handset

Which handset for university Android programming classes?

Next year there will be Android programming classes on Wroclaw University (Poland) but handsets for excersises needs to be choosen now. I was thinking about HTC Hero because: as HTC device it is a reference model for Android ecosystem; it will run system version 2.0; it has fair features/price ratio. Are there any arguments against H...

Android: original firmware identification strings for different models

Is there anywhere a summary of Build.MODEL strings for different Android handset models? Something like: "Hero" - HTC Hero "ERA G2 Touch" - branded HTC Hero "T-Mobile myTouch 3G" - branded HTC Magic "GT-I5700" - Samsung Galaxy ... and so on I'm curious what is the percent of rooted devices among my app users, but sometimes is hard to...