One of the most popular topics in the Android blogs right now is if the EVO will receive that coveted Android 2.3 update? Gingerbread, as it is officially known, would be the 3rd official update for the EVO. While getting the newest updates are always wonderful, the differences in functionality between the current 2.2 and the newer 2.3 are very minimal to the everyday user.
Features like VoIP, front camera support, motion sensing and larger screen support are all new features in Gingerbread that will make little difference to the EVO’s functionality. Front camera support has been built in by HTC since day one. Larger screen support will be of no help as the EVO’s display is 800x480 and won’t be changing any time soon.
The jump from Android 2.1 to 2.2 delivered the largest performance boost to date. The Dalvik compiler for 2.2 delivered speeds of 2 to 5 times faster for cpu heavy programs. The 2.6.32 kernel also allowed support for devices with more than 256MB of memory on-board. The 2.2 update also delivered the Apps to SD installation for the first time.
Other features included in the jump from 2.1 to 2.2 can be seen on the 2.2 platform page located here.
Basically, the talk of jumping to Gingerbread would be a very, very small performance increase if any at all. What the EVO community would benefit from the most is the updated Sense interface directly from HTC.
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