14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung Sweden, a subsidiary of the giant handset manufacturer has confirmed recently that the highly anticipated Android 2.3 Gingerbread firmware update for Galaxy S will be rolled-out in mid-April.
As Samsung suggests, the unlocked Galaxy S models will be the first to receive the update, which is now in final stages of testing.
Users with branded Samsung Galaxy S will have to wait one more month, as the update is expected to be delivered in mid-May.
It is also worth mentioning that the update will be available through Samsung Kies and will not be pushed OTA (over-the-air), as many might expect.
An unofficial 2.3.2 Gingerbread ROM leaked at the beginning of the month, which confirmed that Samsung is working on releasing the software for Galaxy S smartphones.
However, Samsung Sweden's announcement comes as a surprise, as the manufacturer is yet to deliver the Android 2.2 Froyo update for Galaxy S in some countries where the release dates have been pushed back several times due to some bugs.
Samsung Galaxy S is one of the most popular Android smartphones with more than 10 million units sold in only seven months since its launch.
According to Samsung, North Americans purchased more than 4 million Galaxy S devices, Europeans bought about 2.5 million, while South Koreans acquired over 2 million, the rest going to other areas of the world.
The Galaxy S is still an impressive device with its large 4-inch SuperAMOLED capacitive touchscreen display and the 1GHz Snapdragon processor.
The highlights of the phone include: 16GB of internal flash storage, 512MB of RAM, external memory slot of up to 32GB, as well as bult-in 5.0-megapixel camera with HD video capturing capabilities.
The phone was initially delivered with Android 2.1 Eclair, but received several software updates that brought it to Android 2.2 Froyo.