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Incredible 2 or Droid Charge ?

I just got a Thunderbolt about 2 weeks ago and am fed up with the poor battery + occasional random reboots(already tried everything and still not satisfied)... so since I'm still under Best Buy Mobile's return policy, I'm thinking of taking it back and getting either the Incredible 2 or the Droid Charge this thursday.
I primarily use my phone for mobile data(internet browsing, downloading) followed by watching videos/games, then lastly actual talking. I'd like something decent where I can watch a movie on it or do some web browsing/music/games a bit before going to bed and not have to worry if the phone's still going to have power when i get up the next morning.
I do like the bigger sceen on the Charge, but the Incredible seems to have a bit more RAM(granted the Incredible will not have LTE capabilities but they won't be offering LTE service in my area for some time anyway).
What do you guys think?

voxigenboy said:
I just got a Thunderbolt about 2 weeks ago and am fed up with the poor battery + occasional random reboots(already tried everything and still not satisfied)... so since I'm still under Best Buy Mobile's return policy, I'm thinking of taking it back and getting either the Incredible 2 or the Droid Charge this thursday.
I primarily use my phone for mobile data(internet browsing, downloading) followed by watching videos/games, then lastly actual talking. I'd like something decent where I can watch a movie on it or do some web browsing/music/games a bit before going to bed and not have to worry if the phone's still going to have power when i get up the next morning.
I do like the bigger sceen on the Charge, but the Incredible seems to have a bit more RAM(granted the Incredible will not have LTE capabilities but they won't be offering LTE service in my area for some time anyway).
What do you guys think?
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Incredible 2. I don't trust Samsung, plus the Charge just looks ugly. The Incredible 2 (aka Incredible S) is also being released in other countries in a GSM flavor, so updates should be quicker anyways.

I would think the Incredible 2 will overall be a much better experience and I think it's cheaper.

Yeah Incredible 2. If you aren't going to have LTE in your area anytime soon, why bother? they pretty much have the same specs, except for screen size and some other things. Plus the inc 2 is a world phone, so if the need arises, you can take your phone with you around the world. Plus htc sense is a lot better than samsung touchwiz in terms of custom overlays. HTC has a better track record in quality, and software updates. You should be fine with the inc 2. I have the OG inc, and it is an awesome phone. I can imagine the inc 2 will be just as good and better.

Neither one.

Definitely the Incredible 2 that phone looks so awesome. To bad your not with T-Mobile the Sensation is going to be amazing and its going to have 1080p video recording along with Sense 3.0!

Well I read it somewhwhere that you can switch back to a 3g phone from a 4g sim card. I guess once you move your number to a sim that's that. So you might have to get a new number but I'd go with the incredible 2. Awesome home keys that turn with you turn the phone. Gl
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I'd go with the Inc 2. I'm a bit surprised VZW granted a Samsung phone the "Droid" moniker.

droid charge! i dont like htc, poor battery life :/

I'd go with the Inc2, I have the Inc and it is simply incredible (pun intended). The battery life on the stock ROM wasn't great but after rooting it I have it setup to give me a good 12-14 hours of uptime and I have the same usage as you except roll in a heavy work schedule that I use my phone for also.

The Droid Charge is $300. Totally not worth it.

Product F(RED) said:
The Droid Charge is $300. Totally not worth it.
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Best Buy Mobile is doing it for $249... so when i take the Thunderbolt back tomorrow it would be a straight swap.
i suppose with the Inc 2 being $199 that's an extra $50 back for all-you-can eat sushi! õ_Ô

voxigenboy said:
Best Buy Mobile is doing it for $249... so when i take the Thunderbolt back tomorrow it would be a straight swap.
i suppose with the Inc 2 being $199 that's an extra $50 back for all-you-can eat sushi! õ_Ô
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I mean the upside is it gets free Mobile Hotspot, but then again you get that from rooting...

The question should be Fascinate or Charge... No point in paying $100+ more for a worse screen and GPU.
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have you tried the radio update found in the developers section? it fixed my issues and you dont have to be rooted to do it.

I would say go with the Inc2 as it looks very nice and I have heard noting but good things about it! Besides, the Charge is going to have an encrypted bootloader and that is going to prevent you from being able to do much as far as rooting and ROMing is concerned.
Kratos

I have the droid charge and i most say it worth every penny. Screen is awesome, battery life 10x better the htc senseless, and I'm not just throwing shhh out there because I own the thunderbolt as well and I pick the charge.

king kratos said:
I would say go with the Inc2 as it looks very nice and I have heard noting but good things about it! Besides, the Charge is going to have an encrypted bootloader and that is going to prevent you from being able to do much as far as rooting and ROMing is concerned.
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Where are you getting this FUD? No Samsung has an encrypted bootloader. It's the Inc that's locked down: the GSM version has been out for months and still doesn't even have permanent root!

droid charge! i dont like htc, poor battery life :/

[Q] Charge or Droid X2

The Motorola Droid X2 comes out the 26th in stores. Anyone have any advice. I was thinking of switching out my Droid Charge for one. But its only 3g but it benchmarks around 2500 stock.
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Keighles said:
The Motorola Droid X2 comes out the 26th in stores. Anyone have any advice. I was thinking of switching out my Droid Charge for one. But its only 3g but it benchmarks around 2500 stock.
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I went Charge to be able to be grandfathered into the unlimited 4g data plan when they switch to tiered only. With launcherpro, I think the charge is plenty fast. Also, the screen is ridiculous.
But that is my rationale for going the Charge route. I came from the Droid X.

I'd rather have faster data connection than quadrant score, but thats just me.

We, the company I work with, already have them (x2's) in the stores. I played around with one for a little while on saturday and was pretty impressed with it. The QHD screen is definitely an improvement over the normal lcd. Text was very clear and crisp. Performance wise, I was also pretty happy with it. I played around with a few apps and definitely noticed the snappy and quick response, even a tad more noticeable then my charge.
That being said. I would still have my charge for multiple reason. One, I'm not big gamer. So, the extra power of the DC processor want be missed for long. It's also, as we all know, the same body as the original X. I very much disliked that design. It was uncomfortable to hold and talk on for any length of time. It was enough for me to take back my X, I had it the first day it came out last year, and swap it for the Fascinate. I've had my fascinate ever since and haven't looked back. I did, however, miss that big nice 4.3 screen, 8mp camera. So, in comes the charge. It's all the greatness that the fascinate has offered, great hardware. The New SuperAmoled+ screen is wonderful, and the new camera is back on spec of the performance I got from the X camera. Plus, it's 4G and we are suppose to have 4G next month, if all goes well.

Thanks for the input ...I believe I will keep what I have now. This is a real nice phone. Coming from the fascinate I am already used to Samsung hardware and really like the 4g and the screen.
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ShotgunSam said:
I'd rather have faster data connection than quadrant score, but thats just me.
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Yep, and that gorgeous screen

Any1 upgrade from Incredible?

Hey guys,
Currently have the incredible and love it but I need a bigger screen. Im due for an upgrade and like the charge. Would Anyone who upgraded to it from an incredible be down to post their experiences?
Thanks,
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bigsapz said:
Hey guys,
Currently have the incredible and love it but I need a bigger screen. Im due for an upgrade and like the charge. Would Anyone who upgraded to it from an incredible be down to post their experiences?
Thanks,
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It depends on you want. There is not nearly the amount of roms to choose from as there is for the DInc, but the ones we do have are great. If I had an upgrade, and was in your situation, I'd wait for the SGS2 or HTC Vigor. The Charge is a great phone but I wouldn't use an upgrade on it considering what is coming in the near future. Just my opinion though.

I did this in a roundabout way in that I used the Incredible for a year before getting my Charge, but I didn't use an upgrade (one of my kids had the Fascinate, but since he doesn't live in a 4G coverage area, I replaced his Fascinate with my Incredible and appropriated the Charge). I can say that I'm much happier with the phone having gotten it for free than I would be if I had paid for it, but overall quite pleased.
The Charge has has better:
-Battery life (by around 40%)
-Screen (I had both the SLCD and OLED DIncs- SAMOLED+ blows both away)
-Usability (screen size is much better for typing accuracy)
-Multimedia experience- SGX540 trounces the rather dated Adreno200
-Audio quality- especially with Voodoo Sound
-Bootloader design- ODIN mode is great for recovering from ****ups
Things that really don't impact my opinion
-4G is incredible in theory- in practice, Google Music and Netflix could both stream just fine over good old EV-DO RevA, and for anything else I need to download I have home wifi and 25Mbit Comcast Xfinity, so it's still sort of unnecessary. It is cool to be able to say my phone has a faster broadband connection than my home.... I'm regularly seeing 30mbit down/6 up. I'm not using it as a hotspot as I don't feel like either shelling out or risking my service, and I will say that I'm using 3-4x the data on LTE than I did over 3G, with better battery life as previously mentioned.
-Overall usability- the Hummingbird is a tad quicker than the Snapdragon, but overall I always found the DInc to be a quite responsive phone- no problems with either
-Call quality- though the Charge has a dual mic setup, they both sound the same on my end. Hard to find fault with Verizon.
Things that I still have to hand to the Incredible
-I have the Charge in an Otterbox Commuter to protect its incredibly vulnerable back shell. While this gives it a great solid feel in the hand, it also makes it a bit on the difficult side to slide in and out of pockets. The DInc was a very convenient size.
-ROM selection is way better for the DInc- though, let's be honest, I didn't care about anything else once CM7 for DInc was out. Here's hoping it hits the Charge soon.
Final thoughts- rumor has it the Bionic could be out within a week, but even if that's premature it's certainly not more than a month away. The Galaxy S2 and HTC Vigor are also both right around the corner. The Charge is about to be replaced as a flagship model. My approval of it is tempered by the fact that I got it for free. You may want to hold off a bit.

I came from the Droid incredible as well and echo the posts above. The charge is an upgrade but at this point just wait for gs2, vigor, or nexus.
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I came from the Dinc which I treasured. The dev community was awesome for the Dinc but I love eclipse.
Not sure why you would wait for the sgs2, it may not have 4G.
And the Bionic is just a bigger droid 3 with 4G. Of course to each his own, and I personally saw the samoled+ and just had to have it. I could have waited for the bionic or sgs2 but why? Whatever phone you get, im sure you will love. Afterall, they all do just about the same thing.
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I upgraded from the Dinc a couple of months ago and I'm semi happy with my upgrade. The 2 main reasons to upgrade to this phone are the screen and 4G. I guess it depends how important those two things are to you. All the phones coming out in the next couple of months will probably have those two things AND have upgraded processors, RAM, etc. So if I were in your shoes, I would wait a couple of months to see what else is coming out.

I came from the Incredible and am in love with mCharge. Has the hardkey buttons and 4g. Plus the screen it was everything I wanted. Before I got the Charge I was considering waiting on the Bionic but I personally am happy with the choice I made.
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MillionManMosh said:
I did this in a roundabout way in that I used the Incredible for a year before getting my Charge, but I didn't use an upgrade (one of my kids had the Fascinate, but since he doesn't live in a 4G coverage area, I replaced his Fascinate with my Incredible and appropriated the Charge). I can say that I'm much happier with the phone having gotten it for free than I would be if I had paid for it, but overall quite pleased.
The Charge has has better:
-Battery life (by around 40%)
-Screen (I had both the SLCD and OLED DIncs- SAMOLED+ blows both away)
-Usability (screen size is much better for typing accuracy)
-Multimedia experience- SGX540 trounces the rather dated Adreno200
-Audio quality- especially with Voodoo Sound
-Bootloader design- ODIN mode is great for recovering from ****ups
Things that really don't impact my opinion
-4G is incredible in theory- in practice, Google Music and Netflix could both stream just fine over good old EV-DO RevA, and for anything else I need to download I have home wifi and 25Mbit Comcast Xfinity, so it's still sort of unnecessary. It is cool to be able to say my phone has a faster broadband connection than my home.... I'm regularly seeing 30mbit down/6 up. I'm not using it as a hotspot as I don't feel like either shelling out or risking my service, and I will say that I'm using 3-4x the data on LTE than I did over 3G, with better battery life as previously mentioned.
-Overall usability- the Hummingbird is a tad quicker than the Snapdragon, but overall I always found the DInc to be a quite responsive phone- no problems with either
-Call quality- though the Charge has a dual mic setup, they both sound the same on my end. Hard to find fault with Verizon.
Things that I still have to hand to the Incredible
-I have the Charge in an Otterbox Commuter to protect its incredibly vulnerable back shell. While this gives it a great solid feel in the hand, it also makes it a bit on the difficult side to slide in and out of pockets. The DInc was a very convenient size.
-ROM selection is way better for the DInc- though, let's be honest, I didn't care about anything else once CM7 for DInc was out. Here's hoping it hits the Charge soon.
Final thoughts- rumor has it the Bionic could be out within a week, but even if that's premature it's certainly not more than a month away. The Galaxy S2 and HTC Vigor are also both right around the corner. The Charge is about to be replaced as a flagship model. My approval of it is tempered by the fact that I got it for free. You may want to hold off a bit.
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I came from the Incredible as well, and I echo everything this guy said. Although I did pay for the phone instead of free (lucky guy lol) I feel like it was worth it. I still use my Incredible (deactivated, but still works on wifi) just for random games and testing out custom roms because we all know the Inc has some great developers. Charge development is looking great too though and I can't wait to see the likes of CM7, MIUI, etc on this phone. It's not perfect, but if you convert from RFS to EXT4 it's really close.

DINC to Charge
bigsapz said:
Hey guys,
Currently have the incredible and love it but I need a bigger screen. Im due for an upgrade and like the charge. Would Anyone who upgraded to it from an incredible be down to post their experiences?
Thanks,
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I echo all the "good" comments as I came from the DINC a month or so ago. The only thing I miss is the LED that the "DINC used for letting you know it's charging. The Charge experience is a little different than the HTC experience but it just lets you know what else is out there.

I would hold out for the Bionic. I upgraded from Dinc to Charge because Verizon was changing their unlimited tier plans and I was afraid of missing the boat so I used my upgrade to lock myself in. The Charge was the best at the time but if you can wait until the Bionic comes out 9/8-ish I would. Dual core, 4G, 4.3 inch screen plus the ability to use the Motorola dock/laptop thingy (if you're interested) is a def plus. I can't remember RAM and storage specs but I think they beat the Charge as well.
One thing I did notice coming from Dinc to Charge was the snappiness of the ROMs. Once lagfix was enabled though it was pretty hard to distinguish the difference.

wenzer said:
I would hold out for the Bionic. I upgraded from Dinc to Charge because Verizon was changing their unlimited tier plans and I was afraid of missing the boat so I used my upgrade to lock myself in.
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You do realize if you were already on an unlimited data plan, you were locked in?
Anyway to the OP. I came from the Fascinate to the Charge. I got in on the free exchange. The Charge is a great phone. I would say it's a Fascinate 2. I don't think I would have used (wasted) an upgrade on this phone. I think it's best to see what the Bionic, Vigor, SGS2 & iPhone 5 bring to the table. This is especially true when you consider Verizon did away with 1 year contracts.
On a side note, my daughter has a Dinc. She absolutely refuses to upgrade her phone. She says it's simply "Incredible". Lol.

Din2 Or Thunderbolt???

Right now I'm using a Dinc2 replacement I can ungrade to the Thunderbolt (free)but was wondering if it's really anything different other than 4G between the two as I'm not a big user of the Internet nor gamer on my phone? So to the gents and ladies who have the thunderbolt...what would you do?

Sell your Dinc and use the cash towards a Nexus
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I love the tbolt coming from an og dinc. With 4g, basic internet use is smoking fast. This is a huge improvement in all around speed over the dinc. I dont need the latest and greatest nor do i want to spend big money on a phone. Lots of roms for tbolt, im an htc/sense guy anyways. Want beats audio? Dont need a rezound, plenty of beats roms here. I love this phone.
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I feel you, donnyp1, I'm exactly in the same boat and sentiments as you, don't need the latest and the greatest, besides, could use $300 on anything else yet, still have a killer fast *****in' phone!

If you don't want to spend any money, both the Inc2 and Tbolt are good phones. I have the Tbolt and my wife has the Inc2. Mine is rooted and hers is stock. They both have the same processor and same ram, but when they are both on wifi, the Tbolt will load web pages a lot faster. Also, I have notice when receiving notifications & emails, the Tbolt will get them about 1 to 2 min. before the Inc2 will. That is receiving and email from the same person and both phones side by side on wifi. Besides 4G, the biggest difference is size and weight. I know .3 inches on screen size don't sound like much, but it is when you been looking at it all day and look at a smaller one you can tell. The inc2 does fit into the hand better, but since I have big hands, I have no problems. Like I said, both phones are great with no real problems, but I like the Tbolt for the size and the 4g speeds. If you get the Tbolt, I would get the rezound battery. I can go all day with normal use and still have battery left. I can not compare battery life to the inc2, because she talks on it a whole lot more than I do.
If I was going to spend money on a phone right now, I would get the rezound. I got my Tbolt a few weeks before the rezound came out, and I was not going to spend $300 on a phone. Now it is at a price I would think about, but a free Tbolt is very hard to beat.

Kama45 said:
Sell your Dinc and use the cash towards a Nexus One problem...I love sense. I had a fassy and I was great. But now hooked on sense. Thx tho
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Ol' Blue said:
If you don't want to spend any money, both the Inc2 and Tbolt are good phones. I have the Tbolt and my wife has the Inc2. Mine is rooted and hers is stock. They both have the same processor and same ram, but when they are both on wifi, the Tbolt will load web pages a lot faster. Also, I have notice when receiving notifications & emails, the Tbolt will get them about 1 to 2 min. before the Inc2 will. That is receiving and email from the same person and both phones side by side on wifi. Besides 4G, the biggest difference is size and weight. I know .3 inches on screen size don't sound like much, but it is when you been looking at it all day and look at a smaller one you can tell. The inc2 does fit into the hand better, but since I have big hands, I have no problems. Like I said, both phones are great with no real problems, but I like the Tbolt for the size and the 4g speeds. If you get the Tbolt, I would get the rezound battery. I can go all day with normal use and still have battery left. I can not compare battery life to the inc2, because she talks on it a whole lot more than I do.
If I was going to spend money on a phone right now, I would get the rezound. I got my Tbolt a few weeks before the rezound came out, and I was not going to spend $300 on a phone. Now it is at a price I would think about, but a free Tbolt is very hard to beat.
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I'm rooted and will root the tbolt. Yes and free is always better
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donnyp1 said:
I love the tbolt coming from an og dinc. With 4g, basic internet use is smoking fast. This is a huge improvement in all around speed over the dinc. I dont need the latest and greatest nor do i want to spend big money on a phone. Lots of roms for tbolt, im an htc/sense guy anyways. Want beats audio? Dont need a rezound, plenty of beats roms here. I love this phone.
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I feel you. Same here I love sense just didn't know if I should get the tbolt or wait for the next HTC. Thx
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If you want a new phone now for free get the Thunderbolt. If you can wait then you should. I have the Thunderbolt and love it. The 4G and kick stand are awesome.

I just sold my Dinc 2 and got a Thunderbolt and I'm loving it! Don't get me wrong, dinc 2 is a awesome phone but I like th the Thunderbolt dev community, it's a lot bigger and a 4g phone. I also realized I the Dinc2 was too small for me. I prefer phones to feel heavy, makes it feel more durable but that's my opinion. If I had the money I would get the Rezound no questions asked but my upgrade isn't until April 2013 lol.

T-bolt Hands down. I had a evo for days about wore it out, nothing coiuld compared to the $35 a month shrinkage but the net was way to slow, when my friend and i speed tested his cricket kicked my ass no matter how many servers i changed to, so i ditched boost to page plus wow what a diff, 1.5 mb dl and 1 mb upload.. I really didnt like it that much when i first got it, but now its growing on me daily..
big ups !

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Right now I'm using a Dinc2 replacement I can ungrade to the Thunderbolt (free)but was wondering if it's really anything different other than 4G between the two as I'm not a big user of the Internet nor gamer on my phone? So to the gents and ladies who have the thunderbolt...what would you do?
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Assuming you haven't decided yet, they are quite different in terms of size and weight. I am currently using a Dinc2 but I have a Tbolt that I switched from sitting around and I am tempted to switch back. The Dinc2 is light and easy to use with one hand but the screen is noticeably smaller and it doesn't have the kickstand. I never thought I would use it but the kickstand is nice for watching videos and such. My Tbolt has a Rezound battery and that makes the battery life about the same between the two. If you can deal with the difference in size and weight and LTE is an option in your area, the Tbolt is a great phone.

I have had both the bolt and INC2 and would definitely recommend the Bolt (esp for free). The Rezound battery, which you can still get for $20, is worth every penny as it makes the phone much better. 4G, bigger screen, and great development make the Bolt a great choice. I actually just sold my INC2 because I never really felt it was a good phone for me. I still have my Bolt though and think that would be the way to go.

Ol' Blue said:
If you don't want to spend any money, both the Inc2 and Tbolt are good phones. I have the Tbolt and my wife has the Inc2. Mine is rooted and hers is stock. They both have the same processor and same ram, but when they are both on wifi, the Tbolt will load web pages a lot faster. Also, I have notice when receiving notifications & emails, the Tbolt will get them about 1 to 2 min. before the Inc2 will. That is receiving and email from the same person and both phones side by side on wifi. Besides 4G, the biggest difference is size and weight. I know .3 inches on screen size don't sound like much, but it is when you been looking at it all day and look at a smaller one you can tell. The inc2 does fit into the hand better, but since I have big hands, I have no problems. Like I said, both phones are great with no real problems, but I like the Tbolt for the size and the 4g speeds. If you get the Tbolt, I would get the rezound battery. I can go all day with normal use and still have battery left. I can not compare battery life to the inc2, because she talks on it a whole lot more than I do.
If I was going to spend money on a phone right now, I would get the rezound. I got my Tbolt a few weeks before the rezound came out, and I was not going to spend $300 on a phone. Now it is at a price I would think about, but a free Tbolt is very hard to beat.
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don't forget that the tbolt has two radios so that even when not on 4G you can have simultaneous voice/data. there are a few benefits still left in the ol' machine!

deff a bolt...

Okay same question here except I'm researching for a friend who may not let me tweak her phone, so what if they're both going to remain stock? Which do you think will run the best for a light user? Calls, txts, emails and occasional surfing/youtube.
I've read about past issues with the Bolt, are they resolved so that the new ones shipping are okay?
I"m trying to get her to get the Rezound but she doesn't want to spend the money and both these phones are free atm. She's coming froma 3-4 year old flip phone that only shows pic in thumbnail size.

No compromise. Make her get the Rezound. I hate to say it, but I'd probably take the Droid Incredible 2 over the Thunderbolt (which is what I have now), but only because there's no LTE in my area yet. The Droid Incredible 2 is a world phone, and can be unlocked to T-Mobile or AT&T (or Simple Mobile, Red Pocket, etc) - not that I would recommend any of those since it will connect to the Edge network and Verizon is the best service in the US, period, but it's a nice option. Other than that, the screen is only .3" smaller and the rest of the specs are essentially identical (unless you count the Thunderbolt's included 32GB MicroSD vs the Droid Incredible 2's 16GB), gets way better battery life, and the Dinc 2 weighs about half as much as the Bolt.

For all of us coming from the Rezound..HTCs new Quadcore

If this thing is real, wow.... hope I can pull 500 for the s3 on ebay
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/ph...e-1080p-smartphone-leaked-for-verizon-1088987
updated info (09-07)
http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTCs-monster-1080p-mystery-device-gets-Bluetooth-certified_id34222
and another (09-04)
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57505476-85/leaked-htc-phone-could-flaunt-1080p-hd-display/
A new HTC smartphone has been revealed via GLBenchmark, a well-known site for device benchmarking.
The mystery device appears to be headed to Verizon to connect with the carrier's 4G LTE network.
More importantly, it packs a full-HD 1080p display and a new quad-core Snapdragon CPU capable of speeds that have never been achieved by the existing S4.
What is the DLX?
According to the GLBenchmark report, the new HTC phone could carry the code name "DLX."
Based on its model number HTC6435, though, it's likely to be a successor to the Verizon HTC Rezound model number HTC6425.
The Rezound was one of the first HTC smartphones with an HD display, so a follow-up with a full 1080p screen would be appropriate.
In fact, the HTC DLX (if that is its name) is equipped with a 1794x1080 display that - even if it includes space for on-screen buttons like other Android devices - could prove dazzling.
Besides the impressive screen resolution, the HTC DLX is powered by a quad core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 chip with an Adreno 320 GPU, clocking in at 1.5 GHz, but this doesn't appear to be the standard S4 present in many other smartphones.
One source speculates that the new HTC Verizon phone could even be equipped with the new S4 MSM8960T chip due to the considerable power it displayed in Benchmark tests.
In the Egypt off-screen and pro off-screen tests, it scored well over 100 (121.1 and 110.5 FPS respectively), numbers that other phones can't come close to.
The new HTC DLX for Verizon and possible Rezound successor runs Android 4.0.4, according to the benchmark reports, and along with the gorgeous screen and impressive quad-core processor, those are all the known details.
Watch out for more updates on the mystery HTC Verizon phone as the companies prepare to reveal whatever it is.
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That's the S4 Pro. There's always something better coming, if you're happy with your phone there's no reason to sell it

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That's the S4 Pro. There's always something better coming, if you're happy with your phone there's no reason to sell it
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Im always getting the newest phone. I love the s3, but im one of those "got to have the newest phone" guys. I find that its much easier to keep on top of the current tech if you are constantly switching out devices, of you wait a year, or 2 years, your device is worth nothing, and upgrading is expensive. I almost always make money when changing phones out.. so. ya.
anyway,
you are saying that article is about the galaxy s4? not the HTC?
nm, google is my friend.

Ironically, I'm kinda with you on that one. I usually have about a 3-6 month turn around on my phones. I don't mind having middle of the line or bottom of the line, but having SECOND frome top just makes me want the one on top that much more.

If that bootloader gets unlocked and the battery doesn't suck... I'll bite. This gs3 was a penny for me.
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blestsol said:
If that bootloader gets unlocked and the battery doesn't suck... I'll bite.
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I agree 100%

If it's unlocked s3 is gone in a heartbeat!!! Sense and quad core speed and hopefully 2 gb of ram this thing will blow s3 out of water!!
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I'm done with HTC phones. Never again. And I'm sick of having the newest toy. The GS3 with CM10 is the happiest I've ever been using a phone.

Htc needs to step up their overall build quality and batteries before ill consider another one of their phones.
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Htc needs to step up their overall build quality and batteries before ill consider another one of their phones.
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Really? HTC phones have always seemed much more solid devices to me. The s3 is plastic thin and cheap feeling. (it doesn't look cheap, just feels like it) the rezound feels like a solid chunk of phone.
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Really? HTC phones have always seemed much more solid devices to me. The s3 is plastic thin and cheap feeling. (it doesn't look cheap, just feels like it) the rezound feels like a solid chunk of phone.
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Yeah, it's a chunk of phone. As in, a brick. With a creaky plastic battery door, godawful flush buttons, dismal battery life, and a terrible update track record. Nice screen and camera though. I've owned 4 HTC phones (HTC Touch, Eris, Thunderbolt, Rezound) and they've all had certain advantages, and they've all had such enormous problems that I'm just not interested anymore--HTC is off the trusted list until they get their sh*t together with updates and kernel sources. And Sense just straight-up sucks. I don't love Touchwiz either, but at least it's footprint isn't so heavy.

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Yeah, it's a chunk of phone. As in, a brick. With a creaky plastic battery door, godawful flush buttons, dismal battery life, and a terrible update track record. Nice screen and camera though. I've owned 4 HTC phones (HTC Touch, Eris, Thunderbolt, Rezound) and they've all had certain advantages, and they've all had such enormous problems that I'm just not interested anymore--HTC is off the trusted list until they get their sh*t together with updates and kernel sources. And Sense just straight-up sucks. I don't love Touchwiz either, but at least it's footprint isn't so heavy.
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Ya, there seem to be people on both sides. much like ford vs chevy. I personally think the build quality of HTC is incredible, i love the flush buttons, the red glow, seemed like a very fine and quality slab of technology. I think sense is amazing, sense 4.5 is incredible. The radios on HTC phones are top notch, my wife still has her rezound and she always has 4g where I don't. Our house has very poor 4g service, my s3 cannot hold a data connection at all. We use our phones to tether our laptops (we dont pay for cable.. ) and after switching from the rezound to the s3, I can no longer tether reliably. When its getting its 1 bar of 4g, it works fine, but after a few min it drops to 3g or 1x or nothing at all, I spend more time fiddling with airplane mode to try and get 4g back then I do getting any work done. So I have had to use her phones wifi tether to get anything important done.
The GPS on the s3 works kinda. We were in San Francisco a few weeks ago, I have a mount on my dash that holds my phone (not a dock, just an adjustable mount) and my phone is always in it for navigation. We had to swap phones because the s3 kept dropping the gps lock, and telling me to turn on streets that were either not near me, or in the wrong direction because the phone though I was pointing a differnt direction than I was, or that I was not moving when I was. Put her rezound in there and it worked flawlessly, even on the lower deck of the bay bridge.
Don't get me wrong, I think the s3 is a great device, (which is why I own one) But I also switch phones A LOT. I have had almost every flagship device on VZW. My experience overall with quality and reliability have always been HTC, where I think samsung always wins in the sexiness department.
At the end of the day, I jsut want my phone to work when I need it to work, being in a big city and needing to get from point A to point B, and having your 600 dollar device fail to provide that basic functionality in a reliable manner is something I have come to expect from Samsung.
I have had the all of the major Samsung devices on VZW, and all of the HTC phones. My opinion is based on using those phones every day while I had them.. just this last year alone (since sep last year) I have had the incredible 2, droid charge, rezound, nexus, and s3, and soon the new HTC.. I am the only one I know who gets a new phone ever 2 months or so

Isn't that artical quite a bit old? If we haven't seen anything more current about it i doubt its real. Either way there is no way i could afford to upgrade again.

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Isn't that artical quite a bit old? If we haven't seen anything more current about it i doubt its real. Either way there is no way i could afford to upgrade again.
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ya it is..
here ya go!
http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTCs-monster-1080p-mystery-device-gets-Bluetooth-certified_id34222

After having burned through 16 replacement rezounds I think I'll stick with Samsung for a while...
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After having burned through 16 replacement rezounds I think I'll stick with Samsung for a while...
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That sucks.. Depending on when you got the phone and when you got the s3.. Isn't that 1 phone every week? Factor in shipping time.. You would have had to be calling to get a replacement every 4 to 5 days since you purchased the original phone..
I smell bs
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Serinety said:
That sucks.. Depending on when you got the phone and when you got the s3.. Isn't that 1 phone every week? Factor in shipping time.. You would have had to be calling to get a replacement every 4 to 5 days since you purchased the original phone..
I smell bs
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I had like 6. And how can you factor in anything if you don't know his circumstances? I had two phones that had issues right away. from them and they overnight my phones to me every time.
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I prefer samsung and I'm so happy with the SIII, most probably i'll just wait till the S IV is out

True story, but it was two of my lines that both had rezounds. I bought them both back in November and had nonstop issues out the gate. Eventually I was able to convince Verizon to upgrade me to the gs3 though.
Edit: when I say I... I really mean my wife! I LOL
Here's my thread on it if you want more detail.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833875
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Ive always been a huge fan of Motorola phones. I got a Fascinate for my mom, but kept it till my Droid X came in. Samsung impressed me back then. I took a leap of faith on the S3 and I'm loving every minute of it. But with HTCs piss poor track record *ahem Thunderbolt, Rezound* pre-ordering that would be like jumping off a cliff. I'm still waiting for Moto's next big thing, but as good as the S3 has been... I might give the Moto to mommy