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What is an Android phone?

April 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Digital News, Web Talks

Ok a few days back i was hanging out with a few friends, one of them asked me what Android was all about and the advantage of Android phones versus Apple iphones.

I am not a developer or a techo intellect, this was what i shared with my friends offline and thought it would be cool to share it with my online buddies(readers) who visit me when ever i post information.

Android is a set of tools in the form of software that is created for mobile devices. Its an operating system. It is truly open thereby allowing flexibility to enable developers to create mobile applications without breaking into the OS to cater for modifications. Its been developed on the open Linux Kernel. It utilizes a custom virtual machine that is designed to optimize memory and hardware resources in a mobile environment.

To learn more about this in detail you can view this video

Why would Google’s Andriod powered phones be better than Apple iphones?

  • Well i have not used one to be able to tell you hardcore facts but what i have read on tech blogs it seems that it is faster than the iphone, the platform is opensource and most of the apps will be free unlike the paid apps in the Apple store.
  • The design on the other hand is not that sleek.
  • Since the OS is opensource as a developer you can customize and have full control on the OS.
  • You can have your Gdocs, calendar, google maps along with you as its easily integrated. Pn the other hand Apple does not have these apps so there is no integration required.


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    One Response to “What is an Android phone?”

    1. JamesD Says:

      Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting

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