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   You should run away from this device as long as it is on Android 1.5.

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   Posted by Mathieu | March 9, 2010, 11:13 am
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   What an ugly phone.

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   Posted by Dereck | March 9, 2010, 12:35 pm
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   ok everyone is going nuts over the fact that its running version 1.5 having never used Android at all I have to ask why is that such a big deal? I completely understand the annoyance that it’s far from the latest version but beyond that is 1.5 buggy and unreliable? or is the fact that it’s dated the main bone of contention here?

   Also if the upgrade it to a more recent version later on like they say thay will then what’s the big deal anyway?

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   Posted by Matt | March 9, 2010, 12:38 pm
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   @Matt – you answered your own question…. if you havent used android before, you don’t know what your missing with a new OS version.

   Take if from those in the know, 1.5 is just not worth it.

   You can google a list of drawbacks for version 1.5, the list is long.

   the main ones for me is file structure and lack of voice input integration.

   cheers,

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   Posted by Bong Sniffer | March 9, 2010, 1:46 pm
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   @Matt

   It’s because Android 2.X is really awesome!

   Seriously though, 2.X offers so much more functionality and stability. Plus, manufacturers almost always promise updates and upgrades, but they NEVER follow through.

   I know it’s not a big deal to some people, but you have to consider the market they’re targeting here. Android… It’s linux on a phone! Most android users are still tech-savvy people who want the latest and the best.

   I think Samsung is making a mistake, launching the device with 1.5. Would’ve been better if they launched this a month or two later with 2.1 on it.

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   Posted by @ai4281 | March 9, 2010, 2:04 pm
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   Most apps in the market place today are built for 1.6 because most people with Android phones are running 1.6. There is going supposed to be a migration of phones to 2.1 this year, meaning that if you still have a 1.5 phone many apps will no longer be updated for your platform. It’s like being stuck in Windows 98 everyone has else has upgraded to Windows XP.

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   Posted by xau | March 9, 2010, 9:50 pm
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   Hi all – Just jumping in to let you know that the Galaxy Spica does have an upgrade path to 2.1.

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   Posted by RogersMary | March 10, 2010, 9:07 am
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   i have an htc magic on 1.5 and it runs very smoothly i dono why people making such a big deal

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   Posted by sam | March 10, 2010, 10:04 am
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   @Matt: I would go one step further and say buying ANY Android device from ROGERS is a HUGE mistake (see android.mahram.ca for reasons). Further to that (as others have noted) 1.5 is old, lacking features, and an increasing number of apps from the maret are not compatible with 1.5.

   @RogersMary: Just because it has an upgrade path to 2.1 doesn’t mean there will ever be an update. The Dream has an update path to 1.6, but not only a 1.6 never came out for it, you’ve crippled the device with the crappiest 1.5 build that I’ve ever seen.

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   Posted by Mahram Foadi | March 10, 2010, 9:29 pm
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