Another Cheap Android Phone - £79.99

[Fonefixer]

I can explain that one....

Each Area (Asia, America, EU) has their own specific software variants. This is for a number of reasons, including languages, operating frequencies, tx/rx power limits to name but a few.

Also within these specific are variants, there are country variants. As the handset has a finite amount of useable operating system rom, a finite amount of data can be stored on it. This therefore means that a handset will only have 5-6 languages available on it, and they are programmed in groups for that reason.

Also, the UK variant of FroYo may not have passed testing as far as the UK standards for radio transmission are concerened - even if the hardware has - the firmware needs to pass QC testing to conform to certain standards.

There is also one other marketing factor to consider - the new Galaxy S II will not be released in certain countries for some time, they were probably given FroYo first to keep them from whingeing about not being able to buy a S II soon.

Andrew the Gingerbread update for your Tab is due out mid-june.

[andrewW]

Andrew the Gingerbread update for your Tab is due out mid-june.

I heard it was on the cards but must confess the Apollo has kept me off my Tab for a while! It will be going to Southern Spain next week as my "laptop" as indeed will the Apollo

Thanks for the info anyway

[andrewW]

This might seems a daft question but I have just installed IMDB on the Apollo and the video trailers work very well, good image quality too. Obviously not Flash so what is the video format? Also works well on my Pulse Mini.

Update: Just received another message about Froyo from Samsung which basically says "keep an eye on the Samsung UK website"

[Fonefixer]

that's another standard crap message. was that in reply to an email?

Sent from my Nokia 5110 using CrapaTalk

[andrewW]

No, via the support page on their website!

[Mitre]

how good is this phone?

[andrewW]

how good is this phone?

Almost as good as my GT, but smaller

[Scope]

how good is this phone?

Simply excellent...smooth as silk and a looker 90 apps installed and still zooming !

[Fonefixer]

FroYo has just been released in Holland on KIES via SAMSUNG nl, so its working its way here. If Samsung UK dont release it, ill find a way of posting the froyo xxjpm rom for you all to use - I havent found any bugs in it yet, so its pretty stable - had it on my handset for a few weeks now with no issues.
I must say, with eclair on this handsets good, with froyo its bloody marvellous! One word of warning, some of the, um, paid apps available from applanet will not work properly on froyo as the licenses are checked via the market automatically (Tapatalk for one) I had to pay £1.79 to use it! cheek!

[andrewW]

FroYo has just been released in Holland on KIES via SAMSUNG nl, so its working its way here.

I can almost see Holland from where I live and it's an east wind today! I wonder.............