Great post and review op. But it's funny how some things can be very subjective. I have the complete opposite view to you when it comes to form factor. I own the GN and my wife got the Rezound, and as much as I love the look of my GN, the form factor is just a bit awkward for holding for prolonged periods of time. My wife got the Rezound solely because it is the least widest of all the new phones (just a tad bit wider than our OG Droids). I have to say that the Rezound does feel really really nice in my hand and it is really comfortable to hold and use. On my GN, I am always scared to reach over and pull down my notification bar when using one hand to hold it, as it feels pretty precariously balanced.
I also had to get a TPU case for my GN because it feels pretty slippery with the plastic body, and that made it a tad bit wider and even more uncomfortable to hold.
The Razr, I like it in the looks/design department, but it felt absolutely atrocious in the ergonomics department. It is way worse than the GN in how the weight is distributed imho.
But all that aside, I have to agree with all your points. The network reception on the Rezound is absolutely phenomenal. It consistently spanks my GN when I perform side by side speed tests on 4G/3G (sometimes almost twice as fast as my GN) at home...where 4G coverage is decent but a little on the weak side in terms of signal strength.
I really do like the Rezound and it is a pretty fun and snappy phone...except in the app drawer where Sense really begins to show its suckiness. My wife loves all the widgets and customizations though...so it all depends on what you're looking for in a phone. I have to say that I was pretty appalled at the amount of bloatware that comes preloaded on the Rezound (and presumably Razr). Coming from and OG to the GN, I guess I had missed out on how badly VZW has been bloating up Android phones over the last couple of years.
I'm waiting for some nice and stable Rezound roms so I can convince my wife to let me root and ROM her phone so I can get rid of all the extra crap on it. I think the Rezound will be a great phone if HTC do a good job of porting ICS to it.
I personally have no interest in Motorola phones any more due to their refusal to unlock the bootloader on their phones. The only reason we were able to see our OG droids through 2 years was due to the fantastic support from the OG devs, that led to us getting updates long after Motorola had abandoned the phone.
PS - Despite everything I've written above...I wouldn't trade the GN for either of the other 2 phones
. I'm actually glad with the phones we bought. I think the Rezound is perfect for my wife and the GN perfect for me
I also had to get a TPU case for my GN because it feels pretty slippery with the plastic body, and that made it a tad bit wider and even more uncomfortable to hold.
The Razr, I like it in the looks/design department, but it felt absolutely atrocious in the ergonomics department. It is way worse than the GN in how the weight is distributed imho.
But all that aside, I have to agree with all your points. The network reception on the Rezound is absolutely phenomenal. It consistently spanks my GN when I perform side by side speed tests on 4G/3G (sometimes almost twice as fast as my GN) at home...where 4G coverage is decent but a little on the weak side in terms of signal strength.
I really do like the Rezound and it is a pretty fun and snappy phone...except in the app drawer where Sense really begins to show its suckiness. My wife loves all the widgets and customizations though...so it all depends on what you're looking for in a phone. I have to say that I was pretty appalled at the amount of bloatware that comes preloaded on the Rezound (and presumably Razr). Coming from and OG to the GN, I guess I had missed out on how badly VZW has been bloating up Android phones over the last couple of years.
I'm waiting for some nice and stable Rezound roms so I can convince my wife to let me root and ROM her phone so I can get rid of all the extra crap on it. I think the Rezound will be a great phone if HTC do a good job of porting ICS to it.
I personally have no interest in Motorola phones any more due to their refusal to unlock the bootloader on their phones. The only reason we were able to see our OG droids through 2 years was due to the fantastic support from the OG devs, that led to us getting updates long after Motorola had abandoned the phone.
PS - Despite everything I've written above...I wouldn't trade the GN for either of the other 2 phones
. I'm actually glad with the phones we bought. I think the Rezound is perfect for my wife and the GN perfect for me
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