Notable amongst them is of course the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon, a fairly slick device despite its unwieldy name.

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The iPhone 4 was the top selling smartphone in the United States during the first quarter, NPD said, followed by the iPhone 3GS, Motorola Droid X, HOTC EVO 4G, and HTC Droid incredible.

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The magazine said its engineers tested the Samsung Fascinate, Motorola Droid 2 Global, HTC Droid Incredible, LG Ally, and Motorola Droid X and found none of them dropped calls when held in the same way.

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In terms of graphics, the scores reflect GLBenchmark's 720p Offscreen test -- which puts high-res and low-res devices on an equal playing field -- and the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE barely squeezed past our protagonist.

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Indeed, Verizon has introduced four Android phones on its network since last fall, including the best-selling original Motorola Droid and the well-received Droid Incredible from HTC.

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"The HTC Experience is centered on delighting our customers and the addition of Flash Player 10.1 to many of our phones such as the Droid Incredible by HTC, HTC Evo4G and HTC Desire demonstrates this, " said John Wang, chief marketing officer, HTC Corporation.

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The company introduced two new 4G LTE Internet devices in second-quarter 2012: the Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot 890L and the Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4620L. Earlier this month, Verizon Wireless launched the Droid Incredible 4G LTE by HTC and the Samsung Galaxy S III.

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The chart shows the HTC DLX (6435LVW) skipping the rumored Droid Incredible X name in favor of Droid DNA -- and that's it.

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