The Galaxy Neo is getting a successor.
British retailer Carphone Warehouse has prematurely revealed Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Pocket Neo prior to its official unveiling. It’s an entry-level smartphone that comes packing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and it’s going on sale in May. Here’s everything we know about it.
Android 5.0 is on the way, and according to a Samsung insider, the company is currently making plans to upgrade a number of existing devices to the new operating system. The Galaxy S III, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Tab 10.1, and Galaxy Note 8.0 will all be receiving Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, according to the source.
If you’re a fan of CyanogenMod’s custom Android ROMs, then you may want to avoid the Samsung Galaxy S4 when it launches next month. CyanogenMod has confirmed that Team Hacksung, the group behind its Samsung ROMs, will not support the new flagship smartphone.
Samsung has promised that many of its new smartphone features, which will make their debut on the Galaxy S4 next month, will be coming to its predecessor, the Galaxy S III. “Anything that we can do that’s not dependent on hardware like infrared, we’ll definitely bring to all the flagship devices,” said the company’s vice president of portfolio planning, Nick DiCarlo.
Good looking, but cheap.
After months of rumor and speculation surrounding the new Galaxy S4, Samsung finally unveiled its new “life companion” at a very peculiar event in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall last night. The device has already received some criticism for looking a lot like its predecessor, the Galaxy S III, and indeed a number of Samsung’s other smartphones.
Fans are disappointed that the Korean company has continued to use plastic for its new flagship — despite a company executive explaining the decision behind this earlier this month — and that it hasn’t switched to more premium materials like aluminum and glass, following companies like Apple, HTC, and LG.
If you’re one of those fans, then you’re going to be even more disappointed when you hear the latest Galaxy S4 rumor, which claims Samsung developed a number of prototypes for the device, then brought the cheapest one to market.
