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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Arcadia310 said:
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???
Arcadia310 said:
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?
madhad said:
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.
Arcadia310 said:
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.
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Before ordering mine, a small poll
(Edit : "Your Phone", meaning your new S2 of course !!! )
No!!!
Because i have a N97 now, i guess in a few days i'll be happy with my SGS2
So far yes.
Yes, absolutely. I can see this potentially breaking my record for longest-owned phone.
As long as the gps is good, and doesn't cut out mid-journey (****ty DHD), it'll be perfect.
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Definitely. Coming from the hero I am struggling to cope with the speed of this thing! It surprises me every time I launch an app! Touch wiz lasted about an hour before I tried to change the dock and it wouldn't let me. Golauncher ruins like a dream.
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I would pick first option but i don't have the phone yet
absolutely love it and i can yet think of a thing i'm not happy about. i feel sorry for my old desire which looks bulky and slow compare to this..=)
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Definitely. Coming from the hero I am struggling to cope with the speed of this thing! It surprises me every time I launch an app! Touch wiz lasted about an hour before I tried to change the dock and it wouldn't let me. Golauncher ruins like a dream.
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Open the app drawer, then press menu and choose edit. Now you can longpress the dock icons, widget style, then drag them to the app drawer. You can put whatever you want in the dock, although I believe only 3 apps (because the drawer needs an icon)
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TouchWiz lasted about an hour for me too. It was actually the same problem that made me download ADW but even though I worked out how to do it, there's no reason to stick with it. The app drawer was such a mess, 6 pages of unsorted crap and no apparent way to sort alphabetically. I'm hearing more and more about Golauncher, I must try it.
if any one dares to say not happy, you better have a very very good reason why
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if any one dares to say not happy, you better have a very very good reason why
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Phone doesn't make coffee.
9mmpistol said:
Definitely. Coming from the hero I am struggling to cope with the speed of this thing! It surprises me every time I launch an app! Touch wiz lasted about an hour before I tried to change the dock and it wouldn't let me. Golauncher ruins like a dream.
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Same here, my Hero is heading for Fleabay!!!
THIS PHONE IS AMAZING, and i actually really like Touchwiz, and as there was an app drawer sorter for the SGS, i'm sure one will come for this!
Might switch to ADW like i had on my Hero, especially with all that screen real estate, i can fit 6 rows on the home screen!!
Dickie
3 questions from a future potential buyer:
1 - Does this finally have a Notification LED? (or do we have to use another backlight hack?)
2 - Does the phone get warm/hot during browsing especially with whites backgrounds? (Any temperature posts would be extremely welcomed, since this was an annoying issue with my Galaxy S)
3 - Does the phone feel too big? (length wise)
^ I always felt 4' was the sweet spot for phones. Your thoughts?
TIA!...
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3 questions from a future potential buyer:
1 - Does this finally have a Notification LED? (or do we have to use another backlight hack?)
2 - Does the phone get warm/hot during browsing especially with whites backgrounds? (Any temperature posts would be extremely welcomed, since this was an annoying issue with my Galaxy S)
3 - Does the phone feel too big? (length wise)
^ I always felt 4' was the sweet spot for phones. Your thoughts?
TIA!...
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Pretty much what I was wondering. Just sold my Cappy for $500 and was looking for the next beast of a phone. Since the Atrix is uh.."limited", the sensation not out as yet, I guess the SGS 2 is probably my best bet, but a few questions, Im in Canada and:
1. Would it work on Rogers?
2. Am I even able to get it over here? 2a. And how?
How do people have the phone, it hasn't even come out?
It has come out in the UK hasn't it?
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It has come out in the UK hasn't it?
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yes indeed
im not happy, i hate it.
Every freeken time i take out my phone some one wants to play with it.
and all these iphone 4 users keep getting dribble over my fone from salivating over its speed and flash support.
Owe and the worst thing some looser called steve jobs keeps emailing me asking if he could borrow it.
I should have kept my iphone 4 no one batters and eye.
Owe well the hassle continue.
LOL jokes im still waiting but i expect it to be like that.
If Engadget Guys (Fanboys) changed their view about android after SGS2, I am sure your mates will love it too. Its a race now.. Apple need to come up with something very unique to overcome Android.
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im not happy, i hate it.
Every freeken time i take out my phone some one wants to play with it.
and all these iphone 4 users keep getting dribble over my fone from salivating over its speed and flash support.
Owe and the worst thing some looser called steve jobs keeps emailing me asking if he could borrow it.
I should have kept my iphone 4 no one batters and eye.
Owe well the hassle continue.
LOL jokes im still waiting but i expect it to be like that.
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3 questions from a future potential buyer:
1 - Does this finally have a Notification LED? (or do we have to use another backlight hack?)
2 - Does the phone get warm/hot during browsing especially with whites backgrounds? (Any temperature posts would be extremely welcomed, since this was an annoying issue with my Galaxy S)
3 - Does the phone feel too big? (length wise)
^ I always felt 4' was the sweet spot for phones. Your thoughts?
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1. No
2. Not noticably
3. It's not comfortable for long phone calls (as I discovered last night), but for general usage it's about the right size for me. Despite it's gargantuan scree it is so svelte and quite ergomical, so it doesn't feel ridiculous in the hand.
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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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.
sent from work on my reZound
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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.
1...My skyrocket looks small compared to the note.
2..Have big hands so no issues typing etc
3..Everyone at work today was like wth is that.
So far im loving it. Anyway back to playing..
Let the games begin.
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Congrats man enjoy it I will have mine soon enough
Best comments I've heard bout mine are
"Nice 19" Samsung TV"
"Nice phone does it come with a backpack?"
"Zach Morris wants his cell phone back"
"Can I watch HD porn on your phone?"
I had someone ask me is that the new iPhone?????
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I had someone ask me is that the new iPhone?????
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I would've give them the WTF look, haha.
After messing with it for awhile, I notice it lags a little.
Skyrocket? My Streak looks small now. And I used to tell people the Streak was the new iPhone XL prototype model. Now I'm going to say it's the new iPhone XXL model.
I knew this phone was big but I could not believe how small my Samsung Skyrocket looked compared to this phone. I don't know if I can ever go back to a small 4.5" screen again. I love the keyboard especially in landscape. The keys are the perfect size now.
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I would've give them the WTF look, haha.
After messing with it for awhile, I notice it lags a little.
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Its because of that stock ****ty rom.
NR017 said:
After messing with it for awhile, I notice it lags a little.
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I feel as if the stock launcher is the cause. I've been messing around with different launchers and have noticed that there isn't any lag on some of the others. Such as Zeam or even Launcher Pro
Anyone notice the auto brightness is really touchy? I feel like it is constantly adjusting, so I just turned it off.
Oh and Fruit Ninja with the s-pen isn't even fair
If you think that your skyrocket is small you should see my wifes iphone4 or my atrix after holding this thing!
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Anyone notice the auto brightness is really touchy? I feel like it is constantly adjusting, so I just turned it off.
Oh and Fruit Ninja with the s-pen isn't even fair
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S-pen and wheres my water..i never even thought..thanks
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Yeah the s-pen is gonna be very handy for alot of stuff...and for the hell of it I put my wife iphone next the note. Freaking tiny.lol
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I can't wait to line my Note side-by-side with my Streak, Aria, and Pre 3 once I get it. 2 giants and 2 midgets.
The aria is smaller lengthwise than our screen is widthwise I bet lmao
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Anyone notice the auto brightness is really touchy? I feel like it is constantly adjusting, so I just turned it off.
Oh and Fruit Ninja with the s-pen isn't even fair
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Yes that is something I noticed right away. My Atrix looks so small already. Hope I can get used to the size but I think I like it.
LTE is not in my area yet so I tried to see if I could just pop that sim in but no data worked just calls. Maybe the apn settings?
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After messing with it for awhile, I notice it lags a little.
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coming from a iP 3gs trying to run iOS 5, it takes a lot for me to notice lag anymore.
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The aria is smaller lengthwise than our screen is widthwise I bet lmao
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I laid my Aria flat across my Streak from left-to-right. It goes up to like the 4 capacitive buttons, then the rest sticks out.
I wouldn't be surprised if part of it still sticks out when it's laid sideways on the Note.
my wrist pops as I stretch my thumb out to reach the 'qwas' keys with my thumb.....and this thing is like "back pocket" big...but so gorgeous. Already noticed the pen only works on this, not even my tiny skyrocket.
This will be so sweet for remote desktop. no more Galaxy Tab to lug around.
I love this freaking phone so far!!! Web browsing is an absolute pleasure on this beast. I was shocked that it really doesn't take much to to get used to the S-Pen, get better every time I show someone how it works. Oh and LTE is the bomb in Atlanta!!!!!! On my second speed test inside the home depot I work at I got 50 mbps down and 12 mbps up!! SWEET!!!
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?
Aldo101t said:
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!
Sent from my HTC Rezound, rooted with S-OFF on Verizon's periodically blazing fast and mostly reliable 4G LTE Network
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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
Linch89 said:
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.
litetaker said:
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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prairiedogn said:
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.
Everybody is making goodbye threads so I guess I will join in on the fun.
I have the HTC One now and am loving it. All of you Rezound people should seriously consider it. Anyway, I still peek in here every now and then since I still have my rezound. It is just collecting dust now. So, good luck with the limited life this phone has left.
It has been one hell of a ride on the Rezound with it being my first smartphone. And with that, I'm off!
GrayTheWolf said:
Everybody is making goodbye threads so I guess I will join in on the fun.
I have the HTC One now and am loving it. All of you Rezound people should seriously consider it. Anyway, I still peek in here every now and then since I still have my rezound. It is just collecting dust now. So, good luck with the limited life this phone has left.
It has been one hell of a ride on the Rezound with it being my first smartphone. And with that, I'm off!
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Thanks for all your great work. Look forward to seeing what you gonna do with the one
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I trust your judgement..do you really think it's worth it to get the one? I've got a dumb phone with an upgrade and I've got unlimited so I'm not worried about that stuff..
My hesitance is because of the same thing everyone else says: basically I'll get a beautiful fast fun phone but I'll be stuck with the 32gb (which my Rezound has and has been kind of full lately (internal app space), also battery locked in (which might actually be comforting having less options), and last but not least..the camera...I know it's "decent" but I don't think it holds as much detail as the rez cam (I'm a photographer so I can be a little more picky than most people). Oh and re setting up 400+ apps won't be too fun. Maybe I'll tough it out till a updated version comes out? What do you think? I am kind of sick of having a warm brick in my pocket all the time. Thanks for all your contributions!
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Morpheus991 said:
I trust your judgement..do you really think it's worth it to get the one? I've got a dumb phone with an upgrade and I've got unlimited so I'm not worried about that stuff..
My hesitance is because of the same thing everyone else says: basically I'll get a beautiful fast fun phone but I'll be stuck with the 32gb (which my Rezound has and has been kind of full lately (internal app space), also battery locked in (which might actually be comforting having less options), and last but not least..the camera...I know it's "decent" but I don't think it holds as much detail as the rez cam (I'm a photographer so I can be a little more picky than most people). Oh and re setting up 400+ apps won't be too fun. Maybe I'll tough it out till a updated version comes out? What do you think? I am kind of sick of having a warm brick in my pocket all the time. Thanks for all your contributions!
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The One is a great phone to have. In your case though, you need more storage. 32 GB is more than enough for me and anything else I keep on a flash drive (One supports USB OTG). The camera is not as high-res as the Rezound but it is WAY better in low-light and captures more color.
The battery is great. But if you need more than 32 GB then you might have to pass.
Yeah, I've been on the fence about it for a while now. I think by the time I decide to do something there will be leaks of a better alternative. It's not the external memory (micro sd) I'm worried about so much. I think the rez has a little more than 2gb set aside for apps and that's where I'm starting to struggle.. there's also the screen on time I'm nervous about, I get almost 4 with my extended, I've heard it's around 6 with the One. They should just let us design their phones and fix their marketing campaign. Thank you for your input though. I'm still not in htc elevate either (hint hint). I hope everyone's doing well and putting their phones to good use.
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Hello Morpheus! I too, used to be a rezound owner who switched to the HTC One.
And by God does the HTC one fly. You absolutely cannot compare the One to the rezound in ANY manner. I can play Asphalt 8 on the highest setting with zero lag, while on the rezound I will lag at least a few times per game on the lowest setting.
Camera in lowlight is stellar. Once again no comparison. I have actually managed to capture pictures of clouds at midnight, although the iso is noisy at night, it's still visible. (since your a photographer, shutter speed drops to 1/7, iso 2000, aperture 2.0)
Battery: comparing my stock rezound battery to the stock One battery, it's better on the one. I get a little over 3 hours of screen on time on the one Co pared to just barely or under 2 hours on the rezound. I rarely toggle 4g though now. The battery life feels as if it lasts 3 times longer though.
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I'll take this time to hijack this thread. I've been sitting on my phone upgrade for quite some time now deciding between the GS4, One, then the G2 and then the Note 3. After the One got S-OFF yesterday, I immediately jumped on it and used an alternate upgrade to keep my unlimited data. Very happy with my purchase so far coming from a Rezound. Already flashed flyhalf's CM10 for the One and it's running smoothly (except I can't get a GPS lock for some reason ).
Thanks to all the hard work of all the developers for the Rezound making this phone a great experience.
GrayTheWolf said:
Everybody is making goodbye threads so I guess I will join in on the fun.
I have the HTC One now and am loving it. All of you Rezound people should seriously consider it. Anyway, I still peek in here every now and then since I still have my rezound. It is just collecting dust now. So, good luck with the limited life this phone has left.
It has been one hell of a ride on the Rezound with it being my first smartphone. And with that, I'm off!
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ouch, having the rezound as your first smartphone would be tough. but good choice with the one. might follow suit soon. ^_^
Cya gray. Don't let the door hit you on the way out
-Neo
IAmTheOneTheyCallNeo said:
Cya gray. Don't let the door hit you on the way out
-Neo
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Thanks Neo for your dedication to ROMing for this phone. Desensed then AOSP. I've been on your ROMs for over a year exclusively. I appreciate it!