Overclock.net banner
Cancel
Create thread New Forums

[Anand] Samsung Epic 4G Review: The Fastest Android Phone

Jump to Latest
1 - 20 of 60 Posts
K

K3VL4R

· Registered
Joined
·
1,660 Posts
Discussion starter · #1 ·
Quote:
The CPU performance proved to be on par with the Motorola Droid X and other 1GHz Android offerings, but the GPU performance is a good 30 - 45% better than anything else on the market today. The new Super AMOLED display is also a huge improvement over the AMOLED screens we've seen in other Android phones.
Image


Source
 
#5 ·
Is it just me or does the res of the screen look horrible?
 
Save
Reply Quote Rep+ Rep+
#6 ·
Quote:


Originally Posted by Ragsters
View Post

Is it just me or does the res of the screen look horrible?

You gotta see it up close.

I like the hardware but the casing and slider doesn't feel great.... I'm torn now. I really wish the EVO had a bit better GPU...
 
Save
Reply Quote Rep+ Rep+
#8 ·
Quote:


Originally Posted by ryboto
View Post

This is the same phone as the original i9000 Galaxy S, T595 Vibrant, Captivate, or Fascinate...so shouldn't they all be given the fastest Android phone reward?

The filesystem used is different I believe. It's why the Epic doesn't need the lag-fix like the rest of the Galaxy S phones to hit better performance. Apparently the Epic uses NAND memory while the rest of the Galaxy S line doesn't.

Edit: I read this over at XDA but can't find the thread at the moment.
 
#9 ·
Quote:


Originally Posted by ryboto
View Post

This is the same phone as the original i9000 Galaxy S, T595 Vibrant, Captivate, or Fascinate...so shouldn't they all be given the fastest Android phone reward?

There are differences but they should in theory perform the same.
...however, none of those have been tested by Anand.
 
Save
Reply Quote Rep+ Rep+
#11 ·
i think they need a wider range of phones in that test bunch...but that being said. The phone is Epic. If only I had sprint... or if only sprint had good coverage...
 
#15 ·
I was making this decision a couple days ago and ended up going with the evo. I will say though.. if you are interested in technology so to a sprint store and just look at the screen.. it really is rather impressive.

as for battery life androids ability to be modified can really change anything stock. Switching data on and off while screen is off or underclocking while screen is off can give some really long battery times.
 
#16 ·
Quote:


Originally Posted by Ragsters
View Post

Is it just me or does the res of the screen look horrible?

Thats just the AMOLED effect. From 1.5-2' away the screen looks amazing, but if you get too close you get this ugly checkerboard pattern. I'll take the SLCD/IPS panel on my Desire over S/AMOLED any day.
 
#18 ·
I really like a the galaxy s phones. I really know anything about them before I bought a droid x. I love my x but I wish I took a little more time. I probably should have looked for the strongest newish android phone I could. I beaten the heck out of the x already carrying it with me working. Though the droid x is pretty sturdy so I might have been the right choice anyways.
 
#19 ·
I went and tried the Epic and the Evo out today. The epic felt cheaply put together and the slide felt like it was wobbly and loose right out of the box. The other thing I noticed was that the color on the screen was so pronounced and oversaturated that it gave it a cartoony feel. I ordered 2 Evos. The build quality of the Epic seemed horribly under par.
 
#20 ·
Quote:


Originally Posted by SOCOM_HERO
View Post

i think they need a wider range of phones in that test bunch...but that being said. The phone is Epic. If only I had sprint... or if only sprint had good coverage...

Sprint roams on VZW. What more coverage do you want?
 
1 - 20 of 60 Posts
About this Discussion
59 Replies
31 Participants
Last post:
RotaryKnight
Overclock.net
posts
28M
members
562K
Since
2004
The premier forum for overclocking experts and enthusiasts. Discuss hardware optimization, custom builds, benchmarking, cooling solutions, and pushing the boundaries of computing performance. From beginner guides to extreme overclocking, join our technical community to master system tuning.
Full Forum Listing
Explore Our Forums
Intel CPUs Hardware News NVIDIA PC Gaming Water Cooling