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Rumor: HTC Incredible to Release April 29th on Verizon

One of the most anticipated phones of this season is the HTC Incredible. This high-end Android device is reportedly going to make an appearance near the end of this month on Verizon sporting a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, 1 GHz processor, and many other features.

Although no official announcement has been made by Verizon, information we received this morning from both our Verizon insider and our Best Buy connect is pointing toward an April 29th release date.

Neither of our sources were able to give pricing information at this time and promised to get back to us as soon as they had the information in hand.

Features will supposedly include 6 GB of internal storage plus a microSD memory card slot and 512 MB of RAM. In addition, it will have an 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flashes, and FM Tuner, and a 1300 mAh battery. The HTC Incredible will launch running Android OS 2.1 on a 1 GHz processor; however, this may be down clocked to 768 MHz. The device will also sport a 3.7-inch WVGA (800 by 480 pixel) AM-OLED touchscreen with an optical touchpad below. The Incredible will aslo include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a GPS receiver.

Are you going to wait for the Nexus One or pick-up an Incredible on release day?

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CONFIRMED: HTC Incredible’s RAM/ROM

So, more info on the HTC Incredible from Verizon…….

I haven’t gotten a ton of information, and it seems to be trickling in…but here at DroidTalk, we’re giving you official word: The HTC Incredible coming soon to a Verizon store near you has 6.6gb on device storage!! Obviously the device is designed to also sport a MicroSD card, assuming a 32gb, once they’ve reached the masses. Also, it seems that it’s running .86gb RAM! With those specs, I just might be able to let that back battery door cover slide….

I, for one, can’t wait for this device to finally hit stores!

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More on the Motorola Droid Android 2.1 Update

We have received a couple of e-mails from alert readers and one insider explaining the cause of the Motorola Droid Android 2.1 delay.

First we received this:

“Not sure if you’ve heard, but the real reason for the latest delay on the Android 2.1 update for Droid phones is due to Motorola’s distribution vendor (Bitfone – now owned by HP). They are having capacity problems with a) the Bitfone application that distributes the updates and b) capacity issues with the current network infrastructure that hosts this application. I spoke to one of the engineers personally and they mentioned that Motorola reps have been “bugging them all day” because of the 3/18 commitment date.”

Take that for what it’s worth. Sounded plausible until we were forwarded this information:

“…Verizon reached out to Phone Scoop. Spokesperson Thomas Pica said in an email, “The Android 2.1 upgrade for the Droid by Motorola was deployed to a small number of Verizon Wireless test users as scheduled. It is expected the broader phased rollout to all Droid by Motorola users will take place, but not just yet. No date scheduled yet.” [via: phone scoop]

Are there any Verizon test users willing to confirm the deployment to a small number of Droid users?

What do you folks think, which explanation seems more plausible?

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HTC Incredible To Be Released Early April

HTC Incredible Early April Release

We had a little chat with our Verizon connect today, he had the opportunity to play with the HTC Incredible the past couple of days and here’s what he had to say.

The battery door doesn’t look as bad in person as it does in the photos seen around the net.  Retailers should be getting the phone in the next few weeks for the anticipated early April release.

Unfortunately he didn’t look at RAM, ROM or OS to tell us what it’s sporting, but the next time he has the Incredible in hand he’s promised to answer all our questions.  Let’s hope he gets it back in hand soon.

With Sprint expected to announce the HTC Supersonic at CTIA next week it doesn’t surprise us that Verizon plans to release the Incredible in the coming weeks in an effort to lock-in customers trying to decide between the Incredible and the Supersonic.

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Motorola Droid Update Not Gonna Happen Today

BGR is reporting that a last minute bug was found late last night and is responsible for the delayed release of Android 2.1 for the Motorola Droid.

My bet is the bug that was found could have something to do with an interaction between Verizon bloatware programs and Android, not necessarily the Android 2.1 OS.

Check out the screen cap obtained by BGR after the jump.

[via: BGR]

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