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         <th scope="col">Minimum Requirement</th>
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 	  <td>Chipset</td>
 	  <td>ARM-based</td>
 	  <td>For the first release, Android is primarily targeted towards mobile handsets and portions of the platform, such as Dalvik VM graphics processing, currently assume an ARM architecture.</td>
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 	  <td>Android can boot and run in configurations with less memory, but it isn't recommended.</td>
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 	  <td>Storage</td>
 	  <td>Mini or Micro SD </td>
 	  <td>Not necessary for basic bring up, but recommended.</td>
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 	  <td>Primary Display </td>
 	  <td>HVGA required</td>
 	  <td>The current Android interface targets a touch-based HVGA resolution display with a touch-interface no smaller than 2.8 inches in size. However, smaller displays will suffice for initial porting.</td>
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 	  <td>Navigation Keys </td>
 	  <td>5-way navigation with 5 application keys, power, camera and volume controls</td>
 	  <td>&nbsp;</td>
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 	<tr>
 	  <td>Camera</td>
 	  <td>2MP CMOS</td>
 	  <td>Not required for basic bring up. </td>
 	  </tr>
 	<tr>
 	  <td>USB</td>
 	  <td>Standard mini-B USB interface</td>
 	  <td>Android uses the USB interface for flashing the device system images and debugging a running device.</td>
 	  </tr>
 	<tr>
 	  <td>Bluetooth</td>
 	  <td>1.2 or 2.0 </td>
 	  <td>Not required for initial bring up.</td>
 	  </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 <p>If available, your Android device can also benefit from the following optional device characteristics:</p>
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   <li>WiFi</li>
   <li>GPS</li>
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	<th scope="col">Feature</th>
	<th scope="col">Minimum Requirement</th>
	<th scope="col">Notes</th>
	</tr>
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	<td>Chipset</td>
	<td>ARM-based</td>
	<td>For the first release, Android is primarily targeted towards mobile handsets and portions of the platform, such as Dalvik VM graphics processing, currently assume an ARM architecture.</td>
	</tr>
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	<td>Memory</td>
	<td>128 MB RAM; 256 MB Flash External</td>
	<td>Android can boot and run in configurations with less memory, but it isn't recommended.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Storage</td>
	<td>Mini or Micro SD </td>
	<td>Not necessary for basic bring up, but recommended.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Primary Display </td>
	<td>HVGA required</td>
	<td>The current Android interface targets a touch-based HVGA resolution display with a touch-interface no smaller than 2.8 inches in size. However, smaller displays will suffice for initial porting.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Navigation Keys </td>
	<td>5-way navigation with 5 application keys, power, camera and volume controls</td>
	<td> </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Camera</td>
	<td>2MP CMOS</td>
	<td>Not required for basic bring up. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>USB</td>
	<td>Standard mini-B USB interface</td>
	<td>Android uses the USB interface for flashing the device system images and debugging a running device.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Bluetooth</td>
	<td>1.2 or 2.0 </td>
	<td>Not required for initial bring up.</td>
	</tr>
	</tbody>
	</table>
	<p>If available, your Android device can also benefit from the following optional device characteristics:</p>
	<ul>
	<li>QWERTY keyboard</li>
	<li>WiFi</li>
	<li>GPS</li>
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