Samsung Galaxy S3: why there is no Android 4.4 – Chip Online

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is no update get on Android 4.4, but it would be feasible. We summarize why Samsung decided against Kitkat.

No Android 4.4 for Galaxy S3

 The Samsung Galaxy S3 to get an update to Android 4.4. This message came rather to resentment: According to Google, the new operating system for a memory of only 512 MB of RAM should be optimized and therefore suitable for low-budget phones. Originally equipped with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Samsung’s flagship is equipped with 1 GB of RAM and would have been eligible for the upgrade – so the critics . <-! Leaderboard at the post -> <- / leaderboard the post -> <- END ========== Free HTML content column ========== -> <-! ========== END ====================== real teaser code ======================= ========= -> <-! ================================ FIRST teaser preview of all variants ================================ -> <-! ======== ======================== END teaser preview of all variants ===================== ! =========== -> <- / adslot: storyad ->

No Kitkat: TouchWiz to blame

 As Samsung has already expressed a few months ago over SamMobile that used in Samsung mobile phones TouchWiz interface is to blame. For 1 GB of RAM, although sufficient for the Android software, but not for the rich user interface.

Alternatively Samsung TouchWiz Essence install the stripped down version, which can be found approximately four new entry-level smartphone from Samsung. Because of the slim UI but also many software features missing, would bring an update to Android 4.4 for the S3 with TouchWiz expected nothing but trouble, because suddenly features may be missing. That’s why Samsung decides to leave the S3 initially on Android 4.3. The Galaxy S3 LTE, however, offers 2 GB of RAM and should get an update

(mwi) . <-! Leaderboard at the post -> <-! leaderboard at the post -> <- / leaderboard at the post -> <-! leaderboard at the post -> <- / leaderboard at the Post - > <-! leaderboard at the post -> <- / leaderboard at the post -> <-! leaderboard at the post -> <- / leaderboard at the Post ->

<- item navigating from the BART: Article Navigation -> <- item navigating from the BART: Article Navigation ->

<- Muhkuh OF DEATH: http://comments.eu1.gigya.com/comments.getComments?categoryID=IR_Artikel_Comment&APIKey=3_2dwSDNh9YTFyKoT3P_q_sj2Q-_TMT46Fss7UT6SZ_U9YYoo8hhnOhSpyHYDQPfPK&dataFormat=html&streamID=70779148 ! -> <- CSS ->

<- HTML ->