• Review: HTC Incredible S

    Review: HTC Incredible S

    Chandrakant 'ck' Isi, May 25, 2011 1450 hrs IST

    Expensive, but the best Android smartphone in the market until the dual-cores come along.

    Incredible display; Genuine multitasking; Beautiful UI; 8 Megapixel Camera; Great design; Excellent web-browser.

    Expensive, Weak Wi-Fi radio; Can't play 720p DivX & XviD videos; Paltry 1 GB internal memory; Lacks HDMI port; Poor battery Performance.

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The HTC Incredible S wasn't love at first sight for me. That may be because it is just another 'droid, or it is simply down to the horrible name. Nokia may bore you to death with robotic naming convention, but on the other hand, HTC blurs the line between creativity and hilarity with phones such as HTC Hero, Trophy, Rider, Flyer, Dream and Chacha. However, I can't seem to get my hands off this phone - banal nomenclature notwithstanding. The device may not look stunning, but it blends subtlety with out-of-the-box design cues. While it certainly can't beat Nokia N8's excellent anodized aluminium unibody, the attention to detail that HTC has put into the Incredible S is remarkable nonetheless.

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The phone supports PC charging through the micro-USB cable, HTC also throws in a wall-socket-to-USB adapter for the times when you don't have access to a PC. The supplied headset sticks to tradition with its ugly looks and lacklustre sound quality. Since the phone has only 1GB of internal memory, the retail package mercifully includes an 8 GB microSD card. A rubberised plastic construction provides a comfortable grip over the device. It is good to see HTC experiment with the body material, instead of replicating the design cues of phones such as iPhone and Samsung Galaxy series. The back-cover protrudes along the outline of the battery, but instead of forming a rectangle, it assumes the shape of a SIM card.


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The phone has dimensions of 120 x 64 x 11.7 mm and weighs 135.5 g. The Incredible S sports a 4" S-LCD display, which is nothing short of spectacular. The panel has pixel dimensions of 480x800. Despite being an LCD, the display is as good as any fancy AMOLED or Super-AMOLED display. It delivers vivid colours with great contrasts and maintains definition even over acute viewing angles. Sadly, the display tends to reflect light. Even though the text remains readable, the colours seem to fade out under the sun.


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Just below the display are four capacitive keys - Home, Menu, Back, and Search. Being capacitive, the keys won't react to anything but your finger. The placement of these keys and the backlight goes perfectly with" the display. These capacitive keys even auto-rotate along with it; while that adds nothing to functionality, it looks damn good.

A lock/power button and a 3.5 mm jack reside at the top edge. The volume rocker on the left edge of the phone is flanked by a bare micro-USB port. The right edge has nothing, where a camera key is conspicuous by its absence. Not only does it rob one of the pleasures of using the phone like a standalone camera, but it prevents one-touch-triggering of the autofocus feature. The rear bears a relatively large lens with dual-LED flash and a loudspeaker grille.




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The battery cover is easy to release, as long as you can pry it open with your fingernails. It reveals a SIM Card and a MicroSD memory card slot. The bundled 8GB memory card isn't sufficient to hold a good collection of music and movies. A miserly 1 GB internal memory doesn't help matters either. That's a shame when the market is rife with the likes of Nokia N8 and Samsung Galaxy S - both of which boast of 16 GB internal storage. A gigabyte will never be sufficient, considering the number of Android apps available - most of which will be installed to the internal memory.


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Mighty Maverick
,Bangalore, on Oct 04, 2011 04:27 PM
All say “S” stands for Super but I say it is Suffer. When I took this phone, I was amazed with its performance but when the problem came this become a big headache. A simple problem in Mic made me to shell out INR.7500/= as the Mic is in-built with Mother Board and for that problem I need to change the board. A horrible nightmare I already had and HTC is giving more big nightmare by delaying the service. Even after the promise of 5-10 days of servicing, they are still asking for excuses even after 20 days for a week more… HTC now stands “Hell To Customer” for me…
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Sanjeev
,Lucknow, on Jun 23, 2011 08:03 PM
please review samsung galaxyS2
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Chandrakant Isi
,TechTree, on Aug 03, 2011 01:23 AM
Done :)
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Emil
,Mumbai, on Jun 01, 2011 12:45 PM
I have seen this same identical review in so many places on the web that I can't figure who copied from whom. Try and google "banal nomenclature" and you'll find them.
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Rohit
,Mumbai, on May 31, 2011 08:52 PM
Yet another super noobard review from a noobard site ! Seems like they have hired some jobless salesperson from a street mobile shop. Sorry for harsh criticism but u guys deserve this !
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Ashish
,Delhi, on May 29, 2011 07:43 PM
Hello sir,im planning to buy an android smartphone next month.Owing to the number of android devices im a bit confused.My budget is around 10k and I have the following criteria in that order- 1)Battery(Very Imp)-atleast more than a day on a single charge with heavy usage of texting,music and occasional gaming. 2)Capacitive touchscreen 3)Good camera quality(>3 mp) 4)Android 2.2 or later Also let me know if i can expect slash in prices in summers as the new Iphone & Galaxy S are due.
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Harsha
,Dharwad, on May 31, 2011 08:41 PM
For 10k bracket my default choice is LG Optimus One P500 in Android. If battery is more important then go for Nokia coz my friend's Android doesn't live up to single day on charge.(They do do have good features and great battery time). Fox texting and music and camera Nokia can indeed do a fair job.
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Navi
,Bangalore, on May 30, 2011 12:39 PM
Hi i want to buy a Phone for around 20k... Can you please suggest some?? Android will be preferred but not a necessity..
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Satya
,bangalore, on May 31, 2011 11:05 AM
Go for galaxy SL I9003 or desire S.. or galaxy I9000 if u can get it for 22k
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Satya
,bangalore, on May 31, 2011 11:04 AM
OMG..no way u can buy this one for 28k or 27K... add 3k and you will Galaxy S2.. or buy the original galaxy for 22k. or even desire S is also good...
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sanyog
,pune, on May 29, 2011 12:11 PM
I got android 2.3.3 for my Incredible S.. Its now super Awsum from Awsum,,.. doesnt hang like nokia :)
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itunes
,New York, on May 28, 2011 02:33 PM
wow ,the Mobile Phones is very good-looking, very novel, I like it very much, a good phone to add a good game that Beat pingu you can have a try.
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dude
,kochi, on May 26, 2011 10:09 PM
Hey Chandrakant, you say that the vid player crashes while playing 720p divx & xvid.. So, why didn't you try playing them with another player, like the Rockplayer? I'm pretty sure that the Incredible S would play them just fine with the latter. And the Nokia N8 doesn't support subtitiles, doesn't it? Also, there aren' t that many other vid player apps for Symbian^3 floating around...at least not as good as the ones for Android... So in what way would the N8 make a better gadget for viewing videos?
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Anuj Karkare
,Pune , on May 26, 2011 11:22 PM
N8 does support subtitles, and plays all 720p videos without any problems whatsoever. There is no need of an external app unlike the incredible s. The 'hdmi out' does make it way better than the incredible s. And as for dlna, u need a monitor/tv supporting dlna which are still very uncommon. I take the n8 anywhere,say to a friends house/on a holiday, hook it up to a hdtv, and i can show my photos,videos, watch tv shows, movies. It also supports dolby 5.1 also.
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dude
,kochi, on May 27, 2011 10:35 PM
Hmm.. but you got to carry around the microHDMI adapter with you all the time if you want to do that, don't you? Those cables aren't too common either- stuff like microUSB cables can be found at most ppl's houses but things like the N8's HDMI adapter? I don't think so. One thing's true though- it's hard to find TV's supporting DLNA. Not many ppl have such hardware.
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Anuj Karkare
,Pune, on May 28, 2011 10:44 AM
micro hdmi is bundles with the n8. Its a very small cable to carry as compared to carrying a laptop.....definitely more convenient. Its good to see samsung, SE introducing the hdmi feature as well....
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Sandeep
,Mumbai, on May 25, 2011 04:03 PM
Nice review. Please mention the wifi part in every review because most androidphones have a weak wifi connection. My N96 connects the wifi signal in a second even at poor connection but my Galaxy S takes a long time and it only connects when i m near 2 my wifi. When will u review Xperia Arc. Please always mention the signal strength of the wifi in all of ur reviews. Thanks Chandrakant and Techtree for providing a nice review.
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KrishnaMohan
,Chennai, on May 28, 2011 12:42 AM
Where is Apple Naik !! He should have reviewed this he would have given -1/5 for this device
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Rakesh Sinha
,Mumbai, on May 27, 2011 02:45 PM
Dear techtree editor (if u still have that designation) stop getting nokia employers to review other handsetson your website. i can understand a nokia fanboy but when a reporter mentions nokia 88 times in a review of a htc, its unacceptable. comparisons with the competition is okay but u just cant justify this crap. it gives an impression that there is some understanding for promotion with the brand in question . as a unbiased internet tech site u can afford to portray that kind of a an image.expect a certain amount professionalism and responsibility form your writers in the future. - a concerned consumer. ps.Cant understand why symbian/nokia users are so insecure that they constantly try to size up there paltry devices with others...a humble appeal to all u 'fanboys'..GROW UP !!!
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Chandrakant Isi
,TechTree, on May 27, 2011 05:01 PM
Hi Rakesh, thank you for your comment. However, I'd like to let you know that there is a difference between comparison and fanboyism. And since, Symbian is one of the oldest smartphone os, its comparison with newer operating systems is inevitable. And this comparison will actually help many potential buyers to know about the additional features that they would be getting over their existing symbian phones.
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Pranshu
,New Delhi, on May 27, 2011 11:27 PM
Well said Chandrakant...and forgot to mention..really a very good review...would appreciate if you can do some benchmark testing for these phones that you get...would really see the FPS rates that you are able to achieve with them.. Is there any plans to review Samsung Ace and HTC's Desire S...Why these days there is such a huge delay in reviewing a product..previously you guys were much quicker in your reviews...looking forward for your response.
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Pranshu
,New Delhi, on May 27, 2011 07:37 AM
@ Anuj: Oh! I forgot, I have been a very early adopter of Nokia touch phone and still using one, I also own an Android, The turn by turn Navigation you specified is so good in Nokia OVI that on my phone half of the time does not even link up to a GPS sat, and even when it does, points me to some unknown non existent turns, So I am waiting for Google to allow turn by turn on Android in India... And like every tech enthusiast I like to stay right on the global tech bandwagon..And hard to break it to you, but Symbian was dead and burried the day Elop(CEO of aforementioned) announced a switch to WP7, So essentially N8 is an outdated disaster that no one actually brought outside of the emerging economies...and to tell you truly my hate for Nokia stems from the day to day suffering I have to endure while using the "SYMBIAN"
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Anuj Karkare
,Pune, on May 27, 2011 08:34 AM
What i feel is, the hardware has the last say. Its like having a high end gaming rig with windows xp(n8) vs a medium gaming rig with vista(incredible s). What will you prefer? And as for the 680mhz, symbian is the most optimized OS as of now, and isnt power hungry like the android or ios. The n8 battery lasts for 2-3 days on an average use, thats like twice the incredibles battery life. Camera is just miles ahead of the incredible s. And please explain, which application requires '5 touches' to get an end result. You are just another android fanboy. I dont know what version of ovi maps you are using, but i havent got a single wrong turn as of now. It works like a charm. And you still havent given me another point where the n8 lags behind the incredible s apart from UI.
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Anuj Karkare
,Pune, on May 27, 2011 08:35 AM
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/elop-symbian-will-continue-getting-updates-until-2016-at-least/
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Anuj Karkare
,Pune , on May 27, 2011 10:14 AM
Finally, at the end of the day, its our priorities which decide which phone is better. 1) I needed a phone so that i could get rid of the hassle to carry an extra camera around. 2) I needed a phone with which i could play hd tv shows, movies in my home theatre. 3) I wanted a good navigation system on my phone. I was not so keen on the UI. You may prefer UI to hardware. I do vice versa. Thats why you like the incredible s. There's nothing wrong. But my main point is - why provide hd playback when you have a 480p screen on your phone, and cant hook it up to any other hd screen. It just doesnt make sense.
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Pranshu
,New Delhi, on May 27, 2011 04:41 PM
I am not at all an Android fanboy, In fact I was the first person to buy a Nokia 5800 in Hyderabad, Had to prebook, and costed me the same as your N8, but it has been a pain using the phone everyday, with so many Out of memory errors, with multiple browser crashes, and then with the advent of Android, no good application that actually work at par with there iOS or Android versions. But in fact now I seem to agree with your point vis a vis N8, a simple user like yourself, who just wants a nice looking phone, with run of the mill usage(Camera, Videos ahh!!) should be very contended with his N8...but a power user will never really like to settle on the most important features, like being able to edit the boot loader, run the best available apps( If you feel this unimportant I will understand, because Nokia just does not match this), Google Chrome, Google Voice, fruit Ninja and so much more..So that settles our debate..please be happy with your out of date nice looking, dead piece of technology that takes nice pictures.. even my Kodak roll camera could take very good pictures..but I did indeed updated to a DSLR :-)
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Pranshu
,New Delhi, on May 27, 2011 04:51 PM
@ Anuj : Try to access your applications from home, without using a shortcut, and count the number of clicks and dont tell me that they were not more then 5...and have you tried setting an alarm on your N8, will take you more than 4 clicks, or try creating a meeting invite on your calendar or a To do note, Configure an email and try sending one..and if you are yet not out of memory then now also try running your FM radio or better still open a web page and try jumping to an another web page from the same url bar ...and do let me know how many clicks you required....and if you cant do any of the above...try taking a picture and try to upload it in Facebook from your phone do let me know if you can do that in less than 8 clicks....but of course you wont be bothered by such stuff, after all you just take pictures and watch videos
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Anuj Karkare
,Pune, on May 27, 2011 05:37 PM
Clearly you have not used symbian^3, so thats the end of the discussion there. You are argueing about something that you haven't used at all :P. I have pity on you that you are comparing your s60 to symbian^3. s60 was a joke and symbian^3 is far better. As for your knowledge, n8 does have fruit ninja and many other hd games. Also, it does have a customizable homescreen, where i can pin any application, folder,etc, just like android. Hence opening applications - 1 touch. Sharing a pic just captured - 3 touches. As far as multitasking is concerned, symbian^3 pawns all. Although the number of apps are not as many as that on the android store, the ovi store does have all essential and decent apps.
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Pranshu
,New Delhi, on May 27, 2011 11:22 PM
@ Anuj: And clearly I was right when I said that you were not a power user..because you so forthrightly took it for granted that I would be still be using S60 V5 as that was the OS that came installed in my 5800..but no actually thanks to a very active dev community I am running a S^3 on 5800...and I will still say that its not a major improvement..in any way..the inherent architecture remains same.. but I will give it to you..that the way symbian handles multitasking...its still way better than any other mobile OS..And do you really know that your confidence for Symbian^3 is not shared by Nokia at all..they have already sold the Symbian Dev to Accenture and have completely stopped its use for all future releases, All future Nokia phones will come with a WP7..and in light of these informations..have you really checked with Nokia as to how will they go about fixing any major bugs in N8 or Symbian ^3 after say a 1 year or so..do let me know if you have any updates from them....It was really a very good discussion with you..sry if you found any bit of it offensive.
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Sameer
,Mumbai, on May 27, 2011 09:02 PM
This is a great tech site. I make sure to check it atleast once a day. But the thing is, I don't read the articles and reviews. I just read the comments!! Articles are all crap and that is now established. These articles are aimed at igniting flame wars. Prasad Naik will compare everything to Apple, here it is Nokia. Its all useless. But then, the comments are interesting. I just read them. They provide better insight into phone than the review
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Pranshu
,New Delhi, on May 27, 2011 07:52 AM
Hey Chandrakant : A very good review, I have been an avid follower of Techtree reviews for a long time now, for your so very true Indian prospective of every gadget. Thanks. Though, I would like to point you to a great review I read a long time back, that I rate, best review by far on the web, please follow the link below, No offence, but I think there can be a few pointers that you can take from them to give us a more detailed and accurate Indian/Global review ( Something more on benchmarking and stuff).. http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/htc-incredible-s-review/
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Anuj Karkare
,Pune, on May 25, 2011 09:26 PM
My n8 is way better and way cheaper.....whats the use of playing 720p if u dont have an hdmi out??
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Pranshu
,New Delhi, on May 26, 2011 09:00 PM
Because N8 runs on Symbian...that is an OS that even Nokia has abandoned..so you cant really even compare N8 with anything else..it was outdated even on the day it was released. I own a Nokia's so called high end symbian touch device..and trust me the pain of usage is simply unbelievable
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dude
,kochi, on May 26, 2011 09:11 PM
Ever heard of DLNA? There are other methods of streaming HD content too, you know.
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Anuj Karkare
,Pune , on May 26, 2011 11:01 PM
@Pranshu - Tell me one thing in which symbian terribly lags behind, apart from UI. I'll tell you some things in which 'Incredible S" lags behind the n8 - A) No front facing camera - No video calls. B) Inferior Camera C) No usb-on the go D) Expensive E) No hdmi out F) Terrible Battery life as compared to the n8 Seriously, does UI alone beat all the above points. I dont think so. If it were the galaxy sII, i would agree, but definitely the n8 pawns incredible s.
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Anuj Karkare
,Pune , on May 26, 2011 11:26 PM
Oh, and how could i forget, Free turn by turn navigation, with offline Ovi Maps....now beat that....
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nokia sucks
,delhi, on May 27, 2011 01:34 AM
i cant help but laugh at your ignorance mr.anuj karkare..! incredible s has a 1.3 mp front camera which is better than the vga camera of your n8! n8 has 680 mhz processor as compared to the 1ghz of incredible s..! n8 has 256 mb ram as compared to 768 mb of incredible s..! incredible s has htc sense 2.1! god the list is endless...you must face the fact that your n8 is way inferior.. and the cherry on the cake...n8 DOESNT HAVE ANDROID.. :D
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Pranshu
,New Delhi, on May 27, 2011 07:26 AM
@ Nokiasuks: Thanks, @ Anuj Karkare : As correctly pointed, Incredible S has a 1.3 MP front camera, and yes all the above features that you are specifying in your N8 become useless if you have to actually make 5 clicks to use any of these..BTW Nokia's CEO even agrees with what I have to say, Symbian Sucks...Though I give it to you..N8 has a gorgeous hardware, and that alone is the reason for features that you specified...but usability is so so bad that it actually truly overpowers the hardware advantages.
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balakrishna
,nagpur, on May 26, 2011 06:39 PM
Have you heard of Waze??? Else download and try it out, one of the best free navigation apps with voice guidance. Only downside is this needs data connectivity. Your contention about battery life does not make sense. Provide actual values you got (like talk time, messages, video played, games etc), so that your finding is convincing rather than assumed. Especially when most reputed sites have highlighted the Incredibe S's battery life.
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Chandrakant Isi
,TechTree, on May 26, 2011 08:26 PM
No, I haven't heard of Waze. And I wouldn't download it, as you've already mentioned that the application requires continuous data connectivity. And about the battery performance, please refer to the reply I've given to Prathmesh. And you can simply find the numbers and values regarding battery performance on phone's official webpage.
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suresh
,blr, on May 26, 2011 06:30 PM
" For Internet Pass-through it says Connect Phone to Internet via PC. This function is unique and is hardly found on any smartphone, as most manufacturers don't risk upsetting the carriers." -Most of the windows phone from HP has this feature. Also, what is there for carriers to get upset??? There is no logic in your statement. Looks like you have used the free Joiku app, which does nothing but basic browsing support. The premium one has full https, vpn support. The hotspot feature is something similar to Joiku Premium.
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Chandrakant Isi
,TechTree, on May 26, 2011 07:55 PM
*Hardly found on any smartphone* Doesn't that suggest that it is indeed found on few smartphones? And HP's phones aren't really popular, are they? With the options like Internet Pass-through, user is less likely to use GPRS, EDGE or 3G services to download applications while at home. Carriers do make money by providing value added services like EDGE and 3G. Now if a user does not use these value added services, operator would not be able to make more money. And losing out on ways to make money is a reason enough to get upset.
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Prathamesh Shet
,London, on May 26, 2011 12:08 PM
Every Review of the Incredible S has praised its battery life, lambasted its browser and locked bootloaders..... your review on the other hand is quite different.... Also since I own the phone(bought it in India) I know that your review of the phone is not upto the mark.... get better reviewers, people who atleast know something about a smartphone. There was a time when a techtree review was right on the money, not anymore....
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Chandrakant Isi
,TechTree, on May 26, 2011 01:27 PM
Hi Prathamesh, thank you for your 'valuable' input. As you have said, many reviewers might have praised the battery life of this device, but I'm afraid that they have compared its battery performance with other Android phones with even worse battery performance. On the other hand, I don't want to keep any phone in a comfort zone. So I have compared it with devices based on other smartphone platforms. And on the battery front, its no match for iOS or Symbian devices. We at TechTree believe that 'battery performance' of a smartphone is more important than the locked bootloaders. And I think that most of the users would't really bother with the 'custom ROMS". So I've avoided to talk about the bootloaders to keep the review simple. I do agree that this review is 'quite different' and I would actually take it as a compliment. There are many people who would appreciate the fact that this review is penned while keeping an average Indian user in mind.
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Kaushik
,Bangalore, on May 26, 2011 07:39 PM
@Prathamesh, can you specify your own review, since you own the phone. Please mention where TT is going wrong. I am finding this phone interesting and would love to know what real users think.
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Srihari
,Chennai, on May 26, 2011 07:25 PM
Got my incredible s updated to gingerbread and i am loving it :)
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Phalgun
,Bangalore, on May 26, 2011 04:09 PM
Gingerbread OTa is released for incredible S in India
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Aliston D'souza
,Bangalore, on May 26, 2011 06:51 PM
Also for Desire HD... Got my fone update a few mins ago & man its awesome :-)
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Bhavesh
,Mumbai, on May 26, 2011 02:20 PM
Excellent review !! One of the best ones I have seen at Techtree in recent times ! Keep it up guys
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Mustafa
,Hyderabad, on May 25, 2011 03:19 PM
Why cant you people put the whole article on same page? If you wanna make more money through ads, post good content and not make the site a pain to use
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Nachiket
, TechTree, on May 25, 2011 08:37 PM
We do it for the sake of our readers. Remember, it's the readers that get us adverts and not the other way round. Putting a large review such as this in a single page will force your browser to load all images and associated content in one go. This will unnecessarily increase the page load times. Moreover, dividing a large article into logical sections makes it less intimidating and easier for you to find specific aspects of the product.
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rk_bakshi
,New Delhi, on May 26, 2011 03:34 AM
Absolutely right, Mustafa. I have also the same grouse. However, earlier we do have print command button to help solve the issue, one can read the whole article in one go. But now that print command button is not available anymore. Why Nachiket?
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George
,Cochin, on May 26, 2011 10:26 AM
May a "single page view" button will do the trick.
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Gautam
,Pune, on May 26, 2011 11:10 AM
@ Techtree, I remind, earlier U have an option to print ur article. When print button clicked, the whole artical opened in new window, in prient friendly format.Thats very useful for the reader who want to save the document on hard drive for future reference. I urge u to re introduce the same, for easy saving and vieving.
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Nachiket
, TechTree, on May 26, 2011 12:12 PM
Interesting suggestions. We will definitely consider them in the impending site redesign. Please send across your suggestions through the feedback section (Link at the top-left of the page and below the Techtree.com logo).
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Ravi
,Deoband, on May 25, 2011 11:29 PM
Chanderkanth aka Nokia fanboy is praising HTC :D
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Karthik
,Chennai, on May 25, 2011 10:36 PM
Considering that the LG Optimus 2X is available for 26k from letsbuy Incredible S doesnt really makes sense @ 26k unless one wants Sense UI
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suresh
,Bangalore, on May 25, 2011 09:38 PM
Price of Incredible S is RS 26399/- at flipkart.com
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Vinod
,Chennai, on May 25, 2011 07:50 PM
Well, i have this phone. The wifi works like a charm in all rooms. My N82 does not work on the third room from the router. The samsung i8910 and E72 takes weak signals on the third room , the HTC guy works without trouble too. I did not find any trouble with WIFI. the real grouse is the battery though. Lasts hardly a day.
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geek
,delhi, on May 25, 2011 03:14 PM
well its available for 26.3 k at flipkart chandrakant...! the price ain't 28k anymore.. :P
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Vivek Bhandari
,New Delhi, on May 25, 2011 07:25 PM
and now it can be purchased at Letsbuy.com at rs 25.4k under some conditions, but it's there alright...
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Prashant
,New Delhi, on May 25, 2011 05:00 PM
Finally you have reviewed the incredible S. I had shortlisted this phone and kept waiting for your review. I bought the SE Xperia Arc instead given that it had HDMI output and quite stunning styling. The dealer was trying to sell the Incredible S to me saying that it has a front camera as well. But what needs to be noted is that NONE of the existing Android phones have the capability to do video calling. Given that Arc's absence of front camera did not matter to me. Ure bang on the battery backup part. My arc also sucks big time. Guess you have to live with that if you want an android phone.
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Vishal Mittal
,Vadodara, on May 25, 2011 04:25 PM
To the writer of this article, You have written a very good article but if you add some screenshots of user-interface,browser,music player, phonebook etc. it would be a great article. Reading just text only is very boring nowdays, and if you show some images under the topics which you are mentioning then it would be more lively to read and everyone can associate what you have written in the review by looking at the photos. Please take my comments as a suggestion and i don't want to offend to you in anyway. Once again a very nice article.
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Chandrakant Isi
,Mumbai, on May 25, 2011 04:58 PM
Vishal, Thank you for your suggestion.
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devesh bhargava
,varanasi, on May 25, 2011 03:26 PM
Nice review chandrakant , u r rite abt Nokia maps , u just cant beat it, i travel a lot & regularly use ovi maps on my Nokia E72 every small turn in city or highway is clearly defined & using ovi maps is free and best part of it is voice navigation abt WiFi E72 finds all WiFi connections ( i use bsnl bb WiFi ) within seconds
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nagarjuna
,hyd, on May 25, 2011 04:17 PM
good that u have great experience,,, but on my 5800 when ever i used ovi maps in hyderabad.. it sucks biggggggggggg time.. never i reach to correct location... :(
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