[Galaxy Ace II General] kyrillos13:
Android Jelly Bean awaited for Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Ace 2 etc (18/12/2012)

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is coming to more devices. Samsung’s high-end smart phones including the S III have recently received the update. In many markets, S III is under the update process. What about the Korean tech maker’s budget and old Android phones? Yes, lots of handsets are in the waiting list for the firmware update in near future.

Samsung offers to push out Jelly Bean to those devices by early 2013 now. Let us check out the Samsung handsets that wait for Jelly Bean update. We bring to you fresh updates and news about the software update of the devices. Key features and qualities of each device also come under scan.

Samsung Galaxy S II: As you may see, it is the second model of Samsung’s Galaxy S series. The 2011 version of the phone hit markets with Android 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box. Later, it was upgraded to ICS. Well, it is now one of the top devices in the waiting list for Jelly Bean. As per rumors, the S II is to get software update in January next year. Sources say that Samsung has confirmed this. Meanwhile, there is a rumor that Samsung is working on a Plus variant of S II with Jelly Bean.

Samsung Galaxy Note: The new Note II is creating waves in stores. And a 2013 upgrade – the Galaxy Note III – has already hit rumor mills. But, the Note original is yet to get the latest firmware. The first Note handset has a 5.3-inch display and it runs on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread. As per recent reports, the Note is also to get the new Android 4.1 in January 2013. It will have a new look and feel when it gets updated with the firmware.

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2: Samsung launched the second generation Ace 2 in February 2012. The new phone has an advanced 800MHz NovaThor U8500 processor and 3.8-inch PLS TFT display. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Samsung offered to push out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to this device early next year, reports say.

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus: The Korean tech maker used to produce ‘plus’ versions for its hit products. The Ace of 2011 January has also received a Plus version apart from the second upgrade. The Galaxy Ace Plus mounts an advanced 1GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM and 3GB of internal storage. It has an Adreno 200 GPU and a 5MP rear camera. It also runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Jelly Bean is expected to add a completely new experience for Galaxy Ace Plus.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance: Needless to say, S Advance is one of highly successful budget Android phones from Samsung. The 4-inch handset was released in April 2012 with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Owners of S Advance have been long waiting for Jelly Bean update. Samsung earlier offered to push out Jelly Bean to the handset leapfrogging the ICS. Anyway, it is yet to get the firmware update. It seems that it will now come to the phone early next year.

Conclusion

Apart from these fives handsets, we have too many other models from Samsung to get the software update. They include popular products such as Galaxy Music, Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy Chat, Galaxy Beam, Galaxy Mini 2, Galaxy S Duos and more. It is actually much late for Samsung to roll out Jelly Bean to this line of products.

It has always been criticized that Android product makers are sluggish in upgrading their devices with the new firmware. Now it looks that we can get the update sooner to these handsets. Most rumors suggest that the update will land in the devices by early next year. Let us wait and see when the Jelly Bean will come to more handsets.

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