Android v3.0 Will Require 1 GHz Minimum

[gm0n3y]

I second the call for handset manufacturers to be quicker on getting the latest OS updates to customers. Perhaps Google making their own UI will mean faster deployment since the manufacturer doesn't have to code this. Either way, more Android innovation is better.

 

[zaznet]

[citation][nom]Pyroflea[/nom]v2.2 is just coming out, and they're already announcing something new that won't run on current phones?[/citation]

The jump to 3.0 is not from 2.0, they have had a few rather major updates. The 3.0 is setting a new level of the OS so increasing the hardware target is a good idea.

[citation][nom]Pyroflea[/nom]I just don't feel comfortable doing so knowing that it'll be considered obsolete in 3 months time.[/citation]

A phone that is stuck at 2.x won't be obsolete even years after 3.0 comes out. The knowledge that a 1ghz CPU is the requirements for 3.0 means you can get a phone today that will be 3.0 capable.

I got my iPhone 3G almost 2 years ago and it isn't obsolete and won't be for some time. This 3 generations old iPhone doesn't run all the latest features of the Apple iOS and won't run new features released next year. It still does everything I bought it for and does it more than well enough.

 

[pharge]

[citation][nom]gm0n3y[/nom]I second the call for handset manufacturers to be quicker on getting the latest OS updates to customers. Perhaps Google making their own UI will mean faster deployment since the manufacturer doesn't have to code this. Either way, more Android innovation is better.[/citation]

I agree with you. There were several artiles on the net (gizmodo/engadget....) talking about this before.

According to them, the manufacturer UIs were supposed to make the not so perfect (at that time) Android better...

However, Android have been greatly improved in speed which is mucg faster than the manufacturers. While I can understand taht thoses companies may have some business concerns.. it is probably about time for the manufacturers to get back to the unmodifided Android.

 

[cekasone]

Anybody wanna help me mod my Droid to use an i7 920 and some ddr3.

 

[Clintonio]

I have to say, I don't see why people worry about obsoletion. My HTC Desire, I can say now, will not be obsolete in 2 years time. It won't be the best (far far from it), but it'll be doing exactly what it does now. Of course I'll want a new version though...

As for software updates; the more right they get it at the start, the less maintenance it needs in the long run. For instance, Andriod phones seem to have low bug density, while Symbian is baaaaaad.

 

[Pei-chen]

[citation][nom]zaznet[/nom]The jump to 3.0 is not from 2.0, they have had a few rather major updates. The 3.0 is setting a new level of the OS so increasing the hardware target is a good idea.[/citation]
So let me get this straight, all current and upcoming Android phones will not be getting 3.0 and same way Android 1.x phone can't use 2.x.

In fact, all Android phone will be outdated in October when 3.0 lunches.

Why is people buying Android phone knowing the only support they'll get is from 3rd party hacker that releases unsatable rootkits.

I am so glad I didn't sign a 2 year contract with Sprint last week just for the EVO 4G. Why should I get someting that's about to be replaced over a product that has regular software update.

I can count on Apple to release iOS5 in June 2011 with full support for iPhone 4 and iOS6 and partial support in June 2012.

 

[Pei-chen]

[citation][nom]Clintonio[/nom]I have to say, I don't see why people worry about obsoletion. My HTC Desire, I can say now, will not be obsolete in 2 years time. It won't be the best (far far from it), but it'll be doing exactly what it does now. Of course I'll want a new version though...[/citation]
Over the course of a two year contract, you'll be paying over $2000 for the phone and service. Don't you want to have something that's the best bang for the $2000 you spend? You may be happy with a cheap phone that you paid a lot for doesn't mean other people should.

 

[long2know]

Epic 4G meets those specs. So, I'm good.

 

[digiex]

Oops, android is becoming a bloatware, I fear it's taking the windows path.

 

[eddieroolz]

Holy mother of God. 1280X760!

I guess the times of me bragging about the FWVGA on my NTTdocomo phones are over...

 

[Guest]

the time for 5 spare batteries has come.

 

[guanyu210379]

1 GHz Proc minimum ? 512MB RAM?
Perhaps it is now the time to separate the Android versions for tablet/low-class PCs and the one for mobile phones.

New version of Android every 1-3 months? This starts to get annoying! I just bought a Desire 3 weeks ago! 2.1 then 2.2 but suddenly 3.0?

 

[Zingam]

[citation][nom]guanyu210379[/nom]1 GHz Proc minimum ? 512MB RAM?Perhaps it is now the time to separate the Android versions for tablet/low-class PCs and the one for mobile phones.New version of Android every 1-3 months? This starts to get annoying! I just bought a Desire 3 weeks ago! 2.1 then 2.2 but suddenly 3.0?[/citation]

You people forget that phones are phones and not PCs but even on PCs these days a new OS requires a new hardware or at least some update.

The best experience you can get from a device is to stick your dreams to what you currently buy.

For example Nokia never updates their phones with new features. New firmware usually fixes bugs, adds some minor improvements but basically they never change the basic functionality of their phones throughout its lifetime.

With these constant software updates all you can get is headaches and buggy phones.

Until recently when you bought a phone you bought a phone for what it was and what software was in it was not an issue or taunted loud.

 

[Azriel4444]

I actually believe this is more of a ploy to get handset manufacturers to stop using under powered hardware and push more competitive hardware. Who is going to buy a 2.2 phone when 3.0 is available? The marketplace is going to get messy though.

 

[JOSHSKORN]

[citation][nom]Pyroflea[/nom]They need to slow things down here. v2.2 is just coming out, and they're already announcing something new that won't run on current phones? I want to buy an Android phone, I really do, but I just don't feel comfortable doing so knowing that it'll be considered obsolete in 3 months time.[/citation]
Then buy a cheap phone, wait 2 years and see where the technology is then. Maybe Android will be around still, maybe it won't. Maybe by then they'll 'figure things out' and not release so many updates so quickly because there may not be much to update by then. I'm starting to think technology is going to hit a wall soon. Really, what is left after HD? And how many people actually care about 3D? Maybe in a couple years, videophones (aka with built-in Skype or something like that) will become mainstream. I can't think of what might actually come next then other than improving the battery life.

 

[annymmo]

[citation][nom]hellwig[/nom]LoL @ rantsky. Apple couldn't even get backgrounds working on that old hardware. All the good stuff in iOS4 only works on the iPhone 4G which, believe it or not, has the specs to support Android 3.0.True, Win7 works on more hardware than Vista, but that WAS an efficiency issue with Vista code. XP wouldn't run on most of the hardware that supported Win 98, but I think the world of Windows was better for it in the end. Just as I believe the world of Android will also be better.Besides, my G1 is still running 1.6, so I don't have a problem with newer phones not being able to run 3.0. Google abandoned its first child long ago, and many more will be left at the wayside. Plus, this looks good for upgrade options when my contract expires early next year.I DON'T agree that killing off Motorolla Blur or HTC Sense is a good thing. Sure, my Google-Experience UI on my G1 sucks compared to even LG's offerings, and could really use an overhaul, but I don't think Google should be the ultimate decider in what the UI is. I like the idea that Motorolla and HTC can slap a cool UI on top, not to say a cool Google UI wouldn't also be nice.[/citation]

Actually I think killing all those manufacturers UI's, if google comes up with a good UI themselves in the first place, is a good thing. Because then you've got a familiar google android ui that's present everywhere. No relearning, no extra bugs, just a standard gui. This is what makes average people want to stick to windows, they see it's the same ui. Look what happened to Linux NetBooks. Each manufacturer had it's own unique ui. Which did NOT worked out well. People where overwhelmed and puzzled because of the sometimes strange looking designs.

 

[ngom52]

I'm using an HTC desire right now; it's got a 1GHz processor and can get pretty hot at times. I seriously think that putting a 2GHz processor in a phone will probably cause it to burst into flames, unless they can find a really clever cooling solution; even my Asus Eee pc only has a 1GHz CPU

 

[Sabiancym]

That's crap, I just bought my moto droid a few months ago, it's rooted and I could overclock to 1ghz, but it's not entirely stable and kills my battery life.

There are too many new releases, I'm getting sick of updating my phone.

 

[Guest]

@hellwig
The iPhone doesn't have the specs to run android 3 as it does not have a 1GHz CPU (Anandtech think it's about 800 MHz). Only the iPad does, but it does not have 512 MB RAM.

 

[Guest]

1280x768 in a 4" screen???
What, you want to watch HD video on your phone?
Ridiculous i'd say...

A phone is to call, not to do all these things with you hardly ever use save for showing off.

On current netbooks, having a 9" screen with resolution of 1024x600 is already crisp!
I'd say 1280x800 is a good resolution for 9" devices. Just too small for cellphones, unless you're plannning on gluing the device behind your glasses.