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Bonovox
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Yeah well considering Google have said they intend to make KitKat work with 512 of RAM. KitKat is mean't to be better at memory and background processes
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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It's all down to the OEM though, if they feel that its worth updating older phones to KitKat.
KitKat is meant to make it easier for future low end phones to run Android, and make it easier for smaller OEMs to make competitive devices with cheaper HW, so just because it can run on 512mb RAM phones it doesn't mean all will be updated, but we must expect much better performance from future Android low ends. 
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Bonovox
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I think 1 gig ram should now be the standard
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etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
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The girlfriends S3 has received the pushed update. Mine as always will take another couple of months seeing as Three UK wanted to brand my phone.
Phone firmware branding. Its like 2003 all over again !
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Bonovox
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Yeah hhappened to me when I had an S2 on T Mobile took ages for updates
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Downloading an unbranded UK FW and flashing it with Odin is one way to get the update  I shall not be held responsible if the flashing process doesn't go well though! Apparently the UK FW will need a hard reset after updating or it may run buggy.
My GS3 came with Voda branding I remember, so did my GS2, within a week or two of owning either I flashed them to well supported regions. My GS3 was sitting on a Luxembourg 4.1.2 FW when I broke it if I remember correctly, my GS2 is on the Nordic 4.1.2 FW and my GS4 is on Indian 4.3 FW, I've jumped around on the S4, from local FW to Kenyan FW, Middle Eastern, Bangladesh and now Indian depending on who gets an update 1st  never had issues.
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Hobbs
Joined: Oct 07, 2006
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From: Cape Town,South Africa
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As soon as the first region get the latest firmware for my Sammie phone on Sammobile I flash it.No waiting for me.I then root it and remove whatever branding needs to be removed.
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Hope they are correct, as this will be great news for Galaxy S3 owners:
Samsung Arabia: Galaxy S III KitKat update coming by end of March
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Bonovox
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http://www.androidcentral.com/us-cellular-samsung-galaxy-s3-gets-kitkat-update
US version gets KK
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Tsepz_GP
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Yep, the US GS3 as well as the International LTE GS3 I9305 are getting KitKat, the only one that may not get it is the i9300.
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Posted: 2013-11-12 20:11
