Being completely unable to keep a popular device in stock is a great problem to have, we suppose -- but considering that Verizon Wireless' Lowell McAdam believes he could sell "twice" the number of
Droid Incredibles that he has available, that's got to be a bit of a bummer if you're one of the company's bean counters (or a would-be buyer, for that matter). In a talk at a Barclays Capital conference today, McAdam made it clear that component shortages were to blame for the high-end Android handset's general unavailability -- specifically the Samsung-sourced AMOLED display, which is seeing duty in more phones all the time and
will likely be in short supply for a while yet. At the present, new buyers need to wait until at least mid-June to get their Droid Incredible if they order online, and the
Nexus One's brief inventory situation is very likely related; since Samsung is using a ton of AMOLED displays in its own devices, doesn't this all seem like a conflict of interest?
posted May 26th 2010 4:08PM
Is the "Incredible" reboot thing a common problem for verizon customers?
@TheGr8t1
I mean to say "reboot loop"
@TheGr8t1 - I don't have any reboot problems, and I have had my phone since launch day.
Too bad they are having a shortage, but the screen alone is worth waiting for. It is truly beautiful.
This phone is the best thing since the iPhone. All my iPhone friends are jealous of it's functionality.
@TheGr8t1
only in Michigan for some odd reason. Something to do with tower switching...... or something.
@FFairlane
They're probably "jealous" because you're hyping the hell out of it. Let them use your phone for more than a week and if they haven't blown their brains out by then they'll surely be begging for their old iPhone back.
@High
The incredible has been one of the least hyped smartphones ever, considering how good it is.
@TheGr8t1 I have had no issues with mine :) Honestly made all my iphone friends jealous its sweet considering how jealous I was of them. They like to call it the God Phone kinda as a joke, i'm cool with that tho ;)
@High Again, Just because it has a problem doesn't mean its tarnished already. I think it's still incredible even with that amoled defect. Opinions- http://j.mp/htc-incredible-impressions
@BecauseItsNotGoogle
*Sings*
"Troll, troll, go away......Go and bone Steve Ballmer all day"
@BecauseItsNotGoogle right 50k apps is no apps... go away tool
and this is why the evo didnt use an amoled
@drksilenc -
The Evo is definitely going to be a (slightly) better phone than my Incredible is, but the screen won't be as nice. I wouldn't trade HTC Sense and the AMOLED screen for a spotty 4G reception and a front facing camera.
In a year or two when 4G is more prevalent the Incredible won't be worth the cost of charging the battery.
@FFairlane
Dude. The EVO runs HTC sense... It's all over EVERY picture ever shown of it... so I guess you wouldn't be "trading" it...
But, from the sound of it, your friend that hadn't gotten his Incredible yet might be sitting in a Verizon store somewhere on June 4th wondering if that AMOLED screen really is so "super"...
@FFairlane The EVO has sense too and the LCD has better daylight viewing
That makes mine even more incredible!!!!!
and yes, reboot issue I have too :-( but its very very rare and is location based. If I go to a place down the road from where I work it does it. I think its a base station thing. Doesn't bother me too much as it reboots in seconds. I'm sure they'll get to the bottom of it.
@BecauseItsNotGoogle 50k isn't any apps? And you can't wait for wp7 haha
@BecauseItsNotGoogle This is a rather silly statement. U obviously have no clue.
So glad I impulsively bought this phone the day after it came out. Quite possibly the best impulse buy I've ever made.
Then again, I impulsively bought silly putty once at Wal-Mart... I think that was the best $4 I ever spent.
@maddawg579
Silly Putty rocks.
@BecauseItsNotGoogle
wow...yup there is a dealbreaker.
I just had to cancel my order with Verizon. It took four days of calls to do, but I didn't feel like waiting 3-4 weeks to see a phone that I fully paid for.
@LiqwidZero
By the time you actually would get it the Droid Shadow might be available. And if rumors are true it has a Super AMOLED display
@majorcovert
Exactly. I'm either going to wait for the Shadow or I'm just going to plop down some cash on a Milestone and keep on AT&T for a while longer.
@majorcovert it defiantly won't have super amoled. Samsung wont sure that for a while.
Still will be a good phone. I might consider getting it.
Mine's supposed to be shipped by June 4th, we'll see. I ordered on May 15th... so close.
@derekta
5/19 here.. cant wait to get this sucker.
@derekta
Ordered mine 5/22, d@@@ thing won't ship until 6/14.
Can't. wait. want. phone. now.
@derekta ordered on 5/15 as well and i'm wondering if i even want it after waiting this long
@BecauseItsNotGoogle
Is there a secret Troll olympics I'm not aware of? They're coming out the woodwork!
@BecauseItsNotGoogle GO AWAY YOU FUCKING TROLL.
PS isn't samsung using SuperAMOLED IN Their devices?
@BecauseItsNotGoogle lol, dumb-ass troll is a dumb-ass. It has over 50k apps, but then again, remember that apps aren't everything. That seems to be the only thing the iphone runs on sadly.
@KooSaMaGooPaLooP
Why are you guys all responding to this doofus? Even I made it a point *not* to hit "reply" to the first comment.
its cause the DESIRE is taking all the AMOLED screens :)
yeah, DESIRE!!!
@liquidmonkey
Well the N1 is still selling strong and taken most of the amoled screen anyway.
@liquidmonkey
the Desire is having some kind of shortage issues too, my phone was supposed to be shipped on Monday but pushed back to end of next week. same problem with the AMOLED shortages i think :s
http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww342/K1LLSW1TCH87/great_success.png
Never had any reboot problem myself. The phone is worth waiting for - it truly is a great piece of kit.
@BecauseItsNotGoogle. I already just took a MASSIVE force rant at you. Don't make me destroy you, again
@10nisman94 Yep. Super AMOLED
This is all Apple's fault. Here's how:
1) New iPhone is coming. Froyo is looking good. Very good. Apple tells AT&T to somehow make the competition suffer.
2) AT&T lies to Samsung, stating that customer demand for the new Galaxy S is beyond their predicted levels, and that they will need 3x the amount of units in stores for launch day to meet demand.
3) Samsung begins synthesizing Galaxy S phones at a rate that is three times faster than their initial production rate.
4) Samsung's AMOLED screens are preferentially installed into all their new Galaxy S phones.
5) AMOLED availability for other phone start to plunge as Samsung uses up more and more of its AMOLED displays for its Galaxy S phones.
6) Production of premiere Android toting phones are encumbered due to a lack of AMOLED displays, which are preferentially being allocated to Samsung's own phone.
7) Customers end up waiting and waiting for their Android phone, but the date keeps being pushed back.
8) iPhone HD is released.
9) Customers become fed up with waiting, and are dazzled by the new iPhone HD. The indulge.
@Cwill127
Everything's a conspiracy...
@Cwill127
I think this theory could actually hold some water.
@Cwill127
I think you theory is close!
I think verizon knew that the EVO and new iphone is coming next month and pushed the incredible out early.
Think about it!
P.S. The incredible is having rebooting issues for like 75% of the people that bought it.
@Cwill127 This assumes Samsung does not know how to run their business. These screens are a Samsung hardware competitive advantage. Why would they not try to maximize it's benefit. Also, HTC may be paying them less than someone else...HTC operates on razor thin margins
Apple may be ordering these for one of their devices.
@Cwill127 I thought the Galaxy S had Super AMOLED screen?
@a falling stone Really? 75%? My BS meter just blew a fuse!
My Incredible hasn't been rebooted since launch day. Guess I'm part of that lucky 25% that got a good one.
I am looking forward to a Froyo update (I know, later rather than sooner), so I can use the App2SD functionality. I have about 85 apps on my phone, and half my memory is used up already. How am I gonna get all 50,000 on here at this rate?
@a falling stone
The only problem my wife and I have had with ours lies with over use and do to it an undersized battery. Which coincidentally is the case with all of the five people I know who have them.
@Cwill127 The rebooting issue is only for some people in michigan I don't even know someone with an incredible that has that problem no way its 75%
@Cwill127 "That's right, the Galaxy S is officially official, as are its 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 1GHz processor, and "Smart Life" ecosystem integration, and more." via Engadget
i just ordered my incredible today im so excited, but it wont be shipped till the 20th