Phones From Google And China Non Brand Mobile Phones   by Gregory R. Mulford

Not too long ago, if you bought an unbranded smartphone from China, you had only a couple of selections; a cracked, illegitimate edition of Windows Mobile or rarely used custom firmware made in China (such as SmartNX). In any case you were getting an OS (operating system) that at best was illegal, and at worst would have non-existant support for mainstream applications and updates.

Now with the coming of the open source Google Android, things are starting to change. Open source code means that Chinese manufactures finally have a way to launch a cell phone OS that is actually suitable to be enjoyed globally and is legal at the same time (in reference to the phone’s internal software by the way, not its outer casing or its UI).

The original phone to take a stab at Google Android was the classic Sciphone Dream G2. Even though the developers were still learning the means to run the complete Android platform, they created a simulated version…hey, got to start somewhere.

The G2 phone operates on a custom made lightweight version of Android. This result is because the phone is lacking sufficient processor speed (you need at least 64MB of NAND free to make Android run with any functionality and the G2 only has 32MB available).

This is just the start however. As new upgrades of the MTK line of chips become available (the most widely used chipset in Chinese phones, and with today’s high end being the MTK6235), processing speed and on board NAND will grow opening the door so that phone factories truly use the open source Google Android OS. And you know the best part? All the eclectic and great applications designed to use with a Google Android phone will be accessible at a small portion of the price of a brand name smart phone, will come totally unlocked, and there won’t be major export (customs) holdups as we see now with the Windows Mobile devices. The future for smart phones in China appears bright indeed.

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