You need 768MB of RAM for Android 4, and realistically a decent GPU. 256MB and the most basic $0.50 ARM chipset from Qualcomm [1][2] will get you up and running

You need 768MB of RAM for Android 4, and realistically a decent GPU. 256MB and the most basic $0.50 ARM chipset from Qualcomm [1][2] will get you up and running on Android 2.x. 1 - http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=cpu&id=a7225&c=qualcomm_msm7225 http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=cpu&id=a7225&c=qualcomm... 2 - http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/576095640/MSM7225.html http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/576095640/MSM7225.html