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>> And how many users of those budget phones even realize that apps exist, or will be willing to buy yours? You make some significant assumptions here: 1. And
by theoj 14y ago
>> And how many users of those budget phones even realize that apps exist, or will be willing to buy yours?
You make some significant assumptions here:
1. Android 2.3 is only found on budget devices, and
2. Budget device users do not purchase apps.
I don't have any data on assumption #2, but I can tell you that there are a lot of high end phones from 1 year to 1.5 years ago which are not getting the update to ICS / Jellybean. I happen to own such a device -- the TMobile G2x. Dual core, all around powerful hardware -- more than capable to run ICS and Jellybean. Much better hardware than Nexus S, which currently has ICS / Jellybean. But the G2x manufacturer (LG) will not update the phone to ICS and everyone is stuck with Gingerbread on this high end phone. So Android 2.3 does not automatically imply cheap phone.
- chii 14y agoand is it not easy to update the OS yourself? or is it one of those phones that can't be updated unless the manufacturer somehow "authorizes" the update?
- theoj 14y agoThe main problem with building a custom ROM for the G2x is that NVIDIA will not release the Tegra2 GPU drivers to the community. So unless LG releases an official ICS version, there is no way for third party devs to get their hands on the custom driver. There are already ICS custom ROMs without GPU graphics acceleration for the G2x, and they don't work well. For example, when trying to use the browser, the screen will flicker and sometimes go black.