HTC Droid Incredible 2 (Verizon Wireless)

HTC Droid Incredible 2 is the successor to the original HTC Droid Incredible and it did really well in the market. Things have changed since then; the competition has got more stiff and it will be interesting to see how this phone performs in sales. On the front, there is a gorgeous four inch display having a resolution of 480×800 pixels. The quality is much better than standard LCDs but you won’t be able to see it even in bright sunlight. This display holds its own again the Super AMOLED displays of Samsung and iPhone’s Retina screen.

Multitouch screen of the HTC Droid Incredible 2 has built in accelerometer and also proximity sensor and it felt very responsive in my lab tests. I didn’t have any problems launching the applications, scrolling through the home screens or menus and using pinch-to-zoom gestures. For navigation on the phone, there is HTC’s Sense UI or user interface. There are plenty of customization options and good helpful tools. The boot time too is faster. The virtual keyboard isn’t as fast as some other competitiors in the market but layout here is quite roomy and it was really easy to use for me.

Underneath the HTC Droid Incredible 2 display, there are the standard Android shortcuts – search, back, menu, and home. But the phone manufacturer has added another cool touch here, the icons automatically rotate when you change from portrait to landscape mode. It isn’t really an earth shattering feature but I still appreciate the extra bit done here to make this phone different. On the phone’s left, there is microUSB port and volume rocker. There aren’t any controls on the right side and I expected a dedicated camera button here. On the top, there is 3.5 mm headphones jack along with power button. On the upper right side, there is 1.3 megapixel camera located above the screen. On the back, there is eight megapixel camera along with dual LED flash.

HTC Droid Incredible 2 comes with USB cable, power adapter, reference manual, SIM card, and 16 GB microSD card pre-installed. After going through this phone, I realized that it is more than just an incremental upgrade to its predecessor. Also, you might be disappointed to see that this phone doesn’t have all the latest software and technology installed. On the bright side, I was glad to see that there were world roaming capabilities here. This is a dual mode phone and this means it offers support to both the GSM and CDMA networks. When you are in US, the phone will run on Verizon’s Wireless CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A and when you go abroad, the phone switches to a GSM network automatically.