HTC running low on AMOLED stock, will add SLCD to the mix for some models -- EngadgetA buddy of mine just got his Incredible last night (after the typical shipping delay) and no where on the box or in the material is any mention of an LCD screen vs the AMOLED. SO hopefully they have not started switching them out yet!
pday1, which article are you referring to?
How can I tell if mine is AMOLED or LCD? Mine was a few days late, arriving yesterday. I assume it's too early to be LCD.
Interestingly though is my wife's Incredible came a month ago in a white box, mine was in different color scheme packaging. I guess it's sort of yellow black and reddish.
I have no worries that when the time comes Verizon will use a throwaway line in a new Incredible commercial employing the same talented voice over guy from all the previous Droid commercials to make something like "updated screen technology" sound better than AMOLED without actually saying as much. Love it or hate it, they've proven masterful marketers, and are no doubt legally savvy.
I would hope that a more power hungry screen would include the larger OEM battery...
How can I tell if mine is AMOLED or LCD? Mine was a few days late, arriving yesterday. I assume it's too early to be LCD.
Interestingly though is my wife's Incredible came a month ago in a white box, mine was in different color scheme packaging. I guess it's sort of yellow black and reddish.
How does your screen look? That is really all that matters. Honestly you won't be able to tell a difference unless you have two phones with the different screens right next to each other.
I don't mean to be cruel or anything, but did you actually read any of those threads you found?
All we know right now is that HTC is working on the test models for the SLCD screen and that once it's ready, they will start adding the SLCD to the production.
They will also inform customers which version they are getting when the time comes.
From what I have been reading everyone seems to talking in the past tense and I was just trying to clarify. I will do some more reading.
It's okay, it's a lot to go through.
And really, there isn't anything more to know than what I said. SLCD is being tested, once it's ready they will begin using it. At that time they will notify customers of the switch.
So for right now, it's not a concern. And for all we know, it won't be a concern for a long time.
What will be the easiest way to tell the difference between the two screens? I just got my replacement in the mail so I can let you guys know.
With the impending change I almost want to call Verizon and ask if I can just get the Droid X. Not because I like the phone or think it's any better, but because I at least know that they aren't going to change a major selling point on that phone just a few short months after it's release. HTC is a good company and I understand that they made a mistake and it has landed them here where they have to make this decision. I don't know how hard it must have been to make, but they had to know that they were going to lose business. This might lose them my business altogether.
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