The Android operating system is always a hotbed of rumor and conjecture. Smartphone owners obviously would like to know when the newest operating system update carrying the latest features is headed to their phone. Also, mobile handset shoppers prefer to know the operating system future of a phone before they purchase one. Unfortunately, since OS releases and updates are very fluid and often times have a life of their own, it is usually difficult to properly predict their behavior.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is available for a reduced sale price now starting at $49.99.
Having said that, rumors last month of Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface experiencing compatibility issues with Android 4.2.2 got the ball rolling concerning which operating system version the Galaxy Note II smartphone would move to next. Hopeful Android shoppers and Galaxy Note II owners then excitedly conjectured that Android’s 5.0 Key Lime Pie may debut on the big-screen Galaxy Note II smartphone/tablet. But it would make more sense for Samsung to reserve that major operating system release for their flagship Galaxy S4.
So when Telstra, the leading provider of mobile broadband Internet and mobile devices in Australia, recently announced that Samsung as a company was entirely skipping over Android 4.2.2 in favor of 4.3, a possible operating system schedule began to take shape. It is widely believed that on July 24 Android 4.3 will make its official marketplace debut, as Google has scheduled a special news conference for that date. Other rumors also point to the 4.3 announcement as the reason for this press release.
Since the Galaxy Note II delivers one of the largest and highest resolutions displays ever designed for a smartphone, the new Android 4.3 operating system version would be perfect for that handset. The True HD display offers a unique split screen feature which allows you to create two separate but integrated windows on your Galaxy Note II screen. Android 4.3 supports eyeball tracking technology like that found on the Galaxy S4, which allows you to scroll your web browser, and start and stop videos simply by moving your eyes.
Other contextual awareness and touch-free gesturing commands are supported with the Android 4.3 operating system, and the powerful quad core processor on the Galaxy Note II would be an efficient engine for the new operating system update. Arriving last October in the US with a large 5.55 inch display, the Galaxy Note II boasts 15 hours of single charge talk time, a powerful 1.6 GHz quad core CPU, 2.0 GB of RAM memory, 16 GB of built-in storage space and a microSD slot for storage expansion.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II can be purchased at a discounted price tag now starting at $49.99.
