New HTC Incredible goes on pre-order Monday

The hype is over and a new DROID phone from Verizon, Motorola and Google is upon us.  The HTC Incredible is due for release on April 29th, but the news is better.  If you want to pre-order this new phone, customers will be able to starting Monday, April 19th.

So, what is the big deal about the HTC Incredible?  Here are the specs, for your consideration:

• Android 2.1 with HTC Sense experience
• 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ processor for maximum responsiveness
• Friend Stream for unified Flickr, Facebook and Twitter updates
• “Leap” view for quick access to all seven home screen panels
• 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash for crisp, detailed images
• Razor-sharp 3.7 inch WVGA (480×800) AMOLED capacitive touch display
• Optical joystick for smooth navigation
• Dedicated, touch-sensitive Home, Menu, Back and Search keys
• Proximity sensor, light sensor and digital compass
• Integrated GPS
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• 3.5 mm headset jack

This new phone from HTC is  definitely worth at least a look, if you are considering a new smartphone from Verizon Wireless.