T - Mobile today announced the Huawei Springboard, a 7 - inch
stock Honeycomb tablet that they promise will have very competitive pricing.
If you're familiar with
stock Honeycomb, the UI on the Tablet S would look almost unrecognizable as Honeycomb.
Stock Honeycomb tablets would allow the app to install but not stream movies.
There are a few tweaks here and there like the app menu, but landing on the homepage is very much
a stock Honeycomb experience.
Because there are only five homescreens available on
a stock Honeycomb device, I do not think that this enhancement adds that much value, and I rarely need them.
A rare shot of the Sony S1's onscreen keyboard, which is a slightly stylized take on
the stock Honeycomb version.
Lenovo has added some degree of functionality to the homescreens and the pop - up settings menu in the lower right - hand corner above and beyond what is in
stock Honeycomb.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 v, which was originally announced at Mobile World Congress, features
a stock Honeycomb build, 10.1 inch display and 8 MP rear camera with 2MP front cam.
The keyboard appears to occupy about the same depth as
the stock Honeycomb keyboard, but with the added benefit of the number row (a native first among the Android 3.0 tablets).
This won't be
stock Honeycomb, either.
Since the XOOM was released as the first with
stock Honeycomb, as a «developer» device and also as one that receives updates directly from Google, that means it gets to carry the «experience» tag.
In its rush to get 3.1 on the Tab, Samsung opted to ship the device with
stock Honeycomb, leaving off its trademark TouchWiz overlay for now.
Samsung says it hasn't yet determined how the upgrade will work and whether users will be given a choice to stick with
the stock Honeycomb experience.
Finally, for Android enthusiasts who prefer Google's
stock Honeycomb experience — and who place great importance in receiving quick updates to the Android operating system as they become available — it is difficult to wholeheartedly recommend the Galaxy Tab.
The Motorola Xoom is Google's flagship Honeycomb (Android 3.0) device and will ship with the pure Google experience —
stock Honeycomb with no fancy overlay, UI or Blur from Motorola.
In particular, the back / exit button represents its function with a looping return arrow — an improvement on
the stock Honeycomb's chintzy back arrow that looks more like a bookmark symbol.
The build quality of Motorola's tablet definitely seems more sturdy and superior to the competitors although the software seemed a bit behind (all 3 run
stock Honeycomb).
The Google I / O version of the Tab doesn't have Samsung's TouchWiz UX interface; this is a «Google Experience» tablet with
the stock Honeycomb interface, including Honeycomb versions of apps like Google Maps and the new Music Beta interface and just a couple of extra apps.
The stock Honeycomb browser supports multiple tabs to make switching between different sites easy.
I found the Asus keyboard to be below par in terms of both accuracy and overall ease of typing; I'd take
the stock Honeycomb keyboard (and certainly the stock Ice Cream Sandwich keyboard) over it any day.
As far as music goes, you're left with
the stock Honeycomb music player.
The Iconia A500 impressed me due to the fact that Acer was not relying on
the stock Honeycomb experience in order to drive people to purchase it.
The one change we noticed with the TouchWiz update was diminished browser performance; the TouchWiz browser was noticeably slower than
the stock Honeycomb browser.
However, if you're looking for a better interface than
stock Honeycomb and want more storage for less money, the IdeaPad K1 is a pretty good deal.
Not exact matches
Additionally Berringa
stocks Australian Certified Organic Eucalyptus Honey,
Honeycomb and commercial grade Certified Organic Beeswax.
Materials needed: colorful card
stock, scissors, Bunny Place Card Template, 1»
honeycomb balls, colored paper, double stick tape.
The air dam gets a
honeycomb mesh grill and is larger than the
stock car with all LED headlamps.
However, the tool will unlock the Bootloader of the Transformer Prime running on the latest Android 4.0 ICS, which means those who are yet running the
stock Android
Honeycomb will need to upgrade to Android ICS first for the tool to be effective.
You don't get the minor enhancements available in the latest Android 3.2 OS, such as zooming for phone - based apps, but Sony went out of its way to enhance the
stock Android
Honeycomb experience.
Also it's worth mentioning that you do not have access to your Nook Color's
stock functions while running
Honeycomb; you have to remove the memory card for that.
OS and Performance The Springboard runs
stock Android
Honeycomb 3.2, with a few preloaded, removable apps and widgets from T - Mobile.
and the G slate is in the G line also...... G line devices are always real good devices with
stock android on them G1 = first android phone (
stock 1.5) G2 = first 4G phone on t - mobile (
stock 2.2) G2x = first dual core phone on t - mobile (
stock 2.2 or 2.3) G - slate = First tablet with
Honeycomb on t - mobile (
stock 3.0)
Most retailers in the US and Europe have been left with little or no
stock of the Android
Honeycomb tablet, while any
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The Lenovo IdeaPad K1 features just the
stock Android 3.1
Honeycomb keyboard with no special features.
I was hoping for a
stock Android
Honeycomb experience, but the enhancements do add a lot of value for many consumers.
The
Honeycomb launcher is a nice touch actually, much better than the
stock Gingerbread launcher.
As with its IdeaPad K1, Lenovo has made some tweaks to the
stock Android
Honeycomb interface to improve usability.
Samsung has added its TouchWiz UX on top of Android
Honeycomb, which improves the
stock user interface in a number of ways.
Stock Android 3.0 on both devices could mean that Google has not given Samsung and Motorola enough time to develop their own customizations for the tablets, which in turn could mean that Google is yet to put the finishing touches on
Honeycomb (hence why no exact shipping date has been announced for the Xoom and Tab 10.1).
If you are already
stock and un-rooted on
Honeycomb than this should be an easy install for you; just drop it onto your SDcard and then install via recovery.
Toshiba is missing a trick with the Excite 10 LE tablet though, which comes with
stock Android 3.2
Honeycomb initially, and not with Android 4.0.
Maybe I will do a review later on the medical application section... I still am unsure if this will all be available to the user after the device is hacked and the rom reset to
stock Gingerbread,
Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich.
Hopefully after the firmware issues that Folio users were initially plagued with Toshiba will scrap their custom user interface and go for a
stock Google Android
Honeycomb experience.
At Mobile World Congress this year we're seeing a slew of new
Honeycomb tablets and, for better or worse, they all have the same
stock Android 3.0 UI and software on them.
«Acer Iconia A500 — Back 2 Basics B2B
Stock / Factory
Honeycomb 3.2 ROM — Root, Superuser, & Busybox — Welcome to the tabletroms.com development community» was actually enjoyable and useful!
Just what really stimulated you to create «Acer Iconia A500 — Back 2 Basics B2B
Stock / Factory
Honeycomb 3.
In fact, it has several display options that the
stock Android Calendar apps (both the Gingerbread version and the
Honeycomb version) do not provide.
The move from
Honeycomb to ICS should not be that difficult, especially when you are talking about a
stock device like the WiFi XOOM.
Details haven't emerged yet, such as which specific version of
Honeycomb will be used and whether or not it will be customized or left
stock.
The Iconia Tab A200 comes
stock with Android 3.2 (
Honeycomb), but will soon be upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich after launch.