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Pros & Cons Of Incredible S
Why isn't there any thread concerning this is definitely one great phone to get ones hands on
So I thought why not start discussion about Incredible S as one great pro I believe it being no more a Verizon exclusive maybe it later becomes their flagship product who knows only time can tell
Ill list mine, assuming it is going to have TMo 3G.
Pros:
- 4" display
- It looks great
- Decent CPU and GPU
- 768M ram
- the fancy rotating button display
- basically an adult looking mt4g, which is good since that is a great phone technically
Cons:
- No qHD,still 800x480
- not 4.3" (i still dont know if I care, might be easier to one-hand a 4", no that's not what she said..)
- No TMo 4G? Cant confirm, but it appears to be the myTouch 4G in a classier package so the chipset should support it
- the fancy rotating button display if it uses battery of significance
- not dual core (though this may not matter too much right away)
I may get this depending on when and if they announce the pyramid dates, just so i can get a new gadget fix for a while...
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I'm considering this phone so I'll add a few to that list:
Pros:
Notification LED (yeah, this one really matters to me)
1.3 MP Front camera (not that I actually use them)
EDGE at up to 560 kbps download speed (usually phones have less than half that)
Cons:
Will probably have poor battery life (See complaints about HTC's myTouch 4G)
Only 1.1 GB Storage (I assume that is the free space)
S-LCD Screen (rather than Super AMOLED Plus)
No HDMI Out (or TV-Out of any kind that I can see)
No Gyroscope
[hfm] said:
- No TMo 4G? Cant confirm, but it appears to be the myTouch 4G in a classier package so the chipset should support it
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From the HTC website:
HSPA/WCDMA:
* Europe/Asia: 900/AWS/2100 MHz
3G:
* Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed
* Up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed
This means that it should support 3G on T-Mobile USA at speeds that American networks claim to be 4G. I believe that this is the same as the myTouch 4G.
DuoM said:
No HDMI Out (or TV-Out of any kind that I can see)
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DLNA better. No need wires.
ckkcc said:
DLNA better. No need wires.
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Unfortunately I don't see DLNA listed on the HTC website for this phone like they did with other phones.
DuoM said:
I don't see DLNA listed on the HTC website for this phone like they did with other phones.
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From official page : "Big becomes bigger
Of course you'll have photos and videos to share with your friends, so impress them when you wirelessly stream what's on your HTC Incredible S direct to the TV via DLNA."
ckkcc said:
From official page : "Big becomes bigger
Of course you'll have photos and videos to share with your friends, so impress them when you wirelessly stream what's on your HTC Incredible S direct to the TV via DLNA."
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Ah, thanks. I see it now.
Thanks
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Incredible 2 is happening in Verizon so this makes Incredible S obsolete already wonderful work by HTC so this probably is as Steve Jobs says DOA means dead on arrival
Malik828 said:
Incredible 2 is happening in Verizon so this makes Incredible S obsolete already wonderful work by HTC so this probably is as Steve Jobs says DOA means dead on arrival
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This its still a very viable phone. DOA could be further from the truth. I hate to break it to us, but the XDA hard-to-impress lot are a small minority compared to the average consumer who gets the phone recommended to the by a store clerk. Not to mention Verizon its far from the only carrier in existence.
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This its still a very viable phone. DOA could be further from the truth. I hate to break it to us, but the XDA hard-to-impress lot are a small minority compared to the average consumer who gets the phone recommended to the by a store clerk. Not to mention Verizon its far from the only carrier in existence.
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Store Clerks are present for facilitate consumers as research concerned they don't bother xda lot can quickly spot winner loosers Verizon exclusive means a lot as product successful in USA means automatic great all over the world as case with iPhone 4 long years with AT&T now on Verizon
Malik828 said:
Incredible 2 is happening in Verizon so this makes Incredible S obsolete already wonderful work by HTC so this probably is as Steve Jobs says DOA means dead on arrival
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You do realize the Incredible S and Incredible 2 are essentially the same device right? Only difference is Verizon's version will have a CDMA/GSM chip for global use and probably a 16GB microSD card.
Could you be willing enough to provide a link to where you read about this 16gb Incredible 2 and also that only this much change happen when launched at Verizon
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EggoEspada said:
You do realize the Incredible S and Incredible 2 are essentially the same device right? Only difference is Verizon's version will have a CDMA/GSM chip for global use and probably a 16GB microSD card.
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agreed. this would appear to be true
No one willing provide link
Doesnt the 2 owns a dualcore also?
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Anyone recommend me this or DHD? I'm looking at the DHD mainly because it is cheaper.I dont really mind the DHD size. for me, bigger is better
olyloh6696 said:
Anyone recommend me this or DHD? I'm looking at the DHD mainly because it is cheaper.I dont really mind the DHD size. for me, bigger is better
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This one if you can choose between, upgrade from DHD to IS is IMHO not worth it.
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timbo007up said:
This one if you can choose between, upgrade from DHD to IS is IMHO not worth it.
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But i thought they have the exact same specs?
olyloh6696 said:
Anyone recommend me this or DHD? I'm looking at the DHD mainly because it is cheaper.I dont really mind the DHD size. for me, bigger is better
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For me the bigger screen is better too BUT the problem with the DHD is that it comes with a 1230 mAh battery that fits inside the body so a significantly bigger battery can't be used.
Also the battery cover is so flimsy and useless that I wouldn't want to have to take it off and put it on again... ever. It really is some poor design.
If it weren't for the battery issue I would have bought the DHD last year. Now I'm looking at the Incredible S.
i have a 2000mAh extended for my evo and id love to use it in the nexus s 4g. anybody know if it will work or not?
Two problems - pins probably won't match up with the Nexus S, and then even if they did you wouldn't be able to put the back onto the phone because it would no longer fit.
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Two problems - pins probably won't match up with the Nexus S, and then even if they did you wouldn't be able to put the back onto the phone because it would no longer fit.
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sucks as id love to use it. i know the evo battery fits several other types of phones.
well I was just about to order the Droid Charge and then I see the LG Revolution is releasing next week... so can anybody give a good idea of if the LG Revolution will be better than the droid charge? battery life? camera quality? speed, features, etc.?
what UI does the LG Revolution use?
Should know by next week with reviews. Top level:
Charge
Good: Battery life, display, camera, sd card not stuck behind battery
Bad: Sloooow RFS file system, low ram, no internal media storage, old chipset refrshed ONLY for LTE bridge (this is NOT a refresh like the new Snapdragon)
Revolution (knowns)
Good: 12gb media storage, Netflix, newer Snapdragon is faster for cpu operation, but slower than the Hummingbird (in Charge) for 3D.
Bad: Heavily Bing centric, sd card stuck behind battery
That is about it for now on the Rev, until we get real devices out in the wild.
added: For game emulators, the Revolution would be better for CPU power (PSX and N64). Update: Not so sure about this now, since seems both are about the same for CPU.
http://smartphonebenchmarks.com/for...d-power-gsx540-vs-adreno-205-which-is-faster/
From what I've heard, the LG Revolution is essentially the same hardware-wise as the Thunderbolt, so it could very well have poor battery life like the Thunderbolt.
LG is using their own LTE radio and not the Qualcomm chip (Charge) or chips (Thunderbolt) the previous phones are on. So you may see different battery/reception characteristics from the TB's.
Real differences vs Charge: no SAMOLED+ (unfortunate), no RFS (fortunate, though Voodoo will fix that on the Charge), and weaker GPU (unfortunate).
what processor is better.. the Hummingbird or the Snapdragon? how about more power efficient.. thus better battery life for the same performance?
I would say they have about the same efficency
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what processor is better.. the Hummingbird or the Snapdragon? how about more power efficient.. thus better battery life for the same performance?
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Snapdragon wins some benches, but Hummingbird's better GPU gives it the edge in every situation you'll actually notice a difference -- that is, gaming.
Both are on a 45nm process so there won't be much efficiency difference.
The hummingbird processor is better in my opinion
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I have used just about everything and Hummingbird has alway given me great performance with even better battery life. Each time I try a Snapdragon device I never even use it for a full month. All 3 happen to be Htc devices so that may be why the battery life has been poor. The Revolution might be a good device but without google apps I will not be willing to give this one a try. If it happens to be priced at $200 it might sell will but at $250 I don't see a reason to get it over the Thunderbolt.
and no word on when the Bionic or any other 4g phones for Verizon are coming out? no dual core's yet huh?
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LG is using their own LTE radio and not the Qualcomm chip (Charge) or chips (Thunderbolt) the previous phones are on. So you may see different battery/reception characteristics from the TB's.
Real differences vs Charge: no SAMOLED+ (unfortunate), no RFS (fortunate, though Voodoo will fix that on the Charge), and weaker GPU (unfortunate).
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The charge uses Samsungs own LTE chip not Qualcomm the Samsung CMC220 is used in the charge
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chaoscentral said:
The charge uses Samsungs own LTE chip not Qualcomm the Samsung CMC220 is used in the charge
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Huh, I think you're right. Looks like Anandtech was wrong on this. The difference may be a big chunk of the improved battery life: I wonder if the Revolution (which is yet a third radio) will be better, worse, or in between.
Interesting also that the CDMA radio is different from the Fascinate's.
Avoid the Revolution. It doesn't have the most up to date android market on it (has one that was outdated months ago). It is missing some apps that other Androids have on their market. It takes forever to charge. Some apps have problems running on it. The default keyboard is garbage. I am saying this from experience since I currently have it, but returning it within the 2 week return period. The only good thing it has going for it is that it has the Netflix app preinstalled on it, but that doesn't save this android.
Is it me or all Verizon LTE phones mediocre? The Samsung Droid Charge is castrated compared to the equivalent AT&T Samsung Infuse with larger 4.5" screen and faster 1.2GHz CPU. The other two, HTC Thunderbolt and LG Revolution, hardware-wise are identically mediocre. Hoping for an Infuse equivalent or Galaxy S II to come to Verizon.
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Avoid the Revolution. It doesn't have the most up to date android market on it (has one that was outdated months ago). It is missing some apps that other Androids have on their market. It takes forever to charge. Some apps have problems running on it. The default keyboard is garbage. I am saying this from experience since I currently have it, but returning it within the 2 week return period. The only good thing it has going for it is that it has the Netflix app preinstalled on it, but that doesn't save this android.
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One advantage the Revolution has over the Charge is that it has an UNLOCKED bootloader. Now if xda actually decides to make a thread for this phone, I guarantee it will be at least 3x better than the Charge for 2 reasons:
1) More Custom ROM's than the Charge's 2) actual development that doesn't take forever... Revolution was rooted in 1 day (if only there was a recovery too )
This phone could be a serious contender if people actually took the phone with Bing (yikes but it is all good its been rooted) seriously
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One advantage the Revolution has over the Charge is that it has an UNLOCKED bootloader.
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That's not an advantage. It's parity.
The charge doesn't have a bootloader lol so how can an unlocked one be better then no bootloader
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One advantage the Revolution has over the Charge is that it has an UNLOCKED bootloader. Now if xda actually decides to make a thread for this phone, I guarantee it will be at least 3x better than the Charge for 2 reasons:
1) More Custom ROM's than the Charge's 2) actual development that doesn't take forever... Revolution was rooted in 1 day (if only there was a recovery too )
This phone could be a serious contender if people actually took the phone with Bing (yikes but it is all good its been rooted) seriously
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Last I checked, the bootloader on the Charge was unlocked. How else would we be able to flash custom kernels and have them work? Also, what good are custom ROMs when you'd have to use ADB to install them rather than being able to use recovery to flash them?
papi92 said:
The charge doesn't have a bootloader lol so how can an unlocked one be better then no bootloader
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All phones have bootloaders, as does any computer AFAIK. If it didn't, the power button wouldn't do anything
imnuts said:
All phones have bootloaders, as does any computer AFAIK. If it didn't, the power button wouldn't do anything
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This. Sometimes you don't see the bootloader, but if you have any kind of OS or anything at all, then you have a bootloader. And the Charge's is completely unlocked and never was locked.
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Avoid the Revolution. It doesn't have the most up to date android market on it (has one that was outdated months ago). It is missing some apps that other Androids have on their market. It takes forever to charge. Some apps have problems running on it. The default keyboard is garbage. I am saying this from experience since I currently have it, but returning it within the 2 week return period. The only good thing it has going for it is that it has the Netflix app preinstalled on it, but that doesn't save this android.
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Charge time from 20% to full was under 2hrs for me. Market is up to date. Mine has all the apps, and what is not installed can be downloaded in seconds. Default keyboard was nice, but I use swype, which comes preloaded on the phone. I have not had any app have issues running.
I currently have the phone and love it. Rooted and waiting for a recovery mod...
I love my vivid. (And its s-off)
I am just wondering what New phone is gonna make me change my heart.
Thought about the galaxy nexus, but heard that a lot of apps still don't support it. N the 5mp camera (pictures look fine tho)
So what phone will make u give up ur vivid? (Current/to be released/Concept)
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HTC One X
HTC One X. From the presentation just now, looks to be a solid improvement to the vivid.
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HTC One X. From the presentation just now, looks to be a solid improvement to the vivid.
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Lol good joke. That things going to already be behind the curve when it comes out. No removable battery, the battery capacity is small too. No microsd support. Only 4.3 inch screen INCLUDING the ICS on screen keys at the bottom (for the one s, not sure about screen size on one x, edit: the one x has a 4.7 inch). Comes preloaded with ICS, but only a dual core processor(for both one x and one s). I'll wait for an ICS phone with a bigger removable battery, microsd support, etc. But I will say, I'm glad they moved to super amoled.
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almost a 200 maH upgrade from the vivid, although i don't see why people can't fit a giant battery like the razr maxx in a good phone : (
it will flop as will most of these quad core phones, no batteries will last more than 4 hrs...htc is notorious for undersized batteries for their phones...the vivid couldve gotten a 2000mAh battery as I bought for my two devices without having to change backplate...and it wouldve been good....but it boils down to money and they do not spend on the extra power for their devices, has been that way forever...I dont care what operating system they release if they do not increase spending on more powerful batteries to support the phones itll flop...
Its sad, I would gladly pay an extra $50-100 for a much bigger battery without having some crazy bulge in the phone. Hate having to worry about getting through a single day. One of the only reasons I still have the gs2, it's battery life is much better
I purchased 2 2000mAh andida batteries with wall charger for 40.00 with shipping....
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Its sad, I would gladly pay an extra $50-100 for a much bigger battery without having some crazy bulge in the phone. Hate having to worry about getting through a single day. One of the only reasons I still have the gs2, it's battery life is much better
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how much extra charge does that generally give you? I mean is it a respectable hour or two extra?
dont know yet, just got them yesterday and have to recycle them 4 times before maximum power is achieved
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how much extra charge does that generally give you? I mean is it a respectable hour or two extra?
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well let us know! would be worth buying if there's a good improvement. thanks
this is second recycle today
thanks for posting. those look very promising
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But I will say, I'm glad they moved to super amoled.
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I believe it's the SuperLCD 2.
Either way, pretty disappointing "big" announcement from them today. And only dual core for the US. I honestly couldn't imagine having a phone larger than the Vivid as is. They're almost tablet sized now.
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I believe it's the SuperLCD 2.
Either way, pretty disappointing "big" announcement from them today. And only dual core for the US. I honestly couldn't imagine having a phone larger than the Vivid as is. They're almost tablet sized now.
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I think one of them is super amoled, whether it be an international version or just one of the variants. Or the CNET twitter is giving out misinformation.
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slapshot30 said:
Lol good joke. That things going to already be behind the curve when it comes out. No removable battery, the battery capacity is small too. No microsd support. Only 4.3 inch screen INCLUDING the ICS on screen keys at the bottom (for the one s, not sure about screen size on one x, edit: the one x has a 4.7 inch). Comes preloaded with ICS, but only a dual core processor(for both one x and one s). I'll wait for an ICS phone with a bigger removable battery, microsd support, etc. But I will say, I'm glad they moved to super amoled.
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the One X will have Tegra 3 global edition and Snapdragon S4 LTE edition.
Tegra 3 seems more promising, but battery would be a problem.
I only just got this phone (velocity) My next phone will be in 23Months, so I have no idea what I will be looking at, Android 7 with a Tegra5 octo-core, 4gb of ram, 128gb ssd, a 1920mAh battery if I'm lucky and a self-lubricating blow job machine?
How often do you people turn over your phones lol?
Hopefully none of us will need a new phone after the ics update hits.
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davidcampbell said:
I only just got this phone (velocity) My next phone will be in 23Months, so I have no idea what I will be looking at, Android 7 with a Tegra5 octo-core, 4gb of ram, 128gb ssd, a 1920mAh battery if I'm lucky and a self-lubricating blow job machine?
How often do you people turn over your phones lol?
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lol I did about once a month for a while. Inspire, Infuse, Aria, Desire Z, the list goes on and on. I finally decided to settle on the Vivid for a while.
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I have about 20 months left, I'd guess. See what's on the market then. If Nexus is more mainstream and still unadulterated, I'll go for that. But if the HTC still gets me with Sense's prettiness, I wouldn't have a problem getting another one.
Hey guys,
I am seeking a replacement for my Milestone 1, and of course one of my options is D4.
However is D4 just for the USA, or i can use it in Europe?
How many days of battery do people usually have?
Thanks!
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I am a US user who upgraded from the OG Droid. It is a very good replacement, especially if using custom roms. It appears people have been able to get gsm working and verizon seems to be enabling global cababilities in the software(the phone comes with the hardware for a global phone but its not enabled in gingerbread). As for battery life, its hours, not days. I find it a little better then my OG Droid, but it is a much bigger and faster phone. I think it was worth the upgrade, but be warned if you do like to do custom ROMs and kernels, it is much much different then the OG Droid/Milestone 1
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cool thanks...
What do you mean for custom roms? There is not so much support as milestone 1?
I can go at least one with this battery. Bought an external batterypack just in case I have to spend a day in the absence of electricity . Look around, you will find at least 5 European users as well as some US users visiting EU. And lets not forget some chineze users.
True, not many CR. But honestly I don't mind. I went from Milestone to D4 and I am VERY happy!
Die Bruine said:
I can go at least one with this battery. Bought an external batterypack just in case I have to spend a day in the absence of electricity . Look around, you will find at least 5 European users as well as some US users visiting EU. And lets not forget some chineze users.
True, not many CR. But honestly I don't mind. I went from Milestone to D4 and I am VERY happy!
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Thanks from where did you buy it?
Ebay