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New HTC Droid DNA ad released by Verizon, says the device is an upgrade to yourself

by Chris Smith on December 25, 2012 8:29 pm

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The recently launched HTC Droid DNA (see our in-depth review here) stars in a fresh new Verizon commercial entitled “Extra Sensory.”

In it, the carrier emphasizes the Droid DNA’s main features, presenting the device not as “an upgrade to your phone, but as an upgrade to yourself.” Obviously, the whole DNA thing is exploited in the 30-second commercial, so don’t be surprised to find phrases like “vision expanding to 5-inch 1080p HD display and camera,” “touch acquiring NFC” or “hearing evolving with Beats audio.”

The HTC Droid DNA, known as the J Butterfly / Butterfly in other markets, is definitely one of the best HTC Android devices out there, but is it enough for the Taiwan-based Android maker to help it recover lost ground in the Android ecosystem?

2013 will certainly drive competition among top Android rivals to new levels, and we can only hope HTC will put up a great fight.

Have you purchased a Droid DNA yet?

Chris Smith

JUNIOR EDITOR

Chris Smith is a writer, a blogger and a freelancer. He started writing about gadgets as a hobby and before he knew it he was sharing his views on tech-related stuff with readers around the world. Whenever he's not writing about gadgets he miserably fails to stay away from them, although he desperately tries. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

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Adam Jenkins

please be true…
Joe Lavoie

My contract with Verizon is up in August, if the HTC One isn’t available by then we will definitely be moving to a new carrier. Heck, even if it is we might be. The benefits to using Verizon are few and far between at this point.
- iamzb
  
  how so? I moved from Sprint to Verizon in January & I have to say their service is far better!
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    Anything is better than Sprint. I’m leaving in a few weeks.
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    ANY carrier is better than that joke sprint
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    Psfh, I just speedtested my VZW GNexus at 3.43 Mbps down and .77 up in my living room. In downtown PDX. There’s not really a big difference between any of the four aside from price if you live in a metropolitan area.
    - MrSatoV
      
      A friend of mine here in Los Angeles gets 22mb down and 4mb up on his VZ smart phone. Your problem isn’t VZ, it’s your location. VZ’s LTE is faster than my home internet (12/1.5)!
  - MrSatoV
    
    My contract with Sprint is up end of this month (May). I’m totally fed up with Sprint’s network. What sux is that it used to be pretty good until they “upgraded” it. I was going to go with the S4 or VZ, but reviews on other carriers are saying they returned their cheap feeling S4 for the H1 and have been very happy since. So now I want the H1… but running out of time! I seriously hope it comes out on the 22nd, giving me JUST enough time to sign up with it.
- Kevin McDole
  
  I’m with you, I’ll probably head to AT&T if they aren’t offering it by July.
AP

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tomn1ce

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quadbravo80

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