i played with the rezound today i snuck around and played with it without activating it just used wifi. This phone is the very best phone i have ever owned. I actually do like sense It makes me feel like this is what apple ios 5 should of been. I really dont care about ics all it is to me is just a new layout who care..
Rezound vs Galaxy Nexus
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I for one am not an apple fan, I am not a fanboy, but this is one of the craziest posts I have ever read.
#1 sense is utter crap if you ask me, even on a phone as powerful as the rezound its heavy, read any review the worst part of the phone is Sense in every review.
#2 IOS is much better then sense, don't fuel apple fan boys with this post, everyone knows Sense is trash.
#3 ICS is 475,000 times better then Sense, let not go there. The 1 good thing about this phone is the hardware specs , the second its rooted and a custom rom out, 98% of this forum will be without sense lol
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If there was, this thread would be free of most Sense related peeves in the Rezound intrawebs. Close but no cigar, yet. If they do it's gonna be a difficult choice between the GN & Rezound when Jan. rolls around.
This is your opinion, and that is all it is. IMO, Sense is very nice. Heavy, but nice. And no, IOS is not much better than Sense. Again, in my opinion. Just because you post it doesn't make it fact.
i am just saying i dont like ios at all it to basic and bland for me. I like having some customization with my widgets.. But i am def keeping my rezound it has mount and i use that to add my dvds on my galaxy tab... I got away from apple standards of 16gb 32gb 64gb I dont want to go back to that so rezound all the way for me galaxy nexus is nice and all but I just think the specs are outdated and i upgrade my phone every year I will deffiently keep my rezound and use it as a mp3 player once i get a new phone
I got the Rezound last week. Just to satisfy my curiosity regarding the Nexus screen size, I just went to my local Verizon store to do a comparison. I went to yahoo.com on both and my Rezound showed more of the web page than the Nexus. I could not see that the Nexus screen looked any bigger. Also, with both devices brightness on high, the Rezound was clearly a lot brighter than the Nexus. That was all I was curious about. I don't like the ICS lock screen. I much refer the Sense lock screen with notifications. The Nexus was your typical Samsung plastic phone. ICS is pretty, but boring. I walked away smiling because I made the right choice.
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Keep an eye on Amazon Wireless. They have a good deal on the Rezound now, but they tend to have a Penny Sale for new customers every once in a while (like they did the week of Black Friday). If u already have them you'll just get a discounted upgrade price, but still better than everyone else. I got the Rezound for a penny and I'm glad I did.
I stopped by a Verizon store after school to compare the Nexus to my Rezound, and I really wasn't impressed.
After getting used to the clarity of the Rezound's LCD, the PenTile display on the Nexus just looks inferior. It has the same issue of pixelated text that annoyed me on the RAZR. I opened the same dark-themed forum on both phones, and zoomed all the way out, the text still looked perfectly clear and readable on the Rezound but on the Nexus it just looked terribly pixelated. Blacks and vivid colors look incredible on the Nexus, but the text issue is too annoying for me.
The Rezound with an extended battery is the perfect phone IMO. I like the weight and build quality, and even with heavy use, the battery lasts all day. With Sense and all the bloat apps frozen, performance is extremely good too. I'm definitely going to be keeping my Rezound and waiting for s-off.
After getting used to the clarity of the Rezound's LCD, the PenTile display on the Nexus just looks inferior. It has the same issue of pixelated text that annoyed me on the RAZR. I opened the same dark-themed forum on both phones, and zoomed all the way out, the text still looked perfectly clear and readable on the Rezound but on the Nexus it just looked terribly pixelated. Blacks and vivid colors look incredible on the Nexus, but the text issue is too annoying for me.
The Rezound with an extended battery is the perfect phone IMO. I like the weight and build quality, and even with heavy use, the battery lasts all day. With Sense and all the bloat apps frozen, performance is extremely good too. I'm definitely going to be keeping my Rezound and waiting for s-off.
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+1 MarkSeven. So far, I'm still in the cloud about having a device that cost me 1? that works SO well. My sister who is waiting to get the GN hasn't spoken to me since I called her after Thanksgiving telling her what I got for a penny. HO HO HO O
Agree, with the extended battery it just fits so nice into the palm of the hand.
I stopped by a Verizon store after school to compare the Nexus to my Rezound, and I really wasn't impressed.
After getting used to the clarity of the Rezound's LCD, the PenTile display on the Nexus just looks inferior. It has the same issue of pixelated text that annoyed me on the RAZR. I opened the same dark-themed forum on both phones, and zoomed all the way out, the text still looked perfectly clear and readable on the Rezound but on the Nexus it just looked terribly pixelated. Blacks and vivid colors look incredible on the Nexus, but the text issue is too annoying for me.
The Rezound with an extended battery is the perfect phone IMO. I like the weight and build quality, and even with heavy use, the battery lasts all day. With Sense and all the bloat apps frozen, performance is extremely good too. I'm definitely going to be keeping my Rezound and waiting for s-off.
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Ok gang.
I held both devices.
I want vanilla android.
But I think the nexus was too big for me....just felt too light and too big.
Rezound is the pefect size coming from my dinc.
I hate sense. Loved it but not anymore.
I use CM7 and adw launcher as go was lagging big time with the new updates.
I have until today only- rep is calling back to place call over the phone.
For $150.00 I can get a rezound or Nexus.
my wife complains that my battery life sucks on the dinc (live wallpapers) and I need a loud ringer because I wear a hearing aid in one ear.
If the Nexus sounds are so soft, the rezound is probably the way to go right?
I love my dinc and would hang on to it till it died, but with 150.00 off a device, why not grab one?
Will I get bored with the rezound? I use my device for pandora and sirius xm.
Won't use beats cause I love my poweramp app.
Thanks gang in advance.
I held both devices.
I want vanilla android.
But I think the nexus was too big for me....just felt too light and too big.
Rezound is the pefect size coming from my dinc.
I hate sense. Loved it but not anymore.
I use CM7 and adw launcher as go was lagging big time with the new updates.
I have until today only- rep is calling back to place call over the phone.
For $150.00 I can get a rezound or Nexus.
my wife complains that my battery life sucks on the dinc (live wallpapers) and I need a loud ringer because I wear a hearing aid in one ear.
If the Nexus sounds are so soft, the rezound is probably the way to go right?
I love my dinc and would hang on to it till it died, but with 150.00 off a device, why not grab one?
Will I get bored with the rezound? I use my device for pandora and sirius xm.
Won't use beats cause I love my poweramp app.
Thanks gang in advance.
I wouldn't let the Beats thing factor into the decision. It's just a gimmick and you won't even notice it if you don't use the stock music app. The iBeats that come with the phone go for around $70 on eBay right now, so I'll be selling them for a nice additional discount.
The advantages of the Nexus are ICS (I honestly don't think it's a huge improvement if you're used to android though) and ease of rooting. Some may also prefer the screen or dimensions of the Nexus. You won't get bored with either though. They're both great phones.
The advantages of the Nexus are ICS (I honestly don't think it's a huge improvement if you're used to android though) and ease of rooting. Some may also prefer the screen or dimensions of the Nexus. You won't get bored with either though. They're both great phones.
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You are asking the above question in a Rezound forum?
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(Comparison Disclaimer: I am not a "fanboy" of either HTC or Samsung. I'm coming from an OG Droid. I actually wanted to stick with Motorola, but I don't care for their latest offerings.)
I bought the Rezound 3 weeks ago expecting to return it when the Nexus came out. So, I played with a Nexus yesterday and left surprisingly underwhelmed.
The first thing I noticed was that the colors were way over-saturated on the Nexus. The Rezound definitely wins here.
I played the same youtube clip on the store's Nexus and my Rezound: Again, the harsh colors on the Nexus made me favor the Rezound. Also, the video looked more pixelated on the Nexus. Rezound won again.
Web browsing: It was a tossup. In some respects text on the Nexus looked better, but in some cases I preferred the Rezound. Again I was bothered by the harsh colors on the Nexus. I did get frustrated with the soft buttons on the Nexus. I couldn't figure out how to search when I was in the browser. I always had to go back to the home screen and use the Google Search widget. For a new version of the OS, I would expect the phone to be more intuitive, not less. I assume I'd eventually get used to the UI, so I call the results of the browser comparison a tie.
Size: Before I bought the Rezound, I was afraid I wouldn't like the size of this new breed of larger phones (coming from an OG Droid). I found the Rezound was just a tad larger than I'd like, but it was much more usable than I thought it would be. The GN is even larger and while I think I could live with it, I prefer the size of the Rezound. I also much prefer the feel of the Rezound. I actually like the extra heft to it. I even prefer the feel/shape of the Rezound with the extended battery, though I don't like the weight. If the Rezound had the shape of the phone w/ extended battery with the weight of the phone with the standard battery (did that make sense?), I think it would be perfect. So, the Rezound wins here again.
Phone reception: This is a huge factor for me (and it annoys me that most phone reviewers don't seem to care how the phone works...um...as a phone.
I've been disappointed with the reception of the Rezound compared to my OG Droid. So, I was thinking if the Nexus had better reception than the Rezound, that could sell it to me by itself. Unfortunately, there was very good cell reception inside the store, so I couldn't compare how they do in a poor reception area. However, I did run an app that reports signal strength and my Rezound always showed a higher signal strength. Granted, that may not translate into better reception, but it was something to note. I also noticed that the Nexus occasionally dropped from 4 bars to 3 while I never saw the store's Rezound go below 4. Without a good test of a poor reception area, I can't draw a conclusion on this comparison.
GPS: Ran GPS Status on both. The Nexus saw fewer total satellites, but locked on more than my Rezound. Also, while my Rezound showed it was locked on a number of satellites, it wasn't reporting a location. This made me think the Nexus was superior. However, Netmonitor always reported higher GPS accuracy on the Rezound. Perhaps I didn't wait long enough for GPS Status to report a location. Then again, I've seen some odd GPS behavior on my Rezound. Further testing needed.
Audio: Beats Audio is a gimmick. I'm an audiophile-wannabe and Beats-Audio-enhanced music sounds terrible to me compared to non-enhanced music. Beats Audio is not a selling point for this phone (except that you can sell the earbuds). Regardless, I am concerned over the "static" heard when using headphones on the Rezound. I did a short test and I heard it occasionally on my phone. I didn't try it on the Nexus, but I haven't read any complaints. So, I'll say the Nexus wins here.
UI: I don't care for Sense. It has some nice features, but it's bloated and I find its customizations take away more than they add. I would much prefer stock Android. The Nexus with stock ICS was nice, though not as intuitive as I expected. Still, Nexus clearly wins here.
The big advantage the Nexus has is stock Android (and ICS to boot) and is easy to root and get custom ROMs. These features alone are very tempting to me, but I can live with Sense if I have to. I'm really hoping the Rezound will get rooted and get custom ROMs, but again, I think I live with Sense.
So, again, unless I can see evidence the Nexus clearly does better in poor reception areas, I'm going to keep the Rezound.
I bought the Rezound 3 weeks ago expecting to return it when the Nexus came out. So, I played with a Nexus yesterday and left surprisingly underwhelmed.
The first thing I noticed was that the colors were way over-saturated on the Nexus. The Rezound definitely wins here.
I played the same youtube clip on the store's Nexus and my Rezound: Again, the harsh colors on the Nexus made me favor the Rezound. Also, the video looked more pixelated on the Nexus. Rezound won again.
Web browsing: It was a tossup. In some respects text on the Nexus looked better, but in some cases I preferred the Rezound. Again I was bothered by the harsh colors on the Nexus. I did get frustrated with the soft buttons on the Nexus. I couldn't figure out how to search when I was in the browser. I always had to go back to the home screen and use the Google Search widget. For a new version of the OS, I would expect the phone to be more intuitive, not less. I assume I'd eventually get used to the UI, so I call the results of the browser comparison a tie.
Size: Before I bought the Rezound, I was afraid I wouldn't like the size of this new breed of larger phones (coming from an OG Droid). I found the Rezound was just a tad larger than I'd like, but it was much more usable than I thought it would be. The GN is even larger and while I think I could live with it, I prefer the size of the Rezound. I also much prefer the feel of the Rezound. I actually like the extra heft to it. I even prefer the feel/shape of the Rezound with the extended battery, though I don't like the weight. If the Rezound had the shape of the phone w/ extended battery with the weight of the phone with the standard battery (did that make sense?), I think it would be perfect. So, the Rezound wins here again.
Phone reception: This is a huge factor for me (and it annoys me that most phone reviewers don't seem to care how the phone works...um...as a phone.
I've been disappointed with the reception of the Rezound compared to my OG Droid. So, I was thinking if the Nexus had better reception than the Rezound, that could sell it to me by itself. Unfortunately, there was very good cell reception inside the store, so I couldn't compare how they do in a poor reception area. However, I did run an app that reports signal strength and my Rezound always showed a higher signal strength. Granted, that may not translate into better reception, but it was something to note. I also noticed that the Nexus occasionally dropped from 4 bars to 3 while I never saw the store's Rezound go below 4. Without a good test of a poor reception area, I can't draw a conclusion on this comparison.GPS: Ran GPS Status on both. The Nexus saw fewer total satellites, but locked on more than my Rezound. Also, while my Rezound showed it was locked on a number of satellites, it wasn't reporting a location. This made me think the Nexus was superior. However, Netmonitor always reported higher GPS accuracy on the Rezound. Perhaps I didn't wait long enough for GPS Status to report a location. Then again, I've seen some odd GPS behavior on my Rezound. Further testing needed.
Audio: Beats Audio is a gimmick. I'm an audiophile-wannabe and Beats-Audio-enhanced music sounds terrible to me compared to non-enhanced music. Beats Audio is not a selling point for this phone (except that you can sell the earbuds). Regardless, I am concerned over the "static" heard when using headphones on the Rezound. I did a short test and I heard it occasionally on my phone. I didn't try it on the Nexus, but I haven't read any complaints. So, I'll say the Nexus wins here.
UI: I don't care for Sense. It has some nice features, but it's bloated and I find its customizations take away more than they add. I would much prefer stock Android. The Nexus with stock ICS was nice, though not as intuitive as I expected. Still, Nexus clearly wins here.
The big advantage the Nexus has is stock Android (and ICS to boot) and is easy to root and get custom ROMs. These features alone are very tempting to me, but I can live with Sense if I have to. I'm really hoping the Rezound will get rooted and get custom ROMs, but again, I think I live with Sense.
So, again, unless I can see evidence the Nexus clearly does better in poor reception areas, I'm going to keep the Rezound.
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I just posted on another thread about this, but since you mentioned phone reception: I was in a less-than-perfect signal area, and the Galaxy Nexus got about 2 bars 4G and while I was using it even dropped down to 3G. My Rezound stayed 4 bars 4G almost the whole time, only briefly dipping to 2 bars 4G. I know individual phones can vary, but that didn't give me any warm/fuzzies when it came to the GN.
Yes, and if the Nexus is good enough, people would probably exchange one for the other, but so far that doesn't seem to be happening much.
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