Wow, that poor HTC Incredible 4G...

[sixty_four]

It seems I'm like a lot of other Verizon Inc owners who upgraded to the S3 to retain the unlimited data plan.

I took a look at the Inc 4G yesterday and it wasn't as bad as the CNET review made it out to be. The main technical short-coming that I noticed was space for apps appeared to be limited to 1GB. I was disappointed in that design choice (assuming I understood this correctly).

Other than that, the higher-res display was great, the phone was quick and 4G was about as fast as it was on my S3 after some casual use.

I could go either way and the obvious differences between the S3 and Inc 4G is form factor. I'm starting to get used to the larger but thinner S3. Its performance is impressive and I like the fact that it's got 2GB RAM and 16GB memory that seems to be partitioned better. It's not a complete night-and-day difference and if I didn't have the S3 in hand and was looking at both models in the store, this original Dinc owner might have had to take some time to think about it.

 

[radar320]

signal strength on my S3 has been hands down better than on the nexus I had and returned after a week. Even after replacing the sim card and the entire phone, the signal strength on the nexus was crap. On my S3 I am getting 4g in my basement and I live right on the edge of 4g.

 

[snookiesnoo]

Read the review of the Incredible 4G on Android Police. Now wonder HTC is losing money on Android handsets.

 

[t35rk]

Proud Orig Dinc owner here. Waited patiently to upgrade to the Dinc 4g but needed to go a different route to retain unlimited data. So glad I ended up with the SG3 and never looking back.

Thank you HTC for delaying its release for so long and thank you Verizon for pricing the Sammy at $200.

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[dpham00]

Read the review of the Incredible 4G on Android Police. Now wonder HTC is losing money on Android handsets.

wow, are AP and engadget reviewing the same phone?

Droid Incredible 4G LTE review: Verizon gets an excellent smaller-sized Android phone -- Engadget

HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE Review: DROID Doesn't

 

[VicVinegar]

wow, are AP and engadget reviewing the same phone?

Droid Incredible 4G LTE review: Verizon gets an excellent smaller-sized Android phone -- Engadget

HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE Review: DROID Doesn't

I just read the Pros and Cons of the AP one. Pretty harsh.

I thought about exchanging the S3 for the Inc. 4G, because the size is still one thing that I can't get used to on this phone, but I'm thinking I won't bother. I can probably buy a used one on the cheap in a few months if I really want one.

 

[glassygurl]

Oh well... it's all about quality. If you believe in the quality of your phone, you will have customers wanting your phone and it wouldn't really matter. MAybe it's cuz I'm a total Galaxy S3 fan but I don't think it would have mattered much WHEN HTC Incredible was released... I would have waited even if it came out couple months before S3. But that's just me

 

[broadwayblues]

wow, are AP and engadget reviewing the same phone?

Droid Incredible 4G LTE review: Verizon gets an excellent smaller-sized Android phone -- Engadget

HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE Review: DROID Doesn't

There really isn't a whole lot to not like about the 4G, I had played with it at CTIA, but it was apparent even then that something wasn't quite right with the phone. My honest opinion is that Verizon didn't realize how good the One series is, and passed on the One X, then scrambled at the last minute to get a phone put together. Bad on Verizon for screwing us out of another good phone, (One X) and bad on HTC for making another custom phone for Verizon that dumbed it down and will not sell worth a crap compared to the S3.
It was a great phone, but it should have come out as a One X or at least come out when the One X released on AT&T. Don't even get me started on the bloat on that phone. It's pretty horrible.