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Sorry if this is a repeat. Didn't see it going on 3-4 pages back.
So I finally got my evo this morning and returned the nexus s. Much happier with the weight and size of the phone. Didn't really like the plastic nexus S.
Anyways, so I'm running the ookla speed test on my evo. I've gotten download rates of like 8000 kbps down to 200 kbps. upload is always like 250-300 kbps.
in the same spot with the old nexus I got like 2-3000 kbps down and like 1500 kbps usually.
Anyone else with similar issue? I've got an otterbox defender case on it as well.
yea....in my house where I live I usually get 8 Mbps pretty consistently on my Evo 4G.
On the 3D I have measured it up to 9 Mbps once or twice but also been as low as 0.5 Mbps a handful of speedtests....not sure why.
Mine is doing the same as my 4g. I get 5000down and 1000up on the 1st test then 10000down and 1000up. Did the same thing on my old 4g evo. I never got the same speeds every time.
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Does it drop calls like the iphone? (Anyone actually switch from the iphone to the note and notice a difference?)
the phone is pretty good, no issues or dropped calls yet... pretty equal to my iphone 4S as it has the redesigned antenna. Way better than the iPhone 4 signal quality however...
AEDan1977 said:
the phone is pretty good, no issues or dropped calls yet... pretty equal to my iphone 4S as it has the redesigned antenna. Way better than the iPhone 4 signal quality however...
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That makes sense all the people who said I'll get more dropped calls had the 4 not the 4s.
Coming from sprint, i'm a little leery, but I can't handle their ****ty data network anymore. (Voice is still rock solid)
lowspeed said:
That makes sense all the people who said I'll get more dropped calls had the 4 not the 4s.
Coming from sprint, i'm a little leery, but I can't handle their ****ty data network anymore. (Voice is still rock solid)
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yea the iPhone 4 antenna is ****.
I've had a couple dozen calls so far and haven't dropped one. And they're loud and clear.
I live in Alaska and my Iphone 4 would drop calls like it was a hobby. I spend a couple of hours a day on the phone and so far the reception on the Note has been rock solid. I'm more than pleased with my upgrade.
Sweet
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coming from the iP 3GS i can say the Note for me has slightly better reception in former dead areas, and the volume and clarity is quite a bit better. i am very pleased, as this is necessary for me to run my business.
Rate the phone 1-5 on-
Battery Life
Speed
Performence
Build quality
Overall
And tell pros and cons
EclipzeRemix said:
Rate the phone 1-5 on-
Battery Life
Speed
Performence
Build quality
Overall
And tell pros and cons
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Battery life is a 4 best phone battery life I've ever had
Speed 5 its fantastic quickly runs through home screens and game
Performance 5 works fantastically no problems at all
Build quality 3 bc of the stupid light bleed and overall 5 I'm extremely happy with it from a user standpoint even though its very difficult to dev for
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Battery life a 4
Speed and Performence a 5
Build quality a 4
I love this phone, but its HTC' s fault I don't enjoy it even more
The back cover is very durable, screen is nice
Would love some more roms but in due time it will come
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Rate the phone 1-5 on-
Battery Life - 3, its pretty bad compared to most phones. People who text 50 times a day and watch some video who think they are heavy users are not. Try 500 a day like me and having alot of screen on, I usually get about 12 hours on an average day, and about 8 on a heavy day. Not horrible but thats not even streaming radio or watching vidoes, so I couldnt even imagine.
Speed -4, cant complain here. The one s is faster for speed but for everyday needs, this is enough. Not a 5 though.
Performance- 5- Never had any problems with the phone itself. Usually if something screws up its always app related.
Build quality - 5, nothing can touch the build quality of this phone. The slight bleed was annoying when I first got it, now I dont even care or notice it. I turn them off half the time anyway
Overall - 4 out of 5. If the battery life was better and the phone slightly lighter, this would be a 5 out of 5 phone.
I give it a 5 out of 5 on everything! This is the best phone I've ever owned. (Then again I was with virgin mobile before so this; s my first high end device)
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5 of 5 for everything except build. The light leak doesn't bother me but after taking battery cover on and off it feels sort of cheap down by the latch.
on the plus side my data connection is 30Mbps while my g2 could only pull 8 at best.
All and all I'm satisfied with the amaze
Edit: with case on the cheap feeling goes away
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EclipzeRemix said:
Rate the phone 1-5 on-
Battery Life
Speed
Performence
Build quality
Overall
And tell pros and cons
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Battery-4-Better than a couple other Androids I had in a Galaxy one, Nexus One and mytouch4G. Not anywhere close to my blackberries though, granted those phones don't do half what these phones do....so far.
Speed-4-I am in some bad signal areas, even when 4G picks up it is slow, more a T-Mobile thing though. However when in good 4G, I can get up to mid 20's mbps. I average 16. Moving from screen to screen is fluid and never misses a beat. Smoothest /fastest phone I have owned.
Performance-4- Works as advertised, which is Amazing! I do have random reboot from time to time. Almost have to reset every fee days, but it is quick.
Build Quality -5-Phone is built like a tank! Love the build and IMO is the nicest looking phone out....to date! Yes, even over the One S....or SG3.
Overall-4/5- If not for bad signal areas and or the weak Bluetooth and random reboots/freezing up I would give it 5/5. Still the best phone thus far I have used.
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Build quality
Overall
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Battery Life - used to be 3 when I used all stock. now I'd give it 4 after using custom ROM and removed all the stupid bloatware.
Speed - 5. absolutely my fastest phone so far
Performance - 5. simply awesome and love the camera <3
Build Quality - 3. two reasons... -1 for the light bleed and -1 for the strange shape on the side where the screen is not covered at all by the back cover where at least sensation did cover the side a little bit (when my phone fall, it hit the screen directly and crack my screen (it just have to fall on the day when I took off my casing for whatever reason)...
Although I hate the fact that the screen got a small crack, that is the primary reason why I root my phone and got a custom ROM (I figured that with the crack I won't be able to claim warranty, so might as well play with it), and, oh boy, how I love the improvement on the battery and performance
Overall - 4. Average the scores out and you got 4
I'm going to compare the rezound and incredible 4G in 5 different categories. I hope this guide is helpful for people trying to decide between the two devices.
Software (Stock):
Rezound 3/5
The Rezound's ships with ICS and sens 3.6, which is less than impressive. It has beats audio, but only in the stock HTC music app.
Incredible 5/5
The Incredible ships with ICS and sense 4.0, thats about as good as it gets. Beats audio in all apps.
Hardware (Besides Screen and Battery):
Rezound 4/5 Antutu Benchmark: 6150
The Rezound has a snapdragon S3 duel core CPU clocked at 1512mhz. You can overclock a rooted device. Even though it is clocked higher than the Incredible and has a higher benchmark score, it isnt as fast and responsive. It also lacks NFC and imagesense, both of which are included with the incredible. The rezound included Beats by Dr Dre earbuds, which are very nice.
Incredible 5/5 Antutu Benchmark: 5705
The Incredible has a duel core snapdragon S4 CPU clocked at 1200mhz, there is currently no root, so no overclocking. It is as responsive and fast as the galaxy S3 an it outperforms the rezound by far.
Battery:
Rezound 3/5
The rezound has a 1400mAh battery. The battery life on the Rezound is bad. It has such a great screen that it uses the battery ridiculously fast. If you cant charge your phone at some point in the middle of the day, get the incredible.
Incredible 5/5
The incredible has a 1700mAh battery. The OEM battery easily lasts an entire day. I use the extended (2150mAh) battery and with extremely heavy use, i still have 60% at the end of the day.
Screen:
Rezound 5/5, 4.3 in, 720x1280 SuperLCD, 342PPI.
This screen is beautiful, one of the best displays on any phone.
Incredible 4/5, 4.0in, 540x960 SuperLCD, 275PPI.
Although the pixel density and resolution are much lower, you actually dont see much of a difference.
Development:
Rezound 3/5
The rezound has root, S-OFF and many different ROMS, including AOSP. But AOSP isnt perfect, and jellybean will never make it to this device. And most ROMs are based off of the stock incredible ROM, so the incredible will work better with sense 4.
Incredible 1/5
There is nothing because HTC wont allow you to unlock this device. But S-OFF is almost here so it gets a 1.
Total:
Rezound: 18/25
Incredible: 20/25
Bottom Line:
No matter what ROM you use, the rezound isnt as fast as the incredible, but they're close.
It comes down to deciding between battery life or screen size.
Has anyone here done a detailed comparison of the Droid Inc 4G vs the Rezound comparing the following :
1. Battery Life - the previous compares this -Droid Inc
2. 4G performance /radio
3. Performance on ICS/ Sense 4.0- the previous post compares this - Droid Inc
4. Camera
5. Voice/sound quality
6. GPS performance
I have a rezound, rooted with a custom ROM, but I am still not happy with battery life. I am considering the Droid Inc 4G, or maybe the Droid Razr M. I don't want one of the gargantua phones like Galaxy SIII, Htc one, etc.. So anyone do a detailed comparison?
Jperiod
davidetkin511 said:
I'm going to compare the rezound and incredible 4G in 5 different categories. I hope this guide is helpful for people trying to decide between the two devices.
Software (Stock):
Rezound 3/5
The Rezound's ships with ICS and sens 3.6, which is less than impressive. It has beats audio, but only in the stock HTC music app.
Incredible 5/5
The Incredible ships with ICS and sense 4.0, thats about as good as it gets. Beats audio in all apps.
Hardware (Besides Screen and Battery):
Rezound 4/5 Antutu Benchmark: 6150
The Rezound has a snapdragon S3 duel core CPU clocked at 1512mhz. You can overclock a rooted device. Even though it is clocked higher than the Incredible and has a higher benchmark score, it isnt as fast and responsive. It also lacks NFC and imagesense, both of which are included with the incredible. The rezound included Beats by Dr Dre earbuds, which are very nice.
Incredible 5/5 Antutu Benchmark: 5705
The Incredible has a duel core snapdragon S4 CPU clocked at 1200mhz, there is currently no root, so no overclocking. It is as responsive and fast as the galaxy S3 an it outperforms the rezound by far.
Battery:
Rezound 3/5
The rezound has a 1400mAh battery. The battery life on the Rezound is bad. It has such a great screen that it uses the battery ridiculously fast. If you cant charge your phone at some point in the middle of the day, get the incredible.
Incredible 5/5
The incredible has a 1700mAh battery. The OEM battery easily lasts an entire day. I use the extended (2150mAh) battery and with extremely heavy use, i still have 60% at the end of the day.
Screen:
Rezound 5/5, 4.3 in, 720x1280 SuperLCD, 342PPI.
This screen is beautiful, one of the best displays on any phone.
Incredible 4/5, 4.0in, 540x960 SuperLCD, 275PPI.
Although the pixel density and resolution are much lower, you actually dont see much of a difference.
Development:
Rezound 3/5
The rezound has root, S-OFF and many different ROMS, including AOSP. But AOSP isnt perfect, and jellybean will never make it to this device. And most ROMs are based off of the stock incredible ROM, so the incredible will work better with sense 4.
Incredible 1/5
There is nothing because HTC wont allow you to unlock this device. But S-OFF is almost here so it gets a 1.
Total:
Rezound: 18/25
Incredible: 20/25
Bottom Line:
No matter what ROM you use, the rezound isnt as fast as the incredible, but they're close.
It comes down to deciding between battery life or screen size.
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Incredible got root and unlock thanks to me and captainrewind so you can try custom roms now
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jperiod said:
Has anyone here done a detailed comparison of the Droid Inc 4G vs the Rezound comparing the following :
1. Battery Life - the previous compares this -Droid Inc
2. 4G performance /radio
3. Performance on ICS/ Sense 4.0- the previous post compares this - Droid Inc
4. Camera
5. Voice/sound quality
6. GPS performance
Jperiod
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Interesting post on the comparison! I wondered how the Inc compared. It was the first Smartphone I really wanted but it was out of stock when I tried to get one, so I switched to Sprint to get the EVO 4G (1st gen). Dumb move on my part. Cell coverage was awful in my area with Sprint. Dropped calls were routine so I switched our account back over to VZ and choked down the ETF with Sprint. Never look back, right?
I hope my response to Jperiod isn't considered 'hijacking' the thread. It's not my intent. I might be able to offer insights on the DINC 4G compared to the Rezound. I currently have both.
1 - Battery life of DINC 4G is amazing compared to the Rezound (stock batt vs stock batt); I use a 2700 mAh in my Rezound and I keep a portable rechargeable USB pack with me at all times, just in case.
2 - 4G radios are equivalent in my area of use; i.e. I've noticed no difference latching on and staying connected to 4G at high speeds nearly all the time
3 - I personally like the ICS implementation on the Rezound better than the DINC 4G, especially the email interface and also the 7 screen view doesn't turn solid grey on the Rezound versus the DINC 4G which has the opaque darker grey background. (When you hit the Home icon if you're already on your Home screen, you view all 7 screens in a 'zoomed out' mode, the background of each of the 7 screens is what I'm referring to - I'm just not sure what to call this viewing mode. Maybe 'tile mode'?)
4 - The camera on the DINC 4G is sub-par compared to the Thunderbolt and Rezound. I threw the TBolt in this comment as it's still one of the best camera phones out on the market. I've gotten some great pics from the TBolt and Rezound which is equally as good. The DINC 4G has difficulties in high light (sunny days) and low light. It's ok on an overcast day or in a well lit indoor environment. Sunny days in the shade will result in disappointing photos. That's one of the biggest issues I found on the DINC 4G.
5 - Voice quality on both phones is equivalent as far as I can tell. Audio via Bluetooth works well on both. Audio on my JBL OnStage with a cable works equally well on both.
6 - GPS performance is also equivalent as far as I can tell. I have no complaints with either.
None of this is scientific in any way. I don't really put a lot of bearing on things like Quadrant Scores because I personally think these gizmos are very much a personal preference and pocketbook issue, not a score issue.
The Rezound has been out a while and is in some circles, considered a dinosaur but it's a rock solid performer when you're lucky enough to have a fully functional, no issue unit out of the box. I bought mine off a person in Wisconsin and it was rooted with S-OFF and stock ICS ROM. Just the way I wanted it. Blemish free, near mint with several cases.
Oh yeah, speaking of cases... The DINC 4G is an orphan phone when it comes to options for cases but there are many for the Rezound and most are available at rock bottom prices if you know where to look.
Hope this is helpful. Thanks OP for starting this thread! There are a lot of people out there looking for a comparison of the two models.
Nyobie said:
Interesting post on the comparison! I wondered how the Inc compared. It was the first Smartphone I really wanted but it was out of stock when I tried to get one, so I switched to Sprint to get the EVO 4G (1st gen). Dumb move on my part. Cell coverage was awful in my area with Sprint. Dropped calls were routine so I switched our account back over to VZ and choked down the ETF with Sprint. Never look back, right?
I hope my response to Jperiod isn't considered 'hijacking' the thread. It's not my intent. I might be able to offer insights on the DINC 4G compared to the Rezound. I currently have both.
1 - Battery life of DINC 4G is amazing compared to the Rezound (stock batt vs stock batt); I use a 2700 mAh in my Rezound and I keep a portable rechargeable USB pack with me at all times, just in case.
2 - 4G radios are equivalent in my area of use; i.e. I've noticed no difference latching on and staying connected to 4G at high speeds nearly all the time
3 - I personally like the ICS implementation on the Rezound better than the DINC 4G, especially the email interface and also the 7 screen view doesn't turn solid grey on the Rezound versus the DINC 4G which has the opaque darker grey background. (When you hit the Home icon if you're already on your Home screen, you view all 7 screens in a 'zoomed out' mode, the background of each of the 7 screens is what I'm referring to - I'm just not sure what to call this viewing mode. Maybe 'tile mode'?)
4 - The camera on the DINC 4G is sub-par compared to the Thunderbolt and Rezound. I threw the TBolt in this comment as it's still one of the best camera phones out on the market. I've gotten some great pics from the TBolt and Rezound which is equally as good. The DINC 4G has difficulties in high light (sunny days) and low light. It's ok on an overcast day or in a well lit indoor environment. Sunny days in the shade will result in disappointing photos. That's one of the biggest issues I found on the DINC 4G.
5 - Voice quality on both phones is equivalent as far as I can tell. Audio via Bluetooth works well on both. Audio on my JBL OnStage with a cable works equally well on both.
6 - GPS performance is also equivalent as far as I can tell. I have no complaints with either.
None of this is scientific in any way. I don't really put a lot of bearing on things like Quadrant Scores because I personally think these gizmos are very much a personal preference and pocketbook issue, not a score issue.
The Rezound has been out a while and is in some circles, considered a dinosaur but it's a rock solid performer when you're lucky enough to have a fully functional, no issue unit out of the box. I bought mine off a person in Wisconsin and it was rooted with S-OFF and stock ICS ROM. Just the way I wanted it. Blemish free, near mint with several cases.
Oh yeah, speaking of cases... The DINC 4G is an orphan phone when it comes to options for cases but there are many for the Rezound and most are available at rock bottom prices if you know where to look.
Hope this is helpful. Thanks OP for starting this thread! There are a lot of people out there looking for a comparison of the two models.
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Very helpful. Thanks
Jperiod
Hopefully we can get jellybean:thumbup:
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Hopefully we can get jellybean:thumbup:
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These less my to believe that we will get it in the not so distant future
http://androidcommunity.com/htc-evo...ean-update-today-according-to-leaks-20121115/
http://m.cnet.com/news/-/57549924
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As a Day 1 Thunderbolt user, I've had a assful of this device and am looking for My Next. However, before this device has even been released, I'm seeing a lot of misinformed or uninformed users crabbing about battery life, expansion memory (a significant problem), and other items.
Thought I'd round up the first crop of articles on media websites of the device. Obviously, you'd like for them to have had a little longer time hands-on, because I often find niggling problems or unexpected small surprises about a device a few weeks into use. And don't sleep on the user reviews here on XDA, which have the delightful feature of being interactive with the reviewers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1989698
But here we go. I've pulled out the relevant battery information, which many of these sites test in an attempt at empirical data. The DNA yields interesting and unexpected results:
LAPTOP:
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/smartphone/htc-droid-dna.aspx
Battery life test = web browsing on 4G, 40% screen brightness
DNA: 6:29
SGSIII: 6:55 (DNA is 94% of this time)
HD MAXX: 8:25 (77%)
Note II: 9:27 (68%)
Thunderbolt (for kicks): 3:56
Other interesting notes: Includes a pretty robust set of benchmarks. The benchmarks indicate this phone is a grown ass man. They love the screen, in particular the color reproduction vs. the Note. Screen was measured at 311 lux; the Samsung devices are 211-213. Are lumens/lux linear? If so, this screen is 50% brighter, although 33% less bright than the Maxx HD.
4 stars out of 5
CNET:
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-droid-dna-verizon/4505-6452_7-35536642.html
Battery test = "video battery drain test". Not sure if that's video recording, or if it's playing video constantly?
DNA: 8:43
SGS3: 9:24 (93%)
HD Maxx: 14:53 (59%) [????]
Note II: 12:30 (70%)
Notes: Some nice standardized photo tests so you can side-by-side with your other potential next phones. Gives a rundown of the Verizon bloatware.
4 out of 5 stars
Phone Arena:
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/HTC-DROID-DNA-Review_id3191
Battery test = real world use? Not clear.
DNA: 10 hours
SGS3: "Under the warmth of HSPA+ connectivity with the AT&T Galaxy S III, we’re happy to say that battery life is more than adequate, as we’re able to easily get a single day with normal usage. However, we also managed to use it under LTE connectivity, which quickly drained the battery like no other. Yeah, we appreciate the 50 Mbit/s speeds, but poor battery life is the inevitable consequence with it all." NOT. HELPFUL!
HD Maxx: "17 hours of talk time"
Note II: "two...days of normal usage". Note they used a T-Mobile HSPA+ model, not an LTE model
9 stars out of 10
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Haven't seen too many other reliable reviews that attempt to create standardized tests across phones, but as I come across them, I'll post them here. It is notable, however, that not a single reviewer has noted the battery to be insufficient. At worst, it's average for an Android phone, and the tests indicate that it's on par with an SGSIII.
As it stands, however, the lack of an SD card is a pain point. If this phone had one, based on the battery tests that are starting to dribble out, this would be a no-brainer for me if it had one. Without one, and at only 16GB, my dollars aren't as eager to leap out of my wallet.
As a fellow Thunderbolt day 1 adopter, I agree with pretty much all you said. The majority of these tech.sites have been saying average to above average. I am used to having my phone on a charger so its not that big of a deal to me, any gain from the bolt is good for me.
GSMArena always does a standardized and detailed battery test, so I will wait for that to comment further on battery life, I'm also waiting on a review from AnandTech. Those two are always the reviews I read and trust.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/compan...iew-the-android-phone-youve-been-waiting-for/
9/10
As the title says any sandiego users what is your experience with data and this phone.
Not very impressive but the signal in my bedroom is pretty low
It's been better than my old GS3 for the most part. It switches from 3G to 4G pretty quickly. The 3G is not impressive though but ok for light usage. 4g "spark" is nice though.