Flyer vs view? Development

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Flyer vs EVO View

I will be receiving my EVO View from Sprint in the next few days..my question(s)

Will all development for both devices be under HTC Flyer?

Are there any differences. Ie...WiFi only vs. 3g/4g/wifi. Sprint vs. UK?

Thanks, sorry beforehand if noobish.

Also, with Sprint in mind, would you recommend EVO View over new Galaxy 10.1 or any others that might be coming on Sprint Network?
Thanks

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The HTC Flyer/Evo View is in a different category than the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (at this current time) because at the end of the day, the Flyer/Evo View is currently running a mobile OS and I don't think it should be compared to tablet OS.

With that being said, after experiencing using Gingerbread 2.3 on the Flyer and using Honeycomb 3.1 (which the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has), its a more enjoyable experience with Gingerbread. Honeycomb OS is still in the process of being cooked and there are not that many apps (96 in the featured tablet apps as of 6/23/11) for it, whereas you will have plenty of apps for the Flyer (the mobile apps scale up pretty well). So those are things to think about as far as that.

EDIT:
Also, the HTC Flyer/Evo View has a niche that no other tablet has right now and that is the ability to write with the Scribe pen. Although it's overpriced in my opinion, it still serves a niche purpose that you might find will help you be more productive. Being able to write/highlight on PDF files was a feature I felt would be helpful for me (i.e. Having your client sign contracts on your Flyer/Evo View instead of paper and instantly having a digital file of it).

So I would recommend it over other tablets if: you will be doing the example above, like the idea of the being able to take screenshots/PDFs/Books and write on them, like the idea of recording something and remembering what you write at that current time, having a digital notepad or want a portable tablet (w/smaller form factor).

Originally Posted by CheckThisGadget

The HTC Flyer/Evo View is in a different category than the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (at this current time) because at the end of the day, the Flyer/Evo View is currently running a mobile OS and I don't think it should be compared to tablet OS.

With that being said, after experiencing using Gingerbread 2.3 on the Flyer and using Honeycomb 3.1 (which the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has), its a more enjoyable experience with Gingerbread. Honeycomb OS is still in the process of being cooked and there are not that many apps (96 in the featured tablet apps as of 6/23/11) for it, whereas you will have plenty of apps for the Flyer (the mobile apps scale up pretty well). So those are things to think about as far as that.

EDIT:
Also, the HTC Flyer/Evo View has a niche that no other tablet has right now and that is the ability to write with the Scribe pen. Although it's overpriced in my opinion, it still serves a niche purpose that you might find will help you be more productive. Being able to write/highlight on PDF files was a feature I felt would be helpful for me (i.e. Having your client sign contracts on your Flyer/Evo View instead of paper and instantly having a digital file of it).

So I would recommend it over other tablets if: you will be doing the example above, like the idea of the being able to take screenshots/PDFs/Books and write on them, like the idea of recording something and remembering what you write at that current time, having a digital notepad or want a portable tablet (w/smaller form factor).

This!. All the reviews kept whining about the flyer/view not running honeycomb but alot of those reviewers didn't realize that honeycomb was barely polished enough for the 10 inch tabs they were first released for. The apps issue is another plus for it running gingerbread at the moment. While it is still a tablet, just like you said it can't be compared to the likes of the galaxy tab because they are running different os versions. Once honeycomb or even ice cream sandwich is available for our devices then hopefully things get better than what they already are.

That's a good question actually, regarding the ROM development. Past experience on the Desire Z/G2 phone was that ROMs can be developed to be agnostic of GSM network differences. Not being a developer, I'm just guessing that custom ROMs will be developed to leave the 3G/4G radio portion of the memory alone. But the issue of some models having 3G/4G and WiFi, and some WiFi only might complicate the matters.

Also, I don't know if it makes a difference that the UK Flyer is GSM (WCDMA?) and the Sprint EVO View is EV-DO and WiMax (from what little I know of Sprint's network). It might just be a difference in the radio software, or it might require completely different ROMs. I don't think we would know until people start messing around with the various stock ROMs and see what the difference is.