Samsung Epic...
-HTC (which means it has a CHANCE of getting an update),
-excellent design (if this thing is anything like the merge, it's verging on best in class),
-actually useful manufacturer modifications on top of android as opposed to mere eye candy
With that said, though, Samsung really has dropped it in updating its flagship android line.
The screen on the Shift is TFT, which means it will look better outdoors, and whites/text will look a LOT better. I have an AMOLED DInc, and the SAMOLED galaxy phones are similar. Text is fuzzy and whites are offcolor. Considering I browse the internet a lot from my phone, that's a deal breaker.
The smaller screen on the Shift means that the pixel density on the shift is greater (again lending to cleaner text).
I don't care for the Epic's keyboard either.
But even ignoring all that, the Shift isn't a Samsung, which instantly makes it a better choice th...
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Tft is no match for Samoled your dreaming. Do the research or just go compare the screens on the Epic vs the Shift. The Epic looks vibrant and high quality the shift looks faded and washed out. Who wants to stare at a super bright screen all day. They tft whites are blinding and can be more irritating then u make them out to be.
The Epics keyboard is second to none
You obviously need to learn more about touchwiz
Wrong.. the Epic 4g hhas already had 2 updates
And hummingbird is fast, but the way samsung handles memory erases almost all of that advantage. 2nd gen snapdragon's are also better at handling battery and a greater volume of processes. Raw speed isn't everything.
I have a TFT LCD and a AMOLED screen infront of me. Yes, the colors on a TFT look washed out in comparison, but text is a LOT sharper, and that's important to me. That being said, SLCD (like the screen on the Tbolt) is amazing, and the new version of AMOLED is promising to be decent as well. we'll see.
And no I don't need to learn more about touchwiz. It's as useful as Motoblur or LG's customizations are, and that isn't saying much. What useful featur...
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Yes a tft does have sharper text but the text on the samoled look perfect and most people cannot tell the difference between the 2.
You want to know why hardware makers are starting to try and crack down on rooting? You're part of the problem. Rooting's not the issue, people trying to get warranty replacements when they bust their phone rooting is.
Yes, hardware issues should still be covered, but do you have any idea the number of phones verizon (and I'm assuming sprint) had to replace because people messed up rooting their phones?
80% of my use of a smartphone has text involved, so LCD is a better option
On top of that, SENSE=Eye Candy and Useful innovations. Touchwiz=EyeCandy and little else.
If you want a keyboard, get the Shift.
TouchWiz offers some dramatic improvements to the android os and not just colored panels behind app icons. Here is a list of touchwiz only features
Improved notification bar with 1 touch access to wifi, bluetooth, gps and 4g. 2.2 adds silent mode
File manager (much needed on android)
Custom lockscreen that answers, ignores, or replys with text msg in one swipe. Also notifies and allows you to quickly check and respond to any text or phone calls that were missed
Custom phone app. That gives you so many features over the stock android app I won't list them all
Task manger that lets you close running apps, see/uninstall apps, see avaliable memory for phone/...
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-The notification bar replaces a widget called the power control bar, which is stock android. Moving it into the notification panel is nice, but not revolutionary. I have the same feature in the ROM I'm running now, I still use the power bar because it's easier. LG devices have the power control in the task bar as well.
-Android doesn't need a task manager. FULL STOP. That's like giving a perfectly healthy kid a crutch. There is no point to it. You can see available phone memory in the setting menu and uninstall from there as well.
-The lockscreen is annoying, but if you're i...
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Widgets on the home screen take much longer to get to than having it on the notification bar which you will also have faster access to between apps. So if you like the extra steps go right ahead.
Tell that to the 15plus hours I get with it and the 8-9 hours without it. đ Battery life will improve from shutting down certain apps running in the background using task manager included with touchwiz.
No it doesn't the miui lock screen does not have all the features or the ease of use the touchwiz lock screen does.
Sense does not allow you to see each type of contact and back them up accordingly nor does it give you a wall with an entire stream of ...
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-Notification bar: Pull down notification bar, tap icon. Widget: Hit home button, tap icon. not any longer. LG also does this, without requiring a huge overlay skin. It can also be built into AOSP, as shown by cyanogen.
-You get more time with the task killer because you don't know how to set up your phone. This literally takes less than 10 minutes and is MUCH better for your phone. The reason your battery is draining is because you have your apps pulling for data too often. the task killer resets those counters, NOTHING more. Apps sitting in memory consume no more battery t...
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Your initial statement was about TW vs. Sense, not TW vs. custom kernels, roms, baking, cooking and rooting.
A fair statement about the two from my personal experience:
I love TW, I love sense.. I have a very similar clock/weather app called Fancy Widget on my Epic.. I still like the HTC weather/clock combo better.
For instance: My fancy widget does a little MORE in my opinion, I can click the date/clock/weather section and open any app I pre-designate based on which one I clicked