Samsung had just put something on the record, in English, about the status of Android 4.0 for a couple of its devices, confirming that the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note will both see an update to Android 4.0 in the first quarter of 2012.
It also confirms what was previously reported by one of its Euro divisions, announcing that the Galaxy R and all of Samsung’s 2011 Tab upgrades are also on the ICS upgrade list. Here’s the thing in full from Samsung’s FB page:
We know you have been waiting and we’re thrilled today to announce that we’ll start serving Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to GALAXY Note and GALAXY S II in the first quarter of 2012.
In addition, other ICS-upgradable GALAXY devices include GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY R, GALAXY Tab 10.1, GALAXY Tab 8.9, GALAXY Tab 7.7 and GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus.
Separate announcements on details of the OS update will be made soon, so stay with us on our Facebook & Twitter communities for more updates!
So it looks like that’s the final list of devices Samsung considers “upgradeable” to Ice Cream Sandwich – owners of anything else made by Samsung are out of the loop from now on.
We’ve already seen the Android 4.0 update for the Galaxy S II running, albeit in half-broken form – and with Samsung’s TouchWiz over the top. If Samsung is indeed planning a Galaxy S III for 2012, we hope TouchWiz is optional rather then compulsory. It’s beginning to look startlingly dated in the aftermath of the 4.0 launch.
It’s smooth to use, the 1080p display is sharp, clear and bright, the device is extremely light and thin and therefore very pocketable and portable — much more so than other 5-inch phones we’ve used. And yet… we’re a bit unimpressed by the overall package…
A relatively high-spec smartphone, with a 4.5″ display running at 480 x 854 resolution and powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, plus the Ascend G510 arrives running Android 4.1.1 — albeit potentially hindered by Huawei only sticking 512MB of RAM inside it..
The Panasonic Eluga marks the company’s return to the European mobile phone scene years after several years of absence, and it’s come back to us with a moderately high-spec Android model that features a rather stylish, slim case.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
bij
/ December 20, 2011Still waiting for 2.3 for the original Tab. They started UK rollout months and months ago and then just stopped. Had kind of made me distrust Samsung’s statements of “device X is getting upgraded in Q1″ etc.
h0ruza
/ December 20, 2011I fear the worst for the ICS upgrade. Touch Wiz integration is guaranteed because the phone was sold to the customer with Touch Wiz .
How many upgrades has anyone seen where the UI was transformed to this degree? I can’t think of any that didn’t have a major launch campaign and a run of media explaining what has happened and why to the general public.
ICS will only get a decent shout on a device built with ICS in mind.