Until recently, if you bought a made in China PDA function mobile phone, you had limited choices; a cracked, unlicensed edition of Windows Mobile or not mainstream custom platform made in China (such as SmartNX). However it ended up you were getting an OS (operating system) that at best was unlicensed, and at worst would have non-existant support for common applications and upgrades.
In the near future with the coming of the open source Google Android, the status quo is beginning to evolve. Open source code means Chinese manufactures after years of waiting can to develop a smart phone OS that is actually capable of being used globally and is mainstream at the same time (we are talking the phone’s internal software by the way, not its exterior or its icons).
The original phone to take a stab at Google Android was the cult favorite Sciphone Dream G2. Even though the manufacturers didn't have the technology to run the complete Android platform, they tested the market with a simulated version...hey, got to start somewhere.
The G2 phone uses a custom made lookalike version of Android. This result is because the phone misses sufficient CPU speed (the mobile phone must have at least 64MB of NAND available to make Android run with any usability and the G2 only has 32MB available).
This is just the beginning though. As new editions of the MTK series of chips are released (the most common chipset in China, and with the current big deal being the MTK6235), processing speed and available NAND will grow opening the door so that phone factories truly use the open source Google Android system. And you know the best part? All the eclectic and great applications made for a Google Android phone will be at your fingertips at a small portion of the price of a branded mobile phone, will be completely unlocked, and there won't be significant shipping (customs) issues as we experience now with the Windows Mobile devices. The outlook for smart phones in China appears bright indeed.
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