CNP News – No Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S and Original Galaxy Tab, Samsung Explains Why

Poor news for Samsung Galaxy S and unique Galaxy Tab owners as the Korean handset maker has just released a short statement explaining the causes it cannot provide the Ice Cream Sandwich to these two devices.

Samsung officially confirmed earlier this week plans to roll out Android 4. Ice Cream Sandwich to Galaxy S and Galaxy Note devices in March 2012. Furthermore, the business also stated that other Galaxy family gadget would get the upgrade quickly soon after Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note, although no specifics on the release dates have been unveiled yet.

The following devices were confirmed by Samsung for Ice Cream Sandwich update next year: Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy R, Galaxy Tab 10.one, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab seven.7 and Galaxy Tab 7. Plus.

As numerous of you probably noticed, there was no mention of Samsung Galaxy S, which is one of the most well-known Android smartphones obtainable on the industry. In this regard, the Korean business felt the require to clarify the circumstance, so that Android fans would know what to anticipate in the future.

However, Samsung mentioned it can’t update the Galaxy S and original Galaxy Tab gadget to the newest Android four. Ice Cream Sandwich. Remarkably, the business blames its very own TouchWiz UI and widgets, but also video calls as nicely as other functions.

This is one particular of the principal reasons that Google was in a position to push Android four. to Samsung Nexus S, even although it has the identical specs sheet as the Galaxy S. The lack of TouchWiz UI saved Nexus S owners from currently being handled the exact same way.

Furthermore, Samsung also said that due to country and carrier particular attributes, such as mobile Television, network operator committed apps and services (bloatware), it won’t be ready to put Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy S.

Samsung also talked about that the RAM and ROM quantities are also an problem for Android 4., as the device cannot supply buyers with the greatest user experience.