HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE vs Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE: Clash of Powerful LTE Smartphones

HTC's Droid Incredible 4G LTE has been the latest Android 4.0 smartphone of Verizon. It is the third member of the HTC Droid Incredible family which packs built-in Beats Audio.

Samsung's Galaxy S2 LTE boasts a crisp screen with high pixel density. The device reportedly comes with higher data transfer speeds.

Here s a rundown of how the smartphones stack up:

Display

The Droid Incredible 4G LTE shows up a 4.0in S-LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. It covers HTC Sense 4.0 User Interface as well as Corning Gorilla glass that protect the screen from scratches and dust.

In comparison, the Galaxy S2 LTE covers a Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It has a slightly larger screen of 4.5in which includes a Corning Gorilla glass and TouchWiz 4.0 UI.

Processor

The HTC smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz Krait dual-core CPU and Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset.

The Samsung smartphone is powered by a 1.5GHz Scorpion dual-core CPU and Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon chipset.

The Droid Incredible 4G LTE includes Adreno 225 GPU and the Galaxy S2 LTE has Adreno 220 chipset.

Camera

Both smartphones pack an eight megapixel rear-facing camera featuring auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging and face and smile detection. They allow users to record video of 1080p.

The HTC smartphone has a front-facing camera of 1.3 megapixel, whereas the Samsung smartphone comprises of a two megapixel secondary camera.

Operating System

The Droid Incredible 4G LTE runs on Google's latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform.

The Galaxy S2 LTE runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. It could be upgraded to Android 4.0 ICS.

Storage

Both smartphones contain a microSD card slot with an additional memory of 32GB as well as 1GB RAM.

The Droid Incredible 4G LTE has onboard storage of 8GB, whereas the Galaxy S2 LTE contains 16GB of internal storage.

Connectivity

Both smartphones feature Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi hotspot.

The Droid Incredible 4G LTE offers support to Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP while the Galaxy S2 LTE provides Bluetooth 3.0 + HS technology.

Battery

The HTC device is loaded with a Li-Ion 1700mAh standard battery.

The Galaxy S2 LTE has Li-Ion 1850mAh standard battery which allows for talk time of up to five hours and stand by time of up to 192 hours.