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[HTC Rezound] john21511:
I just got the rezound last week and love it. I'm coming from a sensation 4g this is a lot better phone than that is. Plus now we have an ics leak that your phone doesn't have to be rooted is sweet. And when the official ota drops you can still update
[HTC Rezound] chefthomas99:
Don't think. Just buy a rezound. :D
[HTC Rezound] Troider:
I faced the same decision, and I went for the Rezound. The camera, reception, and overall build quality of this phone is better than that of the Nexus. I really don't like Sense, and that almost made me go for the Nexus, but software is upgradable and hardware isn't. I'm currently running a senseless ROM (XTreme's), which isn't AOSP, but it's close. It seems like there is being progress with ROMs completely lacking sense (MIUI is being worked on and apparently has RIL in-tact), and once CM9 gets its RIL issues fixed, my phone will feel complete. Even without that, I am very happy with this phone. The screen is amazing, even when compared to a Samsung device (Nexus). The battery life isn't great, but it is an LTE device... I never get signal drops, and I'm always on 4G.
[HTC Rezound] mroneeyedboh:
okay well with that being said, what do you guys loose not having s-off?
[HTC Rezound] Troider:
Not much. It makes it more difficult to flash kernels, but it is still relatively easy using adb or just your phone. You can't flash radios (well at least without being relocked), which I think is the major downside of s-off. Also, unlocking through the HTCDev method won't let you go back to complete factory stock (without the bootloader saying relocked), so if Verizon happened to check, they can see that you MAY have voided PARTS of your warranty (not a big deal).
[HTC Rezound] mroneeyedboh:
hmm Seems like its too much bull**** to deal with...
[HTC Rezound] Troider:
It's really not that bad. Choose the phone you want to go with, but don't let that sway you too much. We may not have as many developers and ROMs as the Nexus, but we have some really great devs. And flashing ROMs and kernels really doesn't take noticeably longer without s-off, and becomes second nature
[HTC Rezound] Meticode:
If you want stock ICS go Nexus.

If you want better screen, eventual Sense ICS (AOSP probably won't be possible until we can get s-off I think), and removable SD card go Rezound.

I've been a stock Android fan since the original Droid, but I've really grown to like Sense and Sense 4.0 looks even better. I do want an eventual AOSP.
[HTC Rezound] mroneeyedboh:
yeah I love AOSP roms. I hate bloat spyware etc etc. But with the apparent issues with the nexus ehh. But no s-off sucks. and it might never come. I hate/never use sense.
[HTC Rezound] Land Master:
Ain't that the truth.. LOL. I posted a fairly negative review there in one of the review threads and the fanboys were all over me.

Yup. Terrible IMO.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
your in the same boat as me then. i love htc but absolutely hate sense. aosp is being worked on but i think it's going to take a lot of time and effort to get it going. as far as s-off im not confident it will come anymore but honestly you really do not need it to flash roms. i almost bought the gnexus too but after reading all of the complaints i passed. get the rezound and if you don't like it exchange it for something else.

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i meant spec wise the rezound is superior in every way.
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
I have both also and the only things I like about the Gnex are:

1. Ergonomoics: Very thin and light although it is fairly wide.

2. Stock ICS: Very nice

3. Unlockable Bootloader: Flashing is very easy

Things I don't like:

1. Almost all the roms look/feel the same

2. Battery life is terrible. I had to get the extended 2100mah battery just to get over 10 hrs

3. Camera: Yes it is just that bad

4. Screen: Coming from an AMOLED OG Incredible, the the screen on the Gnex just doesn't appeal to me. The colors look off (fake) and its just not as clear as the SLCD on the Resound.

I was going to keep the Gnex but I gave it to my gf instead because it just wasn't for for me. I don't have a camera so the Rez won my vote in addition to the better battery life and clearer screen IMHO.

Take it for what its worth but I am happy with my Resound and I can get grab the Gnex if I wanted to. I just really don't want to.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW
[HTC Rezound] mroneeyedboh:
I looked at the rezound today and its a small phone compared to my evo4g. I would almost need to go to the gnex to have the same feel for me.
[HTC Rezound] chefthomas99:
feel the back of the phone. See if you think which phone would survive a drop on the floor the best.

Sent from my ICS Clean Rom on the Rezound!
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
it's still 4.3", same as the evo4g and the tbolt. it's just taller and not as wide. seems you really want a nexus so maybe go get one and see if it works for you?
[HTC Rezound] chefthomas99:
Always have that return period too.

Sent from my ICS Clean Rom on the Rezound!
[HTC Rezound] mroneeyedboh:
yeah tje rezound IS the same side but like ya said its a widescreen, not the same size as the evo4g. None of the stores I went to today had a live phone, they were all dummies... are the dummies the actual weight too? And yeah if I get the Gnex or Rez and dont like it, I would return it no problem.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
the only selling point for the gnexus is stock ICS. just keep that in mind.
[HTC Rezound] jbh00jh:
You can have stock ICS on your stock Rezound now with the new leak ( ICS). Runs great on mine.

Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
If you call "stock" bloated with sense then yes! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
Im coming from Sprint to verizon. IM debating between the Nexus and the Rezound. I see that the Rezound has a faster processor by like .3 ghz. Does that little bit make a difference? What about s-off, full root, unlocked bootloader etc etc. Does it have all of that too? Any reason to choose the nexus over the rezound?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] n2ishun:
Just came from Spurnt (uhh, Sprint) and a MoPho phone myself.

(I will never in my life own another Motorola phone no matter what)

You will have zero problems with rooting or unlocking the bootloader (s-off).

It took me all of 10 minutes after I got the phone home and those 2 along with wireless tether were up and running and have had zero issues with the phone.

It flat out rocks.

BTW about 40Mb down and 18Mb up speeds on LTE in my area:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] twiztidninja:
I have had so many HTC phones and I was sick of sense so I got the nexus both solid phones mater of preference
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rem3Dy:
If you care about unlocked bootloader the nexus is the only way to go. Plus the nexus will always have more development support than a one off device like the rezound.

Also I think the omap processor at 1.2 is faster than the scorpion at 1.5
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] parousia15:
If you read up on the galaxy nexus omap chip, you'll find or that the natural clock speed is 1.5GHz. It's actually underclocked on our phones. Most custom rooms allow you over clock if you want.

Honestly, with pure Android, speed is not an issue, especially with all the great devs. Remember, a great development community can really make our break a phone. That's why the og evo was so good, because of the great developers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AmericanJedi001:
I switched from Sprint to Verizon about three weeks ago, and I haven't looked back! I've been wanting a Nexus phone for a while now, Sprint sucks in my hometown (Longview,TX), and I bet on Verizon bringing 4G here soon - and I was right! We just got 4G (unofficially) a week ago, and were among the cities they officially expanded to on the 16th!

My point is, switch to Verizon and get a Galaxy Nexus! They're awesome. I immediately put CyanogenMod 9 on mine, and I've loved nearly every minute I've used my phone. I wouldn't call it "always buttery smooth," but the hiccups are hardly noticeable.

Oh, and I highly recommend Apex Launcher! It's currently rated 4.8/5 in the Play Store from over 2200 ratings, and over 1900 are 5-star ratings! It's highly customizable.

The worst part of my switch was going from a $90/mo unlimited plan with Sprint (after taxes) to a $110/mo 4GB plan with Verizon, but it's worth it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
Dude, by something already! I figured by now you would have been way on your way with the GN and Verizon...lol

Anyway. I got the GN, my wife has the Rezound. Both are good phones, the GN is definitely the better phone for me. The Rezound was the better phone for the wife.

The GN feels faster then the Rezound even though the Rezound has a 1.5ghz dula core vs a 1.2ghz in the GN. The GN just feels like a flagship device where the Rezound is just another HTC phone and it is almost like if you owned 1 HTC phone it is like you owned them all.

The screen is way better on the GN as well. Super Amoled over SLCD any day. The one thing the Rezound does have is a better radio. The Rezound will pick up 4G in low signal area's and keep a good signal with it where the GN will drop me to 3G.

There is pretty good development for the Rezound as well and they just got a release candidate leak of ICS yesterday...There is still nothing like running pure ICS that we get on the GN though.

So either way you will have a good phone but I would choose the GN 7 days of the week. Now can you please go buy something?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
true, I should have bought something by now. I just dont want to get something and then wish I had gotten the other one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
Like I told the guy in the other thread, buy the GN first. If you do not have any reception problems then you will already have the better phone. If you encounter any problems then exchange for the Rezound.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
okay but what designates a better signal? What dbm should I be after?

Thanks guys.. Im hesitant with the Nexus because IVe heard about samsung not rolling out updates etc etc as fast as they should.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Papa Pearce:
Believe me when I say that the Nexus will run faster than the Rezound, even on just stock. Sense is a system hog if I ever saw one. Plus, like others mentioned, it's easy to OC the Nexus, however it runs so smoothly that I've never had to. Keep in mind that ICS is optimized to take advantage of multiple processors, unlike GB which doesn't.

Additionally, if you can afford it, I suggest Verizon over Sprint, although as a disclaimer I've never had Sprint so my opinion comes from what my friends have told me about them and my experiences with Big Red.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
When I talk about signal, I am really talking about the devices that seem to have bad hardware. My first GN would literally drop 4G in a good area every couple of minutes. It would lose signal and then it would come back.

My replacement is 100% fine and I have had it for 2 weeks now. Trust me, you will know if your device is bad. Also, this was only noticed on 4G. 3G had no issues.

Having said that, my wifes Rezound pulls in better dbm's in our house which is in a area with bad signal for any carrier. On Sprint I needed an Airave or I couldn't use my phone in my house...

Now I can use my GN to make calls and while the signal is pretty weak it still holds and calls sound fine. I am usually around -100 through -120 in my house. 4G sometimes will come on but it has a hard time sticking. My wife's signal in my house is usually around -93 and holds 4G signal throughout my house.

I am not really concerned as I have wifi in my house and have no problems with my phone or texts on my GN at home and in better area's 4G never drops.

I still would never give up my GN for a Rezound. If my 2nd GN had the same issues as my first I do not know what I would have done. I might have looked at the Razr Maxx but the GN and Verizon were the main reasons I made the switch from Sprint.

After owning HTC phone exclusively since the ppc-6600 all the way through the EVO 4G and 3D, these devices just feel stale to me. If I didn't own these HTC devices before, maybe the Rezound would be more exciting but it is not.

Everyday I fall more in love with my GN. The latest thing is being able to run the GN in tablet mode. This just put the device over the top for me and made it even more user friendly. Having the bottom bar handle the on screen navigations as well as all the notifications, it has become truly amazing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
Thanks man... Imay get the GN and my fiance may get the rezound..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
So to get this straight, I would know if I have a bad nexus by the 4g signal dropping out? Would it be anywhere? Or just where the 4g signal isnt great?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
You'd have to compare it to another Verizon LTE phone next to it and see which is better. The GN will probably have a lower signal. Just how it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
Okay well I still havent gotten a straight answer. Is it a lower signal, or does it just show the ACTUAL signal like all AOSP roms do?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G1-8701:
i would easily say the nexus, i made the same switch your doin, and i LOVE IT!!!! My bill is cheaper than it was with sprint, the service is waaaaaay better, the nexus will get early updates, and the dev support for it is massive! You won't regret it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] berz:
Seriously why hasn't anyone mentioned that although the rezound has 1.5 gigs its a couple of a8 cores and not a9.

a9 cores @ 1.2 gig clock speed easily out performs an a8 with 1.5 gig.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arzbhatia:
Just add a poll on the thread.

I vote for the Nexus..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
It shows an accurate signal. So do other phones if you go into the proper settings menu. It is also likely to have a lower signal if compared to RAZR or Rezound. Just how it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tprime76:
A few months back we switched from Sprint to VZ since I got sick of dealing with the Airave. Verizon isn't strong here, but we still get a signal. I got the Gnex and my wife got the rezound... unfortunately, the gnex's radio just couldn't hold the signal in parts of the house while my wife's rezound had a good 4g signal right next to mine. I ended up with a rezound because of that.. here were my impressions of the two for the 2 weeks I had the gnex.

Gnex the screen was beautiful. I loved the color saturation on that phone. The rezound 's screen IS sharper and does not have the off axis bluish tint. S-off on the Gnex in like 5 minutes out of the box (20 if you have to get ad going on your PC first). The HTC unlock on the resound is a workable solution, but is a pain in the ass compared to the gnex. Don't even ask about the hoops you have to jump through to flash a new firmware like a radio.

I like the easy safety net of the removable microSD card, but from a sheer size standpoint it isn't an issue for me to be "restricted" to 32gb.

The quality of the dev communities is a wash as far as I am concerned. There are some pretty amazing devs on both areas... you really won't go wrong with either device, but had it not been for the gnex's weaker radio, I would probably still have the Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeardedB:
Man I am telling you, I today bought the Galaxy Nexus. I had to decide between this or the RAZR MAXX and the RAZR MAXX was back ordered for April 6th. My Nexus is so freaking amazing and I have just used it for half of a day. I easily pull 33MBs down on full bars at downtown NYC.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
Ok fellas. I know I know I say this and that. But with amazon's return policy. I'll return the phone if the signal isnt good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
I owned the Rezound for 2 weeks while waiting for the Nexus. And the Rezound is a really nice phone. Its hella thick and not sexy but its a corporate phone and I'm a field tech... so it feels more solid. The nexus is sleek and sexy but feels more fragile.

We have a repeater at work since we work below ground. The rezound had full bars on 3G (disable 4G when you don't need it). The nexus has 4/5. I only turn on 4G when I need the speed boost.

With 4G disabled they both have the same battery life. I'd say the Nexus w/ extended battery takes this hands down. They both last from 8am-midnight on a charge but I didn't use my Rezound outside of calls. The nexus, I'm constantly on twitter, Facebook, games, text, browser, etc.

Nexus is also thinner, higher res(?), larger screen, Super amoled HD screen... ICS.

Speaker "may" have had a slightly louder speaker... but They both work well.

The nexus works really well but some tinkering will make it great, and better then the Rezound. IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
Thanks player. Can you give me more info on the extended battery? Are the ebay ones still decent?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
Verizon has them for $25. Get the official one. It uses a new back cover, so you won't want a knockoff.

I'd pick the Nexus again hands down. It's also the only phone available today or in the near future to get the next Android OS in a timely manor. So in October/November would you want the the Rezound with Gingerbread, possibly ICS, or the Nexus with JellyBean?

The only real options would be the Nexus or the HTC One X or whatever. Got great reviews and HTC is known for timely updates. However, having owned a G2x with a Tegra 2, I know Nvidia is horrible at releasing updated drivers and such. They don't play well with open source... but the chips are powerhouses. Tegra 3 seems like its getting lots of game developer support. A single gaming platform is what android needs.

The Galaxy 3 is still MIA and not worth waiting for.

The Nexus phones are the only phones that have a good 2 year run on cutting edge. If any current phone gets Jelly bean, I'd be surprised. Most phones see 1 major upgrade in their lifetime... and that's sadly ICS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zetsumeikuro:
I own both devices and I can tell you that at the moment the UI is smoother on the Gnex. Even on the ICS leaks the Rezound doesn't seem to be able to achieve a 60 fps + UI w/ apex/nova launcher. It could be it's the leak/the launchers aren't optimized for the Rezound yet. Or it could just be the fact that the phone is being slowed down by the HTC files on the device. Even desensed versions require some HTC files to run. I really would like to see how AOSP runs on the Rez though. In the end it's your choice, AMOLED vs SLCD, HTC vs Samsung, pure ICS vs Sense ICS. Plus it is easier to unlock and add custom ROMs to the nex. Rezound was a pain to flash kernels etc, and since the phone is sitll S-ON .. Radio upates are a whole new story.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dan76:
It's worth mentioning the few of us Galaxy Nexus owners on Verizon that have the outbound audio problems... both with no audio outbound at all and the crackling fax machine - esque noises. Root, unroot, stock, custom rom, 4.0.2, 4.0.4... all to no avail. Aparently VZW is working on a fix for this bug... and it's related to signal strength in LTE areas...

Non of you have this problem? I sure do, and it's a huge pain.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
Well i havent gotten mine yet.and after reading more and more.. it might be better to go Rezound. Luckily for me, I can swpa it out in the first 30 days if I dont like it.. from reading around ( found a few guys in my area that have GNEXs ) it looks like I'll have the problem. And it wont take me long to swap it out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
It is rated for 1.5ghz, not "natural clocked" at 1.5ghz.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DesignGrits:
So I have noticed that any of the over or under clocking apps like SetCPU and Faux for some reason tend to turn off by them selves.....I have tested it multiple times with out using any sort of task managers involved. Any one know why they don't always stay on? Is it because I don't have anything set in my profiles section?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DesignGrits:
Never mind, I tried creating a profile and it looks like it is staying on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darll:
you also have to click the checkbox that says "set on boot"....

This is done so the custom CPU frequencie s are automatically applied whenever you reboot your phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DesignGrits:
I have always clicked on the "Set on boot" box, but it always turns off. Since I created a profile yesterday it has not turned off. thanks
[EVO 4G General] bennyboy78:
sorry for this noob question, but i never really knew what it was. what are the pros of this? does it fix the choopy video on most all ics roms? i saw qualcomm released official drivers but what will they fix?
[EVO 4G General] vasiaeva:
Truth is somewhere here!!:rolleyes:
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
hey,

well it simply does what it says, lol it accelerates your hardware making it run fast, smoother, better, and it does many great things for your phone!
[EVO 4G General] GuestX0011:
Hardware acceleration means that certain things will be done by the GPU instead of the CPU. THe GPU has more cores and is made to process graphics and UI's. the Acceleration on ICS is suppsoed to use the GPU for the UI and for apps. Taking the strain off the CPU and theoretically providing a better power management since the GPU will do it faster. Flipping from screen to screen should be more fluid as should scrolling etc.
[EVO 4G General] deathsled:
are you trying to be funny? or is that really what you think hw acceleration is?
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
Hey,

I was just trying to leave it simple for others,

I guess that was not a good way to put it though..and if you want me to put in the tech specs I shall fix it

Hardware acceleration To be simple and sweet:

System with out h/w accel

cpu is what is going to be running your task and ui,

gpu is your graphics core in charge of changing things such as the window overlays,

Problem

Issue cpu is limited and can be strained a lot,

The gpu which is made specifically to handle graphics could take a bigger load,

Solution

Hardware acceleration

Which will run task and so forth on the system's gpu

This shall be freeing up your cpu allowing it to perform better

This allows your phone to run faster, smoother, better *in theory anyways*, and as I said does many great things for your phone.
[EVO 4G General] Brilliancy:
It's not like older versions of Android don't have hardware acceleration, ICS will just have better hardware acceleration.
[EVO 4G General] bennyboy78:
thanks guys helped alot
[EVO 4G General] te45a:
Do older Android versions have HWA?
[EVO 4G General] musashihatred:
I don't think so ;) but pb5-7 I guess of Deck's , HWA is pretty awesome. :)
[EVO 4G General] deathsled:
Originally you said "it accelerates your hardware making it run fast". A statement like that implies something being done to the hardware like overclocking the CPU for higher performance. If you were trying to dumb down what HW acceleration was you got it completely wrong lol.

But, as you've come back and elaborated further now you've got the right idea. The point of HWA in any situation is to leverage existing hardware to perform certain operations/rendering that otherwise would be done in software by the main CPU.