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Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S III: All riseHTC details Jelly Bean update, 512MB RAM phones not invited
HTC finally shed some light on the Jelly Bean update roll-out and compatibility. Unfortunately there are several devices that won’t get the Android 4.1 treatment and will be stuck on Ice Cream Sandwich forever.
According to HTC devices with 512MB RAM or less are incompatible with Jelly Bean and...
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> In reply to MeeGo Takeover @ 2012-11-14 00:39 from RbqJ - click to readWut? That would not be feasible since each single device has a different kernel along with its own libs and drivers. So what you're basically referring to as 'universal version of Android' is plain BS. That would never work since Droids have different board configurations, SoCs and proprietary hardware. Android is already 'made for all', what manufacturers just have to do is simply build a kernel and include all the required drivers and libs along with their bloatware UI. The Android core framework is the SAME across all Droids (with slight modifications notably with HTC). The reason for which HTC won't upgrade their older lineup is purely commercial and doing so mighy spoil the user experience, imagine a Droid with 512MB of ram (actually ~350MB usable), that will surely run the latest version of Android but technical limitations would appear notably in multitasking and fluidity of the OS (due to HW composer not supporting older GPUs thay well) not to forgey thier custom Sense UI launcher that would take up some more RAM leaving the user with even less RAM (hence mutitasking crippled).512MB devices are Gingerbread era devices and that's where they should stay imho, sure theu can run ICS and above but they'll run into usability issues in the long run.
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- 2012-11-14 01:59
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- PwnageHobo
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My SGS i9000 (Original Galaxy S) runs 4.1.2 (SlimBean ROM) better at stock clocks than it ever ran Froyo, Gingerbread, or ICS with anything up to a 30% overclock.
If they stop cramming all this bloatware onto the phone, you'd be amazed at what it can do.
There's no legitimate reason why a phone with 512MB of RAM can't run 4.1
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- 2012-11-14 01:24
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- lashton
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> In reply to MeeGo Takeover @ 2012-11-14 00:39 from RbqJ - click to readbollocks nothing to do with source code, the amount of RAM is too low to run jellybean as smooth as its intended too
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- 2012-11-14 01:24
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- brynn
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> In reply to MeeGo Takeover @ 2012-11-14 00:39 from RbqJ - click to readyou sound like you know what your on about,,wish i could crack Java,,i been learning it for ages but its BLOODY complicated...You need to spend a couple of years learning all he acronyms and terminology for starters.Then start on using that info to create objects etc.
If you are into this then maybe you can answer one big question...Is there only one machine code? You have your higher level programme languages that go throuigh compiler to end up as machine code..So does it matter not which language you use IE pascal,fortran,basic,Java virtual machine it all ends up as the same machine code?? Thanks in advance if you know..Ive been learning about Lexars,Tokens and Parsers but its still hard to grasp the whole thing and yes i am jealous of folk who can write code,any code.
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- 2012-11-14 01:14
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- Anonymous
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> In reply to Obviously @ 2012-11-13 17:31 from mjGS - click to readIt says Android is fragmented. WP8 isn't.
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- 2012-11-14 01:12
- kg3U
- MeeGo Takeover
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Lol now people about to complain about HTC and the 512mb phones not getting updates. LOL
LEARN! THE PROBLEM IS ANDROID, NOT HTC, SONY, LG, SAMSUNG, ETC. All Google has to do is make a Main Code as a seperate Universal Class in Java then allow for Oem's to connect their ui's to the main code. Since they don't, the OEM's have to change the whole code.
Once Google fixes this, and I think they are worling on getting this type of coding, then that'll solve alot of issues in Android.
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- 2012-11-14 00:39
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- alfaromeo865
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-11-13 17:14 from 7Cgg - click to readwith a wp6+ or iphone/ios, u cant send a file across to a different phone using bluetooth. similar is the case with pc file transfer unless ya use zune/itunes. android, symbian, meego, bada etc are your only options. get a life before posting such krap, please.
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- 2012-11-14 00:14
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- Patrick
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Bullshit. It is the same excuse that HTC used when decided to not update some devices as HTC Desire Z to Ice Cream Sandwich. But after they lanunched other phones with worst or same specifications.
I'm really disappointed with HTC, more and more disappointed.
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- 2012-11-13 23:02
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What about Desire X? I am on the eve of buying it any news of JB on Desire X?
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- 2012-11-13 22:57
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the 512mb ram excuse is marketing. google and OEMs got a deal. you give us an OS which makes an hardware upgrade necessary and we will use your OS. so people will be forced to buy a new phone every year to run the latetst android. and like this the OEMs are makeing money by selling new phones and google by selling apps via play store. in 2 years you won't get any update if your phone dosn't have 3gb ram. that's for sure.
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- 2012-11-13 21:47
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- Anonymous
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> In reply to QuadFace @ 2012-11-13 18:32 from N9@S - click to readsony is better! the most valuable os with the valuable premium things as nokia!
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- 2012-11-13 21:31
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- Anonymous
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to all trolls! firstly those are only excuses from htc! how the galaxy ace plus and mini 2 are getting jellybean with their single core and 512 mb of ram!!!?and how xperia j is getting jellybean?! and how nexus s got 4.1.2?? secondly ics was a very very major upgrade that moved android from a very capable grade already to a whoile new height! and that is proven by that ever power user that needs true multitasking and developper tools on the device itself and an open free os chooses android even without thinking of any other one! and android sice 2.2 is the most capable os ever unlike wp7.5! secondly aqndroid can be simply rooted with even more features and better everything! so no points of all you say! android is the best simply! and at least all midrange dual cores ( cheap options also as xperia sola and xperia u and ace 2 andxperia p and others) and high ends are moving everytime to the new os ( no matter how much it does take to prepare the update!) while the high end of the lumias cannot enjoy any goodie of wp8 other than new ui and better browser in wp7.8! wp is a good os but for a lot of users android is a need! so please so not troll here!
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- 2012-11-13 21:26
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- Steve
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> In reply to QuadFace @ 2012-11-13 18:32 from N9@S - click to readAre you crazy? The HOX is barely one year old. It's not a "very old" phone just because there are newer phones out there.
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- 2012-11-13 19:42
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- ricAndroid
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Yeah, right...they are just like Samsung. They figure it is not cost effective to cater to the needs of those with mid-range phones.
The Nexus S, which has 512 RAM, seems to run Jelly Bean without any issues. The launcher is only one component of the OS. It is very unlikely that this is what is preventing the updates to arrive to lower end phones.
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- 2012-11-13 18:50
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-11-13 18:26 from gLKN - click to readAt least HTC was good enough to exclude only 512MB RAM phones. Motorola has even excluded the MB865 with 1 GB RAM whereas XDA developers have ported a fully functional JB to this device. Suggest Motorola Mobility to outsource their OS development to XDA :-)
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- 2012-11-13 18:34
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