Recent leaked images of the upcoming upgrade to the Android OS (version 2.0) has pumped up the comparison between the iPhone and Android devices. Different manufacturers have tried their hands on Android and the custom Sense UI by HTC and MotoBlur by Motorola have managed to create atleast some buzz. Conversations around my twitter friends already seem to hint that there is a good enough following for Android and people are betting really high on it.
Here are a few leaked screenshots of the Android 2.0. Via BoyGeniusReport
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- YouTube widget
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- Amazon mp3 downloads to work over 3G aswell as wifi
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- Voice commands while driving
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- Facebook and Microsoft Exchange – Goes straight to your contacts
Also a leaked video of the Motorola Droid which is said to be running the Android version 2.0. The video only shows the device booting to the new Android 2 UI.
Update
Verizon has started promoting the Motorola Droid as its iPhone competitor. With a teaser video, website and the timeline is as soon as ‘November’
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I think, every phone that comes into the market is simply termed as a iPhone Killer and this also is over hyping
so, And until it reaches consumers we surely can’t grade it through leaked images!
Dude, we aren’t really talking about a device here. Its the platforms game. Android 2.0 vs the iPhone OS
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