Epic 4g poorly rated by Consumer reports?

[Aero]

thats sales im pretty sure bc is no way is the intercept ever going to be rated in quality higher than the epic. just specs alone make the epic better in quality

First of all quality is going to refer to build quality where the Evo is better, basic reception, where the Evo is better, playing phone videos on your TV where the Evo is better, and GPS where the Evo is much better.

There are advantages to the Epic. I have three epics an and Evo. I gernally prefer the Epic, but I can easily see where Evo woudl top Epic in real world tests. Better reception alone goes to "quality" more than a GPU and the Evo beats Epic on reception hands down.

 

[|-KGB-|CaptHowdy]

First of all quality is going to refer to build quality where the Evo is better, basic reception, where the Evo is better, playing phone videos on your TV where the Evo is better, and GPS where the Evo is much better.

There are advantages to the Epic. I have three epics an and Evo. I gernally prefer the Epic, but I can easily see where Evo woudl top Epic in real world tests. Better reception alone goes to "quality" more than a GPU and the Evo beats Epic on reception hands down.

and i agree but your statement is unnecessary because im not even comparing to a ****ing evo. Im comparing the epic to the intercept so btfo. And some such as me might consider the epic better build quality. I went through 3 evos the first week. Im still on launch day epic

 

[photoframd#AC]

The Epic 4G was the top rated phone for Sprint and pulled in the same rating as the iPhone on AT&T. The Epic did not receive a "Recommended" rating because of its price. Consumer Reports always places a high value on cost for value. The three "Best Choices" for Sprint are all under $50 with the Samsung Instinct HD at the top. By the way, the iPhone did not make the recommended list for AT&T.

 

[Addie_Goodvibes]

Yeah and PCWorld ranked Epic the top Smart Phone.

Top 10 Cellphones

Best of 2010

I wouldn't worry too much about consumer reports ratings, different sources will rate it differently based on a unique set of criteria.

If you are satisfied with the phone you cares what others rate it.

 

[estebancam]

Its not a quality figure, its sales

 

[Q-fugee]

The Epic 4G was the top rated phone for Sprint and pulled in the same rating as the iPhone on AT&T. The Epic did not receive a "Recommended" rating because of its price. Consumer Reports always places a high value on cost for value. The three "Best Choices" for Sprint are all under $50 with the Samsung Instinct HD at the top. By the way, the iPhone did not make the recommended list for AT&T.

Um, what are you reading? That's not the issue of Consumer Reports that landed in my mailbox yesterday.

EDIT: It looks like you are looking at either the 2011 Buyer's Guide, which came out this week, or the previous cellphone test, which the Buyer's Guide just republishes at the end of the year. This discussion is about the brand new issue of the magazine which hit newsstands this week.

Everybody needs to take a deep breath, here.

It takes CR literally months to test anything. They pore over surveys, test things in different markets, and have an army of statisticians that filter out everything and make sure the comparisons and scoring is even.

Ever read one of their washer or toaster reviews? Notice how many models are footnoted with "Discontinued, Replaced with Similar Model" in their tests? It almost isn't worth it.

The Epic wasn't on the market last summer when they performed this test. Apple was in the midst of bending over its own users and giving it to them in the shorts, and CR still holds this against them. End of story.

--Qfg