Android on Sciphone N19

Posted on October 16th, 2009 in China Gadget Land, Mobile by admin

The first full-on Sciphone Android phone on the market. Yes, its the real deal. It’s the Sciphone N19 Android Dual Band 2.8-inch TFT Touch Screen GSM Phone with Wi-Fi and Blue-tooth. We’re a fan of Android, and this is the first phone from one of China’s local brands. It’s also the lowest-priced Android phone out there. Be the first one on your block to pick it up – or make it a special Christmas gift for that special gadget lover in your family.

Click here to go to the Sciphone N19 product page and pick one up for yourself.

If you’re checking out this phone, then you probably already know what Android is.

Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance. Google opened the entire source code (including network and telephony stacks under an Apache License. With the Apache License, vendors are free to add proprietary extensions without submitting those back to the open source community. (from wikipedia)

Check out the clip below of an Android programmer showing the Android music player with Radiohead in action (He’s showing it on a T-Mobile phone – also Android-based. Please note, the Sciphone N17 runs the same Android software, but its different hardware)

Click here to visit the Android developer’s Youtube channel, and find out why within 3 years, Android will become the second most popular mobile software worldwide.

Check out the Android Market to see all the great applications are already available for download.