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***Official HTC Incredible Thread***

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They are both ARM architecture chips, yes.

Both the Cortex A8 and Snapdragon are System on a Chip (SoC) design, so they both have integrated GPUs. Apparently Motorola decided they wanted an external as well. Maybe HTC will do the same with the Incredible?

SoC means the entire system is on one chip. When they say dedicated GPU, they mean the GPU is a separate die that only performs graphical functions and the CPU need not worry about the heavy graphics lifting. Both the Droid OMAP3430 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD 8650 use Cortex A8 instruction sets, but TI bought the architecture as well has the instruction set while Qualcomm only bought the instruction set and decided to optimize the architecture design inhouse. Clock for clock the snapdragon is slightly faster. The GPU's (PowerVR SGX530 for Droid and ATI Imageon Z430 for snapdragon) are different (14M tri/sec for the PowerVR and 22M tri/sec for the ATI). So honestly the snapdragon is the superior chip. Now how long will it take for developers to take full advantage of that hardware is the real question in my mind.
 
I have read just about every page here and have yet to speak up. I feel like a peeping tom and I am disgusted with myself. However, unlike kennyyu, my patients will die if I don't take my eyes off the screen every once in a while :D

I'm pretty sure I share the same anxious feelings, pessimism, optimism, and excitement about this phone and I am biting at the chomp for it!

I will do my best to contribute, since I now know all of you so well, and you know nothing of me.

(please don't PM me with pictures of your rash asking for advice :p)

Welcome Doc! Stick around!
 
Been a lurker in this thread as well for a while, posted what information was given to me by the manager at my Verizon corporate store I deal with.

I came over from the whole iPhone experience because I was fed up of what I consider draconian measures put in place for app development with apple. So I decided to abandon the iphone and jump ship over to a Motorola Droid and begin android app development.

I was "content" with the droid until I really started reading all these posts in this thread about the HTC Incredible and I thought to myself that I wanted this phone instead. So, on the last day of my 30 day return policy I returned the droid and anxiously wait for this phone to be released.
 
My buddy says he played with the incredible yesterday for an hour. Very fast and smooth. He's sending me an eris to use and save my upgrade. Then he can get the inc for me at a good price (maybe free) when the rumors about the iphone get crazy.
 
Been a lurker in this thread as well for a while, posted what information was given to me by the manager at my Verizon corporate store I deal with.

I came over from the whole iPhone experience because I was fed up of what I consider draconian measures put in place for app development with apple. So I decided to abandon the iphone and jump ship over to a Motorola Droid and begin android app development.

I was "content" with the droid until I really started reading all these posts in this thread about the HTC Incredible and I thought to myself that I wanted this phone instead. So, on the last day of my 30 day return policy I returned the droid and anxiously wait for this phone to be released.

Draconian...good word for it... that's why I'm not gonna wait for the vz iPhone. Android is for me. I like my FREDOOOOOM!!!!
 
My buddy says he played with the incredible yesterday for an hour. Very fast and smooth. He's sending me an eris to use and save my upgrade. Then he can get the inc for me at a good price (maybe free) when the rumors about the iphone get crazy.

Can you get a date from your friend? ;)
 
Why is everyone so sure that the AMOLED screen will be a great thing? I've heard a lot of people don't like it on the N1 because it gets washed out in direct sunlight. Is this screen going to be a problem when I'm using Google Nav in my car and its sunny out?
 
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