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Hey all. I didn't want to post a thread like this, but I'm at the end of my rope and need some advice now. Please, chime in with any helpful comments.

I've had an Incredible for 2 years now and LOVED it. It kicked the bucket recently and I had to update to something else. My girlfriend has an Incredible 2 and I like it, but I'm not signing up for an already dated phone for 2 years.

I've been waiting patiently for the Incredible 3 to pop up and followed the Rezound news closely. I got one when they finally came out. I liked it, but I had a few issues that were big enough for me to send it back:

1) It was very warm to the touch after mere minutes of use.
2) The battery went SUPER fast, when I was only setting up and playing with my phone (no gaming, no videos, just messing around).
3) I couldn't get Beautiful Widgets to download - no idea why, unless it's not compatible with Rezound.
4) The usuals...battery life, missing Flashlight app, bloatware.

So, I just decided I didn't want to have to deal with extended or extra batteries and all that for another 2 years. I don't care about Beats at all. I HATE the stock HTC clock widget, (but really liked Beautiful Widgets). (Maybe BW works on the Rezound now? Anyone?) SO, I decided to try an iPhone for the first time ever.

Another problem is, honestly, Android is getting too complicated for me. Playing with my Rezound it was menu-within-menu-within-menu.

I do like the 4S, but I REALLY miss Android - or at least, my Incredible.

What I'm asking for are opinions on whether I should trade the iPhone back to give the Rezound another chance. I have around 8 days left of the worry-free-guarantee so time is a factor and I'm trying to give the iPhone a fair chance.

If you will, can someone explain to me (in simple terms) what you can do with Android & a Rezound that you can't with iPhone 4S. Seriously. It's all gotten to be too complicated for me and I'd like to see a good discussion about this.

(Also, I've read a lot of comments about people saying they're going to switch from the Rezound to the Nexus, etc. when they're released. How are they doing this - simply paying full price? I can't imagine they're all just paying $800 for a phone.)

I'm sorry this is so long, but I'd really appreciate a helpful discussion to help me make up my mind on which phone I'll have for the next 2 years.before it's too late.
 
EricDra7en said:
1) It was very warm to the touch after mere minutes of use.
2) The battery went SUPER fast, when I was only setting up and playing with my phone (no gaming, no videos, just messing around).
3) I couldn't get Beautiful Widgets to download - no idea why, unless it's not compatible with Rezound.
4) The usuals...battery life, missing Flashlight app, bloatware.
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Sounds like you had some rogue app running amuck. I would have done a Factory Wipe/Reset before bringing it in. Mine gets warm during hard activity (streaming Netflix over LTE while displaying via HDMI to an LCD TV, or during a video Hangout on Google+) but not during normal use.
Also Beautiful Widgets works great on my Rezound! Sounds like you should definitely have tried a Reset, or another Rezound, before giving up.

That said, now that you have the 4s - it might just be better for you. Especially if you don't mind being tied to the iTunes mother ship and prefer an OS out of the box rather thank tinker with settings. I myself can't stop tinkering so Android is a good fit. iPhone frustrated me.

That's me, though.
 
I'm not really sure what to say to the OP at this point. I mean I am pretty sure given the choices he listed I could only reply with a biased answer. I don't care for the iphone at all and I LOVE my ReZound so there's no leway for me. Maybe Rushmore or someone who has a different device could chime in. I can say this much without feeling like I'm being unfair. From what you said in your post the ReZound you had wasn't acting normally. I watch full length movies on my ReZound and it doesn't get hot so just setting up apps, and files should have been no problem at all. Also the battery does need to be broken in when you first get it. On an average day I get about 10 and a half hours use and my phone is at around 35% with the standard battery. So not bad. Nothing can be done about the bloatware until things like S-Off and perma root come out as far as I know. Like I said maybe someone who is more neutral with these phone can give you some good advice concerning the phones.
 
SamXp said:
Sounds like you had some rogue app running amuck. I would have done a Factory Wipe/Reset before bringing it in. Mine gets warm during hard activity (streaming Netflix over LTE while displaying via HDMI to an LCD TV, or during a video Hangout on Google+) but not during normal use.
Also Beautiful Widgets works great on my Rezound! Sounds like you should definitely have tried a Reset, or another Rezound, before giving up.

That said, now that you have the 4s - it might just be better for you. Especially if you don't mind being tied to the iTunes mother ship and prefer an OS out of the box rather thank tinker with settings. I myself can't stop tinkering so Android is a good fit. iPhone frustrated me.

That's me, though.
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Thanks. THIS is the discussion I need. First, I AM tied to the iTunes mothership - but ON MY IPAD (thanks to blu ray digital copies being iTunes copies). I won't watch many videos on my phone when I have an iPad, so I don't need iTunes on my phone. I was perfectly happy for 2 years with Android and as I said, wanted another Android phone this time too.

NOW, I like the tinkering thing, I just don't know what a lot of it means anymore. It surpassed my knowledge, as much as I hate to admit. What kind of tinkering do you mean? My tinkering was Beautiful Widgets, and customizations like that. I hate that I can't even change an icon or the color of my calendar on my iPhone. I never wanted an iPhone, but I "like" it, it just doesn't feel like MY phone the way my Incredible did.

So, Beautiful Widgets works for you? Great news.

Now, can someone comment a little on some of the things Android can do that iPhone can't? ( I only used my Incredible for talk, text, email, Facebook, Twitter, Words With Friends, Angry Birds.) I'd really like to know if there are any cool new features I'm missing out on without a Rezound.
 
EricDra7en said:
I've read that whole post. It doesn't address my concerns I stated above. If you don't want to participate, that's cool, but don't give my post the big brush-off by posting a link to something else. I'm looking for genuine conversation and advice here.
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My point is that you're not going to be satisfied either way as you seem like someone compulsive that believes the grass is going to be greener on the other side. I was trying to be as diplomatic as possible but I guess if you want the truth I'll give it to you.

It doesn't matter what WE think you should do since you're the one that's paying for the phone and will be using it day in and day out. Since you've already owned both phones you should be the best judge of which phone is better. Asking us to tell you what one phone will do that the other phone won't do? Umm why not just ask us to tell you which phone we think will impress your friends most since isn't that what you're really looking for? Who cares what anyone else is going to think. You're going to be the best source to figure out which phone is right for you. Do you visit a lot of Flash based content on the web? Then the iPhone won't be the right phone for you. Do you buy a lot of stuff from iTunes? Then the Android phone won't be right for you. Do you watch videos on your phone? Then the 720p on the Rezound might be more to your liking. Do you listen to a lot of music on your phone? Then considering you've owned both phones, which sounds better to you, the iPhone with iTunes or the Rezound with the Beats?

I'm not sure what the point of your thread is if you're asking us to justify for you returning your iPhone so you can go back to the Rezound. Have you posted on an iPhone forum to ask them to justify NOT going back to the Rezound from the iPhone? I'm sure they'll have their own reasons why you shouldn't. I hope this post is less of a brush-off than my previous, but I still think you're going to be unhappy with either phone until YOU and only YOU decide what you want out of your phone.
 
Gonna move this to the lounge I think as this isn't really a rezound specific question, more of a general android - Ios thing
 
It seems to me that like others have said factory reset would help. I know what you mean about it doesn't feel like "your phone" but I went from the Eris to the incredible to the incredible 2 and now the rezound. IMO this phone has all the right specs and looks wonderful. Maybe you prefer the iphone because it resembles the incredible in sie and weight. I love htc and it's features and the rezound fits snug I'm my small hands. You'll feel better on android once you regain your apps and settings. Choose what you feel comfortable with. I say go back to rezound. Ios is Ios, while android is you. You make it hoe you like it
 
Have you checked out something other than the Rezound and iPhone? Perhaps a Samsung device (Galaxy S II comes to mind). I've had the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate on Verizon and I'm just like you... I'd be utter chaos if I had to choose a new phone (unless I can get the S II, which Verizon does not have so... yeah) I love my Fascinate and (hopefully) my Fascinate will love me back by not dying.. Yes, Touchwiz and Sense are totally different but did you use a launcher on your Incredible? Put that launcher onto the Samsung. I liked Touchwiz, has a lot of neat tricks into it, including sliding back and forth on the notification bar changes the brightness. I don't know if I could live without this feature. iPhone doesn't have that, I'm sure. Only thing I can currently think of that's similar between iOS and Android is iOS has the notification panel now (which they totally copied from Android).
 
EricDra7en said:
Now, can someone comment a little on some of the things Android can do that iPhone can't? ( I only used my Incredible for talk, text, email, Facebook, Twitter, Words With Friends, Angry Birds.) I'd really like to know if there are any cool new features I'm missing out on without a Rezound.
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Widgets
Custom launchers without rooting (you might call them skins or themes)
Flash video
Removable batteries
Higher number of free apps
No iTunes (the worst piece of software ever invented, IMO)
Ability to set third party browsers as your default
Ability to side-load apps without rooting
 
Just remember in order of evilness.
Apple>MS>Google

Not joking. Android Incredible CM7 here = No Carrier IQ.
 
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