Comments on: Android: Much Coolness, But 3 Big Problems

By: Dennis Quek

Dennis Quek — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:38:13 +0000

There are quite alot of problems now, though I currently own one G! myself. The information resource on the phone and apps etc is still little, yet to reach its full potential yet.

http://www.dennisquek.com/2009/03/my-first-review-on-googles-android-g1-htc-dream/

This is my review of the HTC Dream or G1 phone.

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By: Counsel

Counsel — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:00:14 +0000

The android looks promising, but so do many technologies. The deployed model will be what drives sales past the first few months.

The iPhone is nice, but it is a network-phone (not a smartphone). Try using it when you have no mobile signal–not so smart then is it?

The HTC models are nice, but their software video rendering is not suitable for my uses. Older HTC models may have a video chip, and video on those models is far superior to that of those models using software rendering.

My point?

The software, however great, may be crippled by the hardware. Video users may not want Android by HTC if “software rendering” makes video playback “painful.” While not “Android’s” fault, android would be, in effect, supporting no video hardware or inefficient software rendering. I would recommend that Google put out a minimum spec to receive an “Android” stamp of some sort to help guarantee quality of use and performance.

So while Android might be great, the hardware it is on may also have a significant effect on the review of the phone and on the frenzy surrounding the deployed models.

I’ll wait and see.

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Android: 3 Questions, 3 Answers | Android Phone Fans — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:25:14 +0000

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By: mrblogdotorg

mrblogdotorg — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:50:09 +0000

There are something like 1 billion Java-enabled mobile phones, but nobody uses it. So having T-Mobile (etc.) offer a phone with Android-capabilities is a necessary but not sufficient condition for Android’s success.

It’s not a carrier problem per se. I see it as an “ecosystem” problem. If Apple gets their iPhone application distribution via iTunes right, they could easily have more success in terms of use of third-party applications/services, despite being limited to a single carrier (theoretically smaller addressable market). Iow, there could easily be more Andorid-enabled phones, but less third-party app use/success, without an app distribution “ecosystem”.

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DailyWireless » Blog Archive » Wednesday Links: Android, Mobile Apps — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:26:20 +0000

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By: Paul Kapustka

Paul Kapustka — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:09:32 +0000

Thanks everyone for the OHA references and commitments; I guess I am always skeptical, maybe too much so, about partnerships and associations, and believe more in shipping or promised products. I also wonder how warmly Android will be received by the “open” telcos Verizon and AT&T now that Google is an investor in Clearwire, with its nationwide WiMax network.

Maybe Android will find more success on higher-end smartphones or MIDs (mobile Internet devices) still to come? Maybe that will be an easier nut to crack than to compete against corner stores and subsidized phones.

By: TareX

TareX — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:38:18 +0000

The iPhone got its initial success from the fact of it being “something from the future”, with its high-res screen, high quality graphics and incredibly fast UI. That was last year. Today, Android has matched the speed of the iPhone, and added the much required OPENNESS. Everything is open, the applications, the carrier, the UI is heavily customizable, and the web browser is like Safari without the limitations, and surpasses it in quality and speed.

Add to that the cool “magic touch” Google has.

I have no doubt in Android’s success, especially that it already has the big manufacturers in the OHA. The HTC Dream, being the first Android phone, will earn Android all the publicity it needs in its debut.

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