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HTC Rezound
8.0
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Criteria Comments Rating
  • Reception and call quality Excellent call quality with strong antennas great!
  • Display Vivid colors without being cartoonish. Excellent clarity. great!
  • Battery life Even for a 4G LTE phone, the battery life is poor. poor
  • Camera Very good 8mp camera good
  • Ease of use Sense UI is more bloated than stock Android, but it is easy to learn and use. great!
  • Design and form factor It is practical and functional, but not a phone that your friends and family will ogle. good
  • Portability (size / weight) A bit thicker than many competitors, such as the Razr, but it feels solid. good
  • Media support Netflix, Audible.com, Podcasts, Nook/Kindle... plays them all with no issues. great!
  • Durability Only had the phone for 2 months, but seems durable. No scratches or issues. great!
  • Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.) Google Play Store for apps and plenty of accessories great!
Detailed review
I've had the Rezound for about 2 months. Other than poor battery life, this is an excellent phone.

PROS:
  • The radios and antenna are strong
  • No problems switching from 4G to 3G to WiFi
  • Great screen
  • Ample specs - CPU/GPU/RAM, etc.
  • Beats audio is a nice feature - though I rarely use it
  • It just works - no freezes or other issues that require re-booting (except as mentioned below)
CONS:
  • Battery life - it's not just "not good" it's POOR. I can easily drain the battery in 7 or 8 hours during normal use: texting, light web/app browsing, taking some pics, short videos, auto uploading pics/vids to a cloud service, and having normal notifications active.
  • Occasionally, almost every picture in my gallery disappears. Re-booting solves the problem. It doesn't happen often (3 times in 2 months), but it is annoying.
My only significant complaint about this phone is the battery. I will investigate the extended battery, but I don't want to add too much bulk to the phone.