Samsung Galaxy Reverb User Reviews

mrcrunch08 posted on 04 Dec 2012, 00:56

9

The best possible phone you could buy new for $99

mrcrunch08 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I have only had the phone for a week but I'm very pleased. It does anything I need it to do and does it quickly. I previously had the htc one v but due to the $99 sale price of the reverd I returned the one v. I am happy I did. I didnt think I would notice the slightly faster cpu but it was a lot more noticable than you would think. Also the gpu performs much better even though it is the same one in the one v. I mainly play hot shots 2 and 3 which ran well on the one v but feels a good deal smoother on the reverb. Even benchmark apps show a difference. I read other wise but in my short time with the reverb I notice I get better quality pictures and video than the one v did. It is missing many of the nice camera features the one v had though. I only have two complaints with the reverb. The first is I tend to mess up typing but I found if I dont use the tips of my thumbs like I normally do and actually use the pad of my thumb the problem goes away. It's not a problem in landscape mode though. The second is the phone is very slippery. I have already had it pop out of my hands twice. It's nothing a case won't fix. The review wouldn't be complete without a mention of the screen and battery. Neither are great but they are nowhere near bad. The screen isn't super crisp like the one v but it is nice and the colors are very good and better in my opinion. The battery is also pretty good. With moderate use it will last all day easy. On cyber monday I spent 5 hours easy of heavy internet...  

I have only had the phone for a week but I'm very pleased. It does anything I need it to do and does it quickly. I previously had the htc one v but due to the $99 sale price of the reverd I returned the one v. I am happy I did. I didnt think I would notice the slightly faster cpu but it was a lot more noticable than you would think. Also the gpu performs much better even though it is the same one in the one v. I mainly play hot shots 2 and 3 which ran well on the one v but feels a good deal smoother on the reverb. Even benchmark apps show a difference. I read other wise but in my short time with the reverb I notice I get better quality pictures and video than the one v did. It is missing many of the nice camera features the one v had though. I only have two complaints with the reverb. The first is I tend to mess up typing but I found if I dont use the tips of my thumbs like I normally do and actually use the pad of my thumb the problem goes away. It's not a problem in landscape mode though. The second is the phone is very slippery. I have already had it pop out of my hands twice. It's nothing a case won't fix. The review wouldn't be complete without a mention of the screen and battery. Neither are great but they are nowhere near bad. The screen isn't super crisp like the one v but it is nice and the colors are very good and better in my opinion. The battery is also pretty good. With moderate use it will last all day easy. On cyber monday I spent 5 hours easy of heavy internet searching before it got close to needing a charge. Its a no brainer at the price I paid but even at $199 I think its worth the extra $50 over the htc one v. I must mention that apps can no longer be moved to sd card. I wish I knew that before I splurged on a uhs 1 64gb card. It's not the fault of the phone though. Android 4.0 no longer supports it.

Build quality 8/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 8/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 8/10

Display 9/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• perfect size and snappy performance for a prepaid

Cons

• it's slippery. get a case.

masterbean posted on 03 Dec 2012, 10:46

9

Pretty Good

masterbean has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

I started using this phone on the 1st of October 2012, currently it's December 3rd, 2012. So far I enjoy it, it's responsive it has survived a couple drops (it's kind of slippery). My only gripe is the auto focus of the camera does not work too well. But it works well enough to work with a bar code scanner for an app I use (MyFitnessPal), which is a huge plus over my last phone. I had to pickup a stylus because I'm terrible and poking the screen in the correct spot to type out text and emails, but that's more me than the phone. My brother had a hard time understanding me if I held the phone in the palm of my hand while talking, So I have to hold it on the edges with my fingers and keep my palm as far away as possible, which is kind of annoying, or just use a bluetooth headset.
I've notice that it tends to reboot/shut off if it's in my front pant's pocket, I don't know if I'm somehow flexing it such that the battery disconnects briefly or if maybe the power button is being held in, either way I try to avoid carrying it there.
Overall, I likes!

Build quality 8/10 it has survived a few minor drops, but it's rather slippery and I have to hold it funny to talk on it

Reception 10/10 I haven't had any issues with data or voice reception

Call quality 10/10 Other than people hearing me if I'm holding it close to my hand (which I have attributed to the build) I haven't had an issue

Internet 10/10 fast for a 3g

Multimedia 9/10 Sound quality is pretty good, but I can hear a crackle in the speakers

Camera 6/10 Auto focus does not work well and the camera is a little slow to pull up and take a picture. So, it isn't a replacement for a camera but if you want a picture and don't have a camera it will do.

UI speed 9/10 very responsive

Everyday usage 9/10 I use it every day and often do not have any issues

Text input 9/10 screen is responsive, I'm not skilled at it so I won't give it a 10 since I need a stylus to use it

Display 10/10 great screen, plenty of color range

Battery 9/10 I typically only have to charge it once per day, even with a day of heavy texting

Pros

Cons

• Have to hold it funny to talk on it
• auto focus on the camera doesn't work well