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Android on Mitac Mio 558?

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Gurglin

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Hi everybody, I am new here because I am not an Android user yet, but I hope I can join this important and growing community through your help.

Here is the point. I have a Pocket Pc originally produced by Mitac as Mio 558, but also re-branded as QQAAXX WP2 in Italy, T-Com Sinus WDA in Germany and Rover P7 in Russia. It was quite successful in 2003-2005, also for being quite in the van back then. Now it is outdated, but I think it could be
 
Looking at the spec of that, I'm not entirely sure you'd get Android on there, sorry.

You'd need to find a dev willing to port a version of Android to that specific device and I'm not sure many would see the end as justifying the means.

You might get a basic Linux port, but not Android. :(
 
Hi there,

thanks for your answers, even if they are not positive.

Not even older Android releases (2.x, early CyanogenMod) would work?

Do you reckon the major problem is a lack of RAM? Which is the minimum you are are aware of for older Android versions?

Thanks again for your politeness.
 
For any Android that is at 2.0, you'll need at least 380mb RAM for it to run nicely, but slow and still prone to lag. At Android 1.6, you need at least 180RAM. And note that 1.6 is already too old that I dont think you'll find much apps for it left in the market.

I'd suggest just going over and buy a new device.
 
Thanks Chanchan05.

BTW, in the meanwhile I also had found the following on http://static.googleusercontent.com...id.com/en//compatibility/android-2.3-cdd.pdf:

7.6. Memory and Storage
The fundamental function of Android 2.3 is to run applications. Device implementations MUST the requirements of this section, to ensure adequate storage and memory for applications to run properly.

7.6.1. Minimum Memory and Storage
Device implementations MUST have at least 128MB of memory available to the kernel and userspace. The 128MB MUST be in addition to any memory dedicated to hardware components such as radio, memory, and so on that is not under the kernel's control.
Device implementations MUST have at least 150MB of non-volatile storage available for user data. That is, the /data partition MUST be at least 150MB.
Beyond the requirements above, device implementations SHOULD have at least 1GB of non-volatile storage available for user data. Note that this higher requirement is planned to become a hard minimum in a future version of Android. Device implementations are strongly encouraged to meet these requirements now, or else they may not be eligible for compatibility for a future version of Android.
 
Those are bare minimum to run the OS, but I can tell you that its not enough to actually use the device properly. Some apps need more RAM that that. For example, on my phone I am currently using up 407mb RAM for my apps that are running.

Those specs allow you to run the OS, but it wont allow you to run decent apps.
 
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