The Droid 2 for Verizon recently hit the market and appears to be selling well. It’s a direct replacement for the original Droid phone, which was heavily marketed by Verizon and one of the first next generation Android phones to hit the market. It came bundled with Android 2.0 and sported a high resolution screen. [...]
Sprint Skips Nexus One Also – CDMA Nexus One Dead
Following closely on the heels of Verizon’s lack of Nexus One support, Sprint will skip the N1 and push for users to get the Evo 4G instead. I find the news a little sad actually. The Nexus One was more than just a hardware piece, it was an idea of a Google backed phone, with [...]
Sprint Evo4 Chipset, QSD8650, Supports GSM and HSPA
The QSD8650 that will come inside each Sprint/HTC Evo 4G phone supports a number of networks, including CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel 0/A/B, GSM, GPRS, EDGE and HSPA networks. However, it’s almost guaranteed that you won’t be able to use over half of those networks because the phone will lack the right amplifiers and/or antennas. I’ve [...]
Nexus One for Verizon Shipping to the US
The news this morning is that HTC has started shipping the production units of CDMA connected Nexus One phones to the US warehouses. Most like, those warehouses are Google’s, and soon those phones can make their way into your warehouse.
Nexus One with Verizon and Sprint CDMA Through FCC
The version of the Nexus One that will have Verizon Wireless’s and Sprint’s CDMA radios on board has passed through the FCC today. It carries with it the FCC ID of PB99300, and the T-Mobile version of the Nexus One carries the ID of PB99100. This is great news for anyone waiting for their chance [...]
Motorola Preparing Phone for both T-Mobile and AT&T
After reviewing a couple of FCC Filings this morning, it looks like Motorola is preparing a smart phone, most likely with Android on board, for both AT&T and T-Mobile. The devices passed through the FCC about a week ago with the IDs IHDP56KZ1 and IHDP56KZ2. KZ1 comes with quad band GSM and 3G support for [...]
DROID or Nexus One?, What is CDMA or GSM?
Since starting this Android blog, I’ve run across a number of questions from individuals and often times I have to explain a number of different things regarding cell phone network technologies. It usually starts with a question about which Android phone to get, and after I explain that most the time, in the US at [...]
