Ok so the Samsung phone is a little bit of a disappointment. It has the best Processor of the options you listed. All of them use the same core being a Cortex A8 ARM 11 processing Core but the Hummingbird uses a technology Apple bought a few years back to give added capabilities to the processing core. It isn't just sick fast like the other 1ghz mobile processors it is sickly capable as well. Don't get me wrong more advanced processors are coming soon, real soon by most reports, but hummingbird is a snapdragon on steroids. The camera is weak a 5mp camera with poor JPG processing. Surprising considering Samsung and Pentax have come a long way in their digital cameras with very good processing now. Seems Samsung could have put a little of their point and shoot expertiese into this puppy. I guess they didn't. The UI doesn't sound impressive in fact it sounds like it is a poor attempt at trying to compete with the much detested Motorola Blur UI. They would have been better served going Vanilla and building some features in like Motorola did with the Droid X. Super Amoled seems like it could be promising but we shall see. This is a late comer to the 1Ghz top end phone market and without a front facing camera it is a little surprising the offering they come with. In my experience the Samsung phone will be an excellent phone but I would wait. This one seems to be lacking in a lot of ways despite looking great on paper. Also it makes Bing the standard Search feature. Talk about lame duck.
Droid X would probably be my favorite of the bunch right now. It has a larger screen lots of features it uses the standard Android User Interface while incorporating the few and far between loved features of Blur without all the much hated Blur features. The original Motorola Droid was a fun phone when I had it and still quite capable this takes that to the next level providing a much improved user experience. I never used the slide out keyboard so you shouldn't miss it. If you think you will the Droid 2 is coming soon enough which is said to include it. Droid X is supposed to be a beast. I haven't seen a lot of hands on reviews obviously but its specs are definitely there. HDMI output, HD recording, mechanical shutter, image stabilization, 8MP camera, Standard Android res screen for now, 4.3" Good battery life, now it basically uses Standard Android but adds in a few extras.
Droid Incredible will require an extended battery. The standard battery will get you through the day if you don't use it much. Not a huge deal the Extended batteries should get you through whatever you need. Smaller than the other two but plenty large enough. FM radio which is nice to have as an added bonus. There is an update coming out any day that is bringing some improvements as well but also WifiHotspot capabilities and HiDef recording are among the coming features. The camera is quite capable I have taking some outstanding pictures with mine. I enjoy Sense UI but can definitely live without it. Most of the widgets that are so exciting on Sense phones I deactivated to save battery opting for the stock widgets instead. I do enjoy having a button on the bottom of the screen for phone and a few other minor features it has. TV out is through RCA connects so no HD output and the cords are difficult to find. The standard is probably going to be HDMI soon so I would more than likely opt for a phone that makes use of that so you can use the cord on other phones when you upgrade later. So far I am well pleased with my Incredible but all things being equal if I were looking right now I would be Droid X all the way.
If the iPhone keeps up their manufacturing snaffus I believe I would avoid it even on Verizon. AT&T has been proven by many 3rd party companies to be a capable network with great speeds even top of the line speeds in 3G areas the iPHone has struggled to make use of their network because of lingering design issues. Verizon is supposed to be getting the iPhone next year at least that is what I hear from AT&T employees. My advice will remain the same. iPhone has too many issues and Android is gaining fast. The last iPhone was nothing more than an attempt at Apple to catch up with Android and by the time the next iPhone is being released the Android market will have as many or more developers including many of the iApp developers and as many or more apps. The Android market is currently unofficially growing by 15,000 apps a month. Froyo and its added capabilities and new programming options, not to mention app to SD additions should increase it even further not to mention by the end of the year the phone technology will be insane capable of running almost anything conceivable.
LTE is right around the corner that is true. By the end of this year major major markets will be covered doubling by early next year. The first devices will be modems. Smartphones will be the second devices seen but time frames for device rollout is still unknown. By 2013 Verizon will have the entire current 3G footprint covered in LTE with the capability of blanketing the US with opportunities never before available to them. I am not sure I would recommend waiting for the LTE phones since the first phones may not be rolling out until late next year or possibly even 2012 (though I would be surprised if we didn't see LTE smartphones before Christmas 2011). Worst case I would get a 1 year contract on a Droid X if you are really wanting to be an early adopter in LTE and you live in a Major to major medium market. I don't want to commit myself but I think I would wait until 2013 with 2012 being the earliest to get an LTE phone. Now I say that and given the opportunity I know I would jump on it in 2011 given the option but I wouldn't be expecting to see an LTE phone before 2012 at least not one that is viable as an LTE option. The end of this year is going to hold insane enough phones especially if Motorola comes through on their reported time frame we will see 2Ghz phones with the plausibility of multicore processing by the end of the year. I don't think they mentioned the multicore thing but there are cores capable of it now and chips already tested that high it's just a matter of perfecting and making them power viable. It may be enough to make you question the current line up. But the current line up will be more than perfectly capable for a good year or more. We are just seeing things move that quickly these days.
