Hanspree: There Are Hardware Requirements for Android 3.0
A while back, way before the first Honeycomb device was released, it was rumored that the tablet-specific version of Android would require certain specs. A dual-core processor was amongst the most infamous of them, but other things such as minimum resolutions, amounts of RAM and internal storage, and more were rumored to be subject to Google’s terms. Hanspree says that some of this is true, though.
Dan Morrill already debunked the minimum processor one, but they never said anything about the others. According to Hanspree, though, they definitely do require OEMs to include specific components and features. One of those requirements is a 1280×800 resolution display – something we’ve seen in all Honeycomb tablets so far. Another is the addition of front and rear cameras – something else we’ve seen on all Honeycomb tablets so far.
And I’m not saying Dan Morrill lied, but there has to be a reason why all of these devices have Tegra 2 dual-core processors inside outside of popularity, cost and performance. (I should note that HTC did say that their 7 inch Flyer tablet would be upgraded to Honeycomb in the future, but their single-core chip inside those are clocked at 1.5GHz.) [via Pocket-Lint]