Last night, I sent out a message from our social accounts praising the Epic 4G Touch's boot times. They amazed me as soon as I turned this Galaxy S II Sprint variant for the first time last Friday and haven't ceased to amaze me ever since. I have loaded up all the same apps and then some compared to any of my other phones, and still - the Epic 4G Touch blazes by the competition like no other device I've seen.
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[Video] Sprint Takes Shots At Verizon, T-Mobile, And AT&T's Data Plans With Its New 'Charts' Ad
Sprint has been making great strides to bash its competitors and show us who has the real unlimited data plan as of late, but this new ad puts it all on the table: Verizon and AT&T charge overage fees for anything more than 2GB and T-Mobile throttles your speed after a certain amount of consumed bandwidth, but The Now Network gives you unlimited data, sans-catch for one price. Have a look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1kkAG9PAkU
The more Sprint ads I see, the more I want to jump ship from Verizon, so they must be doing something right.
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Editorial: Google+ Will (Probably) Never Overtake Facebook - But It Doesn't Matter
Got you on the title for a second, didn't I? With all the buzz (har har) surrounding Google+ lately, there's been near endless speculation about whether the new social network will have what it takes to "defeat" its biggest competitor: Facebook. In fact, it seems taken for granted that Google+ and Facebook are like oil and water - two things that simply cannot co-exist in harmony. As you may have guessed from my title, I think this is an absolutely silly discussion.
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HTC EVO 4G vs. EVO Shift vs. EVO 3D: Battle Of The Specs
It's June 24th, and you know what that means: the heir to the throne of the EVO 4G, one of Sprint's most successful Android devices ever, has officially gone on sale. But considering that reviews have been mixed and that purchasing the EVO 3D will lock you into a two-year contract, the buying decision is understandably difficult.
To help you find out whether Sprint's latest flagship phone is right for you, we've put together a handy-dandy table comparing the specs of all three members of the EVO family:
| Spec type | EVO 4G | EVO Shift 4G | EVO 3D |
|---|---|---|---|
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CPU |
1GHz Qualcomm QSD8650 single-core Snapdragon | 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7630 2nd-gen single-core Snapdragon |
1.2GHz Qualcomm MSM8660 dual-core Snapdragon |
|
Display |
4.3" WVGA (800x480) TFT | 3.6" WVGA (800x480) TFT | 4.3" qHD (960x540) SLCD with stereoscopic 3D capabilities |
|
OS |
Android 2.3 | Android 2.3 | Android 2.3 |
|
Front camera |
1.3MP | N/A | 1.3MP |
|
Rear camera |
8MP | 5MP | Two 5MP shooters |
|
RAM |
512MB | 512MB | 1GB |
|
Internal storage |
1GB | 2GB | 4GB (note that the OS takes up a lot of that) |
|
Included SD card |
8GB | 2GB | 8GB |
|
microHDMI |
Yes | No | Kind of (via MHL adapter) |
|
DLNA support |
No | Yes | Yes |
|
Keyboard |
Virtual | Physical | Virtual |
|
Buttons |
Capacitive | Capacitive | Capacitive |
|
Size |
4.8 x 2.6 x 0.5 inches |
4.61 x 2.32 x 0.59 inches |
5 x 2.6 x 0.47 inches |
|
Weight |
6 ounces | 5.85 ounces | 6 ounces |
|
Battery capacity |
1500mAh | 1500mAh | 1730mAh |
|
Price on contract |
$99.99 | $99.99 | $199.99 |
Of course, a phone cannot live on horsepower alone, so rest assured that we're already testing the EVO 3D to see if its formidable specs amount to a good user experience (and yes, our review will be up soon - stay tuned!).
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[Review] 3 Weeks With The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition Honeycomb Tablet - When Size Does Matter (+XOOM Comparisons)
Intro
For the past 3 weeks, I've been rigorously testing Samsung's latest Android tablet - the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and I am happy to report that my verdict is now out. I hope you will forgive such a long review timeline, but I wanted to really dig in deep and get the full experience, all while comparing it to that of the Motorola XOOM.
I know a lot of you will jump to the Conclusion right away, but I urge you to read all the interesting sections as well - In A Nutshell, The Good, and The Not So Good at a minimum.
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Mega-Music App Comparison: Google Music v Amazon Cloud Player v Subsonic v PowerAMP v Winamp
Listening to tunes on your Android device is serious business - no doubt about it.
It's so serious that many of us are pretty well set in our ways for what we consider the "choice" Android music-listening application, and we aren't willing to budge on it.
PowerAMP users, for example, swear by the application's seemingly endless list of customizations and options. On the other hand, Subsonic devotees like myself are advocates of what is probably the most configurable music streaming experience in existence.
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[Visualized] Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Vs Motorola XOOM
If you've been following the Google I/O coverage today at all, you are probably aware that Google and Samsung gave out about 5,000 Galaxy Tab 10.1 units early to all conference attendees. I didn't take the XOOM with me to the conference to avoid carrying extra bulk, so I didn't have a chance to compare the 10.1 to it while doing the deep dive first look.
Now that I got home and put the two side-by-side...
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Compared: HTC Droid Incredible 2 vs The Original Droid Incredible [Specs]
It's April 28th, the official release date for the 2nd generation Droid Incredible from HTC, and if you haven't studied this phone in detail yet, you're probably wondering just what exactly has changed since the original "Dinc" entered the market last April. Let's have a look, shall we?
Key Differences
Network
First and foremost, just like the Droid 2 Global Edition, the new Incredible 2 is a world phone with both CDMA and GSM frequencies.
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HTC ThunderBolt vs. Samsung DROID Charge: Battle Of The Specs
Verizon's pair of LTE handsets are sure to confuse some shoppers - though one is from Samsung (the DROID Charge) and the other from HTC (the ThunderBolt), the two sport relatively similar feature sets and designs that somewhat resemble one another. So what's the difference? Well, aside from the Charge being $50 more expensive than the already-pricy ThunderBolt, there really aren't many differentiators - let's take a side-by-side look at their spec sheets:
|
Spec type |
DROID Charge |
ThunderBolt |
|---|---|---|
|
CPU |
1GHz Hummingbird |
1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 |
|
Display |
4.3" Super AMOLED Plus |
4.3" SLCD |
|
OS |
Android 2.2 (Froyo) with TouchWiz UI |
Android 2.2 (Froyo) with Sense UI |
|
Front camera |
1.3MP |
1.3MP |
|
Rear camera |
8MP with 720P HD recording |
8MP with 720p HD recording |
|
RAM |
512MB |
768MB |
|
Internal storage |
2GB |
8GB (though not all of that storage is usable) |
|
Included SD card |
32GB |
32GB |
|
DLNA support |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Buttons |
Physical |
Capacitive |
|
Size |
130 mm x 68 mm x 12 mm |
122 mm x 66 mm x 13.2 mm |
|
Weight |
143g |
177g |
|
Battery capacity |
1600 mAh |
1400 mAh |
|
Price on contract |
$299 |
$249 |
As you can see, neither device is anything to scoff at, though - at least in my eyes - the fact that the ThunderBolt runs Sense UI turns the tide in its favor (despite the Charge's superior screen and slightly thinner profile).
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[Weekend Poll] Thinness Vs. Battery Life: FIGHT!
This is the newest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week's, see How Significantly Will The Number Of Cores Factor Into Your Next Phone Purchase?
In keeping with the more technical nature of the last Weekend Poll: what's more important to you - battery life or thinness? Obviously there is something of a balance there, but not all phones strike it well. So which is more important to you? Would you rather have a sleek, thin device with middling battery life?
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