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PhoneArena notes
[Android Go is] a lighter version [of Android Oreo software] that's been specifically optimized to work on smartphones with 1GB RAM or lower.
Specs-wise, ZTE Tempo Go is far from being impressive. The phone is equipped with a 1.1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor, 1GB RAM, and 8GB expandable storage. Also, it sports a 5-inch display with FWVGA (480 x 854 pixels) resolution, a 5-megapixel rear camera and a secondary 2-megapixel camera in the front for selfies.
ZTE's entry-level phone is powered by a 2,200 mAh battery that promises to offer up to 12 hours of talk time or 220 hours of standby time. It also offers decent connectivity features such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and even LTE support. If you plan on getting one and use it on a certain network, you should check with your carrier since the ZTE Tempo Go supports both GSM and CDMA bands.
SlashGear reports
[...] Android Go is a significant release from Google because it requires a certain set of optimized apps to be onboard each officially licensed phone. These devices are also (hopefully) devoid of unnecessary bloatware present in smartphones of years past.
[...] There the phone is out in one color [black] with free shipping for $80 USD.
The ZTE Tempo Go with Android Go has an OS and app sizes that are approximately half the size they'd have been with a non-Go version of Android. Android Go provides a set of "Go" versions of essential Google apps that are far smaller and less data-intensive than their full-fledged standard relatives. The entire suite of Android Go apps can also be used on standard versions of Android, and all can be downloaded from Google Play. The ZTE Tempo Go will be set up with these apps and the optimized version of Android (Android Go) right out the box.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by richtopia on Monday April 02 2018, @08:08PM (3 children)
When I first read Oreo's features I got excited about the Go, and wanted to migrate all of the Google Apps (Maps and Play Store for example) to the Go version. However, it is not available for my phone, the Nexus 5X. Even with sufficient memory, I still want the low memory version of apps: I use Google's Apps very minimally, so I predict any features removed to decrease memory would not be missed.
But unfortunately I've lost my faith in Google and expect Go will not come to my phone.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by frojack on Monday April 02 2018, @08:37PM (1 child)
I've got an older phone that I would like to migrate to the Go apps.
However, it is not clear if the Go apps REPLACE the full-bloat versions or just install along side of them.
Its time for Android to disable mandatory installation of Facebook and similar bloat ware without voiding the warranty by jailbreaking the phone (along with the risks of failed upates when manufacturers restore the bloat as new releases come out.
I've got 18 apps on my phone that are disabled due to being redundant or do-not-want that I could get from the play store any time I wanted, but I still can't get rid of them without a jailbreak.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 5, Informative) by corey on Monday April 02 2018, @09:51PM
If you are interested in rooting the phone, the devs of LineageOS (which I run on my S5 and am very happy with it) have released a build based on Oreo Go:
https://www.xda-developers.com/lineageos-15-android-oreo-go-edition-android-one/ [xda-developers.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 02 2018, @08:39PM
Sure, Google slaps together an open service version of Android that they call "AOSP", but it's utterly crippled without Google's proprietary software.
AOSP doesn't even really work on Google's own Fi network.
None of it is open. It's not meant for you to play around with; it's meant for you to consume what they want, and for you to produce what they want.