Hi guys. I just picked up a Rezound under 2 year contract (last contract, hopefully) with Verizon, so I thought I should introduce myself. I'm a college student in the Pacific Northwest, studying for a BS in Network Administration. I game competitively and mess with things like programming and Android stuff in my free time. I go by Purple or Purp, because they're easier than my full username.
When looking at upgrading my phone, I had been planning on going with a GNex, but VZW no longer supports or carries them, which made me sad. I ended up getting my Rezound for free though, because the independent vendor I went through is one I've been going through since 2004 and they're awesome. I don't need the fastest, biggest, bestest device, so this suits my productivity needs nicely, and I'm not in the position to switch to GSM or to another carrier right now.
I will undoubtedly be modifying the phone, but as I'm new to the community I'm going to sit tight and read lots for the next while (Already rooted though :silly:. I'll wait until I become familiar with this XDA neighborhood and the ROMs/kernels that have been developed for the device before I start getting my hands dirty, so to speak.
Any suggestions from you all on what to lean towards or lean away from would be appreciated.
Cheers, and happy President's Day. Hope you're all enjoying your day off, if you have one.
There are lots of good ICS ROMs which you could use as "daily drivers". If ur feeling more adventurous there are some very slick JB ROMs as well. I mostly use ROMs created by IamTheOneTheyCallNeo.
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Welcome aboard. Sometimes our group can be a little rough around the edges, but I think we've all gotten quite a bit better at being tolerant. We've got some really awesome devs around here, most of them double up on rom development and kernel development just to keep it interesting.
We all tend to be fairly helpful too, so feel free to ask any questions that may come up. We've got a dedicated help thread in general maintained by neo, although there many other people jump in and answer when neo gets bogged down with real life. Also, most devs troubleshoot bugs in their own threads, and most (if not all) are incredibly active.
Enjoy, hope to see you around in some of these threads.
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My initial reaction to seeing anyone with this phone on a new contract is to tell you to take it back and get something with better battery life. The phone is really nice and performs great in all aspects except battery life. The are too many other options now with better battery life to be stuck with this phone for 2 more years. I understand that "free" is hard to beat though. If you don't mind the battery, then you will enjoy the Rezound. Welcome to the group.
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There are lots of good ICS ROMs which you could use as "daily drivers". If ur feeling more adventurous there are some very slick JB ROMs as well. I mostly use ROMs created by IamTheOneTheyCallNeo.
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Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
DontPushButtons said:
Welcome aboard. Sometimes our group can be a little rough around the edges, but I think we've all gotten quite a bit better at being tolerant. We've got some really awesome devs around here, most of them double up on rom development and kernel development just to keep it interesting.
We all tend to be fairly helpful too, so feel free to ask any questions that may come up. We've got a dedicated help thread in general maintained by neo, although there many other people jump in and answer when neo gets bogged down with real life. Also, most devs troubleshoot bugs in their own threads, and most (if not all) are incredibly active.
Enjoy, hope to see you around in some of these threads.
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Thanks. It's definitely a change of pace from the Nexus group, I think I like it. Much less clutter, and slow-paced enough that issues that are brought up are resolved, rather than buried under post volume.
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My initial reaction to seeing anyone with this phone on a new contract is to tell you to take it back and get something with better battery life. The phone is really nice and performs great in all aspects except battery life. The are too many other options now with better battery life to be stuck with this phone for 2 more years. I understand that "free" is hard to beat though. If you don't mind the battery, then you will enjoy the Rezound. Welcome to the group.
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Admittedly, that's the biggest thing I've noticed since getting this phone Friday evening. But it doesn't bother me too much. As long as I can make it through the day (and I'm not a heavy user) I usually plug the phone into my computer when I get home and let it charge via USB, and use AirDroid for text messaging and such. I also have a car charger from a family member's previous HTC device, so travel is covered.
Recall with a double ext battery it only last 20 hours it sucks
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Get the DNA it gets 20 hours and its must slimer
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Recall with a double ext battery it only last 20 hours it sucks
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Get the DNA it gets 20 hours and its must slimer
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Thanks for your input. I think I mentioned this in my original post, but price was a HUGE factor in me getting this phone. If my vendor hadn't given me the large discount plus mail-in-rebate that he did, I wouldn't have gotten the Rezound. Actually, I probably wouldn't have upgraded. It was either the Rezound or the LG Spectrum 2 that interested me, as I felt that other phones didn't have the balance of specifications I wanted. The DNA would be nice, certainly, but there's still very little in the way of development compared to other devices, it is considerably more expensive, and I don't think I could use 4 cores if I tried, as I'm not a heavy user. The battery life would be a nice addition, sure, but as I said above the lack of it doesn't really bother me, and size is not an issue.
Hi Purp!
I don't know what you are coming from, but I love this phone but then it's my first smartphone. I looked for over a year before I took the plunge on this one and I think it's great. Like you, I don't need the latest and greatest, though when I bought this it pretty much was just that.
As to battery life, it doesn't bother me but I'm pretty much always in a position to be able to charge it. I have a spare battery now so if I go for a day hike I can take that with me, although if I go for that type of hike I'm usually out of service area since I'm in the mountains.
As to ROMs, I've stuck with sense ROMs and I was going to try an aosp ROM but I've heard the camera and video playback doesn't work properly so I changed my mind. aosp and jb ROMs are still works in progress. You can find several sense ROMs that are in good working order though.
Also, you say you're rooted, don't know if you are s-off or not. It involves shorting out something on the phone using a wire. Some people have lost usb function doing it. It makes it easier to flash ROMs - although now the devs are making it just as easy to flash when you're s-on so I'm not sure that's even a factor any more - and it makes it easier to brick your phone too. Used to be that if you were still s-on you had to pull the kernel from the ROM you were flashing and flash it in fastboot after flashing the ROM, but if you were s-off it was all automated. Well now devs are making it so you can select s-off or s-on when you're flashing so you don't have to pull the kernel and flash it separately any more. I don't flash much so I'm going to stay s-on. And since I'm not constantly tinkering with that type of thing I don't want to forget and do something that bricks the phone without thinking. So, something to think about. Maybe you already knew all that, if so forgive me for babbling on. Forgive the babbling even if you didn't know it, seems like I went on for a while on that!
Anyway, hope you like the phone as much as I do!
Could u buy it online for like 100 with a new contract
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Hi Purp!
I don't know what you are coming from, but I love this phone but then it's my first smartphone. I looked for over a year before I took the plunge on this one and I think it's great. Like you, I don't need the latest and greatest, though when I bought this it pretty much was just that.
As to battery life, it doesn't bother me but I'm pretty much always in a position to be able to charge it. I have a spare battery now so if I go for a day hike I can take that with me, although if I go for that type of hike I'm usually out of service area since I'm in the mountains.
As to ROMs, I've stuck with sense ROMs and I was going to try an aosp ROM but I've heard the camera and video playback doesn't work properly so I changed my mind. aosp and jb ROMs are still works in progress. You can find several sense ROMs that are in good working order though.
Also, you say you're rooted, don't know if you are s-off or not. It involves shorting out something on the phone using a wire. Some people have lost usb function doing it. It makes it easier to flash ROMs - although now the devs are making it just as easy to flash when you're s-on so I'm not sure that's even a factor any more - and it makes it easier to brick your phone too. Used to be that if you were still s-on you had to pull the kernel from the ROM you were flashing and flash it in fastboot after flashing the ROM, but if you were s-off it was all automated. Well now devs are making it so you can select s-off or s-on when you're flashing so you don't have to pull the kernel and flash it separately any more. I don't flash much so I'm going to stay s-on. And since I'm not constantly tinkering with that type of thing I don't want to forget and do something that bricks the phone without thinking. So, something to think about. Maybe you already knew all that, if so forgive me for babbling on. Forgive the babbling even if you didn't know it, seems like I went on for a while on that!
Anyway, hope you like the phone as much as I do!
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Thanks for the warm welcome. Up until now I had a basic phone; a combination of not liking a device and finances kept me from upgrading. That being said, I've had a bit of experience before this from helping a friend who had a Galaxy Nexus, and I learn fast.
I don't have a spare battery, but I do have a car charger and a spare wall charger. So for the most part I'm also covered.
I barely use my camera, so the JB roms might be less of an issue for me. But stability is a big plus so for now I'll probably stick with ICS. Sensed vs Desensed is a whole different story.
Yeah, at first I had just rooted. Last night I took a stab at the wire trick and got it after my third try. Was a bit worried at first but it went smoothly. I can already tell I'll be a flashoholic, so S-Off is probably the way to stay for me. And no problem with the babbling, I'd much rather take the time to respond to a long-winded response like this than a bunch of short ones.
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Thanks for the warm welcome. Up until now I had a basic phone; a combination of not liking a device and finances kept me from upgrading. That being said, I've had a bit of experience before this from helping a friend who had a Galaxy Nexus, and I learn fast.
I don't have a spare battery, but I do have a car charger and a spare wall charger. So for the most part I'm also covered.
I barely use my camera, so the JB roms might be less of an issue for me. But stability is a big plus so for now I'll probably stick with ICS. Sensed vs Desensed is a whole different story.
Yeah, at first I had just rooted. Last night I took a stab at the wire trick and got it after my third try. Was a bit worried at first but it went smoothly. I can already tell I'll be a flashoholic, so S-Off is probably the way to stay for me. And no problem with the babbling, I'd much rather take the time to respond to a long-winded response like this than a bunch of short ones.
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If I may give you a suggestion for a good rom. Try EclipticRez by Hawknest. Its a sense 4.0 rom and man is it really smooth. Im pretty sure everything works too. :good:
Purpeltendire said:
Thanks for the warm welcome. Up until now I had a basic phone; a combination of not liking a device and finances kept me from upgrading. That being said, I've had a bit of experience before this from helping a friend who had a Galaxy Nexus, and I learn fast.
I don't have a spare battery, but I do have a car charger and a spare wall charger. So for the most part I'm also covered.
I barely use my camera, so the JB roms might be less of an issue for me. But stability is a big plus so for now I'll probably stick with ICS. Sensed vs Desensed is a whole different story.
Yeah, at first I had just rooted. Last night I took a stab at the wire trick and got it after my third try. Was a bit worried at first but it went smoothly. I can already tell I'll be a flashoholic, so S-Off is probably the way to stay for me. And no problem with the babbling, I'd much rather take the time to respond to a long-winded response like this than a bunch of short ones.
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If you want a stock ICS Rom I am on NeoMax 2.0. It's desensed and smooooooth like butter. Any Rom made by iamtheonetheycallneo is a safe bet. He makes roms to fit any taste and they are of great quality.
Also, welcome. This community is a smaller one, but I think it makes it excellent. I recognize the same names in most of the posts and it makes it far more personal experience.
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What are you waiting for, get yourself onto CM10.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113140
Also since you seem to be somewhat new to Android, you should get Terminal Emulator and DriveDroid. Being in NA you should appreciate them.
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.
evilstewie23 said:
If I may give you a suggestion for a good rom. Try EclipticRez by Hawknest. Its a sense 4.0 rom and man is it really smooth. Im pretty sure everything works too. :good:
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I was looking at that one in some detail; I liked what I saw except for the fact that the bloatware such as NFL Mobile was not taken out, but as I've already taken the liberty of removing my bloatware with ROM Toolbox Lite, it's not really a big issue. That may be my first or among my first ROM tries, as for now I think I'll stick with Sense. Compared to Motoblur and TouchWiz, Sense is far less intrusive and overall quite likable.
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If you want a stock ICS Rom I am on NeoMax 2.0. It's desensed and smooooooth like butter. Any Rom made by iamtheonetheycallneo is a safe bet. He makes roms to fit any taste and they are of great quality.
Also, welcome. This community is a smaller one, but I think it makes it excellent. I recognize the same names in most of the posts and it makes it far more personal experience.
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Awesome, I'll take a look. Stock ICS is what truly drew me into the Android OS in the first place, I really liked the look of it on the Nexus devices. Seems like a lot of people like Neo around here, and that kind of loyalty and popularity can't be earned easily. So I'll definitely be taking a look at his releases.
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What are you waiting for, get yourself onto CM10.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113140
Also since you seem to be somewhat new to Android, you should get Terminal Emulator and DriveDroid. Being in NA you should appreciate them.
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I've definitely found that the popularity of CyanogenMods is well-deserved. But I think I'll wait for a while before I try this one, given that I haven't really looked into all the bugs people are having with JB builds.
Terminal Emulator I got immediately after reading this post, thanks for the tip. DriveDroid looks interesting. I'm not sure if I'd have a use for it, as I have a Linux USB boot 'disk' and a HDD with a couple partitions for non-primary operating systems in my computer. But I'd like to try it out at the very least. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.
I was looking at that one in some detail; I liked what I saw except for the fact that the bloatware such as NFL Mobile was not taken out, but as I've already taken the liberty of removing my bloatware with ROM Toolbox Lite, it's not really a big issue. That may be my first or among my first ROM tries, as for now I think I'll stick with Sense. Compared to Motoblur and TouchWiz, Sense is far less intrusive and overall quite likable.
Awesome, I'll take a look. Stock ICS is what truly drew me into the Android OS in the first place, I really liked the look of it on the Nexus devices. Seems like a lot of people like Neo around here, and that kind of loyalty and popularity can't be earned easily. So I'll definitely be taking a look at his releases.
I've definitely found that the popularity of CyanogenMods is well-deserved. But I think I'll wait for a while before I try this one, given that I haven't really looked into all the bugs people are having with JB builds.
Terminal Emulator I got immediately after reading this post, thanks for the tip. DriveDroid looks interesting. I'm not sure if I'd have a use for it, as I have a Linux USB boot 'disk' and a HDD with a couple partitions for non-primary operating systems in my computer. But I'd like to try it out at the very least. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Just remember that desensed roms still smell of HTC and aren't a true ICS experience. If you want a full ICS you will need to check out the AOSP builds, which have some basic features missing; like Bluetooth calling and wifi tether encryption.
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Do t know where your store said the gnex wasn't offered no more. I was at a Verizon store last week and they still had gnex out on the floor. As far as battery life on this phone I can get easily 18 to 20 hrs on the stock battery. Maybe its because I came from the thunderbolt and that phone is known for some of the worst battery life besides the gnex. I have had the rezound for only a few weeks and just love it. This phone has more solid ROMs for it than the bolt could even wish for.
So enjoy the phone as it will serve you well. Also the guys in here are more forgiving than the thunderbolt section lol.
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Just remember that desensed roms still smell of HTC and aren't a true ICS experience. If you want a full ICS you will need to check out the AOSP builds, which have some basic features missing; like Bluetooth calling and wifi tether encryption.
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Alright, thanks for the heads up. Bluetooth isn't an issue for me, as I don't use calling very much. And same with tethering, because I'm a stingy data user.
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Do t know where your store said the gnex wasn't offered no more. I was at a Verizon store last week and they still had gnex out on the floor. As far as battery life on this phone I can get easily 18 to 20 hrs on the stock battery. Maybe its because I came from the thunderbolt and that phone is known for some of the worst battery life besides the gnex. I have had the rezound for only a few weeks and just love it. This phone has more solid ROMs for it than the bolt could even wish for.
So enjoy the phone as it will serve you well. Also the guys in here are more forgiving than the thunderbolt section lol.
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Well that's depressing. It's gone from their website, and all stores in Washington and Oregon that I've checked at or called. Ah well; I'll live. Plus this was free while the GNex wouldn't have been. :laugh:
Once I settle into a regular usage pattern (Which might take a while, seeing as I know I'll be flashing lots once I start) I'll probably get around the same. I need to do my homework on the different governors though, there's a few that I'm unfamiliar with.
Yeah, it seems like a great group of people around here. I'm looking forward to getting more involved.
Now that I've familiarized myself with much of the Rezound forum, I was wondering how I could begin contributing in my own way. I don't have much skill in the way of development, and with school I doubt I'd have the time. But then another thought came to mind... guinea pig!
A Governor a Day
So basically what I'm planning on doing is testing the effects of the various CPU governors. I was planning on doing this for myself anyways, as I'm very curious what the practical differences are between governors.
I'll be setting several constants (Min/Max frequencies, voltages, ROM/Kernel, etc) and the only variable (at first) will be the governor. I'll probably start off with a one day time period, just because of the simplicity. Overall routine will be to set the governor when I plug my phone in, either at night before I go to bed or just before I run out of juice -- say 10% mark. And then just use it as I always do, because I have the benefit of a fairly regular class schedule there shouldn't be any significant changes to my usage pattern.
I'll be using several apps to help document all this data; if you want to suggest another to add to the accuracy and range of the stats, feel free. So far the list is:
Statistics
GSam Battery Monitor.
SystemPanel [Paid].
CPU Spy.
Settings
Kernel Tuner
I'm guessing that for the first week or so I'll be taking community feedback from you all and incorporating it into the OP as constants and such, so the final experiment probably won't start for another few days and I'll have to redo my DanceDance statistics, as well as whatever I use tomorrow. But that really doesn't bother me.
This is sort of my introductory post, I'm almost done with my day on DanceDance. As I told some people in the Infection2.1 thread I'd be making a very detailed post of my battery life and settings, I'll also be copying that post into a new thread and reserving the first few posts for myself. You're all welcome to make suggestions in both this thread and the dedicated thread, but let's try to keep Neo's ROM thread clean for him.
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I ask this question sincerely. Its been hard keeping up with all the topics in this section of the forum, and there are many more complaints about things than real reviews from the people who own the phone. I'm on the fence. I've been looking for objective analysis of the phone from the people who have now had it, going on two days.
So, I ask, does anyone wish they didn't pre order? Anyone definitely bringing it back for something you would define as a deal breaker? I know I have nothing to lose to try it for 30 days, but I'm weighing it out to see if I should wait a while for things to get tidied up before I buy one.
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I know the release was a bit buggy, but HTC seems pretty good about fixing these issues considering the phone is not even out yet. You can count on the development for this phone skyrocketing once the bootloader becomes unlocked.
I only regret ordering via Early Purchase because my power button's broken, and I'm sitting, staring at my non-functional 3VO, hoping I can get it switched out tomorrow (crosses fingers that stars align).
For the brief time I did use it (finding ways to bypass the power button problem), no complaints.
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I know the release was a bit buggy, but HTC seems pretty good about fixing these issues considering the phone is not even out yet. You can count on the development for this phone skyrocketing once the bootloader becomes unlocked.
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Yeah, I know its a matter of when, not if on the bootloader so that wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. Minor bugs are a part of early adoption also. Is the phone really that much better than the OG Evo? I get the specs and all, but I'm running Sense 3.0 on my OG and it runs great. I'm sort of interested in taking 3D pics of my kids and the reports of the camera being better in general is a plus for me.
Thanks for the reply.
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I ask this question sincerely. Its been hard keeping up with all the topics in this section of the forum, and there are many more complaints about things than real reviews from the people who own the phone. I'm on the fence. I've been looking for objective analysis of the phone from the people who have now had it, going on two days.
So, I ask, does anyone wish they didn't pre order? Anyone definitely bringing it back for something you would define as a deal breaker? I know I have nothing to lose to try it for 30 days, but I'm weighing it out to see if I should wait a while for things to get tidied up before I buy one.
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Despite any of the complaints or bugs that people have reported, I still say that this is an awesome phone, and don't regret buying it at all. Any of the bugs that are being reported now will likely be handled via ota's in a timely manner. Once the bootloader gets cracked and we can get some some custom roms and kernels on this thing it's all over. This is the smoothest phone I've used, even with stock sense.
EDIT: and after reading your second post, let me say that this thing runs 100% smoother and quicker than any of the 3.0 or 2.1/3.0 'hybrid' roms for the OG Evo. I've ran them all on my Evo, and this thing squashes the 3.0 Evo roms, in terms of speed and smoothness. The hardware is simply far superior on this, so it runs much smoother.
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I only regret ordering via Early Purchase because my power button's broken, and I'm sitting, staring at my non-functional 3VO, hoping I can get it switched out tomorrow (crosses fingers that stars align).
For the brief time I did use it (finding ways to bypass the power button problem), no complaints.
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Yeah, I remember reading about this earlier, I really feel for you. Glad it will be resolved tomorrow. How much time did you have with it before it went down?
k2buckley said:
Despite any of the complaints or bugs that people have reported, I still say that this is an awesome phone, and don't regret buying it at all. Any of the bugs that are being reported now will likely be handled via ota's in a timely manner. Once the bootloader gets cracked and we can get some some custom roms and kernels on this thing it's all over. This is the smoothest phone I've used, even with stock sense.
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Thanks, this is the stuff I'm looking for. I tend to have periods of buyers remorse on certain purchases and while the bugs seem pretty minor, HTC still has a pretty good record of hot fixing things in short time.
I love the phone. I definitely have some complaints.. some are legit, others are preference based. You're gonna have to physically play around with one before you can really decide if it's for you or not. it is fast and smooth, I do still notice a hang here and there that I'm sure is the fault of Sense 3.0
Hoping to get this thing rooted but, it will be incredibly tough if HTC doesn't keep their promise. Still. rooted or not, I will keep this phone for at least a year..
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I love the phone. I definitely have some complaints.. some are legit, others are preference based. You're gonna have to physically play around with one before you can really decide if it's for you or not. it is fast and smooth, I do still notice a hang here and there that I'm sure is the fault of Sense 3.0
Hoping to get this thing rooted but, it will be incredibly tough if HTC doesn't keep their promise. Still. rooted or not, I will keep this phone for at least a year..
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Rippley, did you voice your complaints in another thread? If so can you point me to it? Thanks.
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Yeah, I know its a matter of when, not if on the bootloader so that wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. Minor bugs are a part of early adoption also. Is the phone really that much better than the OG Evo? I get the specs and all, but I'm running Sense 3.0 on my OG and it runs great. I'm sort of interested in taking 3D pics of my kids and the reports of the camera being better in general is a plus for me.
Thanks for the reply.
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I have syn running on my evo but you can't beat how smooth this is. I had virus rom and carousel was never this smooth. Not putting them down they did awesome porting the 3d/sensation roms. Also this is the best screen I've had on any phone. everything super fast load. No remorse here but I'm also still running rooted 4g.
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Great phone, everything has bugs, end of story.
CrippleB said:
I have syn running on my evo but you can't beat how smooth this is. I had virus rom and carousel was never this smooth. Not putting them down they did awesome porting the 3d/sensation roms. Also this is the best screen I've had on any phone. everything super fast load. No remorse here but I'm also still running rooted 4g.
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Thanks Cripple, I had a VW that I thought had the most awesome low end torque and performance, until I drove my friends Porsche. I see your point about the ports running well enough on the 4G, but being supercharged on the 3D.
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Great phone, everything has bugs, end of story.
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Oh, I'm not complaining about the bugs. I was an Early Adopter of the 4G, I know about bugs and it comes with the territory. I was honestly just looking to see if anyone had any real buyers remorse, or deal breaking things with the phone.
k2buckley said:
Despite any of the complaints or bugs that people have reported, I still say that this is an awesome phone, and don't regret buying it at all. Any of the bugs that are being reported now will likely be handled via ota's in a timely manner. Once the bootloader gets cracked and we can get some some custom roms and kernels on this thing it's all over. This is the smoothest phone I've used, even with stock sense.
EDIT: and after reading your second post, let me say that this thing runs 100% smoother and quicker than any of the 3.0 or 2.1/3.0 'hybrid' roms for the OG Evo. I've ran them all on my Evo, and this thing squashes the 3.0 Evo roms, in terms of speed and smoothness. The hardware is simply far superior on this, so it runs much smoother.
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Umm, yeah, I try nearly every rom that comes around and....umm...not a single 3.0 or 2.1/3.0 hybrid rom I came across would i consider even slightly close to smooth....I typically tune my phone extremely tight....and at first I blamed a lack of an OC kernel...but....even after letting it settle in for a while those roms on a 4G sucked. It was fun being able to play with my next phone--sorta--before I got it...but...not even close. I just couldn't get it to what I considered usable...while I understand that all phones aren't created equally...somehow...I've never had any bad luck at all with my Evo 4G...at all....if all phones aren't created equally (...aside from the physics and practicalities of CPU fabrication the verdict is still out on that one...) my OG Evo would be one of the best, cream of the crop....and those Sense 3.0alike roms were fun, but, the performance blew hard chunks.....I think perhaps "not all people's standards and expectations are created equal" is a more apt assessment of the situation....YMMV
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Umm, yeah, I try nearly every rom that comes around and....umm...not a single 3.0 or 2.1/3.0 hybrid rom I came across would i consider even slightly close to smooth....I typically tune my phone extremely tight....and at first I blamed a lack of an OC kernel...but....even after letting it settle in for a while those roms on a 4G sucked. It was fun being able to play with my next phone--sorta--before I got it...but...not even close. I just couldn't get it to what I considered usable...while I understand that all phones aren't created equally...somehow...I've never had any bad luck at all with my Evo 4G...at all....if all phones aren't created equally (...aside from the physics and practicalities of CPU fabrication the verdict is still out on that one...) my OG Evo would be one of the best, cream of the crop....and those Sense 3.0alike roms were fun, but, the performance blew hard chunks.....I think perhaps "not all people's standards and expectations are created equal" is a more apt assessment of the situation....YMMV
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I agree completely. I think people's expectations and interpretations of what 'smooth' and 'usable' is vary greatly. I never had a problem with my OG Evo (launch day evo, still mint condition), but none of the roms are as smooth as this thing is, and this is a stock htc rom! I can't imagine the possibilities that lay ahead with this phone.
Everything on this phone runs as smooth as butter. Multitasking is a dream and everytime i start an app, I cum a little its so fast. Feeling like you can reach into your screen when looking at 3d content annoys the hell out of me cuz i can't... Lol besides the few software quirks that show up here and there this phone is perfection. I am astounded by the difference between this and the 4G.. wow. I have not once felt any remorse.. buy this phone lol
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Still the honeymoon. Check back in about 3 weeks when it gets ugly.
I am completely loving the entire experience so far! So smooth... Fast... I love that I can just pinch the browser window and it shows the pages/allows me to close and add more so quickly.
Battery life has been great for me! Sense 3.0 is crazy cool. U even think the vibration feedback feels so much better than the 4G. The 3D gives me a headache, but it is fun to show off. The camera for 2d focuses better... Can actually take a focused picture of my jack russell. The dog was always a blur on the 4G because he never stays still.
No remorse here at all. It's a solid device!
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Seems, all the likes for this phone are eye candy, and not actual practicality. Aside from the 3D what can this phone do that the Evo can't with a custom rom? I keep asking myself, what need do I have with a phone that takes 3D movies or pictures, I mean, a cell phone should never be used as your main camera, the quality is never as good as a DSLR, or even a decent point and shoot. So at best the Evo 3D has more gimmicks then the Evo 4G. So I guess the question is, are the gimmicks worth the extra money?
As far as smoothness, maybe, maybe not. The latest Kingdom and Synergy roms run really smooth on the 4G. It may take a second for an app to come up, but I mean, come on, are our lives that fast paced that one second really matters? Man I miss the 80's.
Forget the 3D, it is just sweet novelty to show off and give your enemies headaches... Think dual core, sense 3.0 goodness. It's a great next gen Evo.
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Hi all, just need a few opinions from some people, and who better to ask than Rezound owners themselves? Currently I have my TBolt and I love it except a few things are starting to go bad with it. The haptic feedback is starting to go out, it doesn't always vibrate when I'm getting a call or text even though I know for a fact I have it set on vibrate and the back lights on the capacitive buttons are starting not to work all the time. It's just starting to get a little annoying. So I was thinking of either getting a replacement TBolt or possibly upgrading to the Rezound. I wanted to know if this phone was worth getting or if I should just stick with this TBolt til the next gen Verizon HTC phone came out. Thanks
coming from both a tbolt and a dinc2 id say yes, it's worth the upgrade.
Came from inc2, get it and you won't be able to put it down
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No I hate it!! It has too good of a screen and too good of signal strength.
Coming from the incredible, it's a substantial upgrade. I'd say try to get a rezound as a replacement to the thunderbolt. Maybe make a big deal about it. If not, I'd personally say to wait until a One X variant comes to Verizon.
I came from the evo4G and my wife has a tbolt this phone smokes both of them love it so much I would say wait for the HTC one but sources say it won't be on.Verizon just sprint and att. But you won't regret getting this phone
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No I hate it!! It has too good of a screen and too good of signal strength.
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Lol
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I came from a bolt. I think its a substantial upgrade, but I stole my girls upgrade and gave her my bolt to get this. So...definatly a $300 substantial upgrade. Idk about 600+ for retail. The screen is gorgeous and updating like 11 market apps while using your phone without a hiccup is very nice. Do miss the kickstand though lol
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I came from the tbolt, complained over and over, and after going through 5 tbolts they said I was worthy of switching devices. Asked and received the rezound. Substantial improvement. Even with mostly just sense based roms available, the difference is dramatic. I'd definitely say upgrade to the rez!
I agree. worth the update now that ICS can be used daily. within time we'll have custom kernels and eventually aosp
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Yes. But don't blame us if something better comes out the day after you upgrade.
I mean, the decision is ultimately up to you.
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I had a Thunderbolt and now am using a Rezound. I absolutely love this phone. I am also happy with ICS and appreciate all the devs hard work.
Let's just say I was waiting in anticipation for this phone when this was still called the Vigor!
I had the Thunderbolt. Bought the Rezound and never looked back. Alot more memory.
On the leaked stock ICS RUU and loving it.
The screen on the rezound is amazing and the batt life is decent, but there's no S-off and there's really not a lot of dev work going on for this phone. Only a couple of roms to choose from. Depends on what you're really looking for. Stock phone with a great display, then absolutely its worth the upgrade. If you like doing lots of flashing and a wide selection of roms, then absolutely not.
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The screen on the rezound is amazing and the batt life is decent, but there's no S-off and there's really not a lot of dev work going on for this phone. Only a couple of roms to choose from. Depends on what you're really looking for. Stock phone with a great display, then absolutely its worth the upgrade. If you like doing lots of flashing and a wide selection of roms, then absolutely not.
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This. Tbolt had different sense version roms, aosp roms, miui, senseless. We have sense and senseless
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What's limiting us is the inability to gain S-Off, either way I prefer smaller groups of custom roms available versus nearly every dev working on the device. It can potentially make a huge jumble of a mess. I think the rom that came pre-flashed on it is actually very good, so why try to fix what's not broken.
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What's limiting us is the inability to gain S-Off, either way I prefer smaller groups of custom roms available versus nearly every dev working on the device. It can potentially make a huge jumble of a mess. I think the rom that came pre-flashed on it is actually very good, so why try to fix what's not broken.
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I don't know about you but I'd want there to be as many devs as possible.
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the more devs the better. i know some are comfortable with what we have and im not bashing but if we had more devs im sure s-off and aosp would probably be here already. the rezound is still a good device non the less.
I find it awkward that people say they like the feel of the extendable battery. I thought that was one of the reasons people went HTC over Samsung because of the perceived build quality. None of my Samsung phones have ever creaked as bad as this phone does with the extended battery put on. Makes it feel even worse than my old MT3G.
Hey everybody, I'm looking to upgrade to a new phone tomorrow and I've got my sights set on the DNA I just had some questions I'm hoping current owners could help me out with. I know most of these answers are spread out through multiple topics but most are polluted by trolls with other phones bashing HTC so I was hoping to get some consolidated answers from actual owners.
First of all for those that currently have this phone, what are the current drawbacks and issues you're dealing with (besides the storage issue and the battery there's been enough discussion about this already)? Are there any deal breaking issues? Are you gonna stick with it or are you looking to switch to another phone?
How is the overall performance of the phone in day to day use, like web browsing, texting, occasional gaming, video watching etc?
With the current S-On limitation how does that affect actual user operations? Can you still use root explorer to side load apps remove bloat etc? Can you use titanium backup to its full extent, freezing, removing, and converting system apps?
As for the development scene, I know there's been a lot of discussion about this and its hard to foresee future development but are there a lot of developers working on this phone? Is there a place we can actively follow development like Twitter or IRC?
I'm coming from a Droid X2 which has a very limited dev scene, basically we had one amazing dev that was able to make our phone even remotely useable, got cm9 and 10 running on a gingerbread kernel haha. Most devs and even Motorola itself abandoned this phone only a few months after it was released I hope to avoid a situation like this again so having an active dev scene is important to me.
Anything else I should know before jumping aboard?
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Battery life and performance have both been stellar. I use my phone heavily through the day for web browsing, texting, a few phone calls, streaming videos, and I can make it through a whole day without any issues. My phone has yet to lag or hiccup, and it's always running smoothly. The build quality is superb, and the edge-to-edge glass is extremely pleasant. I can't really comment on your questions about S-ON, as I have yet to root my phone. Even without root though, it's easily surpassing my expectations!
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Hey everybody, I'm looking to upgrade to a new phone tomorrow and I've got my sights set on the DNA I just had some questions I'm hoping current owners could help me out with. I know most of these answers are spread out through multiple topics but most are polluted by trolls with other phones bashing HTC so I was hoping to get some consolidated answers from actual owners.
First of all for those that currently have this phone, what are the current drawbacks and issues you're dealing with (besides the storage issue and the battery there's been enough discussion about this already)? Are there any deal breaking issues? Are you gonna stick with it or are you looking to switch to another phone?
How is the overall performance of the phone in day to day use, like web browsing, texting, occasional gaming, video watching etc?
With the current S-On limitation how does that affect actual user operations? Can you still use root explorer to side load apps remove bloat etc? Can you use titanium backup to its full extent, freezing, removing, and converting system apps?
As for the development scene, I know there's been a lot of discussion about this and its hard to foresee future development but are there a lot of developers working on this phone? Is there a place we can actively follow development like Twitter or IRC?
I'm coming from a Droid X2 which has a very limited dev scene, basically we had one amazing dev that was able to make our phone even remotely useable, got cm9 and 10 running on a gingerbread kernel haha. Most devs and even Motorola itself abandoned this phone only a few months after it was released I hope to avoid a situation like this again so having an active dev scene is important to me.
Anything else I should know before jumping aboard?
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apparently you can't mess with system apps without having s-off, on reboot, everything comes back.
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First of all I have been loving my device so far. I am a pretty heavy user, but the battery gets me through the day no prob, and I currently have the clock set to 1.826GHz. S-off only matters while you are actually booted into android. You can't write to the system partition while booted into android, but you can write to it while in CWM or TWRP. This still allows you to debloat etc, it just isn't half as convenient with S-ON. Custom roms are slowly trickling out as well. They are still pretty similar to stock currently but I am sure more and more changes will come over time.
Performance on this phone is stellar. It never lags or slows whatsoever. There are some apps that haven't been updated to support 1080p (angry birds star wars for example crashes as soon as you open a level.) The only real drawback is that the radio interface layer has not been cracked yet, so we can't get AOSP style roms like Cyanogen. People are working on it, its only a matter of time. Also at least one person claims to have a viable method to get S-Off but it won't be released for a while still if it is true.
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Hey everybody, I'm looking to upgrade to a new phone tomorrow and I've got my sights set on the DNA I just had some questions I'm hoping current owners could help me out with. I know most of these answers are spread out through multiple topics but most are polluted by trolls with other phones bashing HTC so I was hoping to get some consolidated answers from actual owners.
First of all for those that currently have this phone, what are the current drawbacks and issues you're dealing with (besides the storage issue and the battery there's been enough discussion about this already)? Are there any deal breaking issues? Are you gonna stick with it or are you looking to switch to another phone?
How is the overall performance of the phone in day to day use, like web browsing, texting, occasional gaming, video watching etc?
With the current S-On limitation how does that affect actual user operations? Can you still use root explorer to side load apps remove bloat etc? Can you use titanium backup to its full extent, freezing, removing, and converting system apps?
As for the development scene, I know there's been a lot of discussion about this and its hard to foresee future development but are there a lot of developers working on this phone? Is there a place we can actively follow development like Twitter or IRC?
I'm coming from a Droid X2 which has a very limited dev scene, basically we had one amazing dev that was able to make our phone even remotely useable, got cm9 and 10 running on a gingerbread kernel haha. Most devs and even Motorola itself abandoned this phone only a few months after it was released I hope to avoid a situation like this again so having an active dev scene is important to me.
Anything else I should know before jumping aboard?
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If you do not root and install a custom Rom there will be drawbacks. Htc pour many annoying persistent notifications throughout the phone. Most notably Wi-Fi. It is always in the notification drawer with Wi-Fi on or off. This is the same with GPS although that is only a small symbol. Also you lose much screen real estate with a three dot menu button that loves to appear. Both these issues are fixed in the custom Roms. These are the only drawbacks.
Battery is great. I make it through the day and I am always using my phone. Performance is better. I have not used any other device this smooth and fast even with the most intense games and apps. And the benchmarks are fun to brag about.
S-on is a problem. You can't use most of the titanium features besides backup and restore. Doing anything besides freezing system apps causes the apps to return after a reboot. Many people use the twrp recovery as it allows you to delle system apps with its built in file manager.
Developers are getting better. The ukb room to me is the best in terms of features and things that will be added. I would follow that thread and in general just check the development section every other day
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I am assuming your on verizon. If you don't mind the sizing get the note 2 over the dna. It maybe 100 dollars more but since you seem to be a long term phone guy I would go with the note 2 instead. I do own both btw. Couple reasons:
#1 Battery performance will degrade in the next 2 yrs, that's an easy solution with the note 2.
#2 You might be able to live with the 14 or 13gb of free storage there is, I can kind do it with compromises. Right now I have one rom, one back up, 351mb of music, 154mb in pictures and I am down to 3.28gb available with 2 big sized games I guess. Seeing that you like to flash roms, mods so forth 16gb might not be enough.
#3 Battery life in my experience is decent, not stellar but decent. On par with my S3 but not as good but close.
It's a good phone, feels good, screen looks great but once the initial drool of the display goes away you start considering what you compromised to get this phone. I like this phone a lot and I will be replacing it with a HTC butterfly (due to the sd slot) but my note 2 will still be my favorite. Oh in terms of S3 vs DNA, I would take the DNA lol. S3 display is great but the pentile bothers me and since my s3 was a us version it was gimped.
Thanks for all the information about the performance, drawbacks, and development info of this phone. Nycdarkness thanks for those points about the Note II I'll be keeping that in my mind. I'll be heading down to the Verizon store to check them out it'll be nice to be able to make an informed decision my last phone I didn't do much research and ended up regretting my decision for the last year haha
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It's an excellent excellent smartphone, a million times better than my galaxy nexus. I don't store 100 hours of music on my phone, only ten or so albums and rotate them periodically between cloud and on device. I guess I'm not a huge music head but I don't have any concern about the storage.
Comparisons between the DNA and Note 2 are silly since they're so different by nature. One is a stylish satchel, the other is a duffel bag. If you need the storage, get the Note 2.
Well just wanted to say I went ahead abs and pulled the trigger on the DNA. So far I'm loving it very fast and responsive I played with the Note II but the size turned out to be more of an issue than I thought just wanna thank everyone for the info and I look forward to being a part of this community
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Well just wanted to say I went ahead abs and pulled the trigger on the DNA. So far I'm loving it very fast and responsive I played with the Note II but the size turned out to be more of an issue than I thought just wanna thank everyone for the info and I look forward to being a part of this community
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Enjoy it cause it is one hell of a phone. What i like most is that it doesn't feel phablety at all compared to the note II I just love how it feels like a phone I've always loves HTC devices and I love sense always have always will. In a way sense has kinda spoiled the android experience for me because when i try out other OEM software i just can't get myself to like it the closes I've come was pure Google. I do enjoy it just not as much as sense
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I love everything about the phone especially the look of the thing.
Basically I'm superficial when it comes to tech stuff.
My 27" iMac with MM-1 Bowers & Wilkins speakers are as much, and more, about looks as they are about function and performance.
I own the DNA because it is simply the best looking (and feeling) smartphone currently on the market.
And since I exchanged my original (defective call quality) DNA set I am now happy.
It's a solid phone, you can't go wrong with it.
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Hello All,
Wanted to post about the process I went through that eventually landed me on The One. I read everything I could for the last three months about the two phones and wound up more confused then decided on which to upgrade to. I finally decided that I need to S**t or get off the pot, so I went with the S4 because:
1) I read more positive reviews about it's camera then the One's, and for me the smartphone is a Camera that I can make calls on, not the other way around.
2) I had never owned a Samsung phone and I wanted to check it out.
3) I was worried about the lack of updates from HTC when I had the Rezound. Though I am a member of Elevate, updates have been my biggest gripe with HTC and I didn't want to get stuck with another unsupported phone.
4) lack of SD card and removable battery on the One. Not deal breakers, but factors.
So, my wife, son and I got out hiking on Saturday and I took about 60 shots on the S4. They looked great on the phone, but TERRIBLE on the PC. I had hiked in the same park last year about the same time with my son and had taken a lot of the same shots on my Rezound so I found those and compared them...The Rezound shots were much better in many instances. So I decided to take the Rezound and S4 and make the settings the same. I then took about 35 comparison shots. Almost half the time, the Rezound shots were better. That really irritated me so I searched the web for comparison images (S4 & the One) and most of the time they were so close it didn't matter.
I had bought the One through Verizon's Edge program. I know it's not the smartest thing I ever did, but I did it and I'm cool with it. They exchanged the S4 for the One and I feel pretty good about it. If I want I can move up in a year to whatever is the hottest thing at that point. I lost my unlimited, but on my phone only and they gave me 6 gigs for the same cost of my unlimited. I've never gone over six gigs before, and I can tweak my usage a little so I never have to worry about that. Besides, my wife still has her unlimited and I can switch with her if I really miss it.
As soon as I made a call with the One, I knew it was the right choice. I'm glad I tried the S4 but I really didn't like it. It just didn't measure up in so many ways. TouchWiz is so cartoonish, I felt like I should be sitting at the kids table! The screen was awesome! But so is the One's, so I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything there.
I figured I would share the Experience here in the Rezound forum because it played such a big part in my deciding the S4 wasn't for me!
Peace People!
thanks for your take on the two phones. I am considering the S4 above the One right now coming from a Rezound currently. I would like to know more about pros/cons of both and decide then. Hearing about the picture quality of the S4 might be problematic, but I'd have to see other cases of the same problem to be convinced myself. Have you compared your S4 photos with those of others who have an S4 to see if they have the same problem?
When I was at the Verizon store they had a one and a s4 next to each other so it was easy to compare. I took photos on both and the one looked crisper and clearer. I don't know if its because I am use to sense but it felt smoother than touchwiz. Plus I like the feel of the one in my hand. I missed how the original moto droid felt in my hand from its all metal body. The s4 just didn't wow me and disappointed me in others. I am sure its a good phone but not for me. If you think HTC is weak in updates for their phone Samsung is far worse. Droid charge got like a few updates and that's it. Where as the thunderbolt went from froyo to GB to ICS. Sure it took awhile to get to ICS but at least it did get it. Sammy seems to just drop all support and just build a new phone knowing people will do the iphone effect of selling their old device for the new one.
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Yeah, I love the way it feels too! I really didn't want to buy the S4 based on the in store comparison, but I was trusting reviews because I shoot a lot of nature and I couldn't simulate that in store. After using the One for a week, it is every bit as good as the S4 Camera wise and blows it away in almost every other respect... So glad I switched!
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Yeah, I love the way it feels too! I really didn't want to buy the S4 based on the in store comparison, but I was trusting reviews because I shoot a lot of nature and I couldn't simulate that in store. After using the One for a week, it is every bit as good as the S4 Camera wise and blows it away in almost every other respect... So glad I switched!
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If you're into shooting nature or anything that moves really, play with Zoe on your one, you'll probably end up loving it.
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If you're into shooting nature or anything that moves really, play with Zoe on your one, you'll probably end up loving it.
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I've dabbled some with it...Need to do more...Fun feature, especially for my son!
Thanks for the review, there's one thing holding up getting the One for me though, no unlockable bootloader.
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Thanks for the review, there's one thing holding up getting the One for me though, no unlockable bootloader.
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Read around the Verizon HTC one forum, you will see someone found a way to S-Off. Better than bootloader unlock.
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Read around the Verizon HTC one forum, you will see someone found a way to S-Off. Better than bootloader unlock.
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I have, it requires a java card. It's either shell out the money for one or pay/beg/get a favor from someone who has one.
I decided that I love the phone even if it is never rooted, but I trust it will be... These guys are good!
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I'm actually probably going with the S3 or S4. HTC One seems to be harder to find deals for with my credit. S3's are only $100 now, so this college student may snap at that.
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And my One is now S-off! So glad I went this way... But the truth is that I am still thrilled with the stock experience. I have roms waiting to be flashed, but I just don't want to!
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And my One is now S-off! So glad I went this way... But the truth is that I am still thrilled with the stock experience. I have roms waiting to be flashed, but I just don't want to!
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What about the stock experience thrills you compared to original android?
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The simplest answer is that it works so well...It's lightning quick already, so I don't need mods to eliminate lag. Everything does what is supposed to.
But the truth about flashing other Roms is that there is almost always some buggy element. I have only run a handful in three years that didn't. I rooted both my Incredible and Rezound because there were features out there that I couldn't get on those phones.I have everything I could want on the Stock One.
If I had a Nexus device, I would enjoy that experience, but I also would miss the TV app in Sense 5 and believe it or not, I am having a blast with Zoe and some of the other features of the Sense 5 Camera. It would require too many trade offs to go to Stock Android.
Having said that, I am a flashaholic, and I have flashed one Rom since the previous post. Frankly, battery wasn't as good, and the 4g signal wasn't consistent. And that was a Rom that was very close to Stock. I know I could reflash and do other things that might fix it, or I could just go back to Stock, which I did... I'll flash other Roms, my curiosity is too strong not to, but it's great to know that Stock is so rock solid to come back to!
How's the camera compared to rezound? Also how is the scrolling lag compared to the iPhone?
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Lag? I know naught of you speak? Seriously, I don't have an iPhone so I can't compare it, but this thing blows my old Rezound out of the water, and it is every bit as fast as the S4 was.
As for the Camera, I love it. It does some things better then the Rezound (low light) and I have been able to crop with no problems. There's a learning curve but it didn't take long. I even have that purplish tint at times, but changing the iso usually makes it go away...
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I'm switching to sprint next week and I'm getting the nexus 5, I just wanted to thank our amazing developers for all their hard work keeping our phone updated, I really appreciate all of you guys, hopefully some of u will get the nexus 5
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Thanks to all devs and ppls who helped making Rezound so good
i'm also leaving just got LG GPro
but still gonna have rezound as second phone
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Thanks to all the devs and ppls helped making Rezound so good
i'm also leaving just got LG GPro
but still gonna have rezound as second phone
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ill have my rezound as a dev phone till it crumples up and dies....but i plan on getting the One very shortly
I might be jumping ship to the One as well...I've been trying to talk myself into it for a few months but it seems like the universe is pushing for me to get it. I just got an invite to elevate yesterday.. later that night I was just switching to a different extended battery (I like to cycle through different ones to keep them happy) and poof reboot every 3 min. It happened all day today too. I finally got it to stop after uninstalling some recent apps and doing my magical "Rezound please don't reboot" dance/prayer/ritual.
I love my Rezound when it's working properly (I think I'm on my 7th), but I'm starting to see it as a warm heavy brick in my pants.
Sorry, I had some venting to do that no one I know in real life would understand. No tech savvy friends, I hear the occasional "Why don't you have an iPhone?" from them.
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I also want to thank all of the devs. Great job keeping it up to date. I switched to the Note 3 recently and it's badass. I was stuck between the One, G2 and the Note 3 but I definitely made the right choice. The One looks awesome but I love how big and powerful the Note 3 is. All my previous phones have been HTC but I think Samsung definitely won me over. It's been a pleasure my friends. Hope to see you guys around again. Snuzzo, Fly, Neo..you guys are awesome!
I would like to send my appreciation as well... I am on the verge of getting the HTC One. My phone has been freezing up recently and its not a software related crash, so I'm afraid I went in the Verizon store and was awe struck at the One... although I don't like the lack of a changeable battery or SD card, but damn its a nice phone. I was sold and am very close to buying one.
This would be the first time I haven't changed phones out of anger at my old phone. The Rezound really has impressive specs and impressive devs who build for it...this is the reason I have extended my usage on the Rezound for nearly a year now. Its too bad the Rezound wasn't better known. Its still generally fast and still has a great screen, I would dare say the best of its time.
I hope to see some Rezound devs on the One in the future. I know more than one has mentioned the plan to move on to the One.
It will be a somber bitter sweet day for me as i love my Rezound but I'm needing to move on if I keep having this issue.
I would also like to say a big thank you to our devs here. It's been a generally awesome device to own because of them. Specifically Neo for the numerous amazing ROMs he's given us, Snuzzo and IHateWebOS for their awesome kernels, Flyhalf for maintaining TWRP and, of course, Chad for being our AOSP savior! shrike1978 also gets a big thanks for the writeup on how to build CM. Without that I guarantee I never would have compiled a ROM myself.
The guys working hard in the AOSP Dev thread to get us a stable 4.4 ROM also get a shout out.
The unlimited.io guys also get a MASSIVE thanks for their S-OFF tool Juopunutbear. The process was just badass lol. Never would've thought when I got the phone and saw those pins that they would be so important down the road. I think that's kind of what made owning this device awesome as well; the fact that you had to put in some effort to get S-OFF made it feel more like an accomplishment, like you've earned it. With the Nexus 5 (the device I'll be switching to when it finally decides to ship/arrive) it'll just be as simple as "fastboot oem unlock" and it's fully unlocked. There's no sense of achievement or anything doing that! Lol I'm definitely not saying I wish it was harder or anything, just that it won't be the same.
I would also like to thank the community for always supporting and being polite to our developers, as well as always being willing to help one another. I think the fact that we have one thread with over 500 posts in it with people just helping each other speaks for how awesome you guys are.
It's been a long road for us Rezound owners, and it makes me a bit sad to think about moving on to a different device, with a different community. I can only hope that the Nexus 5 community will be half as good as this one.
Hope to see you guys over there with me.
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While I did just jump to an LG G2, I won't be going anywhere anytime soon. I've invested way too much time and effort on this phone to walk away from it. Not to mention the Mrs. has a rezound and the G2 is an officially supported device, so there's really no challenge to it.
The good news is now I have a dev phone, so I don't have to worry about getting it back to a working state when I'm working on it.
Well I did it. I got the One. I had to pay full retail price for it otherwise I cant keep my unlimited data... and considering that I've used 11Gb so far, that was not an option.
I am impressed with it as I was impressed with the Rezound when I got it.
This community has been amazing. This was the first phone I ever flashed anything too. Considering now the Rezound is a spare/play phone, maybe I will try some developing for it. I know I wont be able to match the great devs here, but I figured I could try my hand at it. Especially now this is not my main phone I need to rely on.
So once again a big thanks for the additional life that some great people have given to the Rezound. A truly great place to be. Now I just need to try to get my Paypal back so I can show some appreciation monetarily to some people.