HTC Incredible

[Dukefrukem]

Ummm... this is the new hotness... are you fucking kidding me? The Nexus One with HD video and 8PM camera... I'm dropping my DROID for this.


1GHz Snapdragon CPU
8 GB internal memory
microSD memory card support
an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and video capture
a 3.7′-inch
480×800 pixel OLED screen
Wi-Fi
GPS
Bluetooth
3G
Accelerometer
Android, 2.1.

[Voodoo]

Ummm... this is the new hotness... are you fucking kidding me? The Nexus One with HD video and 8PM camera... I'm dropping my DROID for this.
I can't tell if this is a joy of anticipation or sarcastic. :confused:

[Dukefrukem]

I can't tell if this is a joy of anticipation or sarcastic. :confused:

JoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyJOY!

[Voodoo]

JoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoyJOY!
Haha! Cool. I'm wondering why Google is still going to release the Nexus One for Verizon. Speaking of which, they certainly are way late with that release. WTF?!

[OldeWolf]

Any chance this is coming to Tmobile? *Is a little confused here* lol

Edit: oh ok so this is nexus one under a different name?

[Voodoo]

Also, this looks like a Nexus One except with the optical trackball and the 8MP camera.

[Adam Blue]

I'm still all about the EVO.

[Dukefrukem]

Haha! Cool. I'm wondering why Google is still going to release the Nexus One for Verizon. Speaking of which, they certainly are way late with that release. WTF?!

Who cares about the Nexus One now. This thing IS basically the Nexus One... only better.

But you're right, either Verizon or HTC fucked themselves by not releasing this on Verizon sooner.

[Voodoo]

Any chance this is coming to Tmobile? *Is a little confused here* lol

Edit: oh ok so this is nexus one under a different name?
It appears that the T-Mobile version is called the HTC Desire.

[J Arcane]

Goddamnit, HTC, is it so much to ask for you to put out a new keyboarded Android phone?

Shit, I'd pay for just a Touch Pro2 with Android on it if they had it.

HTC makes the best phone keyboards I've used so far, except for the one on the G1 which is rather uncomfortable, but still better than Motorola's Godawful excuses for keyboards.

I just don't understand what the deal is. Software keyboards suck.

[Adam Blue]

Maybe they don't sell as well.

[OldeWolf]

I am using Mytouch screen keyboard and I really can't handle it. I need hardware keyboard....So hopefully they will learn from it and put the damn hardware keyboard in already.

[johnperkins21]

I've been looking forward to this phone ever since I first heard about it. I held off on buying a Droid because I knew this was coming. It will be my first smart phone, and I'm incredibly excited.

Couple of points. It doesn't record HD Video, yet. It might with a future update, but on the 29th, it won't. Also, it's not the Nexus One. It's using the same processor and has the same ROM and RAM, but it's a different screen (or at least doesn't have the same screen/multi-touch issues), has a better camera, and comes with 8 GB of internal memory.

[muddi900]

I used to be very pissed at the iphone keyboard for the first year, mostly because there wasn't a landscape mode then, but now I don't have a problem. I can't blind text, I oubt I could even do that without a traditional key pad.

[Vandabo]

I thought I needed a hardware keyboard when I first got my Droid, but I almost never use it. Between the excellent sensitivity and feedback of the software keyboard and the incredible word prediction, I'm totally fine without the hardware one. That said, it is nice to have the option for other apps that can utilize it, but I wouldn't mind not having one.

[J Arcane]

In addition to typing, hardware keyboard makes game controls much easier. The emulator, and Angband/Nethack in particular I couldn't play without one.

[Disgustipated]

If this comes to AT&T I'll buy it. Sexiest phone ever...

[johnperkins21]

My issue with the hardware keyboard is the weight. I'd love one for games, and lengthy emails, but they make the phone too heavy for my liking. It's a tough choice, but I'd prefer the lighter weight to the benefit of a keyboard given how little I think I'd end up using it anyway.

[Voodoo]

Hmm? 8GB sd and 576MB RAM.

[Xerxes]

If this comes to AT&T I'll buy it. Sexiest phone ever...

They are getting that hot Galaxy S.

[Siraris]

Any chance this is coming to Tmobile? *Is a little confused here* lol

Edit: oh ok so this is nexus one under a different name?

http://www.androidguys.com/2010/04/14/rumor-htc-incredible-headed-tmobile/

[Serapth]

I Hate the iPhone keyboard and the prediction abilities are shit. I also find its "correction" of iphone to iPhone exceedingly douchey. The keyboard is hands down the worst part of the Apple experience, well aside from their store/iTunes.

There is an application called TouchWriter, that if you could implement it into the email/SMS directly, I would have long ago switched to.

[muddi900]

I Hate the iPhone keyboard and the prediction abilities are shit. I also find its "correction" of iphone to iPhone exceedingly douchey. The keyboard is hands down the worst part of the Apple experience, well aside from their store/iTunes.

There is an application called TouchWriter, that if you could implement it into the email/SMS directly, I would have long ago switched to.

Uhh...have you tried turning predictive text off, ya lazy bum? O_o

It is the first sign of humanity giving up to Skynet. Well, I'll not be a part of it!

Posted from Tapatalk on iphone, BTW.

[Serapth]

Uhh...have you tried turning predictive text off, ya lazy bum? O_o

It is the first sign of humanity giving up to Skynet. Well, I'll not be a part of it!

Posted from Tapatalk on iphone, BTW.

Yeah, I really do need to turn it back off. Problem is, I am a horrific speller, so it sorta acts like a nice confirmation layer for me.

[muddi900]

Yeah, I really do need to turn it back off. Problem is, I am a horrific speller, so it sorta acts like a nice confirmation layer for me.

Come wid me if yooo wana leeve!

[Dukefrukem]

I thought I needed a hardware keyboard when I first got my Droid, but I almost never use it. Between the excellent sensitivity and feedback of the software keyboard and the incredible word prediction, I'm totally fine without the hardware one. That said, it is nice to have the option for other apps that can utilize it, but I wouldn't mind not having one.

I find this very funny considering how bad the touchscreen is on the Droid. What keyboard are you using? Stock? Stock CPU?

[Datul]

So is the Incredible available on any network? Is there any direct comparison to the Nexus One out there?

[Loki]

So is the Incredible available on any network? Is there any direct comparison to the Nexus One out there?

It is only available on Verizon at the Incredible. It is also known as the Desire on T-Mobile. It is made by the same people as the Nexus One with much of the same innards save for the better camera and more RAM.

[GigaFuzz]

It is only available on Verizon at the Incredible. It is also known as the Desire on T-Mobile. It is made by the same people as the Nexus One with much of the same innards save for the better camera and more RAM.

The Desire is a different phone. While it may have similar specs, it has a different design and some different features (e.g. the camera is worse, for one).

[Dukefrukem]

This is the best phone ever...

[civil]

Hmm. A friend is getting one today and bringing it by work tomorrow. He's got a major boner for this phone. Myself, I'm starting to get a quarter chub.

[J Arcane]

Android and Me had a post up yesterday about how apparently the "Incredible" camera in this thing isn't actually any better than the one in the N1: http://androidandme.com/2010/05/phones/the-incredible-camera-showdown-droid-incredible-vs-nexus-one/

Without that camera, I'm not sure I see it as any better than the N1 on paper, honestly.

[Dukefrukem]

The HTC apps alone make it better than the N1

[J Arcane]

The HTC apps alone make it better than the N1
That's debatable, in my book.

Frankly, my experience with past HTC software is that it's a lot of flash obfuscating the operating system, and I'd rather stick to stock, so my OS remains up to date, which is an important consideration in Android land.

[Adam Blue]

Yeah, I think HTC sense is sometimes used on hardware that shouldn't have it (Hero). But their exclusive software makes those phones a must-have for me. That's why my next phone is an Evo.

[Dukefrukem]

Yeah, I think HTC sense is sometimes used on hardware that shouldn't have it (Hero). But their exclusive software makes those phones a must-have for me. That's why my next phone is an Evo.

exactly. please experience the weather HTC widget asap.... its fucking amazing simply put.

and i am NOT referring to the beautiful widgets app...

[benson]

I'm with J on this one. I read that comparison of the cameras and came away far more impressed with the N1 than I already was. And I think the HTC Sense skin sucks. I've used it, didn't care for it. The weather widget is pretty, but it's a weather widget. I saw it on the HD2 and on my friend's Hero. Just not impressed.

Plus, as I've said before, the N1 is likely going to get all the upgrades to Android and first. Anything else will need to go through either carriers or HTC or Motorola or whatever manufacturer so they can rewrite their skin to work on top of the new OS update.

[Adam Blue]

Well, it's more than just widgets. There are exclusive apps and what not. Basically it's vanilla Android plus extras...can't go wrong with that. Yeah, the upgrades may take longer, but then there are custom ROM's. Plus HTC's built in stuff will at times rival the next OS update.

Using both I personally wouldn't go without HTC. If you just don't like the skin, turn it off. It's really not just about the looks.

[benson]

I do agree that they do add some custom apps. But if you want the custom apps on a stock Android device, you can just get those in a ROM as well (I think, I stopped messing with ROMs since I got the N1). So really, can't that argument go both ways, you can turn off HTC Sense if you don't like the skin, but you can get a custom ROM that adds those features to a stock Android device?

[Adam Blue]

I do agree that they do add some custom apps. But if you want the custom apps on a stock Android device, you can just get those in a ROM as well (I think, I stopped messing with ROMs since I got the N1). So really, can't that argument go both ways, you can turn off HTC Sense if you don't like the skin, but you can get a custom ROM that adds those features to a stock Android device?

I tried before with a non-Sense rom. I couldn't get all the contact integration and calender features that I wanted.

[fitbabits]

I want a phone with an 8 PegaMixel camera.

[benson]

I tried before with a non-Sense rom. I couldn't get all the contact integration and calender features that I wanted.

Gotcha. I tried a couple early on with the G1 (Hero ROM's mostly), but went back to Cyanogen pretty quick. Oh well.

[civil]

Wait a minute. Just one minute.

You mean you can turn off the Sense UI? Completely? Does that give you a vanilla Android experience?

[benson]

Wait a minute. Just one minute.

You mean you can turn off the Sense UI? Completely? Does that give you a vanilla Android experience?

Yes. Too short.

[civil]

Holy shit, this changes everything!

Why the hell wouldn't someone want an Incredible, then. Unless I'm being incredibly dense (very possible), turning on the Sense UI would give you a Super N1.

[Adam Blue]

Holy shit, this changes everything!

Why the hell wouldn't someone want an Incredible, then. Unless I'm being incredibly dense (very possible), turning on the Sense UI would give you a Super N1.

It just depends on what you want. You may not need the added features included in Sense.

Here's some info (http://www.laptopmag.com/review/cell-phones/htc-droid-incredible.aspx?page=2).

Also, it looks like 2.1 roms with Sense cannot have the UI switched to vanilla. It would require a custom ROM.

[BabyJesus]

I have an Eris and you can turn off Sense. Of course verizon's being a shit and not releasing the 2.1 upgrade for it yet. Q1 my ass, ya Bastards.

Anyway the incredible does look great.

[Adam Blue]

I have an Eris and you can turn off Sense. Of course verizon's being a shit and not releasing the 2.1 upgrade for it yet. Q1 my ass, ya Bastards.

Anyway the incredible does look great.

Yeah, anything below 2.1 can have sense turned off. I just tested it with my Hero. I recently got the leaked 2.1.

[J Arcane]

Holy shit, this changes everything!

Why the hell wouldn't someone want an Incredible, then. Unless I'm being incredibly dense (very possible), turning on the Sense UI would give you a Super N1.
Because it's really not that "super" once you take sense out of the picture. It's just a rebadged N1 with HTC software and a theoretically better camera.

If you don't like the HTC software, there's no reason to get one.

I'd personally rather have stock, and add widgets and apps as I like, and be able to update later. Obviously not everyone agrees.

Also, the N1 has the best support for rooting, so you can bet someone will port the Incredible ROM to it soon enough anyway.

[civil]

Because it's really not that "super" once you take sense out of the picture. It's just a rebadged N1 with HTC software and a theoretically better camera.

If you don't like the HTC software, there's no reason to get one.

I'd personally rather have stock, and add widgets and apps as I like, and be able to update later. Obviously not everyone agrees.

Also, the N1 has the best support for rooting, so you can bet someone will port the Incredible ROM to it soon enough anyway.
Rooting is beyond my current know-how, so I doubt I'd go down that path.

I'd also rather have stock Android, but wouldn't turning "off" the Sense give me that? Or am I simplifying it way too much?

[J Arcane]

Rooting is beyond my current know-how, so I doubt I'd go down that path.

I'd also rather have stock Android, but wouldn't turning "off" the Sense give me that? Or am I simplifying it way too much?
Well, it would, except apparently you can't turn it off in 2.1, according to others in the thread.

[benson]

I'm with J on this, if you want stock Android, you'll be better served with an N1 in that it should get the latest updates first. Per Adam Blue, you can turn off Sense, but not totally on Android 2.1, so again, you'd probably be best served with an N1.

[civil]

Ah. Oops, I misread.

[Dukefrukem]

Rooting is beyond my current know-how, so I doubt I'd go down that path.

I'd also rather have stock Android, but wouldn't turning "off" the Sense give me that? Or am I simplifying it way too much?

It's easier than you think. And totally fuckin worth it. Teeeeeeeeeeeetherrrrrrrrrringggggggg.

[Dukefrukem]

Just got the Incredible to replace my Droid. The HTC apps are fantastic. This is the fastest phoe I've ever used.

[Hawkzombie]

I wish this was available in Canada :(

I'm getting a new phone plan because of the divorce and am happy with my phone, but if I were to upgrade, what phone should I go for?

http://www.rogers.com/web/link/wirelessBuyFlow?forwardTo=PhoneThenPlan&productType=normal

[Dukefrukem]

None of the above?