Re: [android-developers] Re: Which device is best for testing development?

2010-05-12 Thread TreKing
On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Ubuntu Explorer wrote: > Is it possible to use devices from Samsung or HTC? You can use any Android-based phone for development. - TreKing - Chicago transit tracking a

[android-developers] Re: Which device is best for testing development?

2010-05-12 Thread Ubuntu Explorer
Is it possible to use devices from Samsung or HTC? There seem to be many sites that provide easy ways to change the firmware version to 2.1 (though not reliably). On May 9, 9:16 am, TreKing wrote: > On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 1:14 AM, kevin0228ca wrote: > > which phone is good for testing? or is em

[android-developers] Re: Which device is best for testing development?

2010-05-08 Thread Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
Right now, the Droid is probably the least expensive development phone you can get. There are hundreds available on e-Bay for around $250-300. One of the most popular devices out there now for Android is the Droid, so if you're going to develop for the masses, then the Droid (or the Milestone as a

[android-developers] Re: Which device is best for testing development?

2010-05-08 Thread theSmith
The emulator is absolutely not good enough lol. Even with a high end computer it is still slower than an actual device (because its doing hardware emulation). If you want some serious performance out of your game then get a Nexus One, Droid or Incredible. Otherwise feel free to pick up whatever.