Posted on 06/17/2010 4:31:50 AM PDT by discipler
Are you considering an Android phone. A friend who has a Verizon phone came up to me last week and said that the Verizon Incredible is basically the same as the Sprint Evo. Here are some things to consider:
Why Sprint Evo surpasses Verizon Incredible
Evo has 4.3" screen vs. 3.7" screen. Evo has 1Gig Rom vs. 0.75Gig Rom (3/4 the size of Evo). Evo is 4G and Incredible is not! Evo comes with 8Gig Micro SD card, Incredible nothing. Evo has 50% higher Video Recording resolution. Evo has front facing camera, "Incredible" doesn't. Evo uses micro HDMI out cable, "Incredible" uses micro USB for video out. Evo battery is 1500mAh and "Incredible" is 1300mAh. Oh, and the Sprint Evo has Adobe Flash (lite version).
The "Incredible" has the same processor as the Evo, the 1Gig Snapdragon, but the smaller battery, smaller ROM, no forward facing camera, smaller screen, no SD card provided, and lower video recording makes the "Incredible" just one more example of Verizon taking what could be an awesome phone and paring it down to something less than incredible.
Even if you don’t recharge your phone, Li ion batteries don’t last more than a few years anyway. A new battery is about $30. I can change it out in seconds, I don’t need extended care for that.
As far as iPhone 4 battery life, I would not rely entirely on marketing specs.
I just double checked, I can get a replacement battery for my phone for $30, or for the same money, I can get a 2000 mAh (50% more juice) batter with a custom back cover to fit the slightly larger battery.
As it is, I generally have >50% battery life every night. I go ahead and give it a fresh charge because I don’t have to worry about wearing out the battery faster.
The number of dead spots I have is very small. For years I have a spot in my daily drive that the signal always drops. It’s been that way for years. There is a building a frequent that the signal is very poor. But nearly everything else is all go. And the Sprint price is way less than Verizon or AT&T. My families four phones have everything unlimited data and we share 3,000 anytime minutes. Including insurance on all phones, we are a over a hundred dollars less a month for what it would costs with Verizon. Verizon just isn’t worth $350 a month for four phones.
“Even if you don’t recharge your phone, Li ion batteries don’t last more than a few years anyway. A new battery is about $30. I can change it out in seconds, I don’t need extended care for that.”
The extended care also covers any defects, as well as accidents and theft...so hardly an apples to apples comparison eh? :-)
“As far as iPhone 4 battery life, I would not rely entirely on marketing specs.”
Apple has been quite good about that lately, for instance the iPad battery life exceeded what was claimed by Apple in third party tests.
We’ll see once third parties have a chance to do comprehensive testing.
“I just double checked, I can get a replacement battery for my phone for $30, or for the same money, I can get a 2000 mAh (50% more juice) batter with a custom back cover to fit the slightly larger battery.”
Looking at the first thing I ran across, the “iV”, it’s a bit pricey at $79, but is a 3100 mAh battery with a fully functional USB port and a LED light that doubles as a camera flash. It charges off the standard iPhone charger, and was a Laptop Magazine Editor’s Choice. I’m sure there are less expensive, less functional versions.
“As it is, I generally have >50% battery life every night. I go ahead and give it a fresh charge because I don’t have to worry about wearing out the battery faster.”
Over three years it sounds like you’ll be shelling out $90, which is more than Applecare. :-)
Sprint’s 5gig cap is for their 3G network. 4G will be unlimited. My area goes live w/ 4G in July. My home wireless is now their 3G/4G router.
I currently have a Blackberry Curve but will consider the EVO once 4G goes live.
3 years on a phone, are you nuts :)
By then, I’m getting the phone that not only makes phone calls, it does the talking for me.
I saw some of those iPhone battery extenders, it made be nostalgic for the brick phones from the early 90’s.
It’s kind of funny, for years, the trend was phones getting smaller and smaller, now phones are getting bigger and bigger. I was kind of drooling over the EVO until I saw one, I’d need to wear pants two sizes too big to carry that in a pocket. By the time I’m up for another phone, people are going to be wearing them around their necks like old school rappers.
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