Cellphones for java development

General Discussions
#1

Hello people!

I’ve been looking for a new cellphone for some time now, one of the reasons is that my 3 year old sony ericsson is on it’s last breath, the other reason is that i want to learn making apps for android. The problem is, i haven’t been updated on the cellphone market for years since i haven’t used my phone for anything particular. I’ve looked up a few models i believe would be good but since im no pro on cellphones i wanted to ask you guys if you know any good models for game development on.

The models im currently looking at is
Samsung Galaxy SII

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/xperiaarc?cc=se&lc=sv#view=features_specifications

Are these phones good or are they just fancy looking with horrible specs?

//Kurten

#2

I definitely recommend the Galaxy SII, have heard nothing but good comments from owners of it.

#3

Thank you for the reply, i tried reading some reviews of that model and they were positive, but it’s always good to know that devs appreciate it as well :slight_smile:

#4

For development, the Nexus S is also worth a look. It doesn’t have a dual core CPU like the S2, but its Googles ‘official’ developer’s phone. You can be sure, that it gets Android updates first. Samsung is pretty slow with updates…if they offer them at all.

#5

Thanks for the suggestion, the Nexus S also seems to be manufactured by Samsung though.

#6

Umm, is there anything different about a developer phone compared to any other phone? i was under the impression you could develop a java game then throw it on any phone and it would work…

#7

My main idea when saying developer phone might have been somewhat lost in translation. Im not a native english speaker so allow me to explain what i meant :slight_smile:

Imagine you wanted to develop a game on PC. Your rig is 5 years old and have outdated hardware. Sure you would be able to make a game out of that, that could run on most computers, but you wouldn’t be able to add that little extra to it, like some awesome graphic effects or a couple of extra bots to the screen, due to your PC being too old.

Now, that PC isn’t a PC, it’s a cellphone. That’s basically what i meant when i said developer phone :slight_smile:

Also, the more powerful something is, the more you can play around with it ;D

#8

Yes, its basically an improved Galaxy S. It’s pure Android…no fluff like additional applications or modified desktop has been added. And it gets its updates directly from Google. To me, this is a great plus. My former phone was a Samsung Galaxy (the first one, not the S)…it came with 1.5, there was a shitty update to 1.6 that wasn’t available for all phones and then they lost interest in their product…

#9

Hmm, i see, the Galaxy SII seems to be fairly popular though, but now im kinda unsure if they actually are gonna update it, if they lost interest in their Galaxy S model then im worried they might do the same with the SII. But the Galaxy SII specs looks so sweet :'D I’ve looked over some benchmark tests and reviews and it looks like it’s one of the best phones out there. Still, i don’t want to be ditched by Samsung and not receive any updates D:

#10

Just go with the Nexus S, it’s the best (and my dream phone)! :slight_smile: