Ok, I've had the phone since launch day. Actually had two of them, but returned one to sprint this morning. Kept the second one to do additional testing...
Now, let me preface that I have been a smartphone user since the early Treo days, and usually an early adopter to every new phone tech...
I awaited the ET4G because unlike most, I really enjoyed my Samsung Epic, except for the bad updates from Samsung. That said the screen on that phone was amazing and the ET4G is nothing short of that.
I love quality of the camera, and the video playback and recording. Touchwiz is actually easy to use, even though it has been much maligned in the past.
The phone is thin and sexy and that is always a plus.
BUT.....
I've posted in a few threads before, so I don't want to be a complete buzzkill....
I find reception to be not as good as on the Motorola Photon, which I had and returned to get this phone. Most people here are reporting decent GPS locks. My phone can't lock onto my position at all. I don't live in a bunker, but rather in an easy one level home in a good coverage area.
My Wifi is not connecting to any router with a WPA/WPA2 password. There goes using wifi to download the huge game files I wanted to play...
My earpiece distorts all incoming calls, to the point that I can't understand the person who is calling. The speakerphone does the same at the higher volumes.
I have a slight delay when moving the lock screen off. It's sort of like a short flash before I get to the regular screens. It's not super bothersome, but I see it.
Many have reported how the audio jack is bad in the phone. That is disappointing.
So, there is a possibility that my phone is just defective, but then again, that's what I have kind of come to expect from Samsung ( build quality of Epic to Epic was kind of suspect).
There features that I would I would have liked, such as higher resolution, but I was willing to live with those shortcomings... I'm not a fan of living with the ones listed above. I may try to exchange the phone (again) tomorrow, but it's so hard to find one, that I am not really expecting any success.
I know everyone is in love with their new device, but I really wish I could say the same at this point. The GPS thing really bugs me to no end. It was the biggest issue we had on the original Epic and I am dealing with it again....
Now, let me preface that I have been a smartphone user since the early Treo days, and usually an early adopter to every new phone tech...
I awaited the ET4G because unlike most, I really enjoyed my Samsung Epic, except for the bad updates from Samsung. That said the screen on that phone was amazing and the ET4G is nothing short of that.
I love quality of the camera, and the video playback and recording. Touchwiz is actually easy to use, even though it has been much maligned in the past.
The phone is thin and sexy and that is always a plus.
BUT.....
I've posted in a few threads before, so I don't want to be a complete buzzkill....
I find reception to be not as good as on the Motorola Photon, which I had and returned to get this phone. Most people here are reporting decent GPS locks. My phone can't lock onto my position at all. I don't live in a bunker, but rather in an easy one level home in a good coverage area.
My Wifi is not connecting to any router with a WPA/WPA2 password. There goes using wifi to download the huge game files I wanted to play...
My earpiece distorts all incoming calls, to the point that I can't understand the person who is calling. The speakerphone does the same at the higher volumes.
I have a slight delay when moving the lock screen off. It's sort of like a short flash before I get to the regular screens. It's not super bothersome, but I see it.
Many have reported how the audio jack is bad in the phone. That is disappointing.
So, there is a possibility that my phone is just defective, but then again, that's what I have kind of come to expect from Samsung ( build quality of Epic to Epic was kind of suspect).
There features that I would I would have liked, such as higher resolution, but I was willing to live with those shortcomings... I'm not a fan of living with the ones listed above. I may try to exchange the phone (again) tomorrow, but it's so hard to find one, that I am not really expecting any success.
I know everyone is in love with their new device, but I really wish I could say the same at this point. The GPS thing really bugs me to no end. It was the biggest issue we had on the original Epic and I am dealing with it again....
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