Android general info

[rev2012]

Hey i'd like to buy an android phone but i have some questions about it..

can you upgrade android versions..like from 2.3 to 3.0 or 4.0?
and what are the improvments from version to version?

thx for the help

-ReV

 

[chanchan05]

Yes you can upgrade as long as the upgrade is available for your phone. Mostly the changes are making the OS faster and more effecient, and occasionally additional features.

 

[karandpr]

Android 3.x are Tablet OS incompatible with Android Phones
You can upgrade to 4.0.x only if your manufacturer is going to provide an upgrade or your phone has strong dev community and you are going to risk voiding the warranty.
Technically All 2.3 phones should be compatible with 4.0 but You need atleast V7 processor phone and a decent GPU so that the upgrade is workable and smooth .

Sony Ericsson Lineup :All 2011 phones !!

Ice Cream Sandwich for Sony Ericsson 2011 Xperia? portfolio — Sony Ericsson Product Blog

Their Entire 2011 lineup is going to get an upgrade .

HTC Lineup
HTC Ice Cream Sandwich update range revealed - SlashGear

LG Lineup :
LG Ice Cream Sandwich lineup confirmed: Is yours in the list? - Pocket-lint

Nexus S and Samsung GS2 will have the update but details about other samsungs are unknown.

Rest all are waiting for Cyanognmod 9

 

[rev2012]

thx for the info
till now all i liked from smarphones:

Samsung Galaxy Note or S2
Motorola droid razr

dunno if galaxy note is hard to break as a droid razr but i hope so(4 phones down till now)

 

[dan330]

most phones / devices get only 1 to 2 upgrades "officially" . that is given to you by the carrier and/or OEM within the products life cycle (about 1.5 to 2 yrs).

if you Root it and if the development community is active for that device... they can keep the upgrades coming. Example: HTC Hero; they are working on ICS for it now.