The HTC Incredible S has received so many positive reviews from Smartphone enthusiasts all over the world. So much, that it is now safe to say that the device has able to fill the big shoes left by its equally wonderful predecessor, the HTC Desire HD. Now it’s time for a new challenge as we’ve decides to stacks up the HTC Incredible S with the LG’s super phone, the Optimus Black. Which one is the better Smartphone? We’ll find it out after comparing each phone’s key specifications.
Let’s begin the head to head battle by comparing the phones’ form. The HTC Incredible S has 120 x 64 x 11.7 mm, 135.5g of dimension and weight while the LG Optimus Black has 120 x 64 x 11.7 mm, 109g. The HTC Incredible sports the HTC’s standard sleek design and crafted of high grade materials. With 135.5g of weight the Incredible S certainly not the lighter smartphone available but it’s still feels comfortable to be operated with only one hand.
In the meantime the LG Optimus Black comes with a slim and light figure that is both comfortable for both of your eye and hand. The phone has that curved edges and bevel effect on the rear and the variety of colors option that makes the Optimus Black popular among the younger user.
Both of the phones offer the same level of pleasure in term of design; hence it’s a draw for this spec comparison.
The second spec to compare is the phones’ display setup. The HTC Incredible S is equipped with a Super LCD display at 480 x 800 of resolution. The setup is quite decent as it provides the users with just enough setup to enjoy a full and rewarding multimedia experience. It has well rendered colors, deep color of black as well as sharp and responsive display.
In the meantime the LG Optimus Black comes with a slightly better setup with a stunning 4-inch IPS LCD display while the resolution is the same with the HTC Incredible S’. With that setup, users will be spoiled with amazing multimedia experience with vivid colors, pin-sharp clarity, as well as sharp and responsive screen.
Both of them offer decent display setup, however thanks to its screen’s clarity, the LG Optimus Black wins this spec comparison.
The next spec to compare is the phones’ processor. The HTC Incredible S is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8255 chipset with a 1GHz Scorpion CPU and Adreno 205 GPU, as well as 768MB RAM. With such setup the Incredible S users will have a smooth experience in operating the device.
In the meantime the LG Optimus Black comes with a Ti-OMAP 3630 CPU clocked at 1GHz as well as 512MB RAM. The setup is indeed a little bit more modest than the HTC Incredible S, especially for the RAM availability. However it still offers snappy experience in operating the device.
The availability of more RAM wins this spec comparison for HTC Incredible S.
The fourth spec to compare is the phones’ operating system. The HTC Incredible S is running on Google’s operating system Android version 2.2 Froyo. It’s not the newest version of Android but HTC promises that the devices bound to be upgraded to at least version 2.4 in time. Nevertheless even without any upgrade, the HTC still offers the HTC’s stunning custom overlay Sense UI.
In the meantime the LG Optimus Black features the same version of Android, the 2.2 Froyo that’s planned to be able to upgraded to 2.3 Gingerbread sooner than later.
Both of them feature 2.2 Froyo as their initial OS; however availability of upgrade to 2.4 and the Sense UI wins this spec comparison for the Incredible S.
The last spec to compare is the phones’ optical setup. The HTC Incredible S sports a top notch, 8-megapixel primary camera with a dual-LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus and image stabilization as well as 720p video capture included to the feature list. It’s worth to note that the HTC Incredible S also offers a 1.3-megapixel front-facing secondary camera.
In the meantime the LG Optimus Black offers a 5-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel secondary camera for video calling. The features included 720p video captures, LED flash, geo-tagging as well as face and smile detection.
Both of the phones offer interesting optical setup, however the 8-megapixel camera wins it for the HTC Incredible S.
As a conclusion, after we compare the phones’ key specifications, it’s now safe to say that the HTC Incredible S really able to live up to its moniker and get the better of the LG Optimus Black.
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