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Droid is turning out to be major brand for Verizon Wireless. There are three smartphones in the Droid family, so how can you tell which Droid is the right fit for you? Let's compare the Droid by Motorola vs the Droid Incredible. The commercials say "Droid Does"  what does each Droid do?

In the software department, Droid Incredible has the HTC Sense UI for combining social networking, while with the Droid your social network can be done by Android Market apps.

The Droid by Motorola has a 5 megapixel camera and the Droid Incredible has an 8 megapixel camera, both have an LED flash.

The Droid Incredible has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 512MB of RAM, while the Droid by Motorola has a 550MHz processor and 256MB of RAM. While the difference may not be noticed for most taks (e.g. checking email), the Droid Incredible will outperform the Droid,  when many apps are running simultaneously.

The Droid by Motorola received good reviews as did the Droid Incredible. Both smarpthones have qualified for the Verizon Buy-One-Get-One Free 3G smartphone deal. They both have 3G access, Wi-Fi, and GPS. The Droid by Motorola has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard which is a must for heavy texters/emailers. You can however use the voice-to-text filling function for most text functions on both Droids.

In the storage department, the Motorola Droid comes with a 16GB microSD card, while the Droid Incredible model has 8 GB of built-in storage capacity. You can buy a larger microSD if you like. Motorola offers it's handy syncing app for media for Motorola Media Link for the Droid which has been a favorite of our readers, while Droid Incredible users can find their own ways or apps to sync media. Some reviewers advise a faster processor for future updates.

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