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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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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