Comments on: Review: Samsung Galaxy Reverb Envokes S III But Echos The S II

By: Mordechai Luchins

Mordechai Luchins — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:01:00 +0000

In reply to Chris.

I’ve actually sent my review unit back, so I can’t help you there.

Let me know how you liked it.

By: meghu

meghu — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:46:00 +0000

Samsung Galaxy Reverb is a midrange smartphone. Dimensions are 4.80 inches height by 2.52 inches width by 0.44 inches deep, they provide Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, 5 megapixel primary camera, it will give straight 8 hours and 42 minutes of talktime backup. http://www.techiecop.com/cellphones/samsung-cellphones/samsung-galaxy-reverb-review.html

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:21:00 +0000

In reply to Mordechai Luchins.

Thanks for comments! I ordered the Reverb at $99 price, figuring that the GSII will, most likely, not be discounted too much below the $299 price that it currently is discounted to. I just don’t see the GSII being worth 3x the price of Reverb, esp. when I saw on a video review that the GSII has a limit of 2gb for apps! Why woiuld they impose that sort of limit when there’s so much more space there and Google has begun blocking apps2sd feature?

I’ve heard conflicting reports on how much space is available for apps on Reverb. Can you clarify that for me? One review I saw said it only has 1gb for apps while someone left comment saying it has 1.5gb. I see in your review (and screenshot) it says 2gb available space, but is all of that 2gb available for apps? I guess I’ll find out in a few days when i get my phone but any extra info is welcome. I’ll be sure to post my thoughts on phone after using it for a week or so.

By: Mordechai Luchins

Mordechai Luchins — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:48:00 +0000

In reply to Chris. Reverb is now on sale for $99.

By: Mordechai Luchins

Mordechai Luchins — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:46:00 +0000

In reply to Chris. It's a dang good question. You might want to try a side-by-side comparison of the two phones on PhoneArena or other such sites. Personally, I think the S2 has a better screen, so there is that.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:51:00 +0000

Thank you for a thorough, well-considered review! You explored most of the main points woth considering and I was glad SOMEONE comment on whether or not the display is gorilla glass or not. This little tidbit of information seems to be a Samsung secret, as I’ve not seen it listed in any of the spec sheets I”ve found online. I finally went to the Samsung site to see what I could find out. Curiously, the support agent I asked about it (via chat session) said that, according to Samsung data base, the screen is Gorilla Glass 2 but a subsequent visit to the Corning site listing all phones w/gorilla glass did not have the Reverb listed. Very odd. So I’ll go by your appraisal and be disappointed that Samsung didn’t give this phone at least THAT little embellishment of quality.

Since I need to replace my LG Optimus V, I’ve been doing a lot of research on this phone — and waiting for the price to come down to where it should be. I agree, about a $100 or so too high! It’s currently about $50 off original price (down to $199) but Black Friday and Cyber Mon. are almost here and I’m hoping that Virgin repeats its CM deal of last year (half off). And now, of course, there’s also the Galaxy S2 you mentioned that was just released for $369. It’s now on sale for $299 but will it come down even lower in next few days?

I guess the question is, for me at least, how much more is the S2 worth over the cost of the Reverb? If, for example, the Reverb were discounted to $150 or $125 and the GS2 further discounted to say $250, which do I buy? Tough choice, given a limited budget, but the upside is I’m pretty sure I’ll be happy with either phone. That’s an outcome on a prepaid carrier like Virgin that wasn’t too likely in the not too distant past. Prepaid is the future in mobile!