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Samsung Droid Charge vs HTC Droid Incredible 2 – Full Specs Compared

Samsung Droid Charge and HTC Droid Incredible 2 add variations to Verizon’s Droid series phones. While Droid Charge is a 4G phone with 4.3″ super AMOLED display HTC Droid Incredible 2 is a 3G phone with 4″ sper LCD display. Both run skinned Android 2.2 with Google and use their own trademark user interfaces.

Samsung Droid Charge

Samsung Droid Charge features 4.3 inch super AMOLED plus WVGA (800 x 480) display and powered by 1GHz Hummingbird processor with 512MB RAM and 512MB ROM. It has an impressive memory capacity (2GB + preloaded 32GB microSD card with support for expansion upto 32GB) and battery life, which is rated at 660min talktime. Droid Charge is compatible with 3G CDMA EvDO and 4G LTE network. You can enjoy the 4G speed in the LTE coverage area. Also you can share your 4G speed with 10 other Wi-Fi enabled devices with the mobile hotspot feature.

Droid Charge is based on Android 2.2 with Samsung’s own TouchWiz 3.0. The OS is upgradeable over the air. Droid Charge is a Google certified device and thus has full access to Google Mobile Service, which is integrated to the handset for one touch access. In addition to this and Android Market, the handset is also loaded with Verizon special Apps and Samsung Apps.

Droid Charge has dual cameras, 8MP camera at the rear and 1.3MP in the front for video chat . For connectivity it has Bluetooth v2.1+EDR and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n.

Samsung Droid Charge has exclusive tie up with Verizon. The phone is compatible with Verizon’s 4G-LTE 700 and 3G- CDMA EvDO Rev.A. Verizon promises 5 to 12 Mbps download speeds and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage area. It also support global roaming.

Verizon is offering both Droid Charge for $300 on a new two year contract. Customers have to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan and a 4G LTE data package. Nationwide Talk plans starts from $39.99 monthly access and an unlimited 4G LTE data plan begins at $29.99 monthly access. Mobile hotspot is included through May 15 for no additional charge.

HTC Droid Incredible 2

HTC Droid Incredible 2 features a faster next generation 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor (the same processor used in HTC ThunderBolt), 4 inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) super LCD display, 768MB RAM, 8MP rear camera with dual Xenon flash that can capture HD video at 720p. The super LCD display is very clear and produce vivid colors, better than the display of the previous Incredible. On the design side, it is similar to HTC Incredible S, there is no physical button in the front. The on screen button rotates when you change to landscape.

For connectivity it has Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1 with FTP/OPP for file transfer and a microUSB port available on the left side edge. The other features include surround sound environment via SRS WOW HD, Bluetooth A2DP for wireless stereo headset,DLNA, GPS with preloaded maps and unified inbox for all email accounts.

The phone runs Android 2.2.1 with HTC Sense, the operating system is upgradeable to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). HTC Sense offers 7 homescreens that can be customized. It’s a world phone with the capability to roam globally, so you can carry this phone when you go outside US.

HTC Droid Incredible 2 is another addition to Verizon’s Droid series with a price tag of $ 200 with a new 2 year contract and data plan. Verizon’s Nationwide Talk plans starts from $39.99 monthly access.

Comparison of Specifications
Samsung Droid Charge vs HTC Droid Incredible 2
 Design Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Form Factor Candy Bar Candy Bar
Keyboard On-Screen with Swype On-Screen
Dimension 5.11 x 2.66 x 0..46 in 4.75 x 2.52 x 0.48 in
Weight 5.04 oz 4.77 oz
Body Color Mirror Gray Black
 Display Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Size 4.3 inches 4 inches
Resolution WVGA (800 x 480) WVGA (800 x 480)
Features 16M color, Capacitive multi--touch 16M color, Capacitive multi--touch
Sensors Accelerometer, Magnetometer (digital compass), Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Magnetometer (digital compass), Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor
 Operating System Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Platform Android 2.2 with OTA upgradeability Android 2.2
UI TouchWiz 3.0 HTC Sense 2.0
Browser Android WebKit Android WebKit
Java/Adobe Flash Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Adobe Flash Player 10.1
 Processor Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Model Hummingbird Qualcomm MSM 8655 Snapdragon
Speed 1 GHz 1 GHz
 Memory Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
RAM 512 MB + 512 MB ROM 768 MB
Included 2GB internal +pre loaded 32 GB microSD 16 GB
Expansion Up to 32GB with microSD card (SD 2.0) Up to 32GB with microSD card (SD 2.0)
 Camera Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Dual Xenon
Focus, Zoom Auto, Digital Auto, Digital
Video Capture HD 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Features
Secondary camera 1.3 MP VGA Accelerometer, Magnetometer (digital compass), Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor
 Entertainment Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Audio V-cast music with Rapsody; File formats MP3, WMA, AAC SRS Virtual Surround Sound, File Formats: AAC, MP3, OGG, MID, WAV, and WMA9
Video V-cast video, Blockbuster; File Formats MPEG4, WMV, XviD Verizon V cast; File formats H.263, H.264, and WMV9
Gaming
FM Radio
 Battery Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Type Capacity Li-ion Li-ion
Talktime 660 min 390min
Standby 280 hours 361 hours
 Mail and Messaging Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Mail POP3/ IMAP4, SMTP, Push Gmail, Email POP3/IMAP4, Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail,
Messaging Threaded text messaging, SMS, MMS, IM - AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live, Google Talk Windows Live, AOL
 Connectivity Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 802.11 b/g/n
Wi-Fi Hotspot Yes, connect up to 10 devices Yes, connect up to 5devices
Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR v2.1+EDR
USB 2.0 High Speed 2.0 High Speed
HDMI Yes No
DLNA Yes with AllShare No
 Location Service Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Maps Google Maps with Verizon Navigator Google Maps
GPS S-GPS A-GPS with Navigation
Lost-Theft Protection
 Network Support Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
2G/3G CDMA GSM, GPRS, EDGE / UMTS, HSPA & CDMA
4G LTE-700 No
 Applications Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Apps Android market, Integrated Google Mobile Service, Samsung Apps Android market, Integrated Google Mobile Service
Social Networks Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Windows Live, AIM, Yahoo FriendStream, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr
Voice Calling
Video Calling
Featured Blockbuster
 Business Mobility Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
Remote VPN Cisco Anyconnect, Juniper JunOS Pulse
Corporate Mail Integrated Microsoft Outlook Exchange Server, Push Gmail, Push mail Microsoft Exchange Server
Corporate Directory Yes with CISCO Jabber Yes with CISCO Jabber
Video Conferencing Cisco WebEx
Other Features Blockbuster Mobile Application, ThinkFree document editor
 Security Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
 
 Additional Features Samsung Droid Charge HTC Droid Incredible 2
  Voice dialing, International roaming International roaming


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