Samsung Galaxy S III SGH I535 vs HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE

Samsung Galaxy S III SGH I535 vs HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE -both these droids are yet to be shipped to market and you have opportunity to make up your mind before that. Earlier both these droids were scheduled to release on 21st June. Droid Incredible 4G will be coming in market on 5th July whereas Galaxy S III will be coming just after 7 days. Incredible 4G is priced $199.99 USD excluding a mail-in-rebate of $50 which means you can bag the droid for as low as $149.99 USD. Verizon Wireless is the only US Carrier that has all it’s 4G network LTE supported. It is regardless to say both these droids will hit high speed in Verizon network. So, if you are in a dilemma take a look at Samsung Galaxy S III SGH I535 vs HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE comparison-

	Samsung Galaxy S III SGH-I535	HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE	Winner of the round
Battery	2100 mAh Li-Ion	1700 mAh Li-Ion BV-4D	Galaxy S III
Operating System	Android 4.0 ICS	Android 4.0 ICS	Tied
Processor & GPU	Krait Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 chipset and Aderno 225 GPU	Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 chipset and Aderno 225 GPU	Galaxy S III
Dimension	137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm	121.9 x 61 x 11.7 mm	Galaxy S III
Weight	133 gm	132 gm	DROID Incredible 4G LTE
Display Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen,306 ppi	Super IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen,312 ppi	DROID Incredible 4G LTE
Display Size	4.8 inches	4.0 inches	Galaxy S III
Additional Display Technology	Corning Gorilla Glass 2, Samsung TocuWiz v4.0	Corning Gorilla Glass, HTC Sense v4.0 UI	DROID Incredible 4G LTE
RAM	2 GB	1 GB	Galaxy S III
Internal Memory	16/32 GB	8 GB	Galaxy S III
Micro SD card slot	Yes, expandable up to 64 GB	Yes, expandable up to 32 GB	Galaxy S III
Primary Camera	8 MP	8 MP	Tied
Features	LED flash, auto focus, touch focus, face detection, smile detection, image stabilization	LED flash, auto focus, touch focus, face detection, smile detection, image stabilization	Tied
Video recording	HD 1080p	HD 1080 p	Tied
Secondary Camera	2 MP	1.3 MP	Galaxy S III
Music Player	Yes	Yes,Beats Audio	DROID Incredible 4G LTE
Supported Formats	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA	No Comparison
Video Player	Yes	Yes	No Comparison
Supported Formats	MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263	MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV	Galaxy S III
FM radio	Yes	TBD	N/A
GSM Network	CDMA 800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900	Tied
3G Network	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	Tied
4G Network	LTE 700	LTE 700	Tied
GPRS/EDGE	No	No	Tied
Speed	Rev. A up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE down link 100 Mbps,up link 50 Mbps	Rev. A up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE down link 100 Mbps,up link 50 Mbps	Tied
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP and EDR	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	Tied
Wi-Fi	Yes, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi,Wi-Fi Direct,Wi-Fi hotspot	Yes, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi,Wi-Fi Direct,Wi-Fi hotspot	Tied
NFC	Yes	Yes	Tied
USB	Yes v2.0 with MHL link TV-out port	Yes v2.0 with MHL link	Tied
GPS Navigation	A-GPS support	A-GPS support	Tied
Java Support	Yes via MIDP emulator	Yes via MIDP Emulator v2.1	Tied
Colors	Pebble blue, Marble white	Black	No Comparison
Browser	HTML5	HTML5	Tied
Adobe Flash Support	Yes	Yes	Tied

Difference in Price

Galaxy S III is listed at $199.99 USD.HTC Droid Incredible 4G is also coming at the same price. Overwhelming demand of Galaxy S III resulted in a delay in delivery. The one from HTC is also delayed for some unknown reason. But Verizon announced an mail-in-rebate of $50 which means you can grab HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE at $149..99 USD.

Final Conclusion

If $50 rebate is included in HTC Droid Incredible 4G it is going to the better choice over Samsung Galaxy S III SGH I535. Otherwise, both these droids are so close to each other you can buy any of these two. Nothing much to differentiate. HTC’s Droid will be coming on 5th July and the one from Samsung will be ready for retailing from 12th July. Hope a week of delay will not play in this case. But my bet will be HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE.

Samsung Galaxy S III SGH I535 vs HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE