***Official HTC Incredible Thread***

[iamrobk]

Preloaded ringtones/wallpapers/verizon animation boot screen/Verizon only apps... stuff like that?

Yeah, that would take up a part of it.

My calculation is that the 8GB chip shows up as around 7.8GB's. From there, the OS should take up around 300MB (HTC's with 512MB flash chips have around 200MB free for apps and such), so then theres around 7.5GB's. So...whats on the last 900MB or so, that only 6.6GB's are showing up? And if the OS is on a separate flash memory chip (why they'd bother to throw in another 512MB chip I wouldn't understand), then theres 1.2GB or so unaccounted for, which is VERY odd.

 

[dvdivx]

The only way sprint steals the thunder is if they had actual network coverage.

 

[DarbagDarbag]

did anyone look at mykpfsu's post? Does this concern anyone?

maybe it will be that PTT moto device as it is the first android PTT phone

even if it is not announced, there are plenty of vzw employees reporting that it is coming VERY SOON anyways.

 

[DobbsianYeti]

The only way sprint steals the thunder is if they had actual network coverage.

hehehehe

Incredible has to beat the SS to market- anybody find any FCC filings for the SS yet?

 

[Deleted User]

even if it is not announced, there are plenty of vzw employees reporting that it is coming VERY SOON anyways.

A bunch of VZW employees that know diddly-squat.

hmmff.... damn you incredible.

 

[pewpewbangbang]

Well, it'd still only come out to about 7.8GB's and 0.9765GB's, so theres gotta be something on there. My guess is the OS, at least, is on the flash. Maybe it comes with a free movie or something too? lol. Since the OS shouldn't be taking up more than 300 or so MB's...

lol not to be harsh or anything but did you read my post??

Just like a hard drive or something. Straight out of the box, go out there and find me one that will give you the exact amount of space they say. Completely wiped out hard drives with nothing on it are still not their exact 320gb or w/e. I'll be honest, i don't know the exact reasoning behind this and never really cared to learn about it but for all the years i've been building computers. I've yet to receive a hard drive that i bought which is stated to be 500gb actually come with 500gb. It's always like 480-490gb or something.

Same seems to go for phones, PMP's, etc...My iPod touch which is 8gb (got the first gen the day it was released) did not come with 8gb of storage for me to use. Of course there is the OS and stuff already pre-installed but it came in at around 7.6gb with the OS and default apps. Though this argument isn't as good as the PC Hard drives, it still kind of makes sense.

The test device could have a number of things we can't account for, maybe the person put some songs on it? so it came out to 6.6gb. Either way, im just gonna say. It's like a PC Hard drive and you won't get the full 8gb stated, you will get less even if it is completely wiped out and i have no clue why, it just is, i just never thought much about it all the years i've been building computers and frankly, i still don't really care.

 

[YamiYaiba]

Triciad's Twitter: Anyone notice that #CTIA's conference bags are sponsored by HTC? Usually it's LG, right?

Makes me smile ^_^

 

[iamrobk]

lol not to be harsh or anything but did you read my post??

Just like a hard drive or something. Straight out of the box, go out there and find me one that will give you the exact amount of space they say. Completely wiped out hard drives with nothing on it are still not their exact 320gb or w/e. I'll be honest, i don't know the exact reasoning behind this and never really cared to learn about it but for all the years i've been building computers. I've yet to receive a hard drive that i bought which is stated to be 500gb actually come with 500gb. It's always like 480-490gb or something.

Same seems to go for phones, PMP's, etc...My iPod touch which is 8gb (got the first gen the day it was released) did not come with 8gb of storage for me to use. Of course there is the OS and stuff already pre-installed but it came in at around 7.6gb with the OS and default apps. Though this argument isn't as good as the PC Hard drives, it still kind of makes sense.

The test device could have a number of things we can't account for, maybe the person put some songs on it? so it came out to 6.6gb. Either way, im just gonna say. It's like a PC Hard drive and you won't get the full 8gb stated, you will get less even if it is completely wiped out and i have no clue why, it just is, i just never thought much about it all the years i've been building computers and frankly, i still don't really care.

I know, which is why I started at 7.8GB's instead of 8. Even so, unless only one guy is leaking specs (there seem to be at least 2 or 3 different reports of the 6.6GB storage), its a weird number.

 

[Kappy]

This thread has become the online version of Cheers

 

[coolbone]

Engadget is reporting possible SS tomorrow...

Sprint to announce 'groundbreaking new device' (HTC Supersonic?) tomorrow -- Engadget

 

[Deleted User]

lol not to be harsh or anything but did you read my post??

Just like a hard drive or something. Straight out of the box, go out there and find me one that will give you the exact amount of space they say. Completely wiped out hard drives with nothing on it are still not their exact 320gb or w/e. I'll be honest, i don't know the exact reasoning behind this and never really cared to learn about it but for all the years i've been building computers. I've yet to receive a hard drive that i bought which is stated to be 500gb actually come with 500gb. It's always like 480-490gb or something.

Same seems to go for phones, PMP's, etc...My iPod touch which is 8gb (got the first gen the day it was released) did not come with 8gb of storage for me to use. Of course there is the OS and stuff already pre-installed but it came in at around 7.6gb with the OS and default apps. Though this argument isn't as good as the PC Hard drives, it still kind of makes sense.

The test device could have a number of things we can't account for, maybe the person put some songs on it? so it came out to 6.6gb. Either way, im just gonna say. It's like a PC Hard drive and you won't get the full 8gb stated, you will get less even if it is completely wiped out and i have no clue why, it just is, i just never thought much about it all the years i've been building computers and frankly, i still don't really care.

AH HA! Brillant!

Food for thought!

Why are Hard Drives always less GB than they say they are? - Yahoo! Answers

 

[kshel]

So how far will the Incredible take us before it's obsolete? LTE??

 

[sparkstsa]

This thread has become the online version of Cheers

I wanna be Frasier Crane

 

[TheGoatLantern]

This thread has become the online version of Cheers

Who can I be?

 

[sparkstsa]

Who can I be?

Norm?

 

[Mandrew]

Usually, companies use 1 billion bytes to equal 1GB. That is not correct. 1 GB really equals 1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes. So, "8 GB" from HTC is really only 8 billion bytes which is actually 7.45GB.

(8,000,000,000)/(1024 x 1024 x 1024) = 7.45

 

[deekjx]

So how far will the Incredible take us before it's obsolete? LTE??

It will be my last non LTE device. LTE phones first quarter 2011 for Verizon. Metro PCS is supposed to have the first LTE in the US.

 

[DobbsianYeti]

Can I be "random guy drinking in the corner"?

 

[Kappy]

^^^ hahaha

 

[Enjroid]

Engadget is reporting possible SS tomorrow...

Sprint to announce 'groundbreaking new device' (HTC Supersonic?) tomorrow -- Engadget

So does that mean HTC will announce the incredible?

 

[TheGoatLantern]

Norm?

Sweet

 

[Flaring Afro]

lol not to be harsh or anything but did you read my post??

Just like a hard drive or something. Straight out of the box, go out there and find me one that will give you the exact amount of space they say. Completely wiped out hard drives with nothing on it are still not their exact 320gb or w/e. I'll be honest, i don't know the exact reasoning behind this and never really cared to learn about it but for all the years i've been building computers. I've yet to receive a hard drive that i bought which is stated to be 500gb actually come with 500gb. It's always like 480-490gb or something.

Same seems to go for phones, PMP's, etc...My iPod touch which is 8gb (got the first gen the day it was released) did not come with 8gb of storage for me to use. Of course there is the OS and stuff already pre-installed but it came in at around 7.6gb with the OS and default apps. Though this argument isn't as good as the PC Hard drives, it still kind of makes sense.

The test device could have a number of things we can't account for, maybe the person put some songs on it? so it came out to 6.6gb. Either way, im just gonna say. It's like a PC Hard drive and you won't get the full 8gb stated, you will get less even if it is completely wiped out and i have no clue why, it just is, i just never thought much about it all the years i've been building computers and frankly, i still don't really care.

I'm pretty sure it's because manufacturers measure gigabytes as 1,000mb when it's actually 1,024mb to a computer. And then they measure each mb as 1000kb when they are actually 1024 each. All of this adds up. If this is correct than it's honestly false advertising since they are using an incorrect measurement.

 

[sparkstsa]

So does that mean HTC will announce the incredible?

doubtful at CTIA

 

[pewpewbangbang]

AH HA! Brillant!

Food for thought!

Why are Hard Drives always less GB than they say they are? - Yahoo! Answers

lol, would only get the answer to my long lost thought not important question on this website.

Yes i understand 6.6gb is strange but there are a lot of variables we can't determine such as apps etc..that were already stated.

Maybe all the test devices came with a ton of bloatware to make it 6.6bg?

 

[wonderbread]

doubtful at CTIA

I don't see why it's doubtful. If Sprint is doing the honors for the SS then that frees up the Incredible for HTC to gush about. Am i rite? C'mmon