Hi guys, I have a bit of a dilemma here and I could use some advice.
I just bought my Incredible, and so far I love it. I love the hold feature for numbers/symbols on the keyboard, the slim minimalist design, and the beautiful screen.
Naturally, not a week goes by when Verizon releases a phone that I might want instead.
The Droid 2 global has exactly 2 features that for me personally beat the Incredible: the global capabilities and longer battery life. I plan to travel overseas sometime within the next few years, and I do tend to use battery drainers like music and reading apps. On the D2G I'd probably use the doc editing feature, but I'm wondering if this won't eventually be on the Incredible too.
Other than that, I'm not wild about the color and the external styling. The metallic looking rims, in my experience, scratch and cloud easily. The button locations/sizes seem awkward and unintuitive, and the fact that the battery must be removed to take out the memory card is annoying. I wasn't impressed with most of the performances I saw in the original Droid 2, either. I'm not a huge hardware geek, though it looks like the global version definitely has some improvements over the original. Without a few review it's hard to tell what overall performance will look like, but I bet the snapdragon will make it a lot more like the Incredible than the old Droid 2.
I might appreciate the physical keyboard but I think compared to the better flexibility of the Incredible's it's pretty much a wash. I'm not a huge picture taker but I do tend to take a lot of low-light pictures. With photoshop they probably pull pretty even. Aesthetically I like the Incredible better and I do care about sound/call quality, which seemed to be one of the Droid 2's weak points. I do listen to music a lot, and I like vibrant colors on the screen.
My impression seems to be that the Incredible has better overall performance and design, with a sacrifice to battery life (but with an extended battery option available I'm not sure how much that matters). Honestly my feelings run a little more bipolar for the Droid 2. Then again since the Global with its updated hardware doesn't have comparative reviews, it makes the judgment call harder.
I have until 12/2 to return my Incredible. What do you guys think, should I keep it or trade it for a Droid 2 Global? Do you think any reviews will be out in a timely enough fashion or am I better off just settling and ignoring the tech news until after New Year's?
Appreciate the advice.
I just bought my Incredible, and so far I love it. I love the hold feature for numbers/symbols on the keyboard, the slim minimalist design, and the beautiful screen.
Naturally, not a week goes by when Verizon releases a phone that I might want instead.
The Droid 2 global has exactly 2 features that for me personally beat the Incredible: the global capabilities and longer battery life. I plan to travel overseas sometime within the next few years, and I do tend to use battery drainers like music and reading apps. On the D2G I'd probably use the doc editing feature, but I'm wondering if this won't eventually be on the Incredible too.
Other than that, I'm not wild about the color and the external styling. The metallic looking rims, in my experience, scratch and cloud easily. The button locations/sizes seem awkward and unintuitive, and the fact that the battery must be removed to take out the memory card is annoying. I wasn't impressed with most of the performances I saw in the original Droid 2, either. I'm not a huge hardware geek, though it looks like the global version definitely has some improvements over the original. Without a few review it's hard to tell what overall performance will look like, but I bet the snapdragon will make it a lot more like the Incredible than the old Droid 2.
I might appreciate the physical keyboard but I think compared to the better flexibility of the Incredible's it's pretty much a wash. I'm not a huge picture taker but I do tend to take a lot of low-light pictures. With photoshop they probably pull pretty even. Aesthetically I like the Incredible better and I do care about sound/call quality, which seemed to be one of the Droid 2's weak points. I do listen to music a lot, and I like vibrant colors on the screen.
My impression seems to be that the Incredible has better overall performance and design, with a sacrifice to battery life (but with an extended battery option available I'm not sure how much that matters). Honestly my feelings run a little more bipolar for the Droid 2. Then again since the Global with its updated hardware doesn't have comparative reviews, it makes the judgment call harder.
I have until 12/2 to return my Incredible. What do you guys think, should I keep it or trade it for a Droid 2 Global? Do you think any reviews will be out in a timely enough fashion or am I better off just settling and ignoring the tech news until after New Year's?
Appreciate the advice.