Samsung Galaxy Tab May Have Issues with Android Apps
The Samsung Galaxy Tab, which will be running the tablet-incompatible Android 2.2, or Froyo, OS, might have some issues with applications according to a a Google executive. Samsung has optimized some applications and features for the 7-inch display tablet experience, but not all, which is why Android Market won’t be available for the Tab.
An analyst agreed that Android Market apps running on the Galaxy Tab’s 7-in. screen with Android 2.2, also known as Froyo, won’t look good. Since Froyo was intended to be used on smartphones with smaller 3-to-4-in. screens, images on a tablet running Froyo will appear stretched or out of focus, pixilated or with jagged edges, said analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group.
“Apps aren’t going to scale right and won’t be quite as pretty” on the Galaxy Tab, Enderle said. “The apps are probably going to be a little ugly.”
On the other hand, users will find that Web browsing on the Galaxy renders characters and images well, and video should also run fine, Enderle said. But apps from Android Market are the problem, he said. “As Froyo expands the app to the bigger screen, it’s not going to be as sharp,” he explained.
