14 DAY TRIAL // So far, Samsung has done a fairly good job of providing the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to its smartphones.
Even if the Korean tech giant hasn't been among the first to pick up and offer the update, and other device makers like LG or Motorola beat it to the punch, Sammy still managed to deliver the new build soon enough.
While most of its flagship models have been updated to Lollipop, we’re expecting to see the company start offering the new build for several of its mid-range products too.
So after rolling out updates for the Galaxy Note 4 , Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy S5 or Galaxy S4, yesterday we told you that Samsung France had confirmed that the mid-range Galaxy Note 3 Neo would also be upgraded to Lollipop by the end of the year.
Samsung will be skipping over the Galaxy S3
Sadly, today we bring you some bad news regarding the Galaxy S3, a phone which saw the light of day back in May 2012.
According to a report coming out of You Mobile, Samsung had to cancel the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy S3, which means the phone will remain stuck at Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.
Apparently, the decision was made because the device’s support had long ended. As we highlighted above, the phone is almost 3 years old, so owners of this model should forget about the latest version of Android.
On the other hand, the handset draws its life from an outdated Exynos 4 CPU fitted with 1GB of RAM, so Lollipop will probably run pretty sluggishly. The report also mentions that the S3 Neo probably won’t get the update either.
Interestingly enough, Samsung is still on track to provide the Lollipop update for the Galaxy Note 2, which was released only a few months after the S3.
So it seems that Galaxy S3 owners who can’t stop mulling over Lollipop will have to turn to custom ROMs if they ever hope to get a taste of Google’s latest and greatest.
In related news, it appears Samsung hasn't started working on the Android 5.1 update, which Google rolled out not so long ago. The Korean tech giant is probably focusing its efforts on bringing as many devices as possible to Lollipop.