Droid Inc 2 or Iphone 4

MPGohl said:

I'm currently using the original Moto Droid and when I unlock the phone it usually takes minutes to load the Apps.. is this a Droid thing or just because its an OLD droid..

Ready for an Upgrade looking at Iphone4 and Droid Inc 2.

Thanks for any input.

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If you come to an Android forum you will get the DINC 2 as your answer. If you go to the Iphone forum then you will get the Iphone as your answer.

To be fair try both. Go to the Verizon store and play with both of them. There is also a return period that you can switch phones.

Minutes to load the apps when you unlock the phone? I'm no expert on Android phones, having had an Eris and an Incredible 2, but after being on Android forums for a year and a half I've never even seen a forum posting claiming that problem.

My old Eris was slower than my new DINC1, but even it wasn't as slow as you described...

If you want to know which t(he DINC2 or the iPhone 4) is faster, you may be comparing the phones for the wrong reasons. They both are much faster than your old phone, but it's an Apples (no pun intended) to Oranges comparison. They have a different look and feel and the functionality is a bit different from anything to how the apps work to the basic OS.

My wife has the iPhone 4. I'm hooked on the Android platform and stayed with it. I can do things with my phone that she can't, and yet there are some things about the iPhone I wish the Droids would do (screen rotate in all directions, for example). And while some apps on her phone seem to be easier or more intuitive (her "layers" in maps for traffic, directions, etc. is super easy), the overall functionality of the Droid I find a bit more impressive (iPhone still doesn't have a top pull down menu, for example).

There are pros and cons, just like with most technologies, but my preference is with the Droids... And HTC still makse a great phone IMO. I'm so glad they came out with the DINC2, as I was not going to buy one of the huge Droids. I like the size of this phone and am pleased with it.

I just came from the Moto Droid 1 to the DInc2--2 weeks in and couldn't be happier.

Go to youtube and search for Incredible 2 vs Iphone4 video. There is a good one on there that compares the two phones.

I had to make the same decision about a month ago. Here is what won me over to the Inc2:

1. 4in screen vs 3.5
2. Google navigation on the incredible, and the really poor maquest naviation on the iphone.
3. root, custom roms, and everything else that is so fun about android.
4. New iphone should be due in a few months, and I'd probably regret getting an iphone4 at this point.
5. full flash support on the inc2, and no flash support on the iphone4.
6. Notification status LED's on the incredible
7. etc...

The signal strength seems to be reported wrong. I usually hover in the 0-2 bar range in my home. But I almost never lose 3G and haven't had a dropped call or any signal issues.

MPGohl said:

The only thing thats scaring me right now about switching to the Inc 2, is all the signal strength problems that everyone's talking about..

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My girlfriend (ex!) upgraded to the iphone4 a few months back and had nothing but dropped calls due to the antenna design flaw. She had to get a case for it just to be able to not drop calls while holding the phone.

Personally I have had zero signal issues with the incredible2 or any other HTC phone. I have never even experienced a dropped call on this phone. There really are no signal strength issues with this phone. Some people may report issues here and there, but that probably has more to do with their network coverage then the phone itself.

Anyway, the iphone is a nice phone, but its far from flawless. Do what i did and play with it and the inc2 at the store and see what one you like more.

Don't worry about the signal indicator issue.even though it only shows one or two bars, I never drop calls and the browser loads fine.

No signal issues here. Bars are a loose graphical indication of your signal strength. Not to be interpreted literally or compared between phones. An accurate reading is db.
This phone hadn't dropped any calls even in tough areas.

The issues with lag after opening should NOT happen on ANY new phone you get. If they do, take it back right away for an exchange or refund.

Edit: my wife has the OG Droid and has no issues with that. She did have (what she thought was) battery drain issues and was about to buy a new battery, but I grabbed her phone and did a factory reset and that fixed it. The same may work for your lag issues.
I am a big fan of the factory reset. I almost view it as "regular" maintenance on any computer, especially when it is bogging down or having issues otherwise. And let's face it, these phones are computers.

I just upgraded to the Inc2 from an OG Moto Droid and I couldn't be happier.

Signal strength isn't a big deal. My house is in one of Verizon's weaker spots in the Phila. PA 'burbs, and the DINC2 is better with this than the BB Storm before it. In general, we find VZW's service to be amazingly good in places where any signal would be a surprise. In our boat, we've been from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida and on to the Bahamas, passing through some areas where it might seem even electricity is scarce, and there's a Verizon signal. There are some holes, to be sure, but in general, I wouldn't sweat signal strength.

There are two real issues to think about when thinking IP4 v. DINC2. One, go with IP4 and you're going to get the whole Apple experience, like it or not. With DINC2, you're probably going to get Verizon, which has its own ups and downs. The biggest down, in my experience is that, in the US, you're going to get a CDMA connection and that means "no data while talking". The DINC2 is GSM capable (works in Europe, for example), but here in the US you're stuck with CDMA.

Yesterday, while driving to a new location, and using the DINC2 as my car GPS, I got "data lost" gripes from the GPS because I was one the phone (hands free, of course!) at the same time. The GPS Navigator uses the Internet to source its maps. Talk on the phone and that goes away. (Yes, Google Maps has a lab feature allowing map tiles to be stored in advance - they cover a relatively small area, and contain only map data and no traffic, satellite, POI, etc. info)

Oh, yeah, one IP4 oddity: in the DINC2, I can stuff in a 32G microSD, use it, make a backup to another microSD (externally, of course), and put in another microSD if I want a fast change of tunes, video, etc. In the IP4, the memory is sealed in the phone. What you see is what you get, and you can't change it. For most people I expect this is no biggie, for some it could be a deal breaker. YMMV