So what I'm getting here is that a very very very small number of total Android handsets occupy at LEAST 50% of the market..... The Verge's comments on this article say that .8% of all Android handsets are 50%.

I'm hoping this is the case, but something tells me that their lack of bandwidth has to do with their backhaul rather than a taxed 3G air interface. Sprint is known to have so much extra 1900mhz bandwidth they almost didn't know what to do with it. That's why so many MVNO's run off their 3G network.

Good luck getting any signal in the 300 GHz to 3 THz range through a wall, let alone a piece of cardboard. lolz.

Classicly, HTC puts out phones with great reception. It's a shock that the Evo LTE has this 3G issue that's been mentioned on more than just Giz.

It's interesting that the author suggests LTE will solve the reception woas of this phone. It won't. Voice and SMS go through the 3G network. So even if you have a great 4G signal, you won't get calls or text if there is a reception problem on that end.

Interestingly, as the app that's currently on my phone doesn't control the soft buttons at the bottom of the screen, they actually function when the app has stuck. -I thought the same thing with the soft keys, but they're as responsive as any phone I've had with physical keys, even when your app locks up.

As far as I know, neither the AT&T nor international versions of this phone have AWS frequencies onboard, unlike the GSM Galaxy Nexus. Sad Panda.

Screen sizes are moving up for two reasons: demand and the ability to mass-produce them. Phones always start with small screens and then get bigger (even dumb-phones). I'd say that's something that can be titled as being able to be dated.

They're talking about the S4 in the AT&T One X being a tad slower than the S4 in the One S because of the resolution of the screen in the One X. Apples to Apples.

While they're getting ridiculously big (Galaxy Note), I really think the 3.5" screen on the iPhone is a little dated. It's positively tiny. Take a program like Zillow; all buttons AND the map are on the screen at once. It's almost not usable. But, on a large screen with less buttons (Android has its own buttons…

If this phone and the iPhone 4s are 4 stars, what's 5 stars?

Sooooo, babies are good at noticing differences in things. This is a core human trait that was probably necessary for survival in certain applications.

I kind of view the Verizon Nexus as the most public beta in the history of phones. When I had it, I had the worst 3G reception (for voice/sms) I have ever experienced, as did my 5 other friends who had the phone. It was 10-20dBm less than other Verizon phones set to 3G only for comparison.

Who wins? The HTC One X. That's who. GPS that uses American and GLONASS, beautiful body, amazing specs, ridiculous screen.... more stock of an Android experience (and a greater chance of fast updates).

...which Galaxy Nexus? My GSM one runs at least 20 hours without a problem. My CDMA/LTE one, however, did not.

Love Google, Love Android. G+ is deactivated on my Galaxy Nexus and never used on my computer. I don't need another social network. Sorry, Google. You came in too late for the world to really care. Move on and make something awesome instead of languishing on this.

No longer does intelligence get favored, or even physical strength. But maybe the ability to successfully reach adulthood and receive a Welfare check does.

Ioresult is waiting to have children, obviously. ;-)

As much as I agree with parts of your comment, I still 'blame' Google for Android handsets not getting timely updates. Whether it's the carriers or the manufacturers, Google is the one that decided this is how Android was going to be given to its customers. If they wanted to enforce two years worth of timely updates…

I agree. Google's new simple UI in Android and their online offerings are a nice break from the overly colorful and busy designs others use.