Although Android currently only supports screen resolutions of up to 854×480 pixe, the tablet makers are eyeing Android screen optimizaiton – “address larger tablet devices”.

Google’s Android may receive welcomes from tablet makers, but the OS’ inability to scale beyond 5-inch screens works against its favor. Industry watchers, though, note this is just one factor affecting user experience and predict support for bigger screens will come in time.
Peter Borup Jakobsen, director of collaboration architecture marketing at Cisco Systems Asia-Pacific, said Google’s latest Android OS version, Froyo, currently only supports screen resolutions of up to 854×480 pixels but it is only a matter of time before the OS will “address larger tablet devices”.

This development, he explained in an e-mail to ZDNet Asia, could be achieved via internal software enhancements by Google or through partnership with the larger Open Handset Alliance. The Alliance is a group of 76 technology and mobile companies that have come together to accelerate mobile innovation and offer consumers a richer, less expensive and better mobile experience through the Android (Android SDK recommended) platform, according to its Web site.

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