HTC Rezound vs Galaxy Nexus

[xxfallacyxx]

Yea... I will probably end up getting a lipophobic screen protector at some point. In the mean time, my finger print smudges come off whenever I put the phone in my pocket.

 

[Pakbackr]

I agree with whoever said go to the store and play with them. Better yet, find friends who have one and ask if you can play with theirs. I have never been able to get a real feel for a phone in the Verizon store because it a) has all the security stuff attached and b) most of the social widgets are not active. Until you have held the phone in your hand and played with the widgets and such, it is hard to make a decision. That said, the Nexus looks cool in the ads, but it doesn't feel as comfortable in my hand as the Rezound. As odd as the Rezound's back looks, it seems to have been designed by an ergonomic genius! It just feels perfect in your hand. Perhaps you can get that from certain cases for the Nexus, but straight out, there is no comparison to me.

 

[humpagardengnome]

I owned the Galaxy Nexus. Much happier with the Rezound. Why? Gnex signal was crap, always dropping in all the places I go around town, including my house. Haven't had any of those issues with the Rezound in the same places. Camera on the Rezound is better. Not just in quality of photos, but in features the camera software offers. Screen on Rezound is amazing. I'd say more vibrant and colorful at 40% brightness than the Gnex was at 100%. Vanilla ICS on the Gnex was suppose to add performance, but live wallpapers on it made everything lag. Not so much on the Rezound? Without live wallpapers in the mix, they are about the same.

I did like some things on the Gnex better. The smudge resistant screen was nice. ICS offered a couple things I miss, mainly the easy organization of apps into folders on the homescreens. That's about it. Good luck.

Curious about 2 things. When you say crap signal around town, was that experience across the board for you, where you reside? Did you ever travel to a stronger market at any point to see if there was any difference before you swapped?

 

[rootbrain]

Yea... I will probably end up getting a lipophobic screen protector at some point. In the mean time, my finger print smudges come off whenever I put the phone in my pocket.

lipophobic = fear of liposuction?
oleophobic = fear of margerine?

all kinds of phobias for all kinds of phobes!

 

[spaceboyusa]

I had the G.Nex (two actually) for 13 days and took it back for the Rezound. I travel a ton and all of the reported G.Nex connection demons played out for me. I'd drop calls. I'd answer a call on full bars and the caller couldn't hear me. Also, the camera in it is terrible compared to Rezound. I have four younger kids and thus take a fair number of shots indoors. If the lighting was anything but bright, the image was pixelated, on both G.Nex's I had.

No regrets on switching to the Rezound at all. Connectivity rocks, all over, and the pictures are pretty awesome both indoor and out, in sub-par or good lighting. Having said all of this, agree with the sentiment of play with both and prioritize what's important to you. To me, it was connectivity and screen quality and pictures and to me the Rezound won out. YMMV.

 

[axne1]

This thread sounds like buyers remorse from resound owners babe. I know some of you bought the resound during the christmas season. And fell for those ridiculous commercials with a black family on it acting a damn fool. We all know that the samsung galaxy nexus is the king of phones on verizon right now. Going toe to toe with any phone on the market. You guys just paid for the headset. Oh yeah galaxy nexus came with some damn good headsets.

Sent using text to speech Galaxy Nexus.

 

[axne1]

I had the G.Nex (two actually) for 13 days and took it back for the Rezound. I travel a ton and all of the reported G.Nex connection demons played out for me. I'd drop calls. I'd answer a call on full bars and the caller couldn't hear me. Also, the camera in it is terrible compared to Rezound. I have four younger kids and thus take a fair number of shots indoors. If the lighting was anything but bright, the image was pixelated, on both G.Nex's I had.

No regrets on switching to the Rezound at all. Connectivity rocks, all over, and the pictures are pretty awesome both indoor and out, in sub-par or good lighting. Having said all of this, agree with the sentiment of play with both and prioritize what's important to you. To me, it was connectivity and screen quality and pictures and to me the Rezound won out. YMMV.

Looks like you gave up on the updates. The Nexus runs a lot smoother with the 4.0.4 leak. By April the Nexus will run alot nicer than it did on release day. We will see which device wins the long javidi game.

Sent using text to speech Galaxy Nexus.

 

[humpagardengnome]

This thread sounds like buyers remorse from resound owners babe. I know some of you bought the resound during the christmas season. And fell for those ridiculous commercials with a black family on it acting a damn fool. We all know that the samsung galaxy nexus is the king of phones on verizon right now. Going toe to toe with any phone on the market. You guys just paid for the headset. Oh yeah galaxy nexus came with some damn good headsets.

Sent using text to speech Galaxy Nexus.

This should cover it. Have you even read any of these posts.

 

[KB3MMX]

I have a Nexus and wish i had bought the rezound, this thing sucks!

 

[Dovahkiin]

This should cover it. Have you even read any of these.

Ahhh! I lol'd. Thanks for that.

 

[axne1]

I have a Nexus and wish i had bought the rezound, this thing sucks!

I call BS... put this Gnex next to any cheap ass htc phone, or moto right now. It destroys them. By april or march this phone will b maximum pleasure. while other phone owners will be looking at buying a new phone by july first period.....

Sent using text to speech Galaxy Nexus.

 

[axne1]

This should cover it. Have you even read any of these.

that's what you're gonna look like in the verizon store in a month or so. Lookin for a new device.

Sent using text to speech Galaxy Nexus.

 

[twolastnames]

So weird, we can't talk like adults, I say we, but I just am really looking at one person. This thread was on track for almost 3 pages too. Buying a Nexus doesn't mean you won't ever be buying a new phone ever again. The Nexus one has had how many upgrades compared to the say... the Evo? The Nexus S guys still don't have an official ICS release, so much for fast upgrades.

The Nexus is a fine phone, but maybe, after 3 OTA's it will run as it should have out of the box. The pros and cons of each phone are different for everybody. I may have wished I had a Nexus now, but I got the Rezound free 2 weeks after it's release, and my wife a free Razr as well. I could have waited for the Nexus and be out $600, or had my free stuff, rooted my rezound, and have pretty much the same phone as I may or may not have wanted in the first place.

You can't go wrong with either, unless you get a lemon, in that case, you should have opted for the other.

 

[jphillips1963]

I had the GN for a week and in that week it rarely had data connection you couldn't hear calls you couldn't synch face book the keyboard lagged worse than any keyboard I've seen rotating the phone screen lagged. Took it back vot the Rezound and not had one single issue from it. I get 4g where the GN couldn't even get a 1x data connection. It's loud voice is crisp. I have my fb contacts now. The list of positives goes on and on. I've owned many phones and never hated one so bad I took it back until I purchased the GN. To each there own but let's get out in the rual world where I'm at and see how well those GN works.

Sent from my HTC Rezound using Tapatalk

 

[twolastnames]

I had the GN for a week and in that week it rarely had data connection you couldn't hear calls you couldn't synch face book the keyboard lagged worse than any keyboard I've seen rotating the phone screen lagged. Took it back vot the Rezound and not had one single issue from it. I get 4g where the GN couldn't even get a 1x data connection. It's loud voice is crisp. I have my fb contacts now. The list of positives goes on and on. I've owned many phones and never hated one so bad I took it back until I purchased the GN. To each there own but let's get out in the rual world where I'm at and see how well those GN works.

Sent from my HTC Rezound using Tapatalk

You are obviously a liar.

 

[Paul627g]

Lets keep a constructive discussion going here everyone. If your posts may offend someone or cause tensions your probably better moving onward and not posting at all..

Thank you.

 

[jtwildman1]

I've owned both the nexus and razr, stuck with the razr. Honestly, all three phones are really nice, none perfect on every level. Best thing to do is go play with them see which one suits your needs. Nexus is a google phone, so it will get updates a lot sooner than anyone else..also easily rooted, so a ton of roms out there for it. HTC has everyone beat on camera..everything works solid with the rest of the phone but it has HTC ui "sense" you either love it it hate it. I liked the razr, super solid build quality that works for me. Either way, you aren't going to get a bad phone. All the bashing by some is just nonsense..no need to rip something apart to justify your choices...sounds as bad as arrogant iPhone users thinking all other phones are crap compared to theirs..simply not true!

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[SpaceHippie]

I had the rezound early november as a test phone until the Nexus came out. Android 4.0 is awesome. But i just did not like the Nexus hardware. The camera is sub-par. No way around it. For those who say "go buy a point and shoot" Why? There are phones for that now. The phone was solid but the back was very cheap imo and when pressed actually gave in a bit. Wasn't a fan of the volume rocker(although the Rezounds is no better). All in all, i just was not a fan of the Hardware. And when i saw the Rezound price drop, i could not justify the extra 100 on the Nexus. I always say i will never buy an Android phone for it's software. Because i will eventually be able to get stock ICS on my Rezound. Superior hardware and updated software. I got my cake and ate it too

 

[humpagardengnome]

that's what you're gonna look like in the verizon store in a month or so. Lookin for a new device.

Sent using text to speech Galaxy Nexus.

Care to explain yourself? Or did you drop by just to play the role of itchy hemmorhoid flare up.

 

[axne1]

So weird, we can't talk like adults, I say we, but I just am really looking at one person. This thread was on track for almost 3 pages too. Buying a Nexus doesn't mean you won't ever be buying a new phone ever again. The Nexus one has had how many upgrades compared to the say... the Evo? The Nexus S guys still don't have an official ICS release, so much for fast upgrades.

The Nexus is a fine phone, but maybe, after 3 OTA's it will run as it should have out of the box. The pros and cons of each phone are different for everybody. I may have wished I had a Nexus now, but I got the Rezound free 2 weeks after it's release, and my wife a free Razr as well. I could have waited for the Nexus and be out $600, or had my free stuff, rooted my rezound, and have pretty much the same phone as I may or may not have wanted in the first place.

You can't go wrong with either, unless you get a lemon, in that case, you should have opted for the other.

well said. I wasn't trying to make it a battle of the devices but look at the title of the thread.

Sent using speech to text
Galaxy Nexus.