Google has officially taken the wraps off from the Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich many days before. Also shipped Samsung Galaxy Nexus which is preloaded with ICS operating system.
The software developer kit , the source code of ICS is also available for developers. Which has made developers to engage themselves in porting ICS for all devices.
Every android user wants his phone to be powered with ICS. Not just because it is efficient than the older versions , but also to bring a change in the look and feel of their phone.
Recently Google promissed ICS “to run on all devices”. Thus does not mean it will runn on any phone with any specs. It just mean that ICS is designed to operate with tablet or smartphone, whatever the screen size is.
If so, What are the minimum hardware requirements for ICS?
Head Moderator of CyanogenMod forum said that there are two basic requirements to run Ice Cream Sandwich
I.e. Devices must have 256 MB RAM or more and also decent GPU since Hardware-accelerated 2D drawing might be needed.
I.e. Devices must have 256 MB RAM or more and also decent GPU since Hardware-accelerated 2D drawing might be needed.
Although these requirements are mandatory they are not just enough if you want ICS to run smoothly and if you want latest ICS updates to fit your device.
According to some experts 1GHz Dual core processors with 512+ Mb RAM are essential. If your phone has less specs than this, dont worry.. You can get custom roms from developers like Cyanogen.
Even if your phone meets these requirements you might not get official ICS firmware update for your phone. Because there are lot of gateways within it reach you as an official firmware update as your manufacturer needs to finish official agreements with Google before launching ICS update.
If your phone doesnt get official update , you might get custom ROMs for ICS from developers.Check online for one which suits your Model. You can also try ICS Launchers or ICS themes before you get ROMs.
