Rezound vs. Razr Maxx?

[jimbl]

I wouldn't put it that way, Jimi. In some areas -- OS responsiveness, security, and connectability, for example -- I think the RAZR outperforms the Rezound. And conversely, some folks might actually prefer the form on the Rezound. I have small hands, and I think the Rezound is slightly easier to use, although the added thickness of the Maxx makes it (oddly) an improvement over the RAZR to me.

Good points, and like I said, I have very little experience with the RAZR, but in a GN vs Rezound comparison, the Rezound wins in almost every category for me.

 

[Lactose The Intolerant]

Is there a larger mAh battery that is the same size as the stock battery? I made that change on my DInc and had amazing results.

Account has been eligible since Dec & I'm sitting on the last NE2... thought for sure I going with the GN but the Rezound looks to be the love-child of the DInc (had from day one - love it!) and the EVO (which I have secretly lusted for in my heart).

My little podunk town wont be getting LTE until 2 months after Hell freezes over -- I'm not worried about LTE impact on battery life.

 

[Dovahkiin]

Is there a larger mAh battery that is the same size as the stock battery? I made that change on my DInc and had amazing results.

Account has been eligible since Dec & I'm sitting on the last NE2... thought for sure I going with the GN but the Rezound looks to be the love-child of the DInc (had from day one - love it!) and the EVO (which I have secretly lusted for in my heart).

My little podunk town wont be getting LTE until 2 months after Hell freezes over -- I'm not worried about LTE impact on battery life.

The Rezound was originally named (codenamed) the Incredible HD back in its rumor mill days. I think that name would've stuck well had they chose to use it. I compare my Rezound with my girlfriend's DInc side by side and the similarities are clear.
There is a larger battery available that can fit with the stock battery cover, but I believe it's only around 300 mAh more. The stock battery functions very well, though. Even more so on 3G.

 

[MA2GA28]

The Rezound was originally named (codenamed) the Incredible HD back in its rumor mill days. I think that name would've stuck well had they chose to use it. I compare my Rezound with my girlfriend's DInc side by side and the similarities are clear.
There is a larger battery available that can fit with the stock battery cover, but I believe it's only around 300 mAh more. The stock battery functions very well, though. Even more so on 3G.

Not quite, Dovahkiin. The Thunderbolt was actually the one with the 'Incredible HD' codename back in the day. The Rezound was rumored/codenamed to be the Vigor on all channels, and 'Incredible HD' only popped up once as a rumored to-market name.

And I thought I read somewhere that, for some reason, after market batteries are not working on the Rezound?

 

[dpham00]

Not quite, Dovahkiin. The Thunderbolt was actually the one with the 'Incredible HD' codename back in the day. The Rezound was rumored/codenamed to be the Vigor on all channels, and 'Incredible HD' only popped up once as a rumored to-market name.

And I thought I read somewhere that, for some reason, after market batteries are not working on the Rezound?

Yes, that is what I heard.

 

[Dovahkiin]

Not quite, Dovahkiin. The Thunderbolt was actually the one with the 'Incredible HD' codename back in the day. The Rezound was rumored/codenamed to be the Vigor on all channels, and 'Incredible HD' only popped up once as a rumored to-market name.

And I thought I read somewhere that, for some reason, after market batteries are not working on the Rezound?

Depends on where you went for your rumors. Here's one of the earlier articles with Droid Incredible HD:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/1...the-droid-incredible-hd-launching-october-13/

Also, the battery on HTCpedia (Extra Capacity Battery (1800mAh) for HTC Rezound)
supposedly works, but it cannot charge while in the phone. I didn't try it myself, though. This is going off of what I learned over on XDA a few weeks/months back.

 

[MA2GA28]

Depends on where you went for your rumors. Here's one of the earlier articles with Droid Incredible HD:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/1...the-droid-incredible-hd-launching-october-13/

Also, the battery on HTCpedia (Extra Capacity Battery (1800mAh) for HTC Rezound)
supposedly works, but it cannot charge while in the phone. I didn't try it myself, though. This is going off of what I learned over on XDA a few weeks/months back.

That's the 'popped up once' reference I made. It wasn't a 'running title' for that long after that, as the name was confirmed as the Rezound a week or two later, I believe. Was just trying to clear any confusion if someone read your post and got confused, as most of us know the TBolt as the 'Incredible HD.'

As for the battery, from what I've heard, not only can't it be charged in the phone, but it doesn't register with the built-in battery meter either (have to use 3rd party apps). Regardless of source, I wouldn't trust putting it in my phone, especially just for a 180 mAh bump.

 

[Lactose The Intolerant]

Good point - I agree that the extra 300 mAh is not worth the headache -- especially if they are sketchy and require work-around.

Thanks for the info. Star Wars & Skyrim -- can't go wrong there.

 

[dpham00]

That's the 'popped up once' reference I made. It wasn't a 'running title' for that long after that, as the name was confirmed as the Rezound a week or two later, I believe. Was just trying to clear any confusion if someone read your post and got confused, as most of us know the TBolt as the 'Incredible HD.'

As for the battery, from what I've heard, not only can't it be charged in the phone, but it doesn't register with the built-in battery meter either (have to use 3rd party apps). Regardless of source, I wouldn't trust putting it in my phone, especially just for a 180 mAh bump.

On top of that, it is sketchy since they do not list the manufacturer. I wonder if it really is 1800mah or perhaps it is less. Also, I wonder how it holds charge in the long run. I have bought generic before and it started to not hold as much charge after a few months.

 

[Elladan71]

... in a GN vs Rezound comparison, the Rezound wins in almost every category for me.

Yes, indeed. Perhaps not the sexiness test, but there's hardly a comparison to be made, IMO.

 

[ac295]

I just went to Verizon since I had to kill some time in the mall tonight. When I first bought the Rezound I compared with the Nexus and the RAZR and noticed all the great things about those phones that I read in all the reviews....great screens, snappy, ect. Just to me, I liked the Rezound screen best, thought the Nexus was washed out and the RAZR just didn't do it for me. Everything seemed close in comparison, likely since quality time with each device was about 30 minutes each. When I watch YouTube reviews on screens and phones and see many placing the Rezound last I am not too shocked....its a review and its peoples opinions.....I didn't notice too much of a difference myself, and I'm happy anyway since to me I like my phone best. I had the choice to buy all three, and choose this.

Flashing forward to tonight....after spending the last month with the Rezound....

In my opinion, there is no way on earth anyone in their right mind could ever go back to a non HD screen after coming from one for a month. The RAZR looked so outdated it was not even funny. Like watching HDTV for a month and then trying to watch regular cable on a tube tv. Made me want to puke. This alone leaves no reason to ever compare these phones, if you are and even consider buying a RAZR you are blind. Buy it if you want something thin....end of discussion. Add the incredibly chunky and ugly UI and I'd rather have the OG RAZR flip phone while carrying an iPod touch.

On to the Nexus, the screen looked extremely watched out compared to my Rezound. This is clear as day now to me. The Rezound has the best screen in the business. Period.

Just thought I would post my thoughts. Anyone might read and watch reviews and want to.disagree, but I dare anyone who used the Rezound for a month to go back to Verizon and see for yourself. It's an amazing stroke to a geeky ego when you walk out of the store extremely pleased with your decision to purchase this sleeper of a phone while all the hype was throwing the momentum elsewhere.

 

[MF12]

First, out of honesty- the biggest reason I chose the Rezound over the Razr is that I loved the Rezound's screen and found the Razr's screen to be incredibly, awfully hideous- worse than the original Droid or iPhone. I still can't understand how anyone with decent vision can like the Razr screen.

But putting that aside, I'm not convinced of arguments in favor of the Razr Maxx's battery life over the Rezound, at least for a typical user. Here's why:
1. The Razr battery is non-replaceable.
2. Every battery degrades over time and through use, including the Razr Maxx.
3. Most people don't want to replace their phone every six months or year- this is a two year purchase for most people, and even longer for some.
4. For the Rezound, you can easily buy a new battery when your old battery gets bad. For the Razr Maxx, you can't.
5. The Rezound extended battery is almost as powerful as the Maxx's, and when it degrades, you can buy a new one.
6. You can also simply carry around a spare, charged standard Rezound battery. It's amazing how small this battery is- you could easily put it in your wallet and never notice it's there. Then, when your current battery runs out (which, for most people, if it happens at all will be late in the day), you can easily swap batteries. Two standard Rezound batteries have about the same charge as the unremovable Maxx battery. And when they get bad, you can replace them.
7. If my suggestions for the Rezound sound expensive- the current price of the Rezound is so much lower that you'd still be saving money even after buying extra batteries.

I'm not saying that it isn't nice having a huge battery in a smaller phone, and swapping batteries or having the larger extended battery case might not work for some people. But if your highest priority is battery life, and you plan to keep the phone for longer than a year, it seems like the Rezound is the better choice.

 

[ac295]

It's not like these phones are $99. They want $300 for these phones.

I would not pay $300 to get an outdated piece of hardware. And I would not pay $300 if all I cared about was battery life. Paying that much for a phone like the RAZR today is laughable.

 

[joarce]

I compared the Razr and Rezound recently, taking into account that the Maxx would be coming out soon enough. For me the critical items were radio reception and battery life as I too go out into a lot of remote places and do not always have ready access to power. So my wife and I and a buddy went into the woods where we camp and hunt. She had a Rezound, he had a Razr . Both got good voice signal (CDMA) out in the middle of no where. My GN couldn't make one call. This is a commentary on how much work HTC has put into developing better radios. On to the battery, with the extended battery in the Rezound I am getting about 15 or so hours with BT on all the time and fairly heavy (for me) use. I'm sure the Razr Maxx will meet or exceed that but 15 hours is enough for me.

So it came to personal preference. I never had a problem with Blur. There were some UI elements to it that I actually prefer over Sense. Sense took a bit of getting used to but I'm ok with it now and I haven't seen any performance hits. I actually prefer a heftier phone physically and weight wise. The two things that sold me on the Rezound were the screen quality and the ability to root and unlock.

As always, YMMV

Any further comments on reception? Leaning towards the Rezound, but not if its reception pales to another. Tried the Dinc2 and it couldn't pull a signal at all where an X2 has no trouble.

 

[MA2GA28]

First, out of honesty- the biggest reason I chose the Rezound over the Razr is that I loved the Rezound's screen and found the Razr's screen to be incredibly, awfully hideous- worse than the original Droid or iPhone. I still can't understand how anyone with decent vision can like the Razr screen.

But putting that aside, I'm not convinced of arguments in favor of the Razr Maxx's battery life over the Rezound, at least for a typical user. Here's why:
1. The Razr battery is non-replaceable.
2. Every battery degrades over time and through use, including the Razr Maxx.
3. Most people don't want to replace their phone every six months or year- this is a two year purchase for most people, and even longer for some.
4. For the Rezound, you can easily buy a new battery when your old battery gets bad. For the Razr Maxx, you can't.
5. The Rezound extended battery is almost as powerful as the Maxx's, and when it degrades, you can buy a new one.
6. You can also simply carry around a spare, charged standard Rezound battery. It's amazing how small this battery is- you could easily put it in your wallet and never notice it's there. Then, when your current battery runs out (which, for most people, if it happens at all will be late in the day), you can easily swap batteries. Two standard Rezound batteries have about the same charge as the unremovable Maxx battery. And when they get bad, you can replace them.
7. If my suggestions for the Rezound sound expensive- the current price of the Rezound is so much lower that you'd still be saving money even after buying extra batteries.

I'm not saying that it isn't nice having a huge battery in a smaller phone, and swapping batteries or having the larger extended battery case might not work for some people. But if your highest priority is battery life, and you plan to keep the phone for longer than a year, it seems like the Rezound is the better choice.

I have to say it. Your entire post is pretty poor, argument wise. Batteries do lose some of their juice over time, but you do understand that most that is based off charge cycles, right? The more your phone is charged, the faster the battery starts to deteriorate (I say starts, because it'd take a MASSIVE amount of charge cycles to considerably kill your battery). If you're only charging the MAXX once every two days, vs. twice each day with the Rezound, which battery will last the longest? Even if the two batteries degrade at the same pace, the MAXX will be just as powerful after 2 years as the Rezound was at its peak.

As for carrying around a spare battery, IMO, that's just a silly option (unless you depend on your phone for one reason or another). Constantly having to pull out the used battery and put in a new one would be a complete PITA to me.

Plus, point #5 on your list is just silly. The MAXX battery is more than TWICE (2x) the capacity of the Rezound battery. Not even close there.

Not sure why so many people say, "Buying a phone due to battery life is a stupid reason." I consider it a very important reason, as do many others. No need to hate on it just because its not one of your deciding factors.

 

[pappy53]

"In my opinion, there is no way on earth anyone in their right mind could ever go back to a non HD screen after coming from one for a month. The RAZR looked so outdated it was not even funny. Like watching HDTV for a month and then trying to watch regular cable on a tube tv. Made me want to puke. This alone leaves no reason to ever compare these phones, if you are and even consider buying a RAZR you are blind. Buy it if you want something thin....end of discussion. Add the incredibly chunky and ugly UI and I'd rather have the OG RAZR flip phone while carrying an iPod touch. "

HDTV to cable, are you serious? And you are running Sense, and call the Razr UI chunky? Thanks for the laugh today! Check the reviews, and you will see that the Razr wins just about every time. And yes, I had a Rezound, and the Razr is a faster phone in every respect. Not bad for "chunky", huh?

 

[humpagardengnome]

"In my opinion, there is no way on earth anyone in their right mind could ever go back to a non HD screen after coming from one for a month. The RAZR looked so outdated it was not even funny. Like watching HDTV for a month and then trying to watch regular cable on a tube tv. Made me want to puke. This alone leaves no reason to ever compare these phones, if you are and even consider buying a RAZR you are blind. Buy it if you want something thin....end of discussion. Add the incredibly chunky and ugly UI and I'd rather have the OG RAZR flip phone while carrying an iPod touch. "

HDTV to cable, are you serious? And you are running Sense, and call the Razr UI chunky? Thanks for the laugh today! Check the reviews, and you will see that the Razr wins just about every time. And yes, I had a Rezound, and the Razr is a faster phone in every respect. Not bad for "chunky", huh?

Running stock, I can't confirm nor deny, your opinion on the Razr. What I can say is that deSensed and disgorged of bloatware, the Razr is a windup toy in hand.

 

[kj11]

Last day to decide if I want to keep my HTC Rezound or trade up to a Droid Razr Maxx. My opinion? Motorolla wants to Sell the Razrs extended battery, and charge customers $100 more, to make more profit. My HTC Rezound Maxx only cost $230. My Rezound will talk and surf the web at the same time using a 3G connection. My Rezound will take a wide camera shot with 25% more picture. My Rezound will display natural whites and colors. My Rezound will automaticaly update all my mp3's album art. My Rezound can screen capture a text message, directions, a sale, a funny Facebook picture, just by holding power and pressing home. My Rezound plays true 720p HD Video and great sound. My Rezound "Maxx" only cost me $30 for a 2750mah battery that last all day and all night. So someone please tell me why I would take my Rezound back and buy this.

Sounds like you already made up your mind

 

[MF12]

So let's say you have to charge your Rezound battery twice as often as you charge your Maxx battery. It'll last half as long, right? But now let's say you have two Rezound batteries- you'll charge each of them only half as often. Now let's say you have three. Who wins? The fact is that the Rezound battery is replaceable, and at least right now, the Maxx costs so much more that even after buying two extra standard Rezound batteries you'd save money by going with the Rezound.

I agree that most people won't need to carry around a spare battery on their Rezound- the standard battery is good enough anyway. But it's a viable option because the battery is so small, and if you otherwise prefer the Rezound but fear the battery life, carrying a spare is a better solution than choosing another phone that you don't like as much. Or if your highest priority is battery life, again it's a more reliable long-term solution than relying on the Maxx's non-replaceable battery. I just don't see how the Maxx wins out here.

The Rezound extended battery is 2750ma. Not that much different from the Maxx's 3300ma, and since it seems like the original Razr's battery life may be worse than the Rezound's w/standard battery, despite the Razr's larger battery, I wouldn't be surprised if the extended battery Rezound gets the same or better battery life than the Maxx. Even if it's worse, again, it's replaceable.

I don't think buying a phone due to battery life is a stupid reason. I think it's ridiculous how bad the battery life in modern smartphones, especially 4g phones, is, and I'm really happy to see that the Maxx appears to be the first phone to directly address these issues. I'm hoping that the technology that allows the Maxx to have such a large battery without turning it into a giant phone will be adopted by every phone manufacturer so all batteries go up in size. But as great as the Maxx's battery is, I think it's crippled by the fact that it's non-replaceable. Two standard Rezound batteries exactly equal the Maxx's single, non-replaceable battery, but those Rezound batteries can also be replaced. Since most people keep their phones for two years or longer, if you really care most about battery life, you'll want the option to replace your battery(s).

I think if you happen to prefer the Razr design anyway, the Maxx allows you to get it without fearing too much about battery life. So get the Razr Maxx and be happy, its battery life should be good enough for a normal person for the life of the phone. But if you're just looking for whichever phone has the best battery life, phones with replaceable batteries win. So making the argument that you should get the Maxx over the GN or the Rezound just because of the battery life is a mistake, because all things considered its battery life isn't better.

I have to say it. Your entire post is pretty poor, argument wise. Batteries do lose some of their juice over time, but you do understand that most that is based off charge cycles, right? The more your phone is charged, the faster the battery starts to deteriorate (I say starts, because it'd take a MASSIVE amount of charge cycles to considerably kill your battery). If you're only charging the MAXX once every two days, vs. twice each day with the Rezound, which battery will last the longest? Even if the two batteries degrade at the same pace, the MAXX will be just as powerful after 2 years as the Rezound was at its peak.

As for carrying around a spare battery, IMO, that's just a silly option (unless you depend on your phone for one reason or another). Constantly having to pull out the used battery and put in a new one would be a complete PITA to me.

Plus, point #5 on your list is just silly. The MAXX battery is more than TWICE (2x) the capacity of the Rezound battery. Not even close there.

Not sure why so many people say, "Buying a phone due to battery life is a stupid reason." I consider it a very important reason, as do many others. No need to hate on it just because its not one of your deciding factors.

 

[pappy53]

Running stock, I can't confirm nor deny, your opinion on the Razr. What I can say is that deSensed and disgorged of bloatware, the Razr is a windup toy in hand.

My Rezound was deSensed and no bloatware, and the Razr is still faster. But to each his own. Read any review, and you will see that it is faster in every respect.