Google’s first serious tablet push didn’t start with a Pixel Slate or a Galaxy Tab partnership. It started with Motorola, Honeycomb, and a 10.1‑inch slab called the XOOM that was supposed to be Android’s big-bang moment against the iPad. In theory, it had everything: dual‑core Tegra 2, a higher‑res display than Apple, expandable storage, HDMI […]
Author: Nadia Malik
Google Nexus S Revisited: The Royal Droid That Missed Its Moment
If you’re looking back at the Google Nexus S as some kind of lost Android king, you need to look a lot closer at what Google and Samsung actually shipped. This was billed as the “Royal Droid” and the first Gingerbread phone, but under the crown there’s a lot of 2010 hardware, 2009 imaging, and […]
HTC Desire HD Revisited: The Original Big-Screen Android Heavyweight
The HTC Desire HD is the big-screen Android flagship you probably remember for its size, not its camera. Back when 4.3-inch displays were considered outrageous and Android 2.2 Froyo was “latest and greatest,” HTC shipped the Desire HD as its no-compromise slab for people who wanted the biggest screen, fastest chip, and newest software possible. […]
Samsung I9000 Galaxy S: The Killer Android That Shows Its Age
The “excellent” Android Flagship That Wasn’t Everyone remembers the original Galaxy S as an instant classic. I’m not fully convinced it deserves the spotless reputation. On paper, the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S looked like the apex predator of early Android: 4-inch Super AMOLED, 1GHz Hummingbird, HD video, and TouchWiz on top of Android 2.1 with […]