Samsung Epic 4G review - part 2

[GeeSammyMe]

Yah can u take a screen shot???

[T33RO]

Freakin sweetness!!!

[baileybaex33]

Can you take a screen shot ?

[victoriaisntsosecret]

Although your hands are actually quite normal, they make this phone seem massive! I'll be in possession of in probably a few weeks.

[250ahmed]

lunch with jack blak lol not happening

[hosswilliams1]

i want this phone

[reddnmilla]

This is my favorite smartphone and i really appreciate how you actually USE this phone in the review..this is exactly what i am seeking in a review. Good Job

[AnGrYM4N]

@reddnmilla same here he actually used alot of different features the phones has to offer, not like other reviews of people whjo seem to like to hear them selfs talk lmao

[reddnmilla]

@AnGrYM4N precisely

[SuitYourselfT]

This phone is the samsung rogue but in android form, i love them both though

[VraiDiouf]

Are the 5mp cameras on the epic and fascinate exactly the same?

[idksquat7]

lol pick up junior at daycarre

lunch with jack black lol

[unlock4all]

visit :  misophones . com

[stongmike10]

at 8:26 that shit scared me

[Nojayable]

Awesome

[Maadiah21]

He didnt use swype =(

[travir321]

someone should prank call all of these numbers.

[tepeke88]

1:24 buttons sensor goes off to conserve battery u dumbass! Touch em again and they light up! Its that simple!

[nekku19]

This phone's Epic!

[casilocos]

nice phone, really nice... its better than iphone, the 69.99 even better

[FantomLightning]

@casilocos 79.99 with the Premium Data add on which is required ;)

[ThePredator971]

I am so getting this phone ;)

[shib340]

Very nice review, very thorough.

In my opinion, reviews need to be more opinionated, not just a guy reading a specs sheet.

[Abzug0386]

I've seen videos that show some enlightened dot next to the front camera, that might be a message-notification, like other devices (HTC Desire) have. Can you confirm that? Thx!

[mybizness1]

Can you silence the "clicking" sound for every time u touch the screen??

[Isoik]

And it's almost empty at the end of the video... lol

[Isoik]

The battery went from 3/4 to 2/4 in 4 minutes and 50 seconds. Does it drain that quick? :S

[jacstacy]

@Isoik no it doesnt

[SmokeKIllah420]

@Isoik dont forget he was looking through everything in the phone, changing settings, taking pictures, it was constantly on. if this video took an hour to record, the phone was on for an hour, plus with all the stuff running in the background.

[jacstacy]

So is there a way to turn off the clicking noise????????

Its like really annoying!!!

[WeSlySniiPeZ]

are you able to go to facebook with this phone?

[xxnezsaxx]

is there any way to change thos apps on the main screen like the 4 bottoms ones

[xxnezsaxx]

can i have todds numb lol

[XAVIERDAMAN13]

god every time i take a seat to watch a phone review on youtube it makes e tired

[VraiDiouf]

I think that the Epic 4G is the best phone on the market thus far.

[kingkonggarden]

This guy is so negative! I like Phonedog better, Noah is more Positive thats why I enjoy his videos!

[VraiDiouf]

@kingkonggarden I like watching reviews from both Noah and Mike honestly. It's good to get more than one persons point of view. I think Mike does a great job reviewing as well. He takes time to show us all the capabilities of the phone.

[kingkonggarden]

@VraiDiouf I know it was my opinion but thanks for responding to tell your opinion.

[kingkonggarden]

@hhrtz36 Are you 1 years old?

[nicholask95]

So...should I get this phone? Would one recommend it? 

[nicholask95]

how is battery life for this phone?

[husker91]

@hhrtz36 Lern to Spel Pleese

[49nvikings]

do u recommend this phone

[1UTOP]

Samsung Epic 4G Bad Signal & Battery

[kingkonggarden]

@1UTOP U know becuase?

[Ha11ster]

will it work w friv.com?

[1UTOP]

NO GPRS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[imahutch]

You had to turn up the media volume when playing the video you took. Was it turned down when attempting the video chat? Great review.

[slave7ares]

I want it

[curlydude1332]

for the video chatting...can you video chat on skype? or any other chat service? a guy from the sprint store told me you could... didnt know if i believed him. but he said it about the evo, do you know?

[KoolCordell]

i saw 5.1 does that mean it records 5.1 sound in 720p mode?

[BlacknRedTed]

This phone is sweet and I am really thinking about getting it. Is there away where you can use AIM and YIM on the phone ? And do yall know anything about metropcs ? and what kind of android phone they are supposed to have coming out ? And if so, could you tell some details on it ? Thanks alot for the great video review.

[mjbpmbomb]

Okay I watched a few reviews of this phone everyone is avoiding the youtube! I was in the store and when I looked at the youtube on the phone it was aweful. Did anyone else notice this or was it the 2 i played with in the store? I mean it was pixelated so bad I could not even see the video. Someone let me know if maybe it was a setting or something

[niffleheim3399]

4g isnt available til next week

[Tenuba]

does samsung epic 4g allows you to use flash while you're recording videos or the flash is just for taking pictures with the camera? and also i was wondering if we could use the camera flash as a light?

[deegurl222]

i want this phone but cant deside between this and the evo

[Evan5138]

@GreyHedgehog no, only at&t does that. You can sideload apps onto any android devices not on at&t

[kragier]

That $10 charge is for (as you stated) "premium data." Not 4G.

They call it premium data specifically so that they can say to anyone who lives in a non-4G zone that it isn't for 4G, when it basically is.

[caddyismygirl]

Can you get Aim on this phone?

[slash1396]

can you zoom in on the camera app?

[orangearrows]

The touch sensitive buttons can be customized by changing settings for the keyboard backlight.

[orangearrows]

Fantastic review

[Anntasia]

does it only go into landscape when the keyboard is open?

[Mortichai]

@Anntasia No, because when he was showing off the browser, he put it in landscape and the keyboard wasn't shown.

[Thevacationholiday]

rhis phone is phenomenal!!!

[PoetryRocksGadgets]

Does anyone know if they have one of these phones for demo at Sprint stores?

[c2g1980]

@jersey2221 I have an evo 4g. I just explained how easy it was to upgrade to android 2.2. You don't need a computer sprint sends the upgrade straight to your phone. It's awesome.

[kpatt2006]

Qik isn't free is it? does it have its own monthly cost?

[jersey2221]

@kpatt2006 it comes with the phone guessing its free i dont think they would charge for it.

[GreyHedgehog]

I haven't found anywhere yet - can you sideload applications from outside the market like you can on the Vibrant, or is it locked down like the Captivate is? Thanks if anyone knows - it's a deal-breaker for me if I can't sideload.

[hortonj63]

is it like basic android?

[TheReapersSon]

Gotta love that shit-ass WiMax connection whenever you enter a building...

What's the point of 4G when the only place you can use it is outside?

[reese112702]

@mobileburn hi is there nay light leakage from underneath the compastive buttons like on the htc evo ? thank you.

[gsung27]

Great videos and reviews from these guys. Very informative and they show you the features that you'd probably want to know about. I do agree that the video chat may not be the most functional like the iPhone's facetime, but, holding down the button to talk isn't the end of the world. Also, the whole 4g $10 charge is pretty lame, but no carrier is perfect. I think overall, Sprint does offer the most value, even though they're ripping you off for $10. Epic is my next phone.

[BCCouches]

And does it have tap-to-focus like the iPhone when filming a video? Or is it only autofocus?

[MacGrub3r]

@BCCouches You can get other apps in the market that allow you to do that.

[BCCouches]

@MacGrub3r Really? I hope I find one when I get this phone, becuase I am in LOVE (not literally, lol) with Tap-to-focus.

[BCCouches]

So if you don't have 4G, you can use 3G, right?

[ian48065]

@BCCouches of course

[BCCouches]

@ian48065 Oh okay, lol sorry I sound stupid... I just didn't know because all the internet connections said WIFI, 4G, Bluetooth, and there was no 3G... Lol

[Gabe4148]

@BCCouches yup

[vitawaterlove]

when the keyboard popped out.. my eyes went wide open! shit man. i want thing fone

[jpkboca]

Nice review. Can you comment on the GPS? Is it good?

[MiszzGeia18]

lol @lagann24; have you tried bestbuy? or walmart? You can get the phone from thereee.

[MiszzGeia18]

ok gooood! yess!

[frankenstien321]

wait so tjis is a beta version right?

[MrSupaDuckie]

Can you use thee virtual keyboard with swype ?

[jersey2221]

@MrSupaDuckie yes

[c2g1980]

Loaded froyo 2.2 yesterday. The phone had a pop up saying I had a software update & it updated my wifes evo4g 2 froyo. All I did was press ok & install. Best browsing experience on any phone bar none. Love & God Bless

[jersey2221]

@c2g1980 are you saying you have an epic because i highly doubt it.let alone have froyo on it.

[lagann24]

i mught get this since the dang Evo is always out of stock. sheesh

[ProfDrDextar2]

best review for the epic i have seen.

this phone is epic!

[giventofly462]

Excellent review as always Michael!

[canadia7x]

hi, is there an FM radio tuner on the phone? Did you see an app or setting for this?

[MiszzGeia18]

so...was it just that quikpic or whatever application that worked like that? ihope so...so you can just get a different application because that would piss me off if people can only hear me if they call me and ipress and hold that talk button

[mobileburn]

@MiszzGeia18 It was just the QIK video chat app that was working like that.

[bumsock]

Some people such as myself that are going to get this phone have a while before they can do the upgrade and I was wondering the price of the phone (Full price) Ive seen the captivates price is like 500.00 but with the addition of the keyboard front facing camera and what not...is it going to be closer to six hundred dollars??

[e521soediv]

@bumsock all the galaxy S phones are 500$ full retail online.

[roy15840]

thanks for expaining. keep up the good work.you get a thumbs up from me.

[popofish69]

I can't wait to put CyanogenMod on this bad boy, and make it amazing!

[MrDangeresque]

Your complaint about the lights on the capacitive buttons isn't really valid because you can put the buttons on the same timer as the screen in the options menu.

[mobileburn]

@MrDangeresque Easy to say that, but I've never seen such a setting - and I've looked.

[MrDangeresque]

@mobileburn Engadget updated their review with this (they had complained about the same thing initially): "Sprint has let us know that you can actually change the behavior of the button backlighting -- it uses the keyboard's backlight timeout setting, which is 6 seconds by default but can be set to match the screen. Problem solved!"

[mobileburn]

@MrDangeresque Cool. Thanks for the tip.

[cutNclip28]

seen your two videos for the epic, thanks for taking your time with the phone to show what the phone does. others just skip over alot of stuff or just show the same stuff. great job. i'm getting two after seening this video. wifey and mines, thank u

[mcfione]

Good review. Nice to see one that does more than list whats on the spec sheet.

[roy15840]

u can get yahoo msg on this phone. it's in the android market. do you homework on this stuff.

[mobileburn]

@roy15840 My homework skills are fine. Other IM systems don't come on the device. I'm not going to list every application in the Android market just because somebody could install it. I'm reviewing the phone as it ships, not as it is after it's loaded up with 3rd party apps.

[roy15840]

are you in the atlanta area? atlanta is a bad area for cellphone reception.

[mobileburn]

@roy15840 No, between New York and Philadelphia.

[Obedy623]

Does the dialpad have haptic feeedback??

[Porsche010]

@Obedy623 wow, is that SO important?

[mobileburn]

@Obedy623 I don't remember and have already shipped off the phone to Todd for review, sorry.

[y0utuber33]

@Obedy623 On the Captivate the dialpad has haptic feedback.

[MoneyMakerRayRay]

I would like to know

1. Is there a setting to keep the backlighting on for the touch sensitive buttons?

2. What does the Vibrant/Capacitive touchwiz have that the epic version doesn't? (So far I notice the lockscreen, heard about the music player, daily briefing, editing the home screen/ dock...what else is missing??)

[mobileburn]

@MoneyMakerRayRay No way to increase backlight time on those buttons that I have found, but I have not used the device all that long (it is already on its way to Todd Haselton for review). As far as I can tell, the homescreens can't be modified/rearranged, nor can the main menu. Daily briefing is missing. Bad lock screen. That's all I've noticed.

[lianglqufo]

I wish there is a GSM version Galaxy S phone with a nice slider like the Epic 4G...

[mobileburn]

@lianglqufo No, there isn't so far.

[ConceptVBS]

@lianglqufo

I have a gut feeling that they will most definitely launch a GSM version of it. 

[ohalexosti63]

you made the phone look as fun as cat scan

[Nate88Music]

I believe you can adjust the timing for the back light to stay on and that should allow the touch buttons to stay on longer. I'm sure it's somewhere in settings. Maybe under Display or something. I remember watching a quick look at the Epic when it was announced along with the other versions and they mentioned the buttons going out quick to. They said they changed the setting for back lighting and it helped. Hope it does for you and others.

[mobileburn]

@Nate88Music Certainly possible, but there is no such setting on the Vibrant or Captivate.

[DarkMerchant2222]

good old todd, great reviews from you guys.

[eurony1]

Best review out there so far.



[TheMagma77]

Michael .. you're the best !!

thanks for the great review :D !!

[ConceptVBS]

Great review Michael. Your reviews are ALWAYS more detailed than any other reviews on youtube. Thanks for such a well thought out and descriptive demonstration of these features. Keep it up buddy! :)

[aznkid248]

wait can you use the landscape keyboard with out the hard keyboard?

[Nate88Music]

@aznkid248 Yes it can go in landscape without pulling out the physical keyboard.

I believe if you watch Noah's review on the Epic from Phonedog he shows that. Michael does awesome reviews as well. Noah and Michael and this other guy I can't really remember his name are the best. They go in depth and show common things people would probably ask questions on.

[aznkid248]

@Nate88Music correction he did it on the portrait mode. he didnt do it on landscape. which is on the horizontal side.

[Nate88Music]

@aznkid248 yea I know which side it is.. I know the device can go landscape without pulling out the keyboard though.

[mobileburn]

@aznkid248 I didn't try, but would have to assume so.

[possomcrast]

thasnk you for keeping stock gallery unlike moto didnt for no reason

[duckie1313]

Great review!! Overall it seems like it a good device!! For me tho I'd have to pass cause I'm not a fan of hard keyboards, I like the on screen keyboards, but other than that it looks like a solid phone!!

[creativekams]

Heard that the music player is different in this compared to that of Vibrant or Captivate? Could you please create another part showing the music player and the GPS? Thanks.

[creativekams]

Hi Michael, did you get a chance to test GPS on this? I was hoping to see it in this video.

[Nate88Music]

@creativekams Yes the GPS is fine on the Epic. Samsung said so: Go on Engadget.com and they have a small post on it. I tried to paste the link to it on here in the reply but it won't let me. Keeps saying 'error, try again'

[creativekams]

@Nate88Music

Thank you. I did see that. But for reviews I never read engadget as they don't cover it completely or properly unless it is an apple device. I just go there for other articles and for the funny comment section they have. I was hoping something would be shown here. Anyways, maybe Brandon from PocketNow or Phil from AndroidCentral might show something. Waiting for their reviews.

[mobileburn]

@creativekams No chance for GPS (or music). I only had this device for a few hours before I had to send it off to Todd.

[phillyprodigy09]

Let me be the FIRST to say your reviews are awesome!!!!!!

[creativekams]

@phillyprodigy09

i already said that in part 1 ;)

[phillyprodigy09]

@creativekams lol

[mobileburn]

@phillyprodigy09 Thanks.

[creativekams]

have to wait for some video processing now :X

[creativekams]

First !