[Cialug] Phony questions

[jrnosee at gmail.com]

Also, keep in mind you'll be paying an extra $10/mo for the "kick ass
processor" and so on and so forth (or for the 4G we don't have here....).
The Samsung Transform's the Epic's little brother.  Just got my wife this
phone.  While it's no Epic it's not bad.  800MHz processor does pretty
well.  No HW3D which is kind of annoying when playing Angry Birds ('cause
everyone loves angry birds).  My only thing with the transform is the
digitizer seems a bit inaccurate, but that may be due to the screen
protector on it.

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 8:37 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

> Both are ARMv7 architecture. Evo is HTC, Epic is Samsung. Each company
> likes to do their own customizations to the UI and both are notorious for
> taking a while to provide over the air updates. I've used the Evo and found
> it to be a phenomenal screen and processor. I've not used the Epic but I'd
> expect it to be comparable.
>
> I'd say that it really comes down to preference. One benefit of the
> keyboard equipped devices is that it gives you more room on the screen when
> typing into text boxes since the on-screen keyboards obscure part of the
> screen. One benefit of the on-screen keyboard is that you can see it from
> any angle and in any lighting conditions and it can be compact (portrait
> mode) or wide (landscape mode). Also, the on-screen keyboard devices tend to
> be slimmer.
>
> I'd suggest giving yourself an afternoon after lunch hour but before the
> end of the business day when you can go to your favorite store and play with
> them both side by side without feeling rushed.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Josh More <MoreJ at alliancetechnologies.net>wrote:
>
>> I'm changing phones.  I'm on Sprint and unlikely to change for reasons of
>> price.
>>
>> I am thinking about either the Epic or the Evo.  I am leaning towards the
>> Epic as I like physical keyboards, but am open to other opinions.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Also, if anyone knows of a better provider than Sprint, I'd be interested
>> in hearing those opinions as well.
>>
>> (Relatedly, does anyone want to try to install Android on my
>> soon-to-be-useless Palm Centro?)
>>
>> -Josh More, CISSP, GIAC-GSLC, GIAC-GCIH, RHCE, NCLP
>> morej at alliancetechnologies.net
>> 515-245-7701
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