn't seem like the next GS will be a slider so that means three 4"+ slabs, ho hum.
I'm partial to HTC, today's announcements regarding unlocked bootloaders restored my faith in them... Even if the EVO 3D ships with a locked bootloader they'll probably just leak en engineering bootloader that developers can use to work around it (like what happened w/the Thunderbolt, and early root methods for the EVO 4G even, you really think ALL those leaks are accidental? c'mon!).
There's a couple of things that could sway me towards the Photon tho... If it's significantly thinner than the EVO 3D I might bite, or if battery life on the EVO 3FD turns out to be abysmal (that's one thing Moto's pretty consistent with). The one other thing that could sway me towards Moto is if the Photon turns out to be a world phone, I heard a rumor that it'd have a SIM slot for GSM roaming, that'd be a sweet option (locked bootloader or not).
The GS2 looks pretty nice, it's definitely thin as heck and I don't think I'd mind the plastic feel too much (since I tend to use slim TPU cases anyway, so I don't care how the back feels/looks)... But I'm still wary of Samsung's lackluster track record w/updates. They seem to be doing better this time around w/GB already imminent for the GS2, but their inability to push US carriers to release updates quicker still worries me... And don't tell me the carrier/manufacturer relationship doesn't play a role there.
HTC/Sprint more than earned their keep w/the EVO... Pretty sure they released over half a dozen official updates, some pre-Froyo and several post-Froyo even (and GB is already leaking for most HTC pones, let's see when the Epic/Vibrant/Captivate get GB...). - 05-26-2011, 11:45 PM #15
if it wasnt sprint then yes
Nokia 6xxx >> Motorola i710 >> Motorola Razr >> BB 9000 >> BB 9700 >> Nexus One >> Droid X >> Thunderbolt - 05-27-2011, 12:34 AM #16
- 05-27-2011, 05:51 AM #17
It looks like a contender if the specs hold up. I dont know if I would get it myself but I'm glad that Sprint is steping up there game on the phone side. Now they just need to get the Wimax speeds up.
- 05-27-2011, 08:46 AM #18
- 05-27-2011, 09:43 AM #19 If they build a GSM version (Like : Droid Pro , Motorola Pro & XPRT) , Im down for itUPDATE: This is my next… is upping the stakes here with a report that “Codename: Sunfire” will also sport a GSM radio for global roaming. Photon 4G as a world phone? Can’t hurt, right?
Man i need a GSM phone with 4.3" Screen & Dual core
Last edited by IceDree; 05-27-2011 at 09:49 AM.
- 05-27-2011, 10:48 AM #20
Im an HTC man... but the previous talk of locked/signed bootloaders has me looking at other
womenphones. This thing looks amazing. I really don't care about 3D so this might be a better purchase over the Evo 3d.
For those who think it will be GSM/CDMA... that will likely be Int'l GSM, not AT&T GSM so you likely won't be able to use it outside of Sprint in the states - 05-27-2011, 05:39 PM #21 Since when is Lord of the Rings part of android? Originally Posted by SharonW
Just kidding but yeah I was with you, I had the moment but I switched to an Epic after the first year.
- 05-27-2011, 05:40 PM #22 Um GS2 already has GB... Originally Posted by Impulses
- 05-27-2011, 06:50 PM #23 Originally Posted by dsstrainer
Thanks for pointing that out , But my plan (If Motorola did make it GSM\CDMA & I hope they do , if they didn't make a stand alone GSM version) is to ship it to Saudi Arabia - 05-27-2011, 08:23 PM #24 ROTFL at myself! That's what I get for only 5 hours of sleep every day this week. I'm getting too old for that sort of crap. Originally Posted by Officerpolabear Since when is Lord of the Rings part of android? Just kidding but yeah I was with you, I had the moment but I switched to an Epic after the first year.
The whole Moment thing really pissed me off because it meant a lot to me to give him a really cool phone that I could afford and had a physical keyboard. (Shoot, I only paid $140 for my OG Droid in the month of its release on Amazon with some savvy shopping.) Plus, I and his girlfriend had done all this evangelizing about Android and how great it was and he ends up with a dud.
He's had nothing but trouble with it. Bizarre stuff. Thankfully, his girlfriend is more of a techie than he so she helps out on some stuff. But even I can't solve the wandering cloud problem from Beautiful Widgets even after uninstalling and reinstalling it. It's the damnedest thing. The cloud shows up in the strangest of places.
- 05-27-2011, 08:55 PM #25 Yeah that phone was bad and if I were you, I would add another line and maybe get an lg optimus or something cheap for him until his upgrade is available? Originally Posted by SharonW ROTFL at myself! That's what I get for only 5 hours of sleep every day this week. I'm getting too old for that sort of crap.
The whole Moment thing really pissed me off because it meant a lot to me to give him a really cool phone that I could afford and had a physical keyboard. (Shoot, I only paid $140 for my OG Droid in the month of its release on Amazon with some savvy shopping.) Plus, I and his girlfriend had done all this evangelizing about Android and how great it was and he ends up with a dud.
He's had nothing but trouble with it. Bizarre stuff. Thankfully, his girlfriend is more of a techie than he so she helps out on some stuff. But even I can't solve the wandering cloud problem from Beautiful Widgets even after uninstalling and reinstalling it. It's the damnedest thing. The cloud shows up in the strangest of places.
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