I wouldnt sell the Nexus for this phone unless you really need a keyboard. And if that is the case I would get the Epic. You will kick yourself if you give up your Nexus S.
Some people may regret switching from a device like the Nexus or Epic, I myself have not regretted it. I actually feel I have the better phone. As I have mentioned before, Samsung makes great hardware but their Android OS implementation is a little lacking.
There Exchange support was horrible as the standard email as well. The cool thing is that now I have a phone that most will not have due to being swayed by the "cooler" devices. The device is able to play the games I like, just like the Epic did, bencmark scores were higher actually as well.
The screen an be clearly seen with the brightness at its highest, maybe even better than the Epic I had in direct sunlight. On the Epic, I had to turn up the brightness as well but that would chew on the battery over the long run. The XPRT phone is the longer lasting of the two.
Yes, there are some cavets such as the screen, higher quality video recording, etc but by no means is the XPRT a slouch on those areas. When I went in to test out the Nexus 4G as I wanted to see if maybe that would be my phone of choice, I walked out of there with my XPRT.
Expandable SD ability, LED notification, Candy bar style with keyboard, long battery life, working radio with no wi-fi issues, etc. It is no secret that the Nexus 4G is not the phone that it could have been. There are already phones that trump it in performance. The original Nexus One is still a phone that most would say was the best as far as dev/pure Android.
But yea, if you want a Samsung anyway, skip the Nexus 4G and get the Epic at least, that phone was a great device and with less issues, heck just wait for the Motorola Photon or EVO 3D instead, you could wait for the Samsung Within but I think I am through with Samsung, I know everyone has their issues but Samsung really drops the ball on OS upgrades, just read around the forums, there are devices that area already getting the Gingerbread that you think would be last.
Only the Nexus 4G would be great for the OS thing but the issues are enough to sway me away. Good luck to all on their device choice, for now the XPRT will be mine, but as a fan of good technology, who knows what I will choose next, I am still within the 30 days but do not see anything that will grab me and make me switch, the EVO 3D is the only device coming out within my time frame. That will be a pass for me.
