Android have a new enemy Jolla and its 85,000 applications - The Android Free

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enemies he is coming home. A couple of days ago I discussed the plans of Samsung, the largest maker of Android devices on the market, to create an alternative that would allow him to escape the influence of Google and maintain their independence. His name is Tizen, and is also a free operating system, but not the only one. Jolla is another manufacturer that I have spoken on occasion, that born without much fanfare but gradually being floated as a serious alternative , especially by a fundamental characteristic: your system is capable of run Android apps.

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OS, despite its odd name, has several similarities to Android, not the least of which is based on Linux, but the main one is that supports the programming code for Android . Thus, only in launching Jolla smartphone users will be provided with thousands of applications known by most. It’s an interesting way to “take advantage” of the success of Android, and the most curious is that for a moment it was possible that Google Play came installed by default.

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are confident that Google would not have made much grace that movement, and maybe that’s why Yandex provide the official store for smartphones Jolla . This means access to 85,000 applications, including the most widely used as Skype or Twitter. Although the world is a little known shop in his native Russia Yandex is one of the most important companies, so it is a relevant support that has gotten Jolla. Likewise also announced that Nokia will handle maps in 190 countries with their service Nokia Here.

Jolla The first device will be 4.5 inches with a screen resolution 960 × 540 protected by Gorilla Glass 2. The interior will feature a dual-core Snapdragon processor at 1.4 Ghz, 1GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage with the possibility of using Micro SD card. The rear camera is 8MP and 2MP front. In terms of connectivity, it has Wi-Fi b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0 and LTE. The battery is 2100 mAh.

Someone might say that Google are growing dwarfs, and would be right. Moreover, it is unlikely that even point for apps compatibility Jolla remove many users get Android . At the moment we have to wait for the launch of the first device, starting in Finland on November 27th for 399 €.

Source | Jolla