Thread: N900 function compared to G1
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mistermix is offline mistermix
2009-10-06 , 14:21
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Originally Posted by Rushmore View Post
Mistermix: Sholes seems promising but we still have to deal with the java constraint issue. It bogs apps down and uses too many clock cycles. My inferior chipset Dingoo eats the G1 for lunch in regards to game emulation and cost $85 delivered. The chipset is better on the G1, but it is being beaten to death due to the java layer bite code translation. Also, there are no video options other than MP4 and accleration is also an issue. Seems Android does some things good, but hurts others in the process.

BTW, the low app memory is also an issue on the Sholes and every other Android device on current roadmaps.

Give us the functionality of the G1 and Android in the hardware and OS of the N900. Dang that would be sweet
I agree on the memory/java issue. Rumor has it that Sholes has the same processor and video acceleration as the N900, but we'll have to see if/how that's utilized by Android 2.0 (which is rumored to be on the Sholes).

I think Maemo has the potential to be a better platform (which means better apps and better performance) than Android in a couple of years. But Android is more advanced today, even though most of the released hardware isn't very good.