I think Android in 6 months will be a match if not a better alternative then the iPhone and WinMo. It being open source it's only a matter of time before developers really sink their teeth in and give this phone a massive range of features, all it needs to really set this off is a flagship phone that is much more desirable *cough* HTC Touch HD *cough*
Remember the code is due to be released sometime in the next few months. Meaning free choice of almost any device. I can see the Android iPhone hybrid abomination now.
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i remember when the first 3g video phones got released in the uk... big, very expensive, not particularly good build quality - a particular NEC clamshell was the size of my foot, i seem to recall... oh, how times have changed...
I noticed that over at the XDA-Developers forum theyve already managed to get an early version of Android on the HTC Touch so im sure its only a matter of time before you canb pick and choose which HTC phone you want to use wih Android (HTC Touch Plus included)!
Errr... a phone with a 3.2in HVGA resolution, 17mm depth, 150g weight, 3.2MP fixed focus camera lacking autofocus, missing video player, missing video recording and 256MB of native memory is "the greatest spec I ever saw".
Hmmmmn, if I didn't already work here I'd register just to comment on the 'stupidiest' thing I ever read...
Considering that this is effectively just a beta (what from Google isn't?), it sounds pretty damn decent. The phone, I couldn't care less about, it's the OS that I'm interested in. In 6 months time, it sounds like it's going to be a force to contend with! Worst case scenario, it'll give Apple a kick in the pants and make them fix the issues with the iPhone. Either way, the consumer can only benefit from this.
I don't want every app i use to me a google app, and the complete lack of PC sync means this phone is of no interest to me. And i still think it looks fugly.
Even Ken Bruce is talking about this android, so did he mention short-selling if it means anything to anyone...
We all see the potential of the software, similar to linux that it will certainly grow bigger and bigger. As if any phone can be dressed with it, then it'll come down to hardware and design for us to shop around for... one day.
have to say it.. wot a crap phone! if not becuz of its android, who gives a toss.
'you're fired' says sir alan suger to the designer
The opensource nature of this I'm not sure is that great a deal, eg. your able to develop for the I-Phone without any fuss, just a shame there is no dev suite for the PC though. I think the biggest problem, is by the time Google have made this into a decent contender for the I-Phone, Apple will have moved the goalposts. But I agree with Hallazini it's all good news though for the consumer, keeps everyone on there toes. :)
Someone mentioned that there isn't a headphones socket on the phone, that can't be right ? Especially when there isn't stereo bluetooth either.
@Keith - iPhone apps are incredibly controlled and restricted though, this will be completely open with apps also available to be downloaded and installed outside Android Market.
Everyone is right here - the phone is something of a let down, but it is a promising start for a possibly game-changing OS.
I thought that it would have been at the sensible place, top of the phone, which wasn't photographed. No 3.5mm is just wrong. I assume the mini usb is for charging the phone also ? Does that mean you can't charge the phone and listen to music at the same time ?
@Gordon - Yes I know, and I actually like that part, eg. Virus & some sort of QC. If you really wanted to use opensource stuff on the I-Phone, you could of course Jailbreak it. I'm already amazed at the amount & variety of APP's on the AppStore this is something any contender also now needs to consider, and of course the ease of use in trying them out, and been able to do this without even touching a PC is a nice touch.
on the other hand, is it really sustainable that there is no regulation of such?
1. you can basically do whatever you wanna do on the phone - if you know how - piracy? virus?
2. Would google act like apple so we'll see a similar store? It's opensource so apart from those who are really interested in doing things for free, there is no real incentive (revenue wise apart from junk ads)for big firms to develop anything substantial. There are already loads of iphone apps you can download and install on a jailbroken iphone. why anyone pay for anything you can find freely in the backyard (we can alway google it for instance)
will be really interesting to see where it goes... at least google is not foolish to be the biggest name out there..
"3.2MP fixed focus camera lacking autofocus... missing video recording"
Umm, the iPhones was only 2.0MP, and yet you seemed to have ignored that?
The device itself may not be that good, but as others have said, the OS is what matters. IMHO, it more than makes up for the shortfalls of the hardware, and the fact that you can install apps that haven't be decompiled by Apple is a definite plus (and another reason why I prefer WM.)
Oh, and the resolution is the same as an iPhones, may not be that great, but neither is the resolution on an iPhone (although any more pixels and things would be too small to hit with a finger, and then you'd need a stylus, so the only reason for having an iPhone - as a fashion accessory- would disappear.)
The 3G is higher speed than the iPhone, and I doubt there'll be problems connecting with it...
The Touch HD will be great, primarily because it'll ship with WM, and then thanks to the guys at XDA-Devs, you'll be able to install android if it takes your fancy.
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