Droid X or HTC Incredible? Help!!!! | Gen-Tech | Forums

I've been a Verizon Wireless customer for years and have been very happy with the service, but have a hopelessly obsolete phone because I just didn't like any the Verizon smart phones. Now the Droid line comes along and I am ready to move ahead. I've read a lot of reviews but honestly just cannot decide between these two. Either one, I'll have to order it and wait, no going to the store to buy it.

Droid X is bigger, the screen is gorgeous, but maybe too big to carry around as a phone, and feels a little silly to try to "talk" on it (I simply held it to my face in position.) I've read the HTC Incredible's "overlay" to the Android operating system is better than the Motorola, but I don't really know what that means and how it affect a newbie user.

My needs are pretty simple…..be able to make phone calls, internet for occasional searches while away, a good contacts database that can be integrated with a desktop program, a good calendar. Not much social networking or texting now, but some, and like having the camera. But I still want the best phone, because I don't update every 6 months and I'll want to grow with it.

So, experience, opinions?

Sunfish

Verizon really has excellent phone service, seldom drops a call and has coverage pretty much everywhere I have been or want to be…in this country, anyway. There is an add-on fee for the data use of a smart phone, but I am finally willing to pay it because these phones are so good. The Google maps and directions feature which follows in real time is nearly as good as a GPS with the same function, thus cutting out the need for yet another device. I could wait for the Droid 2, which will have the slide-out keyboard, but honestly, I can't see how any grown person can use those keyboards without hitting 3-5 keys at the same time. The touch screens are quite touchy too but I think that is a matter of experience.

I'm disappointed…I thought you would have the answer to my dilemma!

Ashraf said:

Okay, I looked over both these two phones. Personally if I were you I would go with Droid X cause typing on a touchscreen is a pain in the ***.

Both the Droid X and HTC Incredible are touch-screen only. I was under the assumption the Droid X had the slide-out keyboard too, but I went to the store and played with them a bit and the sales guy said, nope, both touch screen. the original Droid, and the Droid 2, coming out in August, have the slide out keyboard. But they are obviously thicker and heavier.

The Droid X has a larger screen, though, so the touch-screen keypad would be larger. Something to think about.

Ashraf said:

Apparently Droid X's software is horrible; Moto seems to have screwed it up badly.

Crap, I think I saw the wrong phone. Now that I properly look at it, Droid X >>>> HTC Incredible if you can wait like 2 weeks until it comes out.