Well tattoo is ok but the 'dev tools app' doesn't work on it, which prevents you from doing certain dev work http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/9c57df28e4164737/b20202476f6b02f3
Dan On Mar 11, 5:39 pm, Jim Blackler <jimblack...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you want to see what your app looks like with QVGA (and appears in the > Market for QVGA users) get a Tattoo. I strongly recommend developing on a > low-end phone. If it works on that, it's all a bonus thereafter. Tattoo is > currently on 1.6. > > To test (relatively) low RAM, and 1.6, get a G1. > > To test handsets still in the wild with 1.5, get a Hero. This will also help > you test against Sense UI (HTC proprietary extensions). There are tons of > Heros out there, and they have their own radio quirks so this is a useful > phone to have. > > For the 2.*, slightly flaky radio (in my experience) and Motorola extensions > get a Droid. > > For the LG extensions you could also get a GW620 but these are pretty rare. > The LG handsets also have low RAM. > > For high res screens and 2.* there is of course the beautiful Nexus One. > > Re. versions of course you can flash anything onto anything but there is no > substitute for the actual binaries consumers are using. > > This chart is a very useful resource: > > http://www.androphones.com/all-android-phones.php > > Jim > > On 11 March 2010 16:35, Yahel <kaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Just to add a nuance here, any phone will do but some are noticibly > > more prone to weird behaviors like the Motorola Droid for example > > which for a lot of us is a nightmare but is one of the most used in > > the US according to the statistics of "Radar Now". > > > So I'm not sure how to handle that, you should either just avoid it. > > Will making your app works on the Droid automagically makes it work on > > more standard devices(hero, magic) or will it break on those. > > > Just like when developing for the web, if you write your code against > > IE then it will usually works on other browsers, but not the other way > > around :D > > > I would think that the fact that the Droid has more constraints it > > makes you write better, no not better, more compatible code across all > > devices. > > > But just wanted to let you know. > > > Have fun coding. > > > Yahel > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
