Root is not necessary for the most part. you can install downloaded apps through APKatcher without the root, which is my primary concern. Eventually they are all rooted.
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Matthias Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > Oh and I guess another selling point for the Droid is it has been rooted. > Does the Incredible allow you to ssh from it? I think the Droid is going to > be my pick. > > Matthias Johnson > > On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Jesse K Ziter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Google just updated the page saying "For Verizon's network, you can buy the > Droid Incredible by HTC, a powerful Android phone and similarly > feature-packed cousin of the Nexus One." as per the droid or the incredible > I guess it comes down to the keyboard. I have rocked the G1 since its > inception and never felt the need to upgrade because of the awesomeness of > the cyanogenmod. The Droid and the Incredible are both awesome. I just > jumped ship myself and pre ordered the incredible after that announcement by > google. I would have deffinatley gone for the nexus due to the xda forum and > cyanogenmod, they have kept my trusty G1 running as smooth if not more than > the droid for over a year. All that being said my G1 had all the > functionality of the droid with the custom rom and third party apps. I would > worry more about the form factor and hardware. > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Matthias Johnson > <<[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I have the option of getting a new phone for Verizon and I want an >> Android just not sure which one. The Eris seems to be in the rear so >> really it's a question of Droid vs Incredible. Incredible has a 8 >> megapixel camera vs a 5 on the droid but I really could care less. To >> me the big differences are OLED and Snapdragon for the Incredible. >> Keyboard, screen size, and true Android software for the Droid. For >> me the real Android software is the issue. Reviews I have read are >> that the Incredible win this catagory because it is 2.1 but it seems >> like a loser to me since it is Sense and you then have to wait for HTC >> to update like the Eris situation. Any thoughts would be much >> appreciated. By the way where is the Verizon nexxus? >> >> Matthias Johnson >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group <http://mhvlug.org> >> http://mhvlug.org >> <http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug> >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium >> May 5 - Crack and LLVM >> Jun 2 - Android >> Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group <http://mhvlug.org> > http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > May 5 - Crack and LLVM > Jun 2 - Android > Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > May 5 - Crack and LLVM > Jun 2 - Android > Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > >
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