SO droid to Incredible

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I have had the Droid since the 1st week it came out and its the 1st non HTC phone that I have had since the 1st blackjack (6 or 7 phones ago LOL) I read up on the Incredible and decide to pre-order it. So far I really dig it but there are some things I already miss about the Droid In any case I am back on the old faithful XDA developers forum again

Originally Posted by dB Zac

I have had the Droid since the 1st week it came out and its the 1st non HTC phone that I have had since the 1st blackjack (6 or 7 phones ago LOL) I read up on the Incredible and decide to pre-order it. So far I really dig it but there are some things I already miss about the Droid In any case I am back on the old faithful XDA developers forum again

I feel you, I think the overall build quality of the Droid was better IMO. This phone is really light and I am kinda missing the weight of the Droid. Also, I lost my Droid so I can't compare but this screen seem more narrow? Is that just me?

Looked at it against an iPhone and its taller but less wide

no man the droid is taller and less wide that the Incredible even. Thats one of the things I like about the Incredible over the Droid, the better screen proportions

i like the incredible, its feel so good inside of my pocket.


ps: typing isnt that great.

Typing takes some getting used to, but this is my first touchscreen. I switched from a Blackberry Curve (1st gen) so its a nice change for sure. The keys seem pretty accurate to me though, and both the predictive and corrective text is really good. I've messed with a Droid and I like the physical keyboard and the weightiness, but this Incredible has way more potential and runs a lot better.

Maybe think about buying a shell/holster combo (i bought the one Verizon is selling) and the back of the phone haw some added bulkiness if that's what you want.

If you are having trouble typing, try calibrating the screen in settings. Once you adapt to this phone, you should be blazing fast with two thumbs and pretty quick with one.

Originally Posted by zeke1988

i like the incredible, its feel so good inside of my pocket.


ps: typing isnt that great.

Yeah i did the typing calibration and am flying right along now
This Inc is slick and sweet, everything i liked in my moto droid
plus sense ui and so much more
I really like it!!!

Well after my loud speaker (the one on the back) blew out for the 2nd time in two weeks for reasons that are next to imposable to control, I am over this phone. The 1st time the speaker blew, the phone had somehow reassigned my ring tone to a full on song from my MP3 Library and even with the ringer turned down one notch the speaker was torched. The second phone and the second time in two weeks I was watching a movie on my plane ride and I had to have to volume up all the way just to stand a chance of hearing most of the words threw my ear buds. Later that day I tried to show a buddy of mine a youtube video and I had forgotten about the media volume being all the way up. Long story short, I couldn't get to the volume rocker fast enough and pow it happened again. Now Verizon is insisting I send it back to HTC for repair, HTC doesn't do the repairs for Verizon phones in house so I get transferred again and now I am waiting who knows how long for it to be Fixed so I can have my 2 week old refurbished phone.
meanwhile I fired up the droid again and the only thing I miss about the Incredible is the UI overlay (kinda) and the Camera. The Droid (with petes rom) is faster, longer battery life and way better hardware (except for the camera). I can turn my media volume all the way up, play AC DC, its louder and the speaker doesn't blow.

I am to say the least, disappointed

Have you tried swype, it will change the way you type.

Originally Posted by dB Zac

Well after my loud speaker (the one on the back) blew out for the 2nd time in two weeks for reasons that are next to imposable to control, I am over this phone. The 1st time the speaker blew, the phone had somehow reassigned my ring tone to a full on song from my MP3 Library and even with the ringer turned down one notch the speaker was torched. The second phone and the second time in two weeks I was watching a movie on my plane ride and I had to have to volume up all the way just to stand a chance of hearing most of the words threw my ear buds. Later that day I tried to show a buddy of mine a youtube video and I had forgotten about the media volume being all the way up. Long story short, I couldn't get to the volume rocker fast enough and pow it happened again. Now Verizon is insisting I send it back to HTC for repair, HTC doesn't do the repairs for Verizon phones in house so I get transferred again and now I am waiting who knows how long for it to be Fixed so I can have my 2 week old refurbished phone.
meanwhile I fired up the droid again and the only thing I miss about the Incredible is the UI overlay (kinda) and the Camera. The Droid (with petes rom) is faster, longer battery life and way better hardware (except for the camera). I can turn my media volume all the way up, play AC DC, its louder and the speaker doesn't blow.

I am to say the least, disappointed

Sorry to hear that. You're the first person I have seen that has had problems with the speaker (I've been reading on occasion, so I may have missed something...spend most of my time researching and learning the Android SDK).
One thing though, I do know that my headphones have a volume control along with the phone...but I'm sure that is not the case as it was for you.

I wonder why it changed to a song without you doing so...sure the screen didn't turn on in your pocket? that has happened to me on my phones quite a bit...
Eitherway though, I would think the speaker should be able to handle the top volume, but who knows...

Originally Posted by ynnufderf

Have you tried swype, it will change the way you type.

haha. That rhymed as I'm sure you're aware.
I agree though, I LOVE swype, and that is on my WinMobile phone...so I'm sure it's even better on Android.