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Android 'GingerBread' Edition Details Revealed
Techtree News Staff, Jul 02, 2010 1455 hrs ISTIs expected to be released in the last quarter of 2010
While the world is still awaiting the "proper" release of the latest Android OS version, the 2.2 Froyo, talks regarding the next major release of the OS are already underway.
Called the "Gingerbread", this version of Android is expected to be released in the last quarter of 2010 and come with major changes and upgrades.
Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review who is known for his early sneak peeks into new and unreleased devices has revealed a few details as to what we should expect from this next major release. Talking in his podcast (in Russian), he says that the Gingerbread will be released by mid-October and the first handset capable of running it would arrive by December 2010.
The minimum hardware requirements for Gingerbread laden phones are staggering as well. It would require at least a 1GHZ CPU, 512MB RAM and a 3.5-inch or larger display. Larger devices will also get a new resolution 1280*760 - that should compare well with the iPhone 4's 960* 640 screen. The user interface would be thoroughly revamped as well. When the Gingerbread arrives, it would also mean the segregation of Android into two branches with the Gingerbread set to run on newer and more powerful, high-end devices. The lower-end phones would still run the then "older" versions. The Gingerbread is also likely to come sans support for third part UI shells. So, no more HTC Sense, MotoBlur and the likes.
Looks like it would be an exciting year ahead for Android fans out there. The only thing we now need to confirm if some of the already capable phones out there would be able to upgrade to the next edition of the Android OS.
Called the "Gingerbread", this version of Android is expected to be released in the last quarter of 2010 and come with major changes and upgrades.
Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review who is known for his early sneak peeks into new and unreleased devices has revealed a few details as to what we should expect from this next major release. Talking in his podcast (in Russian), he says that the Gingerbread will be released by mid-October and the first handset capable of running it would arrive by December 2010.
The minimum hardware requirements for Gingerbread laden phones are staggering as well. It would require at least a 1GHZ CPU, 512MB RAM and a 3.5-inch or larger display. Larger devices will also get a new resolution 1280*760 - that should compare well with the iPhone 4's 960* 640 screen. The user interface would be thoroughly revamped as well. When the Gingerbread arrives, it would also mean the segregation of Android into two branches with the Gingerbread set to run on newer and more powerful, high-end devices. The lower-end phones would still run the then "older" versions. The Gingerbread is also likely to come sans support for third part UI shells. So, no more HTC Sense, MotoBlur and the likes.
Looks like it would be an exciting year ahead for Android fans out there. The only thing we now need to confirm if some of the already capable phones out there would be able to upgrade to the next edition of the Android OS.
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