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| HTC One Remix, Silver 16GB (Verizon Wireless)
Product Features Display: 4.5-inches Camera: 13-MP Processor Speed: 1.2 GHz OS: Android 4.4 (KitKat) Size (LWH): 2.56 inches, 0.42 inches, 5.41 inches Weight: 4.8 ounces Network Compatibility: LTE Battery Type: Lithium Ion |
By Mike Tarrani
I obtained this as a replacement at my local Verizon store. It replaced a lost HTC Droid Incredible for a member of my household. I am going to directly compare this to the lost phone.
The reason I subtracted a star is because of the sealed battery, which I will discuss in more detain below.
If you are accustomed to the HTC brand's user interface this is going to feel like a comfortable pair of old shoes. Every other feature (except the battery) is a dramatic improvement over the last generation of HTC Android phones.
Reception is dramatically better on this phone, as is battery life. Another feature that I especially like is you can insert up to a 128GB SD card in this one. That is twice the additional storage that my year old Samsung Note 3 accepts, Considering that my Note 3's 64GB SD card is almost full with music I am suffering SD envy.
There are a few things that I do not like. Foremost is the sealed battery. If you intend to keep this phone for more than 24 months you will probably experience the same degradation of use time that the Droid Incredible exhibited. On that phone after about two years the battery had deteriorated so badly that it would not hold a charge for more than two hours of light use. That was rectified by purchasing a new battery (less than ten bucks from an eBay seller) and swapping it out. You do not have that option with this phone. It would have been a deal breaker, but when I replaced the lost Droid Incredible with this one I used the Edge program, so am not going to be stuck with this one long enough to experience the battery issue.
The product description claims fifteen hours of use time, This phone has not been tested to that point, but it is very good about maintaining a high percentage of charge with a few hours a day of actual talk and data use. I am inclined to believe the fifteen hour claim. Do note, though, that as the phone ages and battery charging cycles approach 500 (less than two years of nightly charging), the battery's ability to hold a charge is going to drop significantly.
A few final notes: this is perfect for folks with smaller hands. I originally upgraded the lost phone to a Samsung Galaxy S5, which was too large for the household member's smaller hands. The camera (still and video) is on par with my Note 3, which I use these days as mu primary camera. The screen is also much better than the Droid Incredible, and web browsing is much faster as well.
Overall, if you are getting this on the Edge program the weaknesses will not affect you unless you keep this phone beyond the upgrade term. If you have smaller hands and are frustrated by the fact that phones seem to be getting bigger, this is a viable choice and one of the smaller Android smartphones still available.
Great Phone!!!
By Suzette Russell
This is a great phone! Basically a smaller m8 aside from the much more reasonable size and some small features. Great size and feels and is very well made. It has a smaller processor but you can hardly tell unless your playing extremely big games, but it still is a great phone for the average here and there gamer. I would definitely recommend!
A solid phone you won't regret
By Mr. Bruce
I really like this phone except for the sounds settings and the mass text settings. To change between vibrate and silent you have to go into the settings, you can't just use the buttons on the side. And to send a mass text, to add recipients you can't go down the list of contacts and check them off, it only lets you add one recipient at a time. Other than that, I really like how this phone handles and that the screen isn't insanely big. It doesn't seem to lag which was my largest problem with my last phone. It also has really good cameras, both forward facing and rear.
Don't Buy This Phone 3 Bad Ones in a ROW!!!! Google "HTC One Microphone Problem"
By jrt
I have been a Verizon customer for over a decade with 4 phones in the family.
We had an upgrade and purchased an HTC One Remix from Verizon online on 9/26/14, the microphone stopped working and the Verizon store replaced it on 10/05/14. The second phone microphone and speaker stopped working and the Verizon store replaced it on 10/17/14. The third phone speaker stopped working and the Verizon store offered to replace it on 11/03/14 but informed me that the 1 YEAR WARRANTY DOES NOT RESTART WITH EACH REPLACEMENT BUT FROM THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT DATE!!!! So asymptotically if your phone breaks every day for a year, the policy is to replace it 365 times and then tell you you're out of warranty on day 366!!
Rather than flunk the IQ test, I insisted upon a different phone. The manager of the store attempted to credit and then sell me a Samsung only to have the Verizon Software deny the transaction payment. She let me run to an ATM and pay the difference in cash!! She deserves a promotion for trying to help a customer get a working phone despite the corporate command and control management of the stores.
The MIGHTY VERIZON is no Costco when it comes to customer service.
phone doesn't work!
By balcony gardener
I would put 0 stars if I could. My phone worked great for ~ 2 months, I had no complaints, when suddenly outgoing audio on phone calls stopped working. I could hear the incoming audio just fine but no one could hear me. After multiple factory resets, hours spent researching how to fix it, and 2 weeks back at HTC for repairs (they wanted me to pay shipping to them - I refused), my phone came back to me still not functional. After calling HTC about the unfixed problem, they suggested I send it back to them. As before, there would be no replacement phone during the repair process and, quite possibly, the phone would still not be repaired. Definitely not impressed with this phone (or company)!
HTC The Greatest
By twesjewel
The HTC One Remix is a great phone and many features. It is easy to use and change. I am most pleased with this unit and believe the design team did an excellent job in bring a madrid of features to appeal to a large number of folks. You can modify every aspect to achieve you personel design and need. Loving it!
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