This is the touch-screen smartphone from HTC that runs on CDMA network only. The HTC Incredible (also known as Droid) is not compatible with the GSM network in any countries. Nevertheless, the phone already supports for 3G network with the CDMA2000 1X EV-DO Rev.A and also the 2G network with the CDMA 800/1900 network. The phone is labeled under the A series that stands for Android phone series along with the Hero and the Desire HD.
The Droid was announced and released in April, 2010. In term of form factor, the phone is a slate smartphone that has similar design with other touch-screen smartphone out there. It is just that the phone has a typographic design at its back cover. The phone measures 117.5 x 58.5 x 11.9 mm and 130 grams in weight.
The HTC Incredible has a beautiful and responsive display thanks to the HTC Sense, AMOLED technology and Gorilla Glass display. The screen size is about 3.2 inches with capacitive touch-screen and 252 ppi pixels density. The accelerometer capability is very responsive as well as the proximity sensor of this phone.
There are four touch keys at the bottom of display i.e. Home, Menu, Back, and Search, and underneath those keys is a new optical joystick. This new navigator has similar function with the track pad but it is just in a smaller size. The HTC Incredible features 8 megapixels camera with dual LED flash, autofocus and it is also able to record HD video (720p).
As mentioned before, HTC Incredible uses the latest Sense UI rather than standard Android user interface. Sense provides user-friendly interface and great features and widgets such as the Mail widget, Agenda widget, Leap screen, Group Contact widget, and the Friend Stream. The last mentioned feature provides a single display for social network applications such as Facebook and Twitter.
The original operating system used by the device is the Android v.2.1 (Eclair) but it is upgradable to Android v.2.2 and v.2.3 (over the air update). It boasts the Snapdragon processor of 1 GHz Qualcomm (QSD8650) and accompanied by the 512 MB of RAM and 1 GHz of ROM. The memory can expanded with a removable storage of micro SD card up to 32 GB. The power of 1300 mAh lithium-ion battery can last for up to 313 minutes of talk time and up to 146 hours of standby time.
In general, the 3G network capability of HTC Incredible is a plus point for this smartphone. Moreover, the existence of Sense UI is delivering the significant improvements to the features of Android. The 8 megapixels camera, Flash 10.3, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are available to fulfill the multimedia and connectivity needs. Unfortunately, the phone lacks of front-facing camera for video calling and the limited readability of the screen under direct sunlight. [IS]
