[Q] Benefits of Android on Topaz

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Guys,

Let me ask a stupid question... In short and simple words, what are the benefits of replacing windows mobile by Android on a Topaz? Is the device faster? Does this improve the autonomy? Or is it only a scientist interests having an hardware designed for windows working with Android?

Your answer may help me to take the decision to test...

Thanks.

Well Heres a quick Answer

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Hey, I'm new here too...

1.) You won't be replacing windows at all.

2.) There won't be a full fledge ROM (replacement for windows) at any point in the near future.

3.) Its nice for apps or general funtime but the phone lasts maybe 50% as long as far as battery life if used normally and most GPS functionality is gone. (crashes phone)

4.) there are a few bugs but that is expected.

5.) Don't let the bugs keep you from trying it out. It may not run as fast or faster than your WinMo but it does have far better features.


P.S. It is at your own risk however to run Android on your phone. I haven;t heard of any issues with bricking phones and in most cases you have little to worry about, plus this Forum has a lot of information to help with such situations, but the possiblity of damage to hardware due to stress or other reasons is still there,


Justin:

HTC Topa160 with qualcom 528MHz
Carrier: AT&T

Crappy ram and such
Crappy internal Storage and such
4GB SD external
WinMo 6.5 Rom 2.31.502.4
Radio 4.48.25.20
Protocol 61.39tc.25.30H

Rooted
XDAndroid Gingerbread 2.3.3 Latest Build (and shtuff)
Startup
set ramsize 0x10000000
set ramaddr 0x10000000
set mtype 2293
set KERNEL zImage
set initrd initrd.gz
set cmdline "lcd.density=240 msmvkeyb_toggle=off hw3d.force=1 force_cdma=0 acpuclock.oc_freq_khz=500000 sensor=topaz pm.sleep_mode=2 rel_path=andboot"
boot

I'll give it a try thanks for complete answer !

The reason for me to use it on Topaz is for the applications on Android...
Many of them are not available on WinMo 6

Originally Posted by ryo81

The reason for me to use it on Topaz is for the applications on Android...
Many of them are not available on WinMo 6

Have to agree with that! Android apps are not as good as iPhone one's (I'm no fan boy thou :P), but many of them are free and are fun Another point is that you are able to change your home-screen by better ones. In WinMo opportunities are little, but in Android you have Launcher Pro, etc. Love the theming of Android

just an neat alternative to winmo
android mail app is much more convenient, and so are a lot of apps
camera and video recording is slow and not so nice, even on the crappy side.
gaming much more interesting
interface is different but fun and easy
no gps...
no bt..
no usb mass storage or connection...
the device is a tad slower, and tent to be unstable with xandroid, but doable( oc to 650..)
its newer, winmo has a lot of apps, but android is newer
android is google, so all your personal stuff will be used( less with winmo)
ms is still making money on android, so don't be deluded

all in all, its(gb) running good enough to keep it running for daily use.
kinda like android, can't wait for the TD2 Xand rom to appear.

THere is no way to replace winmo on Topaz like HTC HD2 ?

Running xdanroid on sdcard is very slow

Originally Posted by ryo81

The reason for me to use it on Topaz is for the applications on Android...

Are all the applications on Android available for the diamond 2 which has android?

it is not that slow. The TD2 is not running a snapdragon. Though some racegames tested run fast enough. Most apps seem to run on GB aswell.
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