My theory on the faceplate...

[Reginald VelJohnson]

Im not sure if they will allow different back colors, being the phone is supposed to coincide with the Incredibles movie[citation needed] whose main color is red. But i could i be so completely red. Im excited about the phone but i wish the phone was more sleek like the bravo and the N1, with the soft touch. I was so excited about that. This doesnt look as high-end as those phones. But i guess the features and a cool case will work to win me completely over.

 

[Nigelahmad]

Lol it was supposed to say i could be completley wrong...
but idk isnt Verizon doing the movie thang? lol

 

[Reginald VelJohnson]

Lol it was supposed to say i could be completley wrong...
but idk isnt Verizon doing the movie thang? lol

I don't know, your post was the first reference I'd heard to it!

 

[mcbtrain929]

Lol it was supposed to say i could be completley wrong...
but idk isnt Verizon doing the movie thang? lol

im pretty sure you're wrong, and any reference made between this phone and the movie was a joke and not meant to be taken literally.

 

[Ruben]

I just hope they give a soft touch gray or black.

 

[pkpmoa1536]

whats more important is 2.1 android w/ sense you on VZW

+1

 

[Kuga]

I noticed that the little android guy is on the back cover...therefore...this is probably an early prototype of the back....BUT the nexus one prototypes had the guy on the back as well with the 'flag' and that back is the same as the one on the retail N1s now...

Part of me wants to think that the back we've seen is not the retail back...but I think it is going to stay and we will either be seeing tons of angry consumers ready to spray paint the back a different color or interchangeable backplates.
The other part of me thinks that the back will change because, like many of you have said, it is missing VZW and/or Google logo(s).
The third part of me, hopes that the weird shape houses a larger battery and allows for a flush camera mount.

Included: cropped pictures of the android guy on the backplate and the thinness of the device (which looks pretty damn thin)

 

[mcbtrain929]

good work.

 

[Nigelahmad]

the vzw logo is already on there i thought,,

 

[caomhan]

the vzw logo is already on there i thought,,

Verizon showed up on screen as the phone started up, but it wasn't on either the front or rear of the phone itself

 

[Gattaca714]

I don't really care if it's red or not. I'd probably just paint it black and put an Anaheim Ducks sticker on it.

 

[Mykpfsu]

Verizon showed up on screen as the phone started up, but it wasn't on either the front or rear of the phone itself

More then likely its because its a HTC test phone and not a Verizon test phone, yet.

 

[jrennel]

To tell the truth I don't mind the back to much. I agree with some of the other posts that the might come out with replacement covers, either way it is more than likely my next phone. The molded back might actually help in terms of grip. Just give us a release date. I feel like we have been tracking this phone or its counterparts forever.

 

[shawn487]

I just had a thought with the new FCC filing for a HTC phone with a 1300mh battery is the incredible? Just think they have that battery and a normal cover less bold, and then have a larger battery cover the red one we have been seeing with a larger battery for if you want to be doing HD video capturing? Again just a thought

 

[Reginald VelJohnson]

I just had a thought with the new FCC filing for a HTC phone with a 1300mh battery is the incredible? Just think they have that battery and a normal cover less bold, and then have a larger battery cover the red one we have been seeing with a larger battery for if you want to be doing HD video capturing? Again just a thought

Now there's an idea... If that happens, I'll stick with the lo-pro cover and get whatever high-capacity battery Seidio comes out with. Best of both worlds. I like the way you think.

 

[kmoore11]

I just had a thought with the new FCC filing for a HTC phone with a 1300mh battery is the incredible? Just think they have that battery and a normal cover less bold, and then have a larger battery cover the red one we have been seeing with a larger battery for if you want to be doing HD video capturing? Again just a thought

I may be completely off here, and probably am, but I'm guessing that if they're going to use 2 different batteries, both would have to be listed.

This is just going off a different phone that was listed twice because apparently it had 2 different manufacturers for the screen, and both had to be tested. Again, its just a guess.

 

[shawn487]

I may be completely off here, and probably am, but I'm guessing that if they're going to use 2 different batteries, both would have to be listed.

This is just going off a different phone that was listed twice because apparently it had 2 different manufacturers for the screen, and both had to be tested. Again, its just a guess.

ya i was kind of thinking the same thing after i posted it im not sure

 

[amihererightnow]

I think it has that terraced back plate so it wont look as thick as a brick, you know, droid like.
This way even if it is fat from a big battery, at first glance it may appear thinner than it really is, so a consumer doesn't look at it and think this thing is as big as a 2x4 and walk right by.
And maybe they just want to put out something a little different, something to stand out from the field of a thousand phones that all look the same.

 

[Scrops]

Lol it was supposed to say i could be completley wrong...
but idk isnt Verizon doing the movie thang? lol

Or red metallic backplate to coincide with the 'Incredible' Iron Man's movie release in May? Phones have been tied in more loosely in less 'blockbuster'-y movies.

FWIW, I also think the plate is a release-ready product. Polarizing the masses with an uncompromising style is fodder for the accessory market.

 

[Androidoholic]

I definitly agree about the backplate being interchangeable, I think it would be a great marketing accessory. I am not so sure about the Ironman 2 tie in though. I would think you would see something especially on the Ironman 2 Homepage. Actually it shows LG as a sponser on the site. Check it out

Iron Man 2 | Trailer & Official Movie Site | In Theaters May 7

 

[Kappy]

I have a hard time believing this will be the backplate. I like the idea earlier that the white back seen around the lens is like the Supersonic's. Maybe the Incredible will have the same back with a kickstand... The orange/red cover

A. doesn't match Verizon's red.
B. sticks out (color wise way to much)
C. doesn't match the red of the front speaker (in the newest videos on this forum)

What if, that orange backplate is a prototype of an interchangable cover? Maybe HTC is making accessories as well and that is a snap on cover to protect the back. It also does not have any Verizon branding on the phone, which you know the final version will.

As for the curves, maybe that is an interchangable cover and has those weird curves to fit over my theory of the kickstand on the back.

If you look at the N1 the camera sticks out from the back,the phone doesn't lay flat. Even the new desire sticks out some too. Just my thoughts..