[HTC Rezound] EtherBoo:
Hello All,

Tomorrow VZW is having a "One Day Sale" for leap year, and I'm considering finally jumping on this phone or the Galaxy Nexus. I currently have a Droid X and was hoping I could get an opinion on the issues that are important to me that I have not been able to find information on.

Future Development

TLDR:

Is anyone worried about this phone seeing thorough development past ICS (Jellybean+)?

Development seems a bit slow on this device as most developers seem to have jumped on the G-Nex train because it's a Nexus and the I'm assuming also because boot-loader was not yet unlocked on the Rezound.

While I'm confident CM9 will be released on the Rezound (there was an update post saying the Rezound's processor would be released in a second wave), I'm worried about the upcoming release of Jellybean (rumored to be the 5.0 name). From my understanding, development on CM9 has been slow because this was a complete Android redesign. I think it's safe to assume that 5.0 will be a similar overhaul since they're going to 5.0 as opposed to 4.1/4.2 etc.

The concern is that before the Rezound is EoL'd, HTC won't release 5.0 drivers for the Rezound and we'll never have a working camera from that point forward. Such is the case with the Droid X, as Encounter has proven ICS runs beautifully on the X, but without drivers, the camera will probably never be updated if you choose to run an ICS ROM.

I don't want this to happen if I purchase a Rezound as I could see it's amazing camera making me feel comfortable leaving the house without a real camera. I don't want to feel forced to buy a new phone like I do now just to receive updates.

Car Audio

I've read that the audio for calls does not play through the speakers if using a 3.5mm cable connection. While not a deal breaker, definitely a disappointment that I'd like to be ready for if someone can confirm/deny.

WiFi

How well does WiFi work on this phone? It's absolutely horrendous on my X (might be my router though, because it works sometimes at other hot spots).

Accessories / Car Charging

I read another thread, that getting a proper charge using a car charger is difficult. I have no idea how to perform step 2 as I'm not a good soldering person. This is close to a deal breaker for me as I don't want to carry a separate charger/power inverter when I travel. I'm also hoping to have a USB port in my next car, so I would not be able to modify that port. If there is a working dongle I can buy, that would be sufficient to ease this concern.

The car accessories seem lackluster at best. Again, while not a deal breaker, it's definitely helpful to have a car dock when using my phone as a GPS. It's also very nice when doing road trips to have the phone easily accessible there for Google Music. I'd only really be interested in a suction cup type, I saw one that clips to the air vents that looks very clumsy.

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Any advice / "wish I would have knowns" would be very helpful. I'm considering this or the G-Nex. The G-Nex is the main competitor because the AOKP ROMs look incredible and I know the device will have developer support for a long period of time.

I'm very hesitant to purchase right now because the next thing is right around the corner (but it's ALWAYS right around the corner). The D-X does almost everything I need it to minus WiFi (where I have no signal in my apartment) and takes decent (not great or amazing, just decent) pictures. Moto really crapped the camera out of their ass on this one.

Pretty sad when you think about it, the major decision point for purchasing a phone is whether or not indy developers will support it once the OEM decides it's not worth it any longer.

Thank you very much for reading and any responses you give in advance.