Samsung Galaxy Reverb User Reviews

Oh well was good until they updated from ICS to Jelly Bean and I truly think it was the update that ruined this cell.
Previously it was fine for me in midrange cells like the HTC ONE V but the Update made the cell MUCH SLOWER IN BENCHMARKS, USAGE AND NOW IT HAS RANDOM REBOOT ISSUES.
I sent it back to Virgin and got a New Boxed one with JB already formatted on it and it was still no good with reboots and occasional freezes.
So I figured send it to Samsung and they will take care of me LOL! After TWO CONSECUTIVE REPAIRS IT STILL HAS PROBLEMS and they claim its Virgin software add ons doing this. Nobody seems to care now especially Virgin. They should've stayed with ICS since it was stable but unless rooted good luck.
But the screen is fine and Benchmark for CPU is about 1650 and is IDENTICAL to Samsung Ring internally except for ram. Why do they always mess up your phone and then expect YOU to pay for a new one! Virgin serves the JB Update and Ring has the EXACT same problems now too.
Using Performance Benchmarks lets you see EXACTLY where these cells fit in the power and performance range. You can download the Passmark Test from Google Play yourself and run several for an average but make sure all open Apps are closed and reboot once. Then about 15 to 100 people submit these Benchmarks for every phone around and the guys Average them out so they are right on. Individual tests for CPU, Disk and Memory writes, with 2D & 3D Video comprise the OVERALL Passmark System Performance. Seems to be that around 2000 Passmark is the perfect match for great performance overall.
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PASSMARK SYSTEM PERFORMANCE is as follows:
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LG Optimus V @ 537
Old HTC One V @ 1100
Samsung Reverb/Ring @ 1324 (identical internals)
Samsung GT-I8190 (Mini S3) @ 1320
Samsung Victory (SPH-L300) @ 1608
Samsung Galaxy S2 (SPH-D710) @ 1788
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SPH-L710) @ 2074
Google LG Nexus 4 @ 2556
Google LG Nexus 5 @ 3768
IPhone 4S @ 1600
IPhone 5 @ 3612
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CPU RATING is as follows:
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LG Optimus V @ 564
Old HTC One V @ 1370
Samsung Reverb/Ring @ 1720 (identical internals)
Samsung GT-I8190 (Mini S3) @ 3133
Samsung Victory @ 3948
Samsung Galaxy S2 @ 4300
Samsung Galaxy S3 @ 4795
Google LG Nexus 4 @ 9757
Google LG Nexus 5 @ 13,996
IPhone 4S @ 8867
IPhone 5 @ 22,693

Ok when i first bought his phone was great then there was a system update that broke it. Constent freezng where the screen becomes unresponsive, its very slow, So slow as it can take 15 seconds for the keyboard to come up for you to type anything. Oh and also random restarts wile your useing the phone or it will just power itself off with 50% battery.

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.

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!