The shortage of parts that has made the HTC Droid Incredible so hard to find, has forced Verizon to, in the words of CEO Lowell McAdam, "pull way back" on shipments to retail outlets. Instead, Big Red is focusing on online sales of the device and as a result, some of those phone buyers who were heading into a Verizon store expecting to buy the Droid Incredible have been walking out with the DROID instead. As we reported, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said the other day that sales of the latter were still doing very well and that the DROID was facing possible shortages as well. All of this can be traced back to Samsung's problems meeting demand for its AMOLED screen which is one of the parts necessary for the Droid Incredible. According to Verizon's web site, those purchasing the Droid Incredible today will have it shipped by July 12th. The DROID, however, has not yet experienced a shortage, but if CEO Jha is correct, it might not be too long before even this model becomes hard to find.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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