Samsung gives its former top model Galaxy S, from mid-2010, no update to Android 4.0. The firmware would not fit the memory of the device. By the TouchWiz skin, and providersoftware is the manufacturer of space.
That the Galaxy S is no update, according to Phone Arena, this is striking, because the hardware is practically identical to Nexus S, however, an update is provided. The Nexus S has the same processor, same memory and a screen with the same resolution. The difference is in the software; the Nexus S is running Android without any modifications from Samsung or additions of providers.
Two other reasons for not updating the Galaxy S are probably the age of the phone and the many versions that exist. The Galaxy S came out in may 2010 and is thus in the spring of next year, if the updates for the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note come out, already almost two years old. A lot of people to switch after the contract period of two years from the phone. The Galaxy S is also a global to purchase or to purchase in more than thirty variants, which obtain the necessary permissions and certificates for updates to a time-consuming job.
Samsung made it known this week which devices, when an update get. The Galaxy S II will get the update first, in march. In the meantime, there is already firmware appeared for Samsung devices with Android 4.0 for the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II.