The forecasts were fulfilled. Finally, Samsung has decided that it will not update the first-generation Samsung Galaxy S - the model that went on sale in May 2010 - to the latest version to date of Google's operating system, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich -ICS-.
Despite the fact that the last few weeks have been plagued with bickering about it, the decision of the South Korean company has ended up planting the flag of updates to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which will be the most advanced version known to the first flagship of the Galaxy range of this manufacturer.
Two have been the reasons that have been based on the past few days as arguments for the Samsung Galaxy S not to see Android 4.0 working officially. For starters, the interface TouchWiz of Samsung seems to be one of the causes of dissent of ICS on this phone.
For some reason that has not been finished rinsing, the native layer Samsung is not well liked by the latest system of Google, at the least, as long as we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S. However, the same operating interface on the Samsung Galaxy S2, with which it shares the same resolution - 800 x 480 pixels - so the problem must lie elsewhere: the power.
The Samsung Galaxy S runs the Hummingbird at 1 GHz speed, which might not be enough for ICS to operate normally. The Samsung Galaxy S2 carries, on the other hand, the powerful Exynos of Samsung, at a speed of 1.2 GHz, which looks like it is suitable for the last platform of Mountain View.
If the reason for the stagnation of the Samsung Galaxy S resides here, we could witness a barrage of terminals that will be left without updating due to the supposed requirements of Android 4.0 - for example, all Sony Ericsson terminals -.
On the other hand, it was proposed that in the event that there was no Android 4.0 update for the Samsung Galaxy S, this terminal would receive a so-called Value Pack , or dedicated update that would improve Android 2.3 Gingerbread in this device as compensation for being out of the roadmap of ICS.
However, it seems that it will not be possible to get hold of this exclusive package either, so the Samsung Galaxy S will sign its permanence in Gingerbread, sentencing a trajectory that will have passed through this same platform, as well as FroYo - Android 2.2 - and Eclí ir - Android 2.1, with which it was released at its launch-.
