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[Merged] HTC / Verizon Droid Incredible

MassiveAttack said:
The Incredicle was released what are you talking about? :rolleyes:
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I didn't know that, sorry. Let me correct my statement: So a phone that has been released within a couple weeks beat a phone that is almost a year old? No way!!! Phone comparisons can't really be made unless they are released within a couple months of each other. Technology is changing all the time, so if a phone CAN'T beat a phone with 1 year old technology into it, then I think there is something wrong.



What is the point of everyone posting threads like that here? Do you not get enough attention? Why don't you buy an Android device and post on that forum. You will get a lot more positive remarks from there.
 
MassiveAttack said:
The Incredicle was released what are you talking about? :rolleyes:
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Like Steve said, they are comparing a phone that came out 10 months ago to a phone that is just now coming out. The Droid Incredible should be better than the iPhone 3GS.
 
I know you basically have to compare everything to the iPhone because it is the standard but come on...could they not hold off for another month and a bit. Or they plan on doing it again with the evo and iphone 4g :rolleyes:
 
Not to state the obvious but that is comparing a year old phone (3GS) to a brand new one (Incredible). It is not surprising that the Incredible has "better" (which is highly subjective anyway) specs than the 3GS.
 
MassiveAttack said:
The Incredicle was released what are you talking about? :rolleyes:
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Lol, you get what he is saying. The 3GS is nearly a year old. The HTC Incredible JUST came out. Take that into account when watching the video. If they compared it to the 4G, that would be a better comparison.
 
AbSoluTc said:
If they compared it to the 4G, that would be a better comparison.
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How do you know and what factual evidence do you have to back up that claim? By past practice, Apple's crippling of the iPhone and anti-open source policy would lead anyone to believe that it will fall short in many areas.
 
MassiveAttack said:
How do you know and what factual evidence do you have to back up that claim? By past practice, Apple's crippling of the iPhone and anti-open source policy would lead anyone to believe that it will fall short in many areas.
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Your 100% correct. You better go get the Incredible right now before everyone here goes and buys out the rest of the stock. Cya.
 
The entire "prize fight" is pointless, unless your a geek on message board. (Ooops! that comment resembles me.... :rolleyes: )

Anyway, there is one real way to measure success. Sales. Game over. You can compare the next 4 android devices to the 3gs, and I bet you the 3gs still wins by that metric.

The rest is bluster.
 
MassiveAttack said:
Sore losers :rolleyes:
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You do realize that it would be stupid for HTC to release a new phone targeting a specific competition and cannot beat it.

So logically, Incredible should be at least slightly better.

On that same note, I do believe that HP pushed back their Slate project because they realize they cannot beat the existing competition.
 
MassiveAttack said:
Apple's crippling of the iPhone and anti-open source policy would lead anyone to believe that it will fall short in many areas.
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It fell short because of the network it's on. Up to the last round it was a tie. So congrats the brand new Incredible tied a phone that's a year old because the network was the difference not just the phone itself. If you put the iPhone on Verizon and the Incredible on AT&T the iPhone would have won.
 
So in Canada the 3GS is better because the Incredible isn't even sold here. And even if it was the iphone is carried by almost every single carrier here.

Prize fight location bias.
 
Tusk said:
Basically, the incredible won the match because Verizon service is better than AT&T.
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I've had verizon in the past. I really see no difference in terms of, who's service is better. I haven't watched what Cnet had to say because I didn't watch the video but maybe they just have better service out there with verizon.
 
With all due respect, the specs for the 4G phone and iPhone OS 4.0 are pretty well known at this point, and they are not that much different than the 3GS.

In all their categories and the specifics they talked about, there is almost no difference between the new iPhone and the 3GS. The only place the new iPhone's score would improve is in features where multi-tasking and folders would probably bump it up to a score of 4.3 from a 4.0 - still a loss.
 
I wish it wasn't so ugly.

I've been considering ditching the iPhone, getting an iPod touch, and getting an Android device on Verizon (for the sole purpose of actually being able to make calls in NYC for once), but so far there is nothing good enough to make me switch.

I'm waiting for that one Droid phone that just takes the cake or for the iPhone to finally hit Verizon. I'm hoping for the later, obviously, but I can't take AT&T for too much longer.
 
VTMac said:
The entire "prize fight" is pointless, unless your a geek on message board. (Ooops! that comment resembles me.... :rolleyes: )

Anyway, there is one real way to measure success. Sales. Game over. You can compare the next 4 android devices to the 3gs, and I bet you the 3gs still wins by that metric.

The rest is bluster.
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Honestly, sales aren't even that big of a deal anymore in my opinion. The iPhone is going to sell well, and a big reason why is noted in the prizefight and that's ease of use. It appeals to the masses, and I think it's brilliant on Apple's part. I can certainly figure out more complex UI's, but I just like the iPhone's and until I find a compelling reason to switch to something else it'll be with me for a while.

At this point, I think the android os is the base to a lot of good phones, but saying game over RIP iPhone is just dumb. There's so many users of cell phones that I doubt either will ever "die". It's like saying BMW is better than Mercedes, RIP Mercedes! Would that make any sense? No. And is BMW in fact better than Mercedes? Maybe to some, but to others no. So who cares. Buy what you like and be happy.
 
Eso said:
With all due respect, the specs for the 4G phone and iPhone OS 4.0 are pretty well known at this point, and they are not that much different than the 3GS.
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Better camera than the 3GS, front-facing camera, flash, new design that accommodates a larger battery. There is likely a faster processor and a far higher resolution screen running an OS that is stable and polished. That's fine with me.
 
Eso said:
With all due respect, the specs for the 4G phone and iPhone OS 4.0 are pretty well known at this point.
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No it isn't. We know it has a front facing camera and a better camera and much high resolution screen. But we have no idea what processor is in there and no idea how much memory it has.
 
Badandy said:
Better camera than the 3GS, front-facing camera, flash, new design that accommodates a larger battery. There is likely a faster processor and a far higher resolution screen running an OS that is stable and polished. That's fine with me.
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That's great! But this is a comparison to the Incredible, not between the new iPhone and the 3GS. So it's still short on the camera, the battery life wasn't compared, and the OS is just as stable and polished (as well as repsonsive).

LoganT said:
No it isn't. We know it has a front facing camera and a better camera and much high resolution screen. But we have no idea what processor is in there and no idea how much memory it has.
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So what?

In the context of this prizefight, none of that was even compared between the phones.
 
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