HTC Droid Incredible
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HTC Droid Incredible Overview
When the HTC Droid Incredible launched in spring of 2010, it quickly became one of Verizon's hottest Android phones ever. Sporting many of the same features as its cousin, the Google-branded Nexus One, the Incredible features a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 576 MB of RAM. Its 3.7-inch AMOLED display has a resolution of 480x800 pixels, which will come in handy when using the built-in 8MP camera with LED flash to snap pictures or record video. The Droid Incredible also has a FM radio built in and TV-OUT.
HTC has foregone a trackball for an optical trackpad, and the Incredible will have a whopping 8GB internal memory. It supports removable microSD memory expandable up to 32 GB for storing music and videos, which can be played back through Android's media player and other alternative players from the wide selection on the Android Market. The Incredible also comes with HTC's Sense UI installed, providing quick access to contacts, messaging, and social networking services like Facebook and Twitter.
HTC Droid Incredible Specs
| General | |
| Form Factor: | Full Touchscreen with Hardware buttons & optical trackpad |
| AKA: | ? |
| Date Released (YYYY/MM/DD): | ? |
| Size | |
| Weight: | 4.6 ounces (130 grams) |
| Dimensions: | 4.63 x 2.30 x 0.47 inches (117.5 x 58.5 x 11.9 mm) |
| Display | |
| Resolution: | 480 x 800 - (WGVA) |
| Size: | 3.7 inch |
| Type: | Capacitive , AMOLED touch screen |
| Camera | |
| Video: | Yes |
| Flash: | Yes, Dual LED |
| Auto-focus: | Yes |
| Megapixels: | 8 MP with smile detection & geo-tagging |
| Connectivity | |
| GPS: | Yes, A-GPS |
| USB: | micro-USB (12-pin micro-USB 2.0) |
| Bluetooth: | Bluetooth 2.1 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit |
| Wi-Fi: | 802.11 b/g |
| HDMI: | |
| Multimedia | |
| Headset Jack: | 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Radio: | FM Receiver |
| Battery | |
| Type: | 1300 mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion battery |
| Hardware/OS | |
| Operating System: | Android 2.1 Eclair |
| Internal Memory: | 8 GB |
| External Memory: | MicroSD (up to 32 GB) |
| RAM: | 512 MB |
| Processor: | 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8650 |
HTC Droid Incredible Reviews
CNet "With its polished design and user interface and blazing fast speeds, the HTC Droid Incredible takes pole position as Verizon's top smartphone and is now the Android device to beat."
Brighthand "If you want the latest and greatest, and your entire digital life is already wrapped up in Gmail, Google Calendar and the like, then you should consider upgrading to the Incredible. If you're not already an Android convert, you should check it out."
Phonearena "There were many incredible aspects that we were able to experience with the device that ultimately shows HTC's continuation in being a leader in the Android world. With two similar handsets already out on the market, the Nexus One and Desire, the Droid Incredible manages to follow suit more with the latter of the two. Unfortunately, the minimalistic design approach is the one glaringly eye sore that hinders the Droid Incredible to be elevated to a level beyond its brothers, and with the HTC EVO 4G on the horizon, it'll have a small window of opportunity to make its impact. Verizon customers are once again being treated to the best Android phone to hit the US market – easily supplanting itself as the premier offering on their lineup; even when the Nexus One finally arrives on the scene. In the end, Verizon and HTC will clearly make out well on both ends as they both become the driving forces for Android's ubiquitous appeal."
InfoSyncWorld "HTC has finally knocked some Sense into Android, as the HTC Droid Incredible for Verizon Wireless is the first smartphone to feature the latest Android 2.1 platform and HTC Sense tag team. Throw in a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a 3D chip to run the show and we've got one of the quickest phones on the market today. The HTC Droid Incredible (full specs) also got a bright 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, and an avant-garde styling in back. We got 8GB of built-in storage and a 16GB capacity Micro SD card slot. For navigation, we're treated to a new, flickable optical joystick in addition to touchscreen Sense."
Phandroid "The Incredible is the real deal: the spec sheet is weighed down but the device is thin enough and light enough for the average consumer to enjoy. The screen is large and beautiful, the camera is capable of taking fantastic photos, the multimedia experience – especially with the FM Radio tuner – is very enjoyable. Android 2.1 and HTC Sense pack more awesomeness into the Incredible than one review can contain."
Intomobile "Thanks in part to its 8-megapixel camera equipped with dual-LED flash, they pretty much said it’s ok for you to chuck your standalone camera out the window (don’t do that, though, it’s bad for the environment. Take it to one of those techno-waste factories if you can)."
Android Central "The Incredible feels familiar, despite being the first of the new generation of HTC phones (not counting the Google Nexus One) to arrive in the United States. That's a tribute to the relationship between Sense and the Android operating system. If you have used Sense in the past, you'll be fine with the new version. If you're coming from stock Android, you'll be able to navigate Sense with ease."
BGR “got through the day with some heavy emailing, web browsing, and light phone calling with pretty much no issue.”
Engadget “it’s not just a very, very good Android phone (though it is); it’s also an excellent smartphone no matter how you cut it.”
HTC Droid Incredible Videos
Incredible Commercial #1"Forget what you thought you knew because you've never seen a DROID like this. The DROID INCREDIBLE, nothing short of its name."
Droid Incredible @ the 99% showNerdstalkerTV shares his recording of the HTC Droid Incredible in action @ the 99% conference
Slashgear: Hands-onVincent from SlashGear cracks open his FedEx box to reveal a slick looking device!
AndroidCommunity: Testing the cameratreated to a tour of the Grand Canyon as he showcases the phone’s video recording capabilities
Droid Incredible disassembly!TechRestore pull apart the Droid Incredible! WARNING: Not for the faint hearted!
HTC Droid Incredible News
Incredible Easter Egg: Who Is Eric J? Who is Eric J? That’s what a lot of people are asking after AndroidForums member viperguy586 accidentally found a bizarre easter egg on the HTC Incredible. The oddity was confirmed by several members and then ned4spd8874 posted the following video for all to see: Basically you just: Open the software keyboard Hold down “B” until [...]
Droid Incredible Shipments Resume June 22nd If you were a little late pulling the trigger on the Droid Incredible for Verizon, chances are you’re regretting your decision a bit. Strong demand for the phone has caused shortages, which were initially reflected by a June 16th ship date on Verizon’s website. Today it looks as if shipments were pushed back again, this [...]
HTC Incredible OTA Update Mysteriously Arrives! As I sit down to work on our Android Phone Guide and eat some tasty General Tso’s Chicken, I notice something curious pop up on my HTC Incredible – a big “System Update” dialogue box: Pressing the “More Info” button didn’t yield a very good explanation of what was included: So we know its 3.5MB [...]
HTC Incredible Signal Strength Problems? [VOTE] When I did my HTC Incredible Review I was debating whether or not to discuss signal strength. Driving around town, I continually noticed that when my Motorola Droid had 3 or 4 bars, the Incredible only had 1 or 2 bars. What the heck? That did make me quite curious and I DID plan on [...]
Verizon Doesn’t Mince Specs in This New Droid Incredible Commercial DROOOOOID! You can’t deny that one of the main reasons for the huge success that is Droid would be Verizon’s series of take-no-prisoners “Droid Does” commercials. Now they are at it again with the release of the Droid Incredible, and they aren’t afraid to show off the high-end specs of this great new Android smartphone. [...]
HTC Incredible Review UPDATE: The HTC Incredible is currently sold out at Verizon Wireless, but Phandroid has it available and on sale… and for an even lower price! Learn more here. Make no mistake – the HTC Incredible launches as the best phone on Verizon and the best phone in America – but is it for you? Our [...]
HTC Incredible: Unboxing And Pictures Finally… we’ve got the HTC Incredible! Some of you may be saying, “Finally? It doesn’t come out until Thursday!” but as you probably know, we’ve already seen a bunch of reviews pop up. Nonetheless, we’re working on our own in-depth review, which we’ll post on Wednesday (God willing). In the meantime enjoy this unboxing: And [...]
Droid Incredible Early Adopters To Get 2GB microSD Card Free A lot of people were upset to find out that the HTC Droid Incredible wouldn’t come with any external storage options (even more-so because of the fact that, at least for now, apps are unable to use or see the phone’s 8gb of internal storage). Thankfully, Verizon seems to be offering a 2gig microSD card [...]
[UPDATE] Google Nexus One No Longer Coming To Verizon, Get An Incredible Instead We’re not sure if this was just to hold people over until Verizon finally adopts the Nexus One, or if they are replacing it with the introduction of their HTC Droid Incredible altogether, but Google’s phone storefront urges interested customers to pick up the Nexus One’s “cousin” instead of getting a Nexus One. For Verizon’s [...]
Verizon Glitch Leads to Some Lucky Droid Incredible Pre-Orders Arriving Early A few members over at AndroidForums have received the Droid Incredible in advance of the April 29th street date thanks to a glitch in Verizon’s pre-order system. It appears that as Verizon has the Incredible already in stock, a few orders were flagged as OK to ship and managed to leave the warehouse on a [...]
Droid Incredible Does TV Out [Video] Here is a quick video showing off the HTC Incredible’s TV out feature. Through a special USB-to-composite video adaptor any image on the Incredible’s screen can be transmitted to a television set. This includes applications and videos. Pretty nifty feature, but I am much more enticed by the HDMI video out that will feature on [...]
Multi-Touch Evolved in the Droid Incredible and EVO 4G Thanks to maxTouch Some interesting news has popped up this morning. Ever since the introduction of Android 2.1, we’ve seen multi-touch enabled by default for any device with the hardware and the aforementioned software. The Nexus One and The Motorola Droid/Milestone are two such phones that come to mind, but they’ve been bound by a very unsightly technological [...]
Official Droid Incredible Overview Video Courtesy of Verizon Verizon’s starting to get the hype train rolling a bit faster on the HTC Droid Incredible since they’ve opened the floodgates for preordering yesterday. Product specialist Derek gives us a pretty enthusiastic rundown of the Incredible and its features. We don’t learn much new here, but we do get to see some of the Verizon-specific [...]
Droid Incredible Pre-Order is ON! Quentyn just gave you a run down of reviews from across the interwebs of the new Droid Incredible by HTC for Verizon, and I thought it was worth mentioning that the pre-order is now live at the Verizon site. Click the link to reserve yours for $199.99 on a 2-year contract. As an aside: I [...]
Droid Incredible Reviews Are Storming In [Round-Up] Considering that Phandroid – and our extremely resourceful sister site, AndroidForums.com – were the leaders in pre-announcement HTC Incredible news and information, we were surprised to see we were overlooked when pre-launch reviews started popping. Remember these? Check out this very passionate community of Incredible fans over at AF’s official HTC Incredible section. Here’s the [...]
Droid Incredible Looks Quick in Video Preview Last week’s official announcement of HTC’s Droid Incredible for Verizon came at the 99% Conference. This morning we are treated to a little demo by HTC’s Keith Nowak that the folks at Nerdstalker captured on [slightly blurry] video at the event. Showcased is a bit of Sense UI and Android 2.1, nothing all that new, but [...]
Droid Incredible WILL Have Internal Memory, Video Out, No 720p [UPDATE] There has been some speculation as to whether or not the Droid Incredible by HTC would have any sort of dedicated internal storage. Leaks and official documents have offered conflicting views. Some led us to believe the Incredible would come packaged with an 8GB SD card, others that there may be no internal memory at [...]
Droid Incredible Launch Package Gives Details on Accessories/Features Now that the cats out of the bag, there isn’t much more to be learned about the HTC Droid Incredible itself. We know that it is coming the 29th of April and can be pre-ordered on the 19th, and we know that it will be $199.99 with a new 2-year contract on Verizon. But now [...]
Droid Incredible Live on Verizon Website We saw the staging site, we’ve seen the online store listing, we even had an early confirmation of the pre-order date, but now the DROID Incredible by HTC has gone live for the public on the Verizon website. The page is an updated version of the earlier-mentioned staging site, but with some nice Droid-esque touches [...]
OFFICIAL: Droid Incredible Press Release Published! There have been too many HTC Droid Incredible weeks to contain, let alone count on two hands, but it looks like HTC and Verizon are going to put the leaks and rumors to rest and make the next hot Android phone a sensation written in stone. Check out the Press Release I just got from [...]
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