| Open source code means that Chinese manufactures | | | | phone misses sufficient CPU speed (you need at least |
| will now have a way to create a smart phone OS | | | | 64MB of NAND free to make Android run with any |
| that is truly suitable to be enjoyed worldwide and is | | | | functionality and the G2 only has 32MB on board). |
| legitimate at the same time (regarding the phone’s | | | | This is just the beginning however. As new upgrades |
| internal software by the way, not its outer casing or | | | | of the MTK line of chips become available (the most |
| its GUI). The initial phone to embrace Google Android | | | | common chipset in Asia, and with today's big deal |
| was the classic Sciphone Dream G2. Sciphone | | | | being the MTK6235), CPU power and on board |
| was already quite famous (infamous) for coming out | | | | NAND will improve letting phone manufactures truly |
| with iPhone clones such as the i9 and the i93G. The | | | | use the open source Google Android OS. And |
| G2 was their attempt at releasing a semi-legitmate | | | | what's the best part? All the ridiculous and great |
| phone. However, the developers didn't have the | | | | applications made for a Google Android phone will be |
| means to run the full Android platform, so they put | | | | accessible at a little piece of the cost of a famous |
| together a simulated version...hey, got to start | | | | smart phone, will be surely unlocked, and there won't |
| somewhere. | | | | be worrisome shipping (customs) holdups as we |
| | | | risk now with the Windows Mobile phones. The |
| The G2 phone uses a custom made lightweight | | | | outlook for smart phones in China appears bright |
| version of Android. This result is because the | | | | indeed. |