User Review History
JMMB's review of the Samsung Galaxy Reverb
original version, submitted Dec 9, 2012, 4:27 PM:
Best of the bunch now except SII Galaxy
This is a Galaxy SII mini in my experience with a large memory available (2gb user) and very fast processor. SD card is available to move apps to but you need a special App to move them.
Screen is excellent and most new Apps are for 4.0 now. Phone calls sound Very good and everything in Ice Cream seems to be better from Android 2.3. Email has a little problem with regular downloading using POP but they are working on it. Samsung is very helpful with anything you need and I feel its a major step above the HTC One V.
It just feels better but you seriously need a case to hold it from slipping. A lot of thought has gone into this cell and if it had 4G it would rank with the HTC Evo easy except screen size. Dual core single core makes no difference and available power is all that matters since soon the marketers will have 6 core available LOL.
Feels like a Iphone to me without all the clutter.
Pros:
Great OS, Large 2gig User Memory, Attractive Design, Good call quality, Brilliant Display, Easy Navigation, Many apps available, Super customizable
Cons:
Flakey Email Delivery, Need App To Move To Sd, Slippery Case
edited Nov 22, 2013, 10:11 PM to read:
Was Good but JB killed it now LOL
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 But the Update made the cell MUCH SLOWER IN BENCHMARKS, USAGE AND NOW IT HAD 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.
Pros:
Large 2gig User Memory, Attractive Design, Good call quality, Brilliant Display, Easy Navigation, Many apps available, Super customizable, Long battery life
Cons:
Jelly bean made it almost unusable with random reboots up to 8 times a day. Some days its OK too??
Ram is just 768meg but shows just 568 after hidden apps are accounted for.
I'm almost sure Jelly bean needs a a dual core CPU like the Victory and that cell has NO Issues with JB.
Virgin Mobile has the dumbest techs on the Planet and Samsung is not much better now.
edited Nov 22, 2013, 10:16 PM to read:
Was Good but JB killed it now LOL
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.
Pros:
Large 2gig User Memory, Attractive Design, Good call quality, Brilliant Display, Easy Navigation, Many apps available, Super customizable, Long battery life
Cons:
Jelly bean made it almost unusable with random reboots up to 8 times a day. Some days its OK too??
Ram is just 768meg but shows just 568 after hidden apps are accounted for.
I'm almost sure Jelly bean needs a a dual core CPU like the Victory and that cell has NO Issues with JB.
Virgin Mobile has the dumbest techs on the Planet and Samsung is not much better now.
Why didn't I buy the extended warranty LOL!
edited Nov 22, 2013, 10:21 PM to read:
Was Good but JB killed it now LOL
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.
Pros:
Large 2gig User Memory, Attractive Design, Good call quality, Brilliant Display, Easy Navigation, Many apps available, Super customizable, Long battery life
Cons:
Jelly bean made it almost unusable with random reboots up to 8 times a day. Some days its OK too??
Ram is just 768meg but shows just 585m after hidden apps are accounted for.
I'm almost sure Jelly bean needs a a dual core CPU like the Victory and that cell has NO Issues with JB.
Virgin Mobile has the dumbest techs on the Planet and Samsung is not much better now.
Why didn't I buy the extended warranty LOL!
edited Nov 23, 2013, 1:17 AM to read:
Was Good but JB killed it now LOL
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.
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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 Victory (SPH-L300) @ 1608
LG Optimus F3 (LS720) @ 1784
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 Victory @ 3948
LG Optimus F3 (LS720) @ 4010
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
edited Nov 23, 2013, 1:18 AM to the current version:
Was Good but JB killed it now LOL
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.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PASSMARK SYSTEM PERFORMANCE is as follows:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LG Optimus V @ 537
Old HTC One V @ 1100
Samsung Reverb/Ring @ 1324 (identical internals)
Samsung Victory (SPH-L300) @ 1608
LG Optimus F3 (LS720) @ 1784
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CPU RATING is as follows:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LG Optimus V @ 564
Old HTC One V @ 1370
Samsung Reverb/Ring @ 1720 (identical internals)
Samsung Victory @ 3948
LG Optimus F3 (LS720) @ 4010
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
