As my colleague Brian Carlson touched on in his blog post, Motorola's Droid launch
marks a huge milestone for the mobile industry. As the first device based
on Android 2.0 (Éclair), Droid is a testament to how far the mobile market has
progressed with open source solutions.
I've been using Motorola's Droid for a few weeks now and am
impressed with the advancments in the mobile user experience. These
enhancements - such as the social networking and sync integration - are due in
large part to the new features available with the Android 2.0 release. More
than any specific feature, however, the radical improvement in overall
responsivness and performance of the platform has changed the way I use
Android, and the OMAPTM
3 processor benefit to Android is salient.
As a Marketplace addict, I am routinely keep between 10-15
service applications running to sync with facebook, twitter, and multiiple
gmail and IM accounts to ensure that I am the first to know if one of my
friends is compelled to share a random, but apparantly pressing, thought.
This level of multitasking rendered previous Android phones nearly
unusable. If you disagree, just try adding corporate mail via activesync
into the mix. I'm running this same profile of applications and more on
Droid without sacrificing core performance or limiting the range I roam from my
wall charger.
Supporting capabilities like advanced media processing and
next generation 3D graphics, the OMAP 3 processor is optimized to address
Android 2.0's unique features and enhance its capabilities. The two work together
as a tight-knit team to support the features that consumers crave most on
mobile devices: High quality video from YouTube, multitasking social networking
integration, a more intuitive and attractive user interface, enhanced quality
imaging...the list goes on.
We're excited to be a part of Android's continued
advancements in the market, and to lend our support to continued open source
milestones. In your dreams of electronic sheep, what will Android do next
with more processing power?
Posted
Oct 28 2009, 02:56 PM
by
Eric Thomas