oversight

Over the years I've been with AT&T two years, Verizon for eight years and now with Sprint for about six years.

Nice device, love the screen, but the shiny black is going to be an annoying fingerprint magnet. Definitely a contender for my next phone. Now to see what Samsung brings to the table.

Not really crazy about the shiny plastic on the back, but I will give it a test run when one comes across my desk. I kinda wish they'd gone with the polycarb case, but colored it to match the EVO line.

Decisions, decisions...

• Samsung Galaxy Nexus
  
• HTC EVO 4G LTE
  
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  
• Motorola ???
  

Tough time to buy a new phone. Galaxy Nexus, the new HTC device being announced this week or the Galaxy S III this summer.

No one says you have to upgrade the *moment* you become eligible. I'm also in that April 1 upgrade group and have no problem sitting back for a few months for the right handset. We know the Galaxy Nexus are LG Viper are just around the corner, that the next HTC flagship is coming in June, and the Galaxy S 3 is coming after that.

I'm curious to know what will happen with those who decide to keep their legacy iDEN devices.

 

The last forced migration I know of was with AT&T and TDMA/GSM. Can anyone give me details of what happened then?

If everything goes according to Sprint's plan, sometime later next year your iDEN phone will probably become a nice commemorative paperweight. Between now and then, Sprint will no doubt make an effort to get people to switch to Sprint's CDMA DC and they should feel right at home with the ever so stylish and chirpy Dura (Max, Core, Plus) series.

if we're lucky iDEN will die by the end of next year so Sprint can start to repurpose that spectrum.

If you can, I would sit back and wait until CTIA to see what's on the horizon for Sprint. That's when Sprint will likely talk about the next flagship HTC device, be it a new EVO or some other variation of the One X. Samsung will likely have unveiled the GS3 by then, and we may have a bit more info on that mystery L710 device (the rumored E4GT LTE). We might even get a snapshot what Motorola is working on.

Sprint announced plans to release quite a few LTE enabled devices this year and undoubtedly there will be several mid- or high-tier handsets in that bunch.

I think the only ones I might be interested in seeing is a high end Nokia WP device, and perhaps the top Huawei or Sony devices. None of the others really hold much appeal or me.

The ceramic back sounds interesting, I just have visions of it cracking if the phone gets dropped.

The screen size may work, or it might not. It's really going to depend on the aspect ratio and the form factor. A 4.8 inch EVO 4g style screen is probably too large. 4.8 inches with an EVO 3D aspect ratio with limited bezel might work really well.

Lots of things might be holding it up.

1. The handset or software may not be signed, sealed and delivered just yet. Perhaps the Sprint GN is getting an updated Android build.
   
2. Might be waiting until at least one LTE market is fully lit up (or nearly so) to showcase the flagship.
   
3. Could be the logistics within Sprint, from system updates to the probably larger task of getting tens of thousands of Sprint sales/support people up to speed on what exactly LTE is/means and how to support it.
   
4. Maybe it's just a complicated process to actually roll out a new network with new technology, while making sure it plays nice with the old stuff.
   

It'll be released when Sprint believes all it's ducks are lined up. April/May seems most reasonable.

Was there another announcement this evening?

Definitely not me. None of the Sprint folks I know have one. But I don't exactly quiz them with PM's/Tweets about what they're holding at any given moment. We don't have that kind of rapport. ;-)

 

I bet Deval has played with one, though.

 

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No doubt there are a few devices wandering around KC going through some form of testing. Would make sense if they are targeting a late q2/early q3 rollout of the network in some markets.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them bump the screen size a bit in the near future. Jobs is gone and can't dictate that no one wants/needs a larger screen sizes anymore.

Probably two or three months yet.

Well, for the HTC fans on Sprint's sake. I hope they are also working on a CDMA phone with quad core. They used to have a great relationship with Sprint. Maybe it has soured with Sprint securing the iPhone and cutting into HTCs market, or their buddying up to Samsung and Motorola.

I think it's a given and the quad core chips will probably form the basis for the next EVO device. Maybe a true successor to the original EVO 4G. That said, get ready to wait as we probably won't see said device until late Spring or early Summer.

I'm looking forward to what high end devices Samsung, HTC and Motorola will bring to the party this year.

I wouldn't be surprised to see at least one, anything beyond that probably depends how well that form factor sells.

Better efficiency and much larger batteries are both good things in whatever devices are coming out, whether they feature single, dual or quad cores.

I think the Galaxy Nexus will be a decent phone to launch Sprint's LTE network with, but as someone earlier said, it's a bit dated at this point. Personally, while I am eligible for an upgrade in April, I"m leaning towards waiting to see the true next-gen handsets in the Summer or Fall. In particular, I want to see what Samsung, Motorola and HTC bring to the table..

They might be able to get the network up and running pretty quickly, but how long is it going to take to get silicon into devices that actually support Sprint's CDMA & LTE networks (800 & 1900), as well as Clear's LTE platform? The design on those types of devices has barely started (if even), which would put their release into Q4'12 or Q1'13 at the earliest. Also, isn't some of this dependent on Sprint getting their new NV towers up and running?

It's easy to swap the cards and have a network, but you still need devices that can run on that network. Given a choice, I would rather Sprint and Clear take a bit of extra time to get it right, than rush a clunker flagship device to market and piss off the customers they've been trying so hard to win back.

The Photon was a pretty solid device, albeit blur'ified. If it sold reasonably well, I wouldn't be surprised to see Sprint order a follow up for sometime later this year.

Overall I like Sense. That said, there are a couple changes I wish HTC would make to the Sense model though.

1. Without forcing uses to root their handset, give a user the ability to disable the Sense UI and revert to the stock Android UI. The HTC EVO 4G had this capability when it shipped, but it was removed with the Android 2.2 update. This can help a device appeal to both demographics.
   
2. The second option is to make it a stand alone launcher that HTC users can download much as they do with ADW, GO, or some of the others.
   

The idea behind Sprint ID is alright, but I despise that on some devices it is permanently fixed to the dock on the home screen. On the plus side with new devices, Sprint gives users the ability to remove the app stubs for the so-called bloatware people whine about.

No, I don't carry spare batteries. I have a charger in my living room, bedroom and my desk at work. If I'm running out of juice on the road, I just disable services I don't need.

I was thrilled to see that Motorola finally got the message about battery capacity with the RAZR Maxx. Hoping other mfgs follow suit.

Undoubtedly we will see some great handsets that support the LTE network most likely including the next iteration of the HTC EVO and the SGS3. A couple state of the art Windows Phone devices would also be a good additions to the Sprint line up...provided they educate their sales staff about the platform.

I would give kudos to Sprint if they future proofed their handsets (slightly) and included support for LTE 800, even if the iDEN sites aren't going dark until later this year and next.

Second, I would love to see HTC, Samsung and LG follow Motorola's lead with the RAZR Maxx and radically increase the battery capacity of their devices. Give me the ability to use these devices for full day of moderate to heavy use.