Verizon Android Incredible vs iPhone
Our sibling site Android Central has just published a full review of the Verizon Droid Incredible — the latest Google superphone Android competition to the iPhone. (And yes, it does seem like they’re coming more than once a month now — we feel bad for Phil!).
It’s pretty much a gussied-up Nexus One with Sense UI, which you’d think would make it a Desire but it bumps a few specs (like an 8mp camera with dual LED flash) and a CDMA radio (which the Nexus One was supposed to do but hasn’t yet, and the iPhone keeps being rumored to do but hasn’t yet either).
All three devices are by HTC, who Apple is suing for patent infringement, and their ability to keep dropping high-end Android bombs like this is likely the reason why. Say what you want about software fragmentation, highly restricted app storage, and OLED screens you may or may not be able to see out in the daylight, the absolutely relentless improvements in UI and hardware both is very much in keeping with the robotic nature of the brand.
Apple of course is widely expected to counter this summer not only with the multitasking iPhone OS 4 (see our complete preview and feature walkthrough), but with 4th generation hardware leaps of its own — front facing camera, huge 960×640 display, and only Jobs knows what else.
Whether those iPhone on Verizon rumors finally pan out along with it, or in September, or only in 2011 we don’t know, but our advice to potential buyers remains the same as in our iPhone vs. Nexus One: which should you buy?. Check that post for details, but in broad strokes:
If you have to get a new phone right now and you want AT&T, the 2009 iPhone 3GS (see our review) remains head of that class. If you want Verizon, however, the Incredible is certainly a credible choice. The original Droid has a hardware keyboard (lackluster though it may be) and the Nexus One has the Google rather than HTC Sense UI (though who knows when it will actually ship?) so it’s an embarrassment of Android riches over in Big Red land. (If you’re on Sprint, it’s EVO 4G ‘natch).
If you can wait until the summer and aren’t fussy about carriers, Google may have another (two, three?) Androids on the market by then, but we have a sneaky suspicion Apple and iPhone HD (it won’t be called iPhone 4G) along with iPhone OS 4 will be the ones to watch in 2010. Again.
Head on over to Android Central’s complete Verizon Droid Incredible coverage for more, and let us know what you think — is it incredible?
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Sorry that was supposed to say “I absolutely HATE the speaker phone on my iphone”
Sorry it was suppposed to say, “”Oh and I absolutely hate the speaker phone on my iphone!!!”
The speaker in the incredible is SOOOO good.
“iPhone HD (it won’t be called iPhone 4G)”… so much so for that prediction! It’s actually called the iPhone 4… and I’m pretty sure once AT&T gets a 4G network, they’ll call it iPhone 4G… so boo ya!
It wont be called the iPhone4g when ATT upgrades to 4g networks. The phone has no 4g antenna in itself it cant be 4g its not just the network. Maybe next year if ATT has a 4g network the new iPhone will be called the iPhone 4g.
If it weren’t for the IPhone AT&T would have been sold for parts awhile ago, their network blows.
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