HTC Droid Incridible Android Phone

HTC Droid Incridible Android Phone

The Droid Incredible by HTC. Actually rewriting my original review using my HTC Incredible as my laptop's internet connection via EasyTether Lite (free). I must say I'm really impressed with this phone. It's super fast, good looking, and customizable. It's a treat to finally have a great phone paired with a great network! I have the Froyo Update (Android 2.2 Operating System). 

I personally manually installed it, but it seems that the Over The Air (OTA) Update from Verizon is finally making it out to the masses. This update lagged some of the competition, but the HTC Droid Incredible is right back at number one in my book! This update has the following :

• Faster More Optimized Operating System (some specific tests show better than 300% improvements, i.e. Linpack)
• 720p Video Camera Capture Supported
• Dual LED Flashlight
• 3G Mobile Hotspot (there are added charges for using this new feature, I believe about $20/month)
• Various New Widgets and More!

 The Droid Incredible by HTC is an absolutely amazing device. The most powerful phone on the U.S. market today, it reflects and enhances the state of the art smartphone, with the full backing and support of the Verizon Wireless network. It's our obvious Editor's Choice for Verizon Wireless smartphones and one of our highest-rated phones in the past year.

Something others have mentioned and I've noticed as well is that battery life could be better. This is the one thing I would change if I could, and I might just do that. It comes stock with the 1300 mAh battery as you can see in the specs below, which just barely cuts it for me. I'm strongly considering upgrading the the Seidio 1750 mAh slim battery which fits in the same space, and should yield about 30% more charge for somewhere around 40 bucks here on Amazon.

The Droid¹ Incredible by HTC² is the future of computing in the palm of your hand. The super-sleek phone is less than a half-inch thick, yet it packs powerful components such as a 1 GHz processor, 8-megapixel camera, and a large high-resolution screen. Featuring the Android OS with Google, the Droid Incredible provides easy access to all your social networks, websites, and thousands of applications, including Google Navigation with turn-by-turn directions.

It blazes across the digital universe. It snaps stunning 8-megapixel photos. It zips them instantly to all of your 8,000 friends. With such attention to detail on the inside and out, the name of this phone pretty much says it all.

• Detailed focus. With eye-popping 8-megapixel resolution and built-in editing, it’s not a camera phone. It’s an amazing camera that happens to be an amazing phone.
• Built for speed.. HTC designers found inspiration for the Droid Incredible by HTC in a jet-black Italian sports car. With a blazing-fast 1GHz Snapdragon™ processor, it seems our hardware engineers did, too.
• Instant sharing. Capture the moment and post it instantly on Facebook®, Flickr®, or Picasa™. Mail it, message it, or send a peep to all your peeps.
• Instant friends. With the Friend Stream app, you always know what’s going on on Facebook and Twitter™, without actually going on Facebook and Twitter.
• Instant apps. The Android™ OS with HTC Sense™ delivers easy access to thousands of apps and games available at the Android Market™.

Platform	Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) with HTC Sense™
CPU Speed	Qualcomm® QSD8650, 1GHz Snapdragon™
Memory	Flash 8GB + 512MB/RAM 512MB
Dimensions	4.63 x 2.30 x 0.47 inches (117.5 x 58.5 x 11.9 mm)
Weight	4.6 ounces (130 grams) with battery
Display	3.7-inch touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
Network	Dual-band (800 and 1900MHz) CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEVDO/1xEVDO rev. A and IS-95A/B voice or data with up to 1.8 Mbps uplink and 3.1 Mbps downlink speeds (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Onscreen	Optical joystick
GPS	Internal GPS antenna
Sensors	G-Sensor Digital compass Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor
Connectivity	Bluetooth® 2.1 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g 3.5mm stereo audio jack micro-USB (12-pin micro-USB 2.0)
Camera	8-megapixel color camera with auto focus and flash Video capture
Audio Formats	Playback : .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma Recording : .amr
Video Formats	Playback : .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv Recording : .3gp
Battery	Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity : 1300 mAh Talk time : Up to 313 minutes Standby time : Up to 146 hours (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot	microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) Up to 32 GB card support. No pre-installed card.
AC Adapter	Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60Hz DC output: 5V and 1A
Email	Push Gmail™ and Exchange
Feature	Friend Stream
In-Box Content	Main unit, Micro USB cable, Battery (1300 mAh), AC adapter, RF Brochure, Product Safety & Warranty Statement, Quick Start Guide