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On 6/6/10, ayip s <ayip.mi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice review, mata dan otak agak kram n juling baca review yang panjangnya > kayak marathon (+ dobel 2 paragraf) :p > > Jadi pengen Incredible :) > > On Jun 6, 2010 6:32 AM, "Agus Hamonangan" <id.andr...@gmail.com> wrote: > On the paper, the Droid Incredible doesn't look that much different > from its cousin, the Google Nexus One. In fact, they do have a lot in > common, even if the Droid Incredible is obviously slightly more > advanced (see table) and also runs on what many call "the best > cellular network in the U.S": Verizon. The Droid Incredible also comes > with HTC Sense, a series fine-tuned Android OS additions that make the > phone more usable. Wireless carriers aside, most people ask me: > "should I get the Incredible or the Nexus One?". My definitive answer > is: The HTC Incredible. In this review, I'll tell you how I have used > it and why I think that it is better than the Nexus One. Ready? > > Context: We all use our phones differently, so it's important that I > tell you where I come from: I have been using the Droid Incredible for > a couple of weeks as my main phone. I typically check my email often > with Exchange, and I reply moderately because the virtual keyboard is > not as productive as a physical one. I browse the web several times a > day to check on news sites, but I rarely watch movies or play music. I > don't call much - maybe 10mn a day. This usage pattern will affect > battery life and the perception of what features are useful. > > Technical Highlights > > Droid Incredible > > Android 2.1 + HTC Sense > 3.7" AMOLED 480x800 > Qualcomm 8650 SnapDragon, 1Ghz > 512MB RAM > 8GB of internal storage + microSD slot > 8 Megapixel camera > Wifi b/g, BT 2.1+EDR, aGPS > FM Radio > TV Out (microUSB) > Carrier: Verizon, 3G speeds > 4.6 x 2.3 x 0.47", 4.6oz > 1300mAh battery > > > Google Nexus One > > Android 2.1 > 3.7" AMOLED 480x800 > Qualcomm 8250 SnapDragon, 1Ghz > 512MB RAM > 4GB microSD card > 5 Megapixel camera > Wifi b/g, BT 2.1+EDR, aGPS > No Radio > No TV Out > AT&T, T-Mobile > 4.7 x 2.4 x 0.5", 4.5oz > 1400mAh battery > > > There are a few notable differences with the Nexus One: The Droid > Incredible has 8GB of internal memory (+ one MicroSD slot on the > side), while the Nexus has only the MicroSD slot with a 4GB microSD > card by default. Secondly, the Nexus One has a 5 Megapixel camera > instead of the 8MP of the Incredible. The Incredible has a dual-LED > flash, versus a the single-LED flash of the N1. The Nexus one has a > slightly better battery (1400mAh), but you will see later that sheer > battery capacity doesn't define battery life. > Physical Design (Very Good) > > > > Body: the design of the Droid Incredible is slick by most people's > standards, and I certainly like it myself. The backplate design might > be more controversial, but while it is not my favorite backplate, I'm > OK with it. I'll let you decide for yourself after looking at our > photo gallery. The more important part is that the build quality is > good, and the phone feels solid. > > Display: The Droid Incredible's display is very similar to the Nexus > One display (for good and bad). Both use AMOLED technology, and while > the actual screen size may vary just a little, both provide the same > feel and experience. It is narrower than the iPhone - not by a lot, > but just enough to induce more typos when using the virtual keyboard, > in my opinion. The colors seem more saturated than they should, but > that's kind of how AMOLED is... I would certainly not use this an an > example of color accuracy, but I like the high contrast, and how the > colors "pop". The thing that I don't like with AMOLED display is how > unreadable they get when it's bright outside. I guess that this is the > downside of living in California, but this is probably the most > annoying thing on this phone. > > > > > Body: the design of the Droid Incredible is slick by most people's > standards, and I certainly like it myself. The backplate design might > be more controversial, but while it is not my favorite backplate, I'm > OK with it. I'll let you decide for yourself after looking at our > photo gallery. The more important part is that the build quality is > good, and the phone feels solid. > > Display: The Droid Incredible's display is very similar to the Nexus > One display (for good and bad). Both use AMOLED technology, and while > the actual screen size may vary just a little, both provide the same > feel and experience. It is narrower than the iPhone - not by a lot, > but just enough to induce more typos when using the virtual keyboard, > in my opinion. The colors seem more saturated than they should, but > that's kind of how AMOLED is... I would certainly not use this an an > example of color accuracy, but I like the high contrast, and how the > colors "pop". The thing that I don't like with AMOLED display is how > unreadable they get when it's bright outside. I guess that this is the > downside of living in California, but this is probably the most > annoying thing on this phone. > > > Optical trackpad: I'm sure that I don't use the trackpad to its full > potential, but it is honestly not very useful. I really need it only > when I try to move the cursor within a word, and this does not happen > very often. Just to give you a reference, I think that this trackpad > is not as nice to use as the Blackberry Bold 9700 trackpad. > > UI buttons: the four buttons at the bottom of the phones are much more > sensitive than on the Nexus One, and I'm glad that HTC improved this > aspect because the N1 was a little annoying for that. The quick search > button will open a universal search that will scan you contacts, > shortcuts, bookmarks and so on... it also gives you an option to > extend the search to the web. For web searches, I have installed a > Google Search widget. > Basics > > > Dial a number: Just like other Android phones, dialing a number on the > Incredible is very easy. HTC Sense makes it even a little more > convenient: for example, HTC made the dialer a little smaller so that > you can see (and click!) the few last numbers called. Accessing the > full list of contacts or favorites is also simple. > > Wireless reception: Overall, the Verizon network is the one that has > the best reputation in the U.S, however you should remember that > reception quality is mostly a matter of where YOU are. Do your > homework, and ask your friend what their reception is. It might very > well be that another carrier will have a cell tower nearby your home > or office. I remember that a recent study has shown that Verizon > dropped less calls than AT&T. > > > Audio quality: during calls, the sound is clear and loud (louder than > my BB 9700), so I'm satisfied with this. It should be loud enough to > hear distinctly in a busy restaurant. > > > Virtual Keyboard (Busy): HTC Sense provides a keyboard that is > different from the original Android one. First of all, it as a comma > key at the bottom and you can see what the alternate characters are > (1,2,3... and special characters). If you press and hold a key, the > alternate key will be used. By doing this, you don't have to switch to > the alternate view of the keyboard. This could be a time saver, but > the "hold" time is a little too long at about 2 seconds - it needs to > be set to 1 second to really save time. I would like to have more > control over the keyboard. I find this one to be too (visualy) busy > for my taste. > > > Copy/Paste (works!): Most reviews don't mention this, but the > Copy/Paste actually works very well on the Droid Incredible (yay!), > including in non-editable zones, which is like... 97.66% of the time > when you need a copy/paste. Copy/Paste works like it does with the > iPhone: click and hold something and a set of delimiters will appear. > Drag the delimiters to change the selection, then copy, and voila. > Thank you HTC. > > > Web Browsing (Excellent): As it is the case with recent Android > phones, the web browsing experience is excellent. Web browsing is > fast, and the superb screen resolution makes the iPhone 3GS seem > blurry. If you have a good sight, the extra resolution will let you > see more text at once, therefore reducing the need to scroll and zoom > - I love it. > > If you do need to zoom and scroll, HTC has added the most coveted > pinch & zoom support, which was missing from most Android devices in > the U.S, including the N1. Just like on the iPhone and the Pre, you > can now zoom easily and intuitively. There's one difference though: > this browser will reformat the text each time you zoom. While this > makes text reading better, it also displaces web page elements in > unexpected ways. > > > Flash: Flash Lite is supported, but in practice, it didn't help me > that much. The stuff that I really care about (Hulu, for example) did > not work, but a few banner ads and games (too slow to play) did > work... I think that we will need full Flash 10.1 support with great > performance (I insist on this point) before the whole Flash thing > starts to make a difference. > > Google docs: Google docs is still in read-only mode, which means that > we're only half of the way there. Not that I would *like* to edit a > spreadsheet from the small display with the small keyboard, but I > would like to have the option of doing it (this is true for most > Smartphones btw. The Nokia N900 does work with Google Docs). There's a > big demand for the editing functions, so I thought that you should > know. > Email / Accounts Sync > > > The email experience is pretty good, but I'll repeat myself (from a > prior review) that this is nowhere near the level of productivity that > a BlackBerry would reach. From getting to the top of the email list > (press "t" in the BB), to initiating a reply (press "r") with a > keyboard shortcut to finally typing the actual text, I would say that > the Blackberry (9700) makes me twice as fast to answer emails. Also, > the Blackberry has a custom dictionary that you can use to expand > acronyms into full blocks of text. For example, if I type "addr" [then > space], it expands to my full address - you can't beat that. > > In my Nexus One review, I complained about the lack of email search. > If you use the universal search (tap the search button at the > bottom-right of the phone), you can search everything in the phone, > including apps, shortcuts, contacts, and... emails. This is clearly > much better than nothing, but I would have loved a Mail Search. Note > that the GMail client has a search feature that works well. I'm > talking about the Mail client for Exchange and POP/IMAP accounts here > (POP and IMAP are supported by virtually all email providers). > > USB Sync: I happen to sync my email via the 3G connection, but many > people would still like to sync with their computer Email with a USB > cable. HTC has made it possible to sync contacts and the calendar sync > over USB (kudos to them), but there's no Email sync from Outlook or > Outlook Express. I did not see any Mac support for contact sync. > > Push-email: You can setup Android to deliver emails "as they arrive" > to get true "push email". I tried with Exchange and GMail, but not > with POP. This is great because you can engage in IM-like email thread > (for better or worse), without "refreshing" the mailbox all the time > > > Accounts Sync: You can add all kinds of accounts like Exchange, > Facebook, Flickr, Google and Twitter and synchronize content on a > regular basis. With Facebook for HTC Sense, you can't sync Facebook > faster than once every hour unless you do it manually. I suspect that > this is true for other services as well. Frequent manual refreshes > could deplete the battery faster than you would want. > Computer Sync > > Upon connecting with USB, the Droid Incredible will appear as a USB > drive in your OS. Simultaneously, the phone will ask if you just want > to charge (no data connection), Sync Contacts+Calendar (Windows only), > Mount as a USB drive or share the phone's internet connection with the > computer. This is pretty basic, but sufficient for most users. Under > Windows, you can optionally import photos and videos the same way you > would from a camera or a memory card - this is familiar territory. > There's no iTunes equivalent to manage the phone - for better or > worse. Personally, I really like the simplicity of the USB > connectivity but sometimes it's easier to manage things from a > computer because it's more comfy. > Tethering > > > Out of the box, the Droid Incredible has a tethering option that I was > eager to try. Well, it didn't quite work "out of the box"... I > installed HTC Sync and connected via a USB cable, chose the tethering > option, after after which the computer tried to install the Modem > drivers... and failed. A quick search revealed that others are > experiencing the same issues. So I decided to try PDANet, a 3rd party > solution that uses the USB Debug Mode to communicate data back and > forth between the Droid and the computer. This seems like a workaround > that would work with every carrier. Anyway, after installing following > the PDANet and installing a client on my Win7 laptop, I was connected > via the 3G connection. With 2/4 bars, the phone managed to get a > 1.8Mbps/0.73Mbps connection, according to Speakeasy.net, that's not > bad at all. > > > Photos: images captured with the 8 Megapixel camera look good and rank > surely among the best that we've seen in recent months, but the > internal image processing software has been tuned to "sharpen" the > images a little too much in my opinion. There's also visible noise and > small details like leaves are sometimes blurred out by the image > compression. In relatively good lighting conditions, the colors are > quite natural, which is a plus - the Nexus One was not as skillful. > Despite being a very good mobile phone camera, it won't surpass a > pocket digicam - that was to be expected. In darker conditions, it's a > bit more difficult, but there's a 2-LED flash (that works best from > 1.5 yards away). Just take a look at our Droid Incredible photo & > video samples on Flickr, they will speak for themselves. > > > Video: I'm pretty happy with the video quality of this phone. The > camcorder app can record videos at 800x480 (24fps, 2000kbps) and > 640x480 (30fps). Lower resolutions like 320x240 are also supported, > but unless you're running out storage, there's no point in using the > small resolutions. 640x480 is my personal favorite as I prefer faster > framerate over sheer resolution, but both work very well. I recommend > avoiding fast panning motions because that might make the video a > little choppy. Check out our Droid Incredible video samples on Flickr. > Performance > As benchmarked by Linpack, the raw performance is the same than what > we're getting on the Nexus One, so there's no surprise on that front. > Android 2.2 will bring a 5X theoretical performance jump, because apps > will be compiled to native code, thanks to the Just-In-Time (JIT) > compiler that turns Java code into native code. > > > User Interface performance: on the "perceived performance" front, the > user interface is fast. Android phones have made steady progress and > went from relatively slow to fairly fast in less than a year. If > you're a little picky (like I am), you will notice that the UI > elements are still not as fluid as the iPhone 3GS or the Zune HD. I > still think that this is a structural software issue with Android, one > that has not been addressed in Android 2.2, yet. > > Gaming performance: At the moment, gaming performance is pretty much > in-line with what you can get on the Nexus One. It's good, but it > could be (and will be) even better with Android 2.2. Let's hope that > HTC will come up with the Droid Incredible 2.2 Update quickly. Look at > the video to see what the Droid Incredible can do. > > > Boot time: if you're curious, the Droid Incredible boots in 37 seconds > from black screen to "being usable". > Multitasking (Excellent) > > > We all know it, Android is a good multitasker, but you will need to > keep an eye on what's running in the background to avoid taxing the > resources (cycles, battery) too much. I still recommend using a Task > Killer application, and preferably one that lets you kill all > non-essential apps in one click via a shortcut. You can also set it to > automatically terminate applications every x minutes/hours, just to > make sure that you don't forget. Even though Android has (in theory) > been getting better at minimizing the impact of background tasks on > the battery, I found the Task Killer to be useful - oh and it's free > too. > HTC Sense > > While the Nexus One is running on a standard Android build, the > Incredible benefits from HTC Sense, an improved user interface (UI) > that builds upon Android. There are a ton of improvements, and my > favorites are the calendar, flash support in the browser, status > updates and the homepage "leap" (seeing all seven home screens at > once). These simple things make your life a little easier. I don't > think that I should dedicate a whole section of this review to it, but > if you want to know more, head to this article form Android Central. > Honestly, I would rather see Google improving the Android UI for all, > instead of having HTC do it only for HTC devices. > Entertainment > > > Photos gallery (Getting better): the photo gallery app is simple and > classic. You can scroll over a film roll that displays 3 photos at > once, or zoom in and view photos one by one. You can even crop the > photos if you want, although I never have the urge to do it. From the > gallery, it is very easy to share a photo via email, social networks > or Bluetooth. Overall, the gallery works so much better than phones > that came out just 6 months ago. It's faster, but still lags behind > the Zune HD and the 3GS. We're getting close... > > Music (No search?): The plain-vanilla Android comes with a decent > music player, and I usually don't have much to say about other than > "it works". The HTC variant is equally functional, except in one way: > I did not find a text search function - this is a pain in the neck if > you have a lot of songs. I tried to use the unified search, but no > music results came out. > > Audio quality (Good): Overall, the external speaker quality is good. > It is plenty loud and you can definitely watch a clip, or listen to > music very decently. If you crank the volume level past 80%, the sound > starts to be distorted. > > YouTube Videos (Very good): YouTube video worked really well over 3G, > despite that fact that I have only 2/4 bars when sitting at my desk. > No particular complaint there. Make sure that you use the high-quality > video (in the menu). By default, my YouTube app was to the low > quality. > > > MP4 Videos: Videos played locally on the Droid Incredible can be > extremely sharp and fast. I have created a 2.5Mbps movie (AVC, > 720x480, 30fps, stereo 48Khz) and the phone was able to play it back > perfectly. May be I could have cranked up the bitrate, but this was > more than enough. On the other hand, PSP-friendly .mp4 files that I > used with other Android phones did not work on this one. That's a > bummer because some people out there might have build and converted a > ton of movies to fit their phones. I also tried to play a 720p 8Mbps > movie, and that one froze my phone. > > > Skype: Verizon has the best Skype integration on Android (The Nokia > N900's is great too), so it's quite a perk to be able to leave Skype > in the background and place/receive calls with it. Remember that > SkypeOut calls will use your minutes because they don't go through 3G, > but call a special number instead. This means no voice-over-IP from a > hotspot, or from abroad. Too bad... > Battery Life (Excellent) > > > Overall, the Droid Incredible has the best battery life of all the > Android devices that I have had in my hands recently, and that > includes the HTC EVO 4G, if you are curious. The Nexus One and most of > the others could barely survive 24hrs, even with a moderate usage, but > the Droid Incredible survived way into the second day (see how I use > it in the "Context" paragraph at the beginning). This is huge because > this means that I can forget to charge it overnight. I'm not sure why > this is, but I suspect that the idle power management (sleep mode) is > simply better. What I don't understand is why the EVO 4G, which runs a > similar software (if not more recent), does not pass the 24hrs > barrier. (note that I use a Task Killer on all Android phones. This is > often very useful to cut down power consumption) > > Battery utility: if you want to know what app is sucking out all the > power, use the battery utility. It will show you which app/process > consumes power and this knowledge will help you save power. Go to > Settings>>About Phone>> Battery>>Battery use (see photo above). > > User-replaceable: The battery is user-replaceable if you feel like > buying some more, but I found the backplate to be much harder to open > than on the Nexus One for instance. No biggie, but if you change > batteries often, it might be annoying. I think that most users feel > better to know that they can change a dead battery themselves, not > that it actually happens that much. > > Camera is incredibly taxing: After a week or so, I realized by > accident that the camera was the most battery-taxing of all (at least > that I know of). If you use the camera for 3-5mn, it will quickly jump > to be the most power-hungry app in the battery utility. Good to know! > > Power Management Widgets: I found the power management widget to be > very useful because it shows you right away if high-powered stuff like > 3G, WIFI and GPS are ON or OFF, it puts you in (complete but manual) > control of the power management. Of course, a better alternative might > be to make things smarter so that they turn completely OFF and ON when > needed, but in the meantime, it's handy. I highly recommend it. > Things that could be better > > Narrow design: just like many HTC designs, I find the Droid Incredible > to be very pocketable, but at the expense of typing accuracy with the > virtual keyboard. A careful examination of the virtual keyboard > reveals that it is only slightly narrower than the iPhone's but that > small difference makes a noticeable difference in typing linpack. > Fortunately, HTC also has larger phones like the EVO 4G, which is much > more comfy to type on. > > No Data during calls: This has to do with the CDMA wireless technology > used by Verizon (and Sprint): it simply can't do voice and data at the > same time. For example, you can't be on the phone and go do a web > search (the browser won't be able to connect). That sounds really > annoying, but in the real world, it has never been an issue for me. I > did try it and I can confirm that this is true, and I think that you > should know. It seems that Sprint's Wimax (4G) doesn't suffer from > this and Verizon's upcoming LTE (4G) might not either. > > No UMA: Verizon's network has worked very well during this test, but > wouldn't it be nice if they were supporting UMA as well? With UMA, we > would be able to connect to the Verizon network over WIFI. That would > be a boon for customers living on the edge of the network. It would > also offer a small solution to those who travel abroad. They would be > able to get some coverage indoors. > > No International service: I just mentioned the international traveler, > so you've been warned: outside of the US, this phone won't work. > > > Landscape mode doesn't work at 90 degrees CW: This is very mild, but > the landscape mode doesn't work consistently. The screen will rotate > only counter clock-wise (CCW) and it will do so only in specific apps. > Conclusion > > The Droid Incredible is an excellent phone that demonstrates Android > at its best, and reveals HTC's mastery at releasing high-quality > phones litterally faster than we can test them. I can't wait for the > Android 2.2 update. Because I found the battery to be better and the > screen and the tactile buttons to be more responsive, I can warmly > recommend the Incredible over the Nexus One. The Verizon Network > worked beautifully for me, even though I never had 4/4 bars in and > around the office. No dropped calls, no sluggish web traffic. The only > sacrifice, that I'm not quite yet ready to make is to abandon a > SIM-card based phone because I travel a lot outside the U.S and it is > just very handy to keep the same phone and pop a local SIM card in. > What's yout take on the Droid Incredible? Do you have more questions, > remarks? Drop a comment below. > Links > > Do not miss these reviews: Macbook Pro Review, iPad Review, iPhone 3GS > Review, Sprint Overdrive WiMax Modem, Blackberry 9700 Review, Palm > Pixi Review, Motorola Droid Review,Nokia N900 Review, HTC Hero Review, > MyTouch 3G Review/HTC Magic, Nokia N97 Review > > Droid Incredible Photo Gallery, Droid Incredible Photo Samples > (700px-wide)Droid Incredible photo samples on Flickr (native > resolution), Images from this page, in higher resolution > > Droid Incredible homepage at HTC, Verizon. 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