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Ok i have been playing with my incredible for more than a day

on request of several members , here is a detailed review of the handset

HTC incredible

Before i begin writing the review let me tell you that i am highly impressed with the device ,

it has almost everything you can ask for , and for the first time in so many months i have finally come

to love a Verizon device

I will try to cover the review in different sub headings

Packaging

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The handset comes in a sleek packaging , its one of slimmest packaging boxes i have seen since palm pre and iphone

what u get in box is

The beast HTC Incredible

Red coloured battery

Charger and micro usb data cable

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The charger in itself is a beauty

its a small black coloured charger with HTC logo on it

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sadly Verizon hasnt included micro sd card or pouch or any other accessory , sadly i feel that a

500$ phone deserves bit more in accesories

1) Build Quality and physical dimensions.

Ok , its a premium device , i must say that verizon has put in a lot to make this device look like

a premium device .

The phone feels very solid in hands , no creeks or squeaks nor does it has the cheap plastic feeling

to it

The phone has red accents , if u remove the battery cover it reveals the completely red back of the phone

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the battery is also red in colour , too everyones suprise , it does look and its pne of a kind phone to have these red

coloured accents

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The back cover has matt colour finsh and it provides a solid grip for phone

To ones suprise this phone is thinner than HTC hero and as light as hero

Its easily pocketable and u wont find this phone to be in anyway difficult to carry around

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2) Gorgeous AMOLED screen

Ok this is my favourite part

the htc incredible has 3.7 inches AMOLED screen

To people who dont know about amoled , in lehmann terms amoled is based on different technology than

standard lcd that we see on most phones like htc hero

Its more sharper and colours appear very sharp and vibrant on AMOLED screen than on lcd

The screen of incredible is made up of glass and is scratch resistant

The screen has 800*400 WVGA display

Its sharp , and pixels are distrbuted properly , images appear great on it

The touch sensitiveness is much better and smoother than hero

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3) HARDWARE

HTC INCREDIBLE has 4 touch sensitive buttons with haptic feedback , they are right under the screen

In place of trackball it has OPTICAL TRACKPAD and centre of trackpad also is used as ok button

The side has volume rocker keys

On top u will find the power switch on left side and 3.5mm headset jack on right side

On left side u have the micro usb port for charging as well to connect to pc

The back has 8mp camera and the dual led flash with beautiful HTC logo , which shows off the

world that its a HTC premium device

The phone has led for notifications , though its small point like

It has the proximity sensor that we missed on hero

and also the ambient light sensor.

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4) ANDROID 2.1

The phone comes with stock android 2.1 with sense ui

So u get all the standard features of ECLAIR , without need of custom roms

Once u put in your google account details all your gmail , gtalk and google contacts

are synced automatically

The phone has inbuilt 8gb on board memory

It has 750mb available for android apps

and remaining 7gb available for phone storage , besides you have micro sd slot which can support upto 16gb cards

5) User Interface is as fast as it gets

The incredible runs 1GHZ snapdragon processor , and its blazing fast

apps open and close on incredible 200% faster than they did on HTC hero

the difference in processing speed is clearly visible

There are no or little lags even if u run multiple apps

The amoled screen makes the experience even more worthwhile

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6) Messaging / contacts / other PIM functions

ITS all google here and you dont have to worry a bit after loading your google account details

The default IM application Gtalk allows flawless IM communication

you can switch between multiple chat windows by horizontal scrolling

Contacts have multiple feilds , u can sync all ur contacts back and forth between google

servers and the phone

There is a calendar widget for all ur reminders and important entries events for which you

need to be reminded of

7) On screen keyboard and typing on 3.7 inch screen

The on screen keybaord is the default HTC one

its iphone like and its very easy to type on the 3.7 screen with auto rotation feature

which allows you to type in horizontal mode

The auto correction feature works well , and after a few days you will get accustomed to using it

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8) 8MP camera with dual led flash , first time in india for a cdma phone

The 8mp camera of incredible does well for what it is meant for , point and shoot

the dual led flash is strong

It does video recording as well though the framerate is 25

The camera is fast , thanks to snapdragon 1ghz

The time taking from shooting pic to saving and processing image is very short

It can take snaps very quickly and clearly

Unlike HTC HERO which lacked the ability to take pics in dark , the dual LED flash

works here for taking pics in poor liht condtion

I will post some sample pics soon

9) GPS

The incredible comes with agps

YOU get satellite locks in just few secs in a blink of an eye , much faster than others

Google maps is standard application and using google navigation u can find your way using the

incredible

Its going to replace your gps device

10) Battery Life

The incredible has 1300 mah battery

now the phone has amoled , which saves more power than lcd

after using it very very heavily on day 1 i could get 18hrs out of it ,

which means you can expect it to last anywhere around 2 days with normal usage

and around 1day with very heavy usage like mine

Overall not bad for a phone of its calibre.

11) Music

The phone comes equipped with Fm radio

i was able to get all fm stations in mumbai in stereo mode

The phone has 3.5mm for headphones so u can plug any of your headsets and enjoy music

The music quality is good and has good bass and mid to low tones can be discerned easily

Plus the 8gb onboard memory plus the ability to use sd cards will surely make u want

to use incredible as ur portable music player .

12) Call quality

Its a phone afterall, it should be able to make and reciece calls without any issues

the call qquality is great , no hiss or background sounds , no call drops

People on other side heard me properly without any complaints .

13) Connectiviity with Bluetooth and WiFi

Now for all you disappointed Hero users , finally the incredible can send and recieve files

over bluetooth without any issues

No problems in pairing at all

There are rumours that incredible has wifi n ,though its still to be confirmed

but mostly it has same wifi radio as nexus one , and i know for sure that this beast

has WiFi N in addition to b/g

14) Applications

The market has over 30k applications and more available on this forum

You will never run out of apps and there is app for your every need

15) Conclusion

So after so much do i need to say more

This is an awesome handset , HTC and VERIZON have learnt a lot from past and they

have given it all with this handset

It feels solid , its built well and it has enough horespower to keep you to stay with it

for another year

The 8mp camera makes it even better , especially on reliance network were we dont have good

handsets , shock ur gsm rivals by this beast and they are sure to get envy of u .

Guys get it and enjoy !!

I find it to be match for EVO , and those who want a better andrid experience this handset should

be tried once .

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Edited by Mufaddal
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will post more pics in this post

as i test and review 8mp camera

Edited by Mufaddal

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Only one word :- WOW !!!

Please post some photos taken by this 8mega pix cam !

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:eek: Incredible is really incredible.. :Silbando: dreaming of this device..

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koi baat nahi muffi... mera phone delay kara ke khud maze le rahe ho.... grrrrrr.....

and dont worry folks, I will give a better unboxing than this one... photos are so bad... and ur phone is also so bad... and u r also bad....:P

but overall evaluation has hit the nail on its head... :clap:+1

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:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

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lol

dkaile shukar manao ke tumhare handset milte hi bhej diya , warna evo ane tak , incredible ke sirf pics hi dekhte ...haha

and BTW this wasnt unboxing i tried to review some aspects of the incredible which would give an idea to other people ....

i never do unboxing videos , u do it when u get yours ....

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tum courier kar chuke ho.... tabhi to himmat kari.... lol... nahi to really.... I wud hv been left with these pictures only..... :rofl_200:

on a serious note.... grt review... just trying to add some masala... :thumb:

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@ hitesh

Are you kidding me? This is camera quality?!! - link

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not kidding !! just wanted actual photos taken by incredible.

link given by u shows gr8 quality, why not to review that also on forum.

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lol, hitesh.... that was the name of the link I sent you..... and yes, there's a hint of sarcasm too in that title, as the photo quality of the Incredible, as you can see in that link, is actually TOO GOOD...

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Infact its hard to believe those pics are taken from a phone's camera!

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lol

verizon incredible is sold out , next supplies will be june 4th

seems i am not the only one who loves this phones

this phone is selling like hot cakes in usa

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lol! that means I still have choice as I would have to wait for it anyways. :SI:

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meet up with dkaile if feasible and have a look at his incredible

u will change ur mind :Riendo:

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Even if I wont be able to meet "The Man" himself. I know you all wont let me stay with my decision :P

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My question is to Mr Mufaddal sir what price did you buy the incredible for????????

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Hi Mufaddal

Well written article and good analysis. I went to Verizon store yesterday and saw this phone - its simply amazing. More handy than HTC HD2 or upcoming EVO that will be 4g and will be released here on June 4. However, one thing put me off - the video is not 720p HD, as compared to EVO. Did you have time to analyze how good could Nokia N8 be? its sample HD videos and pics have vibrant colors... What u say on that?

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^^^

lol , glad to see u on forum

btw the hardware on incredible is same as EVO , even incredible can do hd video

let root come , i am 100% sure incredible will be able to do 720p video

NOKIA??

i think its gone in dust , i have given up on nokia since past 1.5yrs .

i dont even remember N8 , haha.

btw when u getting incredible , i will help you put it on metro pcs network or pageplus , lemme know.

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^^ Kya baat hai Muffi Ji...Metro PCS / Pageplus ki programming bhi India se hogi... :clap:

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Muffy is the man... saala yaha reliance ki g**nd marta hain aur waha pe cricket ki.. ;).. great going doc...

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+1 Muffy is the one. Worldwide CDMA Doctor

Operators ki aisi ki taisi.

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^^ Kya baat hai Muffi Ji...Metro PCS / Pageplus ki programming bhi India se hogi... :clap:

YES

mere bande hai usa me jo metropcs ka store chalate hai

can get any esn/meid added to metropcs inventory for FREE

also for cricket and pageplus

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:clap:,:P

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Hey muffy u r really worldwide CDMA doctor ... :Riendo::Riendo::Riendo::clap:

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