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Unboxing Photos are here - http://www.rimweb.in...re/page__st__17 ; comments are now welcome.... Screenshots are here - http://www.rimweb.in..._15#entry206629 Actual Samsung Epic DOCK unboxing photos here - http://www.rimweb.in...298#entry207298 Samsung Home Page is here - https://www.samsungm.../GalaxyS/#/home Specifications are here - http://www.samsung.c...ZKASPR-features Dock Specifications here - http://www.samsung.c...BEGSTA-features Sprint Epic microsite here - http://now.sprint.co...D=vanity:epic4g What I like about EPIC - - Absolute Multimedia Monster (Screen and Sound is unmatchable; I have to lower volumes for my Ringtones first time on any phone) - Base 4 icons of the default Samsung launcher - Desk Home App - Front Facing Camera (missing on my Incredible) - Great sliding keyboard (the best on any phone as on date) - Great 5MP camera with Flash (night photography is better than the 8MP of Incredible) - Looks great in hand (blows all phones away); Its the Fortuner that I always desired... will trample all the Marutis.... like this phone will trounce all iphone 4's, W7's and N8's.... LOL - Accessory bundle is better in terms of 5.1 surround Heaphones (while playing movies through headphones) - Dedicated Camera Button (sorely missed on Incredible) - Superb call Quality and Tower strength - Great DOCK (costs about 2.5-3K extra) What I dislike - - Poor GPS (update: nearly there now) - Hard soft keys (update: have gotten better with use) - Bulk (twice as fat than Incredible) - HTC Sense interface was better (update: have since updated to Launcher Pro Plus which absolutely rocks) - Lack of Android 2.2 for now (update: now available) I got update notification and did the update to DI18 from the DI07 that was on the phone after activating my number by *228 It took me less than 30 minutes to transfer all my contacts, applications, sms's etc. into this new phone. Thats the joy of Android OS; no tears while changing phones. The BEAST revealed The Beast's Front - and the BACK - My Dock on the Way -

OK, here come the Unboxing Photos and the Sample Shots from the EPIC's camera (reduced to 800x600 resolution) - The High Quality White and Yellow Cardboard Box The Beast's First View The 4 layer packaging unveiled All the Contents opened up (Note - 2 Micro sd card readers included, High Quality 5.1 compatible Sterophonic Headset with Mic) The Beautiful Samsung Charger with standard USB Jack (so you can use any micro sd cable in case the original gets lost) The Beast in Hand (What a brute....) The Soft Leather Touch Back (Note the Flash with the 5MP camera) The Thickness & The Top (note the 3.5mm Jack and Micro SD Slot with plastic COVER to close it - good thinking Samsung) The Beast Exposed The Close up Shots including the interface, the dialler, the apps Avatar in full glory & Self Shot by Front Camera SAMPLE SHOTS BY EPIC (Note that they have been substantially reduced to 800x600 resolution)

one thing u missed to mention Epic has inbuilt support for yahoo mails with imap push something missing in many android phones , for which u has to use yahoo app from market but on epic its inbuilt and gives push for yahoo as well

Minor surprises and quircks (besides the above major likes and dislikes); keep watching this, I will keep updating it - Surprises- - I can copy from message thread directly any message text I want to (was missing in the HTC Sense interface of Incredible, where I had to forward and then copy and then delete the forwarded message), highly convenient feature and must have in all android phones. I can immediately copy paste into email or chat... - The Swype keyboard is free and included along with Samsung interface. BUT the slide out keyboard is BETTER. Maybe I will start using it after all... - The inbuilt task manager also pops out on long press of home button (great addition) and its easy to close and manage applications; this was missing in default htc sense - The Smart Dialler is in fact very very good (which I thought never existed in this phone). A right tab arrives with each number/alphabet you type with corresponding number of matching contacts; And on clicking that the complete list is displayed. - Inbuilt File Manager and Task Manager (unlike HTC where you had to download from Market) - swiping horizontally on the notification bar increases or decreases the brightness - the calculator automatically turns to scientific calculator when viewed in landscape Quircks - -Sign shows 3G even on 1X (LOL - good for morale) - In portrait mode its difficult to scroll in text applications etc. as no scroll pad is there and the beautiful keyboard needs to be opened; maybe it will get me using it... lol - Call log doesnt show call duration(people are using 3rd party app Dialer One to solve this issue) I used "A simple Call Log" app

Great Free Flashlight Application specifically for Epic 4G - Tiny Flashlight + LED by Nikolay Ananiev (search by this name in Market) Also, I liked Battery Level by Guillaume BOUERAT - shows exact battery level in top left corner of notification bar Also install these 2 applications available EXCLUSIVELY only for Epic 4G in market (wont show on other phones) - - Desk Home Samsung - Car Home Samsung HTC Like Home Clock Widget is - Fancy Widget (apk attached as its not available in market as HTC has got it banned as its exact clone of the Sense clock... LOL) com.fancywidget.android-1.apk