Android Honeycomb not coming to Samsung Galaxy Tab; requires dual-core

Here’s good news for some and bad news for others. Google’s Android 2.4 version or Honeycomb will need the power of a dual core processor to run it. No surprise that tablet manufacturers, other than Samsung, are all advertising dual core processors in the specifications of their products. According to Bobby Cha, managing director of Korean consumer electronics firm Enspert, single core processors that are or will be on Gingerbread will not be able to upgrade to Honeycomb because of this hardware limitation.

This is not going to make Samsung Galaxy Tab owners happy. Especially those who have only just picked up the product in the holiday season of 2010, with the hope of enjoying Honeycomb capabilities when the version is out.

News is that Motorola’s 

tablet Droid Xoom will be announced at CES 2011 and possibly LG’s Optimus Pad too. Both boast dual core processors and Android Honeycomb. Other tablet manufacturers may not be able to meet this deadline because of possible Honeycomb resource issues. Honeycomb will be available for mass consumption by the end of this month only.