Android tablet encounter double troubles

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by Lixiao


Android operating system version frequently from troubled is upgrading smartphone transferred to the tablet computer field.

Recently, American platform and service company with research firm pcelertor Ap - to global 2,700 home active IDC survey found of software developers, because Android platform version is various, and Android tablet computer in sales at the disappointing, developers to Android interest was reduced.
In spite of the developers snubbed droid system, but An - but get the favour of fortress manufacturers. Based on the Android platform fortress tablet market, the wind to enormous brand manufacturers.
Stability has been questioned
"Stability of the system is currently Android tablet PC's biggest test." Patriot flat division general manager CengXing told the daily economic news says, "like Android released 2.0, we ready, it had a 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc edition."
CengXing pointed out that Android system is changing so quickly, popularization and 2.3 equipment from 2.2 released again to 3.0 listed, before and after just a few months, and so frequent updates system, easy to cause the application or hardware compatibility issues, this to the user, manufacturers, developers are not a good thing.
With MOTOROLA XOOM, for example, as a first Android3.0 systems use the product, because Android3.0 plate instability, cannot use the XOOM 0.8pf card.

For these problems, Google has not found the appropriate solution.
The daily economic news from market channel to understand, especially for Android tablet computer architecture of the chip solutions on the market is limited. At present, qualcomm, freescale, infineon, TI and other international communications chip giant, although all are involved in this field is not big, but shipments.

Market rise fortress
Relative to the Android system upgrades to bring trouble, for hardware makers, more serious problem is, based on the Android platform fortress market is emerging.

A few years ago, LianFa research issued a cheap and easy to use system single chip (SOC), will complex mobile phone system integration into a simple chip platform, let small and medium-sized mobile phone manufacturer based on this rapid launch multi-function product, the insurance market.
In the mobile phone after, tablet computer ever become the fortress corps will next outbreak growth? The daily economic news reporter came to shenzhen qiang north mulberry of electronic communications market on-the-spot investigation.

In mulberry of electronic communications market fluctuation two layers of the counter, showing 100 newest product launch fortress tablet computer. According to the merchant introduction, this market since last September, early open handset, main business brand online this, computer accessories, and in just a few months time, here has been the stronghold tablet computer "unify river lake".
At a department store, shuttle relations with foreign merchants, is more foreign trade company personnel, as well as the retail merchant. From dragons
Salesman, Ken told the daily economic news reporter, because at present domestic tablet PC market is not mature, so the products are mainly exported to Europe, America and southeast Asia some countries. Based on foreign manufacturers of manufacturing solutions and Android open source system, at present the advantage of fortress tablet computer manufacturing threshold is low, the only several hundred thousand yuan initial investment. Compared with brand tablet computer manufacturers, very cheap fortress product cost.

O Ken revealed that the fortress product use and can greatly accessories differences of shipment, so more and more manufacturers to join to the market. "If you do not make money, so many people will not always do it."

Reporter survey found that extremely fast fortress flat update fortress manufacturers, many were in "51" introduced a new product, during deft, multi-function, entertainment is the main characteristics of these products, part of the newly launched products also combines GPRS, 3G Internet, cell phone, digital camera, electronic dictionary, and other functions.

However, due to a lack of specification, quality of products worrying fortress. Reporter survey found below 500 yuan, part of the price of the tablet computer, battery can only use one hour, at the same time, these products and thermal performance is poor, after no warranty problems.

Facing the low tide, fortress products CengXing fortress products for admitting, brand manufacturers have certain effect, however, the future of the brand manufacturers in standardized products also could be reached by lowering costs low, and in addition, they will also compete by differentiation, such as launched to respond to the application of financial and other high-end industry.

The industry calls standard
In the short term Android problems not small, as a tablet computer manufacturers, how in adverse situation contend with iPad?
Market research institutions on 29 Canalys4, a report by the first quarter of this year, global tablet computer shipments reach 6.4 million department, including apple accounted for 74 per cent of the shipments.
Industry insiders point for Android camp, the flat hardware makers, large Numbers of applications is Android tablet computer competition crucial with apple.
Data shows, iPad application number has reached its application procedures, reference million 2.19 thousand of developers. By contrast, because of An - droid platform compatibility, channel pay wait for problems facing the Android platform developer many problems to earnings.
In fact, the stronghold products in erosion An - droid market, but also in the Android platform down brand value. Some only fortress products with the QQ, sina micro bo, angry birds, etc, due to hardware configuration popularization application of low, many 3D games or popular application user experience is poorer, or can't run. Android system "open and multivariate, socialization" in these products to reflect on.
On condition of anonymity, said current hardware manufacturers personage and didn't give Android system hardware manufacturers Google appropriate standard, this treatment is very negative. According to what he said that at present domestic all relevant tablet PC, Google not even once meeting attended.
"Hardware compatibility has become the key to restrict Android platform development factors." CengXing think, Google in Android system based on open source of hardware, still can prepare some standards, such as the resolution, the CPU requirements for, such can relieve compatible problems, in addition, can still follow Microsoft did, make a Android system standardized certification, etc.