Gingerbread Releasing In Mid-October? Liquid To Be Left Behind

[Guest HustlinDaily]

Just a rumor right now but minimum specs will be 1GHz processor, 512 megs of ram

http://phandroid.com/2010/06/30/rumor-andr...#comment-157076

[Rumor] Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) Details Outed, 1GHz Minimum Specification

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 30th, 2010

With most of the Android faithful still waiting on Android 2.2 (and some even still waiting on Android 2.1) for their devices, we’ve apparently gotten first details of the supposed Android 3.0 updated (supposedly codenamed Gingerbread). We’ve long heard that we wouldn’t see this crunchy, sweet, gingery treat until the latter parts of the year, and new information suggests that it could be landing in the beginning (mid-October).

According to Digestiv, Android 3.0 will not be adaptable to hardware that does not meet the following specifications:

It must have a CPU clocked at 1GHz or higher

It must have 512MB or more of RAM

It must have a screen sized 3.5-inches or higher

If this turns out to be true, Android 2.2 will be the end of the line for a lot of manufacturers who prefer to diversify their line-up with a myriad of quirky devices (here’s looking at you, Motorola). This would make a lot of sense for Google to impose said restrictions: it would ensure that – going forward – their ambitions for Android can’t be hampered by the need for manufacturers with low-end ambitions to adapt. For them, Android 2.2 will have to suffice (and considering Google has plans to end this fragmentation problem going forward, we can’t say it will have as much of an effect as one might initially think).

Enough about that, though, let’s get into some more of the meaty details that come along with this supposed rumor. Android 3.0 will include native support for devices with an HD resolution of 1280×720 (720p) so long as they’re 4-inches or larger. With Android’s tablet pool filling up by the day, this will be a welcome addition for many vendors that want to take on the iPad.

The user interface is also said to be getting some very close attention with this release. A complete revamp would be in the works, and we believe it: Google hired Matias Duarte – the leading user interface and experience designer responsible for Palm’s webOS – to take on the task of making Android look as beautifully as it performs. I don’t want to cite the overly-used, overly-cliche saying of putting make-up on a pig (especially since I should be the last Vanilla Android-loving person to call the interface “pig-like”), but hopefully it will encourage vendors like HTC and Motorola to ship more devices with Android’s default skin to avoid the headache of making users wait months at a time for firmware upgrades. For an example of how the UI is aiming to look and feel, they say take a look at the Gallery app that comes with Android 2.1, and apply the same overall feel to the right of the OS. That will be a nice looking Android, indeed!

And finally, Android 2.1 and 2.2 will continue to be maintained in their own separate branches, while Android 3.0 will be maintained in its own branch for devices that meet the specifications required by it (like we alluded to above).

Froyo is still a long way from home for some of you, but should this information turn out to be true, are you ready to get your gingerbread houses built up before this holiday season?

[Digestiv via Unwired View]

[Guest uapo7]

Damn.

[Guest dr3amz]

/care

so what, we can't even get a proper release of Eclair - let alone a version of Froyo anywhere near completion - it would've taken another 1-2yrs to even see Gingerbread on our devices.

trouble with us, we always want more - however, i bought the liquid because I didn't want to spend £30+ on a monthly contract just to have a fancy phone - i've got a state of the art PC at home for christ sake, my mobile is just that - a mobile device.

i get envious, sure, but i've got far more important things to spend my money on than worry about if my phone can run a slightly nicer looking UI a little smoother...

Greed people, GREED! :lol:

Edited June 30, 2010 by dr3amz

[Guest HustlinDaily]

Yeah I am not surprised at all. Just spreading the news lol.

My intention was to use this for a year and get a Nexus Two.

I am sure that this great development community would be able to port it to our device (it has a Snapdragon, can be overclocked to 1GHz, only problem is the ram which LiquidE has).

[Guest pikaone]

/care

so what, we can't even get a proper release of Eclair - let alone a version of Froyo anywhere near completion - it would've taken another 1-2yrs to even see Gingerbread on our devices.

In 1-2yrs the phone will do 3Ghz with 2Go of ram ! our liquids are useless !

[Guest dr3amz]

In 1-2yrs the phone will do 3Ghz with 2Go of ram ! our liquids are useless !

if you always want the latest phone, you just buy it when it's released - screw contracts and monthly payments.

however, it's like the graphics card market - as soon as you buy it, in 6 months there'll be a newer/better version out.

tell me, what does iphone 4 do over the liquid that I would care about? probably nothing at all :lol:

[Guest HustlinDaily]

Let me think

Thinking

Thinking

Do you care about playing jenga?

That was all I could possibly think of.

[Guest jayziac]

Gingerbread sounds like a Vista upgrade... all eye candy, not much substance. Android is great because of the apps on it, so the core OS can only get so good (Froyo 2.2 and JIT is the biggest upgrade IMO).

[Guest koudelka]

Didn't Nvidia also say this? that they were working with google on 3.0 that would bring new interface and would be optimized for their mobile gpu, seems like old news

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/nvidia-...d-will-be-bett/

[Guest Charlton22]

& you think our devs wont port it?

[Guest dr3amz]

& you think our devs wont port it?

you're missing the point, unless they can get around the hardware requirements (512mb minimum ram) then there's no point trying, even if they can it'll probably run like a pile of crap :lol:

[Guest HustlinDaily]

Only Liquid E would be able to run as it should

[Guest fischschneehase]

if the could run it the a1 should also be able just the ram is the difference^^

and i think that will be not such worse cause its able to run systems under their min.

i also run windows 7 on a laptop whcih lies miles away from the min requirements XD and yea its abit slow but i think thats becausee of the low cpu and grafic card power...:lol:

[Guest gengaro86]

Let me think

Thinking

Thinking

Do you care about playing jenga?

That was all I could possibly think of.

/thread

(even if I really love Jenga *_* it sounds like my surname *_*)

[Guest hv_francesco]

who cares? we don't even have an official 2.1 yet

[Guest Charlton22]

you're missing the point, unless they can get around the hardware requirements (512mb minimum ram) then there's no point trying, even if they can it'll probably run like a pile of crap :lol:

No one has yet confirmed our liquid's Ram...

we need some confirmations....

[Guest fischschneehase]

No one has yet confirmed our liquid's Ram...

we need some confirmations....

it has not the same as the e^^ :lol: would be nice but i gave up hoping , the chips get very pricie from one yoear to another...

[Guest Charlton22]

it has not the same as the e^^ :lol: would be nice but i gave up hoping , the chips get very pricie from one yoear to another...

We have nothing to loose! Can you confirm that its not the same as the e?

[Guest HustlinDaily]

Well try to find out which chip the A1 has and which chip the E have.

If they are different, it is not true. If they are the same, it is.

But honestly tho, given the fact that the E is available in Canada with Canadian band radio and there is a new Ferrari edition, Acer probably started a new assembly line.

[Guest dr3amz]

the A1 / Liquid is a 1st generation, the E is updated - however very slighty - but yes it has more ram.

and if an OS states you need to have 512 to run it - then you can bet that running on 256mb is going to be minimal and even if it runs, will chug to death as soon as you start loading stuff up.

[Guest fischschneehase]

the A1 / Liquid is a 1st generation, the E is updated - however very slighty - but yes it has more ram.

and if an OS states you need to have 512 to run it - then you can bet that running on 256mb is going to be minimal and even if it runs, will chug to death as soon as you start loading stuff up.

i wont say it in this way. probably it would run on the liquid but not very smooth....

and as i understand all this gerbread just will make android look better and nothin else^^ so iam very happy to ahve a fast and good running eclair/ froyo:) dont need this eyecandy things. same with vista here.... pretty but slow as hell...

[Guest chingy1788]

i wont say it in this way. probably it would run on the liquid but not very smooth....

and as i understand all this gerbread just will make android look better and nothin else^^ so iam very happy to ahve a fast and good running eclair/ froyo:) dont need this eyecandy things. same with vista here.... pretty but slow as hell...

Windows 7 - pretty, fast as hell

[Guest dr3amz]

Windows 7 - pretty, fast as hell

yes windows 7 is very fast and on old hardware too, but it was developed that way - doesn't sound like gingerbread is which is why they're ramping up the hardware minimum specs.

anyway, as above - people talk about devs porting it - they can't even port a *fully* working Eclair let alone Froyo yet :lol:

[Guest fischschneehase]

you are right;) but you realy cant compare windows 7 with gingerbread .... i think vista is a good comparison

[Guest Quipeace]

Stop comparing, they're totally different.

For now we don't know anything about 3.0, and we all know that when we bought our liquids we were buying a budget priced phone. And even though I (and probably we) would really like to be up to date and have the latest version of pretty much everything, we just can't expect to get that for what we paid.

Start saving for the third generation androids already :lol:

Edited July 1, 2010 by Quipeace