So, yes, obviously Samsung was wrong and we did not have 2.2 Froyo on our devices by the end of 2010.
HOwever, let me still take some time to note why that really doesn't matter. I am a person that purchased the HTC Evo on launch day and was a pretty happy camper coming from a Palm Pre. After the Samsung Epic was released, I felt like I had a toy in my hand that could not amount to anything other than simple processing. I was surprised that my year-old Palm Pre could run 3D games much better than my brand new "state of the art" Evo. After three months of having an Evo, and using it with 2.2, I purchased an Epic.
My Epic with 2.1 still outperforms any Evo I have ever seen or used. It makes every other Android device on this market look like last year's technology. It is the only Android lineup of phones in the market today that can handle Unreal graphics (try running Dungeon Defenders on an Evo... it doesn't work. Even TI's OMAP has trouble on my friend's Droid X). It's processing, even with 2.1 is fast and smooth with no bumps or hiccups, even without the JIT included in Froyo. The camera quality is better than any other Android phone I have tested (I have tested quite a bit). The device can still run basically every app in the market with the exception of a few google apps designed for 2.2. I could go on...
So what are we really missing? Flash player. Which in my opinion, really sucks on a mobile device. I used it for a few days on my Evo, and it was so slow and power hungry (not to mention it is designed for a mouse) that I rarely used it. I don't miss 2.2 one bit with this device. It is simply the best device on the market for the Android OS. I can wait for 2.2. I honestly don't think it will make a big enough difference for me to change the opinion of my device.
So I don't complain, and I frankly don't care that I am stuck with 2.1. It works. And in my opinion it works better and is more powerful than any other Android device on the market.
HOwever, let me still take some time to note why that really doesn't matter. I am a person that purchased the HTC Evo on launch day and was a pretty happy camper coming from a Palm Pre. After the Samsung Epic was released, I felt like I had a toy in my hand that could not amount to anything other than simple processing. I was surprised that my year-old Palm Pre could run 3D games much better than my brand new "state of the art" Evo. After three months of having an Evo, and using it with 2.2, I purchased an Epic.
My Epic with 2.1 still outperforms any Evo I have ever seen or used. It makes every other Android device on this market look like last year's technology. It is the only Android lineup of phones in the market today that can handle Unreal graphics (try running Dungeon Defenders on an Evo... it doesn't work. Even TI's OMAP has trouble on my friend's Droid X). It's processing, even with 2.1 is fast and smooth with no bumps or hiccups, even without the JIT included in Froyo. The camera quality is better than any other Android phone I have tested (I have tested quite a bit). The device can still run basically every app in the market with the exception of a few google apps designed for 2.2. I could go on...
So what are we really missing? Flash player. Which in my opinion, really sucks on a mobile device. I used it for a few days on my Evo, and it was so slow and power hungry (not to mention it is designed for a mouse) that I rarely used it. I don't miss 2.2 one bit with this device. It is simply the best device on the market for the Android OS. I can wait for 2.2. I honestly don't think it will make a big enough difference for me to change the opinion of my device.
So I don't complain, and I frankly don't care that I am stuck with 2.1. It works. And in my opinion it works better and is more powerful than any other Android device on the market.