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Prizefight: HTC Droid Incredible vs. iPhone 3GS

2010-05-19
what's up prize fight fans i'm brian Tong and this is a special people Choice prize fight the droid incredible is out and you the cnet readers and viewers pick the Challenger it's a prize fight push out between the HTC droid incredible and the apple iphone 3gs our judges for this fight our senior editor Bonnie boom boom cha associate editor Nicole ice-cold Lee and myself will do the honors we'll take all three judges scores and average them out to the nearest tenth each round the final prize fight score will be an average of all rounds using the same decimal system which phone pushes your buttons so right because it turns you on round one is sexiness the droid incredible has a sleek and slender profile is display is crystal clear it's rubberized surface can take a beating but what's up with its backside bonnie likes the topographic design but I don't and all they had to do is just smooth it out now the iphone 3gs is still as minimalist as it gets and its curvaceous booty still gets me I know I need some help but it's curved corners and clean lines can get a little old and to see that staff wants something new but it's still a sexy beast this rounds at I and both phones get a 4.3 next round is controls and user interface the incredibles HTC Sense UI is the best looking phone OS to date and it's a snappy device say goodbye to track balls and welcome the optical joystick I found it easy to use but the colon Bonnie didn't like it as much the touch buttons were pretty responsive multi-touch is here and unique settings like different scenes for using your phone and quick access to any panel without having to scroll through every page is slick there will be a small learning curve that's easy for geeks but not for my mom we can't say it any more than we already have but the iphone is the easiest mobile OS to use power users might mock it and want something more but navigating the menus and applications are a breeze multi-touch runs smoothly across all apps and we know new features are on the way but it's still just as easy as it was from day one 3gs gets a perfect five and a droid incredible jets of four so after averaging two rounds the 3gs leads by half a point and the incredible has some work to do if it wants to live up to its name next round is features both bones have the core features like 3g Wi-Fi Bluetooth and GPS but this is where the incredible shines it still has the best voice search and commands pigs feet turn-by-turn directions a multitasking pulldown voice to text integration hey you want to workout and customization with widgets and themes are unmatched the only thing we're still waiting for is hands-free calling now the iphone 3gs is still running the iphone OS 3.0 voice commands are here but they're not even on the same level call arielle and there's no voice search or text integration we still have to purchase a turn by turn GPS solution and multitasking is limited to listening to music while using another app and customization goes as far as arranging your app icons the iphone has all the core features but the incredible kicks it up a notch and it gets the perfect five and the 3gs gets up for next round is web browsing to multimedia the incredibles web browser finally brings a smooth-running multi-touch it's multiple windows take a cue from coverflow and it's bookmark previews have put it on the level with Safari flashlight is here but I didn't find any sites that worked well with it HTC's Sense UI has done wonders with the media player interface that I actually enjoyed videos look great with its high res display doubletwist syncs your media and then you just throw in an 8 megapixel dual flash LED camera with video capture this is incredible indeed now the iphone has been the standard for entertainment and multimedia on a mobile phone it's media player is still one of the best movies look great but it's iTunes integration whether you love it or hate it is what brings it all together podcast support is extensive and a match its web browser is still a top notch mobile experience its multi-touch and zoom and accuracy plus it's cut copy and paste is better executed and it has a 3 megapixel camera without a flash that's dated but serviceable but the incredible has finally stepped up its game for all android phones and this round is a tie at four point three apiece so after averaging four rounds we are tied at 4.4 going into the final round which phone has enough gas left in the tank the final round that decides it all is called quality and performance the joint incredible is fast Bonnie feels it's the fastest phone she's ever used it snappy across the board and I had no issues with lag then you talk about its call quality on verizon's network that was clear on both sides of the line and no one experienced a drop call the iphone 3gs is a great performing phone that's snappy in its own right but the incredible showed off how fast the next butta phones are compared to the 3gs call quality wise AT&T network is hit or miss depending on where you live there are times where the call quality was warmer than the incredible but I experienced a few hiccups and then you guessed it we all had the same issues connecting calls or those lovely drops so after entering the final round tied the droid incredible takes this round five to three point seven so let's average out all five rounds and in our first People's Choice prize fight the HTC droid incredible comes out victorious 4.5 to 4.3 and is your people's champ we all know Apple's newest contender is just around the corner but take nothing away from the incredible this is the best phone that we've seen in this prize fight ring i'm brian Tong thanks for watching we'll catch you guys next time on another prize fight you
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