Will it get Jelly Bean though?
With less than one week before the launch of the Galaxy S3, Samsung has give some well deserved love to the S2 by bundling Ice Cream Sandwich with the smartphone out of the box (at least in India).
Users no longer need to perform manual checks for the firmware update via Samsung's KIES or OTA, a procedure which some might feel is slightly confusing.
The price of the S2 has dropped down over the last few days to £340 in the UK and models in the country are still shipping with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. No details have emerged as to when UK Galaxy S2 will ship with ICS by default.
The S2 remains one of Samsung's most popular smartphone ever having sold millions of units and having spawned a number of variants in the US and elsewhere as well as the Galaxy W.
The smartphone has been superseded by the Galaxy Nexus as well as the Galaxy Note both of which are marginally more expensive than the Galaxy S2 on the market.
Expect Samsung to keep selling the S2 (as it is with the Galaxy S Plus) as long as there is demand for the smartphone although its appeal has faded because (much) cheaper rivals like the Sony Xperia U or the HTC One S have emerged.
Source : Sammobile
Samsung Galaxy S III smashes pre-order records in UK - CNET News
The Samsung Galaxy S III is proving to be a popular draw.
(Credit: Aloysius Low/CNET)If the U.K. is any indication, then Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III may be even more successful than its predecessors.
The Galaxy S III has already smashed pre-order records at Vodafone and retail chain Carphone Warehouse, according to the Inquirer. That includes orders for the previous iteration of Samsung's flagship line, the Galaxy S II.
What began has a solid phone with the original Galaxy S (and its variants around the world) has grown into a juggernaut for Samsung, which has topped Apple as the world's largest smartphone manufacturer and has a device that's the closest to the iPhone in popularity. Samsung has managed this feat through a combination of slick designs, high-end specifications, wide distribution, and the marketing heft to back the device up.
Samsung's success comes as all of the other Android makers struggle with selling their devices, or overcoming recent weakness in sales. HTC, LG, Motorola, and Sony have all dealt with challenges over the past year, something Samsung has managed to avoid.
In the U.S., the Galaxy S III is already available for pre-order on Amazon for anyone with an extra $800 to burn.
Samsung has said the U.S. versions of the Galaxy S III will show up in the summer, when they will have a more reasonable subsidized price.
The excitement of the device rides high despite mixed feelings about the design and feel of the phone. Some wonder if Samsung changed the design to get around the various lawsuits Apple has filed against it (Samsung has retaliated with a number of its own lawsuits).
But a Samsung executive told a number of reporters during the 2012 Digital Forum that the design of the Galaxy S III was part of a five-year plan, and not a sudden turnaround. The Verge translated a report from iNews24.
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