<font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Android 2.x was released to all phone manufacturers as open source and many companies started putting that OS on tablets, which it was not meant for. This created a bad representation of Android against Apple, as it was looked upon as immature and some even went to say that Android was insecure.</font></font><div>
<font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">So Google, released Honeycomb, 3.x which was designed only for tablets and made sure that applications which would not work on tablets namely large screens, could not be installed on that OS.</font></font></div>
<div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">The difference between the OS is the interface and how the OS is used, namely the status bar, task list, setup control, etc.</font></font></div>
<div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">If you are planning to buy a tablet, I would suggest go with 3.x, as it is designed for a tablet.</font></font></div>
<div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I have a samsung galaxy tab 10.1 and it runs 3.1. Acer and other manufacturers have already moved on to 3.2.</font></font></div>
<div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">If you are looking at Archos, wait for the 8.9" to come out before you invest in the 10.1" (G9) </font></font></div><div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Archos is way cheaper than Samsung, but they also have an option of buying a tablet with 250 GB SSD.</font></font></div>
<div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font color="#3333ff"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">-GGR<br clear="all"></font></font><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">--</span><br style="color:rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 17:33, Walt Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:waltechmail@yahoo.com">waltechmail@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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HI,<br>
<br>
Just wondering if anyone was familiar with the<br>
Android market ... specifically the version usage.<br>
This is strictly a curiosity Q.<br>
<br>
I've seen advertisements from some of the more inexpensive<br>
"pad"/small tablet makers that look like new products<br>
at low prices. Many seemingly new advertise Android say, 2.2<br>
vs a 3.1 thats reaching the market.<br>
<br>
Are makers actually introducing new product with a much "older"<br>
Android version ? If so, why? And what is the difference between<br>
Android 2.x and 3.x, other than ( speculating ) "newer" hardware ?<br>
<br>
I would assume there is also better software functionality, but why<br>
aren't the cheaper tablets/pads using later SW?<br>
<br>
thx,<br>
<br>
Walt.....<br>
Celebrating over 14,000 emails in my Yahoo Inbox !<br>
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