Comments on: Orange brings £99 Android phone to the UK for pre-paid plans http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/ Blog on ARM Powered® devices Wed, 16 May 2012 22:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Android has already won – ARMdevices.net http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-7828 Android has already won – ARMdevices.net Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:34:59 +0000 http://armdevices.net/?p=2325#comment-7828 [...] are to be $99 Android phones sold unlocked directly to consumers, such as the Chinese Huawei or ZTE Android phones, there will be alternatives to carriers voice services such as the new VOIP centric [...] [...] are to be $99 Android phones sold unlocked directly to consumers, such as the Chinese Huawei or ZTE Android phones, there will be alternatives to carriers voice services such as the new VOIP centric [...]

]]> By: SmsMasters.co.uk http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-5693 SmsMasters.co.uk Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:42:30 +0000 http://armdevices.net/?p=2325#comment-5693 Very nice phone. <a href="http://www.smsmasters.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.smsmasters.co.uk</a> Very nice phone. http://www.smsmasters.co.uk

]]> By: Hackingthelacking http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-4391 Hackingthelacking Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:14:22 +0000 http://armdevices.net/?p=2325#comment-4391 yes !<br>Capactive requiers more wires for bigger screens and also more complex microcontrollers .. <br>see here dell streak's touch <a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/2" rel="nofollow">http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/2</a><br><br>the ipad's touch chip is here <a href="http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.com/igi/V6QetUKjFdDsDYga" rel="nofollow">http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.com/igi/V6QetUKjFdDsDYga</a> it's a broadcomm the connector for the touch wires it's HUGE :D<br><br>For <4" capactive is cheap yes !
Capactive requiers more wires for bigger screens and also more complex microcontrollers ..
see here dell streak's touch http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/2

the ipad's touch chip is here http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.com/igi/V6QetUKjFdDsDYga it's a broadcomm the connector for the touch wires it's HUGE :D

For <4″ capactive is cheap

]]> By: Charbax http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-4390 Charbax Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:00:51 +0000 http://armdevices.net/?p=2325#comment-4390 Cool, I guess capacitive especially for smart phones has gone down in price fast as they are produced by the hundreds of millions already. I guess it also probably depends which size capacitive you want. 3.5" might be much cheaper than 4.3" and 7" and 10.1" might be cheaper than 4.8" or 5" still. Cool, I guess capacitive especially for smart phones has gone down in price fast as they are produced by the hundreds of millions already. I guess it also probably depends which size capacitive you want. 3.5″ might be much cheaper than 4.3″ and 7″ and 10.1″ might be cheaper than 4.8″ or 5″ still.

]]> By: Hackingthelacking http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-4389 Hackingthelacking Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:49:35 +0000 http://armdevices.net/?p=2325#comment-4389 i am pretty sure about screen .. see this <a href="http://android-france.fr/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/orange-jal-android-france-01.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://android-france.fr/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/orange-jal-android-france-01.jpg</a><br><br>to see how AMOLED vs Super AMOLED compares see this <a href="http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-wave-s8500-en.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-wave-s8500-en.shtml</a> <br><br>Samsung Wave S8500 has the same tech as Galaxy S i9000 family..it's the best screen i've seen ever on a mobile phone..and.. iphone 4 SuperLCD is also great..<br>i did'nt had both ip4 and i9000 to compare but.. iphone has the Hitachi IPS tech witch makes look as good as any OLED.. <br><br>concerning the price i think they will do it for £99 simply because Capacitive Touch is becoming very simple.. like you need a glass and incorporate a very fine wire grid..that's driven by a microcrontroller .. so.. that's cheap..Rezistive touch.. it's dump because u need a glass substrate (for support) and 2 special rezistive polimers (one for X rezist and one for Y rezist) so it's more ..plus the fiability is less on Rezistive touch..i've seen many iphone's with glass broken and the touch was working perfect...as for rezistive touch..even a bit of watter will break the bond between the 2 polymers.. i am pretty sure about screen .. see this http://android-france.fr/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/orange-jal-android-france-01.jpg

to see how AMOLED vs Super AMOLED compares see this http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-wave-s8500-en.shtml

Samsung Wave S8500 has the same tech as Galaxy S i9000 family..it's the best screen i've seen ever on a mobile phone..and.. iphone 4 SuperLCD is also great..
i did'nt had both ip4 and i9000 to compare but.. iphone has the Hitachi IPS tech witch makes look as good as any OLED..

concerning the price i think they will do it for £99 simply because Capacitive Touch is becoming very simple.. like you need a glass and incorporate a very fine wire grid..that's driven by a microcrontroller .. so.. that's cheap..Rezistive touch.. it's dump because u need a glass substrate (for support) and 2 special rezistive polimers (one for X rezist and one for Y rezist) so it's more ..plus the fiability is less on Rezistive touch..i've seen many iphone's with glass broken and the touch was working perfect…as for rezistive touch..even a bit of watter will break the bond between the 2 polymers..

]]> By: Charbax http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-4383 Charbax Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:15:28 +0000 http://armdevices.net/?p=2325#comment-4383 Interesting! So it's the same ARM11 processor as on the 7" Foxconn Android tablet I filmed <a href="http://armdevices.net/2010/06/04/foxconn-7-capacitive-android-tablet" rel="nofollow">http://armdevices.net/2010/06/04/foxconn-7-capacitive-android-tablet</a>/ and <a href="http://armdevices.net/2010/09/03/viewsonic-viewpad-7" rel="nofollow">http://armdevices.net/2010/09/03/viewsonic-viewpad-7</a>/<br><br><br>Nice to see Qualcomm is doing 45nm also..<br><br><br>Are you sure it has 3.5" Capacitive WVGA AMOLED screen? That would be pretty amazing at this price. Interesting! So it's the same ARM11 processor as on the 7″ Foxconn Android tablet I filmed http://armdevices.net/2010/06/04/foxconn-7-capacitive-android-tablet/ and http://armdevices.net/2010/09/03/viewsonic-viewpad-7/

Nice to see Qualcomm is doing 45nm also..

Are you sure it has 3.5″ Capacitive WVGA AMOLED screen? That would be pretty amazing at this price.

]]> By: Hackingthelacking http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-4382 Hackingthelacking Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:10:03 +0000 http://armdevices.net/?p=2325#comment-4382 no charbax , this phone is first of all Qualcomm MSM7227 witch is cheap and good @ 600Mhz.. and it has Android 2.1 on a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480×800 OLED screen beneath the glass.<br>The Sony-Ericsson X10 mini+x10mini pro+x8 shakira are based on the same Qualcomm SOC.. witch is very good. see here more phones with same SOC <a href="http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&cpu=a7227" rel="nofollow">http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&cpu=a7227</a><br><br>the Amd z430 GPU in this SOC is very capable of pushing so many pixels.. the GPU is the same as Google's old Nexus and HD Desire and so on ..who use QSD8250 SOC.<br><br>Best of all i think the MSM7227 is made with 45nm tech..maybe.. <br>Plus because this MSM7227 it's made with 45nm tech it has good performance/power consumption ratio. no charbax , this phone is first of all Qualcomm MSM7227 witch is cheap and good @ 600Mhz.. and it has Android 2.1 on a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480×800 OLED screen beneath the glass.
The Sony-Ericsson X10 mini+x10mini pro+x8 shakira are based on the same Qualcomm SOC.. witch is very good. see here more phones with same SOC http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&cpu=a7227

the Amd z430 GPU in this SOC is very capable of pushing so many pixels.. the GPU is the same as Google's old Nexus and HD Desire and so on ..who use QSD8250 SOC.

Best of all i think the MSM7227 is made with 45nm tech..maybe..
Plus because this MSM7227 it's made with 45nm tech it has good performance/power consumption ratio.

]]> By: Charbax http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-4380 Charbax Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:07:59 +0000 http://armdevices.net/?p=2325#comment-4380 Thanks, I've updated the post with your eurodroid link. I say I guess it might have Rockchip RK2818 because I saw a phone that might have looked like this at the Rockchip booth at IFA, which also had a 3.5" WVGA resistive screen and a Bill Of Material of 600rmb or around 90€. Thanks, I've updated the post with your eurodroid link. I say I guess it might have Rockchip RK2818 because I saw a phone that might have looked like this at the Rockchip booth at IFA, which also had a 3.5″ WVGA resistive screen and a Bill Of Material of 600rmb or around 90€.

]]> By: Cesar Cardoso http://armdevices.net/2010/09/22/orange-brings-99-android-phone-to-the-uk-for-pre-paid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-4378 Cesar Cardoso Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:30:41 +0000 http://armdevices.net/?p=2325#comment-4378 Just to clarify, the Orange San Francisco is a rebrand of ZTE Blade: <a href="http://www.eurodroid.com/2010/09/oranges-project-jal-will-launch-as-the-orange-san-francisco" rel="nofollow">http://www.eurodroid.com/2010/09/oranges-project-jal-will-launch-as-the-orange-san-francisco</a>/<br><br>What I couldn't find is the chip powering ZTE Blade. Just to clarify, the Orange San Francisco is a rebrand of ZTE Blade: http://www.eurodroid.com/2010/09/oranges-project-jal-will-launch-as-the-orange-san-francisco/

What I couldn't find is the chip powering ZTE Blade.

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