For the most part, HTC's Incredible 2 lives up to its name.  Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com

I scoffed when HTC first released the “Incredible 2.” Not at its hardware or features necessarily, but rather for its presumptuous name.

But after spending some time with the device itself, I can safely say the phone’s title is no misnomer (if not a little overconfident).

The phone bucks the trend of huge, power-hungry phones we’re seeing debut in today’s mobile market. At 4.75 by 2.5 inches and less than a half-inch thick, the phone’s size felt like the third bear’s bed from Goldilocks: not too big, not too ...