I shattered the screen on my 928 and I'm choosing between a 735 and the Icon. I've been through a ton of threads reading what others did and seeing which one would be the best choice, but sometimes it seems to me a good deal of people responding - get the Icon - are saying so because it's the better on paper choice. I'm wondering about the reality of owning one.
In many ways I'm leaning towards the 735 for a few reasons. It seems to me that of the two, if one is going to get something from Verizon, it is undoubtedly the 735, not the Icon despite that being the supposed flagship level. They still have it listed on the site, whereas the Icon has been MIA for a long while now and wasn't getting much love when it was there. The 735 got the bump to the new visual voicemail and all the others got left in the dust. I remember reading the 735 got a firmware update that pushed out HD voice to it. Icon was nowhere in sight. I'm not delusional where Verizon is concerned I know we're low man on the totem pole, but it seems they have been committed to the 735 more than they ever were to the Icon.
If the Icon had Glance, this wouldn't be a competition because that I will miss a ton. But it inexplicably doesn't have that and both apparently have double tap to wake. So it seems to me what this is about is whether or not I can live without the better camera and and the camera button. I can definitely live without the latter, not sure about the former. And I also am unclear on whether there are any major differences in audio.
So, I'm wondering for anyone who switched, especially from a 928, do you have any regrets not going with the Icon? Is the camera really that much of a sacrifice to use? Do you miss not having OIS? That feels like the biggest sacrifice camera wise to me. How is audio especially playing music and video?
I've seen quite a few saying Icon is "hands down" the better phone. I can buy that, but how far off is the 735? I went from the 822 to the 928 and it was indeed quite a jump in quality, but that was somewhat due to the feel of the device and certainly the screen was a major bump in quality getting an HD screen. The 735 seems like it may feel a good deal lighter in the hand than the Icon, but I haven't seen many mentions of it feeling cheap, and has a similar screen to the 928.
Happy to hear from anyone, but would especially love to know how former 928 owners are liking the 735 and if they have any regrets.
In many ways I'm leaning towards the 735 for a few reasons. It seems to me that of the two, if one is going to get something from Verizon, it is undoubtedly the 735, not the Icon despite that being the supposed flagship level. They still have it listed on the site, whereas the Icon has been MIA for a long while now and wasn't getting much love when it was there. The 735 got the bump to the new visual voicemail and all the others got left in the dust. I remember reading the 735 got a firmware update that pushed out HD voice to it. Icon was nowhere in sight. I'm not delusional where Verizon is concerned I know we're low man on the totem pole, but it seems they have been committed to the 735 more than they ever were to the Icon.
If the Icon had Glance, this wouldn't be a competition because that I will miss a ton. But it inexplicably doesn't have that and both apparently have double tap to wake. So it seems to me what this is about is whether or not I can live without the better camera and and the camera button. I can definitely live without the latter, not sure about the former. And I also am unclear on whether there are any major differences in audio.
So, I'm wondering for anyone who switched, especially from a 928, do you have any regrets not going with the Icon? Is the camera really that much of a sacrifice to use? Do you miss not having OIS? That feels like the biggest sacrifice camera wise to me. How is audio especially playing music and video?
I've seen quite a few saying Icon is "hands down" the better phone. I can buy that, but how far off is the 735? I went from the 822 to the 928 and it was indeed quite a jump in quality, but that was somewhat due to the feel of the device and certainly the screen was a major bump in quality getting an HD screen. The 735 seems like it may feel a good deal lighter in the hand than the Icon, but I haven't seen many mentions of it feeling cheap, and has a similar screen to the 928.
Happy to hear from anyone, but would especially love to know how former 928 owners are liking the 735 and if they have any regrets.