Comments on: HTC Rezound Review – Verizon

By: rojerk

rojerk — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 07:41:00 +0000

I have had this phone for about a year now and would like to leave a comprehensive review.

When I first got this phone it worked great. I had little to no complaints about it, other than the bloatware that you can’t remove. The camera is AMAZING, and as a photographer and videographer this makes my life much easier, as I don’t need to carry around a bulky camera as often as I used to.

As time went on, I dropped the phone from heights that were not very high, less than waist high, and the screen has two giant cracks across it diagonally now. I am not completely sure if it affects the touch screen abilities or not but it doesn’t seem to.

Once the most recent software update for the OS of Icecream Sandwich (?right?), the whole phone went to crap. The keyboard is constantly making typos and moving the cursor to a random part of the sentence. Closing my messages to get to the home screen takes about 10 seconds to load, and most other functions also take a while to load as well. Many apps will randomly close and display an error message during use. I also frequently connect my phone via usb to the computer to transfer my images and other files- now I can’t access my most recent photos past a certain date when I look through the files on my computer (macbook pro). This is a huge problem since I use my phone to take most of my casual pictures as well as pictures for my blogs.

Another annoying thing is that when the battery gets low the screen dims, and doesn’t brighten again when you plug it in to charge- you have to go into settings and bring up the brightness manually. I used to have it on auto brightness but I found that the screen was always too dim when I was outside.

I have no idea what happened. This used to be a great phone, and it seems that since the software update it’s fallen apart. If you can find another droid with the same quality camera, I would get that instead.

By: Davee1789

Davee1789 — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:27:00 +0000

I like this phone

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By: 9jun1or6

9jun1or6 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000

How can I make my own beats.they said I could any body know how?

By: richie356245

richie356245 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:00 +0000

what you all are not understanding is of course the beats will sound different then other headphones its because one they are made for the rezound specificaly but can be used on other devices

By: Jake Gall

Jake Gall — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:57:00 +0000

Having owned this phone since launch, I have to say this is what should have been named the incredible 2. The phone is amazing. The phone looks like the successor to the Incredible and feels like an upgraded version of the Incredible. Awesome phone dispte sense UI which honestly I do prefer over others. It just lacks customization.

By: Dick Fitzwell

Dick Fitzwell — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:10:00 +0000

Nexus

By: Eat Fat, Get Fit.

Eat Fat, Get Fit. — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:33:00 +0000

respect. if they have them in best buy, i’ll give them a whirl next time i’m there.

but i’m ridiculously happy with my hd380′s… having tried a variety of beats (besides the studio ones)… maybe the build quality is better on them.

By: TC Infantino

TC Infantino — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:40:00 +0000

Heya Kellex, not sure if you will see this post since it is in a story over 2 months old, but maybe you could edit this story to include the information that the Rezound is fully unlockable and rootable? I know that some people who have yet to upgrade may do a search for reviews about phones they are considering and could come across this story. If the unlockable, and rootable information was included, it may help them make their decision. Thanks

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:28:00 +0000

If you considered yourself a severe audiophile then you would have mentioned the fact that the beats headphones line are completely produced by Monster and NOT Dr Dre. You should have also realized that there are plenty of other headsets out there that sound better than Beats. And being a classically trained musician is not impressive when you’re in a forum discussing headphone quality considering music sounds better over a larger soundstage when representing Separation and other portions of the full music experience

By: Byron A. Knowlton III

Byron A. Knowlton III — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:40:00 +0000

Seen it. It’s not astounding but it’s not terrible. Up against me Rezound my pixel density is better but how small a pixel can my eyes really see?

By: Mark Hall

Mark Hall — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:11:00 +0000

sorry for the late reply but no, i would choose the STUDIO beats. the pros sound like shiz

By: Byron A. Knowlton III

Byron A. Knowlton III — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:36:00 +0000

this is what we all, in the tech world, call an uninformed comment!

By: Eat Fat, Get Fit.

Eat Fat, Get Fit. — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:15:00 +0000

nah, he’s posted pictures of the pros.

i’m a creeper. ;)

By: Eat Fat, Get Fit.

Eat Fat, Get Fit. — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:14:00 +0000

i find the build quality terrible… i find that they’re over priced. i find that i prefer the sound of my sennheisers (hd 380s…so not top of the line) to any of the beats i’ve tried…

i will admit that i haven’t tried the studio ones. i’ve used the earbuds, the solos and the pros.

(and most audiophile review sites share my opinion. i’m no expert just “listening to my ears.” ha)

By: Eat Fat, Get Fit.

Eat Fat, Get Fit. — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:11:00 +0000

so, you’d choose the pro beats over sennheiser, grado, audio technica, etc etc?

doubtful, primo.