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.
Feature/Spec | Droid by Motorola vs | Droid Incredible |
Operating System | Android 2.1 | Android 2.1 |
Screen | 3.7?, 480 x 854 Pixels | 3.7?, 480 x 800 Pixels (OLED) |
3G | Yes | Yes |
Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
GPS | Yes | Yes |
Voice Dial | Yes | Yes |
Google Navigation | Yes | Yes |
Bluetooh | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard | Yes | Virtual Touchscreen |
Mobile email and Outlook sup. | Yes | Yes |
Storage | 16 Gigabyte microSD | 8 Gigabyte |
Processor | 550MHz | 1GHz Snapdragon |
Memory | 256 MB | 512 MB |
List Price | $199.99 (after rebate) | $199.99 (after rebate) |
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