Hey everybody, I currently have a Bionic. It's actually running pretty good now after installing leaks. The main problem I have left is stutters every minute or two when streaming Slacker/Pandora to my car's headunit. Because of this I got Big Red to give me an early upgrade with limits on the phones I can choose. Right now the best phone I can choose is the Rezound. Anyone here have the Bionic prior to the Rezound? If so, what do you like better or worse about it? I have until Mon to make up my mind. Any bluetooth streaming problems? Any comments or opinions are welcome.
Thanks in advance
BionicBlues
If it helps, I had the RAZR for 3 days before i got the Rezound,
The Screen is heads and shoulders above both the RAZRs and the Bionic's, Pentile can't even compare to this.
I haven't had any stutters on Bluetooth or on Pandora.
Battery life isn't fantastic but its good enough, I can get through the day with no charging and moderate 4g usage.
I have the Bionic and just bought the Rezound today... Very happy with my decision, here are some key differences...
1) Rezound Camera is Superior
2) Data & Voice at the SAME time! This is a huge bonus HTC has given us and nobody talks about it - smh
3) Screen is 2nd to none... I've owned A LOT of phones over the past 18 months including iPhone 4s, Nexus S, & Bionic. All claim to have great screens but I would put the Rezound on top followed by iPhone 4s & Nexus S.
4) HTC Sense is the best user interface by far for Android at this time...
5) umm... Dre Beats headphones and audio enhancements of course!
6) Rezound is just an all-around sexier phone ;-)
Hope this helps!
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Nice! Thanks guys. I appreciate the comments. I'm leaning towards getting it but with the GNex on the horizon I want to be sure. The bluetooth streaming is VERY important to me. If you guys think of anything else please post it.
Thanks again
BionicBlues
Don't forget that Verizon just extended their return policy into January...
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Had a bionic and hated it. Lost data every half hour. This phone keeps a decent connection at great speed. I love it and am very happy I switched
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Cool guys thanks. Now I'm looking into Zumocast alternatives because I really love that app.
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Nice! Thanks guys. I appreciate the comments. I'm leaning towards getting it but with the GNex on the horizon I want to be sure. The bluetooth streaming is VERY important to me. If you guys think of anything else please post it.
Thanks again
BionicBlues
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I was having a difficult time trying to decide between the Rezound and the Nexus, but the deal breaker on the Nexus for me is the no additional storage. That may not be a big deal for some people, but not having as an option sealed the deal on the Rezound for me.
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Don't forget that Verizon just extended their return policy into January...
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But that's only good if you bought the phone today right? Someone here said that the 15th was the start date for the extension
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gbishop18 said:
Had a bionic and hated it. Lost data every half hour. This phone keeps a decent connection at great speed. I love it and am very happy I switched
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I had the same problem with my Bionic, returned it for the reZound yesterday and couldn't be happier. Like others have said, the screen is insane and it doesn't lag like the Bionic.
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Cool guys thanks. Now I'm looking into Zumocast alternatives because I really love that app.
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There is a hacked version of Zumocast floating around in the XDA Forums to work with any device. I have Zumocast working on my Eeepad Transformer and my Rezound. Also I came from the Bionic and this phone is much better all around. I agree with everything Allareconnected said in his post.
Here is the link to the Zumocast from my dropbox.
http://db.tt/98QN8fiu
Thanks nrage. That was my final piece. I remember that patched version now. I put that on my xoom. Come Monday when CS calls me back, I'll be getting my Rezound. I really haven't heard anything bad only positives. Too bad for the Bionic, this phone COULD be spectacular.
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I also had the Bionic, but returned it that same week. The one thing that killed it was a grounding feedback noise whenever you connected a headphone. But over all, the Bionic is way out of its league compare to the trifecta.
The leaks cleared up my data issues and I never had the headphone noise. I really do like the screen too, I mean you can see it fine in direct sun. It's just the sub par camera and the bluetooth issues that are driving me crazy. The Rezound's display is beautiful and camera much better. The lack of root is kind of unsettling tho. I'm also worried that the majority of devs are going to flock to the GNex.
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Cool guys thanks. Now I'm looking into Zumocast alternatives because I really love that app.
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There's exactly a cracked zumocast app on xda... I installed it a few hours ago on my Rezound, and its working perfectly !!!!
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The leaks cleared up my data issues and I never had the headphone noise. I really do like the screen too, I mean you can see it fine in direct sun. It's just the sub par camera and the bluetooth issues that are driving me crazy. The Rezound's display is beautiful and camera much better. The lack of root is kind of unsettling tho. I'm also worried that the majority of devs are going to flock to the GNex.
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I'm concerned about dev support too..The Bionic made me a daily android phone blog reader since February, I was ready to buy one until I heard the rumors about the Vigor and now it's here (as the Rezound). Played with it at the store and came away generally impressed. But I imagine I'd want to tinker with it and trick it out.
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Let's make this the official thread to post first impressions of this phone.
Going to T-Mobile today I was pretty much dead set on getting the GS II. I was sure nothing would deter me. I walked in there and toyed with both phones and my opinions changed drastically. I was pretty disappointed with the resolution and cheap plastic build of the GS II. The screen is big and bright but the low res almost kills it IMO. The HTC Amaze has a build similar to the Sensation which means its one of the best designed phones on the market. In the hand the difference is night and day. The Amaze feels like a Mercedes and the GS II a Toyota Camry if you catch my drift.
I owned a Sensation for roughly a month when it first came out. I loved the phone except the lagginess and the unresponsive screen issues. If this phone doesn't have those issues I will be a VERY happy camper. Not to mention it has more ram, a bigger battery, and NFC. Oh, and I also pulled down 11Mbps on a Speedtest inside my house! Imagine if I'm out somewhere in the open and have full 4G signal! I'm really surprised by how good the data speeds are.
So far the phone is snappy but I'll see how it holds up. Coming from a Nexus S I'm very happy with this phone. The camera is great too with those two physical buttons. The audio during video recording is rubbish though just like all HTC phones.
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The audio during video recording is rubbish though just like all HTC phones.
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Could it be possible that some dev might cook up a ROM which could improve the audio in any way?
so far I am very happy with mine. Battery life is good (i turned off 'tell htc', 'find my phone' and 'fast boot') and its making a little difference as far as less data being used at idle.
I have some slight screen bleed from the bottom buttons, but it doesnt bother me. As i stated in another thread, no phone is going to be perfect, but this is the closest I think any android phone has come.
I can't wait for a OTA update to restore wifi calling as i live in a fringe network area. but i'm confident it will come.
I'm loving the camera buttons, the call quality is great, and i got 13.1mbps down on campus today in san diego. F yea!
3 quick questions:
Is the speaker phone loud enough?
Any wifi-death grip issues?
How about LAG???
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Going to T-Mobile today I was pretty much dead set on getting the GS II. I was sure nothing would deter me. I walked in there and toyed with both phones and my opinions changed drastically. I was pretty disappointed with the resolution and cheap plastic build of the GS II. The screen is big and bright but the low res almost kills it IMO. The Amaze feels like a Mercedes and the GS II a Toyota Camry if you catch my drift.
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Actually, this is the same thing basically word for word that happened with me today. My wife was actually shocked (mouth dropped) when I asked him to grab me the Amaze instead of the SGS2.
I didn't realize this thing was out already. I LOVE my glacier for the trackpad and hard camera button. I like the sensation for the big-ass screen. Amaze might be almost perfect because of the extra ram.
I'll wait to pick one up until cm7 is out.
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k87 said:
3 quick questions:
Is the speaker phone loud enough?
Any wifi-death grip issues?
How about LAG???
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The speaker is louder than my Nexus S (which has fantastic speakers IMO) but the quality of the sound is a little lower.
Haven't experienced any death grip issues, but then again, I don't completely cover my phone with my hands when holding it.
Phone has been butter so far. Haven't seen any outstanding signs of lag yet.
Does anybody know how much the price is if we buy the phone outright?
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Does anybody know how much the price is if we buy the phone outright?
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I bought it outright. It costed $575 + tax.
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I bought it outright. It costed $575 + tax.
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It *cost* $575 + tax.
And thanks for your answer.
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Phateless said:
It *cost* $575 + tax.
And thanks for your answer.
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People like you are why I hate posting on forums.
Phateless said:
It *cost* $575 + tax.
And thanks for your answer.
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It *costs* $575 + tax.
And thanks for being a d!ck
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Does anybody know how much the price is if we buy the phone outright?
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For me, it came out to 598.35$. 32.06$ more after returning the Sgs2 which costs 566.29$
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People like you are why I hate posting on forums.
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People like you are why I hate reading forums. If English is the only language you speak you should know how to do it correctly.
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It *costs* $575 + tax.
And thanks for being a d!ck
For me, it came out to 598.35.
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He was using the past-tense, so I gave him the correct past tense.
And yes, I was being a ****, but every so often I just get bothered by Americans' incompetence with our native language. It frightens me...
Back on topic - does anyone know if any CM team members have their hands on this yet? I would assume CM support is planned but haven't read anything yet.
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People like you are why I hate reading forums. If English is the only language you speak you should know how to do it correctly.
He was using the past-tense, so I gave him the correct past tense.
And yes, I was being a ****, but every so often I just get bothered by Americans' incompetence with our native language. It frightens me...
Back on topic - does anyone know if any CM team members have their hands on this yet? I would assume CM support is planned but haven't read anything yet.
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Get a life dude. Just because you put major emphasis on forum grammar doesn't mean the rest of us do. I couldn't care less, have much more important things going on in my life.
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Well two things that bother me so far is the lighting for the soft keys bleeds onto the bottom of the screen, and the keyboard is sometimes laggy.
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Get a life dude. Just because you put major emphasis on forum grammar doesn't mean the rest of us do. I couldn't care less, have much more important things going on in my life.
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I'm slammed at work myself, only put in 10 hours yesterday and 10 hours today and top 3 on the sales board.
Point is I can't help what I notice. Sue me for being literate.
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People like you are why I hate posting on forums.
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agreed... what a douchey comment... spell check that....
gravis86 said:
Well two things that bother me so far is the lighting for the soft keys bleeds onto the bottom of the screen, and the keyboard is sometimes laggy.
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Yeah the bleed is kinda annoying but I can look past that...the keyboard does lag at times and the "swype" feature is weird for me. So I just installed swype beta
Anyone here do some testing? Quadrant ran at 2213 and speed test averages around 5-6mbs (myTouch 4g ran around 3-4mbs) in my house
I just paid $615 for mine :X
Coming from Nexus One Dev model. this thing is amazing (pun maybe intended) No lag so far, good screen, speakers are nice and loud (haven't made a phone call yet referring to back speakers while using youtube / netflix ), Camera is very good, pictures almost perfect sharpness while moving (took a picture outside the passenger window while driving at 40mph, I wasn't driving )
I'm really going to miss the pouch that came with my N1 how ever :'(
No comment on battery life yet need a few more days.
Really disappointed in this USB wall plug charger... why can't they just come with a real wall charger not this fake charger thing... thankfully I have my N1 usb - micro usb cable and it works but some people may not have that and need to switch from wall outlet to computer a lot :/
Haven't had to much of a chance to play around with it to find any bugs but I'll have some free time tomorrow.
christ! i want this phone now!! living in new zealand doesn't help, hopefully the 3rd party suppliers will get it in very soon.
My incredible is seriously on its last legs, and I have to move off of it. The rezound seems to have its share of problems, but the nexus is still m.i.a.
So ... For those of you with the rezound, with whatever annoyances you are dealing with ... Are you still happy you got it?
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Very happy I got it.
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Problems? What problems? This phone is a damn good, and pretty much logical, update from the incredible imo.
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When I first heard of the big three phones (Rezound, Nexus, RAZR) coming out around the same time, I was torn as to which phone to go with. However, as I started looking at the specs on each phone, the Rezound stuck out as the clear winner for me. The fact that the RAZR does not have a replaceable battery and has the lowest screen resolution became deal breakers on that one. The fact that the Nexus does not have a slot to upgrade memory and the fact I had seen many discussions surrounding Samsung build quality became a deal breaker on that one. With that, the Rezound became the clear choice for me. I upgraded from the Thunderbolt. I have been very impressed so far. The screen is AMAZING on the rezound. The only downer for me with the Rezound right now is the lack of full root and S-off to be able to do some customization and hopefully improve battery life. Personally, I think the Rezound is a great phone!
This is a phenomenal phone and I have no regrets buying it, I came from an Incredible and went to the RAZR returned the RAZR and got the Rezound, haven't looked back at all.
I was gonna wait for the Nexus phone, but I'm not an AOSP guy, "sense" is what bought me.
It all depends on which skinned version you like best.
1) Vanilla
2) Blur
3) Sense
My only annoyance with it is the bloatware and lack of root, which is all VZ's fault, not HTC's. I think they did a wonderful job with the device so far. I loooove the screen, I really don't miss the deeper blacks from the AMOLED of the Dinc because the RZ is just so damn sharp!
I LOVE this phone! I came from a rooted, tricked out Dinc... Thanks to Nils and Joel.
Would I do it again? Heck yes!
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My only annoyance with it is the bloatware and lack of root, which is all VZ's fault, not HTC's. I think they did a wonderful job with the device so far. I loooove the screen, I really don't miss the deeper blacks from the AMOLED of the Dinc because the RZ is just so damn sharp!
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That is precisely why I am looking forward to S-OFF to remove all the bloat! I know removing some of it should really help get more out of the battery and should make the phone run like a dream!
i used my inc the other day for the first time in two days, and i've gotta say, although the blacks were darker with amoled, this screen is so much sharper and i think the blacks on the rezound's lcd actually make reading whtie text a little easier, for example on the xda app wiht the dark theme applied. i love it!
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This is a phenomenal phone and I have no regrets buying it, I came from an Incredible and went to the RAZR returned the RAZR and got the Rezound, haven't looked back at all.
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same here totally agree. I did the same thing.
The only problem I have is battery life. It's about the same as stock Incredible life. I know once we get root that will be easy to fix though. I love Sense, so this was a no brainer for me. I can't wait until we start getting some roms out
I upgraded from the incredible and got the Rezound a few days ago, it's kind of laggy but I just read that a factory reset may fix the issue. I kind of want to return it and get the Nexus.
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When I first heard of the big three phones (Rezound, Nexus, RAZR) coming out around the same time, I was torn as to which phone to go with. However, as I started looking at the specs on each phone, the Rezound stuck out as the clear winner for me. The fact that the RAZR does not have a replaceable battery and has the lowest screen resolution became deal breakers on that one. The fact that the Nexus does not have a slot to upgrade memory and the fact I had seen many discussions surrounding Samsung build quality became a deal breaker on that one. With that, the Rezound became the clear choice for me. I upgraded from the Thunderbolt. I have been very impressed so far. The screen is AMAZING on the rezound. The only downer for me with the Rezound right now is the lack of full root and S-off to be able to do some customization and hopefully improve battery life. Personally, I think the Rezound is a great phone!
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My thoughts exactly.
Why is not having soff and root an issue? It's inevitable that we will have it shortly. Is there a single phone.. htc or otherwise on these forums that is not rooted?
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I upgraded from the incredible and got the Rezound a few days ago, it's kind of laggy but I just read that a factory reset may fix the issue. I kind of want to return it and get the Nexus.
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You havn't returned it yet, what are you waiting for?? Trolling? ?
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You havn't returned it yet, what are you waiting for?? Trolling? ?
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It makes it kind of useless to ask for opinions if only one is allowed to be expressed without being called a troll. Besides, he can't take it back now and get the Nexus, can he?
Anyway, the Rezound is by far the greatest phone I've ever owned. The screen is gorgeous, it feels great in your hand, and I haven't noticed any lag at all.
I Love the phone. It feels great in the hand and you can just feel the quality. I had a thunderbolt before this and I hook my phone up through AUX input in my truck EVERY time I drive it. The quality of sound that comes from the rezound is light years ahead of my thunderbolt. Like its a night and day difference, even in pandora the sound quality is WAYYYYYYYYYYY better.
Sounds like the phone is legit....i'm currently on a rooted TBolt and one can honestly say that there isn't much of a difference to the Rezound (albeit hardware), but seems like dev work has just come to a screethching halt and not that I need to be constantly changing ROM's every day (which I will admit to doing on certain occasions) but just feels outdated and a lost cause so root hardly plays a hand in this case anyways.
The rezound being a dual core 1.5 ghz phone certainly is appealing as well as the beats audio integration that I would certainly welcome since i'm always listening to music while running or in the car. Just want to pick your guys' heads on wether purchasing it justify's a bit of an upgrade, but not much per say. Any info is valuable and well appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Oh, another thing to add, the Beats audio only works on the native HTC Music app correct? Doesn't on google music nor Pandora or does it?
correct on beats, alpine.
as for the upgrade being worth it, well, it was for me..i came from the OG inc (july 2010) and although that's a damn good phone, i just wanted something faster and new...and i 100% love this phone, and would do it again in a heartbeat if i had to lol
And I can tell you IMHO, this phone blows away the bionic. I get a stronger more consistent signal, much better screen, the camera...not even close, I appear to be getting faster DL and UL speeds, build quality very similiar, faster, more responsive, NO DATA DROPS.
Though I really liked my Bionic, the Rezound has it beat pretty good.
One question...Gorilla Glass on the Rezound?
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One question...Gorilla Glass on the Rezound?
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lmao.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348452
You'll see why I thought your question was funny if you read that thread.
Congratulations on dumping a horrible phone. Hope I can as well v
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I'm seriously thinking about it... I like my rooted bionic but I miss my HTC phones. I loved my evo and sensation just hated sprint and T-Mobile.
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I'm seriously thinking about it... I like my rooted bionic but I miss my HTC phones. I loved my evo and sensation just hated sprint and T-Mobile.
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It is absolutely totally worth it. Better in every single way.
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I just don't know how to get it without paying full retail.
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I just don't know how to get it without paying full retail.
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Sell the bionic or add a line and put the new line on a dumb phone and ditch the data plan.
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I came from the Bionic aswell. Mine sold on craigslist pretty quickly. The Rezound is a much better device all the way around.
Well I did it! Made the switch. Bionic has nothing on the Rezound. The screen is to die for.
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And I can tell you IMHO, this phone blows away the bionic. I get a stronger more consistent signal, much better screen, the camera...not even close, I appear to be getting faster DL and UL speeds, build quality very similiar, faster, more responsive, NO DATA DROPS.
Though I really liked my Bionic, the Rezound has it beat pretty good.
One question...Gorilla Glass on the Rezound?
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I had the Bionic and returned it. I really liked the phone and had always been a fan of Motorola. But when I got the Bionic I started to notice that sometimes when I picked it up I had no 3G at all. I live 8 blocks from a tower. When I went to Indianapolis the phone played hot potato between 4G and 3G and then none at all. Last night I went to Indy with the Rezound and it locked on to 4G and held on to it. As a matter of fact it picked up the 4g way before I got to Indy which the Bionic didn't. So far I am happy with the switch. The only thing I wish it did have is an FM radio. I like to listen the our local high School sports while I am at the game.
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I had the Bionic and returned it. I really liked the phone and had always been a fan of Motorola. But when I got the Bionic I started to notice that sometimes when I picked it up I had no 3G at all. I live 8 blocks from a tower. When I went to Indianapolis the phone played hot potato between 4G and 3G and then none at all. Last night I went to Indy with the Rezound and it locked on to 4G and held on to it. As a matter of fact it picked up the 4g way before I got to Indy which the Bionic didn't. So far I am happy with the switch. The only thing I wish it did have is an FM radio. I like to listen the our local high School sports while I am at the game.
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I was just going to ask if that is why you went to Indy, lol. I went to Penn HS so I am a little disappointed right now to say the least. I F****** hate Yeoman though, so I am glad they lost for that reason.
On the topic of the signal not picking up, my buddy has a bionic and just switched the other day, he had a similar situation and even with extended battery he wouldn't make it through an 8 hour day at work with it bouncing between the 2 so he just turned off LTE. Now he pulls good reception like me.
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I was just going to ask if that is why you went to Indy, lol. I went to Penn HS so I am a little disappointed right now to say the least. I F****** hate Yeoman though, so I am glad they lost for that reason.
On the topic of the signal not picking up, my buddy has a bionic and just switched the other day, he had a similar situation and even with extended battery he wouldn't make it through an 8 hour day at work with it bouncing between the 2 so he just turned off LTE. Now he pulls good reception like me.
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LOL no not just for that. We did see a lot of people wearing Penn shirts when we were killing time and driving around Lucas Oil stadium We went to see Jeff Dunham at Conseco. That man is funny as you know what. Plus gave me a chance to check out and see if the 4G and 3G played the hot potato game like the Bionic did. Now just waiting on the root.
So obviously proven better performance!
I had friends who went for both. I have been out of school for 6 years, so not sure why so many people went, lol.
How was LTE in a crowded environment? Probably not enough people drawing on it yet to get a real feel. Did you do any speed tests?
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So obviously proven better performance!
I had friends who went for both. I have been out of school for 6 years, so not sure why so many people went, lol.
How was LTE in a crowded environment? Probably not enough people drawing on it yet to get a real feel. Did you do any speed tests?
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Dag gone it. LOL The data speeds was one of the things I was going to check when I got there but forgot. I did do some surfing the internet while I was waiting for the show to start and I was floored how quick web pages loaded and a couple of things downloaded from the market.
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And I can tell you IMHO, this phone blows away the bionic. I get a stronger more consistent signal, much better screen, the camera...not even close, I appear to be getting faster DL and UL speeds, build quality very similiar, faster, more responsive, NO DATA DROPS.
Though I really liked my Bionic, the Rezound has it beat pretty good.
One question...Gorilla Glass on the Rezound?
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nope not Gorilla glass but that doesn't mean its garbage, just not gorilla.
I returned my bionic the first week, not impressed at all. I had major issues with the camera both video and pictures so the phone had to go.
I will say the only good thing the bionic has going for it is that the display works better outside sunlight.
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nope not Gorilla glass but that doesn't mean its garbage, just not gorilla.
I returned my bionic the first week, not impressed at all. I had major issues with the camera both video and pictures so the phone had to go.
I will say the only good thing the bionic has going for it is that the display works better outside sunlight.
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The Bionic camera is laughably bad. I can't believe they release products like that.
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The Bionic camera is laughably bad. I can't believe they release products like that.
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This is hilarious. I just swapped my Bionic for the Rezound as well... I was so excited to rock the Bionic....until I tried the camera....my old Tmobile Wing took better pictures than the Bionic. I was very, very disappointed. How could such a beast of a phone be sold with a cracker jax box camera? Well, I want the Nexus, but still waiting. So I gave this Rezound a shot. I've had numerous HTC devices, and they all performed well. This Sense 3.5 is a ram hog, but I just ran the Clean Up Script to temp root and remove bloat, and BLAM, all is good. The camera is fantastic, and the screen is gorgeous! Lets see how it does..
I got lucky..
I went into the Verizon store 100% ready to pay full price for a phone. I dropped my Charge about a month ago and broke the glass. Just cosmetic because the screen and phone worked just fine. Then yesterday dropped it in the tub. Still was working but touch response was jacked.
So into the store... looked at the Razr and the Rezound. I picked the Rezound and at checkout, it rang up $299. I have only been a Verizon customer since June. My unlimited data is still on my plan and everything. Woot Woot!
So far really liking the phone. I was not sure if I could get over losing the Super AMOLED Plus on the Charge. I really did like that phone.
I don't care for all the crap-apps preinstalled on the Rezound. Verizon really needs to stop that!
All over this too. I just got my rezound today after dealing with the bionic for three long months. I am absolutely thrilled with this phone. I was given the bionic as a replacement for a tbolt. I was thrilled at first, but the camera, data drops, piss-poor Bluetooth audio streaming , etc... was intolerable. After months of complaining, I finally got them to give me a rezound.
I'm in love
A friend of mine bought his first smartphone the bionic. Well of course he thinks it is badass, its his first smartphone. Oh and did I mention he bought it when the resounded came out LOL. I sure hope he didn't pay 300 for it.
I just didn't have the heart to tell him how bad of a purchase he just made.
Is it safe to say the Rezound is the best 4g device vzw has available right now?
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Yep, and with ICS it's going to be even better!
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Yep, and with ICS it's going to be even better!
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I would agree with this opinion.
Definitely the best
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I agree as well, I was all excited my upgrade was ready when the Galaxy Nexus came out and was all set to get it, but decided to wait and read some more. After reading the troubles with the connectivity and reception issues I decided to go with the Rezound. Haven't regretted it yet !
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I agree as well, I was all excited my upgrade was ready when the Galaxy Nexus came out and was all set to get it, but decided to wait and read some more. After reading the troubles with the connectivity and reception issues I decided to go with the Rezound. Haven't regretted it yet !
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If there was one thing I could change, it would be.......
Damn, I can't come up with one!
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I was able to get any phone with Verizon (work), it was either the Rezound or Nexus S. I choose the Rezound with the signal issues people were having with the GNx.
I have had the phone for 3 days now, fully rooted, and love it. Plus the $100 headphones are a nice bonus
I will say, Samsung phones have a screen that beats out every other phone I have seen. Their colors are just awesome. I believe they use some different type of LCD technology, at least someone told me that.
I had the GNEX for about a week, I traded my iphone4 16gb + cash for it, and it just wasn't for me, no matter how hard I tried. It was too big, the signal was just horrible. At home, I would be at around -80-90dBm while with the Rezound I am at -69-79dBm just like I was with my Inc2.
The picture is nice on the GNEX, but the screen scratches very easily, and the auto brightness was unusable, so that ate the battery up quite fast for me.
I was very happy to find someone to trade their Rezound for the GNEX.
HTC Sense is amazing. I like to have the mobile data, or wifi turn off while the phone is at sleep state, with the GNEX I couldn't even get one day out of the battery but the Rezound I can do a day and a half easily thanks to this.
Beats audio is great, and the headphones kick butt.
The Rezound is a very well built machine, HTC unlocked the bootloader and with the guarantee of ICS coming, that just adds the extra cherry on top!
Against my own advice of buying a Nexus I am about to buy a Dinc4G off contract and simply because I broke my Dinc2 screen two times in a row...
How is the Dinc4G? Any issues (software or hardware glitches)? I want to ensure that it is a good phone. I know it has great specs, but that is half the story. The other half is living with it (and I learned from my experience with the Droid X2 and Transformer prime)..
So any issues at all? Or is it smooth sailing?
EDIT: OMG! I bought the phone!
Now please god, let me make up some of that cash from the Dinc2 sale.
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Against my own advice of buying a Nexus I am about to buy a Dinc4G off contract and simply because I broke my Dinc2 screen two times in a row...
How is the Dinc4G? Any issues (software or hardware glitches)? I want to ensure that it is a good phone. I know it has great specs, but that is half the story. The other half is living with it (and I learned from my experience with the Droid X2 and Transformer prime)..
So any issues at all? Or is it smooth sailing?
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i would say smooth sailing, well the sdcard thingy, but the only problem i have had is waiting for root.
I like mine. It's noticeably faster than the Incredible 2. I bought a 64GB SDCard from Amazon for $44.
I think you'd like it. S off is coming. I liked the og Inc better than my Inc 2 and the 4g reminds me of the first incredible. And you already know the devs are good ones.
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One thing is my first 4g had about 10 dead pixels so I got a new one. The new one has some of the back light bleeding from the bottom bezel though but that's nbd to me
the form factor is closer to the og inc than inc2 (though not *That* different)
i have no complaints with mine, and plan on keeping it for a long time...even when the dlx/dna launches (ill just swap sims when i want use one or the other)
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i would say smooth sailing, well the sdcard thingy, but the only problem i have had is waiting for root.
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Hold on a sec! You said what now about SD cards? I guess it shouldn't be major issue but I'd like to hear moar!
I am about to finalize the deal and I don't wanna over think this. Yes, I was an idiot to drop my Dinc2 and crack the screen for a second time, and it cracked easily since I probably didn't install it properly first time around. And yes, it is gonna be expensive to go off contract, but anywho... i hope the resale value for the Dinc4G is good ones my upgrade comes around.... :/
Man, do I know how to waste good money . Anyway gang, I will shortly join you and we can continue our crusade of the missing OTA update for Key Lime Pie... (4.2, I guess, ain't it!)
Welcome back to the land of Dix! Thanks all! I hope I don't mess up my future phones like this... It is only after you drop and break a phone you realize that you have to treat these devices like babies... Don't Drop Them!
Personally, I like mine but the build quality has been questionable. I took my first one back after a day of use because the screen was discolored, used the next one for about a month with a creaky battery cover before a crack started forming at the headphone jack, and finally the one I have now seems acceptable. The only design annoyances I've found are that the camera lens clicks as it focuses (bad for video) and the buttons don't have much feedback. Reception could be better, but it generally works fine.
Other than that, good software, good screen, good battery life.
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litetaker said:
Hold on a sec! You said what now about SD cards? I guess it shouldn't be major issue but I'd like to hear moar!
I am about to finalize the deal and I don't wanna over think this. Yes, I was an idiot to drop my Dinc2 and crack the screen for a second time, and it cracked easily since I probably didn't install it properly first time around. And yes, it is gonna be expensive to go off contract, but anywho... i hope the resale value for the Dinc4G is good ones my upgrade comes around.... :/
Man, do I know how to waste good money . Anyway gang, I will shortly join you and we can continue our crusade of the missing OTA update for Key Lime Pie... (4.2, I guess, ain't it!)
Welcome back to the land of Dix! Thanks all! I hope I don't mess up my future phones like this... It is only after you drop and break a phone you realize that you have to treat these devices like babies... Don't Drop Them!
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the sdcard issue is the internal sd, will not let you transfer apps to the extsd, but root might cure that, not sure. i think all the new phones have this issue as well.
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Personally, I like mine but the build quality has been questionable. I took my first one back after a day of use because the screen was discolored...
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This. Check out the original thread about the issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754248
I swapped out my DInc4G twice with Best Buy because of the screen discoloration issue. The last phone I received from Best Buy had the same issue and HTC was kind enough to exchange my phone for a new one. I'm currently on my third DInc4G. All was fine until a month ago when the screen discoloration appeared on my current phone. I may contact HTC again but I've been busy and don't feel like going through the hassle of setting up my phone again.
I haven't experienced any other issues with the phone. The battery life is great compared to my OG DInc, and once we get s-off, it will be an even better phone.
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This. Check out the original thread about the issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754248
I swapped out my DInc4G twice with Best Buy because of the screen discoloration issue. The last phone I received from Best Buy had the same issue and HTC was kind enough to exchange my phone for a new one. I'm currently on my third DInc4G. All was fine until a month ago when the screen discoloration appeared on my current phone. I may contact HTC again but I've been busy and don't feel like going through the hassle of setting up my phone again.
I haven't experienced any other issues with the phone. The battery life is great compared to my OG DInc, and once we get s-off, it will be an even better phone.
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Haha, damn. I just bought it. Anyway, sounds like the screen discoloration issue is primarily due to the glue not having fully cured and all? And I was guessing this has solid build quality. Well, you always have a few bad ones, but I wonder if I activate a Dinc4G on my line and I have issues down the road, can I do a Certified replacement from Verizon?
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the sdcard issue is the internal sd, will not let you transfer apps to the extsd, but root might cure that, not sure. i think all the new phones have this issue as well.
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That is an ICS issue, not specific to this phone. I'm hopeful there is a fix once rooted.
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No probs with mine and I've had it for a few months now. Accessories are quite limited. Other than that, it's a great phone.
But I like the Rezound a little better. The email implementation feature wise isn't as good on the DINC 4G but it works well.
Enjoy your new toy! Now go get yourself a case!
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Nyobie said:
No probs with mine and I've had it for a few months now. Accessories are quite limited. Other than that, it's a great phone.
But I like the Rezound a little better. The email implementation feature wise isn't as good on the DINC 4G but it works well.
Enjoy your new toy! Now go get yourself a case!
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Loved my rez too sans the terrible battery life. Anybody know if we are slated to get jb?
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brycekerr said:
Loved my rez too sans the terrible battery life. Anybody know if we are slated to get jb?
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Welcome aboard! The otter box defender looks cool and doesn't blur the screen to badly
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Welcome aboard! The otter box defender looks cool and doesn't blur the screen to badly
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Unrelated question, but performance wise is the Dinc4G better than the Gnex? Just curious, as I bought this over the Gnex as it has newer processor etc.
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Unrelated question, but performance wise is the Dinc4G better than the Gnex? Just curious, as I bought this over the Gnex as it has newer processor etc.
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Yes
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Yes
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I currently own both and my gnex running jb smokes my dinc, but time will tell if that stays the case as development for this device...well....develops
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I've had mine for a week and I am extremely happy with it in every way. I was surprised too cause I like it a hell of alot more than I thought I would I hesitated in buying it but now love it. I guess you could say I am tickled to ****ing death.
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I've had mine for a week and I am extremely happy with it in every way. I was surprised too cause I like it a hell of alot more than I thought I would I hesitated in buying it but now love it. I guess you could say I am tickled to ****ing death.
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YEAH! I just got mine and already very happy. The 4G is the first thing to blow my mind! It is better than the WiFi speed I get at my room (though right next to the router, I should get exceptional WiFi)!
Now, get me up to speed, y'all! Is it okay to update to the latest OTA? And do we have root? Or should I just wait till the S-OFF rather than root it now? :cyclops: :fingers-crossed:
Cheers!
litetaker said:
YEAH! I just got mine and already very happy. The 4G is the first thing to blow my mind! It is better than the WiFi speed I get at my room (though right next to the router, I should get exceptional WiFi)!
Now, get me up to speed, y'all! Is it okay to update to the latest OTA? And do we have root? Or should I just wait till the S-OFF rather than root it now? :cyclops: :fingers-crossed:
Cheers!
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well, we are waiting on a s-off exploit, yes you need the new ota to run the exploit. i would wait for that if i were you, but i don't know how long it will be before it's released. that's about it.