Crude
Android Expert
So I decided to put my experiences into writing because I haven't seen a some what definitive guide to "malfunctions" and to help anyone that might be wondering "is that normal?" If you don't want to read the personal story scroll down for a summary.
As the title suggests, I've had 6 Phones now for testing. And I think this is where it ends....finally. I will address anything that I was exclusively looking for but can probably elaborate on anything I don't specifically mention and will be happy to help out if you ask.
It started around Dec 22nd when I ordered my wife and I each a Nexus...and with 2 day shipping I got them on the 27th
( this would have really sucked if Verizon would have held me to their 14 day worry free guarantee for obvious reasons )The first two were remarkably different. My wife's, thank goodness worked flawlessly. Mine did to, until I made a phone call. It sounded like the speaker was separated. I was leaving for vacation for 10 days so I stopped by a store, the rep checked the demo and exchanged the phone on the spot. I was late for a wedding, so after activating it I left. After the wedding, I made a phone call and it only slightly better then the first but unbearable at max volume. So within 5 hours I was at a different store on the other side of town and practically had to promise the manager he wouldn't see me again if he would exchange the phone since, in his words "I was costing Verizon money" and "he couldn't hear a problem". Finally I ended up with one that was understandable on my end. While on vacation I used almost exclusively wifi which couldn't seem to connect to any wifi that I had saved until a reboot. Once I got home it improved, but I was still rebooting once a day to connect to wifi. After talking to a rep on the phone I was told to try some things and I'd get a call back 3 days later (Jan 14th) I didn't get the call after spending most of my free time resetting the phone several times. I called 1 hour before my day was over due to work and talked another rep into "just sending me a new phone and I'll send the worse one back". So I've been home with the flu all day and have had two phones here and my wife's so compare side by side and to my satisfaction I can say mine and my wife's function identically!!!
I had a buddy from work that I talked into a nexus that had the 6th one and his functioned like my wife's from day one. So now we have three that work the same way.
After reading the forums, during the process, I paid attention to sound quality, banding, purple tint, connectivity and battery life and here's what I came up with.
Summary:
Buddies: The only thing I noticed was some banding. It's there but only visible on low brightness and solid colored screens.
Wife's: Same as above.
My 1st: Some banding and terrible sound from headset speaker only.
My 2nd: Terrible banding and terrible sound. I could see banding all the way to second to brightest setting.
My 3rd: Banding was only marginally better then the last, it had a purple tint to anything black and had connectivity issues. On a side note this one is noticeably brighter then all the other ones I've seen.
My 4th: Very slight banding again, no other issues in the 4 hours I've been playing with it.
In conclusion, it is my opinion that Samsung has some issues (not that we didn't know that). I also believe that banding is some what related to how bright a screen it and the purple tint is definitely related. I have to believe that all Nexus have banding to warring degrees just some people are less sensitive to it or don't use auto brightness. I never had issues with the battery. Granted I had an extended battery before I had the phone, but even with heavy use I was getting a day it. I will say that 4g phones are going to need a big battery as I was amazed at how fast the battery would drain when browsing with 4g. On that note the 4g is very fast. My land line is only 1.3 mbps so I find myself using my phone more then my laptop at this point. It's almost worth the added cost to go to Verizon now if they would work on their customer service they would at least get a neutral review from me.
I should add, imo it is the best phone that Verizon is selling right now just make sure it's a good one before your 14 days are up.
As the title suggests, I've had 6 Phones now for testing. And I think this is where it ends....finally. I will address anything that I was exclusively looking for but can probably elaborate on anything I don't specifically mention and will be happy to help out if you ask.
It started around Dec 22nd when I ordered my wife and I each a Nexus...and with 2 day shipping I got them on the 27th
( this would have really sucked if Verizon would have held me to their 14 day worry free guarantee for obvious reasons )The first two were remarkably different. My wife's, thank goodness worked flawlessly. Mine did to, until I made a phone call. It sounded like the speaker was separated. I was leaving for vacation for 10 days so I stopped by a store, the rep checked the demo and exchanged the phone on the spot. I was late for a wedding, so after activating it I left. After the wedding, I made a phone call and it only slightly better then the first but unbearable at max volume. So within 5 hours I was at a different store on the other side of town and practically had to promise the manager he wouldn't see me again if he would exchange the phone since, in his words "I was costing Verizon money" and "he couldn't hear a problem". Finally I ended up with one that was understandable on my end. While on vacation I used almost exclusively wifi which couldn't seem to connect to any wifi that I had saved until a reboot. Once I got home it improved, but I was still rebooting once a day to connect to wifi. After talking to a rep on the phone I was told to try some things and I'd get a call back 3 days later (Jan 14th) I didn't get the call after spending most of my free time resetting the phone several times. I called 1 hour before my day was over due to work and talked another rep into "just sending me a new phone and I'll send the worse one back". So I've been home with the flu all day and have had two phones here and my wife's so compare side by side and to my satisfaction I can say mine and my wife's function identically!!!I had a buddy from work that I talked into a nexus that had the 6th one and his functioned like my wife's from day one. So now we have three that work the same way.
After reading the forums, during the process, I paid attention to sound quality, banding, purple tint, connectivity and battery life and here's what I came up with.
Summary:
Buddies: The only thing I noticed was some banding. It's there but only visible on low brightness and solid colored screens.
Wife's: Same as above.
My 1st: Some banding and terrible sound from headset speaker only.
My 2nd: Terrible banding and terrible sound. I could see banding all the way to second to brightest setting.
My 3rd: Banding was only marginally better then the last, it had a purple tint to anything black and had connectivity issues. On a side note this one is noticeably brighter then all the other ones I've seen.
My 4th: Very slight banding again, no other issues in the 4 hours I've been playing with it.
In conclusion, it is my opinion that Samsung has some issues (not that we didn't know that). I also believe that banding is some what related to how bright a screen it and the purple tint is definitely related. I have to believe that all Nexus have banding to warring degrees just some people are less sensitive to it or don't use auto brightness. I never had issues with the battery. Granted I had an extended battery before I had the phone, but even with heavy use I was getting a day it. I will say that 4g phones are going to need a big battery as I was amazed at how fast the battery would drain when browsing with 4g. On that note the 4g is very fast. My land line is only 1.3 mbps so I find myself using my phone more then my laptop at this point. It's almost worth the added cost to go to Verizon now if they would work on their customer service they would at least get a neutral review from me.
I should add, imo it is the best phone that Verizon is selling right now just make sure it's a good one before your 14 days are up.
