Verizon and HTC worked together to release the HTC Incredible 4G LTE on July 5th, 2012. While the impressions from around the web are seemingly positive, the lackluster features and pricing show why HTC is losing to Apple and Samsung in the mobile phone space.
You can read the online reviews posted all over the web about this phone, but allow me to do so without being overly pessimistic. The phone is the anti-HTC One X. In a world where most high end and mid-range Android phones have 4.3 inch screens or larger the Droid Incredible 4G LTE has a 4? screen. Since the screen is smaller it looks relatively sharp even though it doesn't have 1280 x 720 resolution. It has HTC Sense as an overlay on top of Android Ice Cream Sandwich which is a mixed blessing. HTC has some great apps but overlays such as Sense only make it harder for HTC to update their phones as time passes and new flavors of Android come out. With it's 1700 mAh battery, battery life is okay but it is removable which is plus compared to some other phones.
There are three strikes this phone has against it. First, with the HTC One X and Galaxy S III fighting to be the thinnest 4G LTE phone, the Droid Incredible 4G LTE is the exact opposite. It's battery makes it thick and it's noticeable. Second is the camera, which at 8MP shouldn't have any problems snapping great pictures. The problem is similar to the Photon 4G on Sprint which also had a 8MP camera; sensors don't dictate picture quality. HTC has dedicated image chips they use in their other phones but didn't include in this one. With all the fuss made about the iPhone and it's ability to take pictures you'd think HTC would provide the best photo experience no matter what but sadly they don't. Lastly, at $199 (with $50 mail in rebate) it's price the same as the Samsung Galaxy S III, is $50 more than the Galaxy Nexus, and makes it one of the most expensive phones on Verizon. That's a tall order for any phone, even a phone like this.
All of this may not matter to you if you want a new phone but don't want a large screen but before you decide just remember that you'll have this phone for the next 24 months which is a long time to have a phone just because the screen wasn't as big as the rest of the phones out in the market.
Chance is the editor at All4GLTE.com which covers the latest in 4G LTE phones, like the Samsung Galaxy S III, tablets, and other devices which use 4G LTE connectivity in the United States.
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