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Google releases Honeycomb in february? already?

just saw this new on phonearena... two more months for a new version of android and we dont even have a beta ROM of gingerbread xD
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Honeycomb-now-due-for-February-launch-as-Android-2.4_id15400

Maybe Honeycomb was design specifically with tablets/higher res devices in mind?

I agree. Honeycomb was mentioned as being tablet centric. I don't think there will be much that will affect the phone side. I think that's the big reason they're making it a 2.4 release instead of 3.0. That and I think it is also to get more android tablets out before the iPad 2 is released. That's my theory.
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I hope thats the reason... otherwise i will start hating my slide real bad xD

Well look at it this way. T-Mo/HTC can Skip over Gingerbread and go to Honeycomb since the time difference between 2.3 and 2.4 are so short.

Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Well look at it this way. T-Mo/HTC can Skip over Gingerbread and go to Honeycomb since the time difference between 2.3 and 2.4 are so short.
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If honeycomb is being designed with Tablets in mind, there'd be no reason to put it on a phone. Screen sizes won't match at all.

xenoletum said:
If honeycomb is being designed with Tablets in mind, there'd be no reason to put it on a phone. Screen sizes won't match at all.
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True but it all depends on what features Google adds in addition to tablet support.
I see Honeycomb as adding Major Support for Tablets. If it was just an update only for Tablets they probably wouldn't given it a codename. Just left it Gingerbread but 2.4. Again just my theory.

i hope 2.4 does end up tablet centric, otherwise it 2.3 would be a waste if time.

MMMM... Honeycomb !
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So yeah looks like its meant for tablets but... wouldn't there be an aosp source release for rom builds?
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Its for phones too, it was reported that a nexus one was running honeycomb
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Drzfr3shboialex said:
Its for phones too, it was reported that a nexus one was running honeycomb
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where?? link please

Here ya go
http://thegadgets.net/technology-news/android-3-0-honeycomb-spotted-running-on-nexus-one/
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HTC Shooter new sprint adroid phone? dualcore?!?!

Saw this now on engadet...could it be the phonethat keeps me awway from sammy?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/16/htc-shooter-appears-for-sprint-with-android-2-3-2-qhd-screen-an/

God I hope.

Adreno 220, MEH.
http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?D=HTC+Shooter&benchmark=glpro20
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So its not even half as fast as the PowerVr SGX543MP2. Pass.
Edit:
http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?D=Motorola+ATRIX+4G+MB860&benchmark=glpro20
SLIGHTLY faster than Tegra 2.

I really have to see how this phone turns out. I think I'll wait awhile before I make the jump. I want to see how smooth it is, the battery life, and also which devs get this phone, because if all the Evo devs & Epic devs move to this phone then I know what I'm getting. But also I'm thinking about the Nexus S too, decisions, decisions
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I might make the jump. It looks niiiiiiiice. We shall see.
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muyoso said:
Adreno 220, MEH.
http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?D=HTC+Shooter&benchmark=glpro20
So its not even half as fast as the PowerVr SGX543MP2. Pass.
Edit:
http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?D=Motorola+ATRIX+4G+MB860&benchmark=glpro20
SLIGHTLY faster than Tegra 2.
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what exactly are u showing...n9othing in therehas anything to do with the adreno 220

imtjnotu said:
what exactly are u showing...n9othing in therehas anything to do with the adreno 220
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The first link is the phone in question. And it gives a score.
This is my previous post in story form:
The HTC Shooter has an Adreno 220. This is a link to a GLbenchmarks of the HTC Shooter. Look at the score, 22.7fps. Now check out the iPad2 running a larger resolution and scoring DOUBLE the HTC Shooter. Meh. I will wait for a phone running the GPU the iPad2 uses or better. Edit: Here is a Tegra 2 phone with the same resolution as the HTC Shooter for comparison.

muyoso said:
The first link is the phone in question. And it gives a score.
This is my previous post in story form:
The HTC Shooter has an Adreno 220. This is a link to a GLbenchmarks of the HTC Shooter. Look at the score, 22.7fps. Now check out the iPad2 running a larger resolution and scoring DOUBLE the HTC Shooter. Meh. I will wait for a phone running the GPU the iPad2 uses or better. Edit: Here is a Tegra 2 phone with the same resolution as the HTC Shooter for comparison.
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The gpu alone isnt everything. Look at the optimus 3d, it scored higher than tegra devices and this device with the our gpu. Any why are you comparing the ipad 2, we are talking smartphones here. Currently no smartphone houses this gpu, only tablets and psp. This gpu might never even make it into a phone. the comparison is pointless.

Best Android device?

Hi all
Looking to buy a new android device.
Is the Galaxy S II the best device out there?
Does skype work with video?
Thanks
Dominik
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Of course it's the best out there, ATM.
Regards.

The LTE looks like it will be the best, revealed this week. 1.5Ghz and 4.5 inch screen.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/28/galaxy-s-ii-lte-and-galaxy-tab-8-9-lte-announced-set-to-debut-a/

otaku888 said:
The LTE looks like it will be the best, revealed this week. 1.5Ghz and 4.5 inch screen.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/28/galaxy-s-ii-lte-and-galaxy-tab-8-9-lte-announced-set-to-debut-a/
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and a 3 hour battery life, or maybe it will get a 3000mAh... not
and if you ask this question in the S2 forums, do you really expect other answers?

otaku888 said:
The LTE looks like it will be the best, revealed this week. 1.5Ghz and 4.5 inch screen.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/28/galaxy-s-ii-lte-and-galaxy-tab-8-9-lte-announced-set-to-debut-a/
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lte is just a usa variant that supports lte signals isnt it?? the sgs2 is still a flagship samsung announced the naming scheme the other day
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Galaxy series will now be divided in five categories, which can have sub-categories as well.
* “S” – Super Smart – Top-end devices
* “R” – Royal – Premium model with a combo of power, design and productivity
* “W” – Wonder – High quality strategic models
* “M” – Magical- Decent performance at affordable price
* “Y” – Young – Targeted at a youngsters
Sub Categories:
* “Plus” – Upgrade to an existing model
* “Pro” – QWERTY keyboard
* “LTE” – LTE support in the device
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from http://androidos.in/2011/08/samsung-announces-new-naming-scheme-for-galaxy-devices/
to the ops question i am loving the sgs2 and for me it was defo worth the money

SGSII is great and skype video works. Only thing is that we know that an improved version is around the corner with the specs mentioned above.

Im sure you wont regret buying this phone, blazing speed and display,and the boot time is amazing when comapred to all the 1ghz smartphones out there.
I personally think 4.2" or 4.3" should be the limit for smart phones. 4.5" ??? you can call it a mini tablet.

bala_gamer said:
I personally think 4.2" or 4.3" should be the limit for smart phones. 4.5" ??? you can call it a mini tablet.
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I totally agree with you here, already the size of the sgs2 can take some time to get used to, but 4.5... that has to be too much for a phone device
Anyway, if you're interested in buying this phone, do it right away, it will be your happiest day ever, just be careful to not overpay for it
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Since you asking here yes everyone including me would answer yes this s2 is the best now,have u tried others room?
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may be not the best, but nearly the best all round phone
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Motorola's first Ice Cream Sandwich, Medfield handset leaked?

the device will ship with Intel's new mobile Medfield chip. The Atom-based system-on-a-chip could be Intel's best mobile component yet, and the chipmaker has its sights set on ARM. Reviews site Anandtech last month showed off benchmarks, detailing how Medfield performs far better in browser performance and speed--among other metrics--than those chips found in Apple's iPhone 4S, the Motorola Droid Razr, and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
http://pocketnow.com/android/motorolas-first-intel-powered-ice-cream-sandwich-revealed-images

A Motorola first?
Pity I am on my Motorola last!

CaelanT said:
A Motorola first?
Pity I am on my Motorola last!
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Right
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I have an atrix right now but I really like HTC phones, does anybody know of a sense based rom?

CaelanT said:
Pity I am on my Motorola last!
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+1
10char

Eh, I probably won't be getting another Motorola if I end up going Android again. Their support for their phones is awful.

r1dr12aj said:
Eh, I probably won't be getting another Motorola if I end up going Android again. Their support for their phones is awful.
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+1, my next phone will most likely be a Samsung.

Atrix_Owner said:
+1, my next phone will most likely be a Samsung.
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Don't expect much support from them neither...comming from the Samsung Vibrant.

Honestly, if you think about it, they're all ****. Might as well go back to this
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Too bad the current dual-core designs exceed the Medfield platform on virtually every bench out there.... Medfield is extremely under-whelming TBH.... SGS3 will blow this out of the freaking water hands down.

Atrix_Owner said:
Honestly, if you think about it, they're all ****. Might as well go back to this
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Ahhhh, the Motorola Brick. Brings back memories.

G-Man. said:
Too bad the current dual-core designs exceed the Medfield platform on virtually every bench out there.... Medfield is extremely under-whelming TBH.... SGS3 will blow this out of the freaking water hands down.
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I hope the Samsung SG3 works better as a phone then the Captivate, the Atrix by far as been a much better experience than the Captivate, the gps never worked properly and was not functional at all for months the phone as was just average in quality the HTC phones I have had worked rather well for both GPS and call quality. I may try HTC again, maybe the Samsung but I wont be an early adopter.

New Chinese Galaxy note with ics....

http://www.cnbeta.com/articles/179338.htm
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yeah....
display 5.3 and 800*480
Android4.0
cpu MTK6575 (Cortex A9)
512MB
this is copy thing not a real SAMSUNG phone .so for funny.

And yet it's ICS....
Pff...if the Chinese have Samsung beaten on building an ICS for their phone...
Ironic, we don't yet have a proper leak yet...

LOL! Chinese are real fast

wish the flash was in the right place, i want one of those battery covers

800x480 on a 5.3" screen? The pixels must be big as euro coins!
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yup, that is not samsung note... but a fake one... maybe we should call "clone"? but if the price is very cheap, maybe can buy one for try...hahaha XD

Siamesung.......

so from looking at the specs... its basically a dell streak in portrait mode...

2BHERO said:
http://www.cnbeta.com/articles/179338.htm
yeah....
display 5.3 and 800*480
Android4.0
cpu MTK6575 (Cortex A9)
512MB
this is copy thing not a real SAMSUNG phone .so for funny.
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Tbh, that's not bad! It's just a shame there's no mention of other details, like how much storage there is and if it does support SDHC-cards. One can also see what looks like S-Pen, but I do not know if it's just for the looks or if it is actually functional.
I know several people who could actually use this phone just fine.

I can't even imagine how much of a headache it would be going phone shopping in China. We should all have that problem.

the samesung fauxlaxy clnotned?

Samesung, Nukia, and Motorolo.
Salute China.

10char
Edit: Upon closer inspection, the first picture in the link does NOT have an S-Pen. The third seems to show one. Either way... no thanks.
Also, the flash is different between the first picture and the third... If it's more like the third then I want that back-piece!

yes, but there are two different versions, one is 5.3 the other is 5.0

Note w/out a pen ei?

JoshuaTumanda said:
Note w/out a pen ei?
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MTK6575 version no pen
but one MTK6575 galaxy note with pen, you can check it here
http://www.androidforcheap.com/gala...ps-android-23-with-touch-pen-phone-p-318.html
i heard it is the best phone, with pen and leather case, help can help you.