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[Merged] HTC Evo 4G / Supersonic / Sprint Evo
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Wow that can't be right. My Evo dropped about 5% over a 6 hr period of sleeping, while my iPhone dropped 6%. Both have the same email accounts so syncing and fetching should be the same for both.
I also agree that web browsing is not as good as the iPhone. Seems like all the browsers and most of the apps are being stretched to fit the screen of the Evo.
I think the interaction between a human finger and an on-screen image -- and its effect on the iPhone's behavior -- was more amazing than all of its other features combined when it was first announced, and still nothing has match or surpassed it. I'm talking about accuracy here. Whatever caused the Evo to not be as accurate, framerate or lag, that's one of the things that made me disappointed
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I love the text reflow stuff on the android browser. If you use double tap to zoom rather than pinch I find that it reflows text perfectly for simple up down scrolling when you are reading a web page.
For some reason it is less successful when pinch zooming but I do find it better than panning around text on the iPhone.
Text resolution shouldn't be a problem after tomorrows announcements from apple but being used to android more, it just makes sense to me!
I love the text reflow stuff on the android browser. If you use double tap to zoom rather than pinch I find that it reflows text perfectly for simple up down scrolling when you are reading a web page.
For some reason it is less successful when pinch zooming but I do find it better than panning around text on the iPhone.
Text resolution shouldn't be a problem after tomorrows announcements from apple but being used to android more, it just makes sense to me!
As i'm typing this my phone is at
Android System - 25%
...etc snip
Cell Standby - 23%
Wi-Fi - 23%
Phone idle - 18%
Display 8%
Dolphin Browser HD - 3%
I'm guessing it's going to differ by user but to me Android system is always at the top taking more than a quarter of the power
Of course it does. The same thing happens on the iPhone (and every other phone).
All that display shows is where the phone used its power since you last reset the stats by (un)plugging... NOT what it's using right now.
It's also NOT an amount.
It's just a ratio. If all you did was look a homepage menus, then the Android System percentage would've been much higher. It doesn't mean it used a ton of battery, it just means that's all you did to use battery. If you did nothing but play with Maps, then Maps would've been at or near the top instead.
You don't have to close anything. Most apps are not running in the background; they're suspended in a very similar manner to what Apple ended up doing on the iPhone. That is, they stay resident until the memory is needed, at which point their state is stored and the memory is given up.
Personally, I like the way Android lets me do a harder than normal flick and it'll go all the way to the top or bottom (or until I stop it). Beats the pants off Safari trying to get to the bottom of a web page.
I love it. Experienced smartphone owners recognize this feature as the way the web was meant to display text, rewrapping it as the zoom goes up.
On Safari, once you zoom past a certain point, you have to then manually scroll left and right over and over again to read a paragraph. Painful.
On Android, you can zoom as much as you want and a text area will wrap so you don't have to manually scroll left and right.
Dolphin HD owns Safari, and this coming from someone who loves Safari. Have you gone thru 3-4 full charging cycles with you battery yet? I doubt it.
The phone just came out 2 days ago, none of the people posting have gone thru 3-4 full recycle charges. Oh and unlike your iPhone, the Evo takes extended life batteries. Cool concept eh?
Wrong. The $10 fee removes the cap limits on 3g/4g. So yes unlimited data
http://gizmodo.com/5555898/clearwire-were-going-to-keep-unlimited-data-plans-alive
Actually, you are incorrect. Check Sprint's website. "Simply Everything" Plan includes unlimited everything.....except for 4G, you pay the mandatory $10. Sounds like a $10 charge for 4G....
I have gone through 5 cycles already. (did you know my battery when from 100 to 95 percent, the moment i was in the bathroom and then came out)
LOL...dolphin HD does not own safari. It's not the browsers fault here, i just prefer that NOTHING BE CHANGED when i'm zooming in and out. And the fact that i can zoom super close on the safari. I have complete freedom. On Android it's like, "hey I think you like it if I wrapped the text"...Um no I would not like it.
God, even Opera is better than dolphin. Except Opera can't handle external youtube links on my EVO.
I just want people to make a normal browser and when I double tap, it intelligently zooms enough to fit the text in the box. I don't want the browser to alter the look of the website. PERIOD. Wrapping the text moves things around and even though it may work...i really don't like it and I think they should seriously give users an option to turn that crap off. And also, running like one or 2 tabs KILLS my resources. Sorry to say this, but Apple's 256mb is more efficiently used in browser form and it's probably because Android loads the entire page. Iphone 0S caches it and leaves it checkerboard until you reach that point.
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Here is a link I found about saving EVO battery:
http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/05/20-tips-to-improve-htc-evo-4g-battery-life.html
I've bought all three iPhones the day they came out... And I gave it up for an EVO on friday. I'm actually very impressed withal aspects of the phone and im a huge fan of the sprint network so far over AT&T.
AT&T is the reason I switched, not Apple. The only thing they could do tomorrow to make me return the EVO would be the multi carrier model and we know that's not happening.. I'll be back when VZW gets it.
EVO is a great phone though..
AT&T is the reason I switched, not Apple. The only thing they could do tomorrow to make me return the EVO would be the multi carrier model and we know that's not happening.. I'll be back when VZW gets it.
EVO is a great phone though..
I think it's hilarious that basically you can't use the phone as intended without experiencing terrible battery life. Just goes to show specs aren't everything. These highly spec'd Android phones come out and their labeled the next iPhone killer but you can't use it without killing the battery in an extremely short amount of time. With that said, I will give props to the Nexus One as the battery life seems to be heads above the other Android phones at this point.
Sure you can. I have an extended 1800mah battery in my Evo and I get 8-10 hours with moderate usage. People with bigger batteries will get even more obviously. I also have a car charger and the stock battery, so battery life will never be an issue for me and shouldnt for other people with half a brain. Pretty good usage for a phone with a gigantic 4.3 inch display. This is not really a phone, its a portable computing device that just happens to have the features of a phone.
About being an "iPhone killer", thats a joke. Most smartphones the past 3 years have been iPhone killers as they could do MMS, multitask and a dozen other things the iPhone couldnt until VERY recently. My stupid LG phone from 2005 could do MMS and multitask LOL. The only thing iPhone has ever had an advantage with was the app store, thats it.
Oh Definitely. The Evo looks very nice and I'm sure it ****s all over the 3GS, but hopefully that won't be the case with the 4th gen iPhone.
Well not that i have to prove anything to you. But i can take a picture of my EVO right now and upload it on the forum. Just because someone does not like features of a phone does not mean they are "Lying". That's very narrow minded thinking.
Also you come on a Forum that's about apple products where people like the iphone and yet you wonder why people do bash it. It's a no brainer. This is not called android forums its called Mac rumors do you get it?
Without the iPhone would Android exist today in the same capacity? Very doubtful.
Narrow minded thinking? Isn't that IRONIC? Look at what you are saying!
If you don't have the judgmental or common sense to spot out the bias and non-bias then I'm sorry. I never said someone does not like the features of a phone is lying. All I said was I have detected some people do this on this forum lied about testing it out and having it so they can bash the phone.
So I come to a forum that's dedicated to Apple products that mean I can't discuss another product? So because it's an Apple forum then people has to bias? Who's narrow minded now?
This is the only Mac forum that I visit daily and so are all Windows forums. Funny thing is I think people that lies and has the most pride are the people in this forum.
I haven't seen anything that jumps out to me as someone lying about having the phone, though I could have missed it.
I have seen people lying about the battery life on other forums; seeing quotes like 15 hours of hardcore usage (bull).
I have seen people lying about the battery life on other forums; seeing quotes like 15 hours of hardcore usage (bull).
Well don't include me in that. i'm using the phone like i would use my iphone. If it can't keep up thats not my problem.
Yes, i bought a 300 dollar phone and possibly changed my service to "BASH" it.
Syncing is set up automatically once you enter in your Google account information. And yes I do have talk enabled and have gps turned off.
Right now I'm leaning on sticking with my iphone. The HTC sense UI annoys me because it's missing keys. Also who knows when Sprint will release froyo. I also dont really like the stretched look of apps on the evo due to its huge screen. Hoping developers will start catering to larger screens.
But other than that, the hardware is.impressive but Android needs some more polish and did I mention HTC sense ui sucks. Please hurry rooters.
OK? If you think you were included then that's your problem.
Yeah, you possibly will change it or possibly will return it before 30 days for a FULL REFUND.
OK? If you think you were included then that's your problem.
Yeah, you possibly will change it or possibly will return it before 30 days for a FULL REFUND.
it may be a 30-day for a full refund, but I don't go into it looking to return. I think thats a horrible way to go about it. I'm doing everything I can to make me stay with the phone because I love this screen.
I'm honestly giving you my opinion of everything that is happening with the phone. And trust me, i go to both the android central forums and here to get proper insight.
Everything i have been noting isn't a myth here...it's been WELL DOCUMENTED.