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#136
Originally Posted by anthony_barker View Post
Feature ------------------ HTC Magic/Sapphire
1. Processor -------------- ARMv6 (Same as N97) Qualcomm SM7201A
2. RAM memory ----------- 198 MB
3. 3D & OpenGL ----------- Y (1.0 I think)
4. free Office -- (QuickOffice (came with rogers version), So so PDF reader
5. many free apps --------- Y
6. good internet brs ----- Webkit
7. Full Java ------------------ Java (Google's version)
8. Full Flash ----------------- End of year
9. Easy to program --------- Y
10. Resolution ------------ 480x320
11. Command line ----------- Y (if you root), SSH client available
12. Video recording -------- 800x480 (3.2 Mpl)
13. Nice UI --------------------- Y
14. solid OS --------------- Linux 2.6.4
15. Community --------------- 3/4*
16. Virtual Machines --------- Y
17. Remote connection ------ Y
18. Drivers ---------------- ?, Linux drivers
19. No application signing --- Y?
20. Camera -------------------- 3.2 MP
21. AppStore ----------------- android store
22. Dev Kits ---- C Java WebKit
23. Display --------------------- 3.2"
24. Multi-touch ----------------- Y * (kind of)
25. Capacitive display -------- Y
26. VoIP/Skype ---------------- Y/N - not wirelessly unless you root
27. Video call / Front Cam -- N

I terms of hack-ability it seems like the ranking is

Nokia Maemo(with slimmed down X.org), Pre (directfb - framebuffer driver), Android (java rendering), Apple (I don't know about Symbian).

I have to hand it to Palm - their approach of porting webkit to run in directfb is a nice Idea.

Personally I think the future of app development on these phones is simply to use HTML 5

This Android HTC Magic is interested to be compared with the Android device Motorola Cliq. The same processor/memory?