Galaxy S III I9300 and S III mini won't be getting KitKat update

09 May, 2014
Samsung has claimed the 1GB RAM on these devices is not adequate for the KitKat update.

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  • scrwp
  • 6ce
  • 09 May 2014

in other words "yo fanboys, we want your money not your constant debate comparing our phones with apple, too lazy to update it for you, just buy our new phones, suck on that!"

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    • xenox
    • fCx
    • 09 May 2014

    alexv, 09 May 2014why can't they say the real reason? s3 mini could not get t... moreYou are right. Perhaps rooting is the only way!!

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      • Anonymous
      • pKL
      • 09 May 2014

      Samsung and all others for you. Apple are the only ones who will keep supporting until they cant no longer. S3 should get KitKat without excuses.

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        • AnonD-244928
        • iCp
        • 09 May 2014

        bad move Samsung
        i will upgrade my S3 to Lumia 930...what you think about that??...

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          • AnonD-228443
          • Lb7
          • 09 May 2014

          Phew .. I hope I don't see such news for the Mega 6.3 as the mega has 1.5 gb ram it should get the kitkat update hopefully.

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            • Anonymous
            • mbW
            • 09 May 2014

            Wait a second theres a lot of devices with kitkat and 1GB RAM right no more samsuck for me.....

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              • Geter
              • A3j
              • 09 May 2014

              Big whoop wanna fight about it?

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                • alexv
                • 3Au
                • 09 May 2014

                why can't they say the real reason? s3 mini could not get the update cause st-ericsson (novathor chipsets) went bankrupt and samsung couldn't acquire the drivers needed (so we are talking about 0 month support, a far cry from 18) and s3 won't get the update cause samsung itself doesn't care to develop the exynos drivers needed for the kitkat update. What's more both of them wouldn't get the update anyway cause they are still selling like hot cakes and take people away from the s4, s4 mini, s5.

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                  • Arif
                  • mx4
                  • 09 May 2014

                  Buy KitKat requires less RAM than it's predecessors, i.e. 4.3 Jelly Bean? Come on Samsung, I thought S3 users were going to get the update as well.

                  It's a shame to be honest, but the S3 has received a decent amount of updates to be fair.