I didn't notice the display issues when I played with it. I was indoors in late afternoon/early evening, so a sunlight comparison was not considered.
I was far more concerned with whether HTC had addressed some of the UI annoyances that plague the Moto Droid. Put the Droid's screen on the Incredible and the phone would edge a little closer to deserving that title.
I have had my incredible for 2 weeks now (3?). I moved from a Blackberry curve which has a hardware keyboard.
I was very skeptical about the lack thereof on this unit. My experience however has been very solid, the onscreen on this unit is very easy to use (especially when you transition to landscape mode to type a text/email. Very few mistakes and I am plenty fast with it.
I have to disagree with the sunlight. Every LCD-based device I've ever used is completely useless in sunlight. The AMOLED on the Moment, while not a great experience, is definitely readable in all light where I'm not actually looking at the reflection of the sun itself in the screen.
That's a $5 option, though. If you want real storage, hop over to a MicroCenter (or buy it online if you don't have one locally) and pick up a 8GB MicroSDHC for $17
The HTC Incredible does not ship with Android 2.2, and cannot yet be upgraded. HTC has said, however, that an update should be available in a few months.
It's also likely that the homebrew community will get a stable version of Android 2.2 running prior to that date, if you're comfortable with flashing unofficial firmware.
Thrax
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I was far more concerned with whether HTC had addressed some of the UI annoyances that plague the Moto Droid. Put the Droid's screen on the Incredible and the phone would edge a little closer to deserving that title.
The EVO will, hands down, be a better device. Same CPU, more RAM, bigger screen and, here's the kicker, it's LCD.
You'll get the same, unbelievably polished Sense experience on a bigger, crisper, more accurate screen.
The EVO should be called the Incredible, not the other way around.
I was very skeptical about the lack thereof on this unit. My experience however has been very solid, the onscreen on this unit is very easy to use (especially when you transition to landscape mode to type a text/email. Very few mistakes and I am plenty fast with it.
It looks like Verizon's online store still offers the 2GB SD deal.
The HTC Incredible does not ship with Android 2.2, and cannot yet be upgraded. HTC has said, however, that an update should be available in a few months.
It's also likely that the homebrew community will get a stable version of Android 2.2 running prior to that date, if you're comfortable with flashing unofficial firmware.