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[HTC Rezound] pkopalek:
Besides the 10+ reasons why HTC phones are of higher quality than Samsung phones (which I won't get into), and doing voice and data at the same time (talking about 3g - only Tbolt and Rez do this on Verizon), one of the reasons I got my Rezound was

SenseUI.

I don't buy HTC to put AOSP on it. I buy it because the dialer is unparalleled, the lockscreen cannot be successfully replicated (I didn't mind the CM ring lockscreen, but it's not even close to the same, or as accurate). The smoothness of swiping screens, and the slickness of widgets is just not quite replicated by 'apps in the market that are pretty close'. You can get close to most of the functionality. But it's not the same. Sense is less-touches-to-get-things-done, it's easier to figure out (for those who aren't so technical), and it offers better options for widgets and practical use.

I wish you luck on selling yours. I honestly don't understand the bad rap it gets.

Verizon stores are selling the thing at almost NO profit (in terms of in their pocket money) and the margin on the GNEX was/is much better. I think that's part of the 'hating' that's gone on. Verizon didn't market it as a flagship, and they didn't cost it out properly to the stores.

I think (no joke) that it's the best phone money can buy right now. I think the One X changes that, clearly, but for now.

More dev work? Yeah, I wish that too. But go two paragraphs up. Verizon's fault that there aren't 4x as many people using this phone. But it's a better phone, top to bottom. If you want NFC, or the bigger screen (some of which is lost most of the time with the stupid soft key buttons at the bottom), and AOSP, the GNEX may be for you. But for all of the other (waste of time/effort) problems and shortfalls of the GNEX make the Rezound a better phone and a better choice in my book.

Good luck, sir.
[HTC Rezound] Dalamar1320:
The choice to sell or trade is ultimately yours, however, those people who offered you a gnexus trade IF you also threw in cash are focused on the name that is Nexus, not the overall specs of the phone. I can tell you having owned the Droid Charge which has essentially the same radio, that signal problems are the WORST part of Samsung devices. My buddy who has a gnexus can attest to this. I used t o think that LTE was just new and buggy so I was ok with the constant 4g drops. When I got my rezound I realized the radios really ARE that bad. My buddy may be interested in an equal trade if you really are looking to trade, but I would personally advise you against it. But I can always ask him if you wish.
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
Another thing to remember , the people looking to trade or sell the Gnex are the ones with phones that have issues. The few phones that get great battery life, signal etc.. are not going to be on the market. I had the choice when I was looking into the phones and for all intents and purposes was going to get the GNex.

Luckily, it was held up so I had time to read about both phones and ultimately chose the Rezound. Mostly, over issues of signal strength that was being reported. I don't regret not getting the Gnex in the least. :D
[HTC Rezound] surfer2.3:
After years of mandatory ROM baking and flashing it's nice to own a phone so awesome locked and stock that I really don't care when Android 4.0 is pushed. I checked out ICS on the Nexus and was impressed. But the combination of the Rezound hardware and Sense 3 offset any ICS envy...at least for me.
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
I'm staying patient for now personally.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW
[HTC Rezound] killahrey:
Just going to give my .02 in here.

I got my rezound the 2nd day after launch. I had a thunderbolt prior, and many other HTC phones all the way down to the HTC magic. I have yet to have any issues with any of my HTC phones, I see my rezound as the best phone ever built as of yet next to the nexus one. The one series might change that though, I cannot deny that one x is gorgeous. Anyways back to the rezound, it is epic, I have put many iPhone 4/s owners to shame with it. My brother in law also bought one on the same day as me, for some (stupid) reason he decided he didn't like it, mainly his reasoning being that a lot of the stupid apps he liked didn't work, or weren't available on the market. So he sold it and bought himself a pos razr. I can tell he really didn't like it coming from the thunderbolt, but he stuck with it, but I have yet to hear him say anything is better about it compared to the rezound. Now his wife recently(finally) upgraded from a blackberry. I have some suspicion that he was some how involved in the deciding for her to get a, gnex. So she has a gnex and from what I can tell it probably doesn't think its that great because she still carries around her other blackberry. And I have also yet to hear from him or her that it is any better then the rezound. In the time between all that my wife got her upgrade and bow has a rezound which she loves coming from a fascinate pos. And now my other brother in law has also gotten a rezound after spending some time playing with all of those devices. The rest of my family is littered with HTC devices, lots of dincs inc2s and thunderbolts, I have yet to have Anny of them complain about their phones.

If one of the one series phones happens to arrive on Verizon I can see my brother inlaw jumping ship on the razr, he knows HTC is the best, he's just being a bit ignorant, or maybe even exploring his options, but either way...

HTC FTW!!!
[HTC Rezound] voxigenboy:
i traded in my rezound for a nexus and was extremely disappointed.

picture quality and sound quality are better on the rezound. had big time reception issues with the nexus in addition to data speeds being considerably slower on the nexus.

i couldnt take it and was pissed at myself for getting rid of the rezound so i ended up getting rid of the nexus and am back on a rezound again.

and yes, the rezound kicks so much ass stock that you dont even need to root/debloat as far as performance is concerned.
[HTC Rezound] patrickgerry:
There is a reason why apple chose the qualcomm MDM9600 LTE processor for the ipad 3 similar to the one used on the rezound.
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
I have both devices at the moment and there are pros and cons for both. I do like the display better on the Rezound as it is more crisp vs the Nexus. But LCD does have issues w/ brightness vs AMOLED. Downside of AMOLED is the possibility of LED fatigue. Radios yeah at home the Rezound has better signal. At home the Nexus is on 3G or choppy 4G, Rezound 2-3 bars 4G at all times. At work I got full bars on my Rezound, Nexus 2-3 bars. I did a speed test on my Nexus w/ 2 bars and got 32 Mbps DL and 6.5 Mbps UL. As in terms of everyday usage and performance there is a huge difference. Nexus' UI is definately smoother than the Rezound's.

On a desensed rom the Rezound is still a bit jerky while scrolling through homescreens etc. But on the Nexus it's like butter, there's no comparison. I'm pretty sure it's just ICS optimizations, and will have to see how the Rezound fares once it's on either official ICS, or CM 9/AOSP. Call quality Nexus is better than the Rezound, atleast in my experiences. Camera quality Rezound, but the speed of the Gnex camera blows the Rez's away. In the end it comes down to the small things and if you want to wait for AOSP to hit if that's your thing. Just comes down to preference Sense vs AOSP, name your poison.
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
I won't lie, if May rolls around and a HTC One S or X variant comes rolling into Verizon and there's no real progress going on here AOSP wise, I may make that jump, I'm not usually that type but as it looks, the One series looks extremely promising.
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
Imo Onex isn't that huge of an upgrade to warrant using your upgrade or purchasing at full retail imo. It'll probaby be using the new s4 and it'll be paired w/ just the Adreno 225. Sure the new s4 does better in terms of benchmarks, but everyday meh. To me it just seems like a slighty upgraded Rezound. But the removable battery battery is kinda fail. But if you like it go for it I say.
[HTC Rezound] brewner:
lulz at getting into an email argument with a stranger about phones...
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
not really arguing i guess just more negotiating and me telling him that i thought it would be an even trade.

not sure what ill be doing, thanks for the responses.
[HTC Rezound] :
IMO the Rezound is even, if not a better trade than the Nexus, based on reported radio issues, etc. I have owned Samsungs, radio issues were present on all. I would be careful with that company. 8 out 10 of their phones have issues IMO.
[HTC Rezound] tekhna:
This guy is either OCD or a troll. Either way, ignore him.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
excuse me? since when is someone a troll because they want aosp and asked a valid question. you seem pretty hostile in every response ive seen you give on here. just because "your" happy doesn't mean "everybody" else is. theres nothing wrong with exploring your options.
[HTC Rezound] Fiosonlinegaming:
Dude, how much did you set your selling price? LOL
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
My brother said he'd take my Rezound if he gave me his upgrade in May, like I said, this is purely pre-planning on my part.

A lot could change in two months, just some theorycrafting.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
$500 cash or trade.
[HTC Rezound] chefthomas99:
Galaxy Nexus did seem very promising and a huge game changer. The Rezound has crushed the Nexus in everything.
[HTC Rezound] chefthomas99:
For a used one? Please..
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
with alot of accessories too. not much considering every used nexus or razr maxx ive seen is going for $500+.
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
On e-bay I see some used gnexus for 300-400 ish. Rezound's 250-300 ish. No one is going to go for $500f or a used one , plus most people aren't worried about accessories.

Well I hope whatever decide works out in favor for you :).

Both are good phones, just depends what you want in the end imo.
[HTC Rezound] nrfitchett4:
You can grab a brand new rezound or nexus here in San Antonio for 300 from non affiliated cell phone shops...
[HTC Rezound] f3liC:
Without a contract?
[HTC Rezound] nrfitchett4:
Apparently so. But maybe I am misreading it.

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/mod/2910792500.html
[HTC Rezound] chefthomas99:
Agreed. Accessories are dime a dozen. Best bet is putting it on Swappa for similar prices as others or gamble on eBay.
[HTC Rezound] blestsol:
Is there anyone reading the OP? Lol

But as far as I know, people think the Rezound is just another run of the mill htc device. The galaxy nexus was shown off and stuff.

Sent from my Rizzy Rezound
[HTC Rezound] Piaband:
I had a nexus s 4g with aosp ics before I got the rezound. I can tell you, the nexus devices aren't all they are cracked up to be. They get a ton of hype because they are google phones, but there is plenty to gripe about with them.

1. Radios. The Samsung radios are just riddled with problems. People can disagree with this all they want, but you simply can't ignore the amount of people on every single Samsung device that complain about it. From my personal experience, I didn't even realize how bad the radios were until I got rid of that phone. It didn't drop calls bit my data connections were really slow and my WiFi speeds were slow also. Even in my own house, 10 feet from my router, I wouldn't get full bars. Unreal.

2. You absolutely cannot trust google or any cdma carrier to provide updates as soon as they are available (like the nexus line.is marketed). Just head over to the nexus s forum and look at all the really disgruntled owners that still don't have the ics upgrade. And none of the roms run very smooth either. They all seemed to have battery or reboot issues. Atleast while I still had it a month ago.

3. Screen quality and picture quality are average at best. The nexus line has poor screen quality and camera quality. Just do a comparison with this device and you will see the rezound is waaaay better.

The only real advantage to the nexus line is the ease of flashing. The rezound was just as easy but with a locked radio, I run the risk of really screwing something up. The risks are much less on a nexus device. And the development community is obviously larger. But larger isn't always better. I had the nexus s for over a year and I never saw a developer make such a great Rom in such a short time as Scotts cleanrom.

I'm really happy on this device. I can understand why it has a bad rap. Noone knows about it. I was doing.fairly extensive research on Verizon devices and I almost.didn't.even come across this one.

Good luck with whatever.

Sent from my rooted HRC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
yeah it has gone a bit off topic. i really wanted to know if the rezound had a bad rep or not? it does appear the rezound and the gnexus didn't sell well for verizon from what i was told. im honestly going to hold onto the device and see what comes to verizon this year.
[HTC Rezound] :
It's because Verizon employees get kick backs for pushing certain phones like the Razr. With Verizon it mostly comes down to marketing and sales when it comes to which phone is selling the best. I think motorola has some sort of incentive program for phone sales and the iphone is marketed like crazy. I'd bet the Razr and iphone are the top sellers at Verizon.

Often many times the true dependable, head of the pack devices do not sell well at Verizon if the marketing isn't there. The general public likes to be told what to buy instead of doing research for themselves, ie: thats why the iphone sells so well.

I have had many devices in the past year and the Rezound has been the best one.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
well i still think the rezounds rep must be pretty bad. i had a guy email me today to trade my rezound for his gnexus and then he decided to see if id throw $100 towards the trade because he "heard" the rezound is an inferior phone. i swear i don't know where these idiots on the street hear this stuff from?

"i looked on ebay and clean esn rezounds are going for around 300 with headphones and clean esn galaxy nexuses are going for around 400 so i would want $100 with the phone for my phone"

"well full retail doesnt really matter in the used phone market, its their market value that matters. And they even sell new on contract for 100 less. But good luck finding someone stupid enough to trade u straight up" ...that was his responses. and this comes from a guy who read my ad and responded.

i blame verizon for this and the mentality out there. the rezound is a top of the line phone and the best "spec wise" out currently. i just hope they don't end up treating it like they did the droid charge, boy did verizon drop the ball with that device.
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
I absolutely loved my Droid Charge, but I flashed it to a custom ROM on the very first boot before the phone was even activated.

My Wife is using the Charge now & she loves it too. I still love the screen on the Charge, sometimes I wish my Rezound had the wider screen format like the Charge. I like that extra width when reading a web page in portrait format.
[HTC Rezound] a.mcdear:
The Rezound is essentially dead to both Verizon AND HTC. I don't know why, but they totally let this phone fail hard. If you guys hadn't figured that out when they dropped the price to $99 just to get rid of them, well, I don't know what to tell you. I could also point to the fact that HTC is clearly focusing on their previous device lineup, the Sensation line, putting priority there with ICS rollouts rather than on Rezound, which should be their flagship device right now. Then there is the fact that many Verizon stores don't even carry the Rezound anymore. Nor do they have any signage up for the Rezound.

So if you guys haven't put the pieces together yet and realized that the Rezound is essentially the red-headed stepchild of HTC and Verizon that they never wished they had, I really don't know how to spell it out any clearer.

I dont know why this happened. There's really no clear explanation for why. The Rezound IS a superior device to the Galaxy Nexus AND the RAZR. It has had the best screen in the industry for some time now, yet all current comparisons always put iPhones retina up against Galaxy Nexus' pentile screen. Whatever the reason for it is, the only thing that IS clear is that both Verizon and HTC want to forget about the Rezound.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
THIS...is why im thinking of dumping mine before there is no market left for them.
[HTC Rezound] a.mcdear:
I think you have the wrong idea here. This is a great phone; you should keep it and use it. Who gives a f--k if the rest of the Android community has forsaken it? If you like the Rezound, and if you think its better than the alternatives, why swing the other way just because other people are? I personally hang on to my phones for as long as possible. I had the Droid Eris for over 2 years before I picked up my Rezound... and I plan to hang onto this for at least another 2 years. The way I see it, when I'm done using this Rezound, it won't be worth jack sh*t anyway cause it will be ancient technology and will probably have served me quite well during its useful lifetime by the time I replace it.

Long story made short: Dont worry about its perceived monetary value. To think of a phone in any way as a financial investment, especially in an age where they are essentially throw-away devices to the majority of the population, is silly.
[HTC Rezound] kryptik06:
Well said
[HTC Rezound] soutwater:
Agreed. Best phone available, no matter how much VZ ignores it. Saw same thing last week in big brand new corp VZ store. Tons of iPhone, RAZR and GN stuff, had to search to even find a Rez on display.

sent from NC on CM9 or Rez on CleanRom DE
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
Its a damn shame too, verizon seems to have a habit of doing this. Maybe they should pick their lineup more carefully from now on.
[HTC Rezound] a.mcdear:
Honestly, who cares? Why do you need to feel validated by users of other phones to enjoy the phone you bought? The Rezound is an awesome phone, even if Verizon and HTC failed to market it properly...
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
I do enjoy it. Just wish its rep was better and that more devs werent so turned off by it. But the community we currently have seems pretty solid.
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
community development is important to me. I'm still keeping it around but if development ceases then I'll start looking for another device since my other line is soon to be due for an upgrade. rather boring to have a phone for over another year while projects are dropped. not saying it will or not but it be a bleak thought if it comes to that
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
Like I said earlier, I'm very patient, I'm definitely waiting to see what comes out in the next few months because our phone is one pure beast, unless something comes out that blows this out of the water which would be hard, I'm sticking right here.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
unless i can get a gnexus ill hang around for awhile yet. it's looking as alot of progress has been made with cm9 the past few days. i guess im kinda jealous i got to install cm9 on my wife's fascinate but we don't have it yet lol.
[HTC Rezound] :
The Rezound has a big developer community. The Razr, Bionic, Razr Maxx, etc barely even have a community. Out of the current stock of Android phones on VZW the only phone that may have more development is the GNex....and all you have to do is go to there forum to see how many people complain about that phone or have switched to something else.

The Rezound is the superior, dependable phone on Verizon, and will be for a while. Like I said it wasn't marketed and Verizon doesn't want to market it for some reason.
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
Maybe it has something to do with the association with Dr. Dre ? I don't know how the association works whether he gets a percentage of income by the number of phones sold or if it was just a straight licensing fee. They might not want the Rezound to be the flagship because of the beats branding and would rather have a straight HTC , Verizon phone ? So they get the accolades ?
[HTC Rezound] poppajules:
This is probably good logic, all other things considered. HTC nor Verizon make the full dollar off of the phone, so why push a phone for a multimillionaire to make more money? There are a lot of agendas out there, whether we like it or not.

I think it's unfair for people to think that the Rezound is getting 'dropped'. It's not going anywhere for a while, but I still believe there are flaws with it to begin with. I mean, really, who puts 'AA' batteries in a phone that should have its own alternator attachment...? I think they pushed the phone on the market too soon, and didn't do enough testing before the final product. Hence why we have overheating issues and a tiny battery to go with a phone that SHOULD be considered as bad-ass.

Plus, you'd think every little fan-boy out there would buy the phone just for the free headphones! Sense gets the most of the bad rep from my perspective. Think about it, people want to flash phones. They don't want some crap that is so intertwined with the OS that removing certain parts of the Sense crap will basically brick the phone. That basically means every ROM looks the same. That means that 'senseless' is not really 'senseless'. These are the most common complaints I hear (not from me, though). I came here from the Droid X, and there is nowhere NEAR the complaining I've seen here.

I'm not bashing on the community, just an observation. Let's not complain to the devs who are living with the same phones we are. Patience is a virtue.

Plus this type stuff reminds me of my kids. They complain and avoid green beans because they don't like them, so that's more for me. They don't know what they're missing out on. Just like all the GNex d-bags who shoulda bought a Rezound.

$ 0.02 complete.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iBustCh3rries:
Over on the vibrant there used to be custom boot loader splash screens we could flash through Odin, any chance of getting this happening over here?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KCRic:
There's is a way. Always is. You just have to figure out how to write to .lfs which will brick your phone if done incorrectly.

Sent from inside the matrix
[General Questions and Answers] vincent7woo:
Where can i dl samsung tuned fm radio app ?
[Bada Software and Hacking General] GuestK00268:
Hi,

I need a CSC with all Indian languages. Any hacks that can make it possible for me to proceed with my tests ?

Thanks.
[Nexus S General] heiszakee:
The tittle states it all! ;)
[Nexus S General] t3ej4y:
You can try crawling through hardwarezone forums and/or vrforums marketplace,I got mine there and I've seen a few others being sold after people buy them from the US/import.all the best to you, I was really lucky to get mine :D
[Nexus S General] shockem:
Just get the i9023. The shops near sim lim square will have it. Amoled not much of a diff
[Nexus S General] norazi:
im looking for i9023 to use in the USA, lol
[Nexus S General] heiszakee:
Thanks guys for the thoughts and opinions! I can't wait to start flashing roms! Hope I can get a deal soon! :D

Haha!! Funny how our situations are so alike yet so different!
[Nexus S General] delisawzrv:
Interesting
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RavenHeartz:
Hello guys!

I was wondering how should I go about flashing another ICS Rom. I am already on AOKP build 23. If I want to flash another rom do I just wipe data, cache and dalvik cache and install from SD card?

Also, to change a kernel do I just install from SD card?

Many thanks!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ammar Saood:
its no difficult man :P
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sthomas38:
Just reading. No so difficult like he said.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RavenHeartz:
erm, so is what i said correct?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper.fishes:
Factory reset (which is the same as wipe) -> install from SD. Done.