A few questions about Rezound...

Darkhawk_76 said:

I just got a Galaxy Nexus last week and my contract was up since August and I waited what seemed like forever for the GN to come out. But.....like a lot of users who waited and got it I am having some issues.

I've been a Android user since the launch of the OG Motorola Droid, loved that phone, I got it because I was a Black Berry user and didnt want to miss the keyboard, well after a year or so of owning that I used the keyboard maybe 5 times. Then I upgraded to the Droid X, paid full retail for it, loved Motorolas build and even kinda liked Blur. But I've never been a fan of bloatware so when the GN came to VZW I was very excited, never owned a Samsung so I wasn't sure what to expect. Then came the let down...

I hate the weak external speaker. But worse than that is the fact I can't keep a signal or maintain battery life for more than 6 hours, that's off of 4G with screen at about 30% and running Juice Defender. I also can't stand the location of the charger port.

Now with all that in mind, I love the screen and I LOVE ICS and the lack of VZW bloatware. On with the questions.

Coming from Moto phones if I get the Rezound how does the screen compare to Gorilla Glass? How scratch, smudge resistant is HTC's screens? I never used a screen protector with any of my Moto phones or and I never had one scratch.

The screen is not made of Gorilla Glass and I've seen some people on various forums say that they have micro-scratches even with taking care of the phone. A screen protector would be recommended. It's not very smudge resistant either. It will show lots of finger prints over time.

How is the signal compared to the Nexus and Droid X? 4G?

The signal is a lot better than the Nexus and probably about on par with the Droid X. It's very solid.

Battery life? Are there extended battery options? Thickness is not a concern, I liked the slimness of the GN but if I can get a phone that works I dont really care.

The battery life is respectable for a powerful 4g phone. Better than the Nexus. The extended battery is 2750mah which is a beast compared to the stock 1620mah. I use the extended and while it does indeed make the phone a considerable amount more bulky, it has great performance.

The screen quality compared to the Nexus? Because the GN blew me away....on max brightness anyway. But bye bye battery if you run it on 100%.

I find the screen quality about the same although the SAMOLED of the Nexus is nice. I think it has richer colors. But the Rezound looks amazing and I wouldn't trade the screen quality for any other device at the moment.

External speaker? Does the Beats only work with the included headphones or the can you tell a difference on the external as well?

External speaker is plenty loud and it BLOWS away the Nexus in this department. The Beats is just an equalizer setting basically and it will work with any headphones, not just the included ones. The equalizer is simply built for the included headphones however. And keep in mind, the Beats feature only works with the stock music app. It will not work with Pandora, Google Music, etc. It is said that those apps may be working on compatibility with it.

Notification LED? Does it even have one?

It does have a notification LED, but it's very small. It's hard to see at certain angles. But it does indeed have one.

These are the main ones Im concerned with. The Droid Razr is not really appealing because of the screen, it just seems grainy and reminds me of the Bioinc (Which I had for two weeks and returned) and the lack of removable battery just seems to be asking for trouble.

Oh and has anyone had to return their Rezound and if so, why?

Thank everyone in advance and I apologize if most of these have been answered already.

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pragmatous said:

I pretty much agree with everything the above stated with 1 exception.

I think the display on the nexus is doodoo. Any display where you need to crank the brightness to get rid of the defects is a crap display. I went thru 2 nexus phones and both phones had an irritating banding. Second phone also had a purple hue to it.

I returned my nexus for the rezound and I went from 1-2 bars at work to full bars. I went from 5mbs for 4g to 13mbs while at work. At home I went from 0-1 bars and 3g to 3-full bars and 4g. I easily get 12 hours battery life on my phone.

There's no comparison in my opinion the rezound is a better phone.

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Darkhawk_76 said:

Oh and how bad is this pink button issue and screen leakage?

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Darkhawk_76 said:

Thanks everyone, I think I've made up my mind, this time tomorrow I'll be posting from my Rezound! And I'll be getting it for $150, I got a $50 upgrade bonus so it seals the deal.

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