NOTE: Please read my entire post before commenting!!!!
I'm in dire need of a smartphone and have been for ~ 6 months. I need help deciding btwn the Droid and the Incredible. Until recently I was sure I was getting the Incredible. Let me explain:
The reason I didn't jump on the Droid was b/c of the laggy performance (this is my opinion, so please don't flame). The Incredible has the speed I want. Why am I second guessing now? Well, my buddy just rooted his Droid with the Bugless Beast rom, and has it clocked up to 800mhz or 1ghz area. Apparently it's speed is in the neighborhood of the Incredible and it's getting battery life of at least a day with moderate usage.
This caused me to make the following list of pros and cons on each phone.
Here's my pros and cons list:
Incredible Pros:
> Blazing speed comes stock
> 8MP camera
> Excellent touchscreen sensor
> No physical keyboard
> Bright screen
Incredible Cons:
> Battery life (some users have the issue others don't but even those who don't seem to be getting a max of abt 20 hrs)
> Signal/Voice Issues (I'm not referring to the inaccurate bars icon, I'm talking about the actual signal issues that people have been reporting. Apparently the radio may be positioned oddly which may have something to do w/ it.)
> Poor variety of cases, screen protectors and accessories available currently (I know it will get better but I want something to protect my phone now and don't want to have to buy again, unless it's to support a bigger battery)
**I also realize that a bigger battery is on the way for the Inc, but am also aware that it will be larger and require a different phone back. I want a GOOD case on my phone, so unless otterbox or an innocase, etc is going to be produced to fit the extended battery back, that is still an issue.
Droid Pros:
> Battery life (not only does it seem better but I don't think there's nearly as much talk of "what can I disable to improve battery life)
> Screen size SLIGHTLY bigger
> Tons of accessories
> Faster firmware updates b/c of stock Android
> Extremely reliable radio
Droid Cons:
> Need to root and clock up for it to be suitable for me
> Hardware Keyboard
> Touchscreen sensor isn't as accurate and responsive
> Camera issues? (not sure if this is still a problem or not)
Ok, all this said, I'd like people to weigh in on the issue. Hit me with pros and cons that I'm missing and point out other things I may want to consider.
Please DO NOT flame me for my opinions or try to contest what I've said. I have done my homework for the most part, so unless I'm absolutely dead wrong on something or there has been a fix for something, please don't try to argue with my list.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Removed pros/cons concerning my original thoughts that the Incredible didn't have Gorilla Glass
I'm in dire need of a smartphone and have been for ~ 6 months. I need help deciding btwn the Droid and the Incredible. Until recently I was sure I was getting the Incredible. Let me explain:
The reason I didn't jump on the Droid was b/c of the laggy performance (this is my opinion, so please don't flame). The Incredible has the speed I want. Why am I second guessing now? Well, my buddy just rooted his Droid with the Bugless Beast rom, and has it clocked up to 800mhz or 1ghz area. Apparently it's speed is in the neighborhood of the Incredible and it's getting battery life of at least a day with moderate usage.
This caused me to make the following list of pros and cons on each phone.
Here's my pros and cons list:
Incredible Pros:
> Blazing speed comes stock
> 8MP camera
> Excellent touchscreen sensor
> No physical keyboard
> Bright screen
Incredible Cons:
> Battery life (some users have the issue others don't but even those who don't seem to be getting a max of abt 20 hrs)
> Signal/Voice Issues (I'm not referring to the inaccurate bars icon, I'm talking about the actual signal issues that people have been reporting. Apparently the radio may be positioned oddly which may have something to do w/ it.)
> Poor variety of cases, screen protectors and accessories available currently (I know it will get better but I want something to protect my phone now and don't want to have to buy again, unless it's to support a bigger battery)
**I also realize that a bigger battery is on the way for the Inc, but am also aware that it will be larger and require a different phone back. I want a GOOD case on my phone, so unless otterbox or an innocase, etc is going to be produced to fit the extended battery back, that is still an issue.
Droid Pros:
> Battery life (not only does it seem better but I don't think there's nearly as much talk of "what can I disable to improve battery life)
> Screen size SLIGHTLY bigger
> Tons of accessories
> Faster firmware updates b/c of stock Android
> Extremely reliable radio
Droid Cons:
> Need to root and clock up for it to be suitable for me
> Hardware Keyboard
> Touchscreen sensor isn't as accurate and responsive
> Camera issues? (not sure if this is still a problem or not)
Ok, all this said, I'd like people to weigh in on the issue. Hit me with pros and cons that I'm missing and point out other things I may want to consider.
Please DO NOT flame me for my opinions or try to contest what I've said. I have done my homework for the most part, so unless I'm absolutely dead wrong on something or there has been a fix for something, please don't try to argue with my list.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Removed pros/cons concerning my original thoughts that the Incredible didn't have Gorilla Glass