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Hi
I am starting on ODK to build an application for field agents.
Agents will have a questionnaire and get it filled from the customers.
This application should be able to store the geolocation of the
survey,photo of the customer being interviewd and other details .
The app should be able to work in both online and offline mode.
So the very first thing is the android device.
What android device should be used?Should it be a tablet or phone?
Also there is certain limitation like the user will not be able to charge
the battery during the whole day out in field.
Please suggest me some good hardware(also the cheapest) here.
Thanks

··· -- Deepak Sharma http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikindia
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Deepak,

In general, the cheaper the device, the worse battery life and device
quality. Regardless, if you want others to recommend devices, you'll
need to tell us where you are -- not all Android devices are
available everywhere.

For phone vs. tablet,
https://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit/browse_thread/thread/e0a7e2adf86a268b
is a recent thread on the topic.

Yaw

··· On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 20:03, Deepak Sharma wrote: > Hi > I am starting on ODK to build an application for field agents. > Agents will have a questionnaire and get it filled from the customers. > This application should be able to store the geolocation of the survey,photo > of the customer being interviewd and other details . > The app should be able to work in both online and offline mode. > So the very first thing is the android device. > What android device should be used?Should it be a tablet or phone? > Also there is certain limitation like the user will not be able to charge > the battery during the whole day out in field. > Please suggest me some good hardware(also the cheapest) here. > Thanks > -- > Deepak Sharma > http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikindia
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Thanks for the response.
I am in India

--Deepak

··· On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Yaw Anokwa wrote:

Deepak,

In general, the cheaper the device, the worse battery life and device
quality. Regardless, if you want others to recommend devices, you'll
need to tell us where you are -- not all Android devices are
available everywhere.

For phone vs. tablet,

https://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit/browse_thread/thread/e0a7e2adf86a268b
is a recent thread on the topic.

Yaw

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 20:03, Deepak Sharma deepakmca05@gmail.com wrote:

Hi
I am starting on ODK to build an application for field agents.
Agents will have a questionnaire and get it filled from the customers.
This application should be able to store the geolocation of the
survey,photo
of the customer being interviewd and other details .
The app should be able to work in both online and offline mode.
So the very first thing is the android device.
What android device should be used?Should it be a tablet or phone?
Also there is certain limitation like the user will not be able to charge
the battery during the whole day out in field.
Please suggest me some good hardware(also the cheapest) here.
Thanks

Deepak Sharma
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikindia

--
Deepak Sharma
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikindia

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We have used a number of devices in the field, the cheapest was the Huwei
Ideos, which cost $150 and we didn't have any trouble.
We have also used HTC MyTouch 3Gs, and have had very good results. They are
more expensive, but these days pretty cheap. We used these intensively,
using ODK for a solid five hours a day on one battery charge. It helps to
be in airplane mode, though you need GPS.
Given a choice, I would choose a more advanced model to have enough
computing power to run some security/encryption apps, though on it's own,
ODK is not very demanding.

☞§※☼:airplane::open_umbrella::slight_smile:
~Neil

··· On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 4:13 AM, Deepak Sharma wrote:

Thanks for the response.
I am in India

--Deepak

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Yaw Anokwa yanokwa@gmail.com wrote:

Deepak,

In general, the cheaper the device, the worse battery life and device
quality. Regardless, if you want others to recommend devices, you'll
need to tell us where you are -- not all Android devices are
available everywhere.

For phone vs. tablet,

https://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit/browse_thread/thread/e0a7e2adf86a268b
is a recent thread on the topic.

Yaw

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 20:03, Deepak Sharma deepakmca05@gmail.com wrote:

Hi
I am starting on ODK to build an application for field agents.
Agents will have a questionnaire and get it filled from the customers.
This application should be able to store the geolocation of the
survey,photo
of the customer being interviewd and other details .
The app should be able to work in both online and offline mode.
So the very first thing is the android device.
What android device should be used?Should it be a tablet or phone?
Also there is certain limitation like the user will not be able to
charge
the battery during the whole day out in field.
Please suggest me some good hardware(also the cheapest) here.
Thanks

Deepak Sharma
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikindia

--
Deepak Sharma
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikindia

5

Thanks Neil.
Ideos seems to be a good choice.

--Deepak

··· On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Neil Hendrick wrote:

We have used a number of devices in the field, the cheapest was the Huwei
Ideos, which cost $150 and we didn't have any trouble.
We have also used HTC MyTouch 3Gs, and have had very good results. They
are more expensive, but these days pretty cheap. We used these intensively,
using ODK for a solid five hours a day on one battery charge. It helps to
be in airplane mode, though you need GPS.
Given a choice, I would choose a more advanced model to have enough
computing power to run some security/encryption apps, though on it's own,
ODK is not very demanding.

☞§※☼:airplane::open_umbrella::slight_smile:
~Neil

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 4:13 AM, Deepak Sharma deepakmca05@gmail.comwrote:

Thanks for the response.
I am in India

--Deepak

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Yaw Anokwa yanokwa@gmail.com wrote:

Deepak,

In general, the cheaper the device, the worse battery life and device
quality. Regardless, if you want others to recommend devices, you'll
need to tell us where you are -- not all Android devices are
available everywhere.

For phone vs. tablet,

https://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit/browse_thread/thread/e0a7e2adf86a268b
is a recent thread on the topic.

Yaw

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 20:03, Deepak Sharma deepakmca05@gmail.com wrote:

Hi
I am starting on ODK to build an application for field agents.
Agents will have a questionnaire and get it filled from the customers.
This application should be able to store the geolocation of the
survey,photo
of the customer being interviewd and other details .
The app should be able to work in both online and offline mode.
So the very first thing is the android device.
What android device should be used?Should it be a tablet or phone?
Also there is certain limitation like the user will not be able to
charge
the battery during the whole day out in field.
Please suggest me some good hardware(also the cheapest) here.
Thanks

Deepak Sharma
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikindia

--
Deepak Sharma
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikindia

--
Deepak Sharma
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rikindia