The Samsung Galaxy S III is by far the hottest handset in the smartphone market today due to its impressive components and capabilities but this does not mean that the Samsung flagship device is perfect – no smartphone is, in the first place. In fact, the handset, similar to other high-end devices, has had its share of issues and one of this is the said cell standby battery drain issue that was reported a couple of weeks ago. And this is where software updates for the Samsung Galaxy S III come in – to further improve its performance and make it more capable that it already is.
In fact, users of the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S III should be waking up to a notification regarding the availability of a software update on their respective devices. The update package is tiny and it only weighs in at about 1MB and is said to bring a “stability improvement” patch to the handset. After applying the update, the only thing that got changed in the internals of the Samsung Galaxy S III is its baseband – which got cranked up to version XXLH1. The rest of the innards of the handset though remained unchanged.
So when you look at it, this particular software update for the Samsung Galaxy S III is just a minor OTA designed specifically to take care of the issues associated with the radio firmware of the handset which is somewhat connected to its cell standby battery drain issue. Although there has been no confirmation that this OTA update will get this issue rectified, we can’t find any other reason as to why Samsung would released a tiny update designed to improve the baseband, and consequently, the radio firmware of the Samsung Galaxy S III.
If you happen to rock an international version of the Samsung Galaxy S III, you might want to check your handset every once in a while for that notification that will make you aware of the update’s availability. If it is nowhere to be found, you have the option of heading over to Settings > About device > Software updates and mash that button to your heart’s content. Alternatively, you can also hook up your Samsung Galaxy S III to your computer and fire up the Samsung Kies software to get the update process started.
As for the version of the Samsung Galaxy S III that made it to US shelves, it has a QualComm MSM8960 SnapDragon chipset with a dual-core Krait processor clocked at 1.5 GHz and a staggering 2GB of RAM in its internals. Storage space on the handset ranges from 16GB to as much as 32GB with the option to use its microSD card slot for memory expansion. Its display on the other hand is a massive 4.8-inch SuperAMOLED HD panel with a 1280 x 720 resolution while its camera department feature a rear 8MP shooter and front 1.9MP webcam. The Samsung Galaxy S III at AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon have all undergone a price reduction recently. In fact, the reduction is so nice that we’re not allowed to advertise the price, but rather must direct you to view the reduced Galaxy S III price tag here.
August 22, 2012 at 2:26 am
This update did not fix the cell standby issue