Get a Nexus One. Unity guys that ported their engine to Android were using G1 originally and now Nexus One.
On 25 янв, 02:29, HV-Charley <charles.holmes.pr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I'm new to Android development and am looking to sort out what I > should be getting as a development device for non-emulator testing > purposes. Naturally, my goal would be to get a device that best > represents the most common end-user device looking ahead to the next > 4-12 months when our first title(s) are likely to be released. > > Of course, there are a host of devices out there, and analyzing the > direction of the market is entirely speculative. Nonetheless, I'm > pretty much just looking to make the most informed choice I can and > then will work around the other details. > > My limited research on phone penetration has been a bit inconclusive. > Nonetheless, these were the components that I’ve been trying to take > into account: > > --ARMv7 ENABLED-- > Given that we will be developing with Unity, it appears that I will > need to get an ARMv7 enabled phone (per the post > below):http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/73598-Before-you-buy-Android-for-Uni.... > > --UNITY TESTED PHONES-- > Per Unity's site, they specifically cite a few phones that they have > tested extensively. Ideally the target phone would be found among this > list (presumably Unity was looking at market penetration as well) > > http://unity3d.com/unity/publishing/android > Nexus One, Motorola Droid, Motorola Droid X, HTC Droid Incredible, HTC > EVO 4G, Samsung Galaxy S > > --ANDROID PLATFORM VERSION-- > Unity requires 2.0+. Per the oft-referenced platform versions site: > > http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html > > It looks like 2.2 is the current standard, and will likely persist > given that there is a substantial foundation of users that are now > working with that version. So, naturally, it seems I’ll want a phone > that is 2.2 enabled. > > --EXISTING PHONES-- > My business partners have a Motorola Droid X and HTC EVO 4G as their > personal phones. While we’ll ultimately test on those devices, we’d > like to have one phone entirely devoted to being a development device. > > I know that’s a fair amount of data, but I’d like to try and make the > most informed decision I can given the circumstances. Still learning > the ins and outs. > > Thanks in advance for any help/advice you may be able to provide! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
