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Android 12's CDD officially outlines Performance Class requirements for flagships
Android 12's Compatibility Definition Document has been released, and it oulines the performance class requirements for flagships.
Recently, we saw the AOSP release of Android 12, though the release for Google Pixels will come a bit later. Android 12 has a ton of changes, and not all of them are user-facing. Sure, we get Material You, Privacy Dashboard, and a few other great features, but for OEMs, they have a lot more to worry about, too. OEMs also have to pay attention to any updates made to the Android Compatibility Definition Document (CDD). The CDD for Android 12 has been released, and it outlines a few things that OEMs in particular can focus on.
The push for 5G may have unintentionally killed the "Flagship Killer" this year
The industry-wide push for 5G, coupled with the Snapdragon 865's lack of integrated 4G, may just have killed Flagship Killers in 2020. Read on for more!
In the early days of Android, smartphone wars amongst OEMs were solely about the spec sheet. Big numbers, fast numbers, many numbers -- it was all a race to the top. The idea of a flagship was to throw as many things as you could together and present it to the consumer at a price that gave you a decent margin to operate. An attempt was made to undercut the next competitor, but not necessarily always, as flagships were not supposed to be price-conscious. These were the finest and the most important smartphones amongst the whole lineup, and OEMs were mighty proud of them.
How do YOU Define Smartphone Brackets (Mid-range, etc)? Price, or Specs?
Join us in a debate where we look at how we define smartphone brackets, from specifications to price and also the implicit geographical context!
The open nature of Android has led to many things. While the fragmentation experienced in the ecosystem can be frustrating due to slow updates, developers also have similar headaches to developing an Android app and having to work across different software versions and hardware configurations.