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Any Americans hankering for a GSM version of the Incredible 2 coming soon to Verizon are in luck; up here in Canada, Bell Mobility just launched an HSPA-capable HTC Incredible S, going for $99 on a three-year contract, or $499.95 outright.As a part of the launch, Bell also introduced some new mobile TV offerings – Sports, Variety, and HBO each for $5/month, or tablet TV for $10/month. They’re all limited to 10 hours/month, plus data fees which strikes me as a bit steep seeing as Netflix is only $8/month and very mobile-friendly. Unfortunately, Netflix still hasn’t locked down HBO content, which may be a clincher for a lot of people.
The HTC Incredible S is a respectable high-end Android phone, boasting a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and dual-LED flash, secondary camera for video calling, and a 1 GHz processor. the usual stuff like Wi-Fi b/g/n with mobile hotspot and DLNA media sharing, Bluetooth, GPS, magnetic compass, and 14.4 Mbps HSPA 3G are all there too. It’s running Android 2.2 with the usual (read: awesome) Sense customizations. The most superficial additions also turns out to be its most noteworthy – rotating the phone will also rotate the navigation keys. Take a look at our hands-on video and impressions of the HTC Incredible S to see it in action.
If you’re looking for a top-notch Android handset that looks like it can easily compete with the Samsung stuff that’s been taking the limelight lately, you can get the HTC Incredible S from Bell in their online store. Any of you guys in the U.S. on AT&T-Mobile thinking of nabbing this off-contract from north of the border?
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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