Notorious industry insider Eldar Murtazin has made yet another forward-looking statement, this time regarding Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and one very special Samsung device. This leaves just one question in our minds: Is this one of his hits, or is it another miss?
According to a tweet (below) from the Moscow-based blogger, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be delivered to the Samsung Galaxy S II. After its regional offices had announced which devices would receive ICS, Samsung confirmed (http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2011/12/20/samsung-confirms-ice-cream-sandwich-updates-coming-to-galaxy-devices-in-q1-2012/) in December that the GS II, the Galaxy Note, and Galaxy Tab models will get Android 4.0 in the first quarter of 2012.
Android 4 aka ics for sgs2 will be officially available from march 1(depends from country/operator). Update over the air or using kies
— Eldar Murtazin (@eldarmurtazin) February 10, 2012 (https://twitter.com/eldarmurtazin/status/167906842540908545)
Murtazin's comments are in line with the time-table given by Samsung, but his prediction seems to exclude the Galaxy Tabs and the Note. At the same time, the Galaxy S II is in over 10 million hands so perhaps Mr. Murtazin just decided to lead with the flagship.
Or he only has information on the Galaxy S II.
Either way, this gives us something fun to think about.
Even if the Galaxy Tab and Note updates are released a little bit after the Galaxy S II, chances are we can assume that the much-anticipated Galaxy S III will launch with ICS.
Here's why: The GS III isn't launching at MWC (http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/26/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-delayed/). If Murtazin is right about a March 1 OTA update, and the GS III launch is undoubtedly post-March 1, it's pretty safe to assume that ICS will be ready to ship on the GS III along with its predecessor.
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