[General] Google Shows Off Next Android Build -- Donut and not 2.0

[bashar abdullah]

I've always hated the hardware used for Android phones. But why is Android
limited to internal memory only?


On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Burhan,
>
> The thing is that the Sense UI made navigating through the OS much
> easier and more fun. Why would you want to jump hoops just to reach
> the profile settings, when it's just one finger touch away?
>
> Also, flash support is laggy & choppy, as mentioned. Something which
> shouldn't happen when they're touting the feature on the phone :/
>
> Anyway, as I said before, I'm waiting for more reviews to surface.
> Amazon UK's shipping date was pushed back from July 15th till August
> 15th, so I'm not expecting any reviews from UK, that's for sure!
>
> Also, Samsung is taking too long to release their i7500!!!
>
> P.S.: HTC's internal storage is 800MB only, while Samsung's 4GB. On
> Android, you can install applications only to the internal memory.
>
> On 7/29/09, Burhan Khalid <burhan.khalid at gmail.com> wrote:
> > That review is the complete opposite to what I have heard (and used). I
> > wouldn't base my decision solely on that. The main concern is the laggy
> > response times of the device, which is probably due to people loading up
> > widgets that need to grab stuff from the Internet. There is an option to
> go
> > back to the classic Android setup without the widgets, which speeds up
> the
> > response time considerably.
> >
> > You have to keep in mind that 99.9% of the lag on the Hero is due to the
> > "sense ui" of HTC. If you put a vanilla cupcake ROM on it, the device is
> > very smooth.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:09 AM, Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/23/htc-hero-review/
> >>
> >> On 7/29/09, Bashar Al-Abdulhadi <bashar at kuwaitnet.net> wrote:
> >> > where did you read that?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Majed B. wrote, On 07/29/2009 01:38 AM:
> >> >>
> >> >> You can, but according to the current reviews, Hero's hardware is
> >> >> barely able to run Cupcake (1.5) !!!
> >> >>
> >> >> On 7/29/09, Bashar Al-Abdulhadi <bashar at kuwaitnet.net> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Majed B. wrote, On 07/28/2009 09:14 PM:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> The problem is that current hardware isn't capable of handling the
> >> >>>> OS's features (including flash) :/
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I just read a good review from engadget and I'm disappointed with
> HTC
> >> >>>> Hero and I may not buy it after all. I'll wait for more reviews,
> but
> >> >>>> I
> >> >>>> gotta tell you, the excitement is gone :(
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Why ! you mean can't upgrade to Android 2.0 with HTC Hero ?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  --
> >>       Majed B.
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