Android 3.0 HoneyComb Review

Google today unveiled the Android 3.0 a.k.a Honeycomb at the CES,the new enhanced 3.0 version of Android is specially designed for Tablets and is first ported on the LG’s G-Slate and Motorola Xoom.Lets have a look over the new features and enhancements in the android 3.0 Honeycomb.

Android 3.0 Honeycomb New features

1)Interface : The new interface is much more user friendly,the very first sight of the UI took us aback and this certainly looks something more than the Android OS we have seen till now.The home screen space is brilliantly distributed with the four corners decorated with well thought in  functions

• Top right :Shortcut to apps and to customize the home screen with desired widgets (add or remove).
• Top left :The mighty google search has been placed in top left (*both voice & text search).
• Bottom right:Quick look on the battery,WIFI,Time & and date-the traditional place for these stuff has been retained.
• Bottom left:Going Back,Jump to Home & switching different apps is possible from here

2)Browser & Keyboard :A new browser which feels like a flavor of the chrome has been implanted,has got everything from tabbed browsing to bookmarking to incognito mode,impressive !

There has been considerable changes in the QWERTY pad compared to Gingerbread ..what ,where ?? Check it out yourself.Honeycomb qwerty is followed by Gingerbread’s,which looks better ? , your call !

3)Gmail & Gtalk : Gmail is very intelligently customized,all features are kept in reach and looks pretty neat

Gtalk looks loaded and enhanced specifically for video chat ,one could use the front or the rear cam,mute themselves,mix the video all together. The video quality could have been better,but we aren’t sure whom to blame,the app or the cam of tablet.
4)Maps:Nothing new here,curious people may still have a look …

5)Books:Now this has been totally revamped,tablet exclusivity can be seen over here,unlike simple tiles of books we could flick through each book this time, also the two-page format feels great. All in all the Tablet exclusive Android Honeycomb 3.0 lived upto its expectation and by far is the best version of Android we’ve seen so far,but it would be interesting to see how it fits on mobile devices.

Showcase of  Android Honeycomb at the CES 2011 Verizon event