I love this phone.
The display is gorgeous.
I love the live wallpapers.
It’s super fast. Slated to get Froyo 2.2 and full flash.
It’s the right size and weight for me. The EVO is too large. Plus I was already on Verizon and got a good deal.
The third time I picked up the phone, I typed on the onscreen keyboard perfectly. I nearly always use it in portrait and wouldn’t want a pull-out keyboard.
I love that it has seven home screens. You can put whatever you want on them, plus you can save different scenes for different times like profiles: work, play etc.
No idea what the complaints are about the Android interface, seems perfectly simple to use.
The camera is fine. (Keep in mind that I don’t see well enough to take serious pics with it anyway).
The battery life is fine as well. It averages about 7 1/2 hours with my normal use. I don’t foresee a problem with that. By that time I just plug it in.
I love having the Google calendar and contacts right there. If you add addresses to appointments and contacts you can just click the map icon and instantly see them on Google maps.
Voice commands and turn-by-turn directions are great.
I got this case. It’s black silicon that fits on the back and sides to protect if from spastic droppage. I don’t want to stick a plastic screen protector on it. No need.
There was one small problem with the hardware: the optical joystick stopped working after about a week and a half. I now have a new replacement phone with a working joystick.
One annoying oddity: why does the Droid sound not come on this phone? I loved it in the ad campaign, and had to download Mabilo Ringtones to get it. Why not include it?
Apps
First get the Barcode Scanner. So easy to download apps.
Then get AppBrain.
I can watch live streaming CNET podcasts using the Skyfire app!
Seesmic is my favorite Twitter app. I can switch between my two accounts, and it’s the easiest to use. Facebook Touch is the best FB app I tried. (My family is on there and doesn’t know what Twitter is).
When I got the replacement phone I used AppManager to backup the apps on the first phone then restore them on the new one.
I like the Battery Widget, WeatherBug and a lot of the silly ones like Instant Buttons, Light Saber, Tricorder, plus the Monty Python, Star Wars and Star Trek sound effects.
I’m still trying out other apps whenever I get a chance. The Incredible can do so much I haven’t had time to get to everything yet.
I love this phone.
PS – See the new Android Atlas Weekly podcast. Live tuesdays 2 PT.