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mohrvincent

by mohrvincent

Gave it away
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I gave this phone away to my daughter, then I swear it got two awesome updates within a couple months and now the phone has to be The Best Gingerbread phone I've seen. I miss it sometimes.
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cass

by cass

Why U.S. Galaxy S Phones still run Android 2.1.
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I came across this interesting forum post on xda-developers.com explaining why the Galaxy S phones are still running 2.1. Turns out it's not a technical issue, primarily a political issue. According to the poster, there are different types of updates for phones -- the update to 2.2 is considered a feature update by Samsung in which they will then charge the carriers for. Simply put, the carriers don't want to pay for updates that are free from other manufacturers like HTC or Motorola,... Read more →
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brett

And now Samsung has come out with their statement saying that this isn't...

ppatron

by ppatron

I came from the Nexus One with Android 2.2 on T-Mobile.
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The Good: Super AMOLED produces a very crisp super saturated image and is easier to see in outdoor conditions. Good keyboard. Materials feels high quality. The Not So Good: To me the Epic 4G was disappointing due to Android 2.1. Slider mechanism. Button lights. TouchWiz. Four inch screen is not big enough. Samsung has not committed to a release date for Android 2.2 Froyo. Slider does not click in fully open or close position. Bad decision to timeout button lighting. I experienced less stability... Read more →
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ppatron

Well I can only speak for my experience and what I needed it for. I needed very...

inthewayboy

by inthewayboy

Start with an HTC Apache a buncha years back...Windows Mobile was cute, and it tried, but always failed.
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Went from that to a RAZR until I finally got an HTC Dash...again, Windows Mobile, but loved the form factor! From that to a Blackberry 8330, which was depressing...too complicated to setup BES, too limited in every area. Only thing it was good at is it's notifications. But now with the Epic 4G and Android it's all different now. I can see how people see these powerful devices as the future...
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JasonTsay

by JasonTsay

Why the heck does it cost 50 bucks more than all the other top-tier Android phones?
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The more ridiculous thing is that Sprint claims this price is after a $150 instant rebate and a $100 mail-in rebate! Would some idiot really pay more for this device rather than, say, an iPhone 4 or an EVO 4G? Well, that's not my decision to make but that of the Sprint customer who purchases this phone.
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Scottish

I believe their justification is that it has a full QWERTY keyboard, which does...

deinfinityx

by deinfinityx

I am willing to bet that Samsung will upgrade all these phones to 2.2 but I doubt they will ever upgrade to Gingerbread. The Moment stopped at 2.
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1 with one major upgrade, they haven't mentioned the Spica getting an update, the behold 2 got one measly upgrade to 1.6 almost a year after it came out. And the original Galaxy was always stuck at 1.5. To me it seems like Samsung is treating their android lineup like their feature phones, maybe one update and then just deal with it or upgrade to another phone that they put out. At least HTC is trying hard to keep all their phones upgraded, aside from the G1 which just couldn't handle...
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Stocklone

My HTC Hero got stuck at 2.1. No more upgrades. And it was really a half-ass...