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Features How it compares
Performance Real world benchmarks
Differences Technical showdown
Reviews Word on the street
Competition Others to consider
Discussion Answers and opinions

Full specs

Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Android 2.3 Gingerbread
4G
4.5"
Dual core 1.2 GHz

older Released September, 2011

In addition to using the standard touch interface, you can also use motion gestures on the Epic 4G Touch.

Rated 87% by by c|net (Sep, 2011)

Conclusion Check out the Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Samsung Epic 4G Touch

LG Nexus 4

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

95%

92%

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FeaturesView Details

14%

100%

45%

Popularity

95%

77%

98%

PerformanceView Details

81%

87%

85%

ReviewsView Details

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First reviewed January, 2012

Features Key features of the Samsung Epic 4G Touch

1.2 GHz

Android 2.3 Gingerbread 4G

In addition to Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n/a), and GPS, the Epic 4G Touch is 4G-capable and can handle simultaneous voice and data over 4G.

Rated 87% by by c|net (Sep, 2011)

screen size

Epic 4G Touch4.5"

Galaxy S Blaze 4G4"

iPhone 54"

I've had a blast with my wife's galaxy 2, the screen is super nice and big, it's fast(to me same speed as the iphone 4S), phone connections are clear on both ends, 4G/3G, WiFi operate excellent (at least where we live in VA) and elegant and an overall powerhouse of a smart phone.

Epic 4G Touch by gamerguy--gamerguy (Aug, 2012)

I have small hands and I didn't like the feel of my boyfriends' Droid X. I got my phone and it's SO much bigger than the Droid X. But EVERYONE comments on the screen size and how bright it is.

Epic 4G Touch by firedancer1962

screen resolution

Samsung Epic 4G Touch

800 x 480 resolution screen

Epic 4G Touch 800 x 480 resolution screen

LG Nexus 4

1280 x 768 resolution screen

Nexus 4 1280 x 768 resolution screen

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

1280 x 720 resolution screen

Galaxy Nexus 1280 x 720 resolution screen

Even with indoor shots, photos were sharp with bright, vivid colors and showed more detail compared to some other camera phones.

Epic 4G Touch by c|net (Sep, 2011)

The screen is gorgeous despite being relatively low-resolution compared to other new phones and the wifi and 3g/4g connections are really fast (I live right outside Minneapolis).

Epic 4G Touch by sonnojoi--sonnojoi

memory

0 GB

Epic 4G Touch1 GB

Galaxy S Duos0.77 GB

Nexus 42 GB

2 GB

processor

Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Dual core

Epic 4G Touch Dual core

LG Nexus 4

Quad core

Nexus 4 Quad core

HTC One X

Quad core

One X Quad core

It is plenty fast with its dual-core processor and RAM so using any program and game has been pretty snappy.

Epic 4G Touch by Stephen-G. (Jun, 2012)

I have read reviews where people are praising the dual-core processor and saying that their is absolutely no lag in this phone at all.

Epic 4G Touch by TTN (Dec, 2011)

camera resolution

0 MP

Galaxy S Blaze 4G5 MP

Galaxy Nexus5 MP

Epic 4G Touch8 MP

8 MP

And like a regular camera, this phone can take pictures in different formats from black and white to sepia, the resolutions can be adjusted, delays can be set, and many other standard camera features can be achieved with it.

Epic 4G Touch by M.-Reynard--kairosdreaming

The Epic 4G Touch's 8-megapixel camera took impressive photos.

Epic 4G Touch by c|net (Sep, 2011)

Performance Real world tests of Samsung Epic 4G Touch

cpu speed

Epic 4G Touch1.2 GHz

Nexus 41.5 GHz

One X1.5 GHz

After a few months of the Samsung Galaxy S3, all the nice features, such as a bigger screen, better processor, bigger processor, and other software features such as S Voice etc; the poor speeds of the Sprint 3G network is what prompted me to change devices.4G LTE is not in my area yet and Sprint can't give a definite answer of when it might be available.

Epic 4G Touch by electronicnut

I'm not sure what fairy dust Samsung sprinkled into the Dual Core Exynos 1.2Ghz processor, but it has consistently beat other (higher clock speed, even) phones over the past year, even besting the most recent Galaxy Nexus in Quadrant scores.

Epic 4G Touch by Mackie (Nov, 2011)

browser benchmark

Samsung Epic 4G Touch

1,055 ms

Epic 4G Touch 1,055 ms

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

905 ms

Galaxy Nexus 905 ms

Web browsing was never fast but was like going from cable back to dial-up.

Epic 4G Touch by B.-Marsh (Oct, 2011)

Other than that, it flies through apps with ease, nice internet browser as it has the typical droid browser.

Epic 4G Touch by M.-Brindley (Feb, 2012)

download speed

Epic 4G Touch4.82 Mb/s

Galaxy Nexus10.87 Mb/s

Using Ookla's Speedtest.net app, we clocked average download speeds of 4.37Mbps and upload speeds of 1.39Mbps.

Epic 4G Touch by c|net (Sep, 2011)

The only thing I can say that the Galaxy lacks is data speed.

Epic 4G Touch by WanderLust (Jan, 2012)

talk time

0 min900 min

Epic 4G Touch 522 min

Nexus 4 900 min

Galaxy S Blaze 4G 420 min

With very minimum use (no talk time during work, just checking the time occasionally), everything turned off except for sound, I can expect my phone battery to be around 45-50% by 5pm.

Epic 4G Touch by DoctorLol (May, 2012)

The smartphone fell short of the rated talk time in our battery drain tests, but the results were still impressive at 7 hours.

Epic 4G Touch by c|net (Sep, 2011)

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

Quite good headphone jack

3.5 mm
Quite good app store

Android Market (Android)
Has a touchscreen

Capacitive
Really high resolution camera

8 MP
Screen uses OLED technology

OLED screens are typically higher contrast and use less power
Is 4G

Supports the fastest, most reliable networks
Blazingly fast

128 Mb/s (WiMAX)
Outputs video to TV

Micro HDMI
Highly rated

81.02%
High resolution front camera

8 MP
Big screen

4.5"
Records higher resolution videos

1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps
Ample storage capacity

16 GB
Has a gyroscope

Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation
Zippy browser

1,055 ms
Acts as a Wi-Fi hotspot

Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices
Thin

10 mm

cons

Doesn't support FM radio

Can't listen to local radio stations
Older operating system

Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Doesn't support NFC

Some newer payment by phone methods require NFC
Less recently release date

Sep, 2011

full specs

Reviews Word on the street

	Rated 87% Read the review (Sep, 2011) As the successor to the popular Samsung Epic 4G, the smartphone loses its slide-out QWERTY keyboard, but gains a faster dual-core processor, larger and sharper Super AMOLED Plus touch screen, better cameras, and much more.

	Rated 75% by 200 users at amazon.com Picture quality is amazing along with the other camera features added along. Rated 100% by by Anthony-Tran (Sep, 2011) You may not like this feature about the phone if you like small devices, but it is nice looking.-Fast Processor: everything about the phone itself is fast, considering you have a strong internet connection. Rated 80% by by Sleepy (Dec, 2011) In summary, this is an EXCELLENT device that I would recommend to anyone, unless you have absolutely tiny hands and are confused by the 4 button interface of Android (ha ha... I love the classic complaints about Android). Rated 100% by by Michael-B.-Magnet--Tech-enthusiast-pharmacist-dynamo (Sep, 2011)

Screen

The screen is probably the best part of the phone, big and bright.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 40% by by A.-Ally

I replaced my phone's stock home screen with Go Launcher Ex (the best home screen/launcher IMHO) so I don't have much to say about Samsung's home screen, except that both my wife and son still use it and they seem very happy with it.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 100% by by Brad

If you decide you want the right screen to the left of the home screen, you can just move that entire page to the left and move the left to the right of the home screen.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 80% by by firedancer1962

Network technology

I love the features on this phone, but unfortunately the Internet get a very poor signal on a 3G and 4G.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 20% by by Itz (Feb, 2012)

very fast processor, screens snap right up, especially on wi-fi.3g and 4g, this phone finds and holds 4g better than older phones.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 100% by by Robert (Apr, 2012)

The S3 and the Evo LTE both have a large advantage over this phone though, it has 4g LTE.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 100% by by Chris

Apps

Touchwiz provides a power widget which is very useful: It goes according to this: wifi- bluetooth-gps-brightness-settings-sync-screentime out-tips (toggle off and on).

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 100% by by ED (Sep, 2011)

I play a lot of music and have gotten quite a few compliments on the sounds quality and volume level.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 100% by by Kyra-Waring (Nov, 2011)

The video editor is particularly great, since it makes it easy to piece together clips with different effects and music, all from right on your phone.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 87% by by c|net (Sep, 2011)

Touch

It feels like air in your pocket, the textured back is a joy to hold, and as far as internals, no phone has been able to touch it yet.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 100% by by Mackie (Nov, 2011)

I honestly feel like the iPhone 5 will be lucky if it can even attain an on-par status with the amazing user experience the Epic Touch 4G delivers.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 100% by by Michael-B.-Magnet--Tech-enthusiast-pharmacist-dynamo (Sep, 2011)

Samsung has done a great job of refining the operating system and their touch wiz interface.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 100% by by ss--ss (May, 2012)

Battery

The phone reception is still very good and in my opinion, the lesser battery life (lasts me about 18 hours with plenty of use) is well worth the trade-off.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch White | Rated 100% by by Alex-Sanchez (Sep, 2011)