Various Droid Incredible Reviews

For the most part, reviews for the Incredible are positive. One of the better reviewed smartphones for Verizon. So far, so good.

Review: HTC Droid Incredible : Is It Your Type? (Phone Scoop)

"The Incredible is incredible. Despite its few weaknesses, the Incredible outmatches every other handset that Verizon Wireless currently offers."

HTC Droid Incredible Review (Phone Arena Reviews)

"There were many incredible aspects that we were able to experience with the device that ultimately shows HTC's continuation in being a leader in the Android world. With two similar handsets already out on the market, the Nexus One and Desire, the Droid Incredible manages to follow suit more with the latter of the two. Unfortunately, the minimalistic design approach is the one glaringly eye sore that hinders the Droid Incredible to be elevated to a level beyond its brothers, and with the HTC EVO 4G on the horizon, it'll have a small window of opportunity to make its impact. Verizon customers are once again being treated to the best Android phone to hit the US market – easily supplanting itself as the premier offering on their lineup; even when the Nexus One finally arrives on the scene. In the end, Verizon and HTC will clearly make out well on both ends as they both become the driving forces for Android's ubiquitous appeal."

HTC Droid Incredible (Verizon Wireless) Smartphone reviews - CNET Reviews

"With its polished design and user interface and blazing fast speeds, the HTC Droid Incredible takes pole position as Verizon's top smartphone and is now the Android device to beat."

HTC's DROID Incredible for Verizon review (Mobile Burn)

"The HTC DROID Incredible offers a host of features inside a very capable smartphone, and nearly all of them work very well. Its 8 megapixel camera took some excellent shots, call quality on Verizon's network was very good, and web browsing was a pleasure. If there's one thing about the phone I'd fix, it's the battery life. The Android market still needs better apps, especially games, but that's not anything I'd blame on the DROID Incredible. For the reasons above, and more, I highly suggest you check out the HTC DROID Incredible and give it a "Highly Recommended" rating."

HTC Droid Incredible Review: More Like Impressive - Htc droid incredible review - Gizmodo

"The calculus is relatively simple: If you're on Verizon and want a smartphone (and aren't stuck with BlackBerrys), the Incredible is pretty much the one you should buy. With Palm's future unclear, and its app ecosystem shaky, it's hard to recommend the Pre, even though its software is generally more usable than Android. And the Droid's single redeeming feature over this, a physical keyboard, is actually less usable than the custom keyboard HTC's put on the Incredible. The Nexus One for Verizon looms, but the only reasons it could be considered superior—it feels better built and more expensive, and the promise of timely updates from Google—are mitigated by the fact the Incredible is here now, and HTC's Sense does glossy up some of Android's rough spots."

 

Here's another take, from Engadget: Droid Incredible review -- Engadget

"Let's just put this out there: the Droid Incredible is the best Android device that you can purchase in America right now. It's better than the Droid, better than the Nexus One, and certainly beats the pants off of any previous generation handsets like the Eris, myTouch, or Cliq. It's not just a very, very good Android phone (though it is); it's also an excellent smartphone no matter how you cut it. If you're on Verizon right now, you're finally getting really great options for phones, but the Incredible is currently sitting at the top of that heap with a good bit of distance to the next in line. Sure, there are still issues like a lack of quality titles in the Android Market, and if a hardware keyboard is a must, this won't do the job for you. Also, while Sense is truly great on this phone, there may be users who prefer a more streamlined, stripped down experience. Still, if you're looking for an ultra-fast, extremely capable smartphone that has the guts and gleam to go the distance, the Incredible just might be the Droid you're looking for. Yes, we made that joke."

 

There is no Verizon software anywhere on the Incredible. It is an Android OS phone. So no interference from Big Red.

Smartphones rarely, if at all, have any VZW OS-related stuff on them at all. Only their enhanced and regular phones have their proprietary OS on them.

 

Since the Droid X has just been released, it's as good, if not better than the Incredible, and a far-cry better than the original Droid, of which I'm not a fan of.

Check out PhoneArena's comparisons of the Droid X versus the iPhone 4, EVO 4G, and the Incredible. Cell phone reviews, news and specs - Phone Arena

 

You don't get updates from Verizon. Once they and Google OK the release of an update, Google sends it out. The Droid phones update automatically, unless you change the setting. There is no Verizon OS or anything like it on the phone. There are some Verizon-related apps, but that's it.

These Android phones on Verizon do not operate like the Verizon OS regular and enhanced phones. Different worlds entirely.