Incredible coming..

i get mine tomorrow. give a mini review after a few days of messing around with it. any questions welcome
 
Very cool how you can set up multiple scene profiles. Work , play , etc. This will allow me to show customers while "burying" my personal info. By the way I just posted using voice to text
 
Great pics! If the HTC Evo doesn't win me over, the Incredible will be the first phone I try. My iPhone is crying big 3G tears.
 
For ppl that have the phone can you take some pics of the back?

And also take some pics with the camera on the phone and post em?
..Some in low light too :D
 
mobusta1 said:
For ppl that have the phone can you take some pics of the back?

And also take some pics with the camera on the phone and post em?
..Some in low light too :D
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I can probably do that if I remember...I'm picking one up too. It's a slick phone, man! The back is grippy, but not rubbery or plasticy.
 
Coming from a stock Droid, the browsing speed is ridiculous. Also, its not just multitouch that's noticeable, but any sort of scrolling and panning around in the web browser. It's far more accurate and responsive to the touch.
 
omg I want that phone so bad. I'm going to verizon tomorrow! fuck AT&T/iPhone !!!!!!!!!!!
 
You will not regret it. i have been in the business for 20 years and it is by far the best phone ever
 
I just got done playing with the Incredible and I must say, it is one helluva device. Coming from a Droid, it feels at least twice as fast. I mean this thing is quick! I liked the optical joystick as well, although i really only see using it as a physical "end call" and camera button, just because the screen is so responsive. I easily compare it to the iphone/touch screens, and apparently thats saying alot.
 
This phone is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely ridiculous in every way. Calling it twenty times as good as my TP2 would be a huge understatement.

Lightning fast, incredible multitasking, web browsing that is FASTER than my desktop for some reason.

I just pulled 17.5mb/s down and 8.5mb.s up over wifi on the phone. My TP2 couldn't muster more than 5/1.
 
Booo! I only got 8 and 2. :D

I did just pick up the high gloss silicon case though!

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So what can you do with this thing? I have Verizon and need a new phone and will probably get this. Any of those Droid apps I see online, can I get them and put them on the Incredible?
 
How big is it compared to the Eris? In one of Jacuzzi's pics it doesn't seem all that much bigger.
 
I got mine and am just flabbergasted at how much shit this thing does. I am coming from a flip top dial phone that couldnt even text and now I have this f'in monster to screw with

Like I can't even explain what I am going through atm. It's sorta like going from a Celeron 300A to a Core i7 or something,
 
next-Jin said:
I got mine and am just flabbergasted at how much shit this thing does. I am coming from a flip top dial phone that couldnt even text and now I have this f'in monster to screw with

Like I can't even explain what I am going through atm. It's sorta like going from a Celeron 300A to a Core i7 or something,
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Hell, I'm coming from a touch pro 2 and I'm going through the same thing!
 
Whoa! This 2nd incredibles screen turns whites red when fully dimmed. Not just whites, this entire page has been bathed in red tint. It's really bad. Grrr...the other one didn't do that.
 
it is not much bigger than the Eris externaly but it is thinner with a larger screen.
 
Pezzy said:
So what can you do with this thing? I have Verizon and need a new phone and will probably get this. Any of those Droid apps I see online, can I get them and put them on the Incredible?
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Surf , text, e-mail,navigation, video, take pics, stream video,
Stream music, voice text,voice dial,Social network
and that is just scratching the surface and all at light speed
 
Wow... just... wow...

I used an XV6700 (Titan), XV6800 (Mogul), then Touch Pro 2 all with WinMo for the past several years, just as background.

I just grabbed my HTC Incredible (lol @ the name still)... all I can say is, when the worst thing about a device is its name, you KNOW you have a winner!

Some quick impressions, and if anyone has random questions throw them my way...


1) Web browser is fast as hell... it's like browsing on my Core 2 Duo notebook with the cell tethered, in terms of loading speeds: it's just EXTREMELY quick. Scrolling is smooth just like a normal PC, extremely responsive, tapping stops scrolling mid-scroll if you see something you wanted to stop at, whole thing is great!
Flash works, pages load, pinch zoom is very nice (I was skeptical at first), very customizable viewing settings.


2) Make sure you calibrate the keyboard under the system settings, stock calibration stunk, but once calibrated it's nearly as easy to type on as my HTC Touch Pro 2's hardware keyboard. I'll adjust to it in a day or two's time easily, and this was a major point of concern for me prior to buying.


3) SNAPPPPPYYYYYYYY!!!! This thing is just ridiculously responsive... it's instant, provides perfect feedback, and is REALLY well optimized for thumb/pointer-finger usage. Screens load instantly, animations are smooth and not choppy/laggy/delayed/anything bad at all. Very customizable home screens.


4) It locks automatically when powered off, a quick flick of the touch screen downward and it unlocks. Very nice to prevent accidental dialing.


5) It's REALLY light and thin, I can hold it comfily in my right hand and browse, thumb-tapping away to different links, and scrolling just fine, or any other task on the device. One-handed use is really easy, unlike my TP2.


jacuzz1 said:
Surf , text, e-mail,navigation, video, take pics, stream video,
Stream music, voice text,voice dial,Social network
and that is just scratching the surface and all at light speed
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Not to mention games, FM radio, GPS (as you said, navigation), etc. This thing rocks!
 
My friend picked up the last unit at a local Verizon and swung by my work to show it off. Sick sick sick phone. I only played with it for a few minutes but wow. My Centro is hurting bad right now. It's going to be a long wait for the Evo.
 
I still can't get over the keyboard. It is fantastic and definitely a result of improving tech in the capacitive screen arena. Smmmmmooooth.
 
So for those of you who got the phone, can you save anything to the MicroSD card? I got a 16gb card and everything still saves by default to the on board memory. The only way to get things to the SD card is to plug it into my computer and manually add it...that's a pain in the ass, and it looks like apps dedicated to download to the onboard memory. At this point, it seems like having the card is a waste.

http://www.androidcentral.com/review-verizon-htc-droid-incredible

To sweeten the deal, there's an extra 6.6 gigabytes of storage (which for some reason Verizon is still reporting as 8 gigs, even with a footnote explainer) that you can use for music, video, photos, whatever. (At the time of this writing, apps are still constrained to the 512MB of ROM -- more than enough for more people, but something Google has promised to address in future updates to Android.)
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It sounds like nothing right now is allowed to save to the expansion memory and there is no way to change the file path or transfer files between memory cards. I paid $50 for the card because this asshole rep, who kept talking about sushi, assured me that's where all my downloads will go. What a fucking prick.
 
BigBeef said:
So for those of you who got the phone, can you save anything to the MicroSD card? I got a 16gb card and everything still saves by default to the on board memory. The only way to get things to the SD card is to plug it into my computer and manually add it...that's a pain in the ass, and it looks like apps dedicated to download to the onboard memory. At this point, it seems like having the card is a waste.

http://www.androidcentral.com/review-verizon-htc-droid-incredible



It sounds like nothing right now is allowed to save to the expansion memory and there is no way to change the file path or transfer files between memory cards. I paid $50 for the card because this asshole rep, who kept talking about sushi, assured me that's where all my downloads will go. What a fucking prick.
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Well, the phone stores pictures and some system settings and preferences on the card automatically. Anything you download using the phone's browser is saved to the card as well.. It's useful and you will find ways to use it. That price is not insane either. Android will not run apps from an SD card natively yet. It has been done in some custom ROMs using A2SD.. If you pull down 8GB's of apps then you should consider pairing it down! :)

I use my 8GB SD card for music and photos.. If you feel like it's too much or a rip off or whatever, then return it and get a smaller one from Newegg..
 
How the hell do I setup Ford SYNC with this phone? It's no where in the syncmyride website or HTC's site.
 
I just upgraded from a Droid to an Incredible and the difference is staggering. The Incredible fixes everything I disliked about the Droid. Weight, keyboard gone, sense UI is much fresher, faster performance and overall the phone feels much better optmized and refined.

Droid is a great device, but you couldn't pay me to go back.

Jodiuh said:
I still can't get over the keyboard. It is fantastic and definitely a result of improving tech in the capacitive screen arena. Smmmmmooooth.
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The keyboard is the best I've ever used on any phone. Including Blackberrys, iPhones, and even other Android devices. I have big gangly hangs and I never miss a beat on the Incredible. HTC hit one out of the park with this phone.
 
went to about 10 different places last night and today to try and find this phone. all sold out :[ just ordered it online from verizon. it's not gona ship till 5/7

:[ !!!!!!!!!
 
I do wish the charger was on the bottom instead of the right so that I could type in portrait easier, but I guess this gives me a good excuse to try out the landscape qwerty, huh?

overall its not bad. u definitely get more space to work with!
 
Just picked up a car charger and mount for my trip to Canyon Lake this weekend. Didn't wanna risk killing the battery w/ such an opportunity for good photos! Have a killer weekend everyone!
 
Jodiuh said:
Just picked up a car charger and mount for my trip to Canyon Lake this weekend. Didn't wanna risk killing the battery w/ such an opportunity for good photos! Have a killer weekend everyone!
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Good idea... have a great trip :)!
 
Battery definitely sucks on this thing, I can't get through a full day with it. Though I'm a heavy user, I've been really cutting back in the interest of battery life. This killed the battery yesterday:

Unplug @ 9AM
1 hour internet
maybe 1hr talk time all day
2 camera pictures
was down to 30% by 4PM, recharged to 100%
By 11PM was down to 50% again.

HTC is pretty retarded that they don't ship the TP2 battery with the phone, which is 1500ma vs the stock 1300ma and the same exact size. I just ordered an OEM one for $15 on ebay. If that doesn't work I'll have to return the case I just bought and get the $60 2150ma battery and extended door from Verizon.

Other than that though, the phone is probably the best mobile device of any kind that I've ever used.
 
BigBeef said:
So for those of you who got the phone, can you save anything to the MicroSD card? I got a 16gb card and everything still saves by default to the on board memory. The only way to get things to the SD card is to plug it into my computer and manually add it...that's a pain in the ass, and it looks like apps dedicated to download to the onboard memory. At this point, it seems like having the card is a waste.

http://www.androidcentral.com/review-verizon-htc-droid-incredible
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I can save anything to the SD card. The only thing I can't use the SD card for by default is installing Apps, but I think that update is coming in 2.2. I use a Nexus One but the OS is the same so function should be the same.
Can you be more specific with what you can't save to the SD?
 
computerpro3 said:
Battery definitely sucks on this thing, I can't get through a full day with it. Though I'm a heavy user, I've been really cutting back in the interest of battery life. This killed the battery yesterday:

Unplug @ 9AM
1 hour internet
maybe 1hr talk time all day
2 camera pictures
was down to 30% by 4PM, recharged to 100%
By 11PM was down to 50% again.
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While these devices do use quite a bit of juice, you may be able to improve it with some stuff. I would suggest looking into a battery monitor app that tracks what is using the most juice for you.

In my experience that thing that ate up the most juice on my device was widgets. I had about 7 or 8 widgets on my phone running constantly and it ate up my battery (nexus one) very quickly. I now use less widgets I think 4 or 5 and things have improved greatly. I also only ever up the brightness on my screen when needed :)

anywho, there may be ways to improve battery for you
 
Jodiuh said:
Whoa! This 2nd incredibles screen turns whites red when fully dimmed. Not just whites, this entire page has been bathed in red tint. It's really bad. Grrr...the other one didn't do that.
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Mine has this also. Checked it with one in-store and def. has a red white balance, but my screen looked sharper than the in-store model for some reason.
 
CopyCat said:
While these devices do use quite a bit of juice, you may be able to improve it with some stuff. I would suggest looking into a battery monitor app that tracks what is using the most juice for you.

In my experience that thing that ate up the most juice on my device was widgets. I had about 7 or 8 widgets on my phone running constantly and it ate up my battery (nexus one) very quickly. I now use less widgets I think 4 or 5 and things have improved greatly. I also only ever up the brightness on my screen when needed :)

anywho, there may be ways to improve battery for you
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I'm sure the widgets eat up battery (I don't have that many though that are data widgets, maybe 1 or 2), but that's what I bought the phone for - glorious multitasking widgetilicious hardcore usage!

I think I should be fine with the 1500ma. I have it incoming so I'll report back.
 
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