Australian
carrier Telstra has received a confirmation that the Samsung Galaxy Note II 4G
model will skip Android 4.2.2, which, at first, sounds really, really bad
for a flagship device. In some ways, this is a good move. Android 4.3
brings OpenGL ES 3.0 support along with standardized Bluetooth LE functionality
and a host of other small improvements. Considering some devices, like the
Nexus 7, actually dropped in performance from Android 4.1 to 4.2, Samsung may
be waiting for Google to fix some underlying code issues before pushing the
upgrade trigger. However, there’s a silver lining; Samsung will reportedly just
skip 4.2.2 and update the device straight to Android 4.3. With Samsung’s Google
Play edition Galaxy S 4, they obviously have some inside access to newer
versions of Android, so this isn’t too much of a stretch to believe. No word on
the Galaxy S III, but considering its 4.2.2
update has been delayed for this long, we
may see it skip straight to newer versions of Android as well. It
doesn't seem to be a regional thing either - all Galaxy Note II units might be
treated that way. Here is the official quote from Telstra's support page: Samsung
have elected globally to skip the 4.2.2 update for this device and will instead
go to a newer version of Android. No schedule has been provided for this
update. We already know that
Samsung Galaxy Note II will live long enough to taste the Android 5.0 Key Lime
Pie, so owners shouldn't worry about the Android updates. Meanwhile,
Samsung still manages to keep the upcoming Galaxy Note III under wraps, but a
picture taken with it popped up in Picasa yesterday.
It hardly gives us much
info, but it does confirm the device model number - N9005. This will most
probably going to be the Snapdragon 800 version of the phablet with therevamped Exynos 5 powering
the N9000 version. The Note III will be
announced on September 4 ahead of IFA in Berlin. It's expected to bring
5.7" 1080p Super AMOLED display and 3GB of RAM.
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