Motorola DROID X vs. HTC Droid Incredible
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Both the Motorola DROID X and HTC Droid Incredible are black in color, but their design similarities end there. The DROID X is a larger phone in height and width (5.02” x 2.57”), but is still relatively thin at 0.39”, though there is a bit of a hump at the top, which houses the 8MP camera. The DROID X is constructed out of metal, which feels solid and durable in the hand, but still comfortable to hold, thanks to the soft-touch coating. Meanwhile, the Droid Incredible is more compact (4.63” x 2.3”) and comes in about 0.88oz less weight, but it has an all plastic construction and lacks the feeling of durability of the DROID X. It really comes down to personal preference here, if you prefer a more compact phone that is lighter weight, or want something a tad larger with a more solid construction.
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The Motorola DROID X is the larger of the two both in height and width (5.02” x 2.57”) | |||
One of the highlights of the HTC Droid Incredible is its WVGA resolution AMOLED display, though “only” coming in at 3.7” diagonal. The advantage of AMOLED is its high contrast ratio with complete black-levels and its excellent viewing angles. We found that colors on the Droid Incredible have plenty of “pop”, but were also warm, which was most noticeable in white areas, as they have a pinkish hue. The AMOLED display was also challenging to view outside in direct sunlight, even when turning the brightness all the way up. In comparison, the Motorola DROID X uses a traditional WVGA resolution TFT display, which however really dwarfs the 3.7” one of the Droid Incredible when placed next to it. Colors on the DROID X look more natural, instead of being over-saturated and warm like on the Droid Incredible, but contrast, black levels, and viewing angles do suffer a bit since it is TFT. Though when used outside in the sun, the display on the DROID X was brighter and easier to read, so this is a clear advantage. Between the two, we prefer the display on the Motorola DROID X, due to its larger size, accurate colors, excellent resolution, and usability in sunlight.
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The displays of the Motorola DROID X (right, up) and the HTC Droid Incredible (left, down) | |||
For the rest of the phone’s design, the HTC Droid Incredible uses touch-sensitive buttons at the bottom for accessing the home, menu, back, and search, and has an optical touchpad in the center, while the Motorola DROID X implies physical buttons that have to be pressed down and lacks any type of touchpad or d-pad. We prefer the physical buttons on the DROID X, as they are less likely to be pressed accidently, while the capacitive buttons on the Droid Incredible can easily be touched by mistake when using the handset. Both phones have a volume rocker, power/lock button, 3.5mm headset jack, and microUSB port along the sides, but the Motorola DROID X also adds a micro HDMI (type D) port and a 2-stop camera shutter button. The 8MP camera and flash are located on the back of each, and you have to remove the battery cover to access the microSDHC memory card slot.
Regarding the storage space, the Motorola DROID X includes a 16GB memory card (32GB is supported), which is used for saving pictures, videos, music, etc, and there is also 8GB of internal space on the phone, though it is not user accessible, as this is where apps, settings and contacts and stored. Meanwhile, the HTC Droid Incredible comes with a smaller 2GB memory card (32GB supported), and its 8GB of internal space is set up so that 748MB is for storing apps, and the remainder 6.6GB is accessible to the user for storing whatever they want. As you can see, the Motorola DROID X can allow more apps to be stored and also includes a larger memory card than the HTC Droid Incredible. For processing power, the HTC Droid Incredible comes with a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, while the Motorola DROID X uses a 1GHz OMAP 3630 CPU and a dedicated SFX530 GPU. We ran the Quadrant benchmark program on both, which tests the CPU, memory, I/O, 2D and 3D graphics, and got a score of 1263 on the DROID X, while the Droid Incredible got a significantly lower score of 523.
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45 Comments
1. vzw fanman posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:55 0 0
nice comparison phonearena team. but it's dBm not dB.
2. pimix2009 posted on 07 Jul 2010, 14:01 0 0
they should start rating each phone with a number on every category so people can see clearly which phone is the best
3. ace1122 posted on 07 Jul 2010, 14:48 0 0
This seems like an almost pointless comparison. The X is pretty much better all around except for the fact that its a lot bigger if thats even an issue for you.
4. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 07 Jul 2010, 17:45 0 0
If you need a large screen, get the droid x. If you want something smaller, wait until they finally get new shipments of the incredible lol
5. testman22 posted on 07 Jul 2010, 19:16 0 0
we dont need an android vs android comparison! we want droid X vs. iphone!
6. PhoneArena Team posted on 07 Jul 2010, 22:22 0 0
We plan to have a comparison review between the iPhone 4 and Motorola DROID X.
15. narley posted on 12 Jul 2010, 10:10 0 1
why so they can find reasons that the iphone is "better"... dont waste your time.
22. mkl4466 posted on 19 Jul 2010, 14:00 0 0
If you are with VZW, and aren't planning on leaving, then the iPhone isn't an option. If you love the iPhone, then neither of these phones is an option. So this is a very apt comparison. I prefer the incredible personally, but this review was pretty comprehensive and helps consumers understand the tradeoffs with each device.
25. Skidro13 posted on 27 Jul 2010, 10:48 0 0
There is one for the incredible vs iPhone and the incredible smoked it. They even left out iPhones major flaw. The x is the same thing but bigger
33. incredible power sapper (unregistered) posted on 22 Aug 2010, 20:51 1 0
I am strongly considering the Droid X after my incredible's power consumption, 3 hours on battery has become ridiculous.
9. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 08 Jul 2010, 18:25 0 0
If you are on a carrier and it offers two high end phones, you wouldn't want to know which one is better? I highly doubt that.
10. Agent posted on 09 Jul 2010, 08:58 1 0
Put the Sense UI on the Droid X? No thanks! Seriously, what does the integrated Sense UI offer? Nothing. Only the widgets are cool. HTC should separate the widgets from the UI. Home replacement apps like ADW Launcher do more than Sense. The integrated UI just makes it longer for firmware updates to arrive. The Droid X will get Froyo (and Gingerbread) long before the Incredible.
11. cc16177 posted on 09 Jul 2010, 10:31 0 0
Thank you! I don't understand what everyone loves so much about Sense UI. Before I got my Moto Droid I loved Sense on my Touch Pro 1/2 and Imagio but once I used the stock Android OS I really didn't like Sense that much anymore... it sounds silly but the fact that contacts are "People" and such other changes to me make the phone seem like it's geared towards the younger customer base.
21. mkl4466 posted on 19 Jul 2010, 13:58 0 0
Sense UI provides T9 text entry through the phone keypad. If someone is switching from an old style flip phone and isn't used to using qwerty, OR if you need to text one handed, OR if you have really big thumbs, this is indispensable.
31. Alsten (unregistered) posted on 09 Aug 2010, 05:08 0 0
yes. But Droid X has SWYPE which takes the place of T9. It can be used one handed pretty easily even with big thumbs.
42. an hero (unregistered) posted on 20 Nov 2010, 15:59 0 1
the X will take longer for updates... Motorola's crappy blur skin takes Moto longer to port to new versions of Android than Sense does HTC
12. 3watts posted on 09 Jul 2010, 14:25 0 1
They forgot to mention that the DROID X will get you more ladies per night. When it's in your pocket you appear to be hung like a polar bear!
