Motorola i886 is another rough and tough phone for Sprint

3. halcyoncmdr posted on 10 Jan 2011, 18:28 0 1

Except that it is Android. It isn't Android as you would normally think of with a touchscreen, the Android Market, and full Google sync capability, but the software IS Android. Don't believe it? Go take a look for yourself at a store.

4. halcyoncmdr posted on 10 Jan 2011, 18:29 0 0

There is a good chance of that. It already is available on the contract Sprint side though.

8. sprint tech (unregistered) posted on 11 Jan 2011, 10:35 0 1

i've reviewed the phone's software in the settings and you're correct. it is not an android "smart phone". but it is android software. android said months ago they will be incorporating their os into entry level phones at some point. eventually phones across the board will have some version of android os. the i886 has a kernal, menu interface, 4 mandatory softkeys as android. it's just a basic version. i'm actually upset sprint refuses to identify this phone as android even though it's not a "smart phone". it's a great selling point!

9. halcyoncmdr posted on 11 Jan 2011, 12:45 0 0

This is probably because it is missing almost everything that the average person has come to think of when they think of an Android device. There is no touchscreen, there is no Android Market, etc,.

11. it is android (unregistered) posted on 16 Jan 2011, 08:49 0 0

it may lack the market and other touch screen items but in its root it is android.. and your reporting its not fix it. Or becasue its not an iphone you really dont care?