Yes, the new HTC Droid amazing is not an exaggeration. It's a keeper, as, of course, hugging the cup of his hand as a heat creeps looking for puppies looking for a new master. I've fallen madly in love with her under his spell enchanting. I guess I have to say it was love at first sight. Frankly, I'm a bit surprised that Droid is outselling the iPhone. Why let go so compelling? What about after the honeymoon? Preliminary Features Its appearance is attractive with an elegant glossy black case thinner than the iPhone, and yet with a larger screen. It measures 4.63 x 2.3 x.47 inches and weighs 4.59 oz. Under the hood is a powerful Qualcomm Snapdrogon GHz processor and a 3D chip incredible gaming experiences in a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen with 480 x 800. The 8 MPX camera with autofocus and dual LED flash is another great advantage. Although I was surprised that only has 8 MB of internal memory, also has a micro SD slot that can handle up to a 32 MB for a total of 40 MB of storage. There is 748 MB of ROM. In the bottom of the screen is a optical joystick. This phone is the product of a three-way marriage with Google, HTC, and Verizon with each making a solid contribution to bring a superior product to market. Google contributes to their improved form mobile applications and operating system Android 2.1. One of my favorite Google / Android innovations is Google Voice Search, which works very well and is a great convenience to avoid writing. HTC brings expertise in manufacturing and user interface that allows you to pinch / zoom with incredible web browsing experience. When viewing Web pages at any zoom level, text fits and adjusts the screen size so there is no side navigation requires - what a pleasure. Are you addicted to the network, no friend Stream that combines Twitter, Facebook and Flickr on one screen as if it were a program with a set of possible viewpoints. There are seven home screen where you can store widgets and applications for easy access. HTC sense can pinch the screen to show the cards in miniature of the seven screens. Then just tap the one you want. HTC has uploaded several widgets worth and so has Google. Of course Verizon offers what is arguably the best wireless network with the widest, the most trouble-free coverage. Kick the tires take a walk around this beauty reveals an economy of external characteristics. At the top is a power / phone options button. Next to that is a standard 3.5 mm plug ear. The right side is not committed to any annoying push button without realizing that you can make your machine go crazy when you want to. The same is true for the bottom, except that there is a small microphone hole and a slot for removing the back cover. On the left side is a volume control switch and a micro USB port for charging and syncing. The back has a free form battery cover three levels. The camera lens in the upper left corner is flanked by the dual LED flash to the right. There is a small opening for the speaker. Turn the battery cover reveals a striking red interior with a red battery to match. You have to remove the battery cover to access the micro SD storage slot, which is a bit of a nuisance. I already mentioned that the big screen with great resolution, bright. There is a charging light on top of the screen. Below the screen are four buttons useful hardware. From left to right is a start button, a menu button, a back button and a search button. Double tapping the home button invokes the sense mode screen seven cards. A quick touch screen brings a Google search text. Tapping and holding active voice search for Google, which is a gift from God as far as I'm concerned. What used to be a great thing to say you had a mobile Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and more recently. Now, however, is more or less taken for granted, and I'm happy to report that all this is incredible. Speaking of GPS, users will benefit from an incredible enhanced version of Google Maps for navigation and positioning for many applications. The navigation system is once per application turn voice-controlled satellite views and photography. The change of route is the fastest I've seen, and is usually placed in with updated information and traffic reports. There are some excellent geocaching apps available also to take all the penalties of age of the process. Geocache is a real pleasure with this device. What's in the box? The triumvirate can not be accused of sparing no expense, for the box was very bare bones with a quick start guide, an AC charger and USB cable that works in the socket and a USB port computer. When connected to a computer, you can transfer files and charge unit. There was no case making to protect this jewel, and there was not even a micro SD card. It could have been a nice gesture to include at least 2 MB card. Many applications will only install on a storage card, which could make the unit functional least until I can get a card. Therefore, no extra points. The included software comes with an incredible variety of useful applications already installed. Here is a partial list: calculator, calendar, call history, Camera, Camera, Car Group, City ID, Facebook, FM Radio, the closing force, my current (not caused by forced labor), Internet, email , maps, market, messages, music, PDF viewer, peep, people, phone, photos, Quickoffice, People Search, Configuration, installation, voice, text to speech, voice, voice dial, voice mail recorder voice, voice search time, and YouTube. There are a variety of widgets that offer both HTC and Android. With many more available. Android can not yet compete with the depth and range of applications offered on the iTunes Store, which I think is close to about 200,000 now. In the short time that has been Android, which already has accumulated more than 40,000 applications available in your store and elsewhere. Many are free and fee based applications are relatively inexpensive, and many are in the dollar area, making them very affordable. Unlike Apple, Google, at this time, do not seem interested in controlling everything. For example there is no music in the market for Google and users on their own to purchase and install the music. The music player has a nice interface that rotates album covers and offers a satisfactory listening experience. I appreciate the installation of the YouTube application, saving to go to the web first. I also like the FM radio application installed. Of course there are many radio applications available on the market. There are some TV applications, and with limited programming. What I'm waiting for is SlingMedia make an application available for the Droid. Then I can tune the programs recorded on my DVR at home, watch live satellite television, and control my home TV remotely on my Droid. I tried the Orb application, but could never get it working. I find it odd that no built in file browser so that you can not find files stored on the storage card or main memory. You have to find a third party application for this, and some are less than satisfactory. Quickoffice application is for viewing files. You can not create or edit files with this program and no application that I could find on the market. This limits the functionality of the device as a productivity tool to road warriors. I've heard that there is a third-party application available for Android that lets you create and edit Office files, but apparently not yet available for the Incredible. I hope it's soon. As a side note those related to productivity, it is possible to connect a Bluetooth portable keyboard to enter the incredible efficient way, which is a great advantage. Put that does much good without the ability to create and edit documents. At this point, I suggest you use Google Docs as a partial solution. | Peripherals | As this device is so new, there is not much available for it but in the way of accessories. However, it is easy to do with the cases, headphones, earplugs, and other things that can be reused for the Incredible. Found it surprising that there was not even headphones in the box. I wish there was a game with a microphone for use while driving or just listening enjoyable. You have to find your own group. A brief comparison with the iPhone I guess somehow the iPhone has become the measuring stick of what phones can be compared in these days, which I find funny because the iPhone is still lacking for many desirable features. Anyway for those interested in comparison shopping, here are a few quick comparable. ? Battery - Capacity: 1219 mAh iPhone; Incredible 1300 mAh - Talk Time: iPhone's 300 hours of standby; incredible 149 hours ? Camera - IPhone 3 megapixel autofocus camera, but no flash or manual controls, 640 x 480 video. - Incredible 8 mps with dual LED flash, manual adjustment controls, 800 x 400 video (same screen resolution) ? Carrier - The iPhone of AT & T, many complaints about the speed and coverage, which may change over 4G - Verizon is certainly a more reliable system with wider coverage and paid more economical plans. ? Show - IPhone 3.5 inch screen with 480 x 320 LCD - Incredible 3.7 inches with 480 x 800 resolution OLED screen, which is much brighter than the iPhone screen. ? Memory - Up to 32 GB built without expansion slot - 8 GB to 32 GB built-in expansion slot for a total of 40 GB ? Processor - The iPhone 600 MHz - Incredible 1 GHz ? Software - 185 applications on iTunes Store - 40 Google applications on the market And the winner is clearly the amazing thing is better than the iPhone in all categories, but the software and battery life. Therefore, unless the battery life and software are key issues for you, the Incredible is the best option. List of specifications ? Snapdragon processor 1 GHz ? HTC Google Android 2.1 to 2.5 Sense ? 3.7-inch WVGA OLED touch screen ? Virtual QWERTY keyboard ? 8 GB of internal memory and microSD card slot (up to 32 GB) ? 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash and adjustable controls ? Video up to 480x800 ? 312 minutes talk time / 149 hours standby ? Dimensions: 4.63 x 0.47 x 2.3 inches and 4.59 oz ? Gmail and Exchange Press ? Handsfree ? Advanced speech recognition ? GPS/e911 ? TTY Compatible ? Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T3 ? Stereo Bluetooth capable ? 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi $ 199.99 with two years of making headphones contract3.5mm ? Accelerometer512MB ROM / 512MB RAM ? Dual-band EV-DO Rev. A ? HTML browser with Flash Lite 4.0 Price of total purchase price of $ 529.99 is incredible. For that price I would expect from an unlocked unit, but that's a moot point. That pretty much have to get it from Verizon with a contract and the connectivity plan. A two-year contract is $ 299.99 with an online discount of $ 100 for a total cost of $ 199.99. If you buy the incredible reach to select another free phone, which also requires a two-year contract. There are a number of plans available that seem from $ 39.99 per month. unlimited text / data / talk is $ 89.99 per month. But I guess it's still cheaper than the iPhone. After a honeymoon after the fever of love at first sight with the time to get comfortable and settle in, there are some weaknesses I've discovered, and a wish list that I developed for the Incredible. I noticed that the battery life is not very satisfactory. In my experience, the battery wears out very quickly. Two hours of phone conversation, and it needs recharging. If you stop Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, or GPS operation, the battery drains quickly. It's better than having a battery charger or extra practice if you want to do geocaching, Bluetooth communication or Wi-Fi connections. When using the unit for navigation in the car, I have to keep you connected to the charger or you will lose in the short term. At least you can change the batteries, unlike the iPhone. I found frustrating that so brilliantly beautiful screen is within all but disappears and becomes a black hole out of the sunlight - both to work on the beach and my garden. I would like the Incredible that have cards for each open application, like the Palm Pre Plus, that movie you can easily return to again invoke the application of your choice. A viable alternative could be a dedicated screen to open applications for easy access. I was surprised that there is no built-in file browser program so you can see and manipulate files and move them between main memory and storage card. There are third party software, but only seems to address the storage card. Developers? Of course I'm upset about not being able to create and edit Office documents on this device. I hope to be solved in the short term because it is a serious short-coming that could make me not to buy this phone. Another problem is that no application with no roots to take screen shots, and why not treat them in this article. Let developers. This is a must. For the price, I would have been good for the sponsors to include at least a small micro SD card to start. It also would have been nice to include a set of earphones with a microphone. It would be a case to protect your investment is also much to ask? Conclusion While there are some growing pains as the platform and devices mature, no doubt, there are many things that, as with the amazing HTC Droid. Is clearly the droid droids, simply the best available at this time. It is also superior to the iPhone in many respects with 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash and manual controls, more storage, larger screen with twice the resolution, the replaceable battery, and larger processor more powerful. You can not go wrong with this incredible device that actually lives up to its name. This dog has two thumbs up! It is one of a dog.
