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Samsung Reconsidering Android 4.0 On the Galaxy S

Posted by Unknown on from the seeing-is-believing dept.

ghostoftiber writes "The original Galaxy S was the redheaded step child of the Samsung device line. ... Samsung announced over Christmas that the original Galaxy S was done, leaving its faithful fans in a position of having another year on their contracts with no upgrade path. Users were predictably incensed, and it looks like Samsung changed their minds. There's also the Samsung Vibrant development forum if you want Ice Cream Sandwich running on your Vibrant right now." The original source is bit iffy and implies that the release will not be fully featured (probably due to hardware constraints). Business Insider contacted Samsung directly and an official response is expected today.

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  1. You can run it RIGHT NOW on i9000 as well. by brunes69 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Cyanogen Mod 9 Alpha 11 is out now and is rock solid. Anyone who is comfortable installing their own custom ROMs should not hesitate to upgrade to ICS. I have been running ICS on my i9000 GalaxyS now for almost a month, and have had very few issues , and have had no issues at all since Build 10. All functions and features on the device (camera,audio,video,hardware acceleration,etc.) work flawlessly now. And the ICS features such as Face Unlock and panoramic / time lapse camera also work. There is no reason to wait for Samsung to get off their butt.

  2. Re:It's the business model by tripleevenfall · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm not saying you didn't hear that iOS5 is horrible on the 3GS, but I have heard the opposite - that it actually works very well.

  3. Re:It's the business model by Anne+Thwacks · · Score: 3, Informative
    Unfortunately, a few guys running their mouths and waving their arms about conspiracy theories doesn't take the place of real evidence.

    You must be new here.

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  4. T-Mobile Value Plans by tepples · · Score: 3, Informative

    I don't know of any carrier in the US that gives you a discount when you bring a phone to them.

    T-Mobile has the "Value Plans" (formerly "Even More Plus") which separate out the device (purchased up front or financed) and the service into separate line items. Consumer Reports applauded T-Mobile for its transparency in this respect.