Well, that sucks. After so much anticipation less than a week with my Evo 3D, it is on the way back to Sprint. I was very much looking forward to this device and was totally bummed when I realized it was a "dud". Using the Evo 4G for a year spoiled me, the device really worked well. Right out of the box (with its shiny Froyo OS on it) the Evo wowed me with it's size and speed. I thought the 3D would be double the phone the 4G was and it simply is not. These are the reasons I am sending it back:
Battery: By far the biggest gripe is the battery. While people claim it is better than the 4G, I can assure you mine was not. I thought I had something wrong with my device but, a tech at the store said "getting close to 10 hours on a charge is about right". To me, that is terrible. My work day, from leaving home to arriving home, is exactly 11 hours. If a phone can not get me through my day it is worthless to me.
Inconsistent performance: Blindingly fast. Oddly slow. This is how I would surmise the performance on the 3D. Playing simple games like Angry Birds or Bubble Pop work wonderfully. Smooth as butter. Opening people (contacts) ? Delay. Scrolling through phonebook or market? Delay. Unlocking the phone? Sometimes a random delay. Flicking through the home screen after using some apps. Another delay. Live wallpaper and flick on the home screen (to get the neat carousel effect). Delay. It just doesn't make much sense. I still don't get how such a top flight phone has such inconsistent performance.
Camera: Awful. Abysmal quality. 2D pictures look like they came from a phone from 2 years ago. The clarity and detail are terrible. The only time I got a decent picture was when I was perfectly still taking a shot of an inanimate object. I could care less about 3D (I own an awesome LED 3D TV and don't have the glasses) so I can't give detail on how that worked. I also know this is a "phone not a camera" but, I am the only one who determines how I should use my phone. While I have a nice camera, it's not always by my side. My phone is always in my pocket. Is it that unreasonable to have a phone that can provide a decent photo.
Reception: All over the place. In the same position on my desk it went from full to no bars and everything in between. My old Evo and my HTC Arrive both get a constant three or four bars worth of reception. Plus data speeds are less than stellar (all though Sprint seems to have slowed down all together trhe past few weeks).
So, that's my story. Phone is enroute back to Sprint and I will wait patiently on the sideline. I am not a fanboy by any means. I use whatever I feel like at the moment. I think that people look at things like this subjectively and it's hard to scrub that to form an educated opinion. In my mind, this is not a great successor to the Evo and certainly does not feel like a generation past it. My wifes Nexus S4G runs everything at least as smooth and gets awesome battery life. Now, the search for the next device goes on for me.
If you have any questions on the device, I will do my best to answer.
Battery: By far the biggest gripe is the battery. While people claim it is better than the 4G, I can assure you mine was not. I thought I had something wrong with my device but, a tech at the store said "getting close to 10 hours on a charge is about right". To me, that is terrible. My work day, from leaving home to arriving home, is exactly 11 hours. If a phone can not get me through my day it is worthless to me.
Inconsistent performance: Blindingly fast. Oddly slow. This is how I would surmise the performance on the 3D. Playing simple games like Angry Birds or Bubble Pop work wonderfully. Smooth as butter. Opening people (contacts) ? Delay. Scrolling through phonebook or market? Delay. Unlocking the phone? Sometimes a random delay. Flicking through the home screen after using some apps. Another delay. Live wallpaper and flick on the home screen (to get the neat carousel effect). Delay. It just doesn't make much sense. I still don't get how such a top flight phone has such inconsistent performance.
Camera: Awful. Abysmal quality. 2D pictures look like they came from a phone from 2 years ago. The clarity and detail are terrible. The only time I got a decent picture was when I was perfectly still taking a shot of an inanimate object. I could care less about 3D (I own an awesome LED 3D TV and don't have the glasses) so I can't give detail on how that worked. I also know this is a "phone not a camera" but, I am the only one who determines how I should use my phone. While I have a nice camera, it's not always by my side. My phone is always in my pocket. Is it that unreasonable to have a phone that can provide a decent photo.
Reception: All over the place. In the same position on my desk it went from full to no bars and everything in between. My old Evo and my HTC Arrive both get a constant three or four bars worth of reception. Plus data speeds are less than stellar (all though Sprint seems to have slowed down all together trhe past few weeks).
So, that's my story. Phone is enroute back to Sprint and I will wait patiently on the sideline. I am not a fanboy by any means. I use whatever I feel like at the moment. I think that people look at things like this subjectively and it's hard to scrub that to form an educated opinion. In my mind, this is not a great successor to the Evo and certainly does not feel like a generation past it. My wifes Nexus S4G runs everything at least as smooth and gets awesome battery life. Now, the search for the next device goes on for me.
If you have any questions on the device, I will do my best to answer.