Motorola Droid & HTC Droid Eris

[PierBridge]

DROID INCREDIBLE by HTC is here.

Phone officially announced by Verizon and available for Pre-order on April 19th.

Confirmed:

"DROID INCREDIBLE by HTC"

1 Ghz Snapdragon processor (QSD8650) (245 Mhz at idle)

RAM - 512 MB

ROM - 512MB flash + 8GB moviNAND

8 MP camera (Dual flash and AF)

Android 2.1

Sense UI (w/ Friendstream)

Optical track pad (vs. "ball")

3.7 inch screen

WVGA resolution

AMOLED

1300 MaH battery (Talk time: 312 minutes, Standby time: 149 hours)

FM Tuner

802.11 b/g

Flash Lite 4.0

Dimensions: 4.63 x 2.30 x 0.47 inches (117.5 x 58.5 x 11.9 mm)

Weight: 4.6 ounces (130 grams) with battery

No multitouch BUG as found in N1

For all our hearing impaired friends, the Incredible is also confirmed to be (telecoil) T3 compliant

SAR: Head: 1.40 W/kg; Body: 0.7 W/kg

Release date: Pre-order: April 19th Regular order: April 29th

Unconfirmed:

720p recording: Some recent evidence from a leaked ROM confirm that capability is there...further vetting continues to confirm if capability will be enabled at launch.

[LMITOUT]

I've been hearing about this device for a while now and it appears to be a kissing cousin of the HTC EVO that is coming to Sprint sometime this year when looking at the core specs.

I dunno....I might have to jump ship to an Android device yet if Blackberry doesn't get with the program. Their devices are great but a little outdated now and it might be a while before a device with OS 6.0 is released. I still think I'd miss the physical keyboard that my Tour has, along with Blackberry Messenger.

Some people aren't too keen on HTC phones. The new Samsung Galaxy looks impressive too but appears to be going to ATT.

[Duffman]

I've been hearing about this device for a while now and it appears to be a kissing cousin of the HTC EVO that is coming to Sprint sometime this year when looking at the core specs.

I dunno....I might have to jump ship to an Android device yet if Blackberry doesn't get with the program. Their devices are great but a little outdated now and it might be a while before a device with OS 6.0 is released. I still think I'd miss the physical keyboard that my Tour has, along with Blackberry Messenger.

Some people aren't too keen on HTC phones. The new Samsung Galaxy looks impressive too but appears to be going to ATT.

Nerd much?

[deadeye]

I got to say I have had my Droid for a couple months now and I couldn't be happier. It gets better all the time too. New apps everyday and having all the Google stuff is a bonus too. There is a lot more too it than I ever thought.

With 2.1 getting multitouch and a couple other extras, its pretty awesome. Google sky is sweet I got to say.

The incredible looks nice. Its going to be hard to not jump on that phone. HTC seems to be setting the bar right now.

I think I'm going to have to wait for the droid 2 though. A better physical keyboard and 4g will be sweet. I'm sure there will be even better hardware by then too. I heard the processor samsung is usung in their 4g phone is much better than the snapdragon. So who knows in 6 months what we will have available.

[LMITOUT]

The Galaxy will have the same 1GHz Snapdragon processor as the other new Android phones that are coming out (Incredible and EVO).

I just read a report that the Galaxy is coming to not only ATT, but Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile as well! I can't believe it would be on all the major carriers, but if so that's good news. June is the expected drop for all of the carriers except for Verizon who will supposedly get it later in the year. Should be an exciting summer in the Android arena.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Yes sir, android is coming on strong. That is why Apple is broadening their market to other carriers.

[PierBridge]

Slightly off topic here but what are you guys using for Weather Radar apps on your phones... My-Cast which was awesome and free is no longer an option as far as I can tell.

[LMITOUT]

National Weather Service via the browser.

[MuleShack]

Slightly off topic here but what are you guys using for Weather Radar apps on your phones... My-Cast which was awesome and free is no longer an option as far as I can tell.

WCCO has a free app on the market. It has news, sports, weather on a sliding menu. They have a few different radar options, mostly close ups.

I still use intellicast on the browser for the state wide radar view.

Kare11 metro radar seems clearer to view also for the close up 7 county view.

[DTro]

You can still use MyCast, it's not an app, but you can use it in your web browser, just sign up on the HSOforum

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Weather radar is a big deal for me. That is why I'm wanting data coverage up north.

[deadeye]

I have the weatherbug elite app and have been pretty happy with it. All the other stuff is available via the browser too but so far weatherbug has been the most intuitive I have found. It was only 1.99 so it was cheaper than a coffee which is good. I have tried all the others I could find and it seems to work the best. The weather channel free app was OK but it seems like they get it wrong a lot.

On my old g'zone's I did the monthly fee weather channel and I also had accuweather. They were both OK.

The radar has saved me quite a few times. The most memorable was a really nasty storm on trout lake in the bwcaw just north of vermillion. I was able to leave a couple hours early and miss it completely. Its so much nicer to pack out in calm/dry weather vs a mini hurricane.

[DTro]

I could care less about the other cr@p, give me a high resolution real time radar and that is all I need.

[deadeye]

In the android store there is a app called Radar Now that is exactly what you are asking for Dtro. Just radar, no ancillaries.

I like having somewhat of a forecast myself but I got to say I have been very happy with the radar on weatherbug too. I like having lightning strikes on the map and they at give that option. I don't melt from rain but I imagine that getting hit with lightning would be a rude way to end the day.

[PierBridge]

So are you using the Pay version of Weatherbug? Looks like the Trial version doesn't have lightning detection.

[deadeye]

Yup 1.99 one time fee. No adds. Motion radar, lightning strikes, video forecast with hot chick, weather/traffic cameras streaming, ect.

[MuleShack]

GPS question for you guys.

I have the Hero from Sprint (which is the Eris at Verizon i believe)

On the main screen it has the Time, the date, the weather and the location that I am in.

When I first got the phone, the location was always pretty accurate. Now it seems it is a town or two off...and in some cases as in now about 25 miles off.

I also noticed when I was the sprint navigation, that it did't show me being on the right street.

Is there a way to synch it up or anything else that might get it back on track. Anyone else notice this?

[deadeye]

Try turning off and restarting your phone.

Another thing is if you are using a task killer like atk, it screws with the gps for some reason. So leave maps/navigation off of that.