The other day, we posted that Samsung will soon release its Android 4.0 Update for the Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy Note, Galaxy R, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. The said update will start rolling this Q1 of 2012. But wait. Didn’t you notice that something seems to be missing? If you’re eyes are keen enough, then you will most likely wonder why Samsung skipped the Galaxy S as well as the Galaxy Tab.
Well, as much as we hate to deliver this sad news, it seems that the Samsung Galaxy S and the original 7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab will have to find its way through. The reason why these devices won’t be getting any Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is because of the fact that they lack the required RAM and ROM. As you can see, it is very apparent that the new firmware together with the new custom TouchWiz UI requires an ample amount of storage.
Of course, we do not expect the public to be okay with this. Knowing that the Nexus S is already getting its own dose of Android ICS, Galaxy S owners are beginning to think that Samsung is being unfair. Despite of what the company stated about the lack of required memory, it can be noted that the Nexus S’s 1GHz Cortex A8 Chip and 512MB is no different from the Samsung Galaxy S.
Samsung shouldn’t underestimate the number of Galaxy S owners. Also, we doubt that you would just allow your smartphone to be skipped just because of some inconsistent reason. Just don’t give up on your phone yet. Remember those HTC Desire owners who petitioned for Gingerbread? They eventually got what they wanted. Who knows? You might as well find some comrades and let Samsung know that you are determined to do anything just to get your most precious Android Ice Cream Sandwich firmware update.
[Via Phandroid]
Phone manufacturers should learn that people don’t buy new handset every 6-12 months but 18-36. And it is very important to make a good customer relationship by maintaining the customer needs.
If phone is stopped from being sold, it would be very smart to manufacturer to update its software system 18 months from that if just possible any technical reason.
By giving a customer software system updates, they keep the phone and when they need to buy a new phone, they will stick on your brand more likely than to switch away. But when you don’t update your software system fast or ever, it is more likely they will switch brand.
Trying to force a customer buy a new hardware system because you don’t update software system is just stupid and does not work.