Skytex Primer Pocket (Android PMP) review
The Skytex Primer Pocket is a portable device with a 4.3 inch, 480 x 272 pixel display that’s best described as a portable media player. But it also happens to run Google Android 2.2 Froyo, which means you can also use the PMP to surf the web, play games, and run a number of Android applications.
The Primer Pocket won’t be giving the iPod touch a run for its money anytime soon. While it can handle many video codecs that Apple’s portable media device cannot, the iPod touch is smaller, lighter, sturdier, and features a higher quality display. It can also handle far more applications — not just because it runs iOS instead of Android, but because the Primer Pocket has an unusual screen resolution and processor, so many Android apps simply won’t run on the device.
But the Primer Pocket certainly holds its own when it comes to video playback capabilities — and there’s one area where the Skytex media player comes out ahead of almost any competitor: price. You can pick one up for as little as $89, making it one of the cheapest Android products available.
Skytex sent me a demo unit for the purposes of this review.
The Skytex Primer Pocket is a portable device with a 4.3 inch, 480 x 272 pixel display that’s best described as a portable media player. But it also happens to run Google Android 2.2 Froyo, which means you can also use the PMP to surf the web, play games, and run a number of Android applications.
The Primer Pocket won’t be giving the iPod touch a run for its money anytime soon. While it can handle many video codecs that Apple’s portable media device cannot, the iPod touch is smaller, lighter, sturdier, and features a higher quality display. It can also handle far more applications — not just because it runs iOS instead of Android, but because the Primer Pocket has an unusual screen resolution and processor, so many Android apps simply won’t run on the device.
But the Primer Pocket certainly holds its own when it comes to video playback capabilities — and there’s one area where the Skytex media player comes out ahead of almost any competitor: price. You can pick one up for as little as $89, making it one of the cheapest Android products available.
Skytex sent me a demo unit for the purposes of this review.