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[Merged] HTC / Verizon Droid Incredible

I'm sending my Incredible back tomorrow.

Gorgeous screen, really nice camera. Other that that, I really didn't like it. It was plenty fast, but I expect the new iPhone to be at least as fast.

And it can't take screenshots?!?!
 
I'm on the fence.

If apple doesn't blow my socks off with the new iPhone, I'll probably switch. I tried the Nexus One and returned it. Overall I liked that phone but the a few things bugged me. From the sounds of it, the screen is more accurate which was one of my gripes.

Based on what I read over at gizmodo I may be pleased with the offerings. On the flip side, after playing with the OS 4 beta this weekend, I'm underwhelmed by that. There's really not much in there. Crippled multitasking, folders, and a unified inbox is all they're touting, oh, yeah wallpapers.
 
Gathomblipoob said:
I'm sending my Incredible back tomorrow.

Gorgeous screen, really nice camera. Other that that, I really didn't like it. It was plenty fast, but I expect the new iPhone to be at least as fast.

And it can't take screenshots?!?!
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Yeah it can take screenshots. On the device itself and also via a computer. Search in the market for PicMe and ShootMe.
 
I played around with the Incredible at a local Verizon store this past weekend. Although it's nice and slim, I still prefer my iPhone to it. I was considering possibly switching to the Incredible, but I wanted to play around with it first. However, my iPhone syncs seamlessly with my MBP, and OS 4.0 will allow me to multitask with apps. So why mess with a good thing? The Incredible is a nice phone, but I still prefer my iPhone.
 
MotionxxUSxx said:
This is why I'm glad the iphone is sticking with LCD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OikP4Q560iI
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I evaluated the Incredible for a few days, and in direct sunlight the screen was pretty much invisible.

I think Apple may be wise in not going to an AMOLED screen right away.

I also realized that I took for granted the ability to talk and surf at the same time on my iPhone; I really missed that on the Incredible.
 
Eric S. said:
I can't see the screen on my dumb phone in direct sunlight either. For me it's not a big deal.
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lol. I can't see out my windshield either on sunny days when I am driving. Not a big deal :p You paid for a phone that you can't use during bright sunny days?
 
AbSoluTc said:
lol. I can't see out my windshield either on sunny days when I am driving. Not a big deal :p You paid for a phone that you can't use during bright sunny days?
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Heck, we all paid for touch phones that we can't use during the winter while wearing gloves. And up here in the Northeast, that means months of having to either take them off or use your nose. (Or any handy sausage :p)

Ah well. Sooner or later the manufacturers will sort all this out, and we'll have daylight visible screens with omni touch input.

I'm hoping that someone... maybe Apple... is clever enough to use the front camera for gesture input. Microsoft already showed off the idea.
 
kdarling said:
I'm hoping that someone... maybe Apple... is clever enough to use the front camera for gesture input. Microsoft already showed off the idea.
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Maybe this has something to do with the patents filed by Apple for the gestures on the back of an iPhone; hence the glass/plastic coating in the back of the prototype iPhone shown by Giz. Maybe that works in conjunction with the front camera.
 
kicko said:
I switched and i'm loving my incredible. Android OS very well done.
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Are you having any battery issues? I have been hearing locally from some users that their battery doesn't last them more than five hours just making phone calls. Wonder if they have a background ap running without knowing it. This issues has also come up on local radio stations with people calling in during tech segments complaining about the battery life of the Incredible.
 
BB -> Incredible, yes, iPhone -> Incredible, probably not

I have and like my Incredible, especially coming from a Blackberry Storm. I love Verizon and will stick with them. So when my Storm took an unexpected swim, I could no longer wait for an iPhone. I'd really like one on VZW, predominantly because of the ease of integration with my MacPro and iTunes. DoubleTwist does make iTunes integration pretty easy with Android and other OS'es though. Kind of reminds me of the earlier days of being a Mac user when you had to take an extra step or two to live in a Windows world.

I don't know what anyone would gain switching from an iPhone to an Incredible though, other than switching from AT&T to VZW. Both phones are snappy and have plenty of features. You'll learn the OS with time no matter which one you do, so it will come down to personal preferences.

Battery life is okay, and making it through the day is stretching it. I charge to be sure. The screen is tougher to see than my iPod Touch in the sun but putting my hand over it works well enough.
 
No

No, I'm on an iPhone 2G and have several times almost broke down and got a 3Gs. But glad I have resisted, now I have only a month to go till I finally get the new iPhone HD or 4 or whatever its called. Cant wait, literally counting down the days.

However, the Incredible is a solid phone. A co-worker got one last week and its a pretty sweet phone. I think I'd probably choose it over a 3Gs but not the new 4th gen iphone. Also, with HTC Sync, it easily syncs outlook contacts and calendar to the phone. And the VZW network smokes the AT&T network, unfortunately for all us iphone users.
 
mikethebigo said:
I thought about it, but there are some major issues.

1. The phone doesn't sense the 8 gb internal storage for apps. This means that you use the small amount of ROM for apps, and anything more than that you need an SD card. And apps can't be fully installed on the SD card alone. 3 different sources of memory you have to worry about just sounds obnoxious.

2. OLED screen and sunlight don't play well

3. Sense. I know a lot of people think sense is cool, but I think froyo's right around the corner. And all these new incredible owners are going to go crazy when it takes HTC 3 months to upgrade to the new version.

4. The built in music player isn't as nice as the iPhone's, and I'd rather have one device in my pocket than an iPod and a phone

5. The narrower screen than the iPhone makes typing on the keyboard more difficult (but I hear the sense keyboard's pretty good and you can type fairly well - but do you see how small that spacebar is??)

6. Lack of games - the iPhone kicks ass in this category so hard. The Snapdragon's GPU sucks compared to the iPhone's as well.

7. No desktop integration. Managing the phone is a bit more of a pain when you don't have accompanying desktop software to help you out.

8. I feel like java on Android just doesn't provide as smooth of an experience as cocoa on iPhone. It's just a little bit laggier/jumpier, even with a 1 GHz CPU. See what an iPad can do with a processor that speed? It's outputting higher resolution and still the speed of the experience runs circles around Android. iPhone OS is just more optimized.

Despite all these things, Android has a LOT going for it, like nicer notifications, more capable multitasking, google voice, and the ability to pretty much install whatever you want. I just don't think it's quite up to the maturity of the iPhone yet.
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This.
 
mikethebigo said:
I thought about it, but there are some major issues.

1. The phone doesn't sense the 8 gb internal storage for apps. This means that you use the small amount of ROM for apps, and anything more than that you need an SD card. And apps can't be fully installed on the SD card alone. 3 different sources of memory you have to worry about just sounds obnoxious.
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Agreed and it was a bad judgement move by google to develop this way. Looks like phone manufacturers are trying to rectify this now.

2. OLED screen and sunlight don't play well
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Yes and I was surprised how poorly it did with my Nexus 1.

3. Sense. I know a lot of people think sense is cool, but I think froyo's right around the corner. And all these new incredible owners are going to go crazy when it takes HTC 3 months to upgrade to the new version.
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I haven't used it, since it didn't come as a default on the Nexus 1 and I wasn't about to root the device until I was sure I was going to keep it (which I didn't).

4. The built in music player isn't as nice as the iPhone's, and I'd rather have one device in my pocket than an iPod and a phone
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May not have the "polish" of the ipod app but it works. I hit play, it plays music. What more do you want? Playlists - it does playlists.

5. The narrower screen than the iPhone makes typing on the keyboard more difficult (but I hear the sense keyboard's pretty good and you can type fairly well - but do you see how small that spacebar is??)
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While the width difference isn't that much, I was surprised at how much that impacted the keyboard and accurate typing.

6. Lack of games - the iPhone kicks ass in this category so hard. The Snapdragon's GPU sucks compared to the iPhone's as well.
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On one hand, I bought the phone for phone type stuff, but on the other hand, I was surprised at how poor the best selling games were compared to the iPhones.

7. No desktop integration. Managing the phone is a bit more of a pain when you don't have accompanying desktop software to help you out.
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Totally different paradigm. You don't need desktop integration with the whole google cloud paradigm.

Overall, I like where android is heading. I think its going to garner a lot more polish and have apps that are much more polished. This will mean that apple cannot rest on their laurels.

As I stated in my earlier post. depending on what apple does with the next generation iPhone will dictate whether I upgrade or get an incredible.
 
Hackint0sh said:
This.
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Agreed. Plus the Verizon demo unit flexed and squeaked while I was playing with it in the store. Loved the way it looked but unfortunately it just felt too plasticky. Yes, I know the iPhone is made of plastic too, but after two years my 3G still feels solid. I do a lot of walking to and from work and not being able to see the screen is a deal breaker. I wanted the Droid but I couldn't get used to the keyboard.
 
srvmr said:
I have and like my Incredible, especially coming from a Blackberry Storm.
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Battery life is okay, and making it through the day is stretching it. I charge to be sure.
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The first thing I do when I get any new phone is buy an extended battery that fits where the original was.

The Seidio extended battery that fits inside the Incredible is 1750mAh instead of the stock 1300mAh. That increase could give you at least an extra hour of use each day.

It's around $60, but that works out to be only 16 cents a day over a year's use. Well worth it, IMO. Plus you can keep the original around for emergencies.
 
jonhcox said:
Agreed. Plus the Verizon demo unit flexed and squeaked while I was playing with it in the store. Loved the way it looked but unfortunately it just felt too plasticky. Yes, I know the iPhone is made of plastic too, but after two years my 3G still feels solid. I do a lot of walking to and from work and not being able to see the screen is a deal breaker. I wanted the Droid but I couldn't get used to the keyboard.
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I felt that way too. It doesn't seem to have enough beefyness to it. I am holding out for the EVO.
 
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